Hit Row Reunite!; The Resurgence of the IC Title? (WWE SmackDown Review - August 12, 2022)8/13/2022  Graham "GSM" Matthews breaks down yet another eventful and enjoyable edition of Friday Night SmackDown for August 12, 2022 featuring Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah advancing in the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament with a win over Xia Li and Shotzi, Karrion Kross explaining his return, The Viking Raiders attacking Kofi Kingston, Hit Row reuniting (sans Swerve Strickland) and how they can be a boost to the blue brand's tag team division, Ronda Rousey returning, the SmackDown Women's Championship contract signing between Liv Morgan and Shayna Baszler, Drew McIntyre and Madcap Moss besting The Usos in tag team action, Gunther vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a terrific Intercontinental Championship main event that successfully made the title feel important again, and more!
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Lex Luger is on this week's WrestleRant Radio talking to Graham "GSM" Matthews his A&E documentary, his scrapped WWE Icons special from last summer, his reaction to Ric Flair's Last Match, modern-day similarities to the Monday Night Wars, using social media, some of his current favorites, and more!
Plus, GSM and RJ Marceau are discussing the big return of Karrion Kross to SmackDown and how it affects the world title picture, how NXT could be affected by all the changes coming from Triple H, predictions for next Tuesday's Heatwave edition of NXT, Dexter Lumis returning to Raw, Ciampa's strong showing for the United States Championship, Kevin Owens reverting to his roots and what his ceiling will be, and who should win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament.
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Karrion Kross Returns; Women's Tag Team Titles Update (WWE SmackDown Review - August 5, 2022)8/8/2022  The Triple H effect was certainly felt on the August 5, 2022 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, and in his full review of the show, Graham "GSM" Matthews discusses Ricochet getting a rare win over Happy Corbin and what should be next for Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura earning an Intercontinental Championship opportunity with a win over Ludwig Kaiser, The Usos teasing tension with Sami Zayn and where it should ultimately lead, Liv Morgan getting booed and why WWE shouldn't turn her, Shayna Baszler becoming the number one contender to the SmackDown Women's Championship, Kofi Kingston beating Erik, the return of Karrion Kross and why he deserves a chance to get over, and more!
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are still reeling from their amazing experience in Nashville for WWE's SummerSlam weekend, but before they break it all down, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle joins GSM for an exclusive interview! They talk his doc on A&E, Vince McMahon's retirement, what life after wrestling for him looks like, if a biopic about him is in the works, wanting to manage Chad Gable, his favorite Marvel superhero, and more!
From there, GSM and RJ share quick thoughts on Ric Flair's Last Match before giving their full on-site report from SummerSlam including thoughts on the WrestleMania rematch between Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's Championship, Bayley returning and the debut of her new faction with Dakota Kai and IYO SKY, why the Raw women's division is on the ascent and how Sasha Banks and Naomi returning could help with SmackDown's, Logan Paul impressing once again, Edge's return, Ronda Rousey's heel turn and why it's for the best, the absolute spectacle that was Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar, and what's next for The Beast following his latest loss. Plus, the duo discuss whether Monday's Raw was truly a "statement" show by WWE with Triple H now in charge of Creative, what about it felt so refreshing, Ciampa earning a United States Championship opportunity, what AEW Dynamite still needs to improve upon, and a ton of other topics.
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