Despite the silly "season premiere" tagline, WWE SmackDown produced one of its strongest shows all year on Friday night. Graham "GSM" Matthews reviews the October 16, 2020 episode and offers his thoughts on the blue brand's new roster coming out of the Draft, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon opening the show, Lars Sullivan taking on Jeff Hardy, a vignette for Bianca Belair, The New Day's fantastic farewell and subsequent six-man tag team match, when Daniel Bryan and Seth Rollins should feud and why Rollins should ultimately put Murphy over, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode challenging The Street Profits for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, the contract signing between Bayley and Sasha Banks, Roman Reigns defending the Universal Championship against Braun Strowman, the awesome angle with Jey Uso that closed the show, and more! 

This week's WrestleRant Radio kicks off with Graham "GSM" Matthews hosting an exclusive interview with WWE Superstar Kevin Owens! Hear his thoughts on facing "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt last week on SmackDown and his recent rivalry with Aleister Black, where he wanted to go in the 2020 WWE Draft and why Draft day is always stressful for him, WWE potentially touring again and his thoughts on it, his relationship with Vince McMahon, his approach to backstage promos, his favorite feuds so far and who he wants to face in the future, almost returning to NXT last year, and more!

GSM then gives his complete analysis of Night 1 and Night 2 of the 2020 WWE Draft and discusses the highlights, the low points and what could have been done better, Seth Rollins moving to SmackDown for the first time in his career, the top champions staying put, who switched shows but didn't need to and vice versa, the benefits of The New Day splitting up, why breaking up Heavy Machinery was a dumb decision, why "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt is a better fit on Raw, The Street Profits and New Day exchanging tag titles, why Raw drafting RETRIBUTION makes no sense, the returns of Lars Sullivan and Elias, what feuds should now come to fruition, and who went undrafted.

Stick around until the end for his quick thoughts on Wednesday's anniversary edition of AEW Dynamite!

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With Night 1 of the 2020 WWE Draft in the books, Graham "GSM" Matthews analyzes it all in his full review of the October 9, 2020 edition of Friday Night SmackDown! He's talking the most surprising picks and the expected moves such as Seth Rollins going to the blue brand for the first time, Rey and Dominik Mysterio following him there, AJ Styles returning to Raw, the top champions staying put, and more. He also has thoughts on Big E battling Sheamus in a fantastic Falls Count Anywhere match, Roman Reigns challenging Jey Uso to an "I Quit" match at Hell in a Cell, Matt Riddle and Jeff Hardy teaming up against The Miz and John Morrison, the return of Lars Sullivan, why Bayley vs. Sasha Banks for the SmackDown Women's Championship was pointless and instead should have been saved for Hell in a Cell, The New Day winning the SmackDown Tag Team Championship before being broken up, and The Fiend facing Kevin Owens.

On the exact seven year anniversary of WrestleRant Radio's debut on the airwaves, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau reminisce on their favorite moments in the show's history before breaking down NXT TakeOver 31 from last Sunday night! Hear their thoughts on Halloween Havoc returning for the first time in 20 years, what's next for Johnny Gargano following his latest loss and if he'll serve as a manager for a Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell tag team, where Velveteen Dream goes from here, Santos Escobar and Isiah "Swerve" Scott arguably stealing the show, Ember Moon and Toni Storm resurfacing following an excellent NXT Women's Championship match, Killian Dain and Drake Maverick joining the tag team ranks, the return of Dexter Lumis, Finn Balor vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the NXT Championship and if it's too soon for a major Ridge Holland push.

One of the biggest happenings of the week in wrestling was Mustafa Ali being revealed as the leader of RETRIBUTION on Raw. Will Ali help turn the group's fortunes around? GSM and RJ discuss, along with the latest on the Mysterio family drama, Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship being announced for Hell in a Cell, Chris Jericho's 30-year career celebration happening on AEW Dynamite, Cody regaining the AEW TNT Championship from Brodie Lee and if it was too soon, Will Hobbs challenging for the FTW Championship, who will win the AEW World Championship number one contender's tournament, and predictions for the upcoming 2020 WWE Draft and who should go where!

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