The first WrestleRant Radio of 2025 is a historic one as the show streams LIVE for the first time in nearly a decade! After giving their two cents on Mufasa: The Lion King, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau review the last Raw of the USA Network era, Dakota Kai and Lyra Valkyria advancing to the finals of the Women's Intercontinental Championship Tournament, if American Made is headed to SmackDown following Chad Gable's win over Otis, what's next for the Intercontinental Championship scene and CM Punk and Seth Rollins' heated exchange.
Plus, hear their predictions for the first Raw on Netflix including what John Cena will be doing as he officially kicks off his retirement tour, Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso, Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley in a Last Woman Standing match for the Women's World Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat match, and Punk vs. Rollins. Will one of them soon set their sights on the World Heavyweight Championship? GSM and RJ close out the show with quick picks for the double main event at NXT Year's Evil and what they expect to happen in WWE and AEW in 2025!
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Rhodes vs. Owens in a Ladder Match Set for Royal Rumble (WWE SmackDown Review - December 27, 2024)12/28/2024  In his complete audio review of the final edition of WWE SmackDown for December 27, 2024, Graham "GSM" Matthews discusses how the blue brand might struggle as a three-hour show in 2025, the opening six-woman tag team match, Naomi randomly earning another WWE Women's Championship opportunity, Nia Jax accusing Bianca Belair of attacking Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton's Money in the Bank cash-ins growing tiresome, Braun Strowman vs. Austin Theory and the ridiculous A-Town Down Under teases of tension, Michin crashing Chelsea Green's Women's United States Championship celebration, The Street Profits vs. Los Garza, Sami Zayn vs. Carmelo Hayes, Cody Rhodes returning and the announcement of an Undisputed WWE Championship Ladder match at the Royal Rumble, and more!
The final WrestleRant Radio of 2024 features the results of the 12th-annual WWE/AEW Year in Review Awards! Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau break down the best and worst of 2024 including WWE and AEW's flagship shows and where they excelled and failed creatively, what can be done to better improve the pay-per-views, the greatest feuds and moments, what stars broke out, most memorable men's and women's matches, how tag team wrestling was a major weakness for both companies, the men's and women's stars of the year, and more!
On the holiday edition of WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau delve into their review of the return of Saturday Night's Main Event! They talk Drew McIntyre decimating Sami Zayn and McIntyre potentially rekindling his rivalry with Roman Reigns heading into WrestleMania 41, who he could face instead, Liv Morgan defending the Women's World Championship against IYO SKY and what the WrestleMania match could be for the belt, Gunther retaining his World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat match, if War Raiders' World Tag Team Championship win is a sign that WWE will start prioritizing tag team wrestling again (or at least on Raw), what's next for Finn Balor, Chelsea Green becoming the inaugural Women's United States Champion, Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Championship, the future of their feud and why the post-match angle should have aired on the broadcast.
They then discuss everything advertised so far for the first episode of Raw on Netflix including Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa in Tribal Combat, CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins and if it's meant to be one-off, Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley for the Women's World Championship, Logan Paul joining the Raw roster, and a vignette from Raw hinting at former AEW star Penta El Zero Miedo's imminent arrival in WWE. GSM and RJ then close out the episode with their on-site report of Tuesday's double taping of NXT TV at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium! |
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