Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T is this week's special guest on WrestleRant Radio talking to Graham "GSM" Matthews about WWE's Most Wanted Treasures on A&E, his approach to commentary, thoughts on the current state of NXT, Trick Williams not being ready for the main roster yet, Jacob Fatu's WWE debut being imminent, and more!
Plus, it's draft season! GSM and RJ Marceau talk a little NFL Draft before making their own projections for who's headed where in the 2024 WWE Draft at the end of the episode. They've also got plenty of thoughts on AEW's Dynasty pay-per-view including the Match of the Year contender between Bryan Danielson and Will Ospreay as well as Swerve Strickland winning the AEW World Championship, the fallout on Wednesday's Dynamite and The Elite attacking Tony Khan, several WWE releases and which ones (if any) the company dropped the ball on, Finn Balor reportedly re-signing, why Becky Lynch winning the Women's World Championship made sense, and whether Raw or SmackDown will get the superior roster coming out of this year's shakeup.
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The Man comes around to WrestleRant Radio as New York Times bestselling author (and WWE Superstar, of course) Becky Lynch chats with Graham "GSM" Matthews about her all-new autobiography, deciding what made the cut, getting her American citizenship, wanting to put over Shayna Baszler and Bianca Belair, why she enjoyed her heel run and being in the prime of her career right now, her mindset heading into WrestleMania 40, and more!
GSM and RJ Marceau then get into the big Bloodline development from last Friday's SmackDown where Jey Uso was exiled and Tama Tonga debuted, mapping out where the storyline could be headed and why Roman Reigns vs. The Rock would be better fit for WrestleMania 41 and not WrestleMania 42, Cody Rhodes' first Undisputed WWE Championship challenger at Backlash, Rhea Ripley having to vacate the Women's World Championship and how it exposes a bigger problem within Raw's women's division, who the new champion should be, thoughts on WWE's exceptional production value as of late, Chad Gable turning heel in his pursuit of the Intercontinental Championship and a potential alliance with The Creed Brothers, Sheamus' return and why he should enter the title mix as well, and new World Tag Team Championship belts being unveiled. Plus, FULL PREDICTIONS for Sunday's AEW Dynasty pay-per-view event!
Fresh off his WWE Hall of Fame induction, Paul Heyman joins WrestleRant Radio to talk to Graham "GSM" Matthews about why he finally accepted the honor this year, Roman Reigns' episode of A&E's Biography: WWE Legends, what would surprise fans about Reigns, what inning The Bloodline is in now, the origin of the Wiseman nickname, WWE being "storyline-first" under Paul "Triple H" Levesque, and more!
GSM and RJ Marceau then give their complete breakdown of WrestleMania 40 including Rhea Ripley surprisingly retaining her Women's World Championship against Becky Lynch and if she can hold onto the gold for another year, the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship being split up, why Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso was a disappointment, Sami Zayn ending Gunther's historic run as Intercontinental Champion, how The Rock fared in his return to the ring, how the kickoff to Night 2 was perfectly booked with Damian Priest leaving the new World Heavyweight Champion, if LA Knight vs. Logan Paul for the United States Championship is still a possibility following their WrestleMania wins, Bayley and IYO SKY having one of the best matches all weekend, Cody Rhodes "finishing the story" and becoming the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, if his match with Roman Reigns was the best WrestleMania main event ever, and when we'll get Rock vs. Rhodes and Reigns' return. Plus, hear their thoughts on AEW's airing the CM Punk and Jack Perry incident from All In 2023 and how it could end up being a negative turning point for the company.
WrestleMania weekend is once again upon us! The annual WrestleMania prediction show with Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau breaks down the entire advertised card for WrestleMania 40 and features their thoughts on CM Punk's interview with Ariel Helwani from earlier in the week, why the Uso feud is doomed to continue, if Sami Zayn will be the one to ultimately dethrone Gunther as Intercontinental Champion, Rhea Ripley's chances of walking out still Women's World Champion, who will win the star-studded Night 1 tag team main event, Bayley being overdue for a "WrestleMania moment," Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship, if Cody Rhodes can finally finish his story and beat Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, and more!
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