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Jeremy Los and BJ Cruz talk Edge and Randy Orton's "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever," Jeff Hardy and Sheamus' bizarre segment that featured way too much urine and give their full predictions for this Sunday's Backlash. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline.AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Jeremy Los & BJ Cruz Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube!
There's no shortage of topics to talk about on this week's WrestleRant Radio, and to open the episode, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau immediately delve into their thoughts on NXT TakeOver: In Your House! Did the bursts of nostalgia make up for the lack of live crowd? They discuss the six-woman tag team match, Finn Balor defeating Damian Priest in what may have been the best bout of the night, Keith Lee surprisingly retaining the NXT North American Championship against Johnny Gargano and if the NXT Championship is in his sights, the first-ever NXT Back Lot Brawl between Adam Cole and Velveteen Dream, Karrion Kross dominating Tommaso Ciampa in his TakeOver debut, and Io Shirai finally capturing the NXT Women's Championship in the main event. From there, the duo give their two cents on the recent Ric Flair documentary on WWE Network, the continuation of the rivalry between The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders, Charlotte Flair beating Asuka in the main event of Raw, FTR and The Young Bucks planting the seeds for a future clash, the pros and cons of Penelope Ford pinning Hikaru Shida in tag team action on AEW Dynamite, Cody vs. Jake Hager for the AEW TNT Championship being announced for Fyter Fest, the grand reveal of Santos Escobar's new faction on NXT, Dream and Dexter Lumis potentially joining forces, if Karrion Kross is next in line to challenge for Cole's NXT Championship, Tegan Nox and Shotzi Blackheart vying for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship next week, Imperium defending the NXT Tag Team Championship against Breezango, and more! Stay tuned until the end of the show for GSM and RJ's full preview and predictions for Sunday's Backlash pay-per-view!
After nearly a month and a half away Matt rejoins LITMC! We'll get his thoughts on some of the newer developments of the WWE since WrestleMania. Matt & JB will also cover this week's headlines, NXT, Raw, and SmackDown all ahead of predicting the card for this Sunday's Backlash pay per view.
The end of an era has arrived! It's the FINAL episode of WrestleRant Radio hosted by Graham "GSM" Matthews and Tommy Sharp at Endicott College, and they don't disappoint in delivering a stellar show! They kick off the hour in previewing Sunday's Backlash pay-per-view and discuss whether Jinder Mahal is walking out of Chicago with the WWE Championship, Kevin Owens and AJ Styles battling for the United States Championship, Shinsuke Nakamura's in-ring debut against Dolph Ziggler, what the future of SmackDown Live's women's division holds, and more!From there, they get into Raw from Monday night with their thoughts on the pending Fatal 5-Way match at Extreme Rules, Alexa Bliss continuing to target Bayley, Sasha Banks' latest loss to Alicia Fox, The Miz's pursuit of the Intercontinental Championship, unfinished business between Finn Balor and Roman Reigns, and Sheamus and Cesaro's singles shortcomings versus The Hardy Boyz. Plus, don't miss the heartfelt farewell from GSM and Tommy at the end of the episode!
Jinder Mahal is the number one contender for Randy Orton's WWE Championship on Smackdown, and he's gonna tell you why he thinks he's got a good chance at taking it at Sunday's Backlash event. You'll also hear details on why he originally left WWE, what brought him back, how he got teamed up with the Bollywood Boys, and why he personally hated the Three Man Band gimmick. And he's got tons of stories about working & traveling with Great Khali!
Despite DC's most valiant efforts to start the show talking about the wonders of Bo Dallas, Doc Manson quickly takes over and sadly resumes SHOCKTOBER here at DDT Wrestling. After he samples today's concoctions, the guys delve into Sunday's Backlash, making #PreDCtions and #PreDOCtions, while also pumping the tires of their new endeavors, the Weekly Wrestling News and #WrestleRankEm. They then touch on Lucha Underground Season 3, the upcoming Cruiserweight Division and the good and bad of RAW before ending, as always, with the mailbag.
It's another exciting hour of WrestleRant Radio as Graham "GSM" Matthews analyzes everything from the last week and previews the blockbuster weekend we have coming up! First, he offers his thoughts on CM Punk's debut at UFC 203 on Saturday night and whether he thinks he will reign supreme in his fight with Mickey Gall. From there, he breaks down an up-and-down episode of Raw from Monday night featuring mind-boggling booking decisions with Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn and Bayley vs. Charlotte taking place, a rare Shining Stars upset against an over tag team, Bo Dallas' random renewed push, Sasha Banks' return, an awful New Day segment, and more.GSM then dives into talking about SmackDown Live, NXT and the Cruiserweight Classic from this week and his thoughts on The Usos finally turning heel, a solid yet strange Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles segment, the semifinals of the SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament, why Andrade "Cien" Almas might not be clicking, who's next in line to challenge Asuka, and an emotional instant classic from TJ Perkins and Rich Swann, in addition to offering predictions for Sunday's Backlash pay-per-view event and next Wednesday's Cruiserweight Classic season finale. Plus, what's the latest on Paige's status with WWE?