WrestleRant Radio - January 5, 2023: Kevin Owens Interview, Vince McMahon Planning WWE Comeback, MITB in London, & More!

01/06/23 • 66 min

The first WrestleRant Radio of 2023 is nothing short of newsworthy as Graham "GSM" Matthews first welcomes WWE Raw Superstar Kevin Owens for an exclusive interview! They're talking him teaming with John Cena on the final SmackDown of 2022, reflecting on his great year including facing "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania 38 and when he found out about it, re-signing with WWE, his new mindset, logic in WWE, if he has goals for 2023, and more!

From there, GSM wastes no time getting into the breaking news regarding Vince McMahon planning his comeback to WWE, as confirmed by the former company chairman himself. GSM gets into why it would be a massive step backward, his true intentions, holding them hostage ahead of their upcoming negotiations for television rights deals, bringing back George Barrios and Michelle Wilson, letters he wrote WWE, and the potential consequences this situation could have.
Plus, GSM has plenty of thoughts on WWE announcing the Money in the Bank pay-per-view for London this summer, Raw's first show of the year being an uneventful one, if Cody Rhodes will announce his entry into the men's Royal Rumble match ahead of time, highlights from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, the debut of Mercedes Mone and if she'll indeed be Saraya's partner on AEW Dynamite next week, and a quick recap of Wednesday's excellent edition of Dynamite featuring Darby Allin regaining the AEW TNT Championship from Samoa Joe.

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WrestleRant Radio - December 29, 2022: WWE/AEW Year in Review Awards Show!

It's the annual WWE/AEW Year in Review Awards show! After giving their quick thoughts on the new Ric Flair documentary available on Peacock and Dragon Lee signing with WWE (and what it should mean for Triple H's talent expansion in 2023), they reveal and review what you voted for in the 2022 WWE/AEW Year in Review Awards. In this 90-plus-minute year-end special, they're talking the the best shows of the year, 2022's most shocking wrestling stories, who will break out in 2023, WWE and AEW's best signings and returns of the year, best bouts, top teams, who dominated for the men and women in each company, and more!

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WrestleRant Radio - January 12, 2023: Alexander Hammerstone Interview, WWE Sale Rumors, Jay White’s Future & More!

MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone joins Graham "GSM" Matthews at the start of this week's WrestleRant Radio for an exclusive interview talking his reign so far, reflecting on his 2022, honing his skills on the mic and as an all-around performer, MLW's identity, what he sees being the biggest match he can possibly have in MLW right now, and more!
From there, GSM and RJ Marceau get into what the entire wrestling world is talking about right now: the official return of Vince McMahon to WWE's Board of Directors, Stephanie McMahon's resignation, and the possibility of the promotion being sold. They discuss the Saudi Arabia rumors being overblown, wanting the best for the product, and why it's important to take a wait-and-see approach. Plus, they have plenty of thoughts on WWE and AEW both reportedly showing interest in NJPW star Jay White, the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship possibly being split up and a rumored tag title match for WrestleMania 39, the odds-on favorite to win the women's Royal Rumble, Wednesday's excellent edition of AEW Dynamite being highlighted by Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley and the return of Adam Cole.