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Kicking off this week's WrestleRant Radio is Graham "GSM" Matthews' interview with one-half of the new TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions, Alisha Edwards! They talk her team with Masha Slamovich, TNA's rebranding, the evolution of the Knockouts division, her own progression, being in her element as a a heel, facing Trinity/Naomi for the TNA Knockouts World Championship last year, how the freedom of the performers is one of the company's greatest strengths, opponents she wants to get in the ring with, and more!GSM and RJ Marceau then discuss the absence of AEW at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfronts this week and if it means anything for the company going forward, what effect the NBA and NASCAR could have on negotiations, the possibility of AEW pay-per-views on Max eventually, the future of streaming services in general, WWE's own pay-per-view model potentially shifting soon including events moving back to Sundays to accommodate UFC.Plus, they share their thoughts on Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul in a "Champion vs. Champion" match being added to King and Queen of the Ring and why both belts don't need to be on the line, who else could challenge Rhodes in the coming months, and updated predictions for the King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments.

MLW star Delmi Exo chats with Graham "GSM" Matthews on WrestleRant Radio this week about MLW's upcoming Azteca Lucha event, winning the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship and if it marked a turning point in her career, working with Taya Valkyrie, the Lucha Underground influence in MLW, her own development, wanting to represent the brand, and more!Plus, GSM and RJ Marceau have plenty to discuss starting with the white-hot WWE Backlash event, how to book Jey Uso following his failure to win the World Heavyweight Championship and if he could still win it in a rematch, an imminent Usos reunion, The Bloodline besting Kevin Owens and Randy Orton in a Street Fight, the debut of Tanga Loa and how Jacob Fatu will factor into the storyline, the Triple Threat for the WWE Women's Championship, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, the excellent Undisputed WWE Championship main event between Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles, and the electric atmosphere in Lyon, France.They also get into WrestleMania 41 being announced for Las Vegas and reports of Saudi Arabia wanting The Show or Shows or the Royal Rumble, WWE releasing Drew Gulak and Gable Steveson, why the Olympic gold medalist didn't work out, and early predictions for the King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments!

Ahead of her WWE Women's Championship match this Saturday at WWE Backlash, Tiffany Stratton makes her WrestleRant Radio debut to chat with Graham "GSM" Matthews about the opportunity, her main roster run so far, getting over with the audience and trying not to endear to them too much, being drafted to SmackDown this week, being best friends with Nia Jax, how she met her real-life boyfriend Ludwig Kaiser, who she's excited to mix it up with, thoughts on her new entrance music, and more!GSM and RJ Marceau then share quick thoughts on the NFL Draft, including Tony Khan appearing in a neck brace following The Elite's attack on him on last week's Dynamite. They discuss Khan comparing WWE to Harvey Weinstein, Kenny Omega's Dynamite return and Swerve Strickland vs. Christian Cage for the AEW World Championship being announced for Double or Nothing before getting into a round-by-round breakdown of the 2024 WWE Draft. Did Raw or SmackDown emerge as the superior show in the battle of the brands?Plus, GSM and RJ give their complete preview and predictions for Backlash, featuring Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles for the Undisputed WWE Championship and Damian Priest vs. Jey Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship!

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.

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.