MLW World Heavyweight Champion, and rock head, Alexander Hammerstone is the special guest on this edition of the show. Hammerstone discusses how he got into pro wrestling, his love of rock, playing drums as a kid, he shows off his guitars and discusses legends he would've loved to get in the ring with. A great chat! Watch the video version of this interview on KNOTFEST Follow Squared Circle Pit on Youtube, Instagram , Facebook and Twitter . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Mar 13, 2023•24 min
Squared Circle Pit hosted by Rob Pasbani is back as a Knotfest exclusive bridging the intersection between rock music and pro wrestling. In the first episode back, Stray from the Path guitarist Tom Williams and podcaster Brian Quinby join the show to offer predictions on AEW Revolution. We also fantasy book how we want CM Punk to return. Watch this episode on Youtube . 00:00 Intro 15:40 Tag Title Match 25:22 Jungle Boy vs. Christian 29:25 Women's Title Match 33:10 Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow 36:20 The...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Internet sensation Justin Whang enters the Squared Circle Pit. He talks about his favorite wrestlers and metal bands growing up, staying up late to watch ECW, his thoughts on the current WWE vs. AEW scene, going to an AEW live show, and his band, Jynx referencing wrestling. Watch the video version of this interview . Follow Squared Circle Pit on Youtube, Instagram , Facebook and Twitter . Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Triple H , Adam "Edge" Copeland , Seth...
Dec 21, 2021•43 min
Paul Heyman is a huge inspiration to me, so it was an honor to have him as. guest on the Squared Circle Pit. I tell Paul about why he's a huge inspiration to me. We immediately dive into how ECW got away with licensing music, the Grammy nomination ECW got, and ECW nostalgia in general. I ask Paul to discuss the first concert he went to, and he tells a great story about seeing Led Zeppelin in MSG. We also discuss some great stories of how he snuck into MSG and won over Vince McMahon, Sr. Watch th...
Nov 16, 2021•38 min
I am very excited to have MVP (Montel Vontavious Porter) enter the pit today to talk about his roundabout way of getting into punk, metal and hardcore bands. He talks about his favorite Metallica albums, his favorite era of Iron Maiden and the connection between heavy metal and pro wrestling, especially during the Attitude era. MVP talks about his goal of starting a hardcore band. MVP also shares an incredible story of the time he met Macho Man backstage at a Misfits concert. WWE SummerSlam is t...
Aug 18, 2021•29 min
The former Aleister Black in WWE, now Malakai Black (aka Tommy End) is the latest guest on Squared Circle Pit . We talk about his huge debut in AEW, how it was the plan all along after his release, and what he hopes to accomplish in this new phase of his career. We also talk a lot about how he got into heavy metal, what he's listening to now, who in WWE he used to talk to about heavy metal (some surprising answers), the music he and his wife, Thea Trinidad aka Zelina Vega enjoy together and a br...
Jul 16, 2021•54 min
A perfect guest for this podcast, and somebody I've been trying to get on for a long time - ROH and NJPW star Brody King sits in on the show today. We talk about Brody's awesome band, God's Hate and when we could expect some live shows. We also go through Brody's career, how he came up with his name, and how "The Butcher" Andy Williams from Every Time I Die was partially responsible, working Madison Square Garden and then doing a drag show lipsync right after, and also his time working on the cr...
May 03, 2021•41 min
WWE superstar Rhea Ripley enters the Squared Circle Pit. We talk about her big Raw debut, getting a title opportunity at WWE WrestleMania 37 against Asuka, the influence of Suicide Silence on her logo and persona, her favorite metal and emo bands and the hardships with relocating to America. Also, in the audio version, I give my full predicitions for NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver and WrestleMania 37. Subscribe to the Squared Circle Pit RSS Feed for the latest episodes. Follow Squared Circle Pi...
Apr 05, 2021•44 min
WWE superstar Damien Priest enters the Squared Circle Pit to talk about what his favorite metal bands are, how metal gets him through his workouts, his journey in pro wrestling, how he got to WWE, advice from Undertaker & Scott Hall a.k.a. Razor Ramon, his friendship with Bad Bunny, working with HHH and Shawn Michaels and more. Follow Squared Circle Pit on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter . Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Triple H , Adam "Edge" Copeland ...
Mar 22, 2021•40 min
I'm very excited to welcome comedian Dan St. Germain to the show. Dan co-hosts WrestleRoasts , a hilarious new podcast where they roast a different wrestling personality every week. You can see their roast of Bret Hart here . I talk to Dan about the link between comedy and wrestling, which wrestlers have the best comedic timing and if anybody ever got upset about any of his roasts. We also discuss the current scene in WWE and AEW. After the interview, I offer some thoughts on New Japan and my pr...
Mar 05, 2021•47 min
I'm very excited to have James Durbin on, a lifelong fan of pro wrestling. We talk about how he first got into it, his opinion on the current scene in WWE, AEW, and NJPW, and his experience being a part of WWE WrestleMania in 2012. We also talk about Durbin's new metal album, The Beast Awakens - which features a track with Chris Jericho, his stint on American Idol, working with Judas Priest and more. Follow Squared Circle Pit on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter . See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
Feb 05, 2021•43 min
AEW music producer Mikey Rukus talks about how he got the dream gig of creating theme songs for AEW, his favorite wrestling entrance themes, his process of creating themes, some themes he created at the last minute, working on Sting's theme and keeping that secret, and his new album, Bring the Rukus, out now. Follow Squared Circle Pit on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter . Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Triple H , Adam "Edge" Copeland , Seth Rollins , Slipkn...
Jan 25, 2021•32 min
This Is Hell frontman Travis Reilly joins me for the first SCP of 2020. Travis talks about getting into wrestling as a kid, getting back into wrestling by being on tour with This Is Hell, how he watched wrestling on the road. Stories comparing touring in a punk band to touring with wrestlers. We discuss the indie wrestling scene and we wrap the discussion talking about best practices for printing merch, and his opinion on direct to garment printing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Could this be the biggest guest in Squared Circle Pit history? Paul "Triple H" Levesque joins me on this edition to talk about how he got into heavy metal, the bands that first inspired him, the connection between heavy metal fans and pro wrestling fans, how he licensed Black Sabbath for NXT TakeOver: War Games, his friendship with Ozzy Osbourne over the years, his friendship with Tool guitarist Adam Jones (some great stories here), and comparing NXT to heavy metal. We conclude the fun conversat...
Dec 04, 2020•28 min
I am incredibly excited to talk to one of the biggest guests yet on the show, Adam "Edge" Copeland. We talk about how Edge got into rock and heavy metal, and how he got into pro wrestling. Edge talks about his early favorites like KISS and Black Sabbath , Iron Maiden, Metallica , and his favorite bands now like Behemoth . We talk about Edge's friendships with Zakk Wylde and Rob Zombie, and appearing live onstage at a Rob Zombie gig. Edge talks about how he used hard rock influences to build up h...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Seth Rollins is this edition's special guest and he fits right in. We talk about his earliest memories of pro wrestling and heavy metal, and how his love for both intersected. Seth talks about bands he got into in his teen years, his local DIY scene, the music his wife, WWE superstar Becky Lynch got him into, and the music he got her into. Seth tells us what's on his gym playlist and recommends some recent releases he's been listening to. We also discuss Seth's big match this Sunday against Domi...
Aug 18, 2020•51 min
P.O.D. Kast/Street Fight Radio host Bryan Quinby joins Rob for this edition of Squared Circle Pit. We begin the show talking about the late 90s connection between nü-metal and pro wrestling, wrestling themes that are nü-metal and the American Badass Undertaker. We then transition to modern wrestling, critiquing WWE's current strategy, and discussing AEW and New Japan. A very fun convo, as always. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's Corey Taylor , Chri...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 1 min
We've got a huge episode of Squared Circle Pit this week, as we have the AEW World Champion Jon Moxley (formerly WWE's Dean Ambrose) entering the pit. Jon talks about the bands he got into when he was younger, his love of Deftones, going to concerts in Vegas, like taking his wife to see Misfits. Jon discusses his favorite wrestling from when he was a kid, his ECW fandom, and who his favorite guys were, his backyard wrestling career. We talk about this weekend's AEW Double or Nothing PPV, where h...
May 18, 2020•37 min
Rob is joined by Metal Injection Livecast co-host 3D for a crossover episode recapping both nights of WWE WrestleMania. We go through each match and offer some thoughts, spending a lot of time talking about the Boneyard Match and the Firefly Funhouse Match. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's Corey Taylor , Chris Jericho , former WCW boss Eric Bischoff , NJPW star Kenny Omega , comedian Brian Posehn , WWE Hall of Famer Bubba Ray Dudley , Mick Foley , ...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr
On this edition, I talk to author Guy Evans, author of NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW . We talk about WCW, how he came to do the book and how he got interviews with so many key figures involved behind the scenes. Evans talks about his wrestling fandom, his interview techniques, how he decided who was being honest and who was lying, and how things ended in WCW. It was a really fun interview. After the interview, I talk about WWE WrestleMania 36, which is th...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Comedian Brian Posehn, fresh off the release of his new metal album, Grandpa Metal , sits in and talks about his lifelong passion for pro wrestling, and how it ran parallel to his passion for heavy metal. We talk about wrestling in the 70s, how Hulk Hogan got him out of wrestling, how he got back into it in the 90s, and his thoughts on WWE and AEW today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Mar 21, 2020•41 min
AEW breakout star Darby Allin talks music and pro wrestling ahead of his big match at the AEW PPV, <em>Revolution</em> this Saturday night. We talk to Allin about the massive crowd reactions he's been getting, advice he got from Chris Jericho, who he wants to work with in AEW and of course music. We talk about Allin's first show memories, his favorite bands and which bands Darby thinks you should listen to. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipkno...
Feb 27, 2020•32 min
We're so excited to finally have British death match legend Jimmy Havoc on the show. We talked about how he got into pro wrestling and eventually into rock and metal. Jimmy talked about the effect AFI had on him, and what it was like meeting Davey Havok. We talk about death match wrestling and Jimmy offers some interesting insight about how it's a release for him. He talked about what a life changing moment signing to AEW was, and talks about relocating to the States and living with Kip Sabian a...
Feb 10, 2020•37 min
We're back and super excited to welcome the Hot Topic senior buyer Joe Enriquez to the show. Joe tells the REAL story of how Bullet Club shirts ended up in Hot Topic, as well as t-shirts from Chris Jericho and other New Japan brands. We discuss how this indirectly lead to the formation of AEW. Joe also discusses how he got into metal and pro wrestling, old school thrash and we spend some time talking about 90s ECW. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's ...
Nov 15, 2019•44 min
Comic artist Box Brown is the guest on the show this week. We kick things off talking about his comic books, and his love of marijuana. We then learn of Box's earliest pro wrestling memories, we talk about the Monday night wars, getting into indie wrestling in the '00s and we spend some time talking about this week's big AEW vs. NXT showdown. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's Corey Taylor , Chris Jericho , former WCW boss Eric Bischoff , NJPW star K...
Oct 04, 2019•45 min
We're back and this week, we're talking to Avatar's colorful frontman Johannes Eckerström. If you've ever seen the band live, it's not a stretch to see how Johannes is a wrestling fan. He talks about how he discovered the sport of kings, getting WCW Monday Nitro during the peak of the Monday night wars, following wrestling now and his excitement for the launch of AEW. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's Corey Taylor , Chris Jericho , former WCW boss E...
Sep 28, 2019•51 min
We're so excited to welcome one half of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, El Phantasmo. ElP talks about how he got started in pro wrestling, his journey to New Japan, his mental state auditioning for New Japan, performing against Jushin Thunder Liger. ElP talks about how he structures a match, his preparation and we really get into his performances during the New Japan Battle of the Super Juniors. We also spend some time talking about ElP's favorite music. After the interview, Rob ...
Aug 09, 2019•52 min
Health bassist John Famiglietti steps into the Squared Circle Pit this episode and talks about how he went from liking wrestling a kid to giving up on it, getting into music and then discovering wrestling again in the last few years, first with WWE and then diving deep into New Japan. John and Rob talk all about the current G1 Climax tournament and nerd out about Kenny Omega and AEW. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's Corey Taylor , Chris Jericho , f...
Jul 27, 2019•44 min
This past weekend, New Japan Pro Wrestling kicked off their annual summer tournament, the G1 Climax 29. I was there and was lucky enough to get credentialed for the press conference. In this very special episode of Squared Circle Pit, I post some highlights from the question and answer session that was only open to press – featuring segments with Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr., Jay White, Juice Robinson and announcer Kevin Kelly. Then, I welcome my Metal Injection Livecast co-host, Darren Delgado,...
Jul 08, 2019•49 min
We're very excited to welcome one of WWE's rising superstars to show, NXT's Rick Bugez calls in and we have a great chat. Bugez talks about how he got into metal, his first experiences with wrestling, finding his character and how Paul Heyman had a huge impact on that as well as bands he was looking forward to seeing at the recent Download Festival. An awesome chat with an awesome dude. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's Corey Taylor , Chris Jericho ...
Jul 03, 2019•46 min
