Squared Circle Pit

Darren Delgado, my co-host from RIP a Livecast, joins me to recap this weekend's major WWE PLE event, Clash at the Castle. We recap all the matches, the positives, the negatives, the controversial finish and we also discuss the WyatSick6 return this past Monday on Raw. Watch this episode on Youtube . Squared Circle Pit is a podcast hosted by Rob Pasbani exploring the intersection of rock and pro...

Cattle Decapitation frontman Travis Ryan and Jim from PutrefactioN Management sit in on this edition of Squared Circle Pit. Jim took Travis to his first live wrestling event, AEW Double or Nothing in Las Vegas last week, and we all discuss the experience. Plus, Travis talks about his newly formed friendship with Jerry Lynn and how Jerry is a big fan of the band and eeath metal in general. A great...

Rob reviews the major pro wrestling weekend with WWE King & Queen of the Ring last Saturday and the epic AEW Double or Nothing PPV on Sunday. We go through the injuries, the big moments and all the news that you may have missed. What were your thoughts on the shows? Watch this episode on Youtube . Squared Circle Pit is a podcast hosted by Rob Pasbani exploring the intersection of rock and pro...

DDT Japanese Pro Wrestling icon MAO sits in on the Squared Circle Pit, with some help from DDT's Ash for translation. Mao talks about his beatdown hardcore band, Dos Quatro, wrestling in no-ring death matches, how he always wanted to be in a band, and balance life as a pro wrestler and rock musician, plus his hopes to tour with God's Hate. Listen to Dos Quatro's new single, " No Disqualification "...

WWE superstar and current World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest steps into the Squared Circle Pit for a very fun discussion. We discuss his epic WrestleMania moment where he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and achieved his lifelong dream of being world champion. We discussed the moments before and after the win, and also talked about how it felt to go backstage and thank Paul "Triple...

20 Buck Spin's Jason Cantu enters the pit and we go over this past weekend's epic WWE Backlash event in France, the surprises, the crazy crowd and Cody Rhodes' first title defense. But Jason talks about how he originally got into pro wrestling and rediscovering his love for sports entertainment in the last year with his girlfriend. He talks about attending WrestleMania and his current wrestling di...

Legendary WCW/TNA ring announcer David Penzer steps into the Squared Circle Pit and talks to Rob Pasbani about how he broke into the business, watching pro wrestling in Florida, his passion for broadcasting, lovingly referring to himself as a stooge, being in a room of a murderer's row of announcers and much more. David's new book Sitting Ringside: Vol 1 WCW is available at DavidPenzerBook.com . W...

Comedian Josh Alba re-enters the Squared Circle Pit as we discuss AEW's new PPV, Dynasty. We go through the entire card and talk about our likes and dislikes and spend a good amount of time gushing over Bryan Danielson vs. Will Ospreay. Watch this episode on Youtube . Squared Circle Pit is a podcast hosted by Rob Pasbani exploring the intersection of rock and pro wrestling. More episodes at squar...

It doesn't take a deep investigation to recognize how pro wrestler Ozzy Kilmeister is the perfect guest for Squared Circle Pit. The Floridian pro wrestler talks about his lifelong love of pro wrestling, how his older brother got him into heavy metal and how he began training with Gangrel, developing his metalhead character and meeting Kevin Sullivan. Follow Ozzy at https://www.instagram.com/ozzyki...

Rob is once again joined by comedian Peter Angelo and the two recap the insane WrestleMania XL weekend, and talk about their favorite moments, some disappointments, Cody Rhodes finishing his story, CM Punk, The Rock being the absolute best and more of our favorite moments. Watch this episode on Youtube . Follow Pete on Instagram for all his stand up comedy dates: https://www.instagram.com/metalpe...

Former UFC champion and catch wrestling legend Josh Barnett enters the Squared Circle Pit to talk about his lifelong passion for heavy metal. Josh talks about how he discovered the genre, growing up in the Pacific Northwest, and how he found his favorite band ever, Bolt Thrower. We discuss how music discovery has changed as well as how Josh has become personal friends with musicians he looked up t...

Host Rob Pasbani offers a very special edition of Squared Circle Pit, where he ranks every WrestleMania ever. Which Manias achieved GOAT status? Which were a total mess? And which were just average? Here's Rob's opinion. What's yours? Watch this episode on Yout  ube . Squared Circle Pit is a podcast hosted by Rob Pasbani exploring the intersection of rock and pro wrestling. More episodes at squar...

WWE 2K24 game producer Bryan Williams steps into the Squared Circle Pit to discuss the new game. We discuss the new game modes and the surprising challenges in creating them that you wouldn't expect. Plus, we discuss how the game determines wrestler rankings. Bryan discusses how he got into pro wrestling, his love of The Rock, and his current wrestling diet. Watch this episode on Youtube . Squared...

TNA Wrestling star and current DFW tag champion Jake Something enters the pit. Jake talks about his lifelong fandom of Slipknot and how he recently befriended Sid Wilson. We discussed Jake's early memories of pro wrestling, his favorites growing up, his favorite nu-metal bands, and why he chose to train at the Ring of Honor dojo. Plus, his recent appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling and breakin...

Rob Pasbani welcomes Scotland Green aka MisterGreenMist of the weekly streaming series Pro Wrestling Potluck to go through this weekend's monumental AEW Revolution event. We go through the card match by match and gush about what a perfect retirement it was for Sting. Watch this episode on Youtube . Check out the Scotland's Pro Wrestling Potluck here . Squared Circle Pit is a podcast hosted by Rob...

Hath frontman Frank Albanese steps into the pit to discuss this past weekend's WWE Elimination Chamber premium live event. We recap all the matches, and Frank tells me a bit about his own wrestling fandom, and how he channels the Ultimate Warrior onstage while performing with Hath. Watch this episode on Youtube . For more Hath visit https://linktr.ee/hathband Squared Circle Pit is a podcast hosted...

Nick Miller, guitarist of the recently reunited Flesh & Blood Robot joins the show to discuss the band's recent ressurection, mathcore, his favorite era of wrestling, which is the "Attitude Era," why he preferred WWF to WCW, and how he recently started paying attention again with the return of the Rock and his promo on WWE Smackdown. Watch this episode on Youtube . On Sunday, Mar 17, 2024, Fle...

Tom Fraizer, the owner of the Technique 2 Training Wrestling Academy in Brooklyn, NY enters the pit this week. Tom talks about his unique path into the wrestling business through a radio show, his philosophy on wrestling, similarities between promoting wrestling shows and punk bands, and his favorite ECW matches. Watch this episode on Youtube . Learn more about T2T at https://www.t2twrestling.com/...

Comedian and former WWE writer Milly Tamarez enters the pit. She talks about some of her early concert experiences and growing up a wrestling fan. Milly also discusses how she got on the radar of WWE to be hired as a writer on the creative team, and the intense backlash from fans after she made her announcement. We touch on the Vince McMahon allegations and Milly convinces Rob that pro wrestling s...

Kevin Diers, DJ on Seattle's 99.9 KISW, steps into the pit with @RobPasbani this week to discuss the crazy week in wrestling, including the Royal Rumble, the truly insane allegations against Vince McMahon and the incredibly disappointing week for CM Punk. Watch this episode on Youtube . For more on 99.9 KISW's Metal Shop, click here . Check out clips of DEFY's Defyant Ones podcast. Squared Circle...

Host Rob Pasbani is joined by Evan Minsker, the former Associate News Director at the recently gutted esteemed music publication Pitchfork. Evan and Rob discuss the similarities between music and wrestling journalism, how the Pitchfork restructuring statement felt like it used wrestling lingo ("kayfabe"), the politics of journalism, and how music journalists can use techniques from wrestlers relea...

You might not be familiar with Juan OFTHEDEAD's face, but you've definitely seen his work in AEW and on the pro wrestling indies. Juan is also a metalhead. Rob talks to Juan about how he got into wrestling and metal, how he fell into graphic design after being in a band, how he got his start and made his connections and why we should all pay for fonts. Watch this episode on Youtube . Follow Juan a...

The Red Chord frontman Guy Kozowyk joins Rob Pasbani on the Squared Circle Pit to talk all things 90s wrestling. Guy talks about getting into the golden era of wrestling as a kid, watching Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior and Andre the Giant and then rediscovering pro wrestling in the late 90s with the Attitude Era. He also reveals that Matt Bloom, the former Prince Albert, was a coach at his high sch...

The final week of 2023 and the first week of 2024 turned out to be quite eventful in the world of pro wrestling. Rob Pasbani is joined by KNITRO co-host Jordan Olds aka Gwarsenio Hall of Two Minutes to Late Night to discuss the Rock's shocking return, plus a full review of the final AEW PPV of 2023, Worlds End, including Adam Cole revealing himself to be a devil. A very fun convo! Watch this episo...

Join Rob as he counts down his favorite matches of the year and offers some opinions on them, including stars like Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, Bryan Danielson, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Mercedes Moné, Charlotte Flair, MJF, Adam Page, Vikingo and more. Watch this episode on Youtube . Squared Circle Pit is a podcast hosted by Rob Pasbani exploring the intersection of rock and pro wrestling. More episodes...