Music of The Mat Remix

On this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew rock the blue and white as they discuss the theme history of SmackDown! All hail the Giant Fist! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! On this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris Maffei returns to the podcast to join Andrew in discussing the theme history of "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome... to the DANGER ZONE! On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined by JoJo Remy (Japanese Audio Wrestling) to discuss a collection of themes from current day All Japan Pro Wrestling. Themes include Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa, Masanobu Fuchi, Joe Doering, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined by Garrett Kidney (VOW Impact reviews, Your Taste Is My Taste podcast) to discuss the theme history and career of "The King of the Mountain" Jeff Jarrett. Schemes will be hatched and guitars will be smashed. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

YeaOh! In this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined by Chris Novembrino (Lucha of the Hidden Temple, Don’t Worry About the Government) to discuss the theme history of “The King of Strong Style” Shinsuke Nakamura. Make sure you listen to the intro for an important message from Chris Maffei. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

While Chris is away on vacation, Andrew takes questions from the listeners about mashup themes, bespoke themes vs. “real” songs, The Emoji Movie, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Check out the pump, brother! Chris and Andrew say their prayers, eat their vitamins, and hold their noses as they discuss the album Hulk Rules by Hulk Hogan and the Wrestling Boot Band. Hulk, Jimmy, and the rest of the band rap, rock, and new jack swing their way into our hearts with this 1995 album, one of many attempts to capitalize on the Hulk Hogan brand. Chris and Andrew delve through all ten...

Happy Father’s Day Weekend! In this bonus mini-episode, Chris and Andrew celebrate four of the best dads walking the aisle with their own style: New Japan’s Third Generation! Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan—collectively known as the New Japan Dads—are some of wrestling’s finest father figures. So it’s only right that Chris and Andrew talk about their entrance th...

The Power Chords who? The Power Chords what? The Power Chords who? The Power Chords what? In this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew are joined by Voice of Wrestling’s Rich Kraetsch to discuss a selection of hip hop wrestling themes. The funky beats and flowing rhymes of hip hop blend quite well with the wild world of piledrivers and powerbombs. From WWE to ROH to NOAH and beyond, the t...

It’s always a mystery, not what it seems to be. For their historic tenth episode, the Power Chords of Pain break out the Theme Machine 2017 for another fun and totally random theme shuffle! But this time, Chris and Andrew are not sticking to one era or location. It’s a mystery theme shuffle, which means the themes could come from any promotion, any year, any country, any wrestler. Where will the M...

Do you have fond memories of the original brand split? Do you pine for episodes of Velocity or WWE Experience? Do you miss Heidenreich and his poetry? Then this episode of Music of the Mat is for you! With the help of their brand new Theme Machine 2017, Chris and Andrew have their first theme shuffle episode, where they play a random assortment of wrestling themes from WWE’s Ruthless Aggression er...

Blehhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! In this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew are joined by Open the Voice Gate’s John Carroll to discuss the themes of Dragon Gate’s heel units! The heel units are a massive part of Dragon Gate’s rich history, so it’s only fitting that Chris, Andrew, and John talk about their entrance themes. From the early antics of Crazy MAX in Toryumon to the contemporary villainy o...

You think you know us? In this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew discuss the theme history of one of their favorite tag teams: Edge & Christian! A wildly popular duo of wrestlers (both as a team and as singles competitors), the “Rated R Superstar” and “Captain Charisma” are no strangers to having iconic themes. Chris and Andrew dive deep into the electric riffs of “On the Edge,” th...

Power Chords of Pain, BAYBAY! In this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew are joined by Voices of Wrestling’s Sean Sedor for their first ever album review: NJPW Greatest Music V. The three go track-by-track as they discuss the themes of such New Japan wrestlers as SANADA, Will Ospreay, Hirooki Goto, Kenny Omega, Guerrillas of Destiny, Kazuchika Okada, Hiromu Takahashi, and many more. Whi...

It's Wrestlemania baby, wooo! In this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew pick and discuss ten themes from the history of WWE's biggest extravaganza of the year: WrestleMania. Now approaching its 33rd outing, the "Showcase of the Immortals" has a rich history of themes covering a wide range of genres and artists. Songs played include "Easy Lover" by Philip Bailey...

Power Chords are back, causin’ mass destruction! In this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew break out the spray paint and discuss the theme history of the nWo. An absolute juggernaut of a wrestling stable and one of the driving forces behind the Monday Night Wars, the nWo has had a variety of incarnations and entrance themes. It doesn’t matter if you air guitar to “Rockhouse” or throw u...

They don’t want none! In this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew get ready to fly as they discuss the theme history of “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles. An elite pro wrestler for well over a decade, AJ has made it big in practically every company he’s been in: Ring of Honor, TNA, New Japan, and now WWE. Chris and Andrew go through each promotion to see how AJ’s theme history stacks up, which...

Will ya be my valentine, will ya? In the first ever bonus mini-episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew celebrate Valentine's Day the only way they know how: Wrestling themes! They get into the theme to the 1999 WWF pay-per-view St. Valentine's Day Massacre, followed by a discussion on the entrance theme of Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. It's a fun episode filled with indust...

You’ve done it nooow! In this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew discuss the theme history of The Undertaker. They cover every facet of The Undertaker’s career as seen through his entrance music. A man with decades of history and a variety of personas, The Undertaker’s theme history is loaded with iconic songs, hidden gems, and surefire misses. How did the Funeral Dirge evolve throughou...

In the debut episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew discuss their shared love of pro wrestling music and what they have planned for the podcast. They also get into their five favorite and least favorite themes. Which ones made the list? Which ones didn’t? And which theme almost gave Chris a mental breakdown? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redc...