Squared Circle Pit

Squared Circle Pit

Exploring the intersection between hard rock/metal and pro wrestling, hosted by Robert Pasbani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

June 19, 2024 46 mins

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 wrestling. More episodes at s...

Mark as Played

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 interview worth checking out!


Wa...

Mark as Played

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 wrestling. More episodes at s...

Mark as Played

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"


Watch this episode on Youtube.

<...

Mark as Played

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 H" Levesque. Damien then discussed ...

Mark as Played

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 diet.


Watch this episode on Youtu...

Mark as Played

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.


Watch this episode on Youtube...

Mark as Played

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 squaredcirclepit.com


Follow Squa...

Mark as Played

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/ozzykilmeister/


Watch this episode...

Mark as Played

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/metalpetecomedy/



Squared Circl...

Mark as Played

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 to. Josh spends time discussing this...

Mark as Played
March 27, 2024 33 mins

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 Youtube.


Squared Circle Pit is a podcast hosted by Rob Pasbani exploring the intersection of rock and pro wrestling. More episodes at square...

Mark as Played

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 Circle Pit is a podcast hoste...

Mark as Played

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 breaking language barriers when working wi...

Mark as Played

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 Pasbani exploring the in...

Mark as Played

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 by Rob Pasbani exploring t...

Mark as Played

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, Flesh and Blood Robot are playing...

Mark as Played

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/


Squared Circle Pit is a po...

Mark as Played

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 should take some notes from The Real...

Mark as Played

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 Pit is a podcast hosted b...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

    Therapy Gecko

    An unlicensed lizard psychologist travels the universe talking to strangers about absolutely nothing. TO CALL THE GECKO: follow me on https://www.twitch.tv/lyleforever to get a notification for when I am taking calls. I am usually live Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays but lately a lot of other times too. I am a gecko.

    The Joe Rogan Experience

    The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.