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Ropes N Riffs - Wrestling Entrance Themes, Wrestling and Music Stories

About The Host:
John Kiernan is a wrestling entrance theme song composer with over 150 themes written for wrestlers in various promotions such as NJPW, WWE, ROH, MLW, and many more. As a professional musician, a veteran in the podcasting space, an avid pro wrestling fan and wrestling personality by ...

Recent Episodes

Jeff Hardy on The Hardy Boyz Entrance Theme, The Wicked Garden Match, Jeff Hardy TNA Entrance Themes
June 24, 2026

Jeff Hardy on The Hardy Boyz Entrance Theme, The Wicked Garden Match, Jeff Hardy TNA Entrance Themes

Coming out of the Wicked Garden match against The Righteous in TNA Wrestling, Jeff Hardy has graced us with a conversation about how he's recuperating after such a vicious match!Jeff Hardy talks about his various themes over the years from the iconic Hardy Boyz entrance theme Loaded to his TNA entrance themes. Did you know Jeff Hardy wrote many of his TNA entrance themes from Modest to Obsolete and others in between? Pretty incredible! We dive deep into the stories behind his debut TNA theme,
Matt Hardy The Hardy Boyz Entrance Theme Loaded, TNA Wrestling,  Broken Matt Hardy, Moonlight Sonata
May 14, 2026

Matt Hardy The Hardy Boyz Entrance Theme Loaded, TNA Wrestling, Broken Matt Hardy, Moonlight Sonata

He can slap a tornado and dry up a sea, sometimes he's BROKEN, but today...TNA Wrestling's Matt Hardy is hanging with us on Ropes and RiffsIn our interview, Matt Hardy shares insights into his iconic entrance themes, the creative process behind them, and how music has played a pivotal role in his wrestling career. From 'Loaded' to 'Live for the Moment' and 'Moonlight Sonata,' discover how Hardy's musical choices shaped his character and connected with fans. we also talk about his theme as Brok
GRPPLNG Chris Plumb on their new record H's All Around, Motor City Machine Guns, Reforming The Band
May 12, 2026

GRPPLNG Chris Plumb on their new record H's All Around, Motor City Machine Guns, Reforming The Band

From the ashes of The High Crusade comes GRPPLNG, the musical brain child of Motor City Machine Guns Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, Chris Plumb, Adam Cline, and Adam Tatro. GRPPLNG's debut EP, "H's All Around," comes out May 18th and features four new original songs about heartache, happenstance, hubris, and hope.On today's episode, Chris Plumb and I talk all about the new record, the themes behind the music, and how time apart made the GRPPLNG guys come back together.We also discuss playing
WWE NXT's Lizzy Rain on Being a Flag Bearer of Metal in Wrestling, Her Entrance Theme, Alice Cooper
May 7, 2026

WWE NXT's Lizzy Rain on Being a Flag Bearer of Metal in Wrestling, Her Entrance Theme, Alice Cooper

Lizzy Rain has been lighting up WWE NXT since her debut with her Heavy Metal, never say die attitude and in ring style! After a successful debut against Nikkita Lyons, The Maiden of Metal is going to be tearing it up against Zaria and Nikkita Lyons with her tag partner Tatum Paxley.In our interview, we talk with the former Rayne Leverkusen, now Lizzy Rain, about becoming the flag bearer for metal in wrestling, what it means to her to bring Clive Burr (her uncle, the original Iron Maiden drumme
D-Von Dudley on His Entrance Music in ECW, WWE, WWF, and TNA, Reverend D-Von, Being a Metalhead
May 1, 2026

D-Von Dudley on His Entrance Music in ECW, WWE, WWF, and TNA, Reverend D-Von, Being a Metalhead

D-Von Dudley of The Dudley Boyz and Team 3D. Reverend D-Von. Whatever you wanna call him, one word will always stand out: legend.D-Von Dudley is a wrestler who is synonymous with so many companies and the most decorated tag teams in all of professional wrestling, so it's only fitting that he's had a myriad of awesome entrance themes over his career.We talk all about the entrance themes he's had with The Dudley Boyz and how their Wrestlemania moment was one of the best theme moments for him,
Atreyu - Travis Miguel on the new record The End Is Not The End, The Bella Twins, Atreyu's Longevity
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April 24, 2026

Atreyu - Travis Miguel on the new record The End Is Not The End, The Bella Twins, Atreyu's Longevity

Atreyu just dropped their latest record, The End Is Not The End, which is thirteen tracks of the sonic brutality and creativity that you've come to know and love with them.Travis Miguel (a fellow Balaguer Guitars endorsee with some sick custom guitars!) and I had the opportunity to sit down a few days before the record came out to talk all about the creation of the record, his favorite tracks from it, and how Atreyu has achieved the longevity of being in a band for almost 25 years.As many wo