Episodes

Drew McIntyre Broken Dreams. You hear those words and you immediately think of one of WWE's most iconic themes of all time. Now you get to hear the full story behind the theme with the band behind the music. Shaman's Harvest ...

Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Anderson, Ken Anderson. You know him by many names. Whatever you know him by, he's a great dude with some awesome stories about wrestling, his awesome entrance themes in his time in WWE and TNA, and his favor...

Hi everyone! My guests on today's episode are the unbelievably creative and spiffing chaps in The Ex-Bombers! You may know some of their work from their work on The Jim Cornette Experience's theme, as well as Jeremiah Plunket...

Shinsuke Nakamura's theme, The Rising Sun. One of wrestling's most iconic modern themes in WWE. In 2016, I recorded a cover of The Rising Sun on guitar (before I ever got into writing entrance themes) and it connected me with...

I recently got the opportunity to write Lacey Lane's new entrance theme, Let's Go For A Ride, so it was only fitting to have Lacey Lane on Ropes N Riffs to talk about...what else? Entrance themes and music! In our conversatio...

Hi everyone! One of wrestling's most memorable themes is Kane's entrance theme from his debut at Survivor Series 1997. The rendition of his theme Slow Chemical written by Finger Eleven is just as memorable, if not more so, to...

Hi Everyone! I'm always grateful to have written with It Lives, It Breathes on Brian Myers entrance theme The Ride and the with legendary Downstait to collaborate on Matt Cardona and Brian Myers tag team theme Major Players w...

Hi everyone! It's always awesome to speak with fellow theme song composers, especially when they're kings and legends of the space. Enter, once again, Downstait...this time, their guitarist Justin Call. Justin and I talk all ...

No Name Tim has been crushing it in the music industry for years now and you've heard his music everywhere. Tim and I, John Kiernan, sat down to talk about some of his iconic themes he's written for talents such as Tama Tonga...

Hi guys! John here. Totally had to steal his gimmick for a sec. If you know what I'm talking about, you know who today's guest is...Maven! You may remember Maven from his time as WWE Tough Enough FIRST winner! You may remembe...

HI everyone! Many of you know how important Bray Wyatt was to me as a wrestling fan. For years, Bray's entrance theme Live In Fear resonated with so many of us, as it was the perfect theme for the Wyatt Family and Bray at lar...

You've been hearing them all over TikTok, Instagram, and probably your favorite wrestler's profiles! They've been creating banger covers of entrance themes, ripping up their own versions, and they were able to carve out some ...

Zaheer is a composer and producer based in the UK and boy howdy, is he awesome! He's worked with Brian Cage, Nick Aldis, Mickie James, and so many more of your favorites. How'd he get started in writing wrestling entrance the...

Hi everyone! Bowling For Soup has been one of my favorite bands for YEARS now and I got the opportunity to speak with Jaret Reddick...right when Bowling For Soup hit 1 Billion streams! It's an unbelievable feat and we talk al...

Hi everyone! If you'd have told me in my formative years that I'd get to have a conversation with Pulley's Scott Radinsky, I'd have told you you're absolutely off you're rocker. But on today's episode, that's exactly what hap...

Hi guys! On this episode, I speak with Christina Rotondo, a versatile musician from the United Kingdom. Christina Rotondo was the voice Janis Goblin in Doctor Who's "The Church on Ruby Road" episode, as well as appeared on sc...

For those of you who know me, I'm a huge fan of horror movies and especially the storytelling in The Conjuring series. So imagine my surprise when I see a post on MetalSucks that says something like Vera Farmiga Starts a Meta...

Hi guys! I'm really excited to have sat down with by buddy Darren Fisher, also known as THESE WOLVES. He's a talented composer known for his work on wrestling music, including his popular rendition of MJF's AEW theme Better T...

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Hi guys! I, your resident wrestling entrance theme composer John Kiernan interviews the one and only Uncle Ben, Ben Eller! Ben is a guitarist known for his recent performance with Mastodon and his unbelievable YouTube guitar ...

Wrestling entrance theme song composer John Kiernan speaks with TNA Wrestling's Eric Young about his passion for music, particularly vinyl records, and the significance of entrance themes in wrestling. They discuss the evolut...

John Kiernan speaks with Josiah Williams, known as Wrestle And Flow, about his journey in creating wrestling entrance themes. They discuss the creative process behind these themes, the importance of presentation, and the tria...

Monteasy discuss the intricacies of creating wrestling entrance themes, the importance of camaraderie in the music industry, and the strategies that have led to Monteasy's success. They explore the significance of building re...

Vicki Venuto, also known as Vicious Vicki shares her journey through the wrestling world, her experiences with TNA, and how wrestling entrance theme song composer John Kiernan and her worked on her first theme, then she worke...