Music of the Mat Remix: Wrestle Circus
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Matthew Sweet health update
Matthew Sweet had a stroke in 2024 and seems to be on the road to recovery as well as anyone can with that. His GoFundMe has been incredibly successful, obviously, since he's not able to write or tour anymore.
WrestleCircus history
I think a lot of the spotlight of Sammy Guevara and Scorpio Sky prior to the formation of AEW can definitely be laid at the feet of WrestleCircus because they were very much spotlighted before that during the run.
El Phantasmo name origin
El Phantasmo, the wrestler, is a huge White Zombie fan, and this song's where he got his name.
Indie wrestling business model
When you're booking 20, 25, maybe even 30 people on a show, many of them from out of state, that doesn't come cheap. And as a promoter, you do want to have the most enticing cards to draw fans in. But if you can't offset those costs with ticket sales, streams, merch, whatever, it's going to get you in the end.
Nyla Rose entrance music
This song [Wolf Totem] was the inspiration for Nyla Rose's theme in AEW.
WrestleCircus matches
There is a Desmond Xavier, Ray Phoenix Shane Strickland match that was one of the best live matches I've ever seen, a nice and tidy 13 minute three-way dance that was still one of the best live experiences I've ever had.
Lance Storm entrance music
This song [El Phantasmo and the Chicken Run Blastorama] was Lance Storm's theme in ECW.
Solo Darling and Willow Nightingale
That was the name of the tag team of Solo Darling and Willow Nightingale [The Bird and the Bee].
Motor City Machine Guns gear
The wrestling connection is, of course, on a lot of the Motor City Machine Guns gear. You can see an Electric 6 logo.
WrestleMania themes
Of course, we all loved when Big Time [by Peter Gabriel] was the theme for WrestleMania.