{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/638fa1e3ebaaed001089cff9/6530620720efb9001266da58?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#105 - Vinnie Massaro Talks Wrestling His Idols &  Inventing Finishing Moves","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/638fa1e3ebaaed001089cff9/1697669628647-3704549ddafd3858555a58230a3d20ff.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Host Rob Pasbani welcomes indie wrestling legend Vinnie Massaro to the Squared Circle Pit to talk about his over 25 year career in pro wrestling. Vinnie discusses his first exposure to pro wrestling, growing up in Italy, and how it inspired the type of wrestler he ended up being. Vinnie discusses wrestling some of his heroes like Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama, wrestling in Arena Mexico and his latest challenge of training pro wrestlers at West Coast Pro Wrestling. We also discuss Vinnie's love of Metallica and discovering local Bay Area hardcore bands. </p><p><br></p><p>Watch this episode on <a href=\"https://youtu.be/iCRNiRdT73M\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Vinnie and West Coast Pro:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/vinniemassaro/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/vinniemassaro/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/WCProOfficial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/WCProOfficial</a></p><p><br></p><p>Squared Circle Pit is a podcast hosted by Rob Pasbani exploring the intersection of rock and pro wrestling. More episodes at <a href=\"http://squaredcirclepit.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>squaredcirclepit.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Squared Circle Pit on Twitter <a href=\"http://twitter.com/squaredcirclpit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://twitter.com/squaredcirclpit</a></p><p>Follow Squared Circle Pit on Instagram: <a href=\"http://instagram.com/squaredcirclepit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://instagram.com/squaredcirclepit</a></p><p>Follow Squared Circle Pit on Facebook: <a href=\"http://facebook.com/squaredcirclepit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://facebook.com/squaredcirclepit</a></p><p>Follow Robert Pasbani on Twitter at <a href=\"http://twitter.com/robpasbani\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://twitter.com/robpasbani</a></p>","author_name":"Robert Pasbani"}