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Squared Circle Pit #82 - Emilio Sparks Talks WaleMania and the Hip-Hop Wrestling Connection
Wrasslerap host and podcast producer Emilio Sparks is Robert Pasbani's guest on this edition of Squared Circle Pit. Emilio tells us all about how he got into wrestling, the Saturday morning killer lineups, the wrestling news telephone game, why Impact Wrestling is underrated, producing wrestling in Mexico and the wild Mexican crowds. Sparks then goes into detail about how WaleMania formed and how it's become the biggest party of WrestleMania weekend. Before the show ends, Rob and Emilio give some predictions for what's happening this weekend at WWE Backlash.
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