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Squared Circle Podcast
by Marie Shadows
A labor of love for professional wrestling hosted by Marie Shadows.
Episodes
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What if Callum Newman Costs Will Ospreay Everything At AEW All In?
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast by Marie Shadows. Marie Shadows questions wrestling storytelling by asking: What If Callum Newman Costs Will Ospreay Everything At AEW All In? https://MarieShadows.substack.com https://buymeacoffee.com/MarieShadows https://instagram.com/MarieShadows.scp
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Has Modern Wrestling Ruined the Friendship Arc? Drilla Moloney vs Gabe Kidd (G1 Climax 36) [Tape Study]
Welcome to Tape Study 2.0 - Post Wrestling School Tape Study for Wrestlers and Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows! Episode Overview In this episode, we dive deep into a structured framework for professional wrestling tape study. Moving away from surface-level critiques, we…
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Bushiroad Sells NJPW: What This Means for New Japan Pro Wrestling's Future
Editor's Note: The news itself isn't breaking anymore. The sale happened days ago. What I want to focus on is why it happened, what led to it, and where NJPW goes from here because I think that's the conversation wrestling fans should be having.*** https://marieshadows.substack.com Welcome to the...
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Kevin Nash's Wrestling Union Comments Sparked a Bigger Conversation on Instagram
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows. For all new, first hearing of my livestreams and podcasts, and what I'm sharing online, Substack and Instagram is where I'm at. Please follow the links: https://buymeacoffee.com/marieshadows https://marieshadows.substack.com...
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TKO Needs to Take a Step Back — What WrestleMania Actually Showed Us
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows. Marie Shadow catches you up on her life and talk about TKO/WWE + WrestleMania review + a mini NJPW conversation. Video is available on: https://marieshadows.substack.com https://youtube.com/squaredcirclepodcast *** Marie Shadows...
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MLW is K*ller Kross! MLW Battle Riot VIII 2026 review with Dos Evil!
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows! https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://rumble.com/user/marieshadows https://marieshadows.substack.com Please leave a comment, share, and listen! Thank you! ***In this episode of Square Circle Podcast, Evil and I dive into the...
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Gunther's Career K*ller Gimmick & WWE Fanboys Exposed – Royal Rumble 2026 Breakdown
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcat by your host Marie Shadows! Squared Circle Podcast and Discord Notes will be on Patreon and Rumble! Youtube has made my videos stagnat! Join me over at Rumble and Patreon! Any support helps keep me independent! See you in chat! https://patreon.com/marieshadows...
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NJPW Commentary Gone Woke? Wrestle Kingdom 20 Women's Match & Feminism Rant
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows! Visit: https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://rumble.com/user/marieshadows In this episode of the Square Circle Podcast, I break down Wrestle Kingdom 20 (January 4, 2026), focusing on the chaotic NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag...
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Douki Just Buried Tanahashi's Retirement…And Commentary Had a Meltdown | Despe vs Douki Next! WK 20 review
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows! https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://rumble.com/marieshadows https://marieshadows.substack.com Dive into my raw take on Wrestle Kingdom 20's fatal four-way match for Doki's IWGP Junior Heavyweight contendership: El Desperado...
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Jake Lee Pins Hiromu – Worst Finish Ever? Bullet Club War Dogs With Unaffiliated vs United Empire WK 20 Review
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows! Support: https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://marieshadows.substack.com https://campsite.bio/marieshadows https://rumble.com/user/marieshadows In this episode of the Square Circle Podcast, I break down that chaotic ten-man…
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Aaron Wolf Beats EVIL for NEVER Championship – Bold Debut or Forced Push?
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows! Please support via these links! https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://rumble.com/user/marieshadows (I'm trying to reach 100 friends there) Aaron Wolf shocked the wrestling world by winning the NEVER Openweight Championship in...
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Tsuji vs. Konosuke at Wrestle Kingdom 20 – My IWGP Champion Finally Arrives (And Yes, He Won with the Boston Crab)
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://marieshadows.substack.com In this episode of the Square Circle Podcast, I break down Yota Tsuji defeating Konosuke Takeshita at Wrestle Kingdom 20 to become double IWGP World Heavyweight…
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Tanahashi vs Okada Wrestle Kingdom 20: "Never Tired" Ace Retires to Rainmaker – NJPW Retirement Match Breakdown & Why It Hit Hard
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows! Season 7 kicks off going backwards through Wrestle Kingdom 20, starting with the main event: Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match against Kazuchika Okada (January 4, 2026, Tokyo Dome). Why this felt like NJPW coming back (even a...
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Explaining Marty Scurll's Controversy (Hangman Pic Drama) + Calling Out Wrestling Twitter Drama Farming | Season 7 Launch
Welcome to Season 7 of the Squared Circle Podcast, with your host Marie Shadows! https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://marieshadows.substack.com https://rumble.com/user/marieshadows Damn, January 2026—wisdom tooth out, cold recovery, but Season 7 of the Square Circle Podcast is here! We're...
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JCW Lunacy Reaction VOD Ep 57 - Marie Shadows React
Over on youtube.com/squaredcirclepodcast we are reacting to JCW Lunacy. This is the VOD, please have a look! JCW Lunacy is wild. Please consider supporting all I do! https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://marieshadows.substack.com
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Twitter Drama - Girl Trys To Tweet Out False Allegiations against Tommy Invicible
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! Sometimes, girls become super insufferable that you need to call them out, and oh boy did I call them out. This is what happened: 1. Sarah is from the UK; she's a liberal and hypocrite and wants to yell at both men and women....
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MLWxDonGato Was Wild — Here’s Everything They Got Right and Wrong
Visit Patreon for exclusive Tape Study write up on this epsiode. https://patreon.com/marieshadows Welome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows and co-host Dos Evil as we talk about MLW! In this episode, you and Dos Evil dive into MLWxDongato, breaking down the show from top…
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Why Wrestling “Tropes” Aren’t the Enemy — Ignorance Is - Reacting to Wrestling Observer
Join me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/marieshadows This Halloween episode is a fiery deep dive into the viral tweet that had wrestling Twitter on fire — and an honest breakdown of how fans, media, and content creators have stopped using their words correctly. Marie starts the show with…
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MLW Symphony of Horrors: From Lucha Chaos to Contra Rebellion | Square Circle Podcast
https://patreon.com/marieshadows Join Marie Shadows and Dos Evil as they break down MLW Symphony of Horrors — a night filled with legends, chaos, and cross-promotion questions. From Blue Panther’s lucha legacy to Brock Anderson’s emotional promo and the mysterious attack on Shotzi, this episode...
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Super Junior Tag League 2025: Teams, Stories, and What NJPW Needs to Do Next
https://patreon.com/marieshadows Hey friends, Today, I want to break down the Super Junior Tag League 2025 with you—every team, every potential story, and the bigger picture of where New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) is right now. We’re going to talk about everything: from Hiromu and Gato’s wild...
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Not My IWGP Champion Konosuke: NJPW’s Struggles, and the State of the AEW Partnership
https://patreon.com/marieshadows Hey friends, Let’s get into it. I need to be honest: right now, Konosuke is not my IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, and it’s not just about him. There’s a bigger picture here—how NJPW operates, how talent is booked, and how the prestige of the belt has been…
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Can We Make Honesty Great Again? Squared Circle Podcast turns 6 years old
Can we make honesty great again? This isn’t a slogan or some political tagline. It’s a real question — one that’s been sitting heavy with me lately. After six years of doing The Square Circle Podcast, I’ve seen a lot — in wrestling, online spaces, and life itself. I’ve seen how fast people throw...
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Mick Foley’s Plea Misses the Real Picture of America
Welcome to the Squared Cirlce Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! *** Please visit the following: https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://campsite.bio/marieshadows *** Wrestling legend Mick Foley addressed an open letter to the President, warning about societal chaos, terrorism, and fear. But...
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Raja Jackson Pleads Not Guilty – Was It the Right Move?
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! *** Support the brand and channel: https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://campsite.bio/marieshadows *** In this episode of the Square Circle Podcast, we dive into the latest development in the Raja Jackson case. Raja, son of...
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MLW Slaughterhouse 2025 Review with Dos Evil!
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! *** Check this out - https://patreon.com/marieshadows *** In this episode, Marie Shadows and Dose Evil review MLW Slaughterhouse 2025 — the barbed wire, the electric chair, the tequila, and the tombstones. From the chaotic…
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Discord Notes Vol 7 - Patreon, Saudi Buys EA, Culture Talks
In the latest installment of Discord Notes, I opened up about more than just wrestling. Volume 7 is about building strong foundations — whether in conversations, communities, or creative platforms. It’s also about being honest: with myself, with you, and with the content I create. For years,...
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"We Choose Violence!" MLW Fury Road 2025 Review
Marie Shadows and Dos Evil review MLW Fury Road 2025, unpacking wild trios matches, Opera Cup intrigue, indie standouts like Shotzi, and unforgettable promos. Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome & Marie’s fiery intro 00:01:15 – MLW’s new “We Choose Violence” tagline & Texas crowd reaction 00:02:45 –…
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Raja Jackson Bail Story Proves Money, Not Race, Buys Freedom
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! *** Support the brand further: https://patreon.com/marieshadows - all other topics besides wrestling such as culture, life, advice, free speech https://buymeacoffee.com/marieshadows - donations if you found this ep valuable...
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Masha Slamovich & Akira: Toxic Love, Emotional Abuse, and Wrestling’s Hidden Struggles
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows *** Support: https://campsite.com/marieshadows https://patreon.com/marieshadows https://open.spotify.com/show/5nGoROIAggUjr04rAQkKfR?si=7a6958d00f2940f4 *** This episode isn’t gossip. It’s a case study in how love, anger, and...
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Why WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia Matters — and Why Fans Need to Rethink Activism
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! In this episode of the Square Circle Podcast, Marie Shadows dives deep into WWE’s WrestleMania 43 announcement for Saudi Arabia. She calls out the hypocrisy of wrestling activists, defends freedom of speech as the bedrock of her...
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I Am Charlie Kirk - Discord Notes Vol 6: On Faith, Free Speech, and Wrestling
Discord Notes Vol. 6 is raw, unfiltered, and deeply personal. I process Charlie Kirk’s death, unpack what “walking by faith, not by sight” finally means to me, and connect it all to wrestling, content creation, and free speech. This isn’t about politics — it’s about values, voice, and standing…
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MLW Fightland 2025 – Big Matches, Big Opinions, and What’s Next
On this episode of the Square Circle Podcast, we dive deep into MLW Fightland 2025 with co-host Dos Evil. From the big-man lucha clash between Esfinge and Último Guerrero to the disappointing Zandokan/Blue Panther Jr. bout, we break down the Opera Cup matches. We also cover Hammerstone’s evolving...
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Discord Notes Vol. 4: Discussing Warren Zeiders, Chase McDaniel, Hardy | Wrestling, Music, Online Safety
This ain’t clickbait. This is me, Marie Shadows, talking straight from the heart about wrestling, music, and life without Twitter breathing down my neck. Inside this episode: 🥊 Wrestling Community Truths: why so many “friendships” fall apart and what I’ve learned about people only being in your...
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Raja Jackson Booked ≠ Lesson Learned - The Questions Nobody’s Asking
Raja Jackson Booked ≠ Lesson LearnedFast News, Fake Booking, and the Questions Nobody’s Asking Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows, and today I’m talking about the fallout of the Raja Jackson situation — why jail alone isn’t the answer, how Rampage failed as a...
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Raja Jackson Situation: Jail ≠ Lesson Learned
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows, and I'm diving into the Raja Jackson Situation! I am giving a very deep nuance take! In this episode of the Square Circle Podcast, I broke down the Raja Jackson situation not from the clickbait “lock him up” perspective — but…
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[video] MLW Blood & Thunder Review with Marie Shadows and Dos Evil!
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! Marie Shadows is joined by Dos Evil to review MLW Blood and Thunder! Let's see what happens during this epsiode! Please support me here: https://campsite.bio/marieshadows https://youtube.com/squaredcirclepodcast/join https://rumble.com/user/marieshadows...
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Dustin Rhodes Calls Out Kyle Fletcher - Is AEW a Safe Working Environment?
Welcome to the squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! Today, I'm talking about: Is AEW a Safe Working Environment? I have asked this question before, gave my opinion, facts, and proof that it is not. The AEW Sickos: bots/burners/people (maybe real people) all silenced me and others...
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PLEs Moving to ESPN in 2026 — Is It Worth It for WWE Fans?
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! Marie Shadows talks about the WWE PLE's moving to ESPN starting 2026. What do you guys think? Shop the new merch: All Products | 🎤Marie Shadows😗 Insight. Interviews. Industry. Visit the discord: https://discord.gg/jMpZg5G85V...
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Marie Shadows Check In with Squared Circle Podcast listeners. 8.13.25
Welcome to a brand new Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows! I am checking in and becoming vulnerable with you and giving transparency being a content creator. Thanks for listening! New content ideas! Things I've been thinking about too!
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[Discord Voice Notes Vol 3] - F**K It: Confessions of a Content Creator & Peoples' Faux Righteous Control
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast & CrossRoads Series where your host Marie Shadows (me) give you Vol 3 of The Chat Community Discord Notes! 🔥 Help keep me independent. All support links — memberships, merch, tip jar, and more — are in the show notes below. Every bit helps me stay honest,...
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Stop Selling Equality to Women – Give Them the Truth and Thank Men
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows, and on this episode, we are thanking the men and unpacking feminsit buzzwords. If you believe in my content and love it, support below! Your follows, shares, and upgrade to a paid membership helps out my brand and community to…
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Why Twitter Rewards Toxicity (And What It’s Costing Creators) | CrossRoads Editorials | Ep 1: Discord Voice Notes Vol 2
Welcome to VOL 2 of Discord Voice Notes from The Chat Community Discord! The discord is invite only, however, if you enjoy what you heard, join us: The Chat Community In this episode of Voice Notes: Captain’s Log 002, Marie Shadows dives into the toxic cycles of Twitter’s algorithm, the wrestling...
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Conversations I Had Before You Got Here [CrossRoads Editorial | Ep 0: #Discord Voice Notes Vol. 1]
This is where it starts. This is CrossRoads Interviews and Editorials, a new chapter under the umbrella of The Squared Circle Podcast. We’re only pivoting a bit — welcome to the next journey. These three voice notes were recorded before I invited anyone into The Chat Community Discord. 31…
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MJF Crashes MLW Summer of the Beasts!
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! Hey friends, Dos Evil and I break down the full match card for MLW’s Summer of the Beasts! We were both there live — I was working the event, and Dos was soaking it all in as a fan. This episode captures everything we saw, felt,...
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Marie Shadows vs Wrestling Twitter: MLWxNJPW + Drama Tweet Breakdown
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! Support the show: 1. Fourthwall 2. Wrestling Newsletter 3. YouTube 4. BuyMeACoffee Marie Shadows recaps MLW's Summer of the Beast and her emotional encounter with NJPW legends. She responds to backlash over saying “I’m hoping…
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Wrestling's Identity Crisis: AEW, NJPW, and the Fall of Storytelling
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! Help support the content: https://marieshadows.substack.com https://youtube.com/squaredcirclepodcast/join https://buymeacoffee.com/marieshadows https://instagram.com/marieshadows https://marieshadows-shop.fourthwall.com ***…
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What “Work” Really Means in Wrestling: R-Truth Case Study | Ringology Ep. 1
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast with your host Marie Shadows! This is ep 1 of Ringology! Ringology:Smart match analysis & storytelling breakdowns.The classroom for wrestling minds.Industry terms, match analysis, psychology, and tape study — sharpen your wrestling IQ with thoughtful...
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MLW War Chamber 2025 Review | Mr. Thomas’ Rise, Free Agent Fallout & Match Breakdown
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Maire Shadows! If you love the content, help me pay the bills — free or paid, your support keeps this going. 1. https://marieshadows.substack.com - free wrestling newsletter 2. https://youtube.com/squaredcirclepodcast/join - monthly .99 cents...
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What’s Wrong with AEW? | Darby Allin vs Hangman vs Mox? Omega vs Okada, & Women’s Division Talk
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows! Joining me on this epsiode where we talk about what is wrong with AEW and how to fix it is the lovely Courtney Rice from Women's Wrestling Talk! We deep dive into a lot of things! But first, we must pay the bills! Help us keep…
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The Kayfabe Problem | Why Gabe Kidd’s Story Arc Feels Off
Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! i am your host Marie Shadows! A deep dive into Gabe Kidd’s chaotic character shift, AEW’s inconsistent storytelling, and why fans are struggling to suspend disbelief. In this passionate episode of the Squared Circle Podcast, Marie Shadows tackles the...
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