Mikey Rukus is the maestro behind nearly all of AEW’s music – from this podcast and DYNAMITE to the upcoming All Elite General Manager game and all of the wrestlers’ entrance theme music! Mikey shares his journey to AEW along with what inspires his composition creativity. He’s got great stories about putting together Sting’s entrance, the Tribute for Mr. Brodie Lee, The Pinnacle’s theme and Christian Cage’s debut. Mikey also reveals which AEW talent was the first he composed a theme for, whose music was inspired by Sepultura and the late night texting that turned into one of his favorite theme mash-ups.
Nicholas Slade
Nicholas grew up reading J.R.R. Tolkien's books, watching Disney and Studio Ghibli films, and reading Marvel comics and Japanese manga. The superb storylines and characters ignited his passion for writing. He graduated from Full Sail University in 2015 with a BFA in Creative Writing for Entertainment. During his writing career thus far, Nicholas has had numerous short stories and articles published in an array of literary magazines and websites.
