RING TUNES

[twiztor]

It's Tuesday! In ye olden times, this was the day that new music was released. To celebrate that historical fact, i'm undertaking a project i've been wanting to do for a while: Listening to and reviewing all the songs/singles/EPs/albums made by professional wrestlers. These are not just Theme Music albums (i'm not going to play and review every WWE: The Music, for example) although there is certainly some considerable overlap. There will be no rhyme or reason to the order i'm posting these, it's more just whatever interests me in the moment. My goal is to post one full album or two singles/EPs each and every Tuesday.

First, some ground rules:

• I'm focusing on English language. Feel free to call out if there's some amazing Spanish, or Japanese, or whatever music put out by a wrestler that you think i should hear. I'm definitely down for that. But i'm just not familiar enough to even attempt to jump into that world.
• The wrestler has to be the main musician. For the most part, that means lead singer. I don't really care about so-and-so playing drums on this record or whatever. Not novel enough.
• The performer has to be a wrestler first, with music being more or less a side project. Sorry, Andy Williams/Butcher/Every Time I Die fans. 
• Unless there's a significant change in the band/genre/something, i'm sticking to one release per wrestler. Again, this rule is fluid and i'm open to more. But this is the baseline.

I'm spoilering the list i've already compiled. I hope i discover more along the way, and i am VERY open to suggestions. I would like this to be as comprehensive as possible.

Spoiler

Abdullah the Butcher

“Exotic” Adrian Street

Austin Idol

Captain Lou Albano & NRBQ

Chris Jericho / Fozzy

Christy Hemme

Elias

Hulk Hogan

Jeff Hardy

Jerry “the King” Lawler

Jesse Ventura

Jillian Hall

Jimmy Hart

John Cena

Konnan

Lanny Poffo

“Macho Man” Randy Savage

Michael Hayes

Mickie James

R&R

Raven

Rikishi Fatu

Roddy Piper

Ron “The Truth” Killings

Sgt. Slaughter

Swerve Strickland

Terry Funk

Thunder Rosa

Vampiro / Droch Fhula

Finally, if you have input, JOIN IN! i will talk to myself for 26 weeks or however long this lasts if i need to, but i'm hoping that other posters will find some enjoyment here. And if you think i missed something in my reviews, CALL ME OUT. 

Edited January 7 by twiztor

[twiztor]

Sgt. Slaughter & Camouflage – ROCKS AMERICA

Side One:
1. The Cobra Clutch (4:06)
2. Love Your Country (3:28) [based on “Love Somebody” by Rick Springfield]
3. Temptation Eyes (3:57)
4. The Hurt Is Gone (3:58)
5. Missing In Action (5:01)

Side A:
6. Happy Birthday Miss Liberty (5:09)
7. Long Distance Love Affair (4:01)
8. America (4:30)  [a cover of the Neil Diamond song]
9. The Cobra Clutch (Dance Mix) (6:31)

https://www.discogs.com/release/3164641-Sgt-Slaughter-2-Camouflage-Rocks-America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weRMpoJARlM

Ring Introductions:
recorded by Michael “Camouflage” Selvanto and the Sarge himself, this album came out in 1985. Since there’s no mention of the WWF whatsoever on this album, I have to assume that he recorded and released it after he was let go from the company stemming from the whole G.I. Joe situation. It is the only release under “Cobra Records”, which is supposed to be a reference to the Cobra Clutch, but just makes me think of the G.I. Joe enemy.

I learned of this earlier in 2024 but, despite searching high and low, couldn’t find it online. That’s a real shame, since I pride myself as being able to find anything digitally. So I had to resort to actually buying a copy of the vinyl record. Luckily for you and the rest of the world, I ripped it and tossed it up on YouTube so that nobody else has to resort to that.

The Match:
‘Cobra Clutch’ is a decent little ditty. Basically acts as a way to put Slaughter over and introduce him to his music buying public. This is the most well-known of the songs from this album, as it was also released as a single.

‘Love Your Country’ is a forgettable number. Mildly interesting is the lighthearted pop sound of the music juxtaposed with Slaughter’s growling vocals.

‘Temptation Eyes’ is a shitty pop song that doesn’t feature Slaughter at all.

‘The Hurt is Gone’ is a slightly less shitty pop song that again doesn’t include a Slaughter appearance.

‘Missing in Action’ is a slower, soulful song about a wife waiting to hear news about her soldier husband, who is MIA. I get real 1960s pre-Vietnam, pro-military vibes from this one. It’s not bad, but the vocals are mixed too low, so at times they get swallowed up in the music during the verses. Again there is no Sgt. Slaughter here.

‘Happy Birthday Miss Liberty’ is more soft rock, although we do get a guitar solo midway through that is better than anything else we’ve heard yet. Said solo leads into a monologue from Slaughter, informing us that he wrote this in the hopes that we’d all stand and join him in celebrating Miss Liberty’s 100^th birthday. So it has that going for it.

‘Long Distance Love Affair’ is the closest this album gets to its Hall & Oates aspirations. It falls short in that comparison but is pretty good on its own. We get another, shorter, guitar solo in this that brings the whole thing up a notch as well. Another track without Slaughter, but this is the best track on the record.

‘America’. Camouflage does an uninteresting version of Neil Diamond’s song that doesn’t add much. I was holding out hope that Slaughter would come through at the end and give us some gravelly gravitas, but instead we’re left with ANOTHER song that he’s not on.

‘The Cobra Clutch (Dance Mix)’ is the first song that ups the temp past “half dead”. But it’s just an instrumental. Not much to say here.

The Finish:
With Sgt. Slaughter’s attachment, plus having “Rocks” in the album title, sets expectations in the unattainable category. Sarge is only on 3 of the 8 (9 counting the remix) tracks. He does nothing close to sing, instead speaking with his gruff promo voice. Of the 41+ minutes of audio, he accounts for about 2 of those. And the genre is a soft rock/pop rock sound, so while technically “rock”, it fails to satisfy pretty much any listener.

Standout Track(s):
Cobra Clutch (for what this entire album should have been)
Long Distance Love Affair (for ‘80s pop goodness)

Due to the lack of Sgt. Slaughter, this only gets 1 on my scale of 5 ringbells.

Edited January 7 by twiztor

[odessasteps]

Oh. I thought it was going to be about ring tones.

one thing I noticed doing the 1985 with Naylor was that prob less than half the guys had entrance music

[Curt McGirt]

You're missing the awesome Abdullah the Butcher record.

[twiztor]

33 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said:

You're missing the awesome Abdullah the Butcher record.

i did not know this existed and i have added it to the list. Thanks!!

[zendragon]

Wrestlemania The Album

Jimmy Hart Outrageous Conduct

[odessasteps]

Ther3 should a special discussion of Lance Russell's Nose, which Terry turned into Barbara Streisands Nose. 

[twiztor]

48 minutes ago, zendragon said:

Wrestlemania The Album

Jimmy Hart Outrageous Conduct

ah, i forgot to mention the compilation albums that (mostly) WWF put out. the Wrestling Album, Piledriver, WrestleMania, WWE Originals, and whatever various songs are on other comps are already on my list as well.

Not sure how i didn't think of Jimmy Hart. I was going to skip the Gentrys, but Jimmy's solo 1985 record needs to be included.

11 minutes ago, odessasteps said:

There should a special discussion of Lance Russell's Nose, which Terry turned into Barbara Streisands Nose. 

ah, i already listened to Terry Funk's version (review probably next week) of that song, but i see that Jimmy Hart has a version on his album as well. Didn't know there was an earlier version. Duly noted. 

Edited January 7 by twiztor

[zendragon]

Wrestlemania The Album is more than just ring entrance music

also I think Lance Russell's nose appeared on an episode of Memphis TV 

[twiztor]

Just now, zendragon said:

Wrestlemania The Album is more than just ring entrance music

i actually used to own the CD! haven't listened to it in ages. It always bothered me that the backup singers in Randy Savage's song sounded like they were saying "He's the Match-O Man". Also, TIL that there's a UK version of this album that had 2 extra tracks. Do i really want to hear a Crush song? Nope, but i added it anyway!

[odessasteps]

My favorite patt of Lance Russell's nose is the little Billy Squirer homage in the middle. 

https://youtu.be/mFk0viRI7Ok?si=RxaPTFbrrvN8n11N

[Mister TV]

Chris Von Erich has a single about how tough Fritz is, kind of surprised they never did a Von Erich album similar to the Sgt. Slaughter one.

[zendragon]

41 minutes ago, twiztor said:

i actually used to own the CD! haven't listened to it in ages. It always bothered me that the backup singers in Randy Savage's song sounded like they were saying "He's the Match-O Man". Also, TIL that there's a UK version of this album that had 2 extra tracks. Do i really want to hear a Crush song? Nope, but i added it anyway!

There's a podcast called Bizzare albums that has covered most of the wrestling albums that have been released. Simon Cowell executive produced the album as they used British producers cause the WWF was so much hotter in the UK than the US

[twiztor]

Terry Funk – GREAT TEXAN

Side A:
1. Great Texan (4:06)
2. Touch Your Heart (Sayonara Boku Ienai) (4:29)
3. We Like to Rock (3:43)  [written by Jimmy Hart]
4. Change Your Mind (4:00)

Side B:
5. Barbra Streisand’s Nose (3:47)  [written by Jimmy Hart]
6. Roppongi (4:45)  [written by Jimmy Hart and Terry Funk]
7. We Hate School (3:06)  [written by Jimmy Hart]
8. Great Texan (Theme from Terry Funk) (4:23)

https://www.discogs.com/master/1546962-Terry-Funk-Great-Texan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7JcLcIciME

Ring Introductions:
Released in 1984 on Invitation Records (a Japanese label), this would have been recorded at the tail end of Terry’s time in All Japan, shortly before he debuted in the WWF.

 

The Match:
‘Great Texan’ is our kick off to the album, and it comes in with tempo and energy. Terry’s vocals are sparse, and I wouldn’t necessarily say good, but they largely work here.

‘Touch Your Heart’ slows things down considerably. Terry is having a hard time to saying goodbye to someone he loves. Implied to be a woman that he has to leave, but he reveals at the end that he is singing to Japan. When he sings/speaks from the heart, it comes across as touching and meaningful. When he leans heavier into the singing, you can tell that he just doesn’t have the voice for it. Pretty decent for what this is.

‘We Like to Rock’ has 40 year old Terry Funk referring to himself as a “juvenile delinquent”, which is funny. This song is fun but a bit vapid. Listen to this one for the uptempo jazz backing music, which is tremendous. It verges on being Disco, but I don’t think it crosses that line.

‘Change Your Mind’. I don’t have a lot to say about this track, but that makes me sound negative. This was very catchy and I found myself nodding my head along with it. Even Terry’s vocals had the perfect quality to make this truly greater than the sum of its parts.

‘Barbra Streisand’s Nose’ is a fun novelty song. Terry’s storytelling skills were front-and-center here, and I am better for having heard it. He is name dropping celebrities and their physical characteristics, all in service of describing a girl at his front door. Excellent.

‘Roppongi’ is a song that I thought was going to be a raucous party song, but it was more of a laid back jazzy number. Terry’s vocals are a little low here, which is a shame since this is the most polished his voice has sounded on the entire album to this point.

‘We Hate School’ is another Jimmy Hart song that again has Terry make reference to being a young troublemaker. The musicianship continues to shine here, but I get the distinct impression that Hart had these tracks lying around and didn’t know what else to do with them, because they don’t match Terry’s vibe or presentation whatsoever.

‘Great Texan’ is another high energy song, this one being largely instrumental. It is called “Theme from Terry Funk”. This seems to be a version of his AJPW entrance song I think? This would be excellent as a TV show intro song.

The Finish:
you know, I was expecting this to be a country album, based on Terry’s ranch roots, Texas upbringing, and album title/cover. But it’s not that at all. I found myself liking this a LOT more than I expected. The backing band obviously did not phone this in, as their expertise was on full display. It easily elevated the entire project, which could easily have been terrible.

Standout Track(s):
Barbra Streisand’s Nose (because I’m a sucker for novelty records)

For the musicianship and the effort that all parties put into this, I’m giving it 4 ringbells out of 5.

      

[Hernán]

Great Terry Funk record. I remember once listening to a podcast that did an analysis on the whole record. I think one part that stuck with me was that Jimmy Hart recycled (or recycled later on, I don't remember well) some bits of other songs he did.

[tbarrie]

On 1/7/2025 at 11:47 AM, twiztor said:

Sgt. Slaughter & Camouflage – ROCKS AMERICA

You know this is going to be a great project when the first album was apparently named by somebody who doesn't know how to pluralize a verb.:)

Thanks, Twiztor.

[Pete]

Suggesting Beauregard. Long time wrestler (mainly Portland/West Coast) who dabbled in rock music and was way ahead of the curve when it came to the rock 'n wrestling crossover. He recorded at least one album, with a comically young Greg Sage (Wipers) on guitar.

[twiztor]

15 hours ago, Pete said:

Suggesting Beauregard. Long time wrestler (mainly Portland/West Coast) who dabbled in rock music and was way ahead of the curve when it came to the rock 'n wrestling crossover. He recorded at least one album, with a comically young Greg Sage (Wipers) on guitar.

Thanks!

can't say that i'm familiar with him, but looking him up, that album cover looks familiar, so i feel like he's popped up in discussion here before. I'll add it to my list! (and linking the album on discogs here for my own reference)

https://www.discogs.com/master/282180-Beauregarde-Beauregarde

Edited January 15 by twiztor

[zendragon]

20 hours ago, Hernán said:

Great Terry Funk record. I remember once listening to a podcast that did an analysis on the whole record. I think one part that stuck with me was that Jimmy Hart recycled (or recycled later on, I don't remember well) some bits of other songs he did.

Bizzare Albums. Fun podcast host is obviously a wrestling fan

[twiztor]

Ron “the Truth” Killings / “K-Krush” / “K-Kwik” / “R-Truth” – INVINCEABLE

1. I’m Mad (3:44)
2. WKKRush Radio (2:07)
3. I Got Issues (3:11)
4. I Got That Flava (3:08)
5. What’s My Name (3:43)
6. Still Gettin’ Rowdy (3:59)
7. Tell Mr Why (3:04)  [this seemingly should be “Tell Me Why” but isn’t]
8. I’m Mad (Remix) (4:00)
9. Didn’t Get No Credit (4:04)
10. Still Getting’ Rowdy (Remix) (4:18)
11. Get Yo Ass on tha Flo (3:29)
12. The Enterprise (4:01)
13. WKKRush Radio (Outro) (1:59)

https://www.discogs.com/release/14783811-K-Krush-2-AKA-Ron-Killings-The-Truth-Invinceable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEey3LcqXjU

Ring Introductions:
This album was released in 2003, while Killings was still in TNA. Southern rap was really on the rise at the time, so it’s not surprising to see someone who long had an interest in rap music make the leap. What is somewhat surprising is that Charlotte has seemingly never had a bustling rap scene, so Killings coming out of that was a bit of an anomaly.
As a side note, that is the ugliest goddamn shirt that Killings is wearing on the cover. This was obviously a low budget ordeal, but that shirt brings the whole thing down a couple of notches on its own.

The Match:
‘I’m Mad’ is not a bad way to kickoff the album. A pretty simple beat and lyrical delivery, but it works as a hype song.
The remix has a better sound to it, but balances out by Killings saying “remix” about 50 times.

‘I Got Issues’ was fine. Didn’t stand out and I don’t have much to say about it.

‘I Got That Flava’ was the next song. It played through and I couldn’t think of a single thing that I felt needed to be said.

‘What’s My Name’ I liked this one, but it doesn’t really have anything standout about it.

‘Still Getting’ Rowdy’ YES~! A sequel to his song from WWF: The Music, Vol. 5. This was good, but I think the original release is superior in basically every way.
The remix has more of a laid back feel, which elevates this already decent song.

‘Tell Me Why’ is the first song that sounds different than what has come before. He speaks on his wrestling experience here, which gave him something to focus on, so it came off better IMO.

‘Didn’t Get No Credit’ this one had me bobbing my head. I dig this one.

‘Get Yo Ass on tha Flo’ has catchy chorus and would fit on a party playlist

‘The Enterprise’ is a fairly forgettable final song.

The Finish:
Ron Killings reminds me of a mix of Xzibit and Mystikal. This would have come out while “CRUNK” was the predominant style of rap, so there’s heavy doses of that included here. Unfortunately for me, that’s my least favorite style of rap music. Unfortunately for Ron, this gets rated lower than it probably should for that reason. But even taking that into account, this album doesn’t really give me strong opinions one way or another. The overall production is unremarkable, and a lot of the songs sound pretty similar. But the whole thing moves pretty briskly, and it does pick up in the 2^nd half. Truth’s rapping skills are typical or maybe slightly above average for this type of music. But his lyricism doesn’t really have much to say. A lot of songs about who he is.

Standout Track(s):
Didn’t Get No Credit
Still Getting Rowdy (either the regular or remix)

I’ll give this one 2 ringbells out of 5, for being slightly disappointing and a solid if unspectacular release.

   

Edited January 21 by twiztor

[twiztor]

d'oh! 3 weeks in and already i forgot to post. Here's a double shot, to make up for it:

The WWF Superstars – THE WRESTLING ALBUM

Side 1:
1. The Wrestlers - Land of 1,000 Dances ?!!? (4:34)
2. Junk Yard Dog – Grab Them Cakes (3:27)
3. Derringer – Real American (3:22)
4. Jimmy Hart – Eat Your Hart Out Rick Springfield (3:06)
5. Capt. Lou Albano – Captain Lou’s History of Music (3:32)

Side 2:
6. WWF All Stars – Hulk Hogan’s Theme (3:56)
7. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper – For Everybody (2:44)
8. Gene Okerlund – Tutti Frutti (2:02)
9. Hillbilly Jim – Don’t Go Messin’ With A Country Boy (2:15)
10. Nikolai Volkov – Cara Mia (2:10)

https://www.discogs.com/master/159585-Various-The-Wrestling-Album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlCi9Yr_RyQ&list=PLKfCbyMyyIb-6jdGnmfJ65LUUyR3XBSre

Ring Introductions:
Released in 1985 to capitalize on the height of the Rock ‘n’ Wrestling connection, I believe this is the first wrestling compilation album featuring the wrestlers.

The Match:
‘Land of 1,000 Dances’ is the Wilson Pickett song. The novelty is random wrestlers popping in and yelling out the name of dances, or their catchphrase, or a wrestling move, or some other non sequitur. It absolutely overstays its 4 ½ minutes.

‘Grab Them Cakes’ is a JYD song with some good energy. Definitely sets a good tone to the album. Sounds like

‘Real American’ is Mike Rotundo & Bary Windham’s theme. I love this song. It is a staple of ‘80s playlists everywhere.

‘Eat Your Hart Out Rick Springfield’ has those ‘60s sensibilities that Jimmy Hart songs always have. It’s pop-rock to its core. It is about the narrator being upset that his girlfriend is excited for a Rick Springfield concert and he feels jealous about it. It’s certainly not a bad song, but I would hesitate to call it good. It’s fully into “acceptable”

‘Captain Lou’s History of Music’ is an acid-trip of a song. Captain Lou is exploring music’s evolution. A fine concept, but in a 4 minute track, it is more of a chaotic audio assault, with key/pitch/timing changes constantly. Extremely disjointed. Kevin Dunn took the lessons of this song and adapted them into camera work. Notably, it was produced by Mona Flambé (aka Cyndi Lauper).

‘Hulk Hogan’s Theme’ is an instrumental entrance song, with “HULK” chanted occasionally in the background. It’s fine, but as soon as it was over, I completely forgot that it exists. Ironically, the popularity of “Real American” from this same album pretty much immediately overshadowed this one and relegated this to obscurity and footnote status.

‘For Everybody’ sounds good musically, but Roddy Piper is pretty awful here. He’s off tune, out of time, and all over the place. The worst example of this is the chorus, where he mashes the word “Everybody” together so quickly that it’s nigh unrecognizable.

‘Tutti Frutti’ is Mean Gene doing his best Little Richard impression. He’s not terrible, but obviously this is inferior to the original. A song done earnestly was badly needed by this point, after the last couple have been, let’s say diplomatically, fairly avant-garde.

‘Don’t Go Messin’ With a Country Boy’ exists to fill a country and square dance quota. It’s surprisingly listenable for what it is. But they absolutely kept it simple, which I would say works to its advantage.

‘Cara Mia’ is the Italian song popularized by Jay & the Americans. Nikolai would have been around 37 while recording this, which blows my mind because he seems like somebody who has always been damn near 60. This is a disturbingly good song. Nikolai’s vocal tone really meshes with the background singers and the music extremely well. The track starts coming to an end, we bring in the commentators, and then Volkoff is back to sing the Russian national anthem, and every good thing I was saying is washed away.

 

The Finish:
Between each song, we get an interlude with Vince McMahon, Jesse Ventura, and Gene Okerlund commentating on what just happened and what’s coming up next. I see the idea they were going for, and I guess it largely lands where expected, but it’s not necessarily interesting or needed. Ventura heels it up on the performers while Vince and Gene talk about how great they were (reactions reversed for the heels, of course). The shoehorned in segues are both terrible obvious and somehow still work.

As you might expect, this is an incredibly uneven record.

Standout Track(s):
Real American (because duh!)
Grab Them Cakes (but you probably already know this one too)

This is tough to rate because of the unevenness across the entire thing. I’ll give this one 2 ringbells out of 5.

   

[twiztor]

The WWF Superstars – PILEDRIVER: THE WRESTLING ALBUM II

Side 1:
1. Robbie Dupree & Strike Force – Girls in Cars (2:32)
2. Koko B. Ware – Piledriver (2:54)
3. Honky Tonk Man – Honky Tonk Man (2:09)
4. Rick Derringer with Ax & Smash – Demolition (3:14)
5. Slick – Jive Soul Bro (3:35)

Side 2:
6. Jimmy Hart – Crank It Up (2:46)
7. Hillbilly Jim & Gertrude – Waking Up Alone (2:59)
8. Vince McMahon – Stand Back (3:05)
9. Gene Okerlund & Rick Derringer – Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo (3:19)
10. The WWF Superstars – If You Only Knew (3:40)

https://www.discogs.com/master/450170-Various-Piledriver-The-Wrestling-Album-II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJzdIm1fjqo&list=PLKfCbyMyyIb9cXGJJWdmmLmdXyem_gHbs

Ring Introductions:
This 1987 release was the follow-up to 1985’s “The Wrestling Album”. I don’t remember this getting the same kind of hype and attention as the first one, although maybe it just didn’t grab my notice. The first thing I notice is that it doesn’t have the connecting tissue of McMahon/Okerlund/Ventura commentating between matches. Whether that’s a pro or a con is up to you.

The Match:
‘Girls in Cars’ feels like your typical ‘80s pop/rock radio staple. I could see this being used as a montage summer beach shot in any number of ‘80s movies. Fun and lighthearted.

‘Piledriver’. I wasn’t sure about this when it kicked off. But then the build to the chorus erupted into my ear canals, and it grabbed my eardrums and thumped on them until I loved it. Hardhitting and rocking, I can definitely recommend this one.

‘Honky Tonk Man’ is also known as “Cool, Cocky, Bad”, and is just pitch-perfect for a rockabilly Elvis gimmick.

‘Demolition’ actually feels like a heavy metal song. This is great. Driving beat and guitars. Even the vocals aren’t out of place.

‘Jive Soul Bro’ is a staple and I don’t need to tell you how funky this one is. The Slickster really comes across smooth here and the song encapsulates this perfectly.

‘Crank It Up’ hits a lot harder than most of Jimmy Hart’s songs. I liked this one quite a bit more than I expected to.

‘Waking Up Alone’ slows things WAY the fuck down with a romantic duet. It’s a fine song on its own, but feels WILDLY out of place on this album that has really emphasized the heavier side up to this point.

‘Stand Back’ is Vinnie Mac’s singing debut. And he does fine. It’s not great but better than you might otherwise expect. Vince doesn’t have the cadence to carry this, but when he uses his ‘HE’S GONNA PUKE’ riff in his voice, it works a little better. The musicians are playing a pretty tight song, and the backup singers all sound fine.

‘Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo’ just sounds muddy. I’m having a hard time deciphering this. I think they have Okerlund’s vocals overlayed on Rick Derringer’s, but he matches the tone and timing really well, so it’s hard to differentiate the two voices. This is a good song, but inferior to the original.

‘If You Only Knew’ is a throwback to the first album, with multiple wrestlers and managers jumping in with snippets. Amazingly, it works better than the previous album.

The Finish:
Superior to the Wrestling Album in every conceivable way. Some legitimately good tracks, and even where it falters, there’s nothing out-and-out bad here. Side one doesn’t have a bad song, although the quality falters a bit on the second half.

Standout Track(s):
Piledriver
Jive Soul Bro

I’m rating this one 4 ringbells out of 5. Will listen again, and the next time I’m making a heavy metal playlist, you best believe that Piledriver and/or Demolition will find their way on there.

               

[Mister TV]

Piledriver got almost zero mainstream coverage compared to The Wrestling Album, I only remember it being talked about on WWF programming and nothing else.

[Curt McGirt]

Man, I was gonna post that clip of Paul the Butcher Vachon singing in French on here (which is gorgeous) as an extra but I can't find it anymore. 

[NikoBaltimore]

4 hours ago, twiztor said:

‘Hulk Hogan’s Theme’ is an instrumental entrance song, with “HULK” chanted occasionally in the background. It’s fine, but as soon as it was over, I completely forgot that it exists. Ironically, the popularity of “Real American” from this same album pretty much immediately overshadowed this one and relegated this to obscurity and footnote status.

‘For Everybody’ sounds good musically, but Roddy Piper is pretty awful here. He’s off tune, out of time, and all over the place. The worst example of this is the chorus, where he mashes the word “Everybody” together so quickly that it’s nigh unrecognizable.

I first heard Hulk's theme in the "Rock n Wrestling" cartoon as the opener.  It was the right move to switch him to "Real American" but did like this was still used in some way.

Regarding "For Everybody" I thought I heard somewhere Roddy tried to say the chorus a certain so it made it almost sound like he was saying "Fuck Everybody".  True or not I loved that so much it made me enjoy the song more.  Plus, considering he was who he was good or bad the way he did it sounded on brand for him.

But like you mentioned "Piledriver" is worlds better and while the first one was fun for a WTF listen this one I have played multiple times and enjoyed most everything from it.  As a matter of fact I'm listening to it right now.