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1 minute ago, NikoBaltimore said:

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.

oh man, i haven't seen the Rock 'n' Wrestling cartoon in years and years. i have it downloaded, but probably wouldn't have made the connection with the theme song, so i'm glad you mentioned it. 

i just gave "For Everybody" a relisten (i wrote that review at least a month ago). i guess i can hear the "fuck everybody" intonation now that you mention it, but it didn't ring through for me and wouldn't have without knowing the story first. I still think he's swallowing the "everybody" part that makes the whole thing not work regardless. 

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Dont mention the black kids in the ghetto. 

It is funny to listen to the lyrics changes in the Roar Warriors version. 

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Mickie James – SOMEBODY’S GONNA PAY

Somebody’s Gonna Pay, Primary, 1 of 2

1. Somebody’s Gonna Pay (3:49)
2. Best Damn Night (3:52)
3. Whatever Turns You On (3:17)
4. A Good Time (3:37)
5. Long Way Down (3:48)
6. If I Can’t Be Me (4:20)
7. Goin’ Fast (2:43)
8. I’m Gone Song (4:18)
9. 80 Proof (4:43)
10. Hurts Don’t It (3:39)
11. I Just Wanna Do My Thing (4:34)
12. Hardcore Country (3:11)  [bonus track]

https://www.discogs.com/release/11321473-Mickie-James-Somebodys-Gonna-Pay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dK8T0mDixE&list=PLMzeoRx2sIj4j2H0Au7_5mbdAeP9kHxRw

Ring Introductions:
This album was recorded in 2012 and 2013, after Mickie James had left WWE. Full disclosure, I am not a country fan, so my expectations are kept pretty low coming in to this one. But she’s long been vocal about her interest, so at least it isn’t a quick cash grab. I haven’t seen much of her TNA run, but I do remember this country persona really being a big part of her presentation.

The Match:
Somebody’s Gonna Pay’ is your chick revenge country song. It’s fairly standard fare, at least to my non-country listening mind. Nick Aldis is shown to be the target of Mickie’s ire in the music video and eats a guitar shot, Jeff Jarrett style.

Best Damn Night’ picks up the pace and I quite like this one for what it is. I could see this on a party playlist and having it fit right in, even amongst non-country songs and for non-country fans.

Whatever Turns You On’ slows it right back down and is supposed to be a sensual romantic song. I can’t say that it does much for me.

A Good Time’ returns to a more standard country sound, and it’s better for it. Again, it’s fine.

Long Way Down’ is the first song that I felt like Mickie’s voice didn’t quite hit what it was going for, but even with that being said, she puts in a solid effort and is not far off. It’s still decent, and if I wasn’t (over?)analyzing every song, I wouldn’t even notice.

If I Can’t Be Me’ sees Mickie leaning into a slower, more soulful style, and is a nice change up in pace. It sounds good and I think it suits her well.

Goin’ Fast’ is a good driving country song. It’s also the shortest song on the record, and if that’s not fitting for the subject matter, then I don’t know what is.

I’m Gone Song’ tries to be a pissed off revenge song, but falls just a little flat IMO. The verses are just Mickie talking kinda rhythmically, while the chorus never nails the chant along vibe it needs.

’80 Proof’ is your legally-required drinking song. It’s fine, but not especially memorable or anything.

Hurt Don’t It’ sounds like everything I don’t like about country music. It’s slow, Mickie’s drawl is in full effect, and I just don’t care to listen.

I Just Wanna Do My Thing’ is another song that isn’t bad, but just doesn’t offer anything I want to listen to.

Hardcore Country’ was used as Mickie’s TNA entrance song. It has some appeal because it’s familiar.

The Finish:
Well, this is country as advertised. Again, I’m not a fan in general, so this was never going to be something that I loved. But it’s well performed, well produced, and generally is decent. Really, my biggest gripe is that it’s in a genre that generally does not fit my tastes. The second half really does start to drag though.
My biggest compliment is that this sounds like an honest-to-gods music album. This is not a wrestler playing musician, this is somebody who has put in the time and effort, and has the passion, to actually sound like a singer/musician.

Standout Track(s):
Best Damn Night (for being a good party song)
Goin’ Fast (for bringing a bit of adrenaline in)

I’m going to rate this one 3 ringbells out of 5, for varying the sound within the realm of this genre of music, and even making a few songs that a curmudgeon of country like myself could somewhat enjoy.

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Note:
The above link is to Mickie’s actual YouTube profile page, where she does have more music you can check out. She has released an additional two albums, which I’m not planning on reviewing.

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I'd go so far as to say that James' album is the best of the wrestler genre.

She doesn't come off as a novelty act and sounds as good as some others in the country field.

No slight to Macho Man, though, his album kicked ass on a different level.

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If I was a country fan I'm sure I would appreciate this.  But I remember Mickie being really passionate talking about it so I appreciate that more than anything else.  Also, I liked "Hardcore Country" as a theme and it got the crowd going.

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On 1/31/2025 at 2:29 PM, NikoBaltimore said:

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.

It's a cover of "Fuck Everybody" by Mike Angelo & The Idols.

 

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3 hours ago, Stefanie Sparkleface said:

It's a cover of "Fuck Everybody" by Mike Angelo & The Idols.

 

holy shit this is awesome. i'd never heard that before. i want to remove points for Piper's version due to how inferior it is to this.

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Express – BOOGIE WOOGIE DANCE HALL / FEEL LIKE A NUT

Feel Like a Nut (Rock and Roll Express)

1.Boogie Woogie Dance Hall (2:53)
2. Feel Like a Nut (2:10)

https://www.discogs.com/release/10187895-Rock-Roll-Express-Boogie-Woogie-Dance-Hall-Feel-Like-a-Nut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7NBkVZn87w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLgm8laV6Is

Ring Introductions:
Released in 1986, this 7” single was produced by “Jim Crockett Promotions”. It was recorded in Tampa, FL, but “Gatortail Band”. I can’t find out any more information about the band itself, but Ricky Morton handles the vocals.

The Match:
Boogie Woogie Dance Hall’ is the “A” side of the single. It has a very 1950s feel to it, mainly because of the simple lyrical structure, the keyboards, and the short verses with extended instrumental breaks. But it’s fun. RnR used this as their entrance theme for a time.

Feel Like a Nut’ is a bit more off-kilter, but is still fun. More of that rockabilly sound.

The Finish:
I’ll give this the full 3 ringbells out of 3 on the singles scale, because it does exactly what it sets out to do.

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“Rowdy” Roddy Piper – I’M YOUR MAN

I'm Your Man, Primary, 1 of 5

A. I’m Your Man (3:00)
B. Judy Come Back (3:16)

https://www.discogs.com/master/1079254-Rowdy-Roddy-Piper-Im-Your-Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MOYyxctTXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCgt3NvuVfc

Ring Introductions:
Published in 1992 by Sony Music, this would likely be between Piper’s runs in WWF.

The Match:
I’m Your Man’ is the “A” side here, and it’s a pretty basic pop-rock sound. Piper talks about he’ll never cheat on his girl. He does fine vocally, nothing special. But as the song is coming to a close, he kinda runs game on said girl in a promo style manner. I am undecided if that improves the song or detracts from it.

Judy Come Back’ has even less to say. The instrumentation is even more minimal, the vocals are by-the-books, and it just feels sparse.

The Finish:
This isn’t terrible, and I’m feeling generous, so I’ll rate it 2 ringbells out of 3 on the singles scale. I expected worse after his appearance on “The Wrestling Album”

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Konnan – LA LEY DE KONNAN

La Mini Cumbia MP3 Song Download: Play & Download New La Mini Cumbia MP3  Song online @Gaana

Side A:
1. Muy Perro En La Disco [‘Big Dog at the Disco’] (3:13)
2. La Ley de Konnan [‘The Law of Konnan’] (4:07)
3. Respeto [‘Respect’] (3:09)
4. Meneate [‘Shake It’] (4:12)

Side B:
5. Que Pasa [‘What’s Up’] (3:44)
6. La Mini Cumbia (3:35)
7. Heart Attack (3:17)
8. Mami Yo Te Quiero [‘I Love You Mami’] (4:16)

https://www.discogs.com/release/13741312-Konnan-La-Ley-De-Konnan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O0sWO7RkM0

Ring Introductions:
Released in Mexico in 1992, this was released after Konnan was already a star in Mexico (he became the first CMLL World Heavyweight Champion the year before). At one point, he was known as “Konnan el Barbaro Rapero”, [“Konnan the Barbarian Rapper”] which doesn’t really seem to make much sense, but OK. So I guess he released this Spanish language hip-hop album. Let’s go!

The Match:
Muy Perro en la Disco’ is certainly a dance/hip-hop song. Konnan doesn’t really rap here, but he does talk a bit. It sounds like setting the stage with an upbeat tempo and female singers on the chorus.

La Ley de Konnan’. K-Dawg actually does rap here. He has a decent enough flow.

Respeto’ includes a chorus with Konnan saying, in English, “We’re Gonna Get A Little Respect”. The beat is much more stripped back than previous songs. That is more to say that the first two songs have A LOT going on, and this is more what you would expect from an early ‘90s underground hip-hop song.

Meneate’ has Konnan mixing Spanish and English with some regularity. This is not my typical genre of music, but it is fun and I can get behind this one.

Que Pasa’ continues the trend that I fear is just what this album is. Another dancebeat track. Konnan does have some solid verse spitting here.

La Mini Cumbia’. Professor Google tells me that Cumbia is a Columbian rhythm and dance. I started out not enjoying this track but it won me over.

Heart Attack’. Hey, an English song! Well, if the lyrics here are equivalent to the Spanish ones of the other songs, then I’m not missing much. This is much less dancier and much more actual rap. “Hardcore, straight to the Earth’s Core”, as Konnan says. I listen to a decent amount of early ‘90s rap, and this fits right in alongside some of that. I like it enough.

Mami Yo Te Quiero’ brings us right back to the club/dance sound. I don’t have any more descriptive words to keep saying the same thing, so just pick any other breakdown that I just wrote and copy/paste here.

The Finish:
Oh boy, where to begin? I don’t speak Spanish, so if there’s interesting wordplay here, I am not picking up on it. It is heavier on the electronica/dance tip than I expected. Many of the beats sound similar to me and they use similar sounds and are heavy with female background vocals.

Standout Track(s):
Heart Attack (for not being so club)

I’m having a tough time rating this one, since so much sounds similar. But I also know that’s my own ignorance of the genre. That being said, these are my reviews, so the most I can give it is a 2 out of 5 ringbells, because I don’t see myself listening to this again…. except Heart Attack. I’m going to find a playlist to toss that on.

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It still amazes me that Konnan was this longhaired, totally physically cut sex symbol in Mexico, and when he comes to WCW he's this ugly, bald, dumpy guy in a baggy t-shirt with the laziest finishing hold in the world. 

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Jesse Ventura – THE BODY RULES / SHOWDOWN WITH MR. V

The Body Rules / Showdown With Mr. V., Primary, 1 of 3

This Side: The Body Rules
Other Side: Showdown with Mr. V (4:51)

https://www.discogs.com/master/3074933-Jesse-The-Body-Ventura-The-Body-Rules-Showdown-With-Mr-V

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buss4YOc1Cs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMumUd69Mck

Ring Introductions:
This was released in 1984 by Twin/Tone Records, a company headquartered out of Minnesota. At the time, Ventura’s full time career in the ring was on its way to its conclusion. I would surmise that this is at the tail end of his AWA run, as he namedrops “Wally Carbo”. Maybe due to his jumping to the WWF is why this never got any traction.

The Match:
The Body Rules’ is the lead song on this single. Jesse “sings” to about the same level that the 1985 Chicago Bears “rapped” on their ‘Superbowl Shuffle’ song. That is to say, badly. But it’s got some killer guitar for this type of tune, so I can’t hate on it too much. Jesse’s lyrics revolve around his braggadocious attitude.

Showdown with Mr. V’. The best thing about this song is the photo used for the picture disc. Seriously, take another look at that beauty. He is standing there in his fatigues, bare chest exposed, and armed to the teeth. It’s patently ridiculous and I love it for that. The song itself is pretty similar to the one before, but without the cool guitar.

The Finish:
Well this isn’t great. The music itself is fairly generic, which is the standard on these type of things, but Jesse’s vocals don’t carry nearly enough to make this worth any sort of replayability [apparently ‘replayability’ isn’t a word?]

I’ll rate it 2 ringbells out of 3 on the singles scale. That’s higher than it deserves, but it IS only a single so I’m fine with it.

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Raven – BURN IN HELL

1. Burn in Hell (3:57)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seH03-Rkowc

Ring Introductions:
released online in 2009 (??), I don’t really remember or know the story behind this. Produced by Violent J of the Insane Clown Posse, this was implied to be the first single off his upcoming album. Said album never materialized.

The Match:
Burn in Hell’ has a fun rock sound. It feels heavier than it actually is, which is harder to pull off than you might think. Raven is more of a storyteller here and recites his lyrics in a semi-rap, semi-sing, semi-promo style. As a fan of the Raven character, it very much works.

The Finish:
I like this. It works on all levels- musically, vocally, and character wise.

I’ll give this the full 3 ringbells out of 3 on the singles scale, because it does exactly what it sets out to do.

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On 1/31/2025 at 6:50 AM, twiztor said:

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

The Wrestling Album, Primary, 1 of 5

 

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.

 

This theme is actually composed by Jim Steinman of Meat Loaf/Bonnie Tyler fame. He re-used the track for Bonnie Tyler's "Ravishing" in 1986.

On 1/14/2025 at 6:22 AM, twiztor said:

Terry Funk – GREAT TEXAN

Great Texan, Primary, 1 of 4

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.

 

I'd assumed Jimmy Hart had recorded this song before Terry did. I remember seeing pictures of Bobby Eaton and Koko Ware wearing "We Hate School" t-shirts in Memphis.

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On 2/25/2025 at 6:49 AM, twiztor said:

Jesse Ventura – THE BODY RULES / SHOWDOWN WITH MR. V

The Body Rules / Showdown With Mr. V., Primary, 1 of 3

This Side: The Body Rules
Other Side: Showdown with Mr. V (4:51)

https://www.discogs.com/master/3074933-Jesse-The-Body-Ventura-The-Body-Rules-Showdown-With-Mr-V

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buss4YOc1Cs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMumUd69Mck

Ring Introductions:
This was released in 1984 by Twin/Tone Records, a company headquartered out of Minnesota. At the time, Ventura’s full time career in the ring was on its way to its conclusion. I would surmise that this is at the tail end of his AWA run, as he namedrops “Wally Carbo”. Maybe due to his jumping to the WWF is why this never got any traction.

The Match:
The Body Rules’ is the lead song on this single. Jesse “sings” to about the same level that the 1985 Chicago Bears “rapped” on their ‘Superbowl Shuffle’ song. That is to say, badly. But it’s got some killer guitar for this type of tune, so I can’t hate on it too much. Jesse’s lyrics revolve around his braggadocious attitude.

Showdown with Mr. V’. The best thing about this song is the photo used for the picture disc. Seriously, take another look at that beauty. He is standing there in his fatigues, bare chest exposed, and armed to the teeth. It’s patently ridiculous and I love it for that. The song itself is pretty similar to the one before, but without the cool guitar.

The Finish:
Well this isn’t great. The music itself is fairly generic, which is the standard on these type of things, but Jesse’s vocals don’t carry nearly enough to make this worth any sort of replayability [apparently ‘replayability’ isn’t a word?]

I’ll rate it 2 ringbells out of 3 on the singles scale. That’s higher than it deserves, but it IS only a single so I’m fine with it.

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I love this. One of these should be Jesse's theme for when he hosts SNME

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Huh. TIL Jesse Ventura was labelmates with The Replacements and Ween. Makes sense since Twin/Tone was a Minneapolis label. 

Now I'm trying to remember Lifter Puller and Hold Steady lyrics for any wrestling references.  

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Swerve the Realest [Strickland] – YOU COULDN’T BE ME

You Couldn't Be Me - Album by Swerve The Realest | Spotify

1. Lifeline (4:38)
2. Sight to See (2:16)
3. Grown Man Cry (3:35)
4. Somebody Told A Lie (feat. Benny the Butcher) (4:51)
5. Show Me (3:37)
6. Deep Black (3:23)
7. You Couldn’t Be Me (3:16)
8. 2AM in London (1:43)
9. Work It (2:47)
10. These Dreams (4:21)
11. Pitty Pat (2:46)
12. New Blends (3:15)
13. AK 47 (3:52)
14. However (3:49)

https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0C5NWHN1M

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n3bmkMTkhBJG4aAdKUlaLreCgEomAE8TY

Ring Introductions:
Released in May 2023, I just found out about this a couple months ago. I’m surprised there wasn’t any sort of mention on AEW TV (even if was just a commentary shoutout), although obviously that was a calculated move.
Strickland was (is?) part of a hip-hop collective called “Swerve City”, but I’m having a hard time really finding out much information about the group.

The Match:
Lifeline’ a very laid back beat on this that draws you in. Swerve’s flow has more of a hard hitting edge, so the discrepancy between those two really works.

Sight to See’ the most notable thing about this track, to me, is that Swerve’s rapping partner shouts out that he’s in the recording studio with the Tag Team belt.

Grown Man Cry’ has a catchy chorus. It has a smooth, driving beat. I liked this.

Somebody Told A Lie’. Benny’s verse stands out to me. It’s a more standard style, rather than the almost-trap scheme that Swerve uses.

Show Me’ sees Swerve rapping fast and is sexually explicit. I’d like to hear more of the fast rapping from him.

Deep Black’ comes a little bit harder than the previous songs, and the verses all feel more “traditional” than the last few tracks. It works for me.

You Couldn’t Be Me’ is a good song, and I enjoyed it, but it sounds similar to a lot of the previous songs, so I don’ have a lot to add here.

2AM in London’ is short, under 2 minutes. But it makes good use of this time, with a couple quick verses that hit relatively hard.

Work It’ is fully into the trap category, which is not my vibe at all. But it’s not bad.

These Dreams’ was a good posse cut, featuring verses from a number of guys in the group. It does what it needs to do.

Pitty Pat’ comes on pretty strong. Darker beat, more of a focus on the rap. Definitely jumped out to me while I listened. Would like to hear more like this one.

New Blends’ is catchy, with a quick beat that entices you to follow along. This is the closest to what I envisioned this album sounding like overall, and I think it probably should be your first introduction to what Swerve has to offer.

AK 47’ another good beat here. Not much else to say. They got this city on lock.

However’. This one didn’t draw me in as much, or maybe I’m just feeling fatigue from all these laid back tracks. That’s not to say that it’s bad, just that it didn’t really deviate from what I’ve just been listening to for an hour.

The Finish:
The production on this whole album is pretty great. Most of the beats are reminiscent of those “LoFi hiphop beats to study to” YouTube videos. The choruses are usually just a short phrase that plays a number of times in a row, usually with some sort of reverb or vocal modification on them. I think that is a bit overused here.

Standout Track(s):
New Blends
Pitty Pat

I’m going to rate this one 3 ringbells out of 5. It wasn’t really what I was expecting, but it’s certainly well produced and sounds good. I would have liked to hear Swerve really cut loose, as I feel that the focus was on the beat and production end as opposed to the rapping. But I guess that’s a me issue. Still, I’ll rate this for what it IS rather than what I think it SHOULD be.

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Note:
The above link is to Swerve’s actual YouTube profile page, where he does have more music you can check out. Mostly collab albums.

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Jillian Hall – A JINGLE WITH JILLIAN

A Jingle With Jillian, Primary, 1 of 1

1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (3:15)
2. Jingle Bell Rock (2:30)
3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas (2:54)
4. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (2:17)
5. The Christmas Song (3:28)

https://www.discogs.com/master/993600-Jillian-A-Jingle-With-Jillian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlzDkH6pjuc

Ring Introductions:
Released in 2007, this was put out “in character” for Jillian Hall’s terrible singing gimmick. I wasn’t watching SmackDown! at the time, but remember seeing some segments on PPV or crossbranded shows. This was re-released in 2010 with a couple of bonus tracks, but I couldn’t find those (not that I spent much time looking). I’m not looking forward to this one.

The Match:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ started out bad, but ok for about 30 seconds. Then it just gets grating. Holy shit this is REALLY bad. And I get that it’s bad on purpose, but that doesn’t make it any more listenable.

Jingle Bell Rock’ is a more playful number. That’s my nice way of saying that Jillian doesn’t conform to the regular rules of timing, or tone, or tune, or anything else that starts with “t”. This is terrible, and has no redeeming qualities.

I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ is the worst one yet. Fucking awful.

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ is more dire shit. The “joke” is beyond played out at this point.

The Christmas Song’ in her softer tones (AKA when Jillian isn’t purposefully overdoing it) this approaches OK. But then she goes deep with the falsetto and it plunges right back into the deep end of SUCK.

The Finish:
What the fuck is this? Why would anybody actually spend money on this? It’s fucking awful. I’m seriously wracking my brain trying to figure out why WWE would actually put something like this out, rather than just kayfabe it (like they did with Jeff Jarrett’s song). These don’t even work in a “play them as a novelty” way, and I say that as somebody who loves novelty songs.

This gets a straight 0 on my scale of 5 ringbells, and that’s only because I’m not dipping into negative territory.

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I would blast this super loud when driving around doing Christmas shopping.  Granted I would have ear plugs so my ears don't bleed but sometimes you just gotta take the piss out of the season.

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On 2/26/2025 at 4:30 AM, zendragon said:

Men what is stopping you from dressing like that?

I didn't notice until now but the headpiece makes him look like a member of Rick James' Stone City Band. 

On 3/3/2025 at 8:17 PM, RazorbladeKiss87 said:

Huh. TIL Jesse Ventura was labelmates with The Replacements and Ween. Makes sense since Twin/Tone was a Minneapolis label. 

Now I'm trying to remember Lifter Puller and Hold Steady lyrics for any wrestling references.  

Bob Mould is supposed to be a big wrestling fan. 

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