Pro-Wrestling References In Music- Name Them

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In tribute to the Moldy Peaches' cover of "I Wanna Be A Hulkamaniac", which was (I believe) Dave Sullivan's old theme tune, and a genuine piece of Wrestlecrap.

Band names, you have (obviously) the Mr T Experience, Mr Pogo, and the Dean Malenkos.

And, of course, REM bigged up "Classy" Fred Blassie in "Man On The Moon".

Do continue.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 08:57 (twenty-two years ago)

'Stranglehold'!!!

― dave q, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 09:03 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Crusher"

― dave q, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 09:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"I'm like Superfuly Snuka, know how to hook a hooker"

can't remember which rap track this is from, circa 1990 tho

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 09:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Outkast promised to "Drop them 'bows like Dusty Rhodes"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 09:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Slayer - Here Comes The Pain

― M Carty (mj_c), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 09:11 (twenty-two years ago)

of course, there is this one from El Scorcho by Weezer:

So I went to your room and read your diary:
"watching Grunge leg-drop New-Jack through a press table..."

E C DUB!
E C DUB!

― a, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 10:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Spazz have a few wrasslin' songs - one about Randy Savage and some others I forget because I am no longer 12. Very funny though. Well, quite funny.

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 10:51 (twenty-two years ago)

"Pencil Neck Geek" by Fred Blassy.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 11:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't give a fuck about wrestling and can't imagine why anybody would, but it's kinda strange that nobody here has mentioned the Dictators (if not Rancid Vat).

― chuck, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

cyndi lauper to thread!

― JasonD (JasonD), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

NRBQ -- "Captain Lou."

― rokovoko, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

"I don't give a fuck about wrestling and can't imagine why anybody would"

Way to stick it to the wrestling fans. Although I wonder why The Dictators or Rancid Vat are worth knowing (or giving a fuck) about, and wrestlers are not. Aren't you just randomly, subjectively valuing one low art over another simply because you've bothered (seemingly) to make ROCK your area of study?

― theodore fogelsanger, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Stalk-Forrest Group (early incarnation of Blue Oyster Cult) - "Donovan's Monkey", contains the Meltzer-penned line

"Killer Kowalski
Killer Kowalski
Jumps on his head
Opponent is dead
Gorilla's where the resemblance derives
Onto their faces he dives"

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

the superfly snuka reference is puba, from brand nubian's first one, i think

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

and Sweet Daddy Siki made a couple of country and western records AND lives in the mighty Parkdale

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

"Andre the Giant" by Marianne Nowottny

― V (1411), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Randy Savage has a rap record coming out, y'know.

― Ferg (Ferg), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

There is/was a hardcore band called "The Ultimate Warriors."

― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

what about that whole dewey philips and "the world's most perfectly formed midget" scam???

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

That Disturbed song they did for Stone Cold Steve Austin.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

>>>Aren't you just randomly, subjectively valuing one low art over another simply because you've bothered (seemingly) to make ROCK your area of study?<<<

No, I'm (seemingly) making rock my area of study because I randomly, subjectively value one low art (though honestly I don't understand what's so "low" about it) over another. You've got it backwards! And just 'cause wrestling bores me doesn't mean that songs about it always do (or Richard Melzer writing about it, or writing songs about it, etc.) (Though I could live w/o singers who SOUND like wrestlers.)

― chuck, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

That whole bunch of artists who have done songs for WWF wrestler themes. I think Run-DMC did one. Motorhead too.

And that one song Wyclef Jean did with The Rock.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

"Yo this is The Rock kickin' it with the refugee camp and you're about to smell what The Rock is cookin'."

And Big Daddy magazine.

― Nick H, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

That whole bunch of artists who have done songs for WWF wrestler themes.

Kool Keith & Ol' Dirty Bastard made one of these that was ROW.*

*ROW = rowdy

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

The band the Psychotic Turnbuckles had several wrestling references and even wore masks. Pretty good revved up psych/garage sounds too.

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Thursday, 10 April 2003 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Half Japanese have a couple on Charmed Life. "George the Animal Steele" and "King Kong Bundy."
Isn't the new Mountain Goats album title supposed to reference Chavo Guerro?

― theodore fogelsanger, Thursday, 10 April 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't give a fuck about wrestling and can't imagine why anybody would

Do you hate Funaki?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 10 April 2003 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Anyone remember late 90s Japanese noise artists Lucha Libre? They count as well, because, like, Lucha Libre is wrestling, and stuff.

Run DMC did the second DX theme tune, after the one sung by that guy who looked like Zack De La Rocha's peasant cousin. Heat did a massive special on the making of the video, which consisted of Run DMC standing around, and then smashing a car up, and then Stephanie McMahon pulling a stupid face. Which is kinda like a metaphor for the last three years of pro-wrestling.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 10 April 2003 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

the KARP "Suplex" record... nothing directly (from what I remember), but the theme is strong.

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 10 April 2003 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)

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