Jim Cornette on Entrance Music History
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- From Episode 284 of the Jim Cornette Experience!
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Today ECW would have bankrupted just because of the copyright lawsuits for music alone
They had a deal with Tommy Boy records. The rock would have been an issue though.
that's why all of the ECW dvds that were released in the US (I'm not talking about the ones the WWE put out, but the initial ones) also had the music changed (or the entrances cut completely).
As long as the music doesn't get played on video, you can get away with it.
@@rickyhunt4075 What's The Rock have to do with this huhuhuh jk
Now Major League Wrestling uses "industry" songs for talent entrances: Lance Anoa'i - Nas Is Like instrumental (DJ Premier), HF has Jake One's 3 Kings instrumental.
One of the reasons I like Cornette so much his wrestling knowledge. So much history I learn.
Anthony “so much history I learn”? Who are you, fucking Yoda?
@@MrBrianboisselle Are you kidding? Fucking Yoda *already* knows all history he does.
Well that's one of the things I like about Jim but I wish he would just stifle his fucking political stance
@@MrBrianboisselle LOL I'm just now seeing this reply. No not Yoda by any means.
Surely he’s not fucking Yoda. That would be grody.
Jake Roberts' the snake pit theme was amazing even the trust me one too it sounded like something outta Vice city
Or something out of "Escape from New York" movie with Kurt Russell.
One of thee most memorable!
Hogan using eye of the tiger was cool. Also Hogan and Voodoo Child I loved.
Of all of Hulk’s entrance songs, I still like his ‘84-‘85-ish one from the Rock ‘n Wresting intro best.
New Jack coming out to Ice Cube & Dr Dre - Natural Born Killers...you knew something bad was about to happen lol
The network version is SOOOOOOOOO horrible I've literally shed tears from laughing so hard at it. I almost wanna make it my ringtone out of pure masochistic pleasure. Seriously, LISTEN to the Network version more than once and tell me you don't envy the deaf.
The TNA version of The Gangstas theme song is (unsurprisingly) also the drizzling shits: Why I didn't literally die of laughter from the combination of that audio feces & Bubba's hilarious overselling of what I think was a kendo stick shot to the back is a small miracle. It was Hardcore Justice 2010. Anyone reading this who might be feeling down, I highly recommend you watch it: You'll feel much better.
@@ElmoKnowsWhereYouLive5150 holy crap its turrible! Just looked it up and my ears hurt.
New jack had his own theme recorded offered it to Heyman and Heyman kept wanting to use the illegal stuff.
When you heard his name it was something you were going to want to record. New Jack. Criminal in the ring. 😆
I liked when Dusty Rhodes came out to "I'm bad, I'm Nationwide" by ZZ Top.
Pomp & Circumstance fitted Savage like a glove.
Fit
The Brood entrance music was so cool with Gangrel, Edge & Christian. Bret 90s. Austin. Warrior. Too Cool. Punk.
Christians At Last theme was good
one of jim johnstons best along with the original kane burned theme, man he was a musical genius.
The Von Erich's coming to the ring with Nugent's Stranglehold or Rush's Tom Sawyer
Rodney Duffer Wait a minute...The Von Erich’s came out to Stranglehold???
@@tylermccune7092 Oh yeah, check out the Von Erichs vs the Freebirds from Texas Stadium at the parade of champions. Its on youtube. And the Freebirds came out to Badstreet USA. And your welcome!
Kevin used STRANGLEHOLD, which I liked better than KERRY coming out to TOM SAWYER.
But I liked GINO & CHRIS ADAMS coming out to WE WILL ROCK YOU the best.
@@tylermccune7092 Kevin used Stranglehold. Kerry used Tom Sawyer. David used La Grange.
“The Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich came out to Tom Sawyer. True. Kevin came out to Stranglehold, also true. But Gino and Chris, the Dynamic Duo, came out to Bad to the Bone. And Lance Von Erich came out to Hurts So Good by JCM.
Midnight Express had the best entrance music in my opinion. Also gold dust entrance was good and shinsuke nakamura theme was awsome too untill they changed it
Ultimate Warrior, man! That music was like audio adrenaline.😁
Undertaker Has Had His Fair Share Of Dubbed Themes Including The Equestria Girls Rendition Of American Badass (Which Actually Sounded Great)
I just figured out a few months ago that their music is from the movie midnight express!
Gorgeous George did it first. Came out to Pomp and Circumstance (The WWF Randy Savage theme/Graduation theme)
thats my guess too
GR AWAKENDREAM, that’s what I thought too.
According to Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson's book The Heels, Lord Landsdowne came out to "God Save the King" in the 1930s.
You are 100% correct and he wore an elaborate robe while drawing sell-outs during the '40s and '50s. Might have been the first with a valet?
@@christophergarner6815 I may sound ignorant, but could you hook a Record Player up to a sound system loud enaugh to actually hear it with a crowd in those days? I mean, you obviously could, but how? Arena Sound systems?
Eddie Gilbert - Donna Summers hot stuff was underrated
Stone Cold had the best entrance music ever. As soon as that glass shatters the roof blows off.
When you hear the glass, it's Vince's ass haha
@@b0n3s Ok...
Corny was there! He carpooled with X Pac=)
Lmao
I’m a huge fan of Queen and to this day, I still think of JUD whenever I hear Another One Bites The Dust.
Scott Steiner coming out to just the sound of a siren stood out and fit his persona.
A hundred times better than "steiner line".
@@monoaguilar6867Steiner line was fine for babyface Scott & the Steiner brothers tag team, but it’s clearly from a certain era and it would never work for a heel since it doesn’t have any irony about it. It’s not something like “All American Boys” where the song can work for heels by playing up a particular sentiment in the other direction.
Did Rick Rude come out to Smooth Operator early in his career??
He and Manny Fernandez in JCP as a tag team used Queen’s “We Will Rock You.” I always thought that was a weird choice for a heel team.
@Captain Brandon Horror Film Lover naw, his best theme was his last WCW theme.
I thought it fit him well.Like that song I like Sade
Yup, that was his NWA theme before the "Simply Ravishing" theme in WCW
CARLTHE4TH
Yes, he used it in World Class Wrestling in 1986 after they withdrew from the NWA.
"everyone else was scratching their balls , cuz they haven't manscaped"
Hey, don't y'all be hatin' on JYD's "Grab them cakes." It's a banger! LOL
Jyd yet another all time great that the wwf ruined by signing him he was so over in wwf but only reached the mid card
I remember before grab them cakes it was another one bites the dust. Damn, that's going way back!
The Midnight Rockers used Living after Midnight by Judas Priest..awsome stuff.
Wasn't Pat Patterson's music "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses? :-)
Nowadays every single entrance sounds the same none unique like when jim johnston was running it
I think Andre the Giant went his whole career without music.
Cause he never got over
@@ironman2326 ?
@@Gravydog316 😆 kidding
Ik in svr 06 he had a theme “the eighth wonder” I thought it was perfect for Andre
He had music in New Japan Pro Wrestling when he wrestled there.
Scott hall came out to Fugees -- Ready or not in ecw , awesome!!!
watch the entrance he did with Nash in Japan to that song - smooth as fuck
I was there for the June 28, 1997 WCW House Show in L.A. where The Outsiders used that theme.
that was my personal favourite. it fit hall perfectly.
Definitely dude
Awesome
Kudos to Jim Cornette for mentioning Bad Bad Leroy Brown.
badder than old king kong,meaner than a junkyard dog lol.
I remember that the road warriors used the beginning of black sabbaths iron man
Evan Marion that scared me so bad when it came out lol
Hate is a hell of a motivator... but hey, so is some Skynyrd!
In the picture Cornette should be wearing a big Gold chain with a C hanging from it.
The Road Warriors, running out from the curtains at the old TBS studios to destroy their opponents, and "Iron Man" playing.. Changed my life. I was young, and didn't even know who Sabbath was. Heard that "Dowwarrugh" on Iommi's guitar, said to myself wtf is that sound?, and then Hawk and Animal RAN out, and I thought for maybe the first time that badassness like that was possible..
Well, wrestling is so old that people may of come out to music before the 40's. Shows used to be run out of music halls, so I imagine someone found a trumpet or something backstage and used it before the matches
I remember in the dying days of WCW when Sid Vicious was World Champion he didn't have music and it really set his entrance apart. It was such a great departure i've not forgotten it.
The rock style of Pomp & Circumstance that Savage got in TNA was perfect for Randy, far more than the original score.
Hayes used to take credit for bringing rock n roll into wrestling, but he’s since stopped, I think.
King Parsons used Cold As Ice in Missouri for NWA, but used Sister Sledge for Mid-South
Good luck hearing a good deal of that on the Network. The Midnight Express now comes out to the most lame ass untss untss music instead of the knockoff of Giorgio Moroder "Chase". It sucks the life out of their entrance.
Nothing will ever top the music used in promo packages from 99-05/06, the gritty metal/rock. I don’t even like that music but it worked so perfectly in those packages
Sandman- Enter Sandman🔥🔥
Eh I liked sandmans gimmick but that's all he was. He wouldn't have gotten over any where else his wrestling skills weren't that good if not for the blood,beer,and kendo stick and that crazy entrance no one would of cared
@@jessieb9384 you just summed up ECW
I liked when Sandman came out to Big Shot.
@@jessieb9384 I ONLY cared for his entrance. Thanks for proving my point and how wild/ exciting those 3-5 minutes were lol
Smooth Operator - Rick Rude
Perfect Strangers - Shane Douglas
The Game -HHH
Huka Blues - Sabu
Here Comes The Hotstepper - Public Enemy
RESPECT RVD
Undertaker theme.
Kid Kash- Bawitdaba
Stranglehold - Kevin VonErich
Im the Mounty... The Mounty 😅😅
Gorgeous George waaaay back in the 40s and 50s used entrance music. I knew this little factoid and of course Cornette had to steal my thunder with his wrestling knowledge! 😦
If I were a wrestler, my music would be “One of the Living” by Tina Turner from the “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome” soundtrack.
Superstar Billy Graham in 1974 during the IWA Tour, came out to the 101 string Jesus Christ Superstar sang by Carl Anderson. It was Mighty Inoue who decided to do this this in September 1974
Iron Man Road Warriors
Around 86/87, in Mid Atlantic, a tag team named The New Breed used the Beastie Boys' "You Gotta Fight For Your Right". I was hooked to the Beasties immediately and The New Breed...they consisted of Chris Champion and Sean Royal.
Growing up road warriors had the best with midnight express
Watching classic 80’s WWF, I’m shocked how long it took for Ted Dibiase to have entrance music. Seems strange watching him walk down the aisle without ‘Money, Money, Money, Money, Moneeeeeeeey’ playing.
Loved his theme song.
I don’t think Andre the Giant ever had entrance music.
Andre never did. Neither did The Brainbusters
@@televiper11= Paul Riordan's "Coast" = It should have been That Song for Tully (Blanchard) and Arn (Anderson, "Double A / The Enforcer").
memphis was first in ALL COOL WRESTLING GIMMICKS ECT
"Gorgeous" George had entrance music in the 1950's long before the Freebirds.
Best theme songs . Hulk Hogan -Eye Of The Tiger, Sandman -Enter Sandman ,New Jack-Natural Born Killaz, Road Warriors -Iron Man,JYD-Another One Bites The Dust ,Fabulous Freebirds -Freebird ,Midnight Express -The Chase ,Shane Douglas -Perfect Strangers ,Randy Savage -Pomp And Circumstance . Just to name a few .Personal opinion though .
If Undertaker Came Out To Natural Born Killaz In 1994 New Jack Would Automatically Assume That Undertaker Is An Unstable Psychopath Hellbent On Revenge And Destruction
Early 70's WWWF wrestler Beautiful Bobby (Bob Harmon) managed by the Grand Wizard would come to the ring with entrance music (wish I could remember the name of the music.) It was done on the cheap with the ring announcer putting a cheapo cassette player up to his microphone.
I am not at all ashamed to admit I'm a huge John Denver fan, but I cannot under ANY circumstances imagine his version of "Some Days Are Diamonds" working as an entrance theme for ANY wrestler.
My mind will never change. Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez are the main reason "We Will Rock You" became a staple in every major sporting event in the country.
Jimmy Valiant made the song 'Rocker and Roller' in 1978 that he used as his entrance theme. He made a video too. Michael Hayes claiming he was the first to use rock music as entrance music is definitely lie.
I do believe Jimmy Valiant was the first documented wrestler to use CUSTOM entrance theme music. At least that’s what I’ve always heard.
Austin Ido used...The Kid is Hot Tonight by Loverboy, when he was in Southeatern/Continental Championship Wrestling. And I remember that Midnight Express song they used in Southeastern too.
Favorite entrance music Stone Cold Steve Austin. When you hear that glass break and out comes Steve you know business is about to pick up. Either you are about to hear a kick ass promo or someone is about to get an ass whoopin.
Love stone cold theme and always loved the razor Ramon music
The Razor and Stone Cold music seem the same to me.
The Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness theme is my favorite. The Rock's theme from 1998 was fantastic too.
@@jamaalmoses8821 because they are
Not disrespecting Austin's theme, yea it's iconic, but I prefer his "Satans Sister" theme that he had in WCW
Much as I love “Chase” from Midnight Express, my immediate first association with it is “FROM THE HIGH DESERT…” from my many years of working nights and listening to Art Bell.
Fair play for employing less ads here
The Freebirds want music, they must be on them Marijuana pills again.
More like Jack Daniels pills.😂
I could see Michael hayes taking a toke or two in the parking lot before the show
Most Identifiable Rock Songs/Wrestling Stars:
- Rock-n-Roll Express (Rock and Roll is King)
- The Fantastics/Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin (Sharped Dress Man)
- The Road Warriors (Iron Man)
- Jimmy Valiant (Boy from New York City)
- Hulk Hogan (Real American)
- Ric Flair (2001 theme)
- Midnight Express (Midnight Express movie soundtrack)
- Junk Yard Dog (Another one bites the dust)
- Dusty Rhodes (Cant Judge a Book by Its Cover)
I would add more to that -
Steve Austin (Stunning Steve Austin) - Jesus Christ Superstar
Mike Awesome - Welcome To The Jungle
Finn Bálor/Prince Devitt - You're The Best
Tyler Bate - Sledgehammer/Danger Zone
King Kong Bundy - Crazy Train
Cactus Jack - Back In Black, Symphony Of Destruction, Born To Be Wild, Welcome To The Jungle
Tommy Dreamer - Man In The Box, Even Flow
Undertaker - American Bad Ass, Rollin
Goldberg - Crush Em
Sting - Seek & Destroy
I respectfully disagree. During my graduation when the music hit like 30 off us all screamed oooooh yeeeeah. So no it fit savage the best
Jim and brian, keep up the great work!!!👍
stop
I'm also remembering when they would announce the tour dates for WWF on that Saturday morning show they used to have, I believe it was
The Who's- Eminence Front
Ted DiBiase used Bad Reputation not as entrance music but a tribute to himself.
There was a guy in a local promotion here where I live who came to the ring to slayer's dead skin mask then it was changed to bloodline.
Hahaha that Randy Savage impression was on point!
I remember renting the older WWF PPVs on VHS (I grew up in the 90's), and always thinking it was weird that the first two WM's had no music for entrances. Music really made the product what it is IMHO, it adds to the characters and the atmosphere. The old school style definitely had its high points, but wrestling really came into its own in 1983 with the expansion (for good or bad).
but the first WrestleMania already had entrance music, at least for some workers (e.g. Hulk Hogan and Mr. T coming to the ring to "Eye of the Tiger").
Top 3 Music Entrances
Iron Man- Road Warriors
Tom Sawyer- Kerry Von Erich
Eye of The Tiger- Hogan
Gorgeous George the legend used "Pomp and Circumstance" way back in the black & white days. Oh how the young marks forget....
Cornette knows the history but my personal fav intro music is the WWF Dusty Rhodes music, American Dream! Well good tune innit!?
8:28 "cause everyone else was scratching their balls bc they forgot to manscape" lmao cornette could make a dead man pop
The first heel team that I started liking was "The Stud Stable" because they came out to "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" by KISS
Continental was great
When I started watching wrestling again in 1998 (I was 14), I became a fan of DX and at least 90% of that came from their ring entrance & theme music: Songs on the radio from 1998, now, and all years in between are rarely even close to being that good. When I bought their VHS at Sam Goody (goddamnit, I'm old...) I would rewind the part where they play their entire theme song and titantron video so much, I still don't know why my VCR didn't break. Here I'm known as Moonwalker 9705, but was also known as "Mark". #breakitdown
Chris Colt was so damn far ahead of his time, was rocking the face paint and feather boas and entering to Alice Cooper music in the mid 70s before anyone did any of that regularly.
I forget which one it was, but it was either the first or second Battle of the Belts in Florida, when Ric Flair came out to "Easy Lover" by Phil Collins & Philip Bailey. Tripped me out.
I love that song.
Has Jim seen any of the Mid-South shows now where Midnight Express song was replace with another generic song that sounded pretty good ?
The von Erichs mostly used "la grange" "stranglehold " and "tom sawyer".
It was Poison who did the remake of Mama Don't Dance, from there 1988 album Open Up And Say Ahhh
the bt express album that jim mentioned was called do it til you're satisfied and the song was just simply called express at least according to spotify, i like it kind of funky.
Art Bell and The Midnight Express using Giorgio Moroder's disco classic "Chase".
Funny the music used by the Midnight Express was also in soundtrack of the movie Midnight Express
TBE!!!
The Skyscrapers coming out to China White by the Scorpions . I think Barry Windham used to use Lagrange by ZZtop and Ricky Steamboat Sirius by The Alan Parsons Project.
Slaughter also used the Marine music early on during his first run in the WWWF.
He also claims he was the first to use music but maybe for the WWWF at the time.
Poison. That's who covered "Your Mama Don't Dance."
Thus Spoke Richard Flair
I will never call this song anything else again. Woooo!
Also Sprach Zarathustra is the 2001 theme.
Ah yes, Ric Flair's theme!!!
I was down with this clip right until the end when TGBL knocked Grab Them Cakes. C'mon son, that's a classic! :D
imo
And now, a wrestler in the WWE can't enter-even as a run-in to save another wrestler from a beatdown-without his/her fuckin' theme, giving away that the run-in is planned...meh...
imo
It's stupid. Even interrupting a promo shouldn't need music.
@@Retromags_Brian totally agree
Remember NWA/WCW back in the day, when all the faces would come out of the locker room to save another face from a beatdown? No music, just all the boys coming to the rescue - some wearing ring gear, and others in jeans and cowboy boots.
Even worse is that thing where their stupid catch phrase precedes their entrance music. Do they still do that?
@@bshaun yeah...kinda like it's just happening instead of planned.
I have never hears of marijuanna pills but i have used the pot needle
Of course, Jim Croce and "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" inspired not only Leroy Brown the wrestler but also Junkyard Dog. Probably more obscure: Roddy Piper used to say "I'll put out my cigar in your face just for kicks, jack" in his promos. Someone told me a long time ago that the line was lifted from a Croce lyric, though I've yet to find the song in question.
It’s not a Croce lyric; I’m pretty sure that line originates from Maggie’s Farm by Bob Dylan.
Man, when Ultumate Warrior's song hit, the fucking noise! Great pump up tune
The Von Erichs coming out to Stranglehold was badass
That's was Kevin's
Kerry was Tom Sawyer. Un less it was tag team or Three man Tag.
midnight express had the best intro theme...
one of my idols, Mildred Burke used music (maybe before Gorgeous George?)
Kerry/Tom Sawyer. Enough said.
Like him or not, gotta appreciate Jim's historical knowledge
New FTR Midnight Entrence!!
I had a feeling that this was going to be its own video. This was very informative with wrestling history. Thanks, Jim!
Rick Rude used to come out to SMOOTH OPERATOR. That's up there with Road warriors/IRON MAN
Oh good. Glad you broke this down into a shorter video. This is REALLY interesting. I had been wondering for a few years if it was Georgous George who had entrance music first or not.
Savage used :The Chase," then Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" then "Fame," in ICW.
Eddie Gilbert also used Donna Summer.
I loved it when Superstar Billy Graham would come out to "Bad To The Bone" by George Thorogood & The Destroyers 💪🏻💪🏻
Underrated theme song: The Brood.
Damn, Jim dissin' Bret Michaels and Poison for the Loggins and Messina remake.
They had a couple of good ones. Nothin But a Good Time and Every Rose have aged very well.
But, their covers were shit. They did Rock and Roll All Nite around the same time and it sucked.
In the mid-80's, my older step brother used "That'll Be The Day" by Buddy Holly and I used the newly released "Piledriver" by Koko Beware - when we wrestled XD
I can't imagine hearing That'll Be The Day to a wrestler.
I went to a event that had the free birds on the ticket in 1977 or 1978 and there was no music. Tony Atlas,Harley Race, Ted DiBiase etc. Harley was so nice to everyone, he was sitting next to the popcorn stand.