Music
Beth Phoenix’s debut EP ‘Stone Rose & Bone’ aims to bring positivity into the world
Before she was a WWE Hall of Famer and women’s champion, Beth Phoenix traveled on Saturdays to...
Jungle Boy and theme song ‘a perfect match’ says song’s writer
Do a quick Google search, and you’ll find dozens of songs that are jungle-related, whether the...
Midwest’s Izzy Blackwell, dead at 53, was Jerry Blackwell’s nephew
A Midwest-based wrestler, Izzy Blackwell, who also wrestled as Izzy Tempest, has died. He was 53....
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Debut album by punk rockers the VonErichs an homage to ’80s wrestling
Slam Wrestling’s long-time buddy Dan “The Mouth” Lovranski knows two things: wrestling and music. On the latter front, not only does he host his own radio show (Dr. Mouth’s Rock & Roll Lunch Party, a weekly must-hear), but he was also a member of the band Bruiser...
‘Big’ Jym Anderson, rocker/indy wrestler, dead at 42
Jym Anderson, a veteran of New England's wrestling rings, and a punk rock singer, has died. He was 42. He had promoted himself as "Big" Jym Anderson, and as "The Prophecy." Born Jym Parrella, on January 27, 1978, in Cape May, New Jersey, and attending Cape May County...
NWA’s Sal Rinauro a big believer in having fun
We have to start with the "rap" video, because it's something to truly behold. Sal Rinauro doing "Country Slammer" is, hmm, unique. It's goofy and fun, yet all about what makes wrestling memorable -- the character. In short, it's very much him. "I wanted to show a...
Booyaka Booyaka! P.O.D. frontman Sonny Sandoval on Mysterio, Mania, and making music
A wrestler’s theme song is a major component of how their character is presented. The grand majesty of “Also Scrach Zarathustar” helped embody the aura of greatness of Ric Flair. Similarly, “Real American” celebrated the heroism of Hulk Hogan during his red and yellow...
Bray Wyatt gone, but his theme song won’t be forgotten thanks to songwriter Mark Crozer
Lost among the reactions about the news that WWE released Bray Wyatt this week is the realization that with him gone, we may no longer get to hear his iconic theme song, “Live in Fear,” which some consider to be the best entrance song of the modern wrestling era. The...
Maguire’s book sings the praises of the man behind wrestling’s soundtrack
Pro wrestling has given the ears of its fans some memorable entrance theme music over the years. There’s “Sexy Boy” for Shawn Michaels. “Cool Cocky Bad” for the Honky Tonk Man. “Common Man Boogie” for the late Dusty Rhodes. And on behalf of all my fellow Canadian...
