These days, the music video or hype video is essential to building up a big match on pa-per-view. Or the weekly tv show. Or a DVD release. Or a video game release. Or... well, you get the drift. They do so many now, they tend to lose their impact. I think the UFC still does them well, and they have to, because building up fights is the name of the game.
Anyway, before I digress into a curmudgeonly state, I wanted to go back. Back to when the music video was a new phenomenon.
And pro wrestling was quick to realise that the format made for a great way to package the company's overall product, or highlight a particular wrestler or team of wrestlers. Here are some of the more memorable ones from days gone by....
World Class Championship Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Illustrated - Lords of the Ring
Memphis Wrestling - Jerry Lawler "Glory Days"
Memphis Wrestling - The Fabulous Ones
The Road Warriors (doing their own singing!)
Memphis Wrestling - Rock 'n Roll Express
One of the greatest.....Memphis Wrestling - The "New" Fabulous ones (actually the Bruise Brothers.... just keep watching)
AND JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT, OLD SCHOOL INTROS
WWF Coliseum Home Video Intro
WWF Coliseum Home Video Intro (2nd version)
WWF - Saturday Night's Main Event intro (original)
WWF - Saturday Night's Main Event intro (2nd version)
WWF- Superstars of Wrestling (special nostalgia for those of us from New Zealand)
This was the 2nd Superstars of Wrestling theme, shortly before the show was taken off the air in NZ.
World Class Championship Wrestling - Championship Sports intro
Georgia Championship Wrestling intro (the original GCW)
AWA All Star Wrestling intro ("....Japan.....Australia....."
NWA JCP - World Wide Wrestling
NWA New Zealand - On The Mat (Here's a REAL piece of Kiwi nostalgia)
Southwest championship Wrestling intro
....and a newer one, WWE's "Desire"
Special shout out to the crew at IPW New Zealand, their intro for their TV show "IPW Ignition" is bang on the money.
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