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- _/ E& \; W" ]Chris Jericho proclaimed himself "The Ayatolla of Rock 'n' Rolla" upon his arrival in WWE. Most saw that as bravado, but Jericho would soon prove them wrong.
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% v. W% N# I- @9 ^% @' P9 K7 SJericho is the frontman for heavy metal outfit Fozzy.# g4 C/ W. y3 d3 ]8 A
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( R$ ~; V* T4 x" [3 ITheir single "Sandpaper" is the theme for Hell in a Cell 2012.+ F$ {% Y& i$ `" z: n
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& U+ t/ o2 ~# X6 a5 O5 l1 uMichael Hayes stepped into the recording studio to lay down the vocals for The Fabulous Freebirds' iconic entrance theme, "Badstreet USA."
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9 V8 M# D! ?! m; N5 Z4 n& P7 UAccording to the hard-hitting anthem, the further you went down Badstreet, the badder it got, and The Freebirds occupied the last house on the right., x! B4 H- R2 q4 A3 z6 f) d
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$ k) l) Q( U+ Z) k iJeff Jarrett wanted to be a country music star., z; a! t8 m0 J& r C$ r
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"Double J" seemed to achieve that goal with his single "With My Baby Tonight," but the WWE Universe would later find out that wasn't the case.& S2 e2 T: \# s. v5 j6 R9 \
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Jarrett always had a guitar in hand, ready to bash his opponents with it.1 ]* u) f+ h, ^- E+ D) ?
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The Honky Tonk Man set out to prove that Elvis Presley didn't have anything on him.- C' k8 o! v5 E: i( E/ `3 ^
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1 Q* N8 i# l! b& l+ c6 q2 ^! JHonky followed up every victory with an impromptu concert, whether the WWE Universe wanted to hear him sing or not.
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"Thank you very much, you're a beautiful audience," he disingenuously said after his crooning.
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The Honky Tonk Man brought Greg "The Hammer" Valentine into his band, Rhythm and Blues. The pair performed live at WrestleMania VI.
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" v6 H# C0 |4 w' [; Q$ q1 T% M' X' }They claimed to have a gold record for their song "Hunka Hunka Honky Love."2 X/ P7 i5 q9 f0 W+ B
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"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware sang the title track on "Piledriver: The Wrestling Album 2."
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The Maestro, along with his valet Symphony, tried to bring a little musical class to WCW.% c2 y- \$ R9 s) X' {5 \! H& a8 t
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; m: I4 L* C0 U' hHe was lowered into the arena on a platform while playing a grand piano./ S. N5 c( ^( `- o' |6 H1 ~: f. F4 s
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6 `' n" t5 Z7 ~. AThe Rock had the WWE Universe in hysterics with his "Rock Concerts."
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5 h+ `! ]& h" g( F, g5 K7 LThe People's Champion sang tunes designed to get under the skin of his rivals.
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7 f# ?. [# t. Q* w; S9 q/ Y- U7 [+ uWe don't know why Jillian Hall thought she could sing.
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Curt Hennig fronted this group of wrestlers-turned-musicians, The West Texas Rednecks.
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Their song "Rap is Crap" endeared them to WCW's fans in their rivalry with rapper Master P and his No Limit Soldiers.
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. }6 j& U; T) F; `; u4 Q) FHe may look like a hippie here, but in his early days in WCW, Van Hammer was "Heavy Metal" to the core.- ^% f5 P: D+ f' t1 v7 k+ k! V+ Q
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, z: ~7 J7 c% \% TMan Mountain Rock liked to get the WWE Universe on their feet with a mindblowing guitar solo before his matches.
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After revealing that Jeff Jarrett lip-synced "With My Baby Tonight," The Roadie embarked on a singles career.& ^9 W+ F$ e9 s: b
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Calling himself "The Real Double J" Jesse James, he serenaded the WWE Universe with the country tune on his way to the ring.: e1 Q0 i7 w. F: f1 b: }# v# g
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7 [- B/ O Y2 B$ J! h! h7 k5 F" uThe hottest band in the world, KISS, introduced their own wrestler, The Demon, to WCW.
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Heath Slater calls himself "The One-Man Band."
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5 g4 U1 t2 A( J! lHe interrupted Cyndi Lauper's guest appearance on Raw in June 2012 to sing a few bars.8 N7 G) o! D6 c4 C o) g
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