On this day November 9 1985, the stars of the World Wrestling Federation released The Wrestling Album, a unique mix of music, entertainment, and over the top personality that captured the height of professional wrestling’s pop culture boom. Produced by Rick Derringer with executive production by Cyndi Lauper under the alias Mona Flambé, the album featured many of wrestling’s biggest names performing or appearing in songs that blended rock, pop, and comedy. It was a wild reflection of the crossover success wrestling was enjoying in the mid 80s.
The album included fan favorites such as Real American by Rick Derringer, which became Hulk Hogan’s iconic entrance theme, and Grab Them Cakes performed by Junkyard Dog and Vicki Sue Robinson. Other tracks featured Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hillbilly Jim, and Mean Gene Okerlund, giving each wrestler a chance to showcase their character in musical form. The Wrestling Album was both a novelty and a genuine part of the entertainment explosion surrounding the WWF, helping solidify wrestling’s place in mainstream 80s culture.
80s insight: The Wrestling Album captured the showmanship and larger than life energy that defined the decade, proving that in the 80s, even wrestlers could become rock stars.
The album included fan favorites such as Real American by Rick Derringer, which became Hulk Hogan’s iconic entrance theme, and Grab Them Cakes performed by Junkyard Dog and Vicki Sue Robinson. Other tracks featured Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hillbilly Jim, and Mean Gene Okerlund, giving each wrestler a chance to showcase their character in musical form. The Wrestling Album was both a novelty and a genuine part of the entertainment explosion surrounding the WWF, helping solidify wrestling’s place in mainstream 80s culture.
80s insight: The Wrestling Album captured the showmanship and larger than life energy that defined the decade, proving that in the 80s, even wrestlers could become rock stars.
