10 Mainstream Songs That Made Great Wrestling Entrance Themes
8. American Badass By Kid Rock (Undertaker Circa 2000)
When the Undertaker made his long awaited return during the woefully underrated 60 Minute Iron Man match between The Rock and Triple H at Judgment Day 2000, few could have expected such a drastic departure from his established gimmick.
The supernatural had been replaced with the redneck. To further punctuate the change, WWE needed to give Undertaker a theme that would fit his new persona.
Enter everybody's favorite Early Morning Stoned Pimp (his words, not mine). Kid Rock was at the forefront of the rap metal movement at the beginning of the century; though soon to be replaced by the influx of newer artists, he still had a few tricks up his sleeve.
American Badass as a song is not the most impressive product of the genre. Essentially consisting of Kid Rock boasting about his achievements, listing bands that he likes and asking listeners to throw up their hands and say "Hey!" a lot, the actual meat of the song comes entirely from Metallica's Sad But True.
Whilst many have described the song as woefully inaccurate karaoke, it's still a piece of WWE history. Ultimately, the self serving lyrics didn't connect with the wrestling world and the theme was replaced after six months with more fitting titles, which we will get to.
Wrestling historians may remember that the original Sad But True was used by Rey Mysterio Jr during his run in ECW.