12 Best Songs About Professional Wrestling

8. The Mountain Goats - Stabbed To Death Outside San Juan

This cut comes from the Durham, North Carolina indie folk act’s 2015 album Beat the Champ, a highly-enjoyable concept album dedicated entirely to professional wrestling.

Based around Bruiser Brody’s 1988 death at the hands of José 'Invader #1' González, the song captures all the sorrow and tragic uncertainty that still shrouds the incident to this day.

Invader #1 was ultimately acquitted of the murder charges when it was judged that he had acted in self-defence, but the case remains “unsolved” in the minds of many (Dutch Mantell’s version of events is particularly damning). Nonetheless, this track’s doomy acoustics and mournful strings provide an apt soundtrack for Bruiser Brody’s dying moments.

 
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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.