18 WWE Easter Eggs, References And In-Jokes You Never Noticed

10. Hulk Hogan's Pre-Real American Entrance Music Was Ripped Off By Bonnie Tyler. Sort Of.

As we just alluded to, music rights issues make using cool songs on home video difficult. For well over a year after the WWF expanded nationally in 1984, Hulk Hogan's entrance music was "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor. It's edited out on home videos, WWE Network, etc. To alleviate this problem, WWF started introducing their own songs in 1985 with the release of The Wrestling Album.

A lot of fans are aware that Hulk Hogan's iconic entrance music, "Real American" by Rick Derringer, was originally earmarked for the team of Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo, as it's said outright by Vince McMahon in a segment on the album. For a long time it was believed they never used it, though, as Windham left the WWF around the time of its release and Hogan was so closely associated with it.

Then someone found this match:

They did, in fact, use the song, but only for one match on WWF Championship Wrestling, airing on the weekend of October 12, 1985. It was their return from Windham's eye injury at the hands of Brutus Beefcake and their last televised match as a team. The Wrestling Album was released in November, so they never actually used it after the album was released.

Meanwhile, Hogan replaced "Eye of the Tiger" with the theme song from his cartoon, which debuted on September 14 that year. He didn't use it long before switching to "Real American." However, there's a weird twist on this one, too: If you're really into '80s power ballads, listen closely, does it sound familiar?

It's essentially an instrumental version of "Ravishing," the opening track from Bonnie Tyler's album "Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire," which was released on May 3, 1986. And when we say it's an instrumental version, we mean it's EXACTLY THE SAME TRACK.

If not for the "HULK!" chants dubbed in, the cartoon theme would be a clean instrumental. Jim Steinman, who wrote the songs and produced the Tyler album, was involved with both projects.