After 6 ketamine therapy sessions with Dr. Robinson you have been reborn. You realized that your unhappiness came from your career so you quit that office job to focus on your true passion, professional wrestling. Months are spent designing your costume and perfecting your badass wrestling moves. Now, the day is finally here. Standing in the dark corridor of the arena you push down your fears as the announcer calls your name. The fans cheer and music starts as you walk toward the ring. What song is playing?

This Week: Wrestling Walk-Out Song

song

artist

contributer

Disko Crew's Picks

M1 A1

Gorillaz

DIP N DRIP

COBRAH

Jungle Boogie

You Might Think He Loves You...

Kool & The Gang

Death Grips

Who Run It

Three 6 Mafia

Andrew

Kay

Mandi

Spencer

Tallon

King of the Slugs

@wistexgirl

Community Highlight

Fat Dog

M1 A1 - GORILLAZ

Andrew's Pick:

Kay's THOUGHTS:

I haven’t listened to this album in years, I’m so glad to be reminded this song exists. God Damon Albarn sounds so busted and so British. I couldn’t imagine a better pick for your gorilla wrestling character, 10/10 no notes.

The stadium falls silent. Your favorite professional wrestler (me) is set to take the stage. You hear the haunting cries of “hello? Is anybody here?” as M1 A1 by Gorillaz fades up. The song’s heartbeat thumps underneath more distressing yelling as fog fills the room. Everyone’s looking around, what’s going on? This scary intro is lasting a lot longer than I thought it would (a minute and forty-two seconds, and no I’m not cutting it down).

But then… BAM! The drums hit and the guitar shreds in and I run into the ring wearing a full gorilla suit à la that one Spongebob scene, banging my chest to the lines “Gorillaz got the bass drum, Gorillaz say I want some” and then the crowd gets extremely amped and by the time the chorus comes in everyone in the room (even my opponent, with a knowing wink) is singing “la la la la la la la la HEY!”

DIP N DRIP - COBRAH

Kay's Pick:

This is the kind of song where I would want to drive into the arena in or on some kind of vehicle. Like an actual race car, size permitting, but an ATV or motorbike would also fit the vibe I’m envisioning. Give it a few revs as the song builds to the verse, zoom in and then brake hard as I skid right up to the platform. Step out, take off my helmet, and whip around my superrrrr long extensions as I smugly catwalk right up into the ring. I’d be a haughty WWE diva, and this song would be the perfect accompaniment. Self-assured, confident lyrics over an incessant bassline and a realllll high bpm—surely that will get the crowd pumped up and ready for a primetime prima donna smackdown.

JUNGLE BOOGIE - KOOL & THE GANG

Mandi's Pick:

This book club is three four five weeks late: 1. because I moved, and 2. because I can’t imagine ever being in this situation. I simply would not wrestle.

A hype song feels like it needs to be equal parts exciting as well as characteristic of your personality/taste. As we established a few weeks ago, I do not listen to music to hype myself up for physical activity and have, in fact, historically rejected the only early introduction I had to the concept back in high school when everyone would sing “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks on the cheer bus as we pulled into the stadium for every football game. I, a self-described alternative music enjoyer and band-wagoning country music hater, refused to take part in this tradition and instead chose to listen to an obscure indie rock song to drown out the sounds of joyous camaraderie among my friends in some stupid form of protest. Luckily, I’m no longer that annoying as an adult.

I love dancing, specifically to disco music. I love dragging my friends to Ladies Night at Sahara Lounge because hearing classic disco, the kind of stuff my mom would play growing up (not ABBA), makes me go bonkers insane. Two weekends ago when we were sweating on the stage of the Lounge, Jungle Boogie came over the speakers and it solved all my problems. It’s perfect, I love it, that's really all there is to it. When you know you know, ya know?

YOU MIGHT THINK HE LOVES YOU FOR YOUR MONEY BUT I KNOW WHAT HE REALLY LOVES YOU FOR IT'S YOUR BRAND NEW LEOPARD SKIN PILLBOX HAT - DEATH GRIPS

Spencer's Pick:

Wrestling walk-out songs are heavily dependent on what type of wrestler you are. If I was a classic heroic wrestler then maybe it would be some old school rock, but for this exercise I’m a heel and it’s a 3v3 cage match. I haven’t fully figured out my character quite yet, but it’s a frog-based villain. I'm wearing tight spandex and all of my visible skin is painted bright green. The song starts with glass shattering and an abrasive high-pitched siren. As MC Ride screams the first lyrics smoke starts pouring out from everywhere in the arena. I don’t fight unless there's hella fog. When the beat finally drops I emerge ready to take on my opponent. On either of my side are my tadpoles hopping along on all fours... All around the auditorium the fans are terrified of me. The deep synth bass and chaotic drum fills shake the metal stands. You can feel the vibration of the music in your bones. We finally get to the ring and I stop, turn around, and eat a fly. The crowd erupts!

Kay's THOUGHTS:

I would for sure be terrified if I saw you emerge from the fog to this song. The funky effects they have on the bass work so good for your frog character, the tone reminds me of that one viral song that was going around on socials that people were calling like “songs to get gloopy to” or “songs you would listen to in a sewer.” The visual you’ve painted just works so perfectly here, love it.

This song for some reason reminded me of the intro to "Aquacode Databreaks” by clipping. and Shabazz Palaces for that dissonant, dual voice spoken word thing they both have.

WHO RUN IT - THREE 6 MAFIA

Tallon's Pick:

The perfect song to enter the ring must strike a perfect balance of awe-inducing inspiration for the crowd and striking fear into your opponent's heart. “Who Run It” is a song of fucking CHAMPIONS. I am the man and my opponent will find god in this ring.

This beat knocks so fucking hard. All-timer for the posse and for hip-hop in general. The string stabs are so delicious the moment they start I get an unremovable stank face for the rest of the song. The horns are meaty as shit and would not sound out of place in a Godzilla soundtrack. Classic punchy outrageous Three 6 drums, but what gives it that extra level of nastiness is that GENIUS move to cut the second snare out of each loop. It gives this beautiful fist-clenching tension that makes you want to suplex the nearest chump you see.

This is a posse cut, meaning every member of Three Six does a verse, and all of them are OUT FOR BLOOD. My personal favourites on the track or for sure Juicy and Gangsta Boo (rest in peace queen). I love the fearlessly bragadocious and in-your-face energy they bring to this. Sidenote: I love the fun fact of Juicy J being so high for the music video that he was scared of falling out of the car.

KING OF THE SLUGS - FAT DOG

Community Highlight:

FROM AMY:

Never before have my auditory nerves ever been caressed (or maybe pleasantly assaulted?) by such a bizarre fusion of genres as when I first listened to Fat Dog. I saw some vague suggestion online somewhere to check them out, and all I really knew about them is that they were from England, had a funny name, and a spectacularly weird debut album cover. “King of the Slugs” is one of the exemplary tracks, and if this song can’t get you motivated to walk out into a crowd cheering for you to do SOMETHING - whether it’s defeating a high level video game boss, or throwing a load of laundry in the wash - then I guess you don’t have a damn thing to do, and I feel sorry for you. This song makes all of your daily tasks feel achievable and victorious. Furthermore, as literal imagery, a slug handing you a crown is just hilarious.

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SUBMITTED BY @wistexgirl

WHAT WE LOVED ABOUT IT:

We’ve previously written about Fat Dog. Spencer said this was the 26th best album of last year and you should eat a chili cheese dog while listening (we’re a very serious publication). Any one of their songs would’ve been a great choice for a wrestling walk out song, but King Of The Slugs is especially good. Their special brand of cheesy 90’s electronica / dance punk with vocals that clip on almost every single line makes them such a unique band. It’s silly and aggressive which is what wrestling is all about. This song builds in the first verse and when the beat drops it’s truly impossible to not dance along. If a wrestler came out to this the audience would lose their mind and bow down because they truly would be the king of the slugs.

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