The Pro Wrestling Legacy Of Limp Bizkit's 'My Way'!!!
When people mention, Rap/Rock band, Limp Bizkit's 'My Way' (especially Pro Wrestling fans) the first thought that pops into their head is, in most cases, the theme song to WWF's 'Wrestlemania X-Seven'.
The song may be remembered as the theme song to one of the greatest Pro Wrestling events of all time but it also has another, often forgotten, moment that most fans don't even think of and its one that makes it a truly defining moment in Pro Wrestling history.
Before going any further for those who aren't overly familiar with Limp Bizkit's 'My Way' here's a quick breakdown for you.
The song was released in early 2001 as the fourth single from Limp Bizkit's, massively successful, 'Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water' album that came out a few months prior.
Whilst the single didn't gain as much commercial success as the album's previous single release, 'Rollin (Air Raid Vehicle)' (which also happened to be The Undertakers entrance music which gives you a clear idea on the WWF's relationship with the band), it was still considered a solid track, by critics, and really found its place once it was made the theme song for 'Wrestlemania X-Seven'.
Anyway, now that's out of the way, let's get back to reason this article was written.
On March 26th, 2001, right at the end of WCW's final ever episode of 'Monday Nitro', to be broadcast on TNT, the WWF decided to end the show with a video package for 'Wrestlemania X-Seven', which was coming up 6 days later, promoting the showdown between The Rock and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin to the sound of, you guessed it, 'My Way'!!!
This technically makes 'My Way' one of the last things people heard on a WCW programme broadcast on a Turner owned network!!!
So, whilst an interesting fact, how does this make it a defining moment in the Pro Wrestling history books?
Well, to us personally, this song represents the end of an era. The true turning point of the industry where, the once mighty, WCW was finally taken down by the WWF and the war was officially over.
This time period is also looked at as the end of the WWF's 'Attitude' era (though some people would debate that as the companies 'Ruthless Aggression' era was still about a year away) but if it wasn't the official end then it was most definitely the starting point, that it was beginning to wind down, and 'My Way' was certainly the theme song for it.
Everything from the lyrics to the vibe fit that period of time so well, as one chapter closed and another one opened, with an industry truly heading into the unknown.
Still to this day 'My Way' will make fans remember the moment we watched WCW go off air for good (except for one last, pre-recorded, episode of 'Worldwide', that aired on syndication, later that week) and when the WWF took its big victory lap at that year's 'Wrestlemania'.
No matter what your opinion is on Limp Bizkit, or 'My Way' itself, it will always be remembered, at least to us, as the theme song of when Pro Wrestling changed forever.
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