The Rock N Wrestling Connection, the admittedly genius brainchild of Vince McMahon, drove the business to possibly its greatest heights ever, making wrestling 'cool' for the MTV crowd.
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Composed and performed by legendary rocker Rick Derringer -- with Hogan himself on electric guitar -- Real American is as synonymous with Hogan's run in the 80s as the bandanna and ripped shirts. The song was so famous that WCW even COPIED IT for his run with their company. Check out the original, and far better, version below.
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Christopher Scott Wagoner
Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.