7 bands the WWE Universe love because of WWE

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#6 Fozzy

So underrated
So underrated

This one may seem obvious to include, but it isn't that much when you think about it. WWE legend Chris Jericho joined up with Stuck Mojo band members, Rich Ward and Frank Fontsere, in 1999, to form a comedy rock cover band named Fozzy.

Chris dubbed himself 'Moongoose McQueen' and refused to acknowledge that Moongoose McQueen and Chris Jericho were the same people.

The band gave themselves a satirical back-story that they had signed with a record company to move to Japan to be huge rock stars, but the company went out of business, leaving them stranded for 20 years, while all their demos were snatched and recorded by other bands.

WWE began to promote Fozzy a little bit in 2002 when the band released their second album Happenstance, when Stephanie McMahon implied she was a fan in a backstage segment to promote the album's release. This was followed by a live performance from Fozzy on an episode of RAW in August, 2002.

We wouldn't hear much about Fozzy again on WWE TV until 2005 when WWE used the band's first written single, 'Enemy', as the theme for the No Way Out pay-per-view. It would also serve as the theme for TNA's Bound For Glory in 2006 and today remains the bands most popular song around WWE fans.

Those who are actually fans of Fozzy love the song too, but prefer others as their favorite. Many WWE fans don't seem to like Chris as a singer, which I believe is due in large part to their desire to see him more often in WWE. The first album Fozzy wrote, their 3rd album 'All That Remains', has received mixed reviews from critics.

However, the four albums they have released since then have all be critically acclaimed and have even been praised by rock/metal giants Corey Taylor and Iron Maiden.

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