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Guitar bashing rhythm and blues
After the vote of confidence, Honky Tonk Man was a changed...well, man. He regained the cocky swagger from his Blonde Bomber and pre-WWE days.
He also recorded his own entrance theme - which was novel at the time - and started carrying an acoustic guitar to the ring with him. Honky Tonk Man engaged the services of "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart as his manager and mouthpiece.
Unlike many of his contemporaries, heel Honky Tonk Man wasn't grim or threatening to the fans. Instead, he always thanked them for being a 'beautiful audience' even though he was clearly being booed.
Honky Tonk Man's theme song was featured on the Piledriver: The Wrestling Album II, along with hits like Koko B Ware's titular song. Honky Tonk Man's surging heel status would make him one of the most hated, if undeniably entertaining, superstars of his era.
When you put butts in seats, Vince McMahon tends to notice. This led to Honky Tonk Man's first Wrestlemania moment.
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