Today's Top-Selling Rock, Alternative & Hip-Hop Artists Deliver Radical New Hardcore Sounds on WWE: Wreckless Intent

Columbia Records is set to release WWE: Wreckless Intent -- a knock-out compilation of World Wrestling Entertainment's Superstars' entrance theme music performed by today's hottest hardcore rock, alternative and hip-hop artists -- on Tuesday, May 23.

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The songs on WWE: Wreckless Intent are the massively powerful wrestlers' themes heard during the WWE's enormously successful TV shows -- "SmackDown!®," "RAW®," "WrestleMania®," and "Saturday Night's Main Event™" -- as performed by today's top-selling aggro-rock and rap artists. The album features the first new music -- "Some Bodies Gonna Get It" (as associated with the WWE talent Mark Henry™) -- from Three 6 Mafia since the dirty south rappers took home the Academy Award for Best Original Song earlier this month.

"Once again, we've merged some of today's cutting edge musical acts along with the premiere sports entertainment company and the WWE Superstars that reach fans around the world," said Neil Lawi, General Manager WWE Music Group. "WWE: Wreckless Intent is filled with entrance themes from both RAW® and Friday Night SmackDown® Superstars as performed by some of today's hottest rock and hip-hop artists. This album will further push our brand into pop culture, and additionally solidify our commitment to working within the music industry and artists on a global basis."

  WWE: Wreckless Intent

  Artists   -   Tracks   -   WWE talent:

  Saliva - "I Walk Alone" - Batista™

  Mercy Drive - "Burn In My Light" - Randy Orton®

  Homebwoi  - "Hard Hittin'" - Coach™

  Brand New Sin - "Crank It Up" - Big Show®

  Desiree Jackson - "Holla" - Candice™

  Eleventh Hour - "A Girl Like That" - Torrie Wilson®

  Kaballon - "Quien Soy Yo (Who I Am)" - Carlito™

  Theory of a Deadman - "Deadly Game"

  Silkk the Shocker - "I'm Comin'"

  Shadows Fall - "Fury Of The Storm" - Rob Van Dam®

  Three 6 Mafia - "Some Bodies Gonna Get It" - Mark Henry

  Zebrahead - "With Legs Like That" - Maria™

  Killswitch Engage - "This Fire Burns"

  P.O.D. - "Booyaka 619" - Rey Mysterio®

  Motorhead - "King of Kings" - Triple H®

Tracks on WWE: Wreckless Intent will be integrated into all aspects of World Wrestling Entertainment programming including syndicated television, Pay-Per-View, online initiatives, consumer products and live events including "WrestleMania," "RAW®," and "SmackDown!®" TV in the month of April.

WWE: Wreckless Intent is being released in conjunction with the "WrestleMania 22" DVD.

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Founded by Vincent and Linda McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. has been involved in the sports entertainment business for more than 20 years, developing into one of the most popular forms of entertainment today.

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SOURCE: Columbia Records

CONTACT: Tom Muzquiz of Columbia Records, Santa Monica, +1-310-449-2503,
tom.muzquiz@sonybmg.com; or Shawn Blake of World Wrestling Entertainment,
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