WWE Wreckless Intent

Infobox Album | Name = WWE Wreckless Intent
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Various Artists, World Wrestling Entertainment


Released = May 23, 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Rock, hip hop
Length = 53:52
Label = Columbia
Producer = Kevin Dunn
Jim Johnston
Reviews =*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:n02vad1ke8w8 link]
*"IGN" Rating-10|7 [http://music.ign.com/articles/709/709757p1.html link]
*"411Mania" Rating-10|6.5 [http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/41092/WWE---Wreckless-Intent-Review.htm link]
Last album = "" (2004)
This album = "WWE Wreckless Intent" (2006)
Next album = "WWE The Music, Vol. 7 (2007)
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"WWE Wreckless Intent" is a compilation album released by WWE on May 23, 2006. The album is the sequel to the previously released "WWF Forceable Entry" album (the working title for the album was "WWE Forceable Entry 2") and like its predecessor it featured rock and metal artists performing versions of the wrestlers' entrance themes. A noted change with this album compared to the first "Forceable Entry" album is the incorporation of rap and hip-hop artists (similar to the format used on the "WWF Aggression" album) doing versions of entrance themes as well as providing additional original tracks.

Track listing

^† The subject as seen in the official track listing. The subject of the song may differ from what is currently used in WWE. For more details, see Notes.

^¹ Downloadable bonus track available from WWE.com and Wal-Mart.

^² Exclusive bonus track available when purchasing album from iTunes.

Notes

* The album was originally slated for a January release, but due to heavy time constraints, the release date was pushed back to May.
*Although "I'm Comin'" by Silkk the Shocker and "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage are not attributed to a superstar on the album, they have since been used by Montel Vontavious Porter and CM Punk, respectively. Randy Orton also briefly used a modified version of "This Fire Burns" as his theme, the theme was also used as the theme for the annual WWE pay-per-view Judgment Day in 2006. "Holla" by Desiree Jackson was originally attributed to Candice Michelle, although it's now used by Kelly Kelly. "Deadly Game" by Theory of a Deadman was the theme song for No Way Out 2006 and Saturday Night's Main Event. A different version can be heard on WWE Anthology on its "Attitude Era" disc.
* The first few hundred people who pre-ordered the album on sonymusicstore.com got a free booklet autographed, as well as a WWE ball keychain. At WWEShop.com, a free signed John Cena trading card was given for each copy of the album.
* Two working titles for the album were "Forceable Entry 2" and "Wreckless".cite web | title=New York thrash band supercharging 520-pound WWE wrestler Big Show | publisher=MTV.com | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513496/20051110/story.jhtml | accessdate=2005-11-10] cite web | title=All confirmed album tracks, as well as album name & release date info | publisher=No Remorce | url=http://noremorce.homeip.net/articles/0406_wreckless-intent.php | accessdate=2006-04-27]
*The album debuted in the Billboard 200 at #8.cite web | title=Wreckless Intent debuts in Top 10 | publisher=WWE.com | url=http://www.wwe.com/subscriptions/wwetunes/wrecklessintent/wreckless10 | accessdate=2006-05-31]
*"Quién Soy Yo" is yet to be used on a WWE broadcast.
*Killswitch Engage's song on the CD, "This Fire Burns", was also released on their "As Daylight Dies" Special Edition CD, but shortened the title to "This Fire".

Cancelled tracks

* Tego Calderón, Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, John Cena, "Suck or Punch" and Chunk were at one point mentioned to be artists featured on the album, but did not make it onto the final track listing.cite web | title=WWE Takes "Big Time" Approach to Marketing Blitz for WrestleMania 22 | publisher=WWE.com | url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2006/2006_03_07.jsp | accessdate=2006-03-07] cite web | title=WWE Launches The WWE Music Group, Neil Lawi Named General Manager | publisher=WWE.com | url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2006/2006_03_27.jsp | accessdate=2006-03-27] "WWE SmackDown! Magazine" (May 2006)]
* Disturbed were originally approached for making a new theme for Triple H, but Motörhead made the final cut.cite web | title=Life Is Sweet For Disturbed — Apart From A Little Acid Reflux | publisher=MTV.com | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513924/20051116/story.jhtml | accessdate=2005-11-16]
* Cena noted on his WWE.com segment "5 Questions with the Champ" that his track was a remix of Ric Flair's entrance theme, Also sprach Zarathustra.cite web | title=John Cena's 5 Questions with the Champ | publisher=WWE.com | url=http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/superstars/john_cena/five_questions/200602/020306cena5qs?section=%2Fsuperstars%2Fraw%2Fjohncena%2Ffivequestions%2F | accessdate=2006-02-03]
* Chunk recorded a new cover version of "Pay the Price". However, the original was featured on the iTunes release instead. [http://www.telusplanet.net/public/langier1/music.htm Chunk's official website] . URL accessed on 2006-05-14]
* Avenged Sevenfold recorded a cover of Pantera's Walk for the album, but it was cut and later released on the Kerrang! compilation. The original version was Rob Van Dam's entrance theme in Extreme Championship Wrestling.

References

ee also

* Music in professional wrestling
* WWF Aggression
* WWF Forceable Entry

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/subscriptions/wwetunes/wrecklessintent/ Official Wreckless Intent website]
* [http://columbiarecords.com/wwe/ Columbia Records - Wreckless Intent samples]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=684701&aid=772819 Discography - Various Artists - WWE: Wreckless Intent]