GnR at Westlemania XX - from WWE newsletter

[True Believer]

Long time lurker here.  I read you guys arguments every day.  Here's some more fuel for the fire.

I have a buddy who gets this wrestling newsletter via email.  He knows i'm a GnR freak so he emailed me this part:

WRESTLING  365  NEWSLETTER
Monday, February 9, 2004 - Issue #160


Wrestling 365 is the most widely read pro wrestling
newsletter in the world. It's enjoyed every day by industry
power players, many top wrestlers and subscribed to by
thousands of fans around the world.


IN TODAY'S EDITION OF WRESTLING 365


- Tons of exclusive notes on WrestleMania XX
- RAW does huge business in Japan
- News on another big WWE oversea event
- Media articles on Kurt Angle and others
- Major League Wrestling cancels... AGAIN!


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STRAIGHT FROM THE MAT - W365 NEWSWIRE


Wrestling365 has learned that the latest
incarnation of Guns N' Roses are negotiating
with WWE reps to perform live at WrestleMania
XX. The band have recently recorded a remake
of "Welcome To! The Jun gle" which could end up
being the official pay-per-view theme song.
A WWE insider told us: "Nothing is confirmed
but we're keeping our fingers crossed."


-I seriously doubt it too.  But just wanted to pass it along.
Discuss.

[misterID]

Black Hawk Down, no way  

I hope they stay the hell away from wrestling at any rate.

[Booker Floyd]

Wrestling365 has learned that the latest
incarnation of Guns N' Roses are negotiating
with WWE reps to perform live at WrestleMania
XX. The band have recently recorded a remake
of "Welcome To! The Jun gle" which could end up
being the official pay-per-view theme song.
A WWE insider told us: "Nothing is confirmed
but we're keeping our fingers crossed."


-I seriously doubt it too.  But just wanted to pass it along.
Discuss.

I doubt it...

If it is true, I dont know if I like it or not...

  to GNR going back in public

  to a "WTTJ" remake

[misterID]

Is wrestling still even popular?

I would love to hear a Jungle re-make. Just not with wrestling. It would have been cool in Black Hawk Down.

[pilferk]

1) I doubt it's true

2) I'm contacting my "sources" for more info (aka: Dave Scherer and Buck Woodward, formerly of 1wrestling.com, now at pwinsider.com). If anyone on the planet would know if it's legit, outside of WWE employees, it would be them.

I'll post when I hear back from them.  

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

wrestling .........  

please no.
pleas.

for once, im hoping the rumor is BS.

[madagas]

wrestling wttj remake

[True Believer]

I'm not into wrestling AT ALL.    But the guy who sent me the original email says the wrestlemania music act is a big deal. They perform several times during the show and have one theme song that they keep playing during all the graphics and whatnot.

Last year it was Limp Bizkit, when they had a new album coming out.  (Fred Durst looked like a midget among the wrestlers.)

All that aside, wrestling is far too homoerotic for this to be a good idea.

[Dont Try Me]

wrestling wttj remake

yes, but I hear from my cousin who is friends with someone who used to clean cars that he met some chick who was into wrestling that it's not true  

[Captain P?l]

wasnt GNR dednied to make a new version of WTTJ on Black Hawk Down? if so, why should they be allowed to make one for WWE?

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

I'm not into wrestling AT ALL.    But the guy who sent me the original email says the wrestlemania music act is a big deal. They perform several times during the show and have one theme song that they keep playing during all the graphics and whatnot.

Last year it was Limp Bizkit, when they had a new album coming out.  (Fred Durst looked like a midget among the wrestlers.)

All that aside, wrestling is far too homoerotic for this to be a good idea.

maybe buckethead is gone
and the Undertaker is playing the guitar now  

[John Daniels]

wrestling...meaning like fake wrestling RAW etc? no fuckin way this is true!

[POPmetal]

all I hear lately is people complaining about how everyone is redoing old shit. Aerosmtih doing Dream On at the Super Bowl, Janet Jackson doing an 80s songs, Sting doing Roxanne at the grammys, etc. there's too many examples to mention.

If GN'R does that, they'll get ripped to shreds. And deservedly so IMO. Only way this could work would be would be IF Chinese Democracy came out and was a hit. But trying to recycle WTTJ again without releasing anything new would be a disaster and people would get the impression (even more so that they already have) that AXL can't come up with something new and that's why he hasn't release anything in 10 years.

Either way, wrestling sucks.

[gabble]

I would assume this ties into the Layzie Bone remake story:

http://www.a-2-zentertainment.com/news.html

"Layzie is almost done recording his rock record.  He?s using a lot of live instruments on the album, which is a change of style.  Layzie did a remake of the song Welcome to the Jungle (By Guns & Roses).  Layzie?s version is Welcome 2 My Jungle and the song is about St. Clair.  This isn't confirmed, but Layzie may perform @ this years' WWE Wrestlemania in Madison Square Garden.  He will be performing Welcome 2 My Jungle with feat. Guest Guns & Roses.  This is not confirmed yet."

[SLCPUNK]

They'd be a complete joke if this were true.

Don't believe it for a second.

[Axl_owns_dexter]

There was a rumor about GnR being on Raw awhile back that turned out to be BS.  

Besides, wrestling is reserved for crap bands like Disturbed and Saliva.

[Eazy E]

Wrestling hasn't been cool for 10 years.  

[marcos]

i hate to bring his name up but didn't danny mention a gnr/wrestling tie once?  i know he was proven to be a complete fraud but it does just seem strange

[Acquiesce]

I doubt this is true, but it does make some sense from the WWE perspective.  How great would it be for them to get GNR? Besides, I'm sure there are quite a few GNR fans out there willing to spend $40 on the ppv to see them perform.

It doesn't make much sense from a GNR perspective, though. What would be the point in going to WM if they aren't promoting anything?

2) I'm contacting my "sources" for more info (aka: Dave Scherer and Buck Woodward, formerly of 1wrestling.com, now at pwinsider.com). If anyone on the planet would know if it's legit, outside of WWE employees, it would be them.

You might want to contact Dave Meltzer at the Observer, too. He is a pretty good source for info.

[John Daniels]

GNR in RAW...Axl would never go this low.