By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
The National Wrestling Alliance announced today that Pantera’s “I’m Broken” is the new theme song for the NWA Powerrr series on YouTube. The song replaces Dokken’s “Into The Fire”, which served as the theme of the first two seasons of Powerrr and was also the name of one of the promotion’s pay-per-view events.
Powell’s POV: I have mixed feelings on this one, as the “Into The Fire” felt like such a good fit for the NWA. That said, I’m a hard rock fan and dig Pantera’s music. “I’m Broken” is definitely a more well known song, but there was a real charm to the obscure Dokken track. Check out a video package below that includes the new theme and last week’s excellent sit-down verbal exchange between Nick Aldis and Marty Scurll. The new edition of NWA Powerrr premieres today at 5:05CT/6:05ET on the NWA’s Youtube Page and includes Thunder Rosa vs. Allysin Kay for the NWA Women’s Championship in a rematch of my favorite match from the NWA Hard Times pay-per-view.
That wasn’t an obscure Dokken track. It was one of their first videos/ hits.
It didn’t crack the top 20 on the “Hot Mainstream Rock” chart, and didn’t even register on the Billboard 100.
That’s not a hit and they’re about as obscure as it gets since most of their success was in Japam (though I did see them live in 88-Monsters of Rock Tour).
Fair enough, but in 2020 every Dokken song feels like an obscure song.
Fits in well with the NWA then!
Yikes! They were preparing us for the transition last week by not having “Into the Fire” introduce the show. But why in the world would you swap out of a catchy, pleasurable sounding hit for something which won’t play to everyone?