Can Booker use the old Harlem Heat music in TNA?

[Voldemar H. "Brak" Guerta]

I can't remember if it's a Public Domain song or not, because I know I've heard it outside of WWF/WWE TV before (just like some other older wrestling themes). I'm not much of Booker T fan, but I'd mark if when Sting announces his partner on Sunday we get to hear:

"This this...
No no..."

Or whatever the hell the lyrics are. God, I hated the King Booker gimmick...

[Hassan bin Sober]

It would be cool if he could. I think his theme was the only one from WCW that they continued to use for the longest time in the WWE which suggest that they didn't have to pay for it.

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I think that TNA might be able to use the song.

As far as I know, that music is not owned by WWE or any other company. They just pay for the rights to use it.

[iamthegamewjwf]

am90 said:

I think that TNA might be able to use the song.

As far as I know, that music is not owned by WWE or any other company. They just pay for the rights to use it.

I dont know what this means, but on many dvds they replace that music with generic music.

[EvilMasterBetty, Esq.]

I sure hope so. I loved that music.

Although I would mark if he came out as a version of King Booker.

[Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone]

Booker's theme music is in fact stock music from a production library, and not created by WWE. WWE mixed clips into it such as the "Can You Dig It Sucka" intro, but the song itself can be licensed by TNA if they wanted to.

If I had to make a bet though, I'd bet that TNA will simply come up with their own clone of it where one or two notes are different. Rikishi's "You Look Fly Today" theme from Too Cool was stock music also (which is why WWE ultimately created their own "Turn It Up" theme for them), but TNA instead chose to create their own song that just sounded like it.

[Go 2 Sleeeeeeeeeep!]

I remember a Kids in the Hall skit had the music in it, so I'm pretty sure WWE doesn't own it.

[Joekishi]

Yeah it was that one guy as the teen diva with the banana...gosh i gotta get me Kids in the Hall DVD sets..

Oh and I think TNA will create their own version of the song, like they did with Rikishi.

[Zane]

I thought it was already confirmed that he'd be known as Emperor Huffman?

[nerdinitupagain]

Isn't it Turner stock music? That would be cool to see Booker come out to that tho.. very cool.

[B'Cup x]

I hope so, that was some of the best entrance music ive heard

[Captain Wonderful]

zane630 said:

I thought it was already confirmed that he'd be known as Emperor Huffman?

Booker T. is his real name. And if his theme really is stock, he's DOUBLE lucky.

[Hiroshi Hase]

survivalism said:

zane630 said:

I thought it was already confirmed that he'd be known as Emperor Huffman?

Booker T. is his real name. And if his theme really is stock, he's DOUBLE lucky.

It is stock music, but I don't know if TNA will use it though.

[The Wrestling Rambler]

So if the E do/did own his music. He's still able to shout "Can You Dig It Sucka?" into the mic at the start right?

[Voldemar H. "Brak" Guerta]

decodedfromspace said:

I remember a Kids in the Hall skit had the music in it, so I'm pretty sure WWE doesn't own it.

Haha, glad someone else remembers that sketch. I don't remember all the details, but I remember Dave Foley played a mustachioed detective and it was one of the KITH sketches I labeled a "In case you didn't realize it yet, Scott Thompson is gay" sketch. ;D

[Slim Loves Lily]

He uses it in PWA with the "Don't hate the playa, hate the game!" intro.