''WWE Wreckless Intent'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...

released by

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. A global integrated media and entertainment company, ...

on May 23, 2006. The album is the sequel to the previously released '' WWF Forceable Entry'', 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 ''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. This also marks as one of the last WWE albums being released by Columbia Records.

Track listing

^† The subject as seen in the official track listing. Some tracks were not assigned a subject. The subject of the song may differ from what is/was being used in WWE. For more details, see Notes.

Wal-Mart and Japan bonus tracks

Production

Two working titles for the album were ''Forceable Entry 2'' and ''Wreckless''. Tego Calderón,

Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, lead gui ...

John Cena John Felix Anthony Cena ( ; born April 23, 1977) is an American actor and professional wrestler. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE , where he is the current WWE Championship, Undisputed WWE Champion in his record 14th reign, which is ...

, and ''Chunk'' were at one point mentioned to be artists featured on the album. Due to creative differences, Chunk did not make it onto the final track listing. Disturbed was originally approached for making a new theme for Triple H, but

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1975 by bassist and lead vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox. Kilmister was the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band a ...

made the final cut.

recorded a cover of

Pantera Pantera () is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Arlington, Texas in 1981 by the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul), and currently composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, an ...

's "

Walk Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined as an "inverted pendulum" gait in which the body vaults over ...

" for the album, but it was cut and later released on the

Kerrang! ''Kerrang!'' is a British music webzine and quarterly magazine that primarily covers rock, punk and heavy metal music. Since 2017, the magazine has been published by Wasted Talent Ltd (the same company that owns electronic music publication ...

compilation. The song "Rise Up 2006!" performed by former Drowning Pool lead singer Ryan McCombs is a remake of "Rise Up!", performed by Jason "Gong" Jones and featured on the '' WWE ThemeAddict: The Music, Vol. 6'' album.

Release

The album was originally slated for a January release, but due to heavy time constraints, the release date was pushed back to May. 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

trading card was given for each copy of the album.

Reception

The album debuted in the ''Billboard'' 200 at #8.

Notes

* Although "I'm Comin'" by

Silkk the Shocker Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker (formerly Silkk), is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. The brother of Master P, Miller signed with his record label No Limit Records, an im ...

and "This Fire Burns" by

Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D'Antonio, and drummer Justin ...

are not attributed to a superstar on the album, they have since been used by

MVP MVP most commonly refers to: * Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition * Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering MVP may also refer to: ...

and

CM Punk Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw brand. Regarded as ...

, respectively.

Randy Orton Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE since 2000, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. Orton is widely regarded as one of t ...

also briefly used a modified version of "This Fire" as his theme, along with it being the theme for

Pay-Per-View Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program ...

event

Judgment Day The Last Judgment is a concept found across the Abrahamic religions and the '' Frashokereti'' of Zoroastrianism. Christianity considers the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to entail the final judgment by God of all people who have ever lived, res ...

in 2006. * "Holla" by Desiree Jackson was originally attributed to Candice Michelle, and then later used by

Kelly Kelly Barbara Jean Blank Coba (née Blank; January 15, 1987), known professionally as Barbie Blank and by her ring name Kelly Kelly, is an American model and former professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE under a legends contract. Blank has a ...

, and was featured on '' Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9'' as her theme. "With Legs Like That" by Zebrahead was originally intended for Stacy Keibler, however the track was never given to her due to her departure from the WWE. It was then relocated to Maria. Since

Torrie Wilson Torrie Anne Wilson (born July 24, 1975) is an American model (person), model, former fitness competitor and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE and WCW. As a fitness competitor, Wilson won the Miss Galaxy compet ...

's retirement, Tiffany used "A Girl Like That" as her theme song. * "Deadly Game" by Theory of a Deadman was a cover version of the original song for the event

Survivor Series Survivor Series, branded as Survivor Series: WarGames since 2022, is a professional wrestling event produced annually since 1987 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Held in November generally the week of Thanksgiving ( ...

in 1998. The original version can be found on '' WWE Anthology'' on its "Attitude Era" disc. * "Quien Soy Yo (Who I Am)" was never used on a WWE broadcast. * "Booyaka 619" samples Bad Boys by Inner Circle. * "Fury of the Storm" was used in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 as Rob Van Dam's in-game entrance theme.

References

External links

Official Wreckless Intent website

Columbia Records - Wreckless Intent samples
* Discography - Various Artists - WWE: Wreckless Intent {{DEFAULTSORT:Wwe Wreckless Intent WWE albums 2006 compilation albums Rock compilation albums Pop compilation albums Hip-hop compilation albums Dance music compilation albums Alternative rock compilation albums Heavy metal compilation albums 2006 soundtrack albums