The 50 Greatest Wrestling Rap References of All Time

Just in time for SummerSlam, check out the illest wrestling lyrics from your favorite MCs.

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The come up of hip-hop and professional wrestling is like the upbringing of two extremely distant cousins. Both started gaining attention in the '80s and reached their peak during the '90s. It's also important to note that part of what made both such a mainstay with the national audience is just how charismatic the personas involved are. Rap is filled with talented lyricists, but the true legends in the game were the ones who could fully grasp your attention with their on-the-mic personality and captivate you, whether they exaggerated their stories or not. This is why The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Eminem, and Nas are so untouchable in hip-hop.

It's the same deal in professional wrestling. The wrestlers who stand out most are the ones whose characters test the boundaries of ridiculousness to add to their in the ring greatness. Stone Cold was the most badass, Ted DiBiase was the most obnoxious, and Ric Flair was the wildest.

The strange connection is made stronger by the sheer amount of wrestling references in rap. To get you more hyped for SummerSlam this coming Sunday, we compiled The 50 Greatest Wrestling Rap References of All Time. We'd end this intro with a wrestling catchphrase, but we have the feeling you're going to get more than enough in the upcoming slides.

Written by Brian Josephs (@Bklyn_Rock) 

 

50. Wiz Khalifa f/ Kev Tha Hustler, "Hello Kitty (On the Pill)"

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49. Wale f/ Skyzoo, "Hacksaw Jim Duggan"

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48. Wale f/ J. Cole, "Beautiful Bliss"

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47. Tyga f/ Game, Pharell, & Snoop Dogg, "Really Raw"

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46. Charles Hamilton, "Ronald McDonald"

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45. Fabolous f/ Joe Budden, Red Cafe, Ransom, Paul Cain, & Freck Billionare, "This is Family"

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44. Ludacris f/ 4-Ize, "Word of Mouf (Freestyle)"

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Year: 2001
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Junkyard Dog, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Lyric: "I got Junkyard Dogs, I'm rowdier than Rod Piper/And my baby's assed out, cause I rub my cars with her diapers" (Ludacris)
We all figured how rowdy Ludacris could get; the man made "What's Your Fantasy." Ludacris basically reaffirmed our assumptions in this line. Not even the biggest Rowdy Roddy Piper fan could disagree, since earlier in the verse Luda says "I smack bitches with no titties that work at Hooters." Frankly it's hard not to wild out when you have an entire crew as strong as junkyard dogs.

43. Soulja Boy, "Goku"

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Year: 2010
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ric Flair, Vince McMahon
Lyric: "Hollering out "Wooo!" Like Ric Flair/Swag swag, I look like Vince McMahon"
If the hook of your song is "Bitch I look like Goku," you're probably aren't going to come away with a classic. The middling production and lazy flow doesn't help much here. And yet, Soulja Boy still finds a way to evoke some swag in the track. This means one thing: You don't just watch Ric Flair and Vince McMahon, you feel them.

42. 50 Cent, "Bad News" feat. Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo

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Year: 2002
Wrestler(s) Referenced: N/A
Lyric: "I ain't a wrestler, but I'll put your bitch the Boston crab" (Lloyd Banks)
The average belligerent would be satisfied with stealing someone's girl and being able to boast about it. The simple kiss and tell doesn't satisfy Banks, however. In this case, it ain't over until your girl taps out.

41. Eminem, "Crack a Bottle" f/ 50 Cent & Dr. Dre

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Year: 2009
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Andre the Giant
Lyric: "Back with Andre the Giant, mister elephant tusk/Fix your must, you'll just be another one bit the dust" (Eminem)
Eminem name drops Andre the Giant to refer to Andre "Dr. Dre" Young in this song. They're are two different people, but be advised that they're both huge as hell. Both have the physical (and musical in Dr. Dre's case) capabilities to make opponents bite the dust, as Eminem spits.

40. Mellowhype, "Gunsounds"

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Year: 2010
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Stone Cold Steve Austin
Lyric: "To ocean, Earl was shipping them coffins/Cause we selling that frost, that stone cold, that Steve Austin"
Doesn't get much colder than that. Sorry, Cube.

39. Lil B, "Jerry Rice"

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Year: 2011
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ted DiBiase
Lyric: "Ted DiBiase fucking with a stripper/Bitch pay me stacks, I'm the cocaine dealer"
The comparison between Lil B and Ted DiBiase is a stretch here, although both pretty much do whatever the hell they want. But the main difference here is DiBiase was that dude because he was rich and just didn't care. No one could tell him not to sleep with a stripper, because he's Ted DiBiase! However, Lil B does what he wants because he's based. There's no price on that.

38. Lil Wayne f/ Drake & Kid-Kid, "Stunt Hard"

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Year: 2008
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Hulk Hogan, Kid Vicious, The Four Horsemen, nWo
Lyric: "Yeah, but I ain't stuntin' these hoes/I been pimpin' since Hulk Hogan was nWo/Yeah, I'm wild, Drizzy tough, and the Kid vicious/The three horseman, we just need Sid Vicious" (Lil Wayne)
Let's break down the numbers for a second. Lil Wayne says that he's been pimpin' since Hulk Hogan was part of the nWo. Hulk Hogan joined the clique in 1996. That would mean Mr. Carter has been pimpin' since about 14 years old. It's no joke when they say times were hard in New Orleans.

37. Method Man, "Blackout"

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Year: 1999
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock
Lyric: "I'm hot-scorching, but stone cold like Steve Austin/If you smell what Tical cooking, ain't tryin' to see central booking"
Great use of contrasts here. The most obvious one is the hot-scorching/Stone Cold Steve Austin. The latter half of the quote is a more subdued reference to The Rock. When you put together these two lines you get the flashbacks of one of WWE's greatest rivalries in its greatest period: The Attitude Era.

36. Waka Flocka Flame f/ Gucci Mane & OJ Da Juiceman, "Flexin'"

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Year: 2009
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Hulk Hogan, Macho Man
Lyric: "I be Hulk Hogan flexin'/Macho Man flexin'/Juice mane, Gucci Mane, Flocka Flame flexin'" (Gucci Mane)
Macho Man actually had rap beef with Hulk Hogan. Good effort, but we all knew Macho Man wasn't down with the trap and neither was Hulk. The Brick Squad did much better with the genre, as seen here. We're still waiting for Flocka to drop Waka Flocka Hogan. That'd be dope.

35. Schoolboy Q f/ Jay Rock, "2 Raw"

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Year: 2012
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ted DiBiase
Lyric: "Just me and my posse/Strapped up boy you gotta know the ropes like Ted DiBiase" (Jay Rock)
Jay Rock is part of the long list of rappers to recognize the boss that we know as Ted DiBiase. It's the strangest reference on this list though. Although Jay Rock pays homage, Schoolboy Q relates that DiBiase would be the same type of person he'd rob on "NigHtmare on Figg St" off the same album. Don't flash money around Q, fam.

34. Clipse f/ Ab-Liva & Sandman, "Ain't Cha"

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Year: 2006
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Eric Bischoff
Lyric: "On the chest of a biz-oss, it's a must I fliz-oss/My dream team wrestle for cheese like Eric Bischoff" (Sandman)
Eric Bischoff was once the president of the WCW and later the general manager of Monday Night Raw, and in the ring he had a heel personality. This is right up the Re-Up Gang's ally as the crew is all about. staying on top of the game, and that dirty money (Clipse has a track called "Dirty Money" if you're not convinced).

33. Lupe Fiasco f/ Matthew Santos, "Shining Down"

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Year: 2009
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Jerry Lawler
Lyric: "Taking off with the dough, like Little Walter/Chess, yes, baby I’m Jerry Lawler/Rebel with a cause, outlaw with the lawyer"
Here you have Jerry Lawler with his over-the-top comments on a weekly basis, while on the other hand you have Lupe usually on point as he speaks on the ills of society. Dramatic shit.

32. J. Cole, “Cost Me A Lot”

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Year: 2010
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Stone Cold Steve Austin
Lyric: “Just one of them days a nigga feel like flossin’/A stone-cold stunner, bitch I’m Steve Austin” (J. Cole)
The delivery of these bars sort symbolizes what a stunner from Stone Cold feels like. J. Cole sort of eases into the flow woozily in the first of these bars, much like the Stone Cold's unfortunate victims. Then Fayettenam's fitness kicks into gear as he starts slamming bar after bar of dopeness.

31. Lupe Fiasco, "The One"

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Year: 2009
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ted DiBiase
Lyric: "In high school I was voted the most Ted DiBiase-est/Also the most slept on, cause my Ted DiBiase-ness"
Lupe Fiasco has never been the one to talk about his wealth like Ted DiBiase. However, the aforementioned "Ted DiBiaseness" is seen in the richness and depth of the rhymes itself. There's no price on that...unless you're Ted DiBiase, of course.

30. Killer Mike, "Ric Flair"

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Year: 2011
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ric Flair
Lyric: Ric Flair Intro and hook
R.A.P. Music, a 2012 standout, has Killer Mike sounding as aggressive and hellbent as Ric Flair (there's no "woo-ing" though). However, just last year the southern MC was doing his victory lap in the solid "Ric Flair." The hook composes of Ric Flair samples, but this track feels more like a woo-sah though.

29. Pusha T, "What Dreams Are Made Of"

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Year: 2011
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ric Flair
Lyric: Ric Flair Intro and hook
Who's the Rolex wearin', diamond ring wearin', kiss stealin', wheelin' and dealin, limousine ridin', son of a gun? Ric Flair and Pusha T. Yes, Mr. Flair lived swag rap before it blew up and here is another time Pusha T gives recognition (he did so in the famous 2010 Funkmaster Flex freestyle). Yeah, the hustle is different as we feel Ric Flair may be a bit too loud to be pushing work. But the goal of getting the riches remain the same, however wild the road my be.

28. EL-P f/ Mr. Muthafuckin' Exquire & Danny Brown, "Oh Hail No"

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Year: 2012
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ric Flair
Lyric: "I'm Ric Flair, with thick hair/Yelling out "Woo!" getting head in the director's chair" (Danny Brown)
Danny Brown is rap's version of Ric Flair when you think about it. Both have high amounts of swag and close to no filter with whatever comes out their mouth. Ric Flair never said he copped dome in the director's chair, but we wouldn't put it pass him. This is the Nature Boy we're talking about here.

27. Cam'Ron f/ Vado, "Ric Flair"

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Year: 2009
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ric Flair
Lyric: "Get it clear, if you want it we get it there, need more than 6 pairs I’m like 'Woo!', Ric Flair”
There's no doubt that Cam'ron, Vado and Ric Flair are all wild dudes. It may be hard to discern at first, but Ric Flair probably hasn't done half of the absurdities Cam'ron has. And that's saying a lot because this is the Nature Boy we're talking about here.

26. Nicki Minaj f/ 2 Chainz, "Beez In The Trap"

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Year: 2012
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Hulk Hogan
Lyric: "Rip it off no joking, like your name Hulk Hogan" (Nicki Minaj)
Here's a conundrum: Would we rather the obvious thrills of stripper ripping it off, or the absurd amounts of awesomeness that comes with seeing Hulk Hogans pecs. Decisions, decisions. Ayo!

25. Action Bronson, "Barry Horowitz"

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Year: 2011
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Barry Horowitz
Lyric: Entire Song
It's a requirement that you kill the track if you're gonna name it "Barry Horowitz." Action Bronson does just that through his series of non sequiturs and shit-talk. Plus he gave us this gem: "Blunts filled with the citrus mixed with orange lime/Pussy drip when the thought of Action come to mind." You're pretty much obliged to pat yourself in the back after that.

24. The Roots, "Ain't Sayin' Nothing New"

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Year: 1999
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ted DiBiase
Lyric: "Dig what I'm sayin yo? D-I-C-E/Shove a mic in your mouth, like Ted DiBiase" (Dice Raw)
As you'll see throughout the list, shouting out Ted DiBiase ain't nothing new. It still sounds fly as hell in Dice Raw's verse though, and that's all that really matters.

23. Cenobites, "Lex Luger"

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Year: 1993
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Undertaker, The Ultimate Warrior
Lyric: "Next up the Godfather Don making his way against the Undertaker and The Ultimate Warrior"
Godfather Don must have cojones the size of watermelons, because here the emcee is about to go up against two trained wrestlers that are almost 600 pounds combined. He'd probably be better off going up against them in a rap battle. But then again, we feel the Undertaker would quickly respond to the slightest diss with a boot to the face.

22. LL Cool J f/ Redman, Method Man, & DMX, "Fuhgidabowdit"

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Year: 2000
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Dusty Rhodes, Bob Backlund, Bruno Samartino, Stan Staziak, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin
Lyric: "Cuz I was down before the hype like Dusty Rhodes and Bob Backlund/Bruno Samartino, Stan Staziak/Now The Rock and Stone Cold are my favorite maniacs" (LL Cool J)
Yeah, there's no denying the WWE was great before the late '90s (anything with Ted DiBiase can't suck). But how can we not get caught up in the hype of the Attitude Era, the same period that pulled in some of the WWE's biggest ratings ever. Plus, Stone Cold and The Rock were really the truth. Salute to you if you were a fan before the hype.

21. The Alchemist f/ Action Bronson, "Decisions Over Veal Orloff"

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Year: 2012
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Jim the Anvil
Lyric: "It be that Queens kid with the face like Jim the Anvil, Neidhart/I play the park/Smoke the white shark" (Action Bronson)
Listen to that instrument. It just sounds like perfect entrance music, and Action Bronson just sounds like he's gonna bring the smackdown with his flow on the track. Of course, his physique is nowhere near Jim the Anvil's. But the atmosphere of the whole thing puts pretty much puts him at that level.

20. Big Pun ft. Donnell Jones, “It's So Hard”

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Year: 2000
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ted DiBiase
Lyric: “Poppin’ shit like a Nazis/Iced out like Dibiase."
Big Pun and Ted DiBiase are incredibly dastardly characters. DiBiase offered a kid $500 to dribble the ball 15 straight times, only to kick the ball and dash his dreams. Let's not forget he also bought the World Championship belt instead of going into the ring and earning it, which is, you know, his job. Big Pun pops shit like a Nazi, drinks and drives (first verse), and won't hesitate to pull the Tec. However, their methods of villainy pales in comparison to the love of money.

19. Redman f/ Method Man, "Do What Ya Feel"

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Year: 1996
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Bob Backlund
Lyric: "Dreamin' 'bout Toni Braxton/Blowin' her back out like Bob Backlund/I'm throwin' wrestlin' holds/Tag team with Funk Doc/We in funk mode, take yo' best shot." (Method Man)
Method Man isn't your ordinary emcee. You average rapper might talk about wining and dining a woman, with the possibility of maybe a night of fondue-ing (and by that, we mean sex). But not Method Man. This is one Wu-Tang member who won't be satisfied until he has his woman in a full nelson. Different strokes for different folks.

18. Brand Nubian, "Step to the Rear"

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Year: 1990
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Superfly Snuka
Lyric: "I'm like Superfly Snuka, know how to hook a hooker/Caught her on looker"
Maybe knowing "how to hook a hooker" isn't greatest skill to be rapping about. Throwing in the Snuka reference does seem fly at first as it fits the free-associative nature of the song. Unfortunately, there's a dark context within the rhyme. In 1983, Superfly was accused of foul play when his girlfriend Nancy Argentino died of ""undetermined craniocerebral (head) injuries."

17. Joe Budden, "Roll Call"

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Year: 2007
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Macho Man, Miss Elizabeth
Lyric: "Now it's ridiculous, all this shit's frivolous/Niggas ain't Macho Man, they Miss Elizabeth"
The two-time WWE Champion, four-time WCW Heavyweight Champion, and all-around boss is the guy you want to be. His wife, however, isn't. That's just easy cannon fodder for Joe Budden.

16. Method Man, "Uh-Huh"

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Year: 2003
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Rick Rude
Lyric: "Let's get to pumpin' iron/and flex some real muscle/Up in this bitch dude/My click is Rick Rude"
First of all, you can't mistake "click" for "clique." Rick Rude is a chiseled dude, and Chef Raekwon is a tad rotund to be put into that category. However, the "click" (psstt.. he means a gun) he's referring to will put you down for the count.

15. Danger Doom, "El Chupa Nibre"

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Year: 2005
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Superfly Snuka
Lyric: "The super flow with more jokes than Bazooka Joe/A mix between Superfly Snuka and a super hoe" (MF Doom)
Another odd comparison here. DOOM is known for keeping his husky, steady flow whether on one of the tripped-out beats on Madvillainy or against a fast tempo like right here. While Metal Face stays grounded, Superfly Snuka sticks with acrobatics. We're guessing mixing a super hoe is supposed to make sense of everything though.

14. Method Man f/ Red Man & Toni Braxton, "Part II"

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Year: 2002
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Bob Backlund, Toni Braxton
Lyric: "Yo, call me the Bob Backlund, I'll break backs on hoes/That look like Toni Braxton, come run with these boney masked men" (Redman)
Another reason why wrestling should be left to the professionals. Now here we have Method Man & Redman running around reeking havoc on innocent women's vertebrae. But hey, to each his own.

13. DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil' Wayne, “I'm on One”

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Year: 2011
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Andre the Giant
Lyric: “I’m about to go Andre the Giant/You a sellout, but I aint buyin’” (Lil Wayne)
Take note that Wayne doesn't really go Andre the Giant in his verse, nor does he need to. Drake and Rick Ross' verses had already solidified "I'm on One" as a hit, and Lil Wayne was just playing closer. So in the end, he was still a winner-like Andre the Giant.

12. Jedi Mind Tricks f/ Sean Price, "Blood Runs Cold"

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Year: 2000
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Jim Duggan
Lyric: "We dedicated to cats that's been thuggin'/Vinnie Paz got more hoes then Jim Duggan" (Vinnie Paz)
Jim Duggan the Patriot represented the millions of warm-blooded Americans who loved women, and apparently Vinnie Paz was one of them. But his claim of having more to choose from than Duggan is hard to believe as the wrestling legend has been in the business for more than 20 years. That's a lot of women.

11. Juelz Santana, "S.A.N.T.A.N.A"

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Year: 2004
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Stone Cold Steve Austin
Lyric: "My fo-fo piece talking, sound oh so sweet talking/Do mo', mo' street talking, then Stone Cold Steve Austin"
Juelz Santana announces his return to the listeners in this signature Dipset cut, and what's a more badass way to announce it than with a Steve Austin reference? We just wish Steve Austin would make a full return as well. One can only dream.

10. Madvillain, "Great Day"

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Year: 2004
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Kurt Angle
Lyric: "Looky here, it's just the way the cookie tear/Prepare to get hurt and mangled like Kurt Angle, rookie year" (MF DOOM)
In one of Madvilliany's best tracks, Doom spits bars of jokes, non sequiturs, and metaphors. It's so random that it's not even a surprise Doom name drops Kurt Angle. It's even funnier when you think about how often Angle actually got hurt and mangled. You know it's bad when you got the crowd yelling "You Suck" when you walk into the ring. "Great Day" is the exact opposite of sucking though.

9. Method Man, "Know Your Roll"

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Year: 2000
Wrestler(s) Referenced: The Rock
Lyric: Entire Song
The idea of Method Man doing a theme song for anything sounds great. But to do one for The Rock? It's a wonder we were even able to handle this amount of swag.

The video is the definition of Boss. The whole time The Rock is just... well, being The Rock. He's cooling with his silk robe and cruising with the top down, shades on the whole time. Plus, Method Man rhymes the word jabroni. It's something we didn't even know we needed.

8. Young Jeezy f/ Nas, "My President Is Black"

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Year: 2008
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Hulk Hogan
Lyric: "My president is black, rose golden charms/22-inch rims like Hulk Hogan's arms" (Nas)
Things were changing in 2008. America got its first black president and Jeezy copped himself a blue Lamborghini. Fortunately, Hulk Hogans's biceps was still as large as ever. And that, readers, will always be awesome. #godblessamerica.

7. Eminem, "Fuck You (Freestyle)"

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Year: 2001
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Hulk Hogan
Lyric: "I'm ready to go postal, I'm so close I can almost feel his throat with no pulse when I choke him/In 10 seconds I'm go in to turn into Hulk Hogan"
He's not even halfway into his verse, and Eminem is already threatening to slap away mustaches and choke his victim. So it's suffice to say seeing Eminem go Hulk Hogan is a scary sight...or an amazing one. How could seeing the legendary emcee do a leg drop be a fail?

6. Jedi Mind Tricks, "Serenity in Murder"

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Year: 2006
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Owen Hart
Lyric: "Yeah, you like Napoleon Bonaparte/I throw a dart and blow your bones apart/The lonely part's when you fallin' like you Owen Hart"
Vinnie Paz has never been the one to shy away from vivid imagery, so naturally an Owen Hart name drop isn't off-limits. The callback to Hart's tragic death from a failed on-stage stunt, only adds to the grimness of these lines. Wrestling ain't always fun and games.

5. Cam'Ron, "Get 'Em Daddy" (Remix)

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Year: 2006
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Bob Backlund
Lyric: "I'm Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Bob Backlund/Part-acting, ha ha, who they think they car jackin'"
Here's a line where the similarities between rap and professional wrestling become apparent. A majority of people past puberty know that wrestling is mostly acting, but it's hella entertaining to watch. Rap is entertainment as well, so we can't really believe these stars are selling kilos of coke, Harlem shaking at wakes, and riding dirty every time. As such, we can't really believe Cam'ron's actually going out and randomly carjacking people. The Dipset CEO can't be caught doing something so petty, right?

4. GZA, "Shadowboxing"

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Year: 1995
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Ken Patera
Lyric: "I slayed MC's back in the rec room era/My style broke motherfuckin backs like Ken Patera" (GZA)
In this joint from the classic Liquid Swords, GZA keeps it real with an on-point flow that leaves no question as to why he's The Genius. He straight up breaks it down, but don't fear, GZA songs aren't known to cause back injuries.

3. Ruff Ryders, "Pay-Per-View"

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Year: 1999
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, Sid Vicious, Rey Mysterious, Wolf Pack, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Scott Stiener, Sting, Goldberg, Ric Flair, Billy Kidman, Miss Elizabeth, Diamond Dallas Page, Buff Bagwell, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Jimmy The Hart, Mean Gene, Eddie Guerrero, Disco Inferno, Saturn, Scott Noan, Curt Henning
Lyric: Entire Song
There are so many reasons why being a '90s baby was awesome that it'd take another list to show exactly why. But for now let's say that decade was great enough to inspire the false claimers. You know, that kid born in the 1996 that claims he misses the WCW even though there's no possible way he could've remembered any events.

Well, consider "Pay-Per-View" the litmus. Only a true child of the '90s could name half of the sheer amount of named wrestlers on this track. Extra points if you could name their finishers.

2. Wu Tang Clan, "It's Yourz"

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Year: 1997
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Wahoo McDaniel
Lyric: "And channel through so-lar panels, blast off like Roman candles/Rap vandals, stomp your ass like Wahoo McDaniel" (RZA)
Every hip-hop fan knows just how crazily graphic Wu-Tang can get with their threats. In fact it's so graphic at times that you'd have to be a fool to not realize Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothing to fuck with.

RZA reminded us once again in his verse in Wu-Tang Forever's "It's Yourz." It's clear dude isn't in the best of moods as he threatens to "crack your soul like bottles" and "put your lights out" while the incompetent victim is struggling to find his way out of a wet paper bag. The worse threat? Stomping your ass like 250 pound former heavyweight champion and Hall of Famer, Wahoo McDaniel. Yeah it's brutal, but it's just another chapter in Wu-ology.

1. Nas, "It Ain't Hard to Tell"

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Year: 1994
Wrestler(s) Referenced: Iron Sheik
Lyric: "Vocabulary spills I'm Ill plus Matic/I freak beats, slam it like Iron Sheik/Jam like a Tec with correct techniques"
Anyone can tell you that Illmatic is a classic without a second guess. Flow, lyrics, depth, production. Everything was there. "It Ain't Hard to Tell" was the camel clutch the album needed to put the competition down for the count for nearly 20 years.

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