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Dead Wrestlers

from Player Select by The Benzoes

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A tribute to fallen grapplers from the days when the letter "F" followed "WW".

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In a mountain town in France a giant once did dwell
Seven-four or maybe more these things are hard to tell
Soon enough he found his fame inside the circle squared
They said no man could bodyslam and few would even dare
Ten dozen beers in just one night well that couldn't keep him down
A crooked back then a heart attack pile drived him underground

And it's one... two... One, two, three, dead
Wrestlers, dead wrestlers caught in the reaper's pin
A sleeper hold, it all goes cold he ain't gettin' up again
Wrestlers, dead wrestlers their final bell has rung
No pay-per-views, or backstage feuds just broke and dying young

The Junkyard Dog has been put down there's no more Perfectplex
And old Rick Rude is now worm food like Miss Elizabeth
Bam Bam's flame is doused for good The Earthquake has grown still
Big John Studd naps in the mud beside Bobo Brazil
Hulkster and Steve Austin for now might have their health
When the Undertaker meets his maker he can undertake himself

And it's one... two... One, two, three, dead
Wrestlers, dead wrestlers caught in the reaper's pin
A sleeper hold, it all goes cold he ain't gettin' up again
Wrestlers, dead wrestlers their final bell has rung
No pay-per-views, or backstage feuds just broke and dying young

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from Player Select, released August 14, 2017
music/words: Ben Whitlock

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The Benzoes do Virginia Valley Punk. We tip our cap to old-school punk from both coasts, and the classic fury of jolly ol' England. We likewise dab our brush with some metal, alternative rock, indie rock, garage, blues, and just plain old noise before we unleash it on an unsuspecting canvas. ... more

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