Demolition Recall Jimmy Hart Pitching Demolition Theme To Them At Madison Square Garden

Here comes the Ax. Here comes the Smasher.

Demolition has one of the most recognizable themes in WWE history with an opening riff that sets the tone for what Ax & Smash are about to do. 

“I believe we were in Madison Square Garden getting ready for a match and Jimmy Hart came down the hallway and asked us, ‘I want you guys to listen to this and see if you like it.’ We loved it from day one. Before that, years ago, there was no entrance music, only for one or two people. That was another step moving forward where not only one or two guys had it, but everybody had it. We always thought that set the stage (for us). We hadn’t come out from behind the curtain yet, but the music and atmsphere was already pounding and they are expecting us to come out and kick butt,” said Bill Eadie, who portrayed Ax, while speaking to Beal Veal on Wrestling Life. 

Barry Darsow, who portrayed Smash, said, “When (Jimmy) first came to us, it was just the music and no lyrics to it. Jimmy said, ‘You guys are going to love this.’ When we first heard it is when we were first going to ring. It was perfect.” 

Eadie said Hart did a great job with the theme, which was also produced by the late Rick Derringer. 

Elsewhere during the interview, Demolition commented on their legends deal with WWE. You can find their comments here. 

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