Twenty years after lending his song “Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)” to then up-and-comer Edge, the music of Rob Zombie has come back to WWE. The man responsible for such hits as “Dragula” and “Mars Needs Women” has another chapter in his wrestling history, as “The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)” has been named as the official #NXTLoud theme song for the black and gold brand’s upcoming NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver.
Triple H broke the news of the new theme on Twitter this past Thursday, after much of the card for the two-night event was announced or established, and Rob Zombie himself shared his excitement shortly thereafter:
That card reads as follows:
Night 1 - Wednesday, April 7th on USA Network
NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai vs. Raquel Gonzalez (w/ Dakota Kai)
Triple Threat Tag Team Match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship
MSK vs. Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Legado Del Fantasma
#1 Contender’s Six-Man Gauntlet Eliminator Match - Winner faces NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano on Night 2
Entrants TBD on this week’s episode of NXT.
NXT United Kingdom Champion WALTER vs. Tommaso Ciampa
Night 2 - Thursday, April 8th on Peacock (US only) and WWE Network (Worldwide)
NXT Champion Finn Balor vs Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett)
Unsanctioned Match
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly
NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano vs. Winner of Night 1’s Eliminator Gauntlet Match
NXT Cruiserweight Championship Unification Ladder Match
Jordan Devlin vs. Santos Escobar (w/ Legado Del Fantasma
Check out the music video for “King Freak” below:
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