5 WWE entrance themes that were originally meant for someone else

#2. Hulk Hogan's WWE entrance theme - "Real American" (originally intended for the U.S. Express)

"Real American" Hulk Hogan

"Real American" by Rick Derringer (who was a pretty successful rock musician in the 1970s and 80s) will forever be associated with WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. Of course, unfortunately, so will that one Jimi Hendrix song he used in the 1990s. But that's for a whole other list.

The entrance theme is so well known that even former President Barack Obama used it to open his speech at the 2011 White House Correspondent's Dinner.

Believe it or not, however, the tune wasn't originally intended for the Hulkster. After first appearing on WWE's "The Wrestling Album" in 1984, it was given to the tag tandem of Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo known as the U.S. Express. However, the team would leave the company before the album would see the light of day and thus history was made.

The team did use the entrance theme to make their way to the ring at least once, however.

The rest is history.