Beloved Scottish indie wrestler Grado is known just as much for being terminally delightful as he is for entering the ring to Madonna’s Like A Prayer. Though he didn’t win British Boot Camp 2 (and Al Snow was a super butthole to him), he’s been a fixture at the Impact Wrestling UK tapings.
Impact Wrestling attempted to negotiate the rights to use the Madonna song for the television broadcast of his match against antagonist Al Snow, however were turned down by publishers. As such, Grado has taken to the internet to back him up, and beg Madonna to allow him to have his proper moment in the spotlight:
As most of you know, for entrance music I use a version of ‘Like A Prayer’ originally recorded by Madonna. TNA wrestling had managed to negotiate with several important publishers to get the rights for the song, and this Friday on American telly I was getting the go-ahead for my match with Al Snow from The Hydro to be shown in full, with the ‘Like A Prayer’ entrance – I was over the moon!! Until today, we received an e-mail saying “Please be advised that the request below for the use of ‘Like A Prayer’ has been denied on behalf of Madonna ” Now I get the feeling there is no way, she herself was on the blower talking about some daft Scottish wrestler about using her choon on the tv, which is why I want to try and reach out to her Madge herself and to let her know how much the song means to myself and the wrestling world!
I never want to use any other theme music, or some dubbed shite, there is no better feeling than a big rowdy crowd going bush to this song. I want her to watch this wee video and hopefully she can tell the folk representing her to let me use it! So I’m looking for anyone who likes my page or follows me on Twitter to give her a shout and show her this vid and see if we can persuade her! – Facebook
Though Madonna has yet to comment on what has now already been covered by Time and the BBC, #SayYesMadonna has been a top trend on UK Twitter, and if Raw has taught me anything, hashtags and Twitter trends are lawfully binding. While it’s a longshot, Grado’s entrance is vital in establishing his character, and that he’s actually kind of cool and much more than a mumbly, out-of-shape guy with a fanny pack and a goofy giggle (aka the starter kit to being my new favourite wrestler). Plus really, we’ve heard TNA’s rip-off covers. Few things carry as much secondhand embarrassment as Tommy Dreamer’s Alice in Chains-inspired Dude In A Cube music. Do we really want to sit through Serge MrDixieCarter’s version, Similar to a Religious Plea?
No.
So good luck, Grado! We’re all counting on you. Let’s just pray Madonna never, ever reads the comments:
Real helpful, guys.
