Billy Gunn walked to the ring for years while a song loudly celebrated his love of backsides—but he apparently was not paying much attention to what the singer was actually saying.
During a conversation with Denise Salcedo, the WWE Hall of Famer admitted he did not initially realize just how explicit the lyrics to his famous “Ass Man” entrance theme were. Gunn said he usually connected with entrance music through the beat and how it helped him present his character. The actual words were not his biggest concern when WWE first handed him the song. That changed when someone finally asked whether he had ever listened closely to the lyrics.
“For the longest time, I didn’t even know what the lyrics were. Somebody asked, ‘Have you ever heard the lyrics to that song?’ I listened and went, ‘Huh? Stick them, lick them? Okay, all righty then. Here we go.’”
By that point, there was no turning back. The song had already become permanently attached to Gunn’s Mr. Ass character and was getting massive reactions from WWE crowds. Gunn said fans still approach him decades later to show him that the theme remains on their personal playlists. What started as one of WWE’s most ridiculous entrance songs became one of the most recognizable themes of the Attitude Era.
The lyrics may have caught Gunn off guard, but the song fit the character so perfectly that it followed him for the rest of his career. Fans still call him Mr. Ass, ask whether he is still an “ass man” and sing the theme whenever he appears.
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