

Randy Savage had previously used "Pomp & Circumstances" in WWF, but it was given a rock makeover in WCW. Even more baffling than writing covers of songs they already owned, was WCW rewriting songs that were already in the public domain.Way before Jimmy Hart debuted in WCW, there were still JHV's for example, Dustin Rhodes' theme before the Slam Jam album was a JHV of "Money for Nothing", and the York Foundation used a JHV of the theme of Dallas theme and in the JCP/NWA days, there was the JHV of Giorgio Moroder's "Chase" from the soundtrack of the film Midnight Express that (who else?) The Midnight Express used.Some infamous JHV's from WCW: "Come As You Are" by Nirvana ( Raven), "Even Flow" by Pearl Jam ( Chris Jericho, mostly heel run), "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana ( DDP), "War" by Edwin Starr (Misfits in Action), "The Zoo" by Scorpions (The First Family), "Purple Rain" by Prince (Prince Iaukea), "Cowboy" by Kid Rock ( Jeff Jarrett), "Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson ( Perry Saturn/Revolution), "Perfect Strangers" by Deep Purple ( Shane Douglas) "Party Up (Up in Here)" by DMX ( Elix Skipper - something he carried with him in TNA), "Burn" by Nine Inch Nails (David Flair) and "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne (David Kalla).

Most of the replacement songs for WWE versions aren't even this trope in action, as they're usually not even close to the original pieces.

On the other hand, just because they "own" the rights doesn't mean they don't have to pay the artist to use the song.
