TNA issued the following press release on Wednesday announcing that James Storm’s “Longnecks and Rednecks” entrance theme will be the official theme song for “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s new reality show on CMT, Redneck Island, which premiers this Saturday night:
TNA IMPACT WRESTLING STAR “COWBOY” JAMES STORM’S ENTRANCE THEME AND SINGLE “LONGNECKS AND REDNECKS” TAPPED AS THEME SONG FOR NEW CMT SERIES “REDNECK ISLAND”
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NASHVILLE, TN (June 6, 2012) – TNA IMPACT WRESTLING superstar “Cowboy” James Storm’s entrance theme, single and video “Longnecks and Rednecks” has been tapped by CMT as the theme music for the new competition series “REDNECK ISLAND.” The series is hosted by Steve Austin and set to premiere on June 9that 10:00p.m. ET/PT on CMT. To purchase the music, please go to www.shoptna.comor www.iTunes.com.
“REDNECK ISLAND” is set on a remote tropical paradise, where the host will guide the contestants through a number of hilarious mental and physical challenges resulting in teammates sending one competitor home each episode.
“Cowboy” James Storm says, “I love my entrance music and to see the response we have been getting with the video and the song at country radio, I am digging this stuff. But, when I got word that they are using it for the ‘REDNECK ISLAND’ theme, now, that is really cool. I really appreciate the fact that it is being so well received and thank Serg Selinas and Dale Oliver for the kick-ass music.”
Storm continues, “And on another note, I hung out with Steve Austin in Nashville last night and we had a ball.”
For the first time, TNA Knockout Music has serviced the song “Longnecks and Rednecks” to country radio and is already receiving a lot of interest. “We have so many outlets to cross promote our brand and our product,” says TNA President Dixie Carter. “We feel we have created a great theme for “Cowboy” James Storm and feel that there is a lot of potential here with the single, the video, Spike TV and our various social media platforms to really push this promotion to the masses,” she continued.
TNA Knockout Music is a division of TNA Entertainment, LLC. Writer and executive Serg Salinas had his own successful career in music prior to leading the publishing and merchandising division of the company. Salinas oversees all the recording and music publishing for all the TNA Knockout Music themes which can all be purchased at ShopTNA.com or on iTunes.
