Why was the theme song for WCCWs syndicated show changed in 1987?
The change occurred as a result of Fritz Von Erich’s decision to go with a new production company. After five years with KXTX and Continental Productions (a partnership that resulted in massive national and international syndication success for the promotion), Fritz turned the show over to Lee Martin Productions, a company with ties to then-Dallas Cowboys principal owner, the late Harvey R. “Bum” Bright. Martin (a former Dallas-area sportscaster who, to our knowledge, had no previous association with wrestling) and his group decided to jazz things up — literally — by replacing WCCW’s well-known tympani-and-brass theme with a piece of saxophone-driven library music. Reportedly entitled “Love on the Run”, the new theme wouldn’t have sounded out of place on a smooth jazz radio station, but was a ridiculously poor choice for a pro wrestling show. This tune was replaced after a few weeks by an equally generic but more uptempo number. When Fritz left the sport altogether and sold World Cla
