West Texas Rednecks

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The West Texas Rednecks were a professional wrestling stable and country music band in WCW in 1999. They are famous for recording a song called Rap is Crap (I Hate Rap).

1 History
- 1.1 Lineup
2 Trivia
3 External links

[edit] History

The West Texas Rednecks formed in June 1999 in WCW. They were formed from four wrestlers who fit the mold and had teamed with one another in the recent months. They were to be a heel group to feud with the rappers led by Master P. But the WCW fans, the majority of whom were in the south, did not boo the Rednecks and booed the rappers instead. The feud was quickly dropped and the Rednecks were given other face groups to feud with instead. They lasted until late October 1999.

The group was made up of leader Curt Hennig, brothers Barry and Kendall Windham and Bobby Duncum, Jr.. (Although Hennig was actually from Minnesota, they billed him as being from Texas like the others.) They filmed several vignettes with them riding four-wheelers and they recorded a country song called (Rap is Crap), that received some airplay in the south and on WCW television. The song is mainly about the bands apparent dislike for the genre of rap music, although it is not stated why the band has such an intense dislike for rap music. It also discusses some of the bands favorite things associated with the southern culture and country music. Rap Is Crap can be found on WCW Mayhem: The Music. The Windham brothers won the WCW World Tag Team Championship during this time together. They were joined by Curly Bill near the end of the group's existence.

Their main feuds were with Master P's "No Limit Soldiers" (Swoll, 4X4, Chase Tatum and Brad Armstrong), Four Horsemen members Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko, Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) and "The Filthy Animals" (Konnan, Billy Kidman, Rey Misterio Jr. and Eddie Guerrero).

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[edit] Trivia

On the March 4, 2004 episode of WWE SmackDown!, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin ran down the APA by singing APA is Crap, which is a redone version of the West Texas Redneck's Rap is Crap.