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2002 soundtrack album by WWE

WWF Forceable Entry

Soundtrack album by World Wrestling Federation
Released	March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)
Genre	Nu metal alternative metal industrial metal rap metal heavy metal post-grunge alternative rock hard rock
Length	71:25
Label	Columbia Smackdown! Records
Producer	Jim Johnston (also exec.) Jay Baumgardner Kid Rock John Kurzweg Eric Thorngren Limp Bizkit Terry Date Josh Abraham Scott Weiland Raine Maida Rob Zombie Scott Humphrey Justin Rimer Matt Martone Trent Reznor Dave Ogilvie Bryan Scott Ben Grosse Bob Marlette Dave Wyndorf Stereomud Doug Kaye Audio Hustlerz Edsel Dope Jim Wirt
World Wrestling Federation chronology
WWF The Music, Vol. 5(2001) WWF Forceable Entry(2002) WWE Anthology(2002)

WWF Forceable Entry is a soundtrack album by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE). Released on March 26, 2002 by Columbia Records, it features entrance music of WWE wrestlers re-recorded by various hard rock and heavy metal artists and bands. The album was a commercial success, charting at number three on the US Billboard 200.

It is also the last album released under the "WWF" name, as the company changed its name to "WWE" in May 2002 after a British court ruled in favor of the World Wide Fund for Nature in the WWF trademark dispute.[1]

Johnny Loftus of music website AllMusic categorized WWF Forceable Entry as alternative metal, post-grunge and rap metal.[2] The album features a number of cover versions (including Kid Rock's cover of "Legs" by ZZ Top) and remixes (such as Limp Bizkit's "Rollin'" and Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People"), as well as new tracks.[2][3] Some tracks are also new recordings of wrestlers' entrance themes, including Drowning Pool's cover of Motörhead's "The Game" (Triple H) and Disturbed's recording "Glass Shatters" (Stone Cold Steve Austin).[2][3]

Note: Track 19 only appears on the Canadian release of the album.[4]

Jim Johnston – executive production, remix (track 9), mixing (track 15)
Jay Baumgardner – production (track 1), mixing (tracks 1 and 10)
James Murray – engineering (track 1)
Kid Rock – production and mixing (track 2)
Al Sutton – engineering (track 2)
John Kurzweg – production, engineering and mixing (track 3)
Eric Thorngren – production, recording and mixing (track 4)
Terry Date – production and recording (track 5)
Limp Bizkit – production (track 5)
Josh Abraham – additional production (track 5)
Scott Weiland – additional production (track 5)
Andy Wallace – mixing (track 5)
Raine Maida – production (track 6)
Adam Kasper – mixing (track 6)
Rob Zombie – production (track 7)
Scott Humphrey – production and programming (track 7)
Frank Gryner – engineering (track 7)
The Old Dark Horse – mixing (track 7)
Matt Martone – production and engineering (track 8)
Justin Rimer – production (track 8)
Jack Joseph Puig – mixing (tracks 8 and 18)
Trent Reznor – production (track 9)
Dave Ogilvie – production (track 9)
Bryan Scott – production (track 10)
Jeremy Parker – engineering (track 10)
Ben Grosse – production and mixing (track 11)
Adam Barber – engineering (track 11)
Blumpy – engineering (track 11)
Bob Marlette – production, engineering, mixing and programming (track 12)
Sid Riggs – programming (track 12)
Dave Wyndorf – production (track 13)
John Shyloski – engineering (track 13)
John Travis – mixing (track 13)
Cyrille Taillandier – programming (track 13)
Stereomud – production (track 14)
Big Red – engineering and mixing (track 14)
Doug Kaye – production and engineering (track 15)
Rick Duncan – engineering (track 15)
Audio Hustlerz – production and arrangements (track 16)
Troy Staton – mixing (track 16)
Edsel Dope – production and engineering (track 17)
Warren Dyker – mixing (track 17)
Jim Wirt – production and engineering (track 18)
Matt Pinfield – liner notes

Weekly chart performance for WWF Forceable Entry Chart (2002) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 3 US Billboard 200 [6] 3	Year-end chart performance for WWF Forceable Entry Chart (2002) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 144 Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 47 Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 24 US Billboard 200[10] 189

WWF Forceable Entry was released on March 26, 2002 by Columbia Records in association with SmackDown! Records, a division of WWE.[12]

WWF Forceable Entry was a commercial success. In the US, the album reached number three on the US Billboard 200; in Canada, it reached number three on the Canadian Albums Chart.[13] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, indicating sales of over 500,000 units.[14] The album sold over 145,000 copies in the US in its first week on sale.[15]

Music website AllMusic awarded the album two out of five stars. Writer Johnny Loftus noted that Forceable Entry "will be most relevant to wrestling fans," but joked that "fans of heavy music...might seek this set out in the local sale bin."[2]

Music in professional wrestling

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^ a b c d Loftus, Johnny. "WWF Forceable Entry - Various Artists: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ a b Wiederhorn, Jon (February 7, 2002). "Creed, Limp Bizkit Meet In Ring On WWF Forceable Entry". MTV. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ Slow Chemical Credits (liner notes). Columbia. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ "Various Artists Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
^ "American album certifications – Various – WWF Forceable Entry". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
^ "Rock's Hottest Stars Get Down & Dirty on WWF Forceable Entry CD Featuring Creed, Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, Drowning Pool, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Sevendust, Saliva, & Others". Sony Corporation of America. March 4, 2002. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "WWF Forceable Entry - Various Artists: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum Search "WWF"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^ Basham, David (April 5, 2002). "Got Charts? Wrestling With WWF LPs; Breaking Records With Celine". MTV. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2015.