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Arkansas- Pine Bluff band plays Cody Rhodes' signature tune #.\n\nKalan Hooks, ESPNAug 31, 2024, 05:45 PM ETThough the Arkansas Razorbacks gained on the field versus the Arkansas-Pine Pretense Golden Lions, the Golden Lions' band succeeded the followers in the stands.On Thursday, the Arkansas-Pine Pretense band-- named the \"Marching Music Machine of the Mid-South\"-- carried out a rendition of WWE star Cody Rhodes' signature tune, \"Empire,\" during the course of the game.Rhodes dealt with Kevin Owens in the indisputable WWE championship at the Bash in Berlin on Sunday. Rhodes beat Owens to remain the uncontested WWE champion.Prior to his suit, Rhodes listened to the band's depiction of his theme song and also conveyed his enjoyment concerning the functionality. He stated he would take on the band's variation one or two times in the storage locker room.Berlin had me presently fired up for

WWEBashBut THIS might be performed once or twice in the locker room just before my match today.Awesome stuff @UAPBM4 u2764 https://t.co/cYA5lcG8Lwu2014 Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) August 31, 2024 The band's full performance went viral on X as well as received over 866,000 views as of Saturday evening.Arkansas-Pine Pretense director of bands John Graham stated the band participants were actually uncertain in the beginning once they received the piece in practice. However as they went through the song, they began to adore it." When our arranger put the song on paper for our company, I examined it [and] a few of the trainees were actually shaking their heads assuming, 'Zero, why are our team playing this' and then our experts began rehearsing it, the part happened active," Graham said to ESPN." I said, 'This is actually visiting go.'"" Kingdom" had not been scheduled the Golden Lions-Razorbacks video game, however as an alternative as an item that can be used eventually in the time. However, Graham saw the Arkansas game as the excellent opportunity to debut the tune in the stands.When Graham provided the downbeat for the band to play the track, enthusiasm packed the arena." As quickly as I went down the hammer as well as our team started playing, I evaluated and found fans responding like, 'They are actually playing "Empire,"'" Graham mentioned. "I found all of them standing along with enjoyment and beneficial reactions, and I informed myself, 'Our team reside in here right now.' It was actually a lovely instant.".