yst eria , ▁once ▁called ▁George ▁the ▁William ▁F . ▁Buck ley ▁of ▁the ▁co ck f ight ing ▁set . ▁ ▁But ▁George ▁drew ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁ideas ▁and ▁interview ing ▁style ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁host ▁named ▁Joe ▁Py ne . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁theme ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁stock ▁music ▁composed ▁by ▁John ▁Cole man ▁called ▁World ▁in ▁Action . ▁ ▁Several ▁soon - to - be ▁stars ▁made ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁television ▁appearances ▁on ▁this ▁show , ▁including ▁Disc ▁J ockey ▁Jim ▁" The ▁Po orm an " ▁Tr ent on , ▁" ra pe ▁rock " ▁band ▁The ▁M ent ors — part icular ly ▁lead ▁singer / d rum mer ▁El ▁Du ce , ▁Wrest ler ▁Char li ▁Hay nes , ▁Wrest ler ▁De e ▁" Que en ▁Kong " ▁Bo oh er , ▁Wrest ler ▁R ene e ▁Vic ary , ▁punk ▁band ▁Reb el ▁Reb el , ▁Play boy ▁model ▁Beck y ▁Le Be au , ▁rock ▁band ▁The ▁Off spring , ▁and ▁future ▁USA ▁Up ▁All ▁Night ▁host esses ▁Rh onda ▁She ar . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁George ▁stopped ▁doing ▁live ▁shows , ▁and ▁K DOC ▁showed ▁r er uns ▁of ▁past ▁shows ▁that ▁were ▁hosted ▁by ▁him ▁called ▁Hot ▁Se at ▁High light s . ▁However , ▁as ▁they ▁years ▁went ▁along , ▁he ▁became ▁more ▁and