| 1 | Just to point out a bit of the obvious: Notice how long the WWE section is here? That's because WWE's in-house composer, Jim Johnston, is the Awesome Music ''Man''. In fact, in more recent days, most of the themes are made by CFO$, which is a two-man producer ''team.'' and then by def rebel, a whole ''recording label.'' That's right, it takes two guys and more to replace Jim Johnston because he's just that awesome. |
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| 3 | * CFO$ are no slouches, either. After 2014, most new theme credits belong to them, including most-to-all of NXT's roster from 2015 onwards. They've built up a pretty strong presence on this list, too, and if they're the future of WWE entrance themes (as Jim Johnston is now handling soundtracks for WWE's increasingly active film division), then the future is in good hands. |
| 4 | %%* Scott Osborne's 1996 theme. It's ICP's "Fuck the World". |
| 5 | %%* Playtime's 1998 theme (back in the Penelope Nesmith days), "The Kind of Shit America Made". Basically Village People's YMCA. |
| 6 | %%** And her 2000 theme. "No way, no way, yes way, fuck off!" |
| 7 | %%** And her 2002, 2005, and 2015 themes. |
| 8 | %%What's AWESOME about them? These are zero-context as written. |
| 9 | * Yes, it's [[https://youtu.be/7AtDarCLRWQ Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance" March No.1]], more familiar as a graduation processional, but wrestling fans hear it and can only think [[Wrestling/RandySavage "OOOOOOHHHH YEAHHHHHHH!"]] |
| 10 | * Music/JimiHendrix's [[https://youtu.be/IZBlqcbpmxY "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"]] ''made'' "Hollywood" Wrestling/HulkHogan in WWE. No surprise there; it did the same for "Hollywood" Hogan in WCW. |
| 11 | ** [[https://youtu.be/efQlv3wPS4o Hogan's first WWF theme]] was such a great tune, Bonnie Tyler requested it to be reworked for her as "Ravishing". |
| 12 | ** [[https://youtu.be/2slTwRe4ATc "Real]] [[Wrestling/HulkHogan American"]]. Years later, people still mark out to it.[[note]] Current clip is the SoBadItsGood original video.[[/note]] |
| 13 | ** How awesome is this one? '''UsefulNotes/BarackObama''' used it for his first public speech after finally revealing his birth certificate, a not so subtle TakeThat at the most ludicrous of the "[[ConspiracyTheorist birthers]]" and their [[LowerClassLout supporters]]. |
| 14 | * The [[https://youtu.be/DwTtgAwMCLc SmackDown theme]] from 2009 to 2011, "Let it Roll" by Divide the Day. It even has a veiled TakeThat at Wrestling/{{TNA}}: |
| 15 | --> Do you really wanna cross the line? |
| 16 | ** Smackdown has had a very good number of great theme songs. From the simplistic original techno theme [[https://youtu.be/pNuRRBNm2cU "Smack"]], famous for its incomprehensible lyrics, to Music/MarilynManson's [[https://youtu.be/GGNNqAc1s4Y "The Beautiful People"]] (a previous Raw theme), the aggressively ruthless production piece [[https://youtu.be/fD8Sl_gNfTQ "I Want It All"]] (V2, [[ThreeChordsAndTheTruth V1 instrumental, then V1]]. V2 Extended [[https://youtu.be/FZQ36_achDo here.]]) during [=McMahon=]/Heyman eras and Drowning Pool's [[https://youtu.be/qp8eJpkbOcI "Rise Up"]]. [[https://youtu.be/u5_HH4b6BYk And then you hear the new theme and forget all of the above.]] |
| 17 | ** The everlasting awesome [[https://youtu.be/REuLlW2ktMg Raw theme]] from 2006 to 2009, "To Be Loved" by Music/PapaRoach. "WHOOOOA I'LL NEVER GIVE UP! AND I JUST WANNA BE, WANNA BE LOVEEEED!" |
| 18 | ** Before "To Be Loved", there was also The Union Underground's [[https://youtu.be/KHYUdZOJ5jw Across The Nation]] used throughout the Ruthless Aggression era. The chorus is also catchy: |
| 19 | --->Move to the music!\ |
| 20 | Play that fucking music!\ |
| 21 | Move it to the music, yeah! (Let's get it on!)\ |
| 22 | Move to the music!\ |
| 23 | Play that fucking music!\ |
| 24 | Live through my music, YEAH! |
| 25 | ** After Smackdown Live was rebranded to Friday Night Smackdown in 2019, it received a new theme in [[https://youtu.be/CIhylLW4Fcs "Are you Ready"]] by Music/{{ACDC}}. Listening to this song on repeat every Friday night ''will'' ensure that "you are ready for a good time". |
| 26 | ** In 2021, Raw got a new rap theme song with samples from [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven]]'s 9th Symphony with vocals by Vo Williams: [[https://youtu.be/PBl7Q-PxjOA "Greatness"]]. What could be more awesome than blending classical music with modern hip hop? |
| 27 | %%** The Raw theme from 2012-2016: Everybody get loud! [[https://youtu.be/eqvKHCK8NI0 Tonight's the night!]] |
| 28 | %%** Ever since the 2016 brand split, Raw received [[https://youtu.be/OoHGZFyMCHU "Enemies"]] by Music/{{Shinedown}}, [[https://youtu.be/2TP-kFNBSl0 "Dreams That I Have"]], and [[https://youtu.be/OoHGZFyMCHU "Stories of Greatness"]], sung by Kit Walters (Who also performed the theme of the [[https://youtu.be/D0xraaC6dQM No Mercy]] PPV and a few songs of VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance's soundtrack,[[note]]"Stains of Time" and "A Soul Can't be Cut" for those wondering[[/note]] which already has its own share of [[AwesomeMusic/MetalGear awesome music.]]) |
| 29 | %%** Meanwhile, Smackdown received [[https://youtu.be/_WSB4PhkzUQ "Take a Chance"]], [[https://youtu.be/N8-oPNLrAi8 "Unstoppable"]], and [[https://youtu.be/U_hzOsuFu5s "Big Surprise"]]. |
| 30 | %%The above examples have been commented out for being zero-context. WHY are these tracks awesome? |
| 31 | * There's something about Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin's [[https://youtu.be/0xrSH0G8kBo theme]] that just screams, "[[OhCrap You are beyond fucked]]". It worked perfectly for the psychotic violent paranoid redneck asshole that just wanted to kick people in the gut Steve was. |
| 32 | ** It's the abrupt glass breaking at the beginning. There's just nothing sweeter than watching Rock/Mankind/whoever getting curbstomped when suddenly you hear somebody flinging a chair through a window as Stone Cold runs in to save the day. What came after the glass could be almost anything (and sometimes was).[[note]] It was so effective, WWE starting adding abrupt opening noises to most of their big stars (the car crash for Wrestling/MickFoley, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock's]] louder "IF YOU SMEEEEELLLLLL...", Wrestling/TripleH has "Time to play the game!" followed by [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy's]] EvilLaugh, Wrestling/BigShow's "WEEEEEEEEEEELL..." the explosion for Wrestling/{{Kane}},at the height of her popularity Wrestling/{{Lita}} had her theme trimmed to that badass opening riff) but Stone Cold's was always the one that best said "Oh, you are ''screwed'' now."[[/note]] |
| 33 | ** The version performed by Music/{{Disturbed}} ([[https://youtu.be/IVtpsuUZG_s "Glass Shatters"]]) used in 2000-01 is considered by many to be superior to the original variant of Austin's theme. One writer commented that you could give the song to [[{{Jobber}} Funaki]], and he'd become a main-eventer overnight. It was just that awesome. |
| 34 | ** Steve Austin's [[https://youtu.be/zUQAdKSEelE original dark and creepy theme]] from when he started in the WWF as The Ringmaster in 1996 also qualifies. |
| 35 | * For more traditional awesomeness, Wrestling/TheUndertaker's [[https://youtu.be/lGTv1buDMo8 theme]] can't be topped. The nightmarish organ and bells evoke feelings of the night and death, similar to Chopin's ''Funeral March'', or in a more modern sense, the 1986 musical ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''. |
| 36 | ** His Wrestling/MinistryOfDarkness [[https://youtu.be/BcctBpj6jRo theme]] was extremely badass as well. |
| 37 | ** His run as the more true to real life [[FanNickname Bikertaker]] had a pair of awesome music tracks too. Sure, they weren't tolling bells... but you can't really beat heavy metal and motorcycles. And of course, Limp Bizkit's [[https://youtu.be/RsXEbqS7cpE "Rollin'"]].[[note]]Because of that, Fred Durst got to appear in two WWE games (''Smackdown: Just Bring It'' for the [[Platform/PlayStation2 PS2]] and ''Raw'' for the Platform/{{Xbox}})[[/note]]. |
| 38 | ** The opening to [[https://youtu.be/Ul3kKRRy6jI You're Gonna Pay: "Dead man walking..."]] Though the whole song is a treat for the ears. |
| 39 | ** The highly symbolic [[https://youtu.be/o0MIFHLIzZY "Ain't No Grave (Can Hold This Body Down)"]] by the late, great Music/JohnnyCash. Even though he only used it a few times in 2011. |
| 40 | * Wrestling/{{Kane}}'s [[https://youtu.be/u8SGXLECuAI "Man on Fire"]] and [[https://youtu.be/mmnG1tz7Jwg "Veil of Fire"]] entrance themes evokes the same feeling as the Undertaker's, while adding a more mysterious element. |
| 41 | ** Kane's earlier theme by Finger Eleven, [[https://youtu.be/22YQZgjNh8Q "Slow Chemical"]], is just as memorable. |
| 42 | ** This fantastic [[https://youtu.be/04CLHxFmKiw theme]] done for Kane by Music/TypeONegative was unfortunately never actually used |
| 43 | ** Of course, there's his original theme [[https://youtu.be/l9e4FToaASc "Burned."]] The remix, [[https://youtu.be/z-0kimu0qEI "Out of the Fire,"]] is even better. |
| 44 | ** CFO$ have made a nice blend of his classic theme with a CFO$ sound, and the result is the amazing [[https://youtu.be/TwMpjXDGF0U "Veil of Fire (Rise Up Remix)".]] |
| 45 | * The [[https://youtu.be/1ZZLwl6zZSI theme song]] of the Corporate Ministry was probably the best thing about the Corporate Ministry in general. |
| 46 | * The moment you hear the [[https://youtu.be/gp0DD8m6PBc screeching and crashing of a car,]] then you know you're [[Wrestling/MickFoley gonna have a nice day]]. |
| 47 | ** Hey yo! [[Wrestling/ScottHall Da Bad Guy]] would like to remind you that [[https://youtu.be/nDHHf2X_5Gw screeching cars without a crash]] meant only pure machismo was coming, man! |
| 48 | ** [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind's]] [[https://youtu.be/cEl6xcOIhbU original theme]] was dark and tragic, but soothing in a way. And the [[https://youtu.be/SQi0Nb5gUEI remix]] of it was rather catchy. |
| 49 | * Wrestling/JohnCena's [[https://youtu.be/072UJzZxCds theme.]] When the the song starts and you hear that "OOOOOOOOOOOOOH!" you know things are about to get real. |
| 50 | ** [[https://youtu.be/5Thk4uonEmU YOUR TIME IS UP!]] MY TIME IS NOW! YOU CAN'T SEE ME! MY TIME IS NOW! |
| 51 | ** His previous theme also kicked major ass: "Word life, this is [[https://youtu.be/WL_uWGcSBo8 basic Thuganomics]]. |
| 52 | ** [[https://youtu.be/AdDhyT-WGgo His theme]] when he started out until 2003 was also badass. |
| 53 | ** [[https://youtu.be/iv2C0brV3L8 "Untouchables"]] kicks ass for a theme that was unfortunately unused. |
| 54 | * Wrestling/TripleH: |
| 55 | ** He always seems to have awesome music, especially that by Music/{{Motorhead}}, whether it's [[https://youtu.be/ramfw02ZHEw "The Game"]], [[https://youtu.be/YrSZ09cpZsU "King of Kings"]], or the theme of his stable, Evolution, [[https://youtu.be/M0j5yjIV6qA "Line in the Sand"]]. Being the best friend of a heavy metal god certainly has its perks. When Creator/KhaosOmega invokes "Line in the Sand" for a Rainbow Angel-heavy version of Evolution, one member is consistently missing. The standard excuse is that said member wants to enter to her singles theme... which consistently succeeds in springing the trap of a massive Raging Soul Assault, as said member's singles theme is the instrumental version of [[AwesomeMusic/DragonBall "Battle of Omega"]]. The fact the two versions don't reveal which one's which until right when the trap truly kicks in helps with the success rate of said trap. |
| 56 | ** [[https://youtu.be/oJLYx3cBAD4 One two, is this on]]? While not performed by Motorhead, "My Time" is a brilliant piece which was used after he abandoned DX. There's also the instrumental [[https://youtu.be/sPaWssy1Jqg "Higher Brain Pattern"]] and the similar rare rap version of [[https://youtu.be/uU0V4HLBYGQ "The Game"]]. |
| 57 | * [[https://youtu.be/snW-5AHxYTA "Break it Down"]], the Wrestling/DGenerationX theme, [[MisattributedSong which is not by Rage Against the Machine]], is still awesome. For that matter, so was the Run DMC remix, [[https://youtu.be/dnVLLBubVtM "The Kings"]]. |
| 58 | * Wrestling/GailKim's Wrestling/{{WWE}} return unfortunately didn't include the return of her awesome theme, [[https://youtu.be/DAvdc3O3SfA "International Woman"]]. |
| 59 | * Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} + "Metalingus" + Music/AlterBridge = [[https://youtu.be/I7dyu50SCxc ON THIS DAY / I SEE CLEARLY / EVERYTHING HAS COME TO LIIIIIFE]]. |
| 60 | ** His previous theme [[https://youtu.be/dTvFkAJPfwQ "Never Gonna Stop"]] by Music/RobZombie, was pretty good, too. |
| 61 | ** Ever since his injury (and return), people on Website/YouTube have been giving him Music/AlterBridge's [[https://youtu.be/OQQpXqOcNaI "Coming Home"]] as his "new" theme. It's surprisingly fitting for his character, and it's a shame he never got to actually use it. |
| 62 | ** As of Edge's 2022 [[FaceHeelTurn heel turn]], he finally got a new theme (which lasted until he was kicked out of The Judgment Day) in [[https://youtu.be/vm5NNWbf5w8 "The Other Side"]], also done by Alter Bridge. The lyrics can even come off as a very dark villain song: |
| 63 | --->If you believe yours is the only way\ |
| 64 | Then you're the fool who lives to die\ |
| 65 | Well you deserve the Hell, you're gonna pay\ |
| 66 | On the other side\ |
| 67 | Once you reach the other side\ |
| 68 | There will be no paradise |
| 69 | * [[https://youtu.be/8cDWPvhiPWg "Everybody's got a price...everybody's gonna pay...]] [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase cause the Million Dollar Man always gets his way...]] '''[[EvilLaugh AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"]]''' |
| 70 | * Wrestling/{{Batista}}'s [[https://youtu.be/7BY4PZQvfPE theme]] from 2003 to 2005 can't be ignored. |
| 71 | * [[https://youtu.be/ovqoNJsHqMc "I walk for miles inside this pit of danger. A place where no one follows me, I walk alone"]].[[note]]courtesy of Saliva.[[/note]][[BigYes YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!]] |
| 72 | * Wrestling/RandyOrton's theme, [[https://youtu.be/yVFWwYKf2FE "Voices"]], with vocals by Rich Luzzi, from the band Rev Theory[[note]] [[MisattributedSong though it is almost always attributed solely to Rev Theory]][[[/note]], is so awesome that nobody really cared when it didn't fit his character at all, and it became even more awesome when it '''did'''. Orton's previous theme, [[https://youtu.be/V3_YSLYfE5E "Burn In My Light"]] by Mercy Drive, was ''equally'' badass, and fit his character perfectly following his split from ''Evolution''. The [[https://youtu.be/fnVETq_ZrYM acoustic version of "Voices"]] used in a [=WrestleMania=] 30 promo is amazing, which could've been used as a fitting theme for Randy ever since he joined Wrestling/TheWyattFamily. Fifteen years after its debut in 2008, Rev Theory went back and [[https://youtu.be/7qgw_or48Q4 re-recorded "Voices"]], and the end result sounds much more heavier and badass than the original. |
| 73 | * [[Wrestling/BretHart Bret "The Hitman" Hart's]] [[https://youtu.be/btS0OVdqkb0 "Hart Attack"]] deserves mentioning. Like Stone Cold's, it's one of those few beats that's so distinctive that you know it roughly a quarter of a second after it starts playing. |
| 74 | ** [[https://youtu.be/jpUchhUUcVk The remixed version]] made for The Hart Dynasty (and eventually just Wrestling/{{Natalya|Neidhart}}) is pretty damn slick. |
| 75 | ** The 2010 remake of "Hart Attack", [[https://youtu.be/KThT0lVsU7Y "Return the Hitman"]]. |
| 76 | * Can you slap a tornado? Wrestling/MattHardy can. It just takes a little Mattitude, and an awesome song by Monster Magnet (either the [[https://youtu.be/uAIW-nNjfa8 entrance version]] or the [[https://youtu.be/0Eb_IRMtV-4 full song]]). |
| 77 | ** Wrestling/JeffHardy's [[https://youtu.be/4l7w0NILseQ 2008-2009 entrance song]] isn't bad either. |
| 78 | ** Their original tag team theme was a great piece of production music called [[https://youtu.be/ler25S7oG-0 "Loaded"]]. |
| 79 | ** Zack Tempest also made [[https://youtu.be/QBYQ28RWBnM "Slow Death"]] that got the Holly Cousins over. |
| 80 | ** A little PREMONEETION: When you OBSOLETE MULES hear the [[https://youtu.be/FbLqruFFvsw "Deletion Anthem"]], first thing you know upon listening to this WONDERFUL tune is all that the Mattitude Matt once had has been DELETED! He is WOKEN! And he will DELETE YOU! '''''DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!''''' |
| 81 | * Wrestling/UltimateWarrior's [[https://youtu.be/xbLZ9lx-e5w theme ]]. He wasn't the best wrestler in the world, but damn if his theme didn't capture his character perfectly. |
| 82 | * [[https://youtu.be/1AseMmvp8CY If ya smell...what The Rock...]] [[https://youtu.be/9a64ZFK0gBs is cookin']]. |
| 83 | * '''[[https://youtu.be/6zlaudKEHOU FINALLY!! THE ROCK HAS COME BACK...]]''' |
| 84 | * Wrestling/ShawnMichaels' theme, [[https://youtu.be/mtt0vc3_F34 "Sexy Boy"]]. It's still one of the most recognizable and beloved themes in all of wrestling... even if Shawn himself admitted that he finds his singing is atrocious. [[Wrestling/SherriMartel "Sensational" Sherri Martel]] [[https://youtu.be/weufcaQp-3M did the first version]], but when they split up on screen Shawn's version debuted and has been used ever since. |
| 85 | -->"Eat your heart out, girls! Hands off the merchandise!" |
| 86 | * Taking it in a ''much'' different direction, [[https://youtu.be/GKPXfqux63A Hillbilly Jim's]] theme is appropriately toe-tappin' fun. |
| 87 | * If the pure awesome released when the WWF's "Countdown to the Millennium" campaign ended in [[https://youtu.be/iYuhY_CM5zs this]] could be captured and bottled, it would solve world hunger. [[https://youtu.be/tpRCh524bsQ Subsequent remixes]], as well as [[https://youtu.be/MRveFfKs0NY a cover by Sevendust]], only up the awesomeness. |
| 88 | * Wrestling/ChrisJericho doesn't only enter to SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic, he also [[https://youtu.be/naC4kaN-P8g creates it]] courtesy of Fozzy (not [[Franchise/TheMuppets Fozzy Bear]]). |
| 89 | * Wrestling/RobVanDam's second WWE theme, [[https://youtu.be/AA__1iizDfs "One of a Kind"]] by Breaking Point, which takes his first theme, [[https://youtu.be/AWj8Q4d4RJw "Dam-Nation"]] and cranks the badassery up. |
| 90 | * "[[MemeticMutation Oh, radio,]] [[https://youtu.be/l9JW8-9lAg0 tell me everything]] [[http://youtu.be/l9JW8-9lAg0 you know...]]" |
| 91 | * The music Wrestling/ZackRyder used to share with Curt Hawkins, [[https://youtu.be/kZCbBsenpFU "In The Middle Of It Now"]], by Music/{{Disciple}}, which eventually just became Hawkins'... until he switched to the more generic sounding [[https://youtu.be/yK9pbVLoX_g "Face The Facts"]] for his 2016 return... after using "In The Middle Of It Now" for his return vignettes. The large amount of dislikes "Face The Facts" has on the official release on Youtube just shows how awesome "In The Middle Of It Now" was. |
| 92 | * The Brood's entrance consisted of the arena being bathed in red light, the group rising up from a circle of fire and [[https://youtu.be/dqRKKpnWkh8 this completely badass theme]]. It culminated in the blood spit entrance that was so good Triple H used it for himself with water. |
| 93 | * Say what you will about Wrestling/{{Goldust}} but his [[https://youtu.be/LOCJJEF7POQ entrance theme]] is really catchy, and at one point, rivaled that of Wrestling/TheUndertaker's entrance to the ring. [[https://youtu.be/DFFvje29bx0 Just watch this.]] |
| 94 | * [[https://youtu.be/jZLwVPakzwM Cody Rhodes']] is just as good, but with more of a hip-hop style. |
| 95 | ** Since he stopped being dashing, it's only fitting that Cody Rhodes gets [[http://youtu.be/fYPNpe1NwCo a darker and "undashing" theme.]] |
| 96 | ** Unmasked, uninhibited, unbeatable...and [[https://youtu.be/SYnNYX0xzeg remixed]]. |
| 97 | ** Similar to [[Wrestling/ChrisJericho Jeri]][[Wrestling/BigShow show]], when Cody and Goldust team together, their themes get remixed together for [[https://youtu.be/aAGqiQ7eUBk "Gold and Smoke"]]. |
| 98 | ** His WWE return theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wGXH7-ESaE "Kingdom"]], mirrors Cody's career very well. "Wrestling has more than one royal family" indeed. |
| 99 | * [[https://youtu.be/IhRnWMBcNQQ Nightmare Clown]], Wrestling/DoinkTheClown's theme.[[note]]His face theme, "Entry of the Gladiators," is far less memorable as his theme, but is now used on all of his appearances.[[/note]] |
| 100 | * Whatever became of the man himself in his last hours, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit's final theme, [[https://youtu.be/Nxntxgd68gk "Whatever"]], is still pretty awesome, and the theme he used before that "Shooter," is awesome, too. |
| 101 | * Wrestling/EddieGuerrero always had some of the best themes in wrestling, including [[https://youtu.be/irpd7xb3goQ "Viva La Raza"]] and its heel remix, [[https://youtu.be/ov4syxoF1yg "Lie Cheat Steal.]] |
| 102 | * [[https://youtu.be/nBOZQGa5nbQ The Perfect Theme]] [[Wrestling/CurtHennig for a Perfect man.]] [[Wrestling/CurtisAxel His son's]] theme is [[https://youtu.be/JYZF0zMG4pg better than Perfect.]] |
| 103 | * Former WWE Diva Wrestling/{{Sable}} had an [[https://youtu.be/epQ_S_YUBA0 entrance theme]] that sounded so purr-fect. |
| 104 | * [[https://youtu.be/aT5SG5XavY4 My name is Finlay,]] and I ''love'' to fight. |
| 105 | * A WWE-themed "Awesome Music" list would never be complete without [[Wrestling/TheMiz one specific song]]: [[https://youtu.be/s_RbUDBHT0M AAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEE!]] |
| 106 | * [[https://youtu.be/Yq9slakzti0 Well, it's]] Wrestling/BigShow! Come on, nothing compares to a song this [[https://youtu.be/F_BqJNhg4wo BIG!]] |
| 107 | * Usually theme mashups for tag teams made up of two singles joined to together have mixed results. But when you get Maylene and the Sons of Disaster to re-record it into a [[https://youtu.be/PAPJyUrEthM nice little medley]], it sounds ''so'' much better. |
| 108 | * Forget Wrestling/TedDiBiase, Wrestling/RicFlair, and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels. Who is handsome, brave, and strong? Who enforces the law? [[https://youtu.be/Jc75sS6ya40 Who always gets his man]]? Of course, that's not what [[https://youtu.be/9CY2XtuxoEI The Quebecers]] would have you believe... |
| 109 | * Wrestling/{{Christian}} always gets great themes. |
| 110 | ** [[http://youtu.be/VsuFVUjXYsI Just Close Your Eyes]] by Waterproof Blonde is all kinds of awesome. The [[http://youtu.be/iW6hlUtT7UM full version]] is also good. |
| 111 | ** The 2011 remix by Story of the Year is just [[https://youtu.be/1NkWRBYeeoE is just as awesome]]. |
| 112 | ** The unused 2012 remix by Bedlam's Gate gets heavier and [[http://youtu.be/TzkJ_xPfneA still just as awesome.]] |
| 113 | ** [[https://youtu.be/USuNB3kojyE CHRISTIAN, CHRISTIAN, AT LAST YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN]] - the first one is great, and the [[https://youtu.be/LbQd-nEMGEo second one]] is just as good. |
| 114 | * Wrestling/KurtAngle's WWE theme, [[https://youtu.be/jYRKvdEJSJc "Medal"]].[[note]]The theme had originally been used in 1997 for the Patriot, who was a traditional babyface.[[/note]] |
| 115 | * [[https://youtu.be/KXiYzRpi_zU Too many lies, too many lies.]] One thing agreed about Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} is that his theme music is awesome, fella! His [[https://youtu.be/8XUKGcxrygU heel theme]] is also badass, banger after banger. Faugh a ballagh, fellas...because it's Fight Night! |
| 116 | * Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr.'s [[https://youtu.be/7n1F6guqVBg "Booyaka]] [[https://youtu.be/u_nphn8yAak 619"]]. |
| 117 | * Wrestling/VladimirKozlov's older theme, [[https://youtu.be/49IS3YCGR_s "All for the Motherland"]], which he sadly never used on TV. His other theme, [[https://youtu.be/pjaARxd6WVg "Pain"]], is exactly what the lyrics describe: He brings you pain. |
| 118 | * Wrestling/BillyKidman theme, [[https://youtu.be/yL-LRGefePo "You Can Run"]] - a super-black theme for a white guy. Who would've thought? |
| 119 | * [[https://youtu.be/4aS1Xfb6ckE HERE COMES THE AX! AND HERE COMES THE SMASHER!]] Rick Derringer strikes again, with this theme for arguably [[Wrestling/{{Demolition}} the best tag team]] of the late 80s. Cited as a reason why fans began to cheer them as faces and eventually force the bookers to turn them face. |
| 120 | * The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers would like you to know that they're [[https://youtu.be/yCvLMhzhQd4 "All-American Boys"]]. |
| 121 | * ''(hooooooooooooooonk)'' NOW LISTEN -- THIS AIN'T NO MAKE BELIEVE! Wrestling/JohnMorrison's [[https://youtu.be/QcdUlg_tTvk theme]], which is [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong totally not supposed to be]] [[Music/JimiHendrix "Fire" by Jimi Hendrix]].[[note]][[FridgeLogic It is kind of weird that a wrestler with a Jim Morrison style gimmick has a Jimi Hendrix-style theme]][[/note]] |
| 122 | * Wrestling/MarkHenry's theme music, by Music/ThreeSixMafia: [[https://youtu.be/BfQ3jDTaQ4g "Some Bodies Gonna Get It."]] |
| 123 | * Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon's entrance music, [[https://youtu.be/HMuYfScGpbE "Here Comes The Money."]] |
| 124 | * Regardless of what you think about Music/LimpBizkit, the song [[https://youtu.be/Dn8vzTsnPps "My Way"]] always brings pleasant memories of ''[=WrestleMania=] [[Awesome/ProfessionalWrestling X-Seven]]''. So does [[https://youtu.be/BLC4MMcDBFk "Crack Addict"]] for ''[=WrestleMania=] XIX''. |
| 125 | * Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys - [[https://youtu.be/rvzAreJtQqM "Ollie Stalefish"]]. Their [[https://youtu.be/Cblw8wMuOtE next theme]] is pretty awesome as well. Lay 'em on the tables! |
| 126 | * When you compare ''anything'' on this page to [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]]'s theme, it's got [[https://youtu.be/YqlCqbI8Eeg "No Chance In Hell"]]! And the [[https://youtu.be/QKYBAa-iQVo Theory of a Deadman cover]]. |
| 127 | * WWE Divas tend to not be as lucky in the music department, and a couple of themes have actually been recycled from one Diva to another. A few notable exceptions include [[https://youtu.be/z-YI1C7d3ok Melina]][[note]]which was originally MNM's theme[[/note]], [[https://youtu.be/nlWKQpqujF0 Natalya]], and [[https://youtu.be/KsWR6GYNITQ Jillian]]. Since the WWE Divas Division was rebranded as the WWE Women's Division, most of the female Superstars' entrance themes have evolved, and some of them are iconic, such as Charlotte Flair's entrance theme (which is a reworking of her father's entrance theme), Sasha Banks' "Skies the Limit" and Ronda Rousey's "Bad Reputation." |
| 128 | ** Wrestling/TrishStratus' [[https://youtu.be/s6E9WzZ0K5Q theme]] entrance music was awesome. So was Wrestling/{{Lita}}'s [[https://youtu.be/1As7ke4gKYA theme.]] Both of [[https://youtu.be/dH6FoJAYQUw them.]] |
| 129 | ** Even if Wrestling/MichelleMcCool's theme has been traded around with Wrestling/{{Layla}}, [[https://youtu.be/6udUFaaJSrs it's still is a good villain song.]] |
| 130 | ** [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Victoria]]'s just [[https://youtu.be/0gGuuxVb6es lost her mind...her mind...]] |
| 131 | ** Before the significantly less impressive "Pa-Pa-Party", Wrestling/AliciaFox's heel theme was a jazzy, mellow piece called [[https://youtu.be/3jxztJ-kdYY "Shake Yo' Tail"]]. |
| 132 | * Ezekiel Jackson: [[https://youtu.be/Sby3CXsNH2Q This is a story about domination!]] |
| 133 | * Creator/WilliamShatner's [[https://youtu.be/MHg2z9ZgdEc spoken word versions]] of WWE entrance themes counts as both awesome and [[Funny/ProfessionalWrestling funny]] music. |
| 134 | * [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], man, ever since moving to Wrestling/{{WWE}} his entrance music has sucked, but, what's that now? Is...is [[https://youtu.be/LJtiAmjmaL8 that]] [[Music/RichardWagner Wagner]]? |
| 135 | ** In a contrast to the rock/rap themes usually heard at WWE pay-per-view events these days, Night of Champions 2010 went for an [[https://youtu.be/F40wjqNiOR8 awesome orchestral theme]] by Music/TwoStepsFromHell. |
| 136 | ** After an inexplicable switch to a generic theme, [[https://youtu.be/HM4URPXK2WY the Valkyries ride in remixed form]]. Richard Wagner meets rock via Jim Johnston. [[BigYES YES! YES! YES!]] |
| 137 | * Introducing [[https://youtu.be/GOcPMj4Gd6s Sin Cara!]] |
| 138 | * [[https://youtu.be/9TjcamFUR0c AAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOHHHH]]...[[Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors WHAT A RUSH!!!]] |
| 139 | * [[Wrestling/CMPunk CM]] [[Wrestling/CMPunk freaking]] [[Wrestling/CMPunk Punk.]] [[Music/KillswitchEngage Even through the darkest days, this fire burns,]] [[https://youtu.be/NpoeFPPzOaU always...]] One of the few songs in WWE that has been able to hold very well through face ''and'' heel runs.[[note]]Unfortunately, the song's audio is blocked from most Website/{{Youtube}} videos, so many videos use a lower pitched version to avoid copyright detection.[[/note]] |
| 140 | * Introducing one of the first Wrestling/RingOfHonor songs to crossover to WWE: '''[[https://youtu.be/7xxgRUyzgs0 I'M THE CULT OF PERSONALITY!!]]'''[[note]]WWE just ''happened'' to have the rights for that song purchased from back when they used it for Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin's Hall of Fame induction, and that song just ''happened'' to be the one Punk used during the "Summer of Punk" back at his ROH days.[[/note]] His unused theme, [[https://youtu.be/_T6wtDxqzZA "Playing the Saint" by Digital Summer]] is awesome as well. |
| 141 | * Some are born to fly or in Wrestling/EvanBourne's case are [[https://youtu.be/ksw-ZS1Ld5g born to win]]. |
| 142 | * The entrance music isn't the only source of awesome. There's also the ''huge'' amount of production music and songs used for hype vids from... |
| 143 | ** ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' [[https://youtu.be/88g8xOIPLPU X8]] / [[https://youtu.be/4mS5Um4WZmU XIX's]] opening by Music/HansZimmer[[note]] aka The ''Film/PearlHarbor'' [[https://youtu.be/oZEGJmqffT8 trailer music]][[/note]]. |
| 144 | ** Placebo's haunting cover of the Music/KateBush classic "Running Up That Hill" for [[https://youtu.be/EC7V-ayjorg HBK vs. Undertaker II]] from ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 26''. |
| 145 | ** How can you make Wrestling/TheMiz more awesome? [[https://youtu.be/8GEq75UxSRE Hate him now]] [[https://youtu.be/dKSJN3WWR3E with]] Music/{{Nas}}. |
| 146 | ** The use of Mark Collie's "In Time" from the soundtrack of ''Film/ThePunisher2004'' for [[https://youtu.be/06J7QGFpkKw the promo]] for Undertaker and Triple H's No Holds Barred match at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 27'' was well chosen. |
| 147 | ** [[https://youtu.be/8GGQdZpj9Rg The choice of song]] used for their final match in Hell in a Cell at ''[=WrestleMania=] 28'' is a contender. |
| 148 | * Music/{{Skillet}} had two songs "Hero" and "Monster" for [[https://youtu.be/wV3Pa1iZzpU Royal Rumble 2010]] and [[https://youtu.be/2RRyEb5aRjg Hell In A Cell 2009]] respectively. Both songs also appeared on ''[[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames SmackDown vs. Raw 2010]]''. So did [[https://youtu.be/Kr0DndeNX3o "Down from the Sky"]] and "Still Unbroken" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, the only SVR 2010 song that often comes up for wrestling-related stories by Creator/KhaosOmega (as Rochelle's main theme; her alternate, reserved for events like [=WrestleMania=], comes from Manga/InitialD in the form of "Heartbeat"). The previous game, ''[=SmackDown=] vs. Raw 2009'', has three with similar involvement: "Taking You Down" by Egypt Central (Storm), "Get Up" by Steriogram (Chucky), and "Save Me" by Burn Halo (Jet, when entering solo; his harem uses Goldberg's theme "Invasion" when entering as a group). |
| 149 | * Also for Survivor Series 2009 and NXT's secondary theme [[https://youtu.be/DFFqwsLumSs "Get Through This"]] by Art of Dying. |
| 150 | * [[https://youtu.be/4_Dr5X0lvFM "What About Me"]], Wrestling/{{Raven}}'s WWE theme. And his other WWE theme, [[https://youtu.be/fNgj_OdtRA4 "End of Everything"]] by Stereomud. |
| 151 | * The Wrestling/WrestleMania 27 theme, by Music/TinieTempah and Eric Turner: "OH! Written in the Stars, a million miles away, a message to the main, seasons come and go, but I will never change, [[https://youtu.be/YgFyi74DVjc and I'm on my waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy....]]" |
| 152 | * Despite being rather new when it happened, Alex Riley's [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]] netted him [[https://youtu.be/k7eGF5k1uVM one hell of a theme song.]][[note]]Ironically, this is the same band that performs Wrestling/TheMiz's theme.[[/note]] Now, all together, '''''SAY IT TO MY FACE!''''' |
| 153 | * [[https://youtu.be/oKoKWjfFf8c Kaientai's WWE]] theme was pretty good. |
| 154 | * Regardless of what college you support in the [[SeriousBusiness rabid college]] football fandom, there is one fight song that will make everyone smile. [[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound Tumtumtumtum-tum...]] Tumtumtumtum-tum... [[Wrestling/JimRoss Tumtumtumtum-tum...]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomer_Sooner Tum..tum..tumtumtum]], [[https://youtu.be/WknAjB_uAKQ Tum..tum..tumtumtum...]] |
| 155 | * Wrestling/DolphZiggler's remixed theme is [[https://youtu.be/HI6V2SaFlKk PERFECTION]]!!! His next theme was awesome because [[https://youtu.be/fG2eyxdRqyc HE'S HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD]]!!! |
| 156 | * Despite his [[ScrewedByTheNetwork brief stay]]. [[Wrestling/LowKi Kaval's]] [[https://youtu.be/KAv-8BnnOEk theme]] was awesome. |
| 157 | * [[https://youtu.be/m54-SmbKjUU "Exploding Helmets"]], also used by Wade Barrett during his stay in developmental. |
| 158 | * Who could forget [[https://youtu.be/f6W-6z74zcE Big Daddy Cool]] [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel's]] theme since his championship win in 1995? |
| 159 | * [[https://youtu.be/wXgq3h9NfoQ Santino Marella's theme]] is slightly too bombastic for his character, and all the more awesome for it. "[[http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_santino_marella%27s_theme_music La Vittoria è Mia]]", indeed. |
| 160 | * [[https://youtu.be/ph1_gYYqm9w "Black Or White"]], used by Wrestling/HeathSlater and Wrestling/JustinGabriel for a short time after parting from the Corre. It sounded a little like Skillet's "Awake and Alive." |
| 161 | * The Great Khali's theme, [[https://youtu.be/gvQC-pU7FUw Land of Five Rivers"]] is ridiculously catchy. His [[https://youtu.be/ubBGotlCGhs First Theme]] was also pretty epic. |
| 162 | * [[https://youtu.be/DNNaU1DJOPw "We Are One"]]. When you hear that song, you know that Wrestling/TheNexus are united and ready to strike. |
| 163 | ** Also, The Corre and Wrestling/WadeBarrett's old theme "End Of Days." All one million versions of them. |
| 164 | ** Barrett also has [[https://youtu.be/sh_GjRJokvc "Rebel Son".]] Add lyrics and you get the even more awesome [[https://youtu.be/aqLppdKB0VE "I Did My Time"]], which went unfortunately unused until it was remixed into [[https://youtu.be/hXKMQ6Gs36U "Take A Stand"]] for the Wrestling/WWECruiserweightClassic. |
| 165 | * Otunga's [[https://youtu.be/wp-2g87JBaQ All About the Power]] |
| 166 | * Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre's theme, [[https://youtu.be/BY0PxoilxzM "Broken]] [[https://youtu.be/7HdycdskX5E Dreams"]] by Shaman's Harvest. [[https://youtu.be/4ax154gK6Ok The unused version]] is just as good. When he switched to a new theme, [[https://youtu.be/el7BhwZOaGw "Gallantry"]] for his return in NXT, it was met with protest from the fans and a huge dislike ratio on the [=YouTube=] much like with Hawkins. "Broken Dreams" was '''that''' good. That said, [[https://youtu.be/03aaGXSDOiQ the remix he used later]] has held up much better, with the generic rock beat replaced by martial pounding drums better suited to fit Drew's BraveScot character. How beloved is "Broken Dreams"? When WWE brought it back for Drew's match against Roman Reigns at Clash at the Castle, the over 60,000 strong in Cardiff instantly marked for it, and sung it loud to show how despite it not being heard in over a decade, the fans still love it. |
| 167 | * [[https://youtu.be/O3UPwYU7-dk Come On]] by Waterproof Blonde, Sean O'Haire's theme. |
| 168 | * Wrestling/{{Hunico}}, either [[https://youtu.be/Nybw9ifAvxI his first]] or the remake, [[https://youtu.be/mV39VSVJFGY Respeto]]. |
| 169 | * Dean Malenko's epic 007-esque theme, [[https://youtu.be/0OaaEtYG2WY "Ice Man"]], which later got remixed into [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Antonio Cesaro]]'s theme, [[https://youtu.be/U1JlToAuVhA "Miracle"]]. |
| 170 | * JBL's theme, [[https://youtu.be/I0w19YmcrqU "Longhorn"]] or, on a similar note, Alberto Del Rio's theme, [[https://youtu.be/WmhHHhOeGE8 "Realeza"]]. |
| 171 | * Wrestling/DamienSandow used [[https://youtu.be/AVVjWoXKd9M New World Symphony]] in FCW and [[https://youtu.be/C5dlzbD7iMc Hallelujah]] when he hit WWE. New World Symphony would later be more popularly used by Wrestling/{{WALTER}} in NXT, which fans dubbed as the "Symphony of Broken Chests". |
| 172 | * Millions of dollars! Wrestling/PrimeTimePlayers [[https://youtu.be/gvPISzfDHEw Makin' Moves]]! Their old theme, [[https://youtu.be/8gp0mdQsLzM "Move"]], was even better. When Titus O'Neil turned heel in 2014, he started using [[https://youtu.be/GjkCphEfeXE "Let Me Show You How"]] for his heel run. Unfortunately he didn't go back to using this after breaking away from Darren Young for the second time, and kept using "Makin' Moves". |
| 173 | * Wrestling/TheUsos finally dropped their Jimmy Hart version of "Pimp My Ride" and [[https://youtu.be/QvH1a54bW38 got their own theme in 2010]]. But of course, what ''really'' makes their entrance is the thumping drum beat intro, accompanied with the Polynesian ''Siva Tau'' war dance. Meanwhile, their heel theme [[https://youtu.be/RM0w4DQqfg4 "Done With That"]] has instantly become a fan favorite, especially when lyrics were added to the [[https://youtu.be/tscAN8W0QgU "Day One Remix"]]. Let's welcome these fools to the Uso Penitentiary. |
| 174 | ** After the twins' break-up following the climax of Summerslam 2023, they adopted their own singles run themes. "Main Event" Jey Uso has a solo version of the "Day One Remix" titled [[https://youtu.be/11Rh53zCQHU "Main Event-Ish"]], but Jimmy's heel theme [[https://youtu.be/CAKdqPoYDdY "Born a King"]] is an original by comparison, taking signature motifs from his cousin Roman Reigns' "Head of the Table" in the villainous Bloodline stable. |
| 175 | * [[https://youtu.be/LiR31Ey1vDY Meat on the Table]] perfectly illustrates the character of Wrestling/{{Ryback}}. |
| 176 | * Sierra - Hotel - India - Echo - Lima - Delta: [[https://youtu.be/kxD3rpVsO9Q Shield.]] If that opening isn't enough, the badass guitar riff is an added harbinger of the destruction that Wrestling/TheShield is sure to cause. |
| 177 | * [[Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter MVP's]] [[https://youtu.be/23YgFACgkeo first theme]] and his [[https://youtu.be/QJq9YeUI4Pk second theme]]. The first is an example of his determination ("Nobody to stop me! Nobody to hold me! Nobody controls me!"), while his second theme is the "Ballers' Anthem" boasting his status as both an MVP and a VIP. Everyone say "We ballin'! Straight up ballin'!" |
| 178 | * [[Wrestling/IvelisseVelez Sofia Cortez]] didn't get much opportunity to allow fans to get into her theme but it was just made [[https://youtu.be/DwUfR2mDRbQ of win]]. |
| 179 | * [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar Here comes the pain!]] When you listen to [[https://youtu.be/J6kDgywJi_4 Next Big Thing]], you know the Beast Incarnate is coming for you, enough for you to say "OhCrap". |
| 180 | * Wrestling/JackSwagger's last theme song [[https://youtu.be/7G2wJUIa8So "Patriot"]], is exactly what you'd expect of the All-American American being, well, an American patriot. Now, say it: "We...the people!" |
| 181 | %%* [=WrestleMania=]'s Wrestling/CMPunk vs Wrestling/TheUndertaker theme song, [[https://youtu.be/qk3vjIDuy9w Bones]] by Young Guns. |
| 182 | %%What's awesome about them? The above examples are zero-context as written. |
| 183 | * The Civil Twilight's [[https://youtu.be/EYAxqE2yaWc "Letters from the Sky".]] So awesome that WWE used it in promos for huge matches involving top stars - TWICE. (The Wrestling/JohnCena-Wrestling/RandyOrton Iron Man match in 2010 and for Cena vs. [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Rock]] at [=WrestleMania=] 29.) |
| 184 | * Puerto Rican tag team Epico and Primo changed their entrance theme to [[https://youtu.be/IYxgR0qbFRY this]] in 2013. Unabashedly Latin? Yes. All the more awesome for it? YES. In 2016, they received "Shining Star" to go with their gimmick of Puerto Rican [[ConMan con men]] bribing others into taking a holiday to Puerto Rico, "The Shining Star of the Caribbean". Remixed into "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL7TuEbEyC4 Primos]]", which takes cues "Shining Star" and made it [[DarkReprise darker]] while still keeping its Latin elements. |
| 185 | * Wrestling/TheWyattFamily's theme, [[https://youtu.be/_hOt2im0lPU "Live In Fear"]] by Mark Crozer (of The Jesus and Mary Chain) and The Rels, which Wrestling/BrayWyatt inherited for his solo career. |
| 186 | * After being repackaged in 2019 as an darker character, Wyatt gets a remix of "Broken Out in Love/Live in Fear" entitled [[https://youtu.be/LUuaqKuMmrY "Let Me In"]], a more aggressive metal take on the former song, with shouts of "HURT! HEAL!" during the guitar interludes between verses. It fits "the Fiend" perfectly. And yes, that ''is'' Music/CodeOrange who recorded the song! |
| 187 | * Code Orange recorded a new theme for Bray Wyatt following his return at Extreme Rules 2022, titled [[https://youtu.be/Y-T4pgABLl0 "Shatter"]]. An industrial metal track accompanied by a haunting piano, the lyrics also serve as a tribute to Wyatt's late friend and Wyatt Family brother, Wrestling/LukeHarper, which becomes HarsherInHindsight following Bray's tragic passing in late August of 2023. Today, fans pay respect in Bray's memory with this final theme and his previous ones (primarily "Live In Fear"). |
| 188 | * Harper and Rowan have gotten their own entrance theme for their tag matches sans Wyatt himself, and they're pretty good: |
| 189 | ** [[https://youtu.be/d_lSm-JFac0 "Sheepherder"]] for Erick Rowan. A nice, mellow bluegrass number. |
| 190 | ** ...And Luke Harper's [[https://youtu.be/kgeGypFlPuU "Swamp Gas"]]. He's got his eyes on you... |
| 191 | * [[Wrestling/TenilleDashwood Emma]]'s goofy pop number, [[https://youtu.be/n2F1s5PSS-I "#Emmalution"]] and accompanying dance are amazingly addicting and just plain fun. "Real Deal", her theme after [[FaceHeelTurn getting]] [[TheResenter bitter]] and [[TookALevelInBadass better]], is the definition of evil being sexy. Her last theme before leaving WWE, "It's All About Me" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: [[ItsAllAboutMe Her ego]] expressed in [[VillainSong musical form]]. |
| 192 | * Wrestling/{{Paige}}'s first theme, [[https://youtu.be/4fR9XVIjmpc "Smashed In The Face"]], has these harmonic stabs at the beginning that get the entire audience on their feet instantly (she's also unique in having a rock theme when most Divas end up with dance-pop). Her new (and last) theme, [[https://youtu.be/320Vl2K1C60 "Stars In The Night"]], is pretty awesome too. |
| 193 | * [[https://youtu.be/GL6peG8AgWo Summer Rae's]] is catchy as hell and a perfect fit for her. Her [[https://youtu.be/teirq6Qya0c new one]] even more so. |
| 194 | * Wrestling/BigELangston's [[https://youtu.be/MeSZCzGnEBE "I Need Five"]] was perfect for his gimmick of being able to win with a five-count... that he stopped using once he left NXT. |
| 195 | * [[https://youtu.be/OzMURyGo_9s Fandango]] is cool and all, [[https://youtu.be/mUM_H_duBhU but Johnny Curtis is way better]]. |
| 196 | * And upon coming back from a devastating knee injury, the now-married [[https://youtu.be/XFfPKoIVvlU Tyson Kidd]] has a theme which, while short, makes you feel like you could take on the world. |
| 197 | * Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" had been used to taunt a losing wrestler, especially in a "Loser Leaves Town" Match. Savio Vega did this to Ted [=DiBiase=] Sr after he defeated Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in a strap match at "In Your House 8: Beware of Dog" in 1996. There's this video that had [[https://youtu.be/jvlSmwmtJ08 some of the best ones]], where even Wrestling/JerryLawler, who's often a {{Heel}} [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome nails one]]. |
| 198 | * Alexander Rusev, who came from NXT, has [[https://youtu.be/Wa21bNWzLR4 this amazing theme]], "Roar of the Lion." Its intensity makes you feel like everyday is Rusev Day. |
| 199 | * Whether you think Wrestling/BoDallas [[TheScrappy sucks]], Bo Dallas [[SoBadItsGood sucks]], or Bo Dallas [[LoveToHate sucks]], one thing you're probably not knocking is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=eSk_sv2JiIA his theme song]]. His new theme, [[https://youtu.be/-e-v6R_GBq4 "Shoot for the Stars,"]] is also just as good. |
| 200 | * Words can't properly describe the face-melting greatness of [[Wrestling/FergalDevitt Finn Bálor]]'s theme song, [[https://youtu.be/6lV2HGLt2-E "Catch Your Breath"]]. It's a hard-hitting orchestral rock piece that wouldn't sound out of place in the final boss fight of an RPG. The awesomeness is greatly amplified when he wrestles in demon form, when the theme has [[https://youtu.be/K9wtjsbw7Qw the awesome intro]] included. His theme upon turning heel and joining the Judgment Day, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsGUSQSwXJE "I AM DANGER"]] distorts "Catch Your Breath" into something [[DarkReprise darker]], fit for a cult leader. |
| 201 | * Since the dissolution of Wrestling/TheShield, each member has had their own theme that's distinct yet still similar to each other's: |
| 202 | ** Wrestling/SethRollins' [[https://youtu.be/-pXHQcT3l7Y "The Second Coming."]] That crashing drum intro is probably the most stand-out thing. The [[https://youtu.be/ho8dTf4kl58 "Burn It Down" remix]] is probably even catchier, leading entire arenas to scream the title along with the music. And then he settled on [[https://youtu.be/U6g10Gvu3gw "Visionary"]], which takes the best parts of the first two and adds a short but ''absurdly'' catchy {{Leitmotif}} that turns into a full-on CrowdSong at the mere mention of Rollins' name. Seriously, Rollins and the song itself are so over that they've added a part to his entrance where he poses with a lone spotlight on him just so the crowd can keep singing.[[note]]A crowd at a live event in Paris was recorded keeping this up for ''[[EpicRocking nearly ten minutes]]'', severely truncating Seth's actual scheduled match due to the delay.[[/note]] |
| 203 | ** Wrestling/DeanAmbrose's [[https://youtu.be/EwHdyAw0NYg "Retaliation"]] whose intro sounds like a revved-up motorcycle. |
| 204 | ** Wrestling/RomanReigns' [[https://youtu.be/DSX9k2yL24s "The Truth Reigns"]] is a slightly modified version of the original Shield theme. |
| 205 | ** As if Roman's turn as "The Tribal Chief" couldn't get anymore badass, they gave him a theme (aptly named [[https://youtu.be/n0QT_teLcNk "Head of the Table"]]) that wouldn't sound out of place as a final boss theme, appropriate for [=SmackDown=]'s most dominant superstar. |
| 206 | ** Their NXT and FCW themes aren't so bad, either: |
| 207 | *** Seth Rollins used [[https://youtu.be/QCkwwvxiiMU "Flesh it Out"]] in NXT and [[https://youtu.be/zff5uYZlhSA "Battle]] [[https://youtu.be/2tD6E3mAwT0 On"]] by the {{Christian|Metal}} {{Metalcore}} band, War of Ages, in FCW (and Wrestling/RingOfHonor). (Which is ironic considering Seth is an atheist.) |
| 208 | *** Dean Ambrose had [[https://youtu.be/McyovYZD6og "Broken Bones"]], [[https://youtu.be/HWQ5_Y4jwMQ "Terminal]] [[https://youtu.be/QS9Ef8q24no Woman"]], and [[https://youtu.be/inPO4m8s12I an unnamed track]] in the FCW. |
| 209 | *** Roman Reigns (known as Leakee in the FCW) has [[https://youtu.be/3gSrOA8GxPc "Army of the Dead"]] in NXT and the catchy [[https://youtu.be/wBWubH1zW90 "Motivation"]] from FCW. |
| 210 | * Wrestling/BaronCorbin's theme, [[https://youtu.be/LQcxKSI6YSs "Superhuman"]], is ridiculously kickass and fits his gimmick like a glove. His new theme, [[https://youtu.be/JJnzfT44KXI "I Bring the Darkness (End of Days)"]] goes the next mile by introducing amazing vocals and being more foreboding than "Superhuman". |
| 211 | * Wrestling/DanaBrooke's theme, [[https://youtu.be/3J2yT8CYvac "Respectful"]], is also a rock song -- although less incongruent to a Diva than Paige because it's sung by a female. |
| 212 | * Wrestling/CharlotteFlair's theme, [[https://youtu.be/9j7vE0x46iA "Recognition"]], remixes her [[Wrestling/RicFlair father's]] into a techno piece, while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55xllnZ-YiM "All Hail the Queen"]] turns it into a dubstep remix. |
| 213 | * Wrestling/SamiZayn's theme, [[https://youtu.be/J2UnOuFMU4U "Worlds Apart"]] sounds like the musical equivalent of the triumph of the human spirit, fitting for so-called heart and soul of NXT. As a bonus it brings back El Generico "Ole" vibes to it. So iconic, it's even been the subject of a "goes with every anime opening" meme! It has given the WWE the foundation for potentially one of the greatest crowd singalong sessions of all time. Just imagine it: a Triple Threat match. Bobby Roode, Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura. His heel theme, [[https://youtu.be/QvsN93Ul2_Y "This Is It"]] shows just how much Zayn went from being the heart and soul of NXT to an outright paranoid conspiracy theorist, with the guitars speaking for themselves. |
| 214 | * "The Prizefighter" Wrestling/KevinOwens is here to [[https://youtu.be/SR1SiqiIL0M "Fight"]] and show why he's the Champ. |
| 215 | * Wrestling/AJStyles' WWE theme [[https://youtu.be/ZtKJ3CtmXOM "Phenomenal"]] is simply that, ''phenomenal''. |
| 216 | * The [[https://youtu.be/5vGLQ2vF6aE sky's the limit]] for "The Boss" Wrestling/SashaBanks. [[https://youtu.be/9uUjZ791MwU The heel remix]] includes a deep brass orchestra to make the song [[DarkReprise darker]], as well as new rap lyrics from Music/SnoopDogg. When I say "hell", you say "yeah"! HELL...YEAH! HELL...YEAH! |
| 217 | * While "Subconscious" will be missed, the [[https://youtu.be/PJjZM5zFGuA "The Rising Sun"]] is a worthy successor for the "King of Strong Style" Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura. Them violins. |
| 218 | ** The [[https://youtu.be/jfuCxlVUngE Takeover: Brooklyn II version]], performed by Lee England Jr., kicks it up to a whole new level. |
| 219 | ** [[https://youtu.be/AQTceIy54b4 The version for Wrestlemania 34]], courtesy of Nita Strauss. |
| 220 | ** The heel remix, [[https://youtu.be/S-VyG3V-l2I "Shadows of a Setting Sun",]] adds aggressive Japanese rapping and more guitar-driven feel to the original, signifying the change in Nakamura's demeanor. |
| 221 | * Perhaps the most worthy contender to the Road Warriors' badass theme for a tag-team in the company's history; that of the [[https://youtu.be/sT-JvKbANno Acolyte Protection Agency]]. The opening riff alone makes people mark out to this day! |
| 222 | * Coming from their successful NJPW run, Gallows and Anderson receive a brand new amazing theme, [[https://youtu.be/PIpseOV7EGk "Omen in the Sky"]]. |
| 223 | * Wrestling/BobbyRoode's WWE theme [[https://youtu.be/E7oMBq1vkCM "Glorious Domination"]] is just that, '''''GLOOO-RIOUS!!!''''' |
| 224 | * TJ Perkins' main roster theme [[https://youtu.be/gO2xYKhGXZs "Playing With Power"]] is a lovechild of your typical pro wrestling theme and ''Franchise/MegaMan'' music. |
| 225 | * The one thing missing from WWE Armageddon? [[https://youtu.be/acf3AFzEmp8 THE END IS]] [[https://youtu.be/rhKy6GpV0B8 HEEEERRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!]] |
| 226 | * While it can be filed under generic rock, James Ellsworth's theme is great for not only the music itself, but the fact that [[https://youtu.be/cc47vI9Aexg such a driving song]] is used for probably the smallest guy on the main roster. |
| 227 | * NXT's Tye Dillinger has the very triumphant sounding [[https://youtu.be/D_RGwvt8r1k "Ten"]] which fits with his "Perfect 10" gimmick like a perfect ten. |
| 228 | * Wrestling/AmericanAlpha's theme [[https://youtu.be/fTCopm0hGQE "Elite"]], which was inherited by Chad Gable, manages to get very catchy, especially its signature piano playing during both the intro and throughout the song. Jason Jordan's solo theme alone proves that he is a part of the [[https://youtu.be/oSPKnCsR2t8 "Next Generation of Great"]]. |
| 229 | * [[Wrestling/LondonAndKendrick The Brian Kendrick]] [[https://youtu.be/jtYthvIJHxY is the man with a plan!]] [[https://youtu.be/zkr5Mkxx6hQ The full version]] is just as good too. The theme he used when teaming with Paul London, [[https://youtu.be/lJlBhjEXVkM "Rocker,"]] is a pretty sweet remix of [[Wrestling/ShawnMichaels The]] [[Wrestling/MartyJannetty Rockers']] theme, [[http://youtu.be/6AcbmLn5yhY "Rock Out."]] |
| 230 | * NXT's Tino Sabatelli has [[http://youtu.be/RCa_Shtq9cQ "G.O.A.T"]] which is a really catchy money themed rap not unlike Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon's theme. |
| 231 | * Apollo Crews' theme [[https://youtu.be/3p6RoMors34 "Cruise Control"]] is a triumphant theme fitting for the [[PerpetualSmiler always smiling]] superstar. |
| 232 | * Wrestling/BrianPillman's theme, [[https://youtu.be/lz0Dz9wqYi8 "Ticking Timebomb"]] is a psychotic piece fitting for his "Loose Cannon" character. |
| 233 | * Wrestling/BigBossMan has two notable themes, both of which are awesome. His classic theme, [[https://youtu.be/o81nbG2Xihk "Hard Times"]] is a theme many classic wrestling fans should recognize. His last theme, [[https://youtu.be/96BduIRmfWg "Guard"]] is a badass theme for the late Hall of Famer. |
| 234 | * Wrestling/TheRevival have a theme emphasizing their [[DeepSouth Southern origins]] in the form of "Southern Proud." '''[[http://youtu.be/9H1uWRrEPao SAY]] [[https://youtu.be/OfirQ5fdi0E YEAH!]]''' |
| 235 | * The mysterious Wrestling/AleisterBlack has a really heavy rock song with gothic influences and a badass name: [[https://youtu.be/4cSZ3Vsugso "Root of All Evil"]]. |
| 236 | * While [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'s [[https://youtu.be/g5xw4IuVx1k "Roar of the Crowd"]] will be missed, the new theme [[https://youtu.be/hLnH8qFWFV0 "Rage"]] is a worthy successor. |
| 237 | * #DIY have [[https://youtu.be/ofiuswHu-bA "Chrome Hearts"]], a rock piece that sounds like it came straight out of VideoGame/DynastyWarriors. The duo also had great themes while competing in the Wrestling/WWECruiserweightClassic, where Wrestling/JohnnyGargano used a sweet remix of "Chrome Hearts" in the form of [[https://youtu.be/nssOYsyyUug "From the Heart"]] while his ex-partner Wrestling/TommasoCiampa used [[https://youtu.be/8Yr62Eufdjk "Chaos Rises"]]. After Tommaso Ciampa's betrayal, Johnny Gargano switches to a vocal version of "From the Heart", called [[https://youtu.be/NrUm_O8xMA0 "Rebel Heart"]], which wouldn't sound out of place in an anime opening. It's especially notable as one of the few themes with female vocals that's used by a male wrestler (probably the first since Christian abandoned his Waterproof Blonde theme upon his departure from WWE in 2005). |
| 238 | * For someone still so green in the ring, the MMA specialist Sonya Deville (formerly Daria Berenato) has quite the [[https://youtu.be/_os6H8JGZCY epic theme.]] |
| 239 | * Wrestling/JinderMahal's theme, [[https://youtu.be/3wZboDbgiW4 "Sher (Lion)"]] is a long BadassBoast put into a Punjabi rap for the Modern Day Maharaja. |
| 240 | * Despite being around for only a short time until disbanding as a result of the WWE 2016 Draft along with Wrestling/AdamRose's release, The Social Outcasts had a ridiculously awesome theme, the Music/ThreeDaysGrace-inspired [[https://youtu.be/r2nC2LRwiVo "Outcast"]] with vocals provided by Kit Walters. |
| 241 | * The AxCrazy stable Wrestling/{{Sanity}} gets [[https://youtu.be/xyin5g0c3XU "Controlled Chaos"]], [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong which is basically]] a heavily distorted version of Music/{{Primus}}'s [[https://youtu.be/953PkxFNiko "My Name Is Mud"]] with a badass helicopter intro and a haunting EvilLaugh added throughout. The members individual themes are equally as badass remixes of "Controlled Chaos". Killian Dain's [[https://youtu.be/UwTtFGTIa6U "Beast of Belfast"]] has haunting Irish instrumentals added to "Controlled Chaos". Nikki Cross's [[https://youtu.be/dBKZ8Uskj1A "Glasgow Cross"]] replaces the distorted guitars with electronic synths and the original EvilLaugh with Cross's own laughs and [[NightmareFuel terrifying screams]]. Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe, meanwhile, have yet to get solo themes. |
| 242 | * TheDrifter, Elias Samson brings a sweet guitar piece, [[https://youtu.be/RRKpzNllBgw "Drift"]], to wherever he drifts to. |
| 243 | * Cedric Alexander's theme, [[https://youtu.be/p9iYE2hupZE "Won't Let Go"]], is a great hip hop song with sirens added throughout. |
| 244 | * When Wrestling/ChrisHero returned to NXT as Kassius Ohno, he brings in [[https://youtu.be/L0ijavUSOSU "Hero's Welcome"]], a rap piece sung by Cody B. Ware, who also sung the theme of The Kings of Wrestling in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, which had Hero and [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] in it. Hero also used [[https://youtu.be/7ycb58cqCsc "Flatlined"]] during his first run in NXT. |
| 245 | * What happens when you let Downstait, the band who created the themes of Wrestling/TheMiz, Wrestling/DolphZiggler, Wrestling/ZackRyder, Alex Riley, and Wrestling/CodyRhodes, remix Wrestling/SethRollins's theme? You get [[https://youtu.be/QN12XMd5L_4 "Redesign Rebuild Reclaim"]], a really metal remix of "The Second Coming" with parts of "Battle On" and "Flesh It Out" added throughout. Too bad Seth [[https://twitter.com/wwerollins/status/873209575041884160 confirmed on Twitter he wouldn't be using it.]] |
| 246 | * For [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT TakeOver: Chicago 2017]], Wrestling/ChrisJericho and his band Music/{{Fozzy}} come out with [[https://youtu.be/lqURPBtGJzg "Judas"]], a song ''very'' fitting for his former "best friend" [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], as well as the PPV itself, where [[spoiler: #DIY breaks up when Tommaso Ciampa turns on Johnny Gargano after losing to The Authors Of Pain for the NXT Tag Team Championship]]. Unfortunately, Jericho did not appear at that pay-per-view nor did he use it for himself...at least in WWE, as he started coming out to "Judas" once he went to Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. |
| 247 | * U-N-I-T-Y, what it spell huh? It spells Team [[Wrestling/SashaBanks B.]][[Wrestling/NaomiWrestler A.]][[Wrestling/TaminaSnuka D.]]'s theme, [[https://youtu.be/8DNS_0BPKlc "Unity"]], which was later picked up by NXT's Street Profits and was remixed into [[https://youtu.be/EB8729gMpNg "Bring The Swag"]]. A huge change from the girly "beautiful and dangerous" to "we want the smoke". |
| 248 | * Wrestling/{{Bayley}}'s theme [[https://youtu.be/Lu8u5cRaUyY "Turn it Up"]], which is precisely as anime-pop clap-along as you could want for The Huggable One. |
| 249 | * "[[https://youtu.be/BxUsghSwskg F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S]]", yes. Wrestling/{{Carmella}}'s "[[Music/IggyAzalea Fancy]]"-inspired song is perfect for her swag. |
| 250 | * Wrestling/RoderickStrong's theme, "[[https://youtu.be/3wrlS3EaSzM Next Level]]", is a metal song heavily influenced by Music/KillswitchEngage's famous "The End of Heartache". |
| 251 | * Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra's theme, aptly titled [[https://youtu.be/W7k1fhZu7TQ "Undisputed"]] evokes an NWO-like vibe with its guitar, fitting for a group billed as a kind of invading force in NXT. |
| 252 | * Jack Gallagher received [[https://youtu.be/8l2IYKjwGjI "Gentleman"]] after his heel turn and it fits the dastardly gentleman very well. |
| 253 | * Drew Gulak's theme, [[https://youtu.be/qxQzpsv5Was "For the Better"]] sounds like a news station or politician's theme, and it works surprisingly well for a man who wants to change the landscape of ''205 Live''. |
| 254 | * Even though he was in NXT for a criminally short time, "The Cowboy" James Storm was at least given a kickass country-esque theme in the form of [[https://youtu.be/_RuOYYbQjQc "Game Up"]], a song befitting the veteran. |
| 255 | * Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas' theme, titled [[https://youtu.be/HPEFBqXtwoM "Making a Difference"]], is a festive piece which features homages to his earlier, masked persona La Sombra and his time as founder of Los Ingobernables. |
| 256 | * "WOKEN" Wrestling/MattHardy has been making his mark in WWE after a long absence, and the aptly named "[[https://youtu.be/Vy2CzgOK98k The Deletion Anthem]]" punctuates that the Matt we used to know has changed into a ''wonderful'' man. |
| 257 | * Wrestling/{{Ricochet}}'s NXT theme, [[https://youtu.be/-8EYuZIyAG0 "One and Only"]], sounds like it could easily be a superhero's theme song. [[LightningBruiser It fits.]] |
| 258 | * Snitsky's theme, [[https://youtu.be/ezPNwvPeeCk "It wasn't my fault",]] was kickass and fit his character during the first year of his run in WWE. |
| 259 | * Wrestling/TommasoCiampa's theme, "[[https://youtu.be/3F-cgB0RXQ0 No One Will Survive]]", perfectly illustrates his {{Sadist}} personality and [[AxCrazy unbridled tormenting]] of Wrestling/{{Johnny|Gargano}} [[ArchEnemy Gargano]] and the rest of the roster. |
| 260 | * The video game ''WWF Attitude'' included, as one of its stock themes, a title called "[[https://youtu.be/4ZpNxMMBoqw Crimson Grin]]". Let's put it this way. Every kid with a wrestling game with a CAW mode has made a bloodthirsty demonic heel to be Kane... and in Attitude, it's a safe bet to say most of them used Crimson Grin as their theme. Actually, for an otherwise mediocre game, Attitude had a lot of great generic themes, although they tend to be hard to find even on Youtube... |
| 261 | * While Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr's "Kerwin White" gimmick was lame, the Music/FrankSinatra-esque [[https://youtu.be/-yH1WtM6hgo theme song]] he used was brilliantly cheesy. |
| 262 | * Wrestling/BeckyLynch has "Celtic Invasion". The more popular Becky is, the more fans sing along to her entrance theme. It's so popular that the San Jose Barracudas ice hockey team plays this music whenever they score a goal. |
| 263 | * Rick Boogs on Smackdown has [[https://youtu.be/HqRm_CwGW68 Solid Ground]], a pulse-pounding rock song with cheesy-yet-awesome lyrics bellowed out with enough intensity, charisma, and enthusiasm to rival the wrestler himself. |
| 264 | * Hands-down one of the most memorable moments of ''[=WrestleMania=] 38'' was the long-anticipated return of Wrestling/CodyRhodes to WWE. The absolute kicker that popped the crowd into overdrive was the moment [[https://youtu.be/TU_1JFVLiAk Kingdom]] fired up, confirming that every key element of Cody's beloved post-WWE persona was being kept intact for his grand return to the company. "Wrestling has more than one royal family" indeed. |
| 265 | * Wrestling/LAKnight's theme [[https://youtu.be/C78xV8yxmR0 "Knight Vision"]] serves to remind these dummies just whose game this is, with EVERYBODY saying: '''"L! A! KNIGHT!"''' '''YEAH!''' |
| 266 | ** His updated theme [[https://youtu.be/-U9UctlYCx4 "Welcome to LA"]] for his face run adds more drums to encapsulate his red-hot charisma. |
| 267 | ** The original NXT version [[https://youtu.be/F-17br_iHQM "Rollin' Deep"]] has a drumroll intro right after his name is said. |
| 268 | * The Bloodline's {{Stoic}} enforcer, Solo Sikoa, has [[https://youtu.be/Qtv4oAk2npc "Taking It All"]], a tribal-esque trap anthem serving a clear warning that when you target his family, you'd best be ready to get demolished by the Samoan Street Champ. |
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