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1As professional wrestlers and wrestling programs change their themes all the time, it's pretty hard to pick one, but most of them usually have one that is considered their most iconic and definitive theme.
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3Wrestlers:
4* Wrestling/KurtAngle -- "Medal", though many fans prefer his TNA theme "Gold Metal"
5* Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin -- "I Won't Do What You Tell Me", although many fans tend to prefer "Glass Shatters", Music/{{Disturbed}}'s take on the theme, over the former.
6* Wrestling/SashaBanks -- "The Sky's The Limit".
7* Wrestling/{{Batista}} -- "I Walk Alone", though his original theme, "Animal", is fondly remembered.
8* Wrestling/{{Bayley}} -- "Turn it Up".
9* Wrestling/TheBeautifulPeople -- "Angel on my Shoulders".
10* Wrestling/TheBellaTwins -- "You Can Look (But You Can't Touch)", though Brie's solo theme, "Beautiful Life", [[Memes/{{WWE}} is notoriously catchy]].
11* Wrestling/ChrisBenoit -- "Whatever". "One Thing", the theme used for his promo both after winning Wrestling/WrestleMania XX and his [[CanonDiscontinuity now forgotten]] tribute show, is also fondly remembered.
12* Wrestling/BigShow -- "Crank It Up" is generally better known than "Big".
13* Wrestling/AlexaBliss -- "Spiteful".
14* Wrestling/BookerT -- "Rap Sheet".
15* Wrestling/EvanBourne
16** As Matt Sydal -- "Warrior Man".
17** As Evan Bourne -- "Born to Win".
18* Wrestling/OrangeCassidy — For most of his career under that gimmick, and currently, "[[Music/JeffersonStarship Jane]]". For a time during his AEW run, it was "[[Music/SurferRosa Where Is My Mind?]]"
19* Wrestling/JohnCena -- "The Time is Now", although many fans tend to prefer his previous theme "Basic Thuganomics".
20* Wrestling/{{Christian}} -- Either version of "Just Close Your Eyes", though most fans prefer the original by Waterproof Blonde over the re-recording by Story of the Year.
21* Wrestling/{{Chyna}} -- "Who I Am".
22* Wrestling/CMPunk -- Despite the fact that he used "[[Music/KillswitchEngage This Fire Burns]]" for much longer, most fans will associate him first and foremost with "[[Music/LivingColour Cult of Personality]]".
23* Wrestling/CodyRhodes -- Either version of "Smoke and Mirrors" as Cody; "Written in the Stars" as Stardust; or "Kingdom" in his post-WWE days and return to said promotion.
24* Wrestling/BryanDanielson:
25** As Bryan Danielson -- "[[Music/{{Europe}} The Final Countdown]]"
26** As Daniel Bryan -- "[[Music/RideOfTheValkyries Flight of the Valkyries]]". "[[Music/ImagineDragons Monster]]", the theme used for his promo at Wrestling/WrestleMania XXX, is also fondly remembered.
27* Wrestling/SaraDelRey -- "The Final Countdown" or "Ride of the Valkyries", just like with Daniel Bryan.
28* Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio -- The first version of "Realeza".
29* Wrestling/FergalDevitt
30** As Prince Devitt -- "[[Film/TheKarateKid You're The Best]]".
31** As Finn Bálor -- "Catch Your Breath".
32* Wrestling/DGenerationX -- "Break It Down".
33** Wrestling/TheNewAgeOutlaws -- "Oh, You Didn't Know?"
34* Wrestling/TedDiBiase -- "It's All About The Money/Million Dollar Rap".
35* Wrestling/DoinkTheClown -- While he has used "Entry of the Gladiators" for much longer, "Nightmare Clown" is the theme of his most fondly remembered by fans.
36* Wrestling/TheDudleyBoyz -- Even though they are most associated with "We're Comin' Down", "Bombshell", their Music/Powerman5000 theme, is the one most fans prefer the most.
37* Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} -- "[[Music/AlterBridge Metalingus]]".
38* [[Wrestling/TenilleDashwood Emma]] -- "Real Deal".
39* Wrestling/{{Evolution}} -- "[[Music/{{Motorhead}} Line in the Sand]]"
40* Wrestling/{{Fandango}} -- "[=ChaChaLaLa=]" has become so iconic because of the "Fandangoing" craze that when he got a new theme in early 2015 called "Peña Flamenca", they had to change it back to "[=ChaChaLaLa=]" shortly afterwards.
41* Wrestling/CharlotteFlair -- "Recognition".
42* Wrestling/RicFlair -- "Music/AlsoSprachZarathustra".
43* Wrestling/MickFoley -- "Wreck" , his Cactus Jack/normal Mick Foley theme, is considered the most iconic.
44* Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} -- "Invasion", his WCW theme, is considered a more definitive theme of his than "Who's Next?", its WWE remake.
45* Wrestling/{{Goldust}} -- "Gold-Lust".
46* Wrestling/TheGreatSasuke -- "Separados" or "Integral Hard", depending on who you ask
47* Wrestling/EddieGuerrero -- "I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal".
48* The Hardy Boyz -- "Loaded".
49** Wrestling/JeffHardy -- "No More Words".
50** Wrestling/MattHardy -- "Live for the Moment".
51* Wrestling/BretHart -- "Hart Attack" still triumphs over "Return the Hitman", it's 2010 remix.
52* Wrestling/OwenHart -- Either "Blackheart" or "Enough is Enough".
53* Wrestling/JimmyHavoc -- [[Music/{{AFI}} "I Hope You Suffer"]]
54* Hayabusa -- "Fight With Dream"
55* Wrestling/CurtHennig -- "Perfection (The Perfect Twist)".
56* Wrestling/MarkHenry -- "[[Music/ThreeSixMafia Some Bodies Gonna Get It]]".
57* Wrestling/ChrisHero -- "Chris is Awesome!"
58* Wrestling/HulkHogan -- As a face, unquestionably "Real American". As a heel, either the [=nWo=] theme "Rockhouse" or his personal theme "[[Music/JimiHendrix Voodoo Child (Slight Return)]]".
59* Wrestling/MickieJames -- "Obsession", though her Wrestling/{{TNA}} theme, "Hardcore Country", is a strong contender.
60* Wrestling/JeffJarrett -- "My World"
61* Wrestling/ChrisJericho -- "Break The Walls Down", specifically, the Adam Morenoff version.
62* Jungle Boy — "Tarzan Boy"
63* Wrestling/{{Kaitlyn}} -- "Spin the Bottle" is her most fondly remembered theme, though her succeeding theme, "Higher", is appreciated by fans.
64* Jimmy Kanda -- "Kick Start The Elephant"
65* Wrestling/{{Kane}} -- "Slow Chemical" is considered his definitive theme by most fans.
66* Wrestling/MariaKanellis -- "[[Music/ZebraheadBand With Legs Like That]]"
67* Wrestling/BillieKay -- "Femme Fatale"
68* Wrestling/StacyKeibler -- "[[Music/KidRock Legs]]"
69* Wrestling/KellyKelly -- "Holla"
70* Wrestling/KentaKobashi -- "Grand Sword"
71* Wrestling/GailKim -- "International Woman" in WWE, "Unstoppable" in TNA.
72* Wrestling/KofiKingston -- "S.O.S."; "New Day, New Way" is iconic too but it's more associated with Wrestling/TheNewDay as a stable than as a solo wrestler.
73* Wrestling/BobbyLashley -- "Hell Will Be Calling Your Name" is his most popular theme despite the fact that he used it very briefly.
74* Wrestling/LayCool -- "Not Enough for Me", even for both Wrestling/MichelleMcCool and Wrestling/{{Layla}} (as a solo song it's more associated with the former than the latter).
75* Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield -- "Longhorn"
76* Wrestling/AJLee -- "Let's Light It Up".
77* Wrestling/BrockLesnar -- "Next Big Thing".
78* Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger -- "Ikari no Jushin"
79* Wrestling/{{Lita}} -- "Lovefurypassionenergy".
80* Los Sicarios del Ring -- "Mein Teil"
81* Wrestling/LowKi -- "Born in China"
82* Wrestling/BeckyLynch
83** As Rebecca Knox -- "[[Music/MCHammer U Can't Touch This]]"
84** As Becky Lynch -- "Celtic Invasion"
85* Wrestling/SantinoMarella -- "La Vittoria e Mia"
86* Naomichi Marufuji -- "Hysteric"
87* Wrestling/{{Maryse}} -- "Pourquoi"
88* Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness -- "I Fought the Law"
89* Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre -- The original version of "Broken Dreams"
90* Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon -- "Here Comes the Money"
91* Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon -- "All Grown Up" is still more synonymous with her than her later theme "Welcome to the Queendom" is.
92* Wrestling/VinceMcMahon -- "No Chance in Hell"
93* Wrestling/ShawnMichaels -- "Sexy Boy"
94* Wrestling/CandiceMichelle -- "What Love Is"
95* Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa -- "Spartan X"
96* Wrestling/{{Mistico}} -- "Ameno"
97* Wrestling/TheMiz -- "I Came to Play", although "[[Music/{{Nas}} Hate Me Now]]", the theme from his ''[=WrestleMania=] 27'' video package, is also remembered.
98* Wrestling/EmberMoon -- "Free The Flame"
99* Wrestling/JohnMorrison -- "Ain't No Make Believe", though if you're watching Johnny Mundo in Wrestling/{{AAA}} it's "Born In The U.S.A."
100* Wrestling/JonMoxley:
101** As Dean Ambrose: "Retaliation" for his solo career; "Special Op" overall
102** As Jon Moxley: "Wild Thing"
103* Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} -- "[[Music/{{POD}} Booyaka 619]]"
104* Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura -- "Subconscious Entry Version" in Japan, "The Rising Sun" everywhere else.
105* Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}} -- The original version of "Amazing", despite using it at the lowest point of her career.
106* Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart -- "New Foundation" is considered her most definitive theme.
107* Wrestling/TheNewDay -- "New Day, New Way"
108* Wrestling/TheNexus -- "We Are One"
109** Wrestling/WadeBarrett - "Rebel Son" for his solo career, although "We Are One" is more famous overall.
110* Wrestling/NewWorldOrder -- "Rockhouse"
111* Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada -- "Rainmaker"
112* Wrestling/PaulOrndorff -- "Mr. Wonderful", his final WCW theme, seems to be this despite Orndorff only using it for a few months before his retirement, as it's a cheesy yet catchy opera-style ballad. Seeing that he used it during his guest appearance on ''Monday Night RAW'' for Hulk Hogan's birthday in 2014, it seems to have been officially cemented.
113* Wrestling/RandyOrton -- "Voices" will likely go down over "Burn in My Light" as Orton's most remembered theme.
114* Wrestling/WillOspreay -- "Elevated".
115* Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage -- "Self High-Five".
116* Wrestling/{{Paige}}
117** As Britani Knight -- "[[Music/LinkinPark Faint]]".
118** As Paige -- "Stars in the Night".
119* Wrestling/BethPhoenix -- "Glamazon".
120* Wrestling/SummerRae -- "Rush of Power".
121* Wrestling/RomanReigns -- "The Truth Reigns" for his solo career; "Special Op" overall; though "The Truth Reigns" sounds too close and similar to "Special Op" as modern day fans would recognize him with "Head of the Table"
122* Wrestling/JakeRoberts -- "Snake Bit" is far more liked and remembered than "Trust Me".
123* [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] -- "If You Smell", particularly the "Know Your Role" remix used from 1999-2001.
124* Wrestling/SethRollins
125** As Tyler Black -- "Battle On"
126** As Seth Rollins -- "The Second Coming" for his solo career; "Special Op" overall
127* Wrestling/BobbyRoode -- "Off the Chain" in TNA; "Glorious Domination" in WWE.
128* Creator/RondaRousey -- "[[Music/JoanJett Bad Reputation]]", which was her theme in both UFC and WWE.
129* Wrestling/{{Ryback}} -- "Meat on the Table".
130* Wrestling/ZackRyder -- The (original) Watt White and Jim Johnston version of "Radio".
131* Wrestling/{{Sable}} -- "Wild Cat"
132* Wrestling/SamoaJoe -- "The Champ Is Here" in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, "Nation of Violence" in TNA, "Destroyer" in WWE.
133* Wrestling/DamienSandow -- "Hallelujah" is considered his definitive theme.
134* Wrestling/RandySavage -- "Pomp and Circumstance"
135* Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} -- "Written in My Face"; despite the fact that he changed it to "Hellfire" after six years it is still much more recognizable.
136* Wrestling/TheShield -- Either "Special Op" as a whole or just the opening of it; in fact, none of members' solo careers theme aren't nearly as iconic as it.
137* Wrestling/RickySteamboat -- "Sirius" (for WWF fans) or "Opening Ceremony" (for WCW fans)
138* Wrestling/KevinSteen
139** As Kevin Steen -- "Unsettling Differences"
140** As Kevin Owens -- "Fight"
141* Wrestling/{{Sting}} -- "Turbo Charged" or "Man Called Sting" for his "Surfer" era; "Sting" or "[[Music/{{Metallica}} Seek and Destroy]]" for his "Crow" era, which he also used during his retirement match at ''AEW Revolution'' 2024.
142* Wrestling/TrishStratus -- "Time To Rock n' Roll"
143* Wrestling/AJStyles -- "I Am", though his WWE theme "Phenomenal" is starting to catch up.
144* Wrestling/JayLethal -- "Scorched Ops", particularly as ROH Champion, "Konkussion" outside of ROH(which incidentally was used by Taeler Hendrix while she was there in the same [[PowerStable stable]])
145* The House Of Truth -- "The Hoopla" is the theme best associated with the group, due to the other themes being more associated with individual wrestlers(mostly Jay Lethal)
146* Mr. 450 -- "To The Threshold", The Mecha Wolf -- "A Lycan's Call"
147* Wrestling/JimmyJacobs -- He has used, and sung many songs but will always be most associated with "The Ballad Of Lacey"
148* Wrestling/JackSwagger -- "Get on Your Knees" and "Patriot" are roughly equal in status.
149* Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi -- "Love and Energy"
150* Wrestling/{{Tazz}} -- "Just Another Victim"
151* Wrestling/{{Test}} -- "This is a Test"
152* Wrestling/EveTorres -- "She Looks Good"
153* Wrestling/TripleH -- "[[Music/{{Motorhead}} The Game]]" is considered his most recognizable theme, although there are a lot of fans who prefer his older theme song, "My Time".
154* Wrestling/UltimateWarrior -- "Unstable"
155* Wrestling/{{Umaga}} -- His 2006-2008 theme "Virtual Voodoo" is more fondly remembered than his 2009 theme "Tribal Trouble". When Umaga reappeared as a playable wrestler in the Videogame/WWEVideoGames series in ''2K22'' he had "Virtual Voodoo" as his entrance theme despite the character model resembling his 2009 look.
156* Wrestling/TheUndertaker -- "Rest in Peace"
157** "American Bad Ass" Undertaker -- Although he used four themes during this gimmick, "[[Music/LimpBizkit Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)]]" is the most remembered.
158* Wrestling/KanakoUrai
159** As Kana --"[[VideoGame/{{Okami}} The Sun Rises]]"
160** As Asuka -- "The Future"
161* Wrestling/RobVanDam -- "One of a Kind"
162* Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron
163** [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} As Victoria]] -- Although "[[Music/NickiMinaj Don't Mess With]]" was used for longer, "[[Music/{{Tatu}} All the Things She Said]]" is her most remembered theme as she used it during her peak prominence in the company.
164** [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} As Tara]] -- "Broken"
165* Wrestling/ValVenis -- "Hello Ladies"
166* Wrestling/KatarinaWaters -- "Hands of the Wicked" is wildly seen as her definitive theme.
167* Wrestling/TorrieWilson -- "Need a Little Time" is considered her definitive theme by most fans. WWE seem to agree as she's been using it during her post-retirement guest appearances despite having used different themes in her final years as an active performer. This is likely because her last two entrance themes "Not Enough For Me" and "A Girl Like That" would [[RecycledSoundtrack later be used by]] Michelle [=McCool=] and [[Wrestling/TarynTerrell Tiffany]] respectively and are more associated with them than with Torrie, unlike "Need a Little Time".
168* Wrestling/BrayWyatt[=/=]Wrestling/TheWyattFamily -- "Live in Fear[=/=]Broken Out in Love". For Wrestling/LukeHarper and Wrestling/ErickRowan, "Live in Fear" also triumphs over their respective solo themes.
169* Wrestling/SamiZayn
170** As El Generico -- "Ole!"
171** As Sami Zayn -- "Worlds Apart"
172* Wrestling/DolphZiggler -- "Here to Show The World", followed by [=Cage9=]'s version of "I Am Perfection".
173[[AC:TV Shows]]
174* ''Wrestling/{{ECW}}'' -- "[[Music/DrowningPool Bodies]]"
175* ''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}'' -- "Wild and Young" as a competition; "Roar of the Crowd" as a developmental.
176* ''Wrestling/WWERaw'' -- "Across The Nation" is usually seen as the definitive Raw theme.
177* ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' -- "[[Music/MarilynManson The Beautiful People]]", though "I Want It All" is also remembered fondly.
178* ''Wrestling/WWESuperstars'' -- "Invincible"
179[[AC:Pay-Per-View Events]]
180* ''Wrestling/{{Armageddon|WWE}}'' -- "[[Music/GunsNRoses Chinese Democracy]]", the 2008 theme.
181* ''Wrestling/{{Backlash}}'' -- "[[Music/KidRock All Summer Long]]", the 2008 theme.
182* ''Wrestling/BadBlood'' -- "Headstrong", the 2003 theme.
183* ''Battleground'' -- "This is a War", the promo music for Wrestling/TheShield Triple-Threat match during the 2016 event.
184* ''Breaking Point'' -- "[[Music/LynyrdSkynyrd Still Unbroken]]", the 2009 theme, as it was a one-time event.
185* ''Cyber Sunday'' -- "[[Music/PendulumBand Propane Nightmares]]'', the 2008 theme.
186* ''Wrestling/EliminationChamber'' -- "[[Music/{{Nickelback}} This Means War]]", the 2012 theme.
187* ''Extreme Rules'' -- "You're Going Down", the 2009 theme, or "Come With Me Now", the 2014 theme.
188* ''Wrestling/TheGreatAmericanBash'' -- "Lonely Train", the 2006 theme.
189* ''Wrestling/HellInACell'' -- "[[Music/{{Skillet}} Monster]]", the 2009 theme.
190* ''Wrestling/JudgmentDay'' -- Overall, the most famous theme theme is "[[Music/KillswitchEngage This Fire Burns]]", the 2006 theme; however, it is best known [[Wrestling/CMPunk for other reasons]]. Otherwise, its signature song is "[[Music/OzzyOsbourne I Don't Wanna Stop]]", the 2007 theme.
191* ''Wrestling/NewYearsRevolution'' -- "[[Music/{{Disturbed}} Stricken]]", the 2006 theme.
192* ''Night of Champions'' -- "Night of Gold". For a licensed song, "[[Music/{{Shinedown}} Devour]]", the 2008 theme.
193* ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank'' -- "Money in the Bank".
194* ''Wrestling/NoMercy'' -- "Click Click Boom", the 2001 theme.
195* ''Wrestling/{{No Way Out|WWE}}'' -- "[[Music/{{Evanescence}} Bring Me to Life]]", the 2003 theme, or "Deadly Game", the 2006 theme.
196* ''One Night Stand'' -- "[[Music/DrowningPool Bodies]]" for the ECW-centric version, "[[Music/PuddleOfMudd Famous]]", the 2007 theme, for the company-wide version.
197* ''Over the Limit'' -- "[[Music/ThousandFootKrutch War of Change]]", the 2012 theme.
198* ''Payback'' -- "Ticking Bomb", the 2014 theme.
199* ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' -- "Let it Rock", the 2009 theme. If that is disqualified due to SoundtrackDissonance, then the title goes to "[[Music/{{Skillet}} Hero]]", the 2010 theme.
200* ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'' -- "[[Music/DrowningPool Bodies]]", the 2001 theme. If that is disqualified for probably being more associated with "One Night Stand", then "[[Music/{{Seether}} Remedy]]", the 2005 theme, wins. "Ready to Roll", the 2008 theme, is also a contender.
201* ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'' -- "[[Music/FloRida Good Feeling]]", the 2011 theme. If that is disqualified due to SoundtrackDissonance, then the title goes to "[[Music/PuddleOfMudd Control]]", the 2001 theme, or "Always", the 2002 theme.
202* ''TLC'' -- "[[Music/MyChemicalRomance Na Na Na]]", the 2010 theme.
203* ''Wrestling/{{Unforgiven|WWE}}'' -- "[[Music/{{Sevendust}} Enemy]]", the 2003 theme, or "[[Music/AlterBridge Rise Today]]", the 2007 theme.
204* ''Wrestling/{{Vengeance}}'' -- "[[Music/{{Staind}} Price to Play]]", the 2003 theme, or "[[Music/{{Mudvayne}} Happy?]]", the 2005 theme.
205* ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' -- For rock songs, it's likely either "[[Music/LimpBizkit My Way]]" (X-7), "[[Music/DrowningPool Stand Up]]" (20), or "[[Music/{{Saliva}} Ladies and Gentlemen]]" (23). For rap songs, it's [[Music/FloRida "Wild Ones" and "Good Feeling"]] (28). For its use as the theme for both New Orleans events, [[Music/KidRock "Celebrate"]]

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