Awesome Music / Professional Wrestling

What best summarizes wrestling again? Is it the action? Is it the eye candy? Or maybe it's because most performers can encapsulate much of their persona in a brief highlight reel set to some of the most Awesome Music played in an arena (outside of concerts, of course), which almost no other sport does on such a level.

See also Most Wonderful Sound, for when said Awesome Music begins with a certain cue, like the sound of glass shattering, or a slide whistle, or a stadium full of people chanting "Kaze ni nare!" That said, remember: Weblinks Are Not Examples, especially as some links are no longer valid over time.

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• WWE

AEW

• Kenny Omega gets a new theme by Little V Mills, "Battle Cry", and it's as anime-theme inspirational as you would expect from the Cleaner. For bonus nerdy points, it name drops his finisher (itself a video game reference) and his previous entrance music (including a cover of "Hopes and Dreams"). Is Kenny Omega the new face of wrestling, or at least AEW? You better believe it.
• Fellow Elite members The Young Bucks also boast some awesome music with Superkick Party. The opening electric guitar solo is bound to elicit a response, whether to cheer or jeer them.
• Not to be outdone, 'Hangman' Adam Page has Ghost Town Triumph, a fitting song for his cowboy themed gimmick. An epic remix, Hangman's Tale, is used during Hangman and the Dark Order's entrance at Fight for the Fallen 2021. It highlighted the stakes for Hangman Page and the Dark Order as they fought to keep or gain title shots against the Super Elite.
• Judas, created by none other than Chris Jericho himself. Say what you want about the person, his theme song will always get people to sing along with him. Doesn't matter if he's a heel or face, you will finish the song even after the titantron stops.
• Heel wrestler MJF uses Dig Deep and it just fits his cocky and slimy nature perfectly. As if the formation of The Pinnacle couldn't be any closer to an old-school heel faction, their theme song harkens closely to The Four Horsemen with a modern blend.
• An AEW original, Joey Janela came out to Bad Boy, a throwback to 80s music that fits his nature whether as a face or a heel.
• A certified badass like Jon Moxley needs a song fitting of his persona, and "Unscripted Violence" fits that notion to a 'T'. All while fans clamor around him as he makes his way from the stands to the ring.
• The wrestler PAC is an unpredictable foe, and his theme song matches the intensity that he gives his opponents. When Lucha Bros Penta El Zero Miedo and Fénix joined in to form the Death Triangle, the theme song that came with it combines all of the best elements of their theme songs into a truly terrifying piece.
• Riho's Eternal Beauty theme feels like a triumphant and optimistic tune for the smiling babyface.
• Shining Samurai for Hikaru Shida is the perfect song that harbors to her roots and her style as a hard-hitting, intense wrestler.
• The self-proclaimed 'Role Model' Britt Baker has a justifiably epic theme song to go along with her unabashed confidence in her statement.
• Jurassic Express has a damn good theme on its own, but when Jungle Boy recently received Tarzan Boy as his new singles theme song, no one can stop saying "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh" when he enters the ring. It's even become a chant during a match.
• "It's Live" for Ricky Starks. Complete with him shuffling and playing air guitar along the way. How can you not like this song?
• When the Dark Order revealed their Exalted One, it was none other than Mr. Brodie Lee himself. His accompanying theme song is just as epic.
• Matt Sydal: MY TIME TO FLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
• To commemorate the arrival of the legendary Sting, Arrival contains elements from WCW, TNA and WWE and combines them all into an absolute banger of a theme song.
• The Varsity Blondes trio of Brian Pillman Jr. Griff Garrison and Julia Hart have City Lights, a catchy rock jingle that flows well with their school gimmick.
• Ryan Nemeth's theme has become a bit of an anthem for The Pretty Picture faction, with their hopes of getting a "Walk of Fame".
• "Cult of Personality" has now officially crossed over into its THIRD major promotion with the arrival of CM Punk. While he has had several great themes over the years, it's safe to say that the initial pop Punk got wouldn't have been nearly as amazing if it was something new as opposed to the opening guitar chords of CoP.
• Miro's second theme, Redeemer, perfectly encapsulated his rise as a Wrestling Monster. Like a Gladiator entering with triumphant trumpets, you know that Miro's opponents will have to fight to survive the "forgiveness" of The Redeemer.
• Once Adam Cole arrives at the scene and brings everything up to the next level, you know it's "All About Tha (Boom!)"
• While his Ring of Honor licensed theme was too cost prohibitive, Bryan Danielson got a nice consolation prize in the form of Born For Greatness, a remixed version of his WWE theme with the familiar ROH chant, showcasing a more serious side to his character.
• After moving on from his breakup with Joey Janela, Sonny Kiss returned with a new theme song Kiss The Ring, showing that he means business from now on.
• Bask in the glory of Keith Lee and his new theme song!
• What do you get when "Tequila" by The Champs meets The Munsters meets Doctor Who? You get Danhausen's Very Nice, Very Evil new AEW theme, "The Danhausen Show!"
• Serena Deeb's second theme, aptly named The Professor, combines the orchestral tune of O Fortuna with beats and lyrics from Cutright and Brinson. It's a menacing tune set to match the vast wrestling repetroire of the woman with a thousand holds.
• While it was sad to see Jack Evans leave AEW, the wrestling world was blessed with Angelico's first solo single: VoelDie Vibe Vandag. It is a smooth, relaxing song that fits into the wrestler's lax nature.
• Claudio Castagnoli's AEW theme, "Uppercut Swingphony", is an adrenaline-pumping rock rendition of the 1812 Overture, which was Claudio's theme on the independents.
• WHOSE HOUSE? It's Swerve Strickland's house with his theme "Big Pressure", boasting about how he swerves when he drives,^note WARNING: Do not swerve your vehicles in real life. and stomps people while he does. The current heel remix adds an electric guitar over a slow, menacing beat. Made even more popular thanks to Prince Nana's hypnotic dancing during his entrances.

ECW

• The original ECW Theme song. THIS IS EXTREEEEEEEME!
• 911 used The Edgar Winter Group's "Frankenstein". When this music hit from mid-1994 to early 1996, someone was getting chokeslammed. After The Road Warriors' big run ended, and before "When you hear the glass, it's your ass!", This was the music to fear in pro wrestling.
• The Sandman's memorable One Night Stand '05 entrance to Metallica's "Enter Sandman" — with the entire crowd of Mutants singing along. Still the greatest entrance ever.
• "It's all right, it's all right, it's all right I'm JUST A LITTLE CRAZY!"-"The Suicidal, Homicidal, Genocidal, Death-Defying" Sabu.
• "Natural Born Killaz" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, the theme for New Jack. So awesome that the song would play in its entirety DURING New Jack's matches. The gunshot sound was ECW's equivalent to glass shattering for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin: it was a cue for the crowd to go nuts.
• "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer: "Man in the Box"
• WWECW had a memorable theme.
• HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD
• Raven's theme,"Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)", was perhaps the most unintentional Villain Song there ever was.
• "You better watch out, cause I'm a WAR MACHINE!" "The Human Suplex Machine" TAZ.
• AWESOME IS HIS NAME, ALL HIS VICTIMS FEEL THE PAIN! DROPPED WITH AN AWESOME BOMB, YOU GO DOWN AND YOU NEVER COME UP! Mike Awesome.

NJPW

• Few songs are able to implement their own chant into a song, but legendary wrestler Antonio Inoki does just that with his theme song.
• Kazuchika Okada's return theme from New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Rainmaker, is fantastic. RAINMAKER! There's also his WrestleKingdom theme.
• From NJPW, we have Subconcious, the theme song for the flamboyant "King of Strong Style", Shinsuke Nakamura. Everything about it from the Epic Riffs, to the intense buildup this song perfectly captures the look and feel of Nakamura, YeaOh!
• Minoru Suzuki from NJPW might be a hard hitting brawler and former MMA fighter, but his theme song is, surprisingly, a light (and awesome) J-Rock song, "Kazu Ni Nare", by Ayumi Nakumura.
• TAKA Michinoku's theme wants to let you know that TAKA IS COMING...MOTHERFUCKER, AND HE'S GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!
• Hirooki Goto's NJPW theme "Hado" has an opera feel to it with a One-Woman Wail and a grand atmosphere.
• Black Dynamite's NJPW theme, "Ghetto Strong Style". Yet another reason no one will ever forget that line Booker T said in WCW.
• Welcome to the Bullet Club. So many of the members also have awesome music. For example:
  • The Real Rock'n Rolla Prince Devitt is rolling into the club and ready to take over.
  • Bad Luck Fale, The Underboss you gotta go through to get to the top gun, has no intention on making it easy.
  • The Young Bucks are bringin' their Double Barrel of superkicks to the party tonight.
  • MACHINE GUN! With Karl Anderson in the club, you can rest assured you are Never Alone.
  • Doc Gallows brings that Baz, as to be expected from a powerful outlaw who can't be locked down except to be a good brother to his crew.
  • Whether in the ring or when he's with the ladies, Yujiro Takahashi is ready to go All Night Long.
  • AJ Styles is an elite shooter prepared to fuck up your dreams, and your life, with a Styles Clash.
  • "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega has gone mad and called open the Devil's Sky.
  • The Guerrillas of Destiny come to the ring with a chill yet foreboding air, fitting their Guerrilla Tactics.
  • ADAM COLE BAY-BAY!
  • The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes gets Downstait^note the band behind the themes of The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Zack Ryder, and Alex Riley, as well as a fan remix of Seth Rollins's theme to tell you that he is his Kingdom.
  • Ushering in a new CutThroat Era for pro wrestling as a whole, Jay White implores everyone to breathe with the Switchblade.
  • The time to sit back and survey the territory is over. Now is the time to strike. G.o.D (Firing Squad) has landed.
  • Juice Robinson got tired of being Flamboyant, joining the fold and becoming the Rock Hard Chosen One.
• Tomohiro Ishii's "Stone Pitbull" is J-Rock with an occasional ominous gangsta rap ambience and it accentuates the man's own pure badass aura.
• Also in Japan, somebody decided to give pro wrestler/kickboxer/cultural icon Bob Sapp the chance to record a song. The results are awesomely horrible. Or horribly awesome. You decide!
• Speaking of Bob Sapp: it takes a real man to make Madonna's "Holiday" an awesome entrance theme.
• Taichi's Pageant is a theme befitting The Holy Emperor.

TNA/Impact Wrestling

• AJ Styles' theme, "I Am". All the more awesome for being surrounded by the generic rock themes TNA usually pumps out.
  • Now, the remixed version. Get Ready to Fly!
  • The remixed version before the remixed version which had in 2007 is pretty tight too.
  • "Evil Ways" (his 2013 theme as Dark!AJ) breaks the "I Am" cycle but is still pretty badass.
• Special mention also goes out to Kurt Angle's theme with lyrics provided by John Cena's cousin, Tha Trademarc. His original TNA theme (which served as the base for his Trademarc theme) isn't so bad, either.
• BREE WOO BREE WOO BREE WOO WAA
• Suicide comes alive, and proves TNA's getting better at the whole "theme music" thing.
• "Take Over" - a Suspiciously Similar Song version of Evanescence's "My Last Breath" that served as the theme for Christian Cage, which was brought back during his AEW run.
• When you hear the gunshots, LAX is goin' 5150 on your ass.
• The Beautiful People: Cleansing the world, one ugly person at a time. a Suspiciously Similar Song version of "Drag You Down" by Finger Eleven.
• D'Angelo Dinero's theme. Remember people, The Pope is pimpin'!!
• Abyss' "Catacombs" has served him well during his run, and is one of the most recognizable and unique themes TNA has to offer. Unfortunately switched out for a Suspiciously Similar Song verson of "Sound of Madness" by Shinedown.
• Samoa Joe's "Crush U Up" was an audio warning: Joe is coming to the ring, Joe is pissed off, Joe is gonna kill you. And then there's his rap theme, which is probably the best entrance theme he's had since leaving Ring of Honor.
• From the NWA years:
  You are my sunshine, my only sunshine...
• Sarita and Taylor Wilde have a positively electric theme that has really helped them to stand out in the Knockouts division.
• BEER! MONEY! "Watch your money...and your alcohol." Take a Fall fits both Bobby Roode and James Storm's individual characters and is awesome on its own as well.
  • Storm and Roode's individual themes are quite awesome as well.
  • Storm and Roode's new themes are even more awesome than their originial themes.
• Everything Jeff Hardy has ever used. This song in particular classifies the rest of Jeff's themes as OBSOLETE!
• It may be a a bit inspired by Queen's general sound, but Curt Hennig's TNA theme is the ultimate mix of Narm Charm and epic.
• The theme song of Winter (formerly WWE's Katie Lea Burchill) is quite possibly the best theme song in the entire Knockout division.
• Frankly, any time that Dale Oliver is given carte blanche and doesn't have to try and do a Suspiciously Similar Song version of a wrestler's previous theme, he can be pretty impressive.
• We are, we are, Fortune Four! We are, we are, Fortune Four! We 'bout to change some thangs! We 'bout to change some thangs!
• Gail Kim 's new theme since returning in 2011 as a dual champion Alpha Bitch heel knockout from hell, "Puppet on a String". The "DAH DAH DAH! DAH DAH DAH!" guitar crush combined with the ominous string accompaniment just says "You're about to be epically trounced." to any opponent, and considering her long title reign, that's usually the case.
• Sting's theme. The crowd goes nuts anytime this starts up. For that matter, Sting's Real Song Theme Tune from Final Resolution 2006. Despite being made five years prior to his using it, it feels like it was practically made for the man.
• Ladies and gentlemen… E. C. 3.
• MVP's new theme is strictly the bomb. Suspenseful intro, powerful sound, and arguably the best hip hop vocals of any pro wrestler. What's more, Dale Oliver had nothing to do with this one, it was all MVP.
• While simple, Tomko's theme definitely set the tone for him coming out and kicking ass.
• Eric Young's theme music deserves a mention. One YouTuber even commented on it saying that it's hard NOT to bang your head to it.

WCW

• The theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the "Dawn" section of Richard Strauss' "Also sprach Zarathustra". If you don't already know which wrestler used that song, then you wouldn't be reading this page anyway. WOOOOOOOOOO!
• Goldberg's theme, "Invasion" — i.e. the most awesome piece of stock music ever. When they get Megadeth to do a new theme for a guy, and it's generally considered a step down from a cheap bit of production music... well, you know that cheap bit of production music is something special. WWE would try and replicate Goldberg's theme when he came into the company (instead of buying the rights to the original theme). They managed to hit the musical equivalent of the Uncanny Valley, and despite this, it still manages to sound amazing. His other WWE theme however, is a lot more true to the original "Invasion."
• Sting's 4th theme, used when he was doing a gimmick based loosely on The Crow (1994).
• Chris Jericho's "One Crazed Anarchist" (which is totally not Pearl Jam's "Evenflow").
• The last Four Horsemen theme. As well as the one before that.
• Diamond Dallas Page's "Self High Five", a Suspiciously Similar Song version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit". DDP also got "Dog", so close to the end of WCW that it's pretty much a wasted song.
• Raven's theme, which is what happens when you put Suspiciously Similar Song versions of Nirvana's "Come As You Are" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "That Smell" into a blender. Along with copious amounts of awesome, of course.
• The Harlem Heat theme (later used by Booker T when he went solo, and carried over into WWE and TNA). It's also another one of those themes that have become so iconic that you can recognize who's coming about half a second into the music.
• The Hollywood Blonde's Theme is an awesome piece of rock music, and would end up being used by several wrestlers in WCW over the years. Doesn't stop it from being badass.
• And of course, the theme of the New World Order, "Rockhouse".
  Kevin Nash: Cue the porno music!
  • Speaking of the nWo, "Don't turn your back on the Wolfpac..."
  • And in his tenure in the nWo, Hulk Hogan used one of the most awesome songs ever as his entrance theme... Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)".
• "Warped Mind" (Alex Wright's 3rd and most memorable theme song), as acknowledged by RD Reynolds.
• As a face, Hulk Hogan is "American Made", but somehow not a Real American. The song, sadly, belonged to the WWF (now WWE) who hold the copyright on it, despite the song supposedly being written by Jimmy Hart and, as we all know, performed by Derringer. Jimmy Hart helped write "American Made" for Hogan when he made the jump to WCW since they needed something to fit Hogan's then still pristine 'hero' image. It actually worked pretty well, all things considered. It was actually a reversal of fates for Hogan and Flair. When Flair had jumped to the WWF, he had to use a knock-off rendition of his classic theme. When Hogan made his way to WCW, he couldn't use Real American, and so he and Hart created what was essentially its Spiritual Successor.
• WCW resisted the urge to give Psicosis generic Mexican sounding music and instead gave him a King Crimson inspired theme called "Get Back". Chalk up another reason that WCW should have given him a better push. ^note The theme was originally created for a masked jobber tag team called The Creatures.
• Rick Rude is simply ravishing.
• Vader had a pair of badass theme songs. His first was a menacing down-tuned guitar riff inspired by Black Sabbath's I, and his second sounds like a blizzard descending on the Rocky Mountains.
• The first nine Clash of the Champions events used theme music that simply oozes "epic showdown".
• "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff's final WCW theme is so awesome that it's been used during his most recent appearances on WWE TV (such as Hulk Hogan's birthday celebration in 2014).

Other

• AFI's Miseria Cantare, CM Punk's Ring of Honor theme. Say what you will about ROHbots, there's nothing like having them smack the barricades in unison to the beat of the opening drum fill.
  • Europe's The Final Countdown, Bryan Danielson's ROH theme.
  • Four words: The. Champ. Is. Here.
  • (Jimmy Jacobs) Cruel and cold.. I stand alone.. outside, waiting for a girl... And how could we forget the original?
• Kevin Steen's theme can give the classic ROH themes a run for their money.
• American Wolves, Barrie Gledden says The hunt is on.
• Cody B. Ware's got a song dedicated to Hero, Claudio, The Ace and the Queen! KINGS~!
• Some of you may miss "MMBOP" but ROH's Young Bucks replacement is a lot less ironic.
• "Scorched Ops", aka "We Are The House Of Truth"/Jay Lethal's theme. It's so good at establishing a big match atmosphere even the usually rowdy ROH crowds tend go quiet down for it, banging on the barricades aside.
• Grand Sword, the theme of Pro Wrestling NOAH's Kenta Kobashi. If Kamina was a professional wrestler, this would be his theme. His Blazin' theme is pretty epic in its own right. But nothing beats Grand Sword.
• The Fabulous Freebirds used Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird" for its entrance music during their NWA era. And when the promoters no longer wanted to keep paying for the rights, Michael Hayes then promptly went and recorded the equally awesome Badstreet U.S.A. as a replacement theme.
• If you are hearing Lynyrd Skynyrd’s "Simple Man", or the cover by Shinedown, chances are that you are about to welcome the "Southern Psychopath" Mance Warner to the ring.
• And then there is the theme of Jushin Liger, taken from the anime the gimmick is based on, which is just pure awesomeness. IKARI NO JUSHIN LIGAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• The now and forever legendary Mitsuharu Misawa came out to this gem.
• Before Chuck Norris Facts, there was Aja Kong's entrance theme, "Jungle Emperor":
  God got up one morning, He was in an ugly mood,
  He was sick of floods and plagues, He wanted something really rude,
  He made a big pirahna out of broken glass and glue,
  Then He gave her two legs and a nasty attitude.
  Well, the Sahara was a jungle 'till she ripped out all the trees,
  Then she looked up at the mountaintops, they all began to freeze,
  The sun gave her a cold until she set it on fire,
  You can see her for yourself if you think that I'm a liar!
  God made the Devil just for fun,
  When He wanted the real thing, He made Aja Kong!
• "Exotic" Adrian Street had his own take on the badass boast.
  I can tear a telephone directory in two
  Bending iron bars is something else that I can do
  I always pick my teeth with the nearest billiard cue
  So imagine what I could do to you...
• Back on the NWA, when they started out, The Road Warriors used Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" as their theme, and never failed to blow the roof off the arena when they did. Even after the promoter decided to stop paying for the rights, they used a generic clone called "We Are Iron Man" that was probably close enough that Ozzy could have sued over it.
• Dragon Gate's Genki Horiguchi's themes. His first was Digi Demonia, and the leitmotif from Digi Demonia was remixed during his first heel turn into GO TO HELL. After he turned back to Face, GO TO HELL was remixed into GO 2 HEAVEN.
• Ayako Hamada's ARSION theme, "Cruz"
• Kaientai's theme in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, "Entre Dos Tierras" by Heroes Del Silencio. It may be in Spanish, which would seem to make it an odd fit for Japanese wrestling, but Awesome is the universal language.
• Dragon Gate's Dragon Storm 2007, with bonus points for the cool anime opening... and then there's JAM Project's version.
• Las Cacchoras Orientales' (Mima Shimoda and Etsuko Mita) "The Sensation"
• Stradling the line between this and the Video games section is Jimmy Hart's "Legends of Wrestling" theme.
• Satoshi Kojima's old theme "Rush!" with its amazing opening lead-in.
• Yumiko Hotta's "Assault Machine".
• Kyoko Inoue's "Ready to Fight"
• Bull Nakano's the Boss of the World, and don't you forget it!
• nWo Japan gave us Keiji Mutoh's nWo Triumph and Masahiro Chono's nWo Crash. And when nWo Japan became Team 2000, Chono's theme morphed into Team 2000 Crash. FUCK Y'ALL NIGGAS WANNA DO?!
• Meiko Satomura's theme "Rock Your Life Away".
• D-Fix's theme, "Believe", a song that fit the group like a glove.
• "We Are NO FEAR" the theme of Yoshihiro Takayama and Takao Omori as NO FEAR when they were in All Japan Pro Wrestling. Became more awesome as "Destructive Power" when they joined Pro Wrestling Noah, though it is now more associated with just Yoshihiro Takayama.
• Eddie Kingston's theme in CHIKARA let you know that someone was about to get their ass kicked.
• "Ole" by The Bouncing Souls might as well have been made for El Generico. (The chorus is well-known as a football chant.) It's even better with a crowd chanting along.
• "LOUD, I WANNA HEAR IT LOUD, RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES!" The late, great "Dr. Death" Steve Williams.
• The Ballard Brothers are among the top tag teams in wrestling? This theme will make you believe it.
• "Just like the white winged dove sings the song, sounds like she's singing... BOO! BOO! BOO! is what greets Portia Perez every time she competes in SHIMMER. Her tag team partner in the Canadian Ninjas, Nicole Matthews, has an awesome theme too - "Hysteria" by Muse.
• When the sun sets babyyyyy ooooonnn the avenue!. Just try to resist getting up and cheering for the Blossom Twins as they make their entrance.
• The theme of El Mega Triple Campeon de AAA, "Lux Aeterna". It's slightly more lively than you'd expect a zombie's theme to be but it makes for great intros.
• Pentagon Jr.'s "Thrill Switch".
• Dance away! reDRagon'll give you a reason! Or they'll keep you Waiting 4.
• Caprice Coleman's More Than a Conqueror! He and Cedric Alexander are working overtime!
• I Hope You Suffer by AFI might as well have been written with Jimmy Havoc in mind.
• CHIKARA's "High Noon" theme, by Stan Bush, based on the M.A.S.K. theme song.
• Maki Itoh makes sure that no one forgets for past as an idol singer with her theme song "Brooklyn the Hole". You can expect her to sing along herself all the way to the ring.
• TJPW's Yuka Sakazaki's theme, "I Can Fly", is a fast-paced tune aligned well with her Magical Girl persona. "AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!"

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