The packaging of a wrestler plays as great a part as him being accepted by the fans as his in-ring skills. WWE has always set the bar for elaborate entrance themes for their wrestlers, helping the viewers invest in their heroes even more.
It also brings out the individuality of the wrestlers themselves - Case in point being the 'Sexy Boy' theme that defines Shawn Michaels to a T.
This takes a look at the top 5 rock based entrance themes to have ever used in the WWE - the genre might be hardcore rock or soft rock, but I have only included those themes that were unique at the time of its introduction and perfectly characterized the corresponding wrestlers.
Trending
Honorable mentions include Randy Orton’s ‘Voices’ and Triple H’s ‘Time to play the game’.
5. Drew Mcintyre – ‘Broken Dreams’
This might be a little slow – but Drew Mcintyre’s entrance music had a captivating effect on the WWE fans. Add to it a cool hipster titantron and Drew seemed to be headed for big things the moment he made his WWE debut.
The lyrics were catchy as well - ‘You never hear the shot that takes you down’ – The song could even claim to be pretty deep as well. It fitted a young, cocky up and comer perfectly.
Bottom line is that the music was way different from anything else that was going on in the WWE that time – Too bad McIntyre’s push ended early and he was repackaged as an actual rocker as part of the 3MB gimmick – with this theme replaced by the awful 3MB music.
4. Kane – ‘Slow Chemical’
Kane’s original (and current) ‘Big Red Monster’ theme is pretty unique too, but the fourth spot goes to the ‘Slow Chemical’ theme just because it actually had the lyrics for the fans to hum (or shout) every time Kane made his entrance.
‘Slow Chemical’ is better than its predecessor ( and successor) because of the slow buildup during the course of the song. While ‘Big Red Monster’ never seems to get out of second gear, this one goes up gear after gear – ending in a shout-fest at the end of the song.
The opening pyro and the ensuing song presented Kane just as he should be – a monster who should not be messed with.
3. The Undertaker – ‘ Big Evil’
All of the Undertaker’s entrance themes are on the very top of the WWE music history. The original theme might not have much of lyrics, but the eerie feeling provided when that music accompanies Taker’s ghost like walk never fails to send chills down the spines of a majority of wrestling fans.
While ‘Rolling’ by Limp Bizkit has been very popular, the third slot in this list goes to the ‘Big Evil’ theme – something that Taker used during his 2002-04 run in the company. It meshed completely with the character shift for the Deadman, who was proclaiming himself to be the guardian of respect in the ever-changing industry.
‘ You’re gonna pay’ became the phrase to describe the Undertaker as many of his storylines were based on teaching other wrestlers the meaning of the word respect.
2. C M Punk – ‘Cult of Personality’
The theme song that accompanied a revolution in wrestling – When C M Punk made his return to the WWE after delivering his infamous pipebomb and beating John Cena for the WWE Championship, it was clear to everybody that it was a new beginning for Punk in the WWE.
What better way to herald the new brash, outspoken and radical Punk than alter his theme music?? WWE introduced the amazingly perfect ‘Cult of Personality’ for Punk.
It fitted perfectly with Punk’s new persona as the ‘Voice of the voiceless’ and heralded his elevation to the main event of the company.
1. Edge – ‘Metalingus’
No prizes for guessing the winner of this list – Edge’s ‘Metalingus’ theme song has enthralled audience from its time of inception in 2005.
Edge was portrayed as a frustrated heel, tired of being pulled back and not getting a shot at the WWE Championship. The lyrics meshed well with the calculated desperation that Edge displayed onscreen.
While the song began with Edge’s traditional ‘You think you know me’ , what followed was the series of pyros instantly catching the attention of the audience. The lyrics were pretty motivating as well :
“I have been defeated and brought downdropped to my knees when hope went outoh the time has come to change my ways”
The change for Edge was adopting a more sinister approach and becoming a true headliner in the WWE – but the lyrics had the oomph to inspire anybody who had had a setback and was looking to change his ways.
