WWE’s Best Entrance Music Of All Time (Part 1)

The WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is bigger than life. The characters, the stories, and the fans are all needed to produce this multi-million dollar company week after week, show after show. One big element is crowd reaction. A wrestler must “get over” with the fans to succeed and that includes having a strong character and being identifiable. One of the most important parts of the show is the entrance music for the wrestlers. This is their theme song. Like the opening of your favorite sitcom, you know what show is coming on because of the intro music. This is the same with a wrestlers entrance music. The fans know who is coming out when the music hits! Below are just some of the most popular and identifiable theme songs in WWE history.

Kurt Angle – Olympic Theme

Formerly the music of “The Patriot”, Kurt Angle’s United States theme was awesome. The theme was so powerful that the crowd would cheer “You Suck” to him when he was a hell (bad guy” and yelled “You Suck” at his opponents when he was a face (good guy). Truly this entrance music had the best of both worlds.

Vince McMahon – No Chance In Hell

Vince’s theme was created from a promo he did where he told Steve Austin he had “No chance in hell” of winning their upcoming match. Vince has used this theme for the last fifteen years and still power struts to the ring with it.

The Undertaker – Gong

The Undertaker’s theme doesn’t have an official name, everyone calls it the “gong”. Undertaker is the icon of WWE and his music still stands the test of time. His Wrestlemania entrances usually take about fifteen minutes to complete and include the gong theme, dry ice, druids, and other theatrics.

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper – Bagpipes

Roddy Piper has used the bagpipes as his entrance since he first started wrestling. He would play them himself as he came to the ring. In WWE, his entrance was either hated or loved by the fans. When you heard the bagpipes, you knew it was going to be a great night.

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin – Glass Shatters

When the glass breaks and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin enters the arena, no one gets a bigger reaction. His entrance is probably as popular as the man himself. The entire process is electric and the people at the arena go berzerk.

Degeneration X – DX

There have been various versions of the DX theme with various members. Triple H, X-Pac, and The New Age Outlaws all had their own versions if they entered by themselves and the regular theme when coming out together.

Hulk Hogan – Real American

Rick Derringer sang this song originally for Mike Rotundo (IRS) and Barry Windham, the U.S. Express. Hulk Hogan heard it and decided to take it for himself. While beating the bad guys all over the WWE, Hogan’s music was the most popular and most identifiable in the company. It also was an easy song to remember and sing along with.

“Macho Man” Randy Savage – Pomp and Circumstance

Randy Savage was given “Pomp and Circumstance” in the 1980’s by WWE. He and Miss Elizabeth were two important characters at that time and people knew that once the music played it was going to be an exciting match. For the longest time, people thought Savage was entering their high school graduation when this music played.

Ric Flair – Whoo

Using “Sunrise” movement from composer Richard Strauss’s “Also Sprach Zarathustra since the 1970’s, Flair added the “Whoo” to it a few years ago. This song is probably the second most recognized song after Randy Savage’s “Pomp and Circumstance”.

Goldust – Shattered Dreams

The “Bizarre One” Goldust’s music was as unique as the character Dustin Rhodes portrayed. As the lights turn gold, pieces of gold flakes fall from the ceiling and he emerges with a blonde wig and robe. His make up is gold and black and his hair is gold. He pulls up his arms over his body and blows a kiss to the camera and strips of his robe revealing a skin tight bodysuit. Bizarre indeed.

The Rock

As “The Rock”, Rocky Miavia had a few entrances. With the “Nation of Domination” theme, he showed that he was the true leader. This lead to his catchphrase “If you smell what the Rock is cookin”. once that caught on, he was given the theme of the same name. He used the ultra popular theme for years until the phase of “Hollywood Rock”. That version included parts of the old one with a helicopter sound at the beginning. All of “The Rock” themes were about being bigger than life.

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