Friday, February 18, 2011

Wrestling Theme Song Extravaganza

In honor of the stupendous news that the Rock is returning (at least temporarily) to the WWF/E, below you will find my list of my 30 favorite wrestling theme songs of all time. If you didn't watch wrestling at some point in your history, you're either a girl or lying.

Enjoy.

#30: The New Age Outlaws- One of the finest and most entertaining tag teams of the Attitude Era (the best for professional wrestling) deserve one of the best intros.


#29: The Ultimate Warrior- A theme that suggests boundless energy and intensity fits nicely with the fact that Warrior Warrior is legitimately insane.


#28: AJ Styles- I have never watched much TNA, but Styles is very talented and he should be the focal point of their promotion.


#27: Rob Van Dam- Tacos? I like how in the music video for this track, Rob hands over the keys to his car by Spinning Heel Kicking them to the other fellow.


#26: The Million Dollar Man- That laugh is awesome. Imagine being able to laugh like that at any time.


#25: Batista- I prefer his old, lyric-free theme but the Saliva version is pretty saucy too.


#24: Booker T- Always entertaining, Booker is responsible for the greatest wrestling blooper of all time.


#23: Christian- Christian has had a lot of good themes, but I think this one qualifies as the best.


#22: Brock Lesnar- I always liked Brock but I wish he would incorporate more of his wrestling character into his MMA career.


#21: CM Punk- Legitimately a great song. Perfectly fits Punk's personality.


#20: Triple H (The Game)- As hard and fast a life as pro wrestlers lead, Lemmy of Motorhead puts them all to shame.


#19: Kurt Angle- A legitimately great wrestler, the guy won a gold medal. He also abuses steroids, domestically violences, and burns just about every bridge he ever made. Oh well.


#18: Chris Jerico- A guy whose music was good but his whole entrance was better.


#17: Ric Flair- WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


#16: D-Generation X- The WWF's answer to the NWO had its share of seminal wrestling moments as well as a very Rage Against the Machine-esque theme.


#15: Bret Hart- That guitar at the beginning is impossibly 80s. And Canadian. And pink.


#14: Goldberg- While the music was good, what set Goldberg apart was the awesome prize fighter entrance and great stage pyro.


#13: Shane McMahon- Underrated theme for an underrated wrestler. Obviously never a full-time guy, but few guys could or would take bigger bumps.


#12: Edge- Did you know: Alter Bridge, the band playing Edge's theme, is the remnants of Creed minus Scott Stapp.


#11: NWO- Great theme that signaled the arrival of the greatest faction of all time. The infection effect was especially cool.


#10: Hulk Hogan- Classic. Say your prayers. Eat your vitamins.


#9: The Legion of Doom- They could stop after those first few seconds and it would be a top 10 theme. Instant intensity upgrade.


#8: The Undertaker- I love all of Taker's themes (his dirge-esque ones better than American Badass) but I'll post the Ministry era theme, as it's my favorite version.


#7: Shawn Michaels- HBK is one of the best ever and you gotta love when superstars sing the lyrics to their own theme.


#6: Kane- Why can't we bring back the mask?


#5: Stone Cold Steve Austin- A popular choice for best ever, and no real argument. The breaking glass is quick, to-the-point, and awesome.


#4: The Rock- Of course. He's the best. Luv u, Dwayne.


#3: Evolution- Triple H Dominates this list. But he was smart and married the boss's daughter. So there.


#2: Chris Benoit- Controversial choice perhaps, given the whole murder-suicide thing, but this was just a great track along and let you know that you were about to see an intense display of physicality.


#1: Triple H (My Time)- My absolute favorite theme. Embodied the edge of the Attitude Era and got the crowd pumped.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

HBK, Stone Cold and even the Blue Meanie's brother's tunes need to be a little higher on this all encompassing list. Way too much Hunter Hearst Helmsley.