Professional wrestling is unlike any other sport that exists. Firstly, it is a predetermined sport; that means that the outcomes are determined before the wrestlers go in the ring to compete. However, the bumps that these wrestlers take are very real, and the risk of getting injured is real. One more thing that separates professional wrestling from any other sport is the entrance song. This is one of the most important things for a wrestler.
Let’s talk about The Importance of an Entrance Song for a professional wrestler.
It Is All About the Pop
The Entrance Song for a WWE Superstar is one of the most important things in his or her presentation. The entrance song is the first thing that the fans know about the wrestler because whenever they enter a match or make a return, the entrance song plays. Depending on how great or bad the entrance song is, the pop varies.
A great entrance song will mean a bigger pop, and a bad entrance song means no pop. Ever since the 1980s, Vince McMahon and WWE have been invested in entrance songs, and till today, when those songs play, they get a pop. Without a pop during their entrance, half the sheen goes away and the fans lose interest in the WWE superstar.
Some of the greatest entrance songs are Real American by Hulk Hogan, and that was so iconic that it made Hulk Hogan the biggest star in professional wrestling. The entrance songs in the 1990s were at their peak. Shawn Michaels had Sexy Boy, Triple H had The Game, The Rock had If You Smell, The Glass Shatter was Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Gong was The Undertaker. These are songs that were so iconic and were composed by the great Jim Johnston.
He gave every wrestler that time their own unique identity with their theme song. The theme songs in the 2000s were some of the best. Randy Orton has Voices, Edge had Metallingus, Batista had I Walk Alone, and John Cena has My Time Is Now. These were some of the best-composed songs, and they get a great pop every time.
In recent years the art of making an entrance song has gone to dust. The majority of WWE superstars get no pop because their entrance songs are so generic and the fans do not know which song belongs to which WWE superstar. However, with the theme songs of Trick Williams, Oba Femi, and Kit Wilson, there seems to be a turn for the better.
The likes of Johnny Gargano, The Street Profits, Stephanie Vaquer, and so many more have had their theme songs changed for no reason. Kane had a banger theme song in Slow Chemical, DX had an iconic theme song, and the NWO had a great one. Kit Wilson is such a shining example of what a good theme song can do for a wrestler. He is featured on SmackDown every week. Def Rebel needs to be fired from making WWE theme songs, and Jim Johnston needs to return.
