Entrance music has been a long-standing tradition in wrestling for over 40 years, and it has been categorically used to shape characters, add to the presentation, provide an iconic set of soundtracks to companies, and get the crowd excited about the wrestlers making their arrival to the ring. In WWE, fans were spoiled for over 30 years as the musician Jim Johnston made countless classic hits for the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, and Brock Lesnar among many.
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In most of the other wrestling promotions around the world, it is much more common to find generic themes made by their music teams or even licensed music. Not every wrestler has the pleasure of picking their music like CM Punk's "Cult of Personality" by Living Color or Ronda Rousey's "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett & the Black Hearts. While not reflective of any in-ring talent (or any ability for that matter) these wrestlers are in desperate need of an upgrade (or reversion) of their themes.
10 Nikki A.S.H. - "Spirit To Win"
Almost being a superhero is no excuse for having pathetic theme music. It seems like the song is supposed to be reminiscent of big budget Hollywood comic book movies, but it comes across as a cheap rendition of a track used for the score to a Spider-Man flick. Nikki's old theme was reflective of her past as part of the now defunct group SAnity, so there is really no room to use an old theme. Hopefully she drops the entire character soon, as it has not worked at all.
9 Randy Orton - "Voices"
"Voices" is easily one of the most recognizable theme songs in all the wrestling landscape, that much is not debatable. What is not so cut and dry, however, is how relatively awful the theme is. It is goofy and over-the-top for such a serious character with an illustrious career full of fantastic PPV matches. It is so bad that the composer Jim Johnston (who normally turns out nothing but hits) said that he heard Randy Orton despises the song. Frankly, it would be with good reason.
8 The Young Bucks - "Superkick Party"
For such an iconic tag-team duo with a seemingly unforgettable track record that is an integral part to AEW, The Young Bucks have painfully generic music. While it gets bonus points for being on theme with the whole "Superkick Party" motif that they live by, there is almost nothing worth remembering about the theme except that. Their theme in NJPW was not much better, and it could be said that it is not as important as the stellar matches they are capable of putting on, but it is still not great.
7 Bobby Lashley - "Titan"
When WWE decided to bring Bobby Lashley onto the roster, there was a lot of hype. While it started out rocky, the fans have been treated to seeing one of the best factions form with The Hurt Business. Unfortunately, while their run eventually led to him getting the WWE Championship, his theme song has been a bland hip-hop/rock beat. It does sound dominant, but it does not reflect the unique background and skill set of Lashley. His old theme was not much better but at least it was somewhat catchy, something his new theme is not.
6 Bron Breakker - "The Call"
Bron Breakker is the son of Rick Steiner and nephew of Scott Steiner, and thus has a lot of the makings for a second generation wrestler with all the backing to be a star. Now helping spearhead the newly made NXT 2.0, Breakker is unfortunately relegating to having another typical rock track that just feels like menu music for a video game in the 2000s.
5 Alexa Bliss - "The Evil Is Mine"
It is extremely difficult to try and listen to this track without wincing at its over-the-top attempts at being a creepy, horror type theme. It features excruciatingly repetitive lyrics that say nonsense from the apparent point of view of Alexa Bliss' nonsensical Fiendish character. "The evil is mine, the darkness has arrived, step into my black eyes and meet your demise" might be the most juvenile lyrics in any wrestling theme song on this planet.
4 Roman Reigns - "Head Of The Table"
Roman Reigns has been at the top of the WWE landscape for almost two years, and it was seen as a positive when he started to distance himself from his Shield-like baby face character (which was much more heelish than it should have been). His character transition has worked perfectly to get him over as a dominant heel, but his theme song is nowhere near the level of excellence that he is operating at.
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Much like Bobby Lashley's theme song, it sounds like the standard music that would be in a menu for an action-oriented video game. It even sounds closer to NJPW themes, which are notoriously generic.
3 Bayley - "Deliverance"
Bayley is one of the best Four Horsewomen of WWE, and has gotten the short end of the booking stick on almost every front. It did not help that they decided to can her Hugger gimmick, which made her the biggest babyface in the women's division. Her music is almost as boring as her heel persona, which does not seem to extend out further than just being "mean" to other characters. It sounds like a bad rock cover of some 8-bit video game music, and does not have the same instant-characterization of her Hugger theme.
2 Rhea Ripley - "Brutality"
This theme is similar to Alexa Bliss' entrance music, as it physically hurts to hear its bland lyrics. It just tries too hard to get the point across that Rhea Riples is someone ready to cause damage. "This is my brutality" sounds like a line that a child would say after playing Mortal Kombat. Admittedly, this is one of the most popular themes in WWE, and it does fit her character, but it is overwhelmingly rock-oriented to the point where it's just jarring to hear. It does not help that her live entrance at WrestleMania 37 performed by Ash Costello of the band New Year's Day was one of the worst live renditions of any theme, ever. At least her win was one of the best aspects of the entire event.
1 Seth Rollins - "Visionary"
In a matter of years, Seth Rollins managed to go from one of the most iconic rock themes in all of WWE to having something that is between a rock-opera and a classic theme. It is hard to put a finger on exactly what kind of music it is supposed to be, but it is not difficult to see that it does not work for Rollins.
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The Monday Night Messiah gimmick was supposed to be on the self-righteous side of a heel character, but instead it comes across as a rip on the Shinsuke Nakamura theme with the built-in chants. For one of WWE's biggest stars, it is surprising to hear such a generic song for an extraordinary performer.
