The biggest problem I have with modern day WWE theme music, besides a few, is they all have no lyrics. Feels like I'm listening to Noncopyright Sounds rather than actual music. Def Rebel, although have a few good theme songs under their belt, are not doing a good job producing actual music, 90% of the theme songs used today are garbage. A good example is Alex Riley, for me at least, had a horrible run but I'll never forget "Say it to my Face". Edit: Just wanna say not all themes need lyrics. Examples are Stone Cold, Undertaker, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens. Those delivered though
The fact is Def Rebel gets no rights to the music they make for WWE, just a one and done fee... So they obviously aren't putting in their best efforts, since there is no potential for residual earnings...
The themes with lyrics usually suck because its always nu metal butt rock style which is part of why I stopped watching in 2003. Thanks to hulu I learned WWE actually became good again in 2012 so I have been catching up on what I've missed. The Shield and all the members themes when they split were amazing! My favorite is probably Becky Lynch's theme because I love hardcore and punk rock and her theme is the only legit punk rock tune I've heard in wrestling.
@@NdaloNkonzombiJohn Cena shut down any chance he had of rising up. Apparently he didn’t like him. John Cena was the second coming of Triple H in the early 2010s. I say this as Cena being my favorite wrestler, but him burying talent wasn’t cool.
Man I hope Ember Moon goes back to WWE after she’s finished with ROH. She deserves way more than being on the show that no one watches. Glad to see Dijak’s theme here because it was awesome as he is they arguably wasted him almost his entire tenure there.
3:44 DAMN! GOD DAMN I SAVED THIS SONG IN MY PLAYLIST A WHILE BACK! It’s so damn good! 4:18 And then Ember’s theme brings me back to 2k19 when it was my main theme for career mode!
I am a certified G and a bona-fide stud and you cant, teach, that, And this right here, this is big cass and hes 7 foot tall, and you cant, teach that, Bada boom, realest guys in the room HOW YOU DOINN
I would have included Katie Lea Burchill- Hurt You Paul Burchill- Trash Metal Rosa Mendes- Peligrosa Vance Archer- Black Fury Mike Knox- Death Grip Kaitlyn- Higher Maxine- Come N Get It Kharma- Bad Karma Tamina- Tropical Storm Tensai- Shrine Gail Kim- Strong and Sexy Layla- Insatiable Santino Marella- La Vittoria E Mia Vladimir Kozlov- Pain
I am hoping for Katie Lea Burchill, Tiffany, Lena Yada, Christy Hemme, Jazz, Maxine, and Kristal Some other surprise returns I would love to see is Jessamyn Duke, Santana Garrett, and Eva Marie Some TNA Knockouts I would love to see is Ash By Elegance, Havok, Tasha Steelz, and Masha Slamovich
@@dakotakulha8376 I wouldn’t be surprised to see all those names from Impact except Havok; WWE had her in for a tryout and they pulled her offer because of some remarks she’d made on Twitter that were racially insensitive.
Don't expect Tiffany as long as Drew McIntyre works there... The domestic abuse situation between them prior to their divorce makes it highly unlikely WWE would ever have both of them on the same roster.
@@kurtpaulsen6579 A one off wouldn't hurt and plus they wouldn't have to interact with each other if they don't want to. They are humans with their own brain. I could see Tiffany in the women's rumble and a full return once Drew is gone from WWE
Man I remember downloading so many of these as they got released from a dudes website called TheEnmson, have a whole collection just saved on one of my hard drives. he was such a champ releasing them all and hosting them somewhere ready for DL.
So, The Ascension's theme randomly pops into my head from time to time and I can never remember where it's from. Let's hope I don't forget where it's from this time haha
Definitely interested in a second one of these coming out, specifically for the 2010s. Plenty of theme songs that just got completely forgotten about over time, including the one I feel was left off this list, "Meat On The Perfect Table"
That theme had EVERYBODY ready for the Tyson Kiss push. I remember when he beat Sheamus! Yo! I remember when him and Cesaro beat New Day for the tag titles at Mania 31! They were gonna take over man.
A lot of potential from most wrestlers turned jobbers here. Its sad that they weren't given much of a chance in the spotlight, Due to vince being the bastard he was. People like ember moon/alex riley/assension/justin gabriel/enzo and cass/curtis axel/mads krugger, would have done great things if they weren't screwed over most of the time.
For most of them, the title is accurate for me. But, there's a few exceptions. Some of them I've heard ( very ) recently. Ember Moon, 'cause I have a CAW of her on 2K24 and play it on my phone everytime she makes her entrance. The Usos, which I still listen from time to time because for me it's a better theme than every theme they got after ( I'd also like them to come back to this style, the haka and pyro were 🔥 ) . Tyson Kidd, which I still listen too, always loved it. I'll never understand why Tyson hated it so much he was wearing a headset to play something else in his ears. Apollo Crews, still listen to it too. Much better than anything he had after it. Eve, she's in 2K24, and as someone who mainly play with Legends, I use her very often. One of my main both in my GM and Universe modes. Literally hear that theme dozens of times a day. 😅 Cedric. Love it, still listen to it from time to time. Dijakovic, best theme he had by far. Still listen to it from time to time. Love the violin ( or whatever it is ) at the beginning. Was a fan of him when he had that theme, loved the energy and aura that was coming out of him with it. Never liked the themes he had after, which caused me to lose all my interest in him, was seeing him as a lame jobber with his black and white entrance. Gotta say though, there's a few of those I've never heard. Some, I don't even have any idea who these guys are. The Barrett one, I've never heard. Never heard this verison, or have zero memory of it at least. The only version I do remember, is the one he had with The Corre ( can be heard here on TH-cam under the title " The Corre 1st WWE Theme: End Of Days (feat. Shaman's Harvest) [V2] Full " . I thought it was the version he had in one of the games, but nope, I was thinking about WWE 12 but he had the version posted on this video. Guess I didn't like so I had switched it to The Corre version thanks to custom music back during the X360 days. EC3, didn't remember that theme at all. Guess I've heard it in the game, but never on TV. The only theme I do know for him, is his TNA theme before his WWE return ( trouble, trouble ) . Knowing myself the way I do, I had probably turned off his theme on the game so I could play his TNA theme on my phone when I was using him ( since custom music ain't an option on Xbox One ) . 1:39 never heard it, no idea who they are. 3:44 looks like Bo and Axel, never heard that theme though ( never saw them together, had no idea they teamed up ) . 6:48 never heard it, no idea who that is. 8:12 never heard it, no idea who that is. 9:39 never heard it, but at least I know who these 4 are, just never saw them together ( had no idea they had been together ) . 12:06 never heard it, no idea who that is. 12:38 looks like Darren Young but not sure it's him 'cause I've never heard that theme for him. I only know the Nexus one and the Prime Time Players one. 14:09 never heard it, no idea who that is.
"Whoa-oh"
"You're only smoke and mirrors"
"Whoa-oh! There goes Cody Rhodes" - John Cena
On your knees and Vance Archers themes were the official anthems of SvR 11😂
Don't forget Luke Gallows
Jack Swagger and Evan Bourne too
Punk’s too
Smoke and mirrors 😂
@@YSRSiuuhe already said jack swagger idiot
End of days is a banger
Fr
Thank you Marylin Manson !
10:18 Alex Riley: Give me something that sounds like Hero by Skillet!
WWE Music: Say no more!
3:44 they did not have to go this hard for a tag team no one remembers but I appreciate that they did
There song was so fire😭
The b team lol, that song used to hit
Skillet Theme 😭
I’m not gonna lie, I had that theme for my Smackdown intro in 2K19 Universe🤣🤣🤣
Alex Riley’s theme slapped
True
Fr
Just heard it a month ago for the first time, slept on.
That version of Smoke & Mirrors is the best one he had
And "Root of All Evil" was my alarm sound for years
Smoke & Mirrors is a damn good song. Every version of it was Goated but this one especially so.
This version was my CAW’s theme in the video games when Real American wasn’t available.
Smoke and mirrors is GOATed, but i slightly prefer kingdom, more sentimental to Rhodes. And he finished the story walking out to kingdom.
I prefer the one he had from 2010 through 2011.
I kind of miss Kofi's "S.O.S." theme.
Same here and with a potential heel turn from Xaiver Woods, we could see this theme back if he refuses a def rebel song like Orton did
JEEEZ that Usos theme hit hard
Was high key wishing Jey Brought it back along with the Siva Tau
The biggest problem I have with modern day WWE theme music, besides a few, is they all have no lyrics. Feels like I'm listening to Noncopyright Sounds rather than actual music. Def Rebel, although have a few good theme songs under their belt, are not doing a good job producing actual music, 90% of the theme songs used today are garbage. A good example is Alex Riley, for me at least, had a horrible run but I'll never forget "Say it to my Face".
Edit: Just wanna say not all themes need lyrics. Examples are Stone Cold, Undertaker, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens. Those delivered though
Even mid card to jobber themes absolutely slapped
The fact is Def Rebel gets no rights to the music they make for WWE, just a one and done fee... So they obviously aren't putting in their best efforts, since there is no potential for residual earnings...
The themes with lyrics usually suck because its always nu metal butt rock style which is part of why I stopped watching in 2003. Thanks to hulu I learned WWE actually became good again in 2012 so I have been catching up on what I've missed. The Shield and all the members themes when they split were amazing! My favorite is probably Becky Lynch's theme because I love hardcore and punk rock and her theme is the only legit punk rock tune I've heard in wrestling.
Bro stopped watching WWE during a peak era💀💀@@ProjectGenesisMusic
For def rebel the lyrics are so generated. Def rebel sucks
The fact that most of these themes are mid card wrestlers
Crazy all these themes fit their character and it’s not just generic instrumental like the new ones
Curtis Axel had one of my favorite songs on the Roster I always appreciate a reboot of an old song
"So Close Now" paired with the Siva Tau entrance went so hard!
Unnecessarily hard😭
HOW IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT SWAGGERS THEME? THAT SHIT IS SO GOOD
Especially "Get On Your Knees". Of course "Patriot" is awesome, but Get Om Your Knees is one of the best rap themes in WWE history.
SAY IT TO MY FACE!
Can't believe he didn't get over with that theme song it always hyped up the fans
@@NdaloNkonzombiJohn Cena shut down any chance he had of rising up. Apparently he didn’t like him. John Cena was the second coming of Triple H in the early 2010s. I say this as Cena being my favorite wrestler, but him burying talent wasn’t cool.
Seeing EC3 makes me wanna cry. WWE f...ed up big time with him
He was my boy in NXT, his booking hurt me personally.
Yep I hope ec3 return to wwe
@@mlgfoxymangle3657but how many are the probabilities for him to success?
Same
@@ChrisSuperDudeThat was Vince booking for you
Justin Gabriel theme was fire not gonna lie and Tyson kidd
Tyson kid theme so underrated 🎉🎉
2:50 now i know where Seth Rollins Theme is from😂. I knew I've heard it in the past.
seth rollins theme ofc is gonna sound the same its just early 00s generic metalcore lol
Eve Torres "She Looks Good " theme was amazing. I love this theme
Can’t get more early 10s WWE than this
I miss Ember Moon
Same. Silver lining is atleast she's killing it over in Ring of Honor
@@kodychesire😂
8:41 This literally screams 2016 for me. Mfs used to blast this in my school 😭
Same for Enzo n Cass.
Real talk! Enzo Amore/Big Cass, Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin, American Alpha, Rich Swann really made 2016 WWE for me 😵💫🥹
Nah for real I was always listening to this
Man I hope Ember Moon goes back to WWE after she’s finished with ROH. She deserves way more than being on the show that no one watches. Glad to see Dijak’s theme here because it was awesome as he is they arguably wasted him almost his entire tenure there.
6:48 PDF File jumpscare
Man these tag team theme songs were so fire back then
Apollo crews needs his theme back.
Fr but he ain’t getting it back since it’s a cfo$ song
3:44 DAMN! GOD DAMN I SAVED THIS SONG IN MY PLAYLIST A WHILE BACK! It’s so damn good!
4:18 And then Ember’s theme brings me back to 2k19 when it was my main theme for career mode!
Man these some fire themes, bringing back memories
i know Barret HATE End of Days, but man... i really love the song
Man could've taken over WWE with that song. 🔥
I am a certified G and a bona-fide stud and you cant, teach, that,
And this right here, this is big cass and hes 7 foot tall, and you cant, teach that,
Bada boom, realest guys in the room HOW YOU DOINN
Meanwhile he taught those "facts".
Lio Rush had everything! He could've been black Rey Mysterio man. 8:32
I would have included
Katie Lea Burchill- Hurt You
Paul Burchill- Trash Metal
Rosa Mendes- Peligrosa
Vance Archer- Black Fury
Mike Knox- Death Grip
Kaitlyn- Higher
Maxine- Come N Get It
Kharma- Bad Karma
Tamina- Tropical Storm
Tensai- Shrine
Gail Kim- Strong and Sexy
Layla- Insatiable
Santino Marella- La Vittoria E Mia
Vladimir Kozlov- Pain
YA, PRINGOS TEBE BOL
HIT IT 6:48
4:45 FINNA RUN IT BACK
My brother💯💯
Don’t fucking say finna you goof
Ah yes. Chavo Guerrero. My favorite star from the 2010s
Chavo left WWE in 2011 mate
@@Xyro-YTits a theme more associated with 2000s i guess
@@Xyro-YTso he was there in the 2010s?
I miss TJ he was my NXTV champion in 2k16 all the way until 2k17 right before survivor series
good 'ol days
Hopefully the 2025 Women’s Rumble will give us the Eve return we’ve been waiting for. Short of AJ Lee she’s the last big Divas-Era holdout.
I am hoping for Katie Lea Burchill, Tiffany, Lena Yada, Christy Hemme, Jazz, Maxine, and Kristal
Some other surprise returns I would love to see is Jessamyn Duke, Santana Garrett, and Eva Marie
Some TNA Knockouts I would love to see is Ash By Elegance, Havok, Tasha Steelz, and Masha Slamovich
@@dakotakulha8376 I wouldn’t be surprised to see all those names from Impact except Havok; WWE had her in for a tryout and they pulled her offer because of some remarks she’d made on Twitter that were racially insensitive.
@@gabepollock1641 Everything is racially sensitive. Can't even breathe without someone saying that u or someone else is a racist
Don't expect Tiffany as long as Drew McIntyre works there... The domestic abuse situation between them prior to their divorce makes it highly unlikely WWE would ever have both of them on the same roster.
@@kurtpaulsen6579 A one off wouldn't hurt and plus they wouldn't have to interact with each other if they don't want to. They are humans with their own brain. I could see Tiffany in the women's rumble and a full return once Drew is gone from WWE
Man I remember downloading so many of these as they got released from a dudes website called TheEnmson, have a whole collection just saved on one of my hard drives. he was such a champ releasing them all and hosting them somewhere ready for DL.
Curtis Axel & Bo had some real bangers with the B-Team and Social Outcasts!
Also rest in piece Luke, absolute legend!
THESE BATTLE SCARS!
So, The Ascension's theme randomly pops into my head from time to time and I can never remember where it's from. Let's hope I don't forget where it's from this time haha
Definitely interested in a second one of these coming out, specifically for the 2010s. Plenty of theme songs that just got completely forgotten about over time, including the one I feel was left off this list, "Meat On The Perfect Table"
Oh fuck Def Rebel
Woo Woo Woo, you know it.
Its a pity they all had themes like these then they got boring themes in the present
Jim Johnston was better than CFO$ but CFO$ were leagues above Def Rebel.
13:25 this was the Ottawa Senators goal song in 2015 lmao
Tyson Kidd’s theme had no right to be that dope
That theme had EVERYBODY ready for the Tyson Kiss push. I remember when he beat Sheamus! Yo! I remember when him and Cesaro beat New Day for the tag titles at Mania 31! They were gonna take over man.
It sucks he stated he hates the theme which is why he wore headphones to block it out with his own music
Damn, that Eve Torres theme is catchy
12:36 Who let a horse in the studio 😭
hideo itami unlocked so many memories
this is so nostalgic, i'm 23yo and watch wrestling since 2011 :)
I've probably heard majority of these due to playing old games and listening to wrestling music everyday.
Mustafa Ali theme song was just🔥🔥
Curtis axle had a good theme ngl
Say it to my face was so great
I feel so bad for Alex Riley
Cedric Alexander had a really good theme and American alpha
Smoke and mirrors and the rising are on my gym playlist.
Tyson and Enzo fire 🔥
Tyson Kidd also has the best theme song
Ember Moon 😍
I used to love the revival theme so much
This gave me some great Nostalgia
Wade Barrett theme😮💨🔥
The nostalgia of wwe raw vs smackdown games are coming back
old usos theme such a banger
The revival and Cody's are in my Playlist I prefer smoke and mirrors over kingdom
Rip Brodie Lee and Rip Bray Wyatt
Kassius Ohno - Hero's Welcome
Knockout Artist! Hard to HIT!
I Get A Heroes Welcome! You Get A NOD, THAT'S IT!
That cody rhodes theme is a throwback to wwe 2k13
Never heard of WWE 2K13💀
Why Chavo's theme sounds like the pokemon battle theme??
😂😂😂
I hear it now because of you. Damn you.
A lot of potential from most wrestlers turned jobbers here.
Its sad that they weren't given much of a chance in the spotlight, Due to vince being the bastard he was.
People like ember moon/alex riley/assension/justin gabriel/enzo and cass/curtis axel/mads krugger,
would have done great things if they weren't screwed over most of the time.
Vince fumbled so haaaard.
This is gonna have the anthems of SVR 2011 and WWE 13 I’m calling it.
7:42 Bada-bing bada-boom realest guys in the room!
How you doin?
Hey just have to say Eve we have technically recently in 2k23 and 24
5:46 🕊️🕊️
I miss Alex Riley's theme
TJ Perkins with Playing with Power absolutely slapped as well, surprised that’s not on this list
CHAVOS THEME BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES♥️
For most of them, the title is accurate for me.
But, there's a few exceptions. Some of them I've heard ( very ) recently.
Ember Moon, 'cause I have a CAW of her on 2K24 and play it on my phone everytime she makes her entrance.
The Usos, which I still listen from time to time because for me it's a better theme than every theme they got after ( I'd also like them to come back to this style, the haka and pyro were 🔥 ) .
Tyson Kidd, which I still listen too, always loved it. I'll never understand why Tyson hated it so much he was wearing a headset to play something else in his ears.
Apollo Crews, still listen to it too. Much better than anything he had after it.
Eve, she's in 2K24, and as someone who mainly play with Legends, I use her very often. One of my main both in my GM and Universe modes. Literally hear that theme dozens of times a day. 😅
Cedric. Love it, still listen to it from time to time.
Dijakovic, best theme he had by far. Still listen to it from time to time. Love the violin ( or whatever it is ) at the beginning. Was a fan of him when he had that theme, loved the energy and aura that was coming out of him with it. Never liked the themes he had after, which caused me to lose all my interest in him, was seeing him as a lame jobber with his black and white entrance.
Gotta say though, there's a few of those I've never heard. Some, I don't even have any idea who these guys are.
The Barrett one, I've never heard. Never heard this verison, or have zero memory of it at least. The only version I do remember, is the one he had with The Corre ( can be heard here on TH-cam under the title " The Corre 1st WWE Theme: End Of Days (feat. Shaman's Harvest) [V2] Full " . I thought it was the version he had in one of the games, but nope, I was thinking about WWE 12 but he had the version posted on this video. Guess I didn't like so I had switched it to The Corre version thanks to custom music back during the X360 days.
EC3, didn't remember that theme at all. Guess I've heard it in the game, but never on TV. The only theme I do know for him, is his TNA theme before his WWE return ( trouble, trouble ) . Knowing myself the way I do, I had probably turned off his theme on the game so I could play his TNA theme on my phone when I was using him ( since custom music ain't an option on Xbox One ) .
1:39 never heard it, no idea who they are.
3:44 looks like Bo and Axel, never heard that theme though ( never saw them together, had no idea they teamed up ) .
6:48 never heard it, no idea who that is.
8:12 never heard it, no idea who that is.
9:39 never heard it, but at least I know who these 4 are, just never saw them together ( had no idea they had been together ) .
12:06 never heard it, no idea who that is.
12:38 looks like Darren Young but not sure it's him 'cause I've never heard that theme for him. I only know the Nexus one and the Prime Time Players one.
14:09 never heard it, no idea who that is.
some real bangers wish they kept
8:23 😂😂he came to collect lol the nostalgia 😂😂
9:12 ❤
A-RY is very good!
Damm ember moon theme was elite
Apollo crews theme I actually have it on my playlist. Great song to work out too and dance.
Sad to think that dijak is gone by now and Brodie Lee 😢.
Man Enzo and Cass had it all. They broke up that team too soon. N debuted too many ppl at the same time in 2016.
even simple themes back than were good compared to now
6:07 damn i definitely haven't heard this in a while 😢
I heard that justin gabriel theme at 5:24 and thought for a minute it was AJ Lee's theme
eve was such an underrated performer, she was definitely in the wrong era
Smoke and Mirrors is too good bruh
If Cody Rhodes ever turns heel. PLEASE bring back Smoke and Mirrors
Alex rileys theme is amazing
jack swagger theme is so underrated
Smoke and mirrors is fire
B-team’s is so good
Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel “Black or White” was a banger
2:14 I miss this version of Cody an this fire ass theme