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Post by Mac on Dec 27, 2008 16:27:59 GMT -5
When Kane use to come out to the Seinfeld theme I thought that didnt fit him well at all.
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Post by Robbymac on Dec 27, 2008 16:55:53 GMT -5
I recall a samoan team, I belive they were the Samoan Swat Team but I'm not 100% sure, coming to the ring to Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy." That was in the AWA. From watching the past few AWA shows on ESPN Classic I'm starting to think they just drew songs out of a hat. Yukon John Nord gets Bad Moon Rising by CCR The Generic Samoans get Don't Worry Be Happy And the worst was in my original post. Col. DeBeers. Racist South African Military Guy gets "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N Roses.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Dec 27, 2008 17:38:25 GMT -5
I think when Monty Brown came into WWE, one of the big reasons I thought his music didn't fit, was because I knew him from TNA. He was this vicious animal, he had the leopard print tights and ring jacket (I think he had a jacket, I'll have to check up on that), and his music fit. Then, he comes in as pretty much the same character, with the name like some rich hip hop guy, and hot jazz music. And he cut his promo, just like he normally would, and it was just really weird watching it. The music is kick ass, but I think Vince liked the music and wanted to put it with somebody
And that Smooth song would fit really well with Ricky Ortiz if they wanted to put it with somebody, but it just did not fit with the Alpha Male.
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Post by efram on Dec 27, 2008 17:38:37 GMT -5
michelle mcdrools 'your not enough for me, just another man in love with me' ugh get over yourself lady
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Post by Strotha on Dec 27, 2008 23:15:03 GMT -5
What were they thinking when they gave Regal this music??? I thought the same thing the first time I heard it. Z-Barr used (uses?) a Madonna song as an entrance theme.I love Madonna, I'm a fan of hers, but no male wrestler should ever come out to a song by her. Pogo The Clown used Dead Skin Mask by Slayer in XPW.It's not that the song doesn't suit him, it's just that Dead Skin Mask is actually about Ed Gein and Pogo was a John Wayne Gacy parody.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Dec 27, 2008 23:18:35 GMT -5
First off, I think that's actually a pretty good theme. I'd say it works with Kidman pretty well. On that note, who is that? DMX? Seriously, I have no idea, but that's who it sounds like to me. I never said it was a bad theme. I like the song. I just feel it didnt fit Kidman at the time, who was a generic, yet talented wrestler. He wasnt a Flock member, he was just plain, ol' Billy Kidman. With tough rap music as a theme. And...I got no clue who sings it, btw. Actually, it was never THAT far off for Kidman. Because, in actuality, Kidmas was WAY more over in WCW as a member of The Filthy Animals then he ever was in The Flock. TFAs were kind of a hip, hip hop group of guys. And Kidman was a key part of that, so him having that kind of music in the WWE wasn't that far off base. Kidman is way more recognizable as the guy in shorts and a wifebeater who hung out with Rey, rather than the guy in shorts and a ratty tshirt who never bathed and scratched himself all the time. Edit: And as far as that WWE theme song, my RAW 2 game on XBox credits that song to Jimmy Hart, but I think it probably wasnt sung by him.
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Post by Strotha on Dec 27, 2008 23:20:25 GMT -5
I never said it was a bad theme. I like the song. I just feel it didnt fit Kidman at the time, who was a generic, yet talented wrestler. He wasnt a Flock member, he was just plain, ol' Billy Kidman. With tough rap music as a theme. And...I got no clue who sings it, btw. Actually, it was never THAT far off for Kidman. Because, in actuality, Kidmas was WAY more over in WCW as a member of The Filthy Animals then he ever was in The Flock. TFAs were kind of a hip, hip hop group of guys. And Kidman was a key part of that, so him having that kind of music in the WWE wasn't that far off base. Kidman is way more recognizable as the guy in shorts and a wifebeater who hung out with Rey, rather than the guy in shorts and a ratty tshirt who never bathed and scratched himself all the time. I loved that shirt with the ankh on it.I always wanted one.I still do, that was a badass shirt.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Dec 27, 2008 23:50:56 GMT -5
Here's a theme that doesn't fit the character at all......
Nothing says "conniving, dastardly heel" quite like music that sounds like it was lifted from the soundtrack of an early '90s aerobics video.
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Post by Man Hating Horace on Dec 28, 2008 0:22:59 GMT -5
If Angle had that theme for his debut, there would have been an "I beat meat" campeign. In the KOTR '99 dark match, Meat beat Angle.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 28, 2008 1:07:27 GMT -5
Here's a theme that doesn't fit the character at all...... Nothing says "conniving, dastardly heel" quite like music that sounds like it was lifted from the soundtrack of an early '90s aerobics video. I like the theme alright, but maaaaan, his Nation theme fit him so much better. His music with Jarrett was kinda weird, too.
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Post by Aceorton on Dec 28, 2008 1:08:48 GMT -5
Here's a theme that doesn't fit the character at all...... Nothing says "conniving, dastardly heel" quite like music that sounds like it was lifted from the soundtrack of an early '90s aerobics video. Really? I thought it was great that he kept his cheesy face music when he went heel. It seemed designed to be obnoxious -- exactly what your annoying prick little brother would do. I'm thinking Bam Bam Bigelow's 1987 sax-a-palooza babyface theme might be a contender here.
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Post by segaz on Dec 28, 2008 11:17:49 GMT -5
I don't see whats so wrong about some of these guys' themes. I think this is quickly turning into a thread of "themes I personally like" rather than "themes that fit the charactor". For example, I liked Randy's Burn in my light theme, but I admit that it wasn't quite a chicken heel's theme, mabey a wishy-washy heel like Kurt Angle. As a matter of fact, Burn in my light would have been a perfect heel, milk-drinking, fall to my knees in celebration because I beat meat (the jobber), Kurt Angle theme. If Angle had that theme for his debut, there would have been an "I beat meat" campeign. Another example, TL Hoppers theme fit his charactor, and bastion booger's theme fit his charactor. Do you want to know what the real problem is? It's that the charactors, and the wrestling business itself, has fallen victim to the political correctness of what it means to embrace music in today's times. The whole point of music is to intuitively communicate and bring out feelings that aren't easily communicated with words, there's a concept behind the sounds. So, back when music was used for this purpose, wrestling was no different. Music was made for a charactor to make the listener feel certain emotions, but, it would have to be the same emotions that the charactor himself made you feel, so that there was a connection. Jake Robert's "trust me" theme made you feel fear, Jake Roberts, made you feel fear. But, things are different today. Today, music isn't really about that now, It's really about the person themself. Basically what I'm saying, is that today, music is about showing people how cool you are. It's about putting over a culture over the sounds, not about the culture being a part of the sounds. It's not about the music, it's about yourself. Today, If you watch any music video, the music is usually just "OK", but the point of the video is soley about the person selling him or herself, and people would likely not even listen to the song on the radio unless they saw the video first so the can have a visual. If It's a girl in the video, the main thing is that she has to show you how hot she is, if it's a guy in the video, the only thing that matters is that he shows you how much of a cool pimp he is. It's not even politically correct anymore to even say that you liked a band or song from the 80's better than today. Why? If it was really all about the music would it be that way? If I said I liked 80's classical better than today's classical, would that be PC? Ofcourse it would, there's no "way of like" with classical. But, If today you say you liked Journey better than 50 cent, people will actually think that you're saying that you like mullets and jeans better than bling, fast cars, and rims. That's how bad it really is. During the 80's, the greatest performers were the ugliest people you would ever see in your life. Take a look at them. If they looked good, they would find a way to make themself look as ugly as possible. They had kick ass music video's, but the music was the primary factor, not "them". As a matter of fact, in their video's, they were singing on a stage 75% of the time. Unfortunetely, Wrestling has taken the same turn. Because music used to be about comminicating feelings as 1st priority instead of 4th, some music used to not even be classified into a genure at all! One of them was called "wrestling music". The music was made to make you feel what the charactor makes you feel, and they would stop at nothing in order to do that, even if it meant the viewer not knowing what kind of music they were listening to. Now, It's different. Wrestling has fallen onto the bandwagon. As a matter of fact, they made special shoes with propellers and nitris cans on them so they can yell "hey, wait up" and run up to the band wagon and hop on in. Today It's "hey charles, did you see that *name a wrestler* is coming out to *name a popular song* made by *name a popular band*?" Don't even get me started on the ppv's. I'm a big believer in wrestling using themes that have no lyrics, as feelings get stronger when you don't have to concentrate on them (or get distracted). The only guy that should have lyrics in his theme is the flagship of the company. they should just have a "cool" overall song. The flagship isn't supposed to be special one way or another, he's supposed to be special well rounded, basically, a heightened sense of "normal". He's the guy that takes everyone else on. People say that if you're going to be a main eventer, then you have to be big. I disagree. If you want to face a main eventer, or be in the main event to get fed to the flagship, then you have better be big, or be something. Big, funny, or "this" or "that" aren't "mainstream", but the flagship is supposed to be "mainstream", which requires an even balance of certain things. So, the flagship can get away with just having a cool song with lyrics, but everyone else? Forget it, I'm not a fan of that. Today, IMO Anyone other than John Cena, HHH, HBK, or evolution, had better music when they didn't have lyrics put into them, not better music per se as a fan, but better music that fit's their charactors. And definitely had better music when Jim Johnson wrote it for them before they had a popular band make a song for them when they didn't understand the charactor, all for the sake of going "with the times", whatever the hell that's supposed to mean. the songs that don't have lyrics are just generic arena rock themes that basic. So, I don't really think that many of the wrestlers have music that quite fit's their charactor like it should Don't worry, I read your TLDR. That is a serious problem today, is the music just doesn't fit the characters. People like skinner, Val Venius, Earthquake, or frig, even Raw is War's original theme gave you emotions tied into the people. Now, the themes sound so generic. Popular group made this, and that..... I sort of agree that some of the most over people should maybe have special personalised 'songs', such as Triple H's Game or King of Kings song. Or Hulk Hogan, although I'm sure most people would class that as a theme and not an actual 'song', ie: one that'd get released into the mainstream. I think lyrics don't hurt the song, only if they're used for a special reason, and not just chucked in to become a 'song'. Like......uh....Big Show. Kickass theme for him that had lyrics. Or even Big Boss Man's theme. although I loved his attitude era theme.... As for PPVs......well, some PPvs seem ok with mainstream songs.....such as 'The End is Near....(forgive my poor knowledge!) I sort of expect every PPv to have some generic throwaway theme now, except I think the big 4/5 (?) should have themes that they actually keep. Not neccessarily those early 90's themes, but themes they keep for 5 years or so. uh.....endpost/
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Post by shiranui on Dec 28, 2008 12:27:15 GMT -5
Here's a theme that doesn't fit the character at all...... Nothing says "conniving, dastardly heel" quite like music that sounds like it was lifted from the soundtrack of an early '90s aerobics video. You know, I never really noticed this until a friend of mine pointed it out, but didn't Hogan and his Wrestling Boot Band later use the almost exact same beat and synth from this track for their classic song "I Wanna Be A Hulkamaniac"? One song I always found unfitting was that cheesy 80s Luis Miguel tune that Ultimo Dragon would use for his Japanese and Mexican appearances.
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Post by Albino Heat on Dec 28, 2008 13:56:03 GMT -5
Remember when Kidman had this as a theme? First off, I think that's actually a pretty good theme. I'd say it works with Kidman pretty well. On that note, who is that? DMX? Seriously, I have no idea, but that's who it sounds like to me. According to Wikipedia, it's someone named Lorddikim Allah.
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Post by SAJ Forth on Dec 28, 2008 15:05:55 GMT -5
Here's a theme that doesn't fit the character at all...... Nothing says "conniving, dastardly heel" quite like music that sounds like it was lifted from the soundtrack of an early '90s aerobics video. Ok theme, but I think it sounds like it's from a cheesy European nightclub.
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Post by johnnyk9 on Dec 28, 2008 19:24:09 GMT -5
I think Finlay should go back to his old theme and stop using Hornswoggles
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 28, 2008 20:00:14 GMT -5
I think Finlay should go back to his old theme and stop using Hornswoggles Yeah, that really is an awful theme for him. I like Hornswoggle's theme, but only FOR Hornswoggle.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Dec 28, 2008 21:48:59 GMT -5
...Remember in 2002, when everyone either came out to Limp Biskit, or Linkin Park? Remember how it SUCKED? Remember the last seven years, when people still come out to Disturbed's "Down With the Sickness"? Remember how it sucks HARDER? Drowning Pool. Bodies. Sucks the hardest.
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Post by Dean-o on Dec 28, 2008 23:12:37 GMT -5
...Remember in 2002, when everyone either came out to Limp Biskit, or Linkin Park? Remember how it SUCKED? Remember the last seven years, when people still come out to Disturbed's "Down With the Sickness"? Remember how it sucks HARDER?
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Post by celticjobber on Dec 29, 2008 4:09:02 GMT -5
Rey Mysterio Jr. had Metallica's "Sad But True" as theme music in ECW, I never thought that really fit him.
And this theme didn't really work for Lance Storm:
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