Iconic Themes

[Xero]

After talking about how Cena needs a new theme, it got me thinking about iconic themes. The themes that define a wrestler.

Two parts to this thread. First, do you feel that Cena's "My Time is Now" is iconic? Is it so synonymous with Cena that it shouldn't be changed?

Second, what themes do you feel are iconic? The theme that defines a wrestler and shouldn't have/should never be changed.

Shawn Michaels' is the first that comes to mind instantly. Even though it didn't fit his later run's gimmick, any other theme (DX notwithstanding) just wouldn't work.

Hogan's Real American was definitely one, at least for face Hogan. Hendrix was great for his heel run, but it didn't really work for his face run in WWE.

[CSL]

Flair, Warrior, The Rock's 'king' riff.

[The Jayman]

Stone Cold Steve Austin

[Seth82]

Demolition's theme was pretty iconic as well

[Rammsteinmad]

No doubt DLVH84 will post the names of some Japanese/Mexican wrestlers that nobodies heard of and explain how their theme music from 18th March 1974 is iconic.

[MoFo]

urrrrrrrrggggghhhh WHAT A RUSH

[MoFo]

oh and NWO/Wolfpac

[James Steele]

"My Time" and "The Game"

[Next Big Thing]

HBK. Taker's gong. McMahon's no chance in hell.

[RatedGSuperstar]

A lot of the ones I would respond with (Rock, Austin, Triple H) have already been mentioned, but I'd also add Bret Hart and The Undertaker (edit: looks like NBT beat me on Taker). Maybe Booker T, since he even took a variation of his theme to TNA?

Also, I can't listen to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" without thinking "SELF HIGH FIVE," but I'm also a DDP mark.

[Volare]

Bret Hart (1st and 2nd)
SCSA
Rock
Undertaker
RVD(cmon you show me a vid where when his music hit no one got up)

[Emperor Smeat]

Vince's "No Chane in Hell" especially during his long feud with Stone Cold.

[J Dogg Funk]

For me an iconic themes worth is when a wrestler has been out for months, even longer sometimes and all you hear is the first few notes of the theme and the place just explodes (especialy when its a surprise). SOme that come to mind are HHH, HBK, The Rock, Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, Roddy Pipper, Bret Hart, Undertaker, and interestly enough 3 that took place at the Royal Rumble over teh years - John Cena, RVD and Edge.

[MoFo]

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[DLVH84]

The Rockers
Badd Company
The Midnight Express
The British Bulldogs
The Road Warriors
The Hellraisers
The Hell Warriors

[Nicky Fives]

Bret Hart
Shawn Michaels
The Undertaker
Kane
Triple H/DeGeneration X
New Age Outlaws
Legion Of Doom
Goldberg
The nWo
Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan
John Cena
Vince McMahon
"Macho Man" Randy Savage

all I can think of......

[Lock Jaw]

[Steve Blackman Joke]

[MoFo]

Kurt Angle. (I know The Patriot had it 1st, but no-one cares)
D-Lo Brown
Val Venis
Goldust
Right To Censor
Too Cool

[glanville6]

Kurt Angle. (I know The Patriot had it 1st, but no-one cares)
D-Lo Brown
Val Venis
Goldust
Right To Censor
Too Cool

For sure Angle and Goldust

I'm wearing an RTC shirt right now, no lie.

I'd say JBL too.

[Jeritron]

John Cena's theme is pretty synonymous with him and an era. It's what I'd call iconic. By now I don't really think you can change it.

[CSL]

Cena's theme could (but not necessarily) change should he ever turn heel. Other than that it should stay put.

[Jeritron]

If he changed heel I think it would be cool for him to adopt a harder variation of the same theme.
But he should go back to it as a face.

[SuperSlim]

Sandman

[James Steele]

Speaking of John Cena, anybody heard this song before? Was it on his old album? Its all over YouTube...

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[What Would Kevin Do?]

No doubt DLVH84 will post the names of some Japanese/Mexican wrestlers that nobodies heard of and explain how their theme music from 18th March 1974 is iconic.

Kenta Kobashi's Grand Sword and Toshiaki Kawada's Holy War

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I don't care what you say, these are legit iconic themes. They are insanely epic sounding too.

Just saying ;)

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, defining an iconic theme to me is a theme that just cannot be changed. A wrestler should use that theme (or at least a variation of it) for the rest of their career.

* Hulk Hogan
* Shawn Michaels
* Stone Cold Steve Austin's glass shattering at the beginning of whatever his theme is
* The Rock can use different variations, but too much of a change would just be weird
* Chris Jericho is pretty much set with "Break Down the Walls"
* Ric Flair
* Triple H, to an extent
* Kurt Angle, to an extent
* Eddie Guerrero's "Viva La Raza"
* Goldust (he should never use another theme while playing the character)

No, I don't consider John Cena's theme iconic. I think changing it would freshen him up. Here are some guys who I think have themes that have the potential to become permanently associated with them:

* Sheamus
* Drew McIntyre
* Daniel Bryan
* Kaval

[dronepool]

Stone Cold Steve Austin

:y:

[Tom Guycott]

Perfect Strangers for Shane Douglas.

So iconic both WCW and TNA made up ripped off riffs for his theme. Don't give me that "same guy" crap either. RVD doesn't have a shitty "Walk-lite" or "Second of a Kind" currently.

Speaking of TNA, Jeff's changover. It is truly fitting for his character of believing in his own shit. Now, Jeff is not as epic as Jericho with Fozzy's "Don't You Wish You Were Me?", and it's fairly new usage, but if Jeff is heel for quite awhile to come, I can see it being synonymous with him and overshadowing the Hardyz theme that has followed him since before the Brood days (really, was No More Words anything more than an update to that song, much like Batista's "I Walk Alone" being an update to his initial theme?).

[CSL]

'Same guy crap'?

[Tom Guycott]

Yeah, the "the same guy did the themes in WCW and TNA, so of course it sounds the same" is the crap I meant.

[Nightwing]

Austin
Rock
McMahon
Hogan [Real American]
DX
HBK
Million Dollar Man
Flair
Triple H
Savage
Warrior
LOD
nwo
Jericho
Angle WWE [for me at least]
Bret Hart
Booker T