Battle of the Themes #25 - The Undertaker

[Xero]

"Slow Chemical" comes "Out of the Fire" for Kane, putting it into the tournament.

Next up is one I'm sure a lot of you have been waiting for. I figured what better time to use him other than the 25th anniversary of BOTT?

It is, of course, The Undertaker!

#1 - First Theme:

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#2 - Graveyard Symphony:

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#3 - Graveyard Symphony #2:

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#4 - Ministry/Darkside:

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#5 - American Bad Ass

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#6 - Rollin

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#7 - Deadman #1

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#8 - Deadman #2

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#9 - You're Gonna Pay

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#10 - Current Theme:

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Honorable Mentions:

O Fortuna into Graveyard Symphony (Mania 14):

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The Druids Theme:

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<select>
<option selected="selected">Battle of the Themes History</option>
<option>-------------</option>

<option>#1. Triple H - "My Time"</option>
<option>#2. Christian - "Just Close Your Eyes (Original)"</option>
<option>#3. Edge - "Metalingus"</option>
<option>#4. Mick Foley - "Wreck"</option>
<option>#5. William Regal - "Villain #2"</option
<option>#6. Eddie Guerrero - Latino Heat/Mamacita</option>
<option>#7. Rob Van Dam - "Walk"</option>
<option>#8. Dudley Boyz - "Ollie Stalefish"</option>
<option>#9. Trish Stratus - "Time To Rock and Roll"</option>
<option>#10. Steve Austin - "Glass Shatters"</option>
<option>#11. STEVE BLACKMAN - "Drums in the Night Part 3"</option>
<option>#12. D-Generation-X - "Break It Down"
<option>#13. Tazz - "Survive If I Let You"</option>
<option>#14. Randy Orton - "Voices"</option>
<option>#15. WWE RAW - Thorn In Your Eye #2/All Together Now</option>
<option>#16. Kurt Angle - "Medal"</option>
<option>#17. Chris Jericho - "One Crazed Anarchist"
<option>#18. Batista - "Monster"</option>
<option>#19. Evolution - "Line in the Sand"</option>
<option>#20. Chris Benoit - "Whatever"</option>
<option>#21. Syxx Pac - "X Pac"</option>
<option>#22. Billy Gunn - "Assman"</option>
<option>#23. The Rock - "It's Conquered"</option>
<option>#24. Kane - "Slow Chemical"</option>
</select>

[Tb1]

Always been Ministry/Darkside for me.

[The Franchise]

Ministry. Fucking badass shit right there

[Xero]

Just want to point out that Taker technically has like 30 themes, but these include the bases for all of them. The vast majority of them are just intro changes, slight speed changes or adding effects like thunder. Ministry/Darkside has like five versions alone.

[James Diesel]

I've always loved Dark Side but I have to admit that the little girls at the beginning of American Bad Ass gave me chills. So congrats to Dark Side which in my opinion will be the winner of this

[parkmania]

I have always prefered the UT character when he's embracing the evil, so Ministry/Darkside is the one theme to rule them all as far as I'm concerned.

[Jeritron]

I always loved the Darkside theme he had before The Ministry.
It was basically the same thing at a different speed with a better lead in and a few extra bits

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I think he started using it around Summerslam 98

[Jeritron]

I love that he kept the gong a part of his themes during the badass era. It sounds great in those "You're gonna pay" themes

[KIRA]

I always loved the Darkside theme he had before The Ministry.
It was basically the same thing at a different speed with a better lead in and a few extra bits

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I think he started using it around Summerslam 98



This is the one I somewhat wanted he used a tweaked version of this at a ppv I think it was survivor series and he was teamed with austin that night he also used it the following RAW.T hats the version I was looking to vote for.

[VSG]

I almost died with excitement at the Judgement PPV when the little girls announced "He's here" with Taker coming out on his bike to "American Badass".. My vote for "Keep Rollin", a better version of American Badass in my opinion!

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah. Dark Side wins hands down for me. Especially the version Jeritron posted.

I was also a big fan of Deadman #2.

Also, this was a decent theme that was only used for a short period of time:

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[The Pope]

Darkside/Ministry for me

[redoneja]

I always like the one that Jeritron posted from Summer 1998.

[SuperSlim]

it was always a close one for me between the one Jeritron posted and the Ministry of Darkness theme cause both of them were just... perfect for the character being portrayed.

[The Gold Standard]

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This is my favorite Undertaker theme of all time.

[DaVe]

I think his first theme is called Funeral March.

Like everyone else, pretty hard to go past Dark Side or Ministry. His Deadman theme before he got the lyrics was pretty badass, though. As was Big Evil, a theme he didn't use that long around the same time.

What I find real odd is that he's had like 30+ themes as Xero says from 1990 to 2003, and from 04 until now he's basically had 2 variations, 3 max.

[DAMN iNATOR]

It may only get my vote, but I dunno, something to me just kind of stands out about "You're Gonna Pay"...:-\

[TGR]

I want the Ministry of Darkness back, dammit.

[Damian Rey]

Ministry theme by far for me.

[Rammsteinmad]

Ministry/Darkside.

'You're Gonna Pay' is pretty bad ass though.

[The Pope]

Since it looks like The Ministry theme has already won, here's a little tribute..
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[Attitude99]

Ministry, But Also Darkside Is Great You Forgot It Blackman

[Jimmy King]

Ministry all the way baby go against it and i will crown you

[thedamndest]

You are not the King.

[Poit]

As good as Ministry is, I like You're Gonna Pay more.

[Londoner]

Ministry/darkside gets my vote, though i also enjoyed american bad ass at the time too.

[CSL]

Crown him!

[Jimmy King]

I will get Sal Bandeni on your ass

[The Jayman]

Ministry/Darkside for the win

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Other: You clearly have failed.


You missed Undertaker 10th theme song, with the badass guitar solo at the start before the ministry-esque theme song without the bullshit latin.

Ministry is mostly noted for being the worst theme song, no vote will change that.

[Xero]

Let me clarify something.

If you're voting for "Ministry/Darkside", I'm including all the variations. Yes, the one I have up there is the Ministry theme, but I did not feel that there was enough difference between them to warrant separate votes. I do not consider intros or little sound effects enough of a difference when the poll already has 10 themes.

If I needed to pad the poll, I would have included more.

[The Pope]

Yea wat he said

[DaVe]

Either way, Ministry/Darkside wins in a landslide.

[The One]

American Bad Ass.

Couple of reasons; not the least of which is I am such a mark for Kid Rock. Also, the little girls at the start (which are absent in the demo offered here :mad: ) were awesome. And finally, I know I'm in the GREAT minority here, but I HATE Dead-Undertaker. I've always hated "supernatural" gimmicks in wrestling. It does nothing but instantly takes me 100% of the moment when I see lightning, or I'm supposed to believe he's super powerful. Biker Taker, was just a bad ass mother fucker who was big and tough enough to kick anyone's ass. For me, Biker Taker will always be my favorite variation, and AMB my favorite of his songs (though You're Gonna Pay probably captured his "rhythm" a little more).

TOVO Fact: Tovo likes to freeze his chocolate bars before eating them.

[Skippord]

Ministry

[ddpBANG]

As good as Ministry is, I like You're Gonna Pay more.

[jcmoorehead]

Ministry for me.

[DAMN iNATOR]

American Bad Ass.

Couple of reasons; not the least of which is I am such a mark for Kid Rock. Also, the little girls at the start (which are absent in the demo offered here :mad: ) were awesome. And finally, I know I'm in the GREAT minority here, but I HATE Dead-Undertaker. I've always hated "supernatural" gimmicks in wrestling. It does nothing but instantly takes me 100% of the moment when I see lightning, or I'm supposed to believe he's super powerful. Biker Taker, was just a bad ass mother fucker who was big and tough enough to kick anyone's ass. For me, Biker Taker will always be my favorite variation, and AMB my favorite of his songs (though You're Gonna Pay probably captured his "rhythm" a little more).

TOVO Fact: Tovo likes to freeze his chocolate bars before eating them.

Agreed with the part I emphasized in bold. And with that and without further ado:

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:cool: Enjoy!

[Xero]

Couldn't find a tron for that, everything I tried I got the tron with the music edited (copyright bullshit). Thanks Damninator.

[The One]

"Are you scared?"
"He's here..."

MARK OUT!!!!!

TOVO Fact: Tovo does have a legit fear of children speaking in unison. It's very creepy.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Couldn't find a tron for that, everything I tried I got the tron with the music edited (copyright bullshit). Thanks Damninator.

No prob Bob

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

How is it HD when WWE didn't start filming in HD until Royal Rumble 2008?

[DAMN iNATOR]

How is it HD when WWE didn't start filming in HD until Royal Rumble 2008?

They may not have filmed that entrance video in HD, but YT, as a new feature has a thing where with videos people upload, the default resolution is 360p, but if they choose, they can also make it available in 480p and/or 720p. So most likely the "HD" is referring to the fact that the VID is in HD, not what was originally seen on TV, at least in this particular case.