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Old 12-01-2009, 11:02 PM   #1
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Mark Henry's theme used to fit him and now hes the fun loving big guy so it doesn't quite fit him.

Randy Orton's theme fits him quite perfectly.

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Those were the two off the top of my head...
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Mark Henry's theme used to fit him and now hes the fun loving big guy so it doesn't quite fit him.

Randy Orton's theme fits him quite perfectly.

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Those were the two off the top of my head...
These wrestlers are fine....along with many of the older wrestlers. I'm more specifically referring to some of the newer wrestlers. I just don't see how the music of guys like Miz, Ziggler, Swagger, Sheamus, etc., really fits their personna's. If the WWE aren't careful, I believe that minor things such as "music mismatch" can lead the fans to not care about the character as much as they should.
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:11 PM   #3
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These wrestlers are fine....along with many of the older wrestlers. I'm more specifically referring to some of the newer wrestlers. I just don't see how the music of guys like Miz, Ziggler, Swagger, Sheamus, etc., really fits their personna's. If the WWE aren't careful, I believe that minor things such as "music mismatch" can lead the fans to not care about the character as much as they should.
Funny you should mention Miz, Ziggler, Swagger, and Sheamus, because I happen to love all four of those themes. Like you said, they don't 'fit', per say', but they're catchy tunes, and with talented workers behind them, people will begin to just associate the music to the characters.

Think about it this way...does "Sexy Boy" fit Shawn Michaels? When it debuted, sure. Now? Fuck no. But they haven't changed it. Ever. That song is just so closely associated with Shawn Michaels that it would be foolish to change it. Why can't other guys potentially have the same effect with their 'ill-fitting' themes?
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Think about it this way...does "Sexy Boy" fit Shawn Michaels? When it debuted, sure. Now? Fuck no. But they haven't changed it. Ever. That song is just so closely associated with Shawn Michaels that it would be foolish to change it. Why can't other guys potentially have the same effect with their 'ill-fitting' themes?
Good question, but here's my response:

I think INITIALLY, the theme should fit the character. Eventually in deep time, even if the character evolves, the 'ill fitting' theme won't be too relevant (as you put it). HBK's theme probably doesn't fit nowadays, but it damn sure fit him when he first debuted.

For me - it's not even 'ill fitted' themes that annoy me. Generic themes piss me off as well (i.e. Evan Bourne's theme).
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