A great wrestling theme song is a crucial aspect of an iconic superstar. The glass shattering before Stone Cold enters the building is a part of his whole persona. Sometimes theme songs are classics that find new life in the wrestling world like CM Punk's use of "Cult of Personality."
In the sea of great entrance songs that shape our wrestling acumen, there are also some that are downright awful. These are usually a part of forgotten superstars whose gimmick was as bad as their intro music. Still, some of those bad songs are too catchy or too fun for audiences to hate. This list explores those entrance themes, the ones that are so bad fans have to admit they are, in their own way, good.
10 MNM - "Paparazzi"
MNM (Johnny Nitro, Melina, and Joey Mercury) were one of those annoying heel tag teams of the Ruthless Aggression Era fans loved to hate. They were three-time WWE Tag Team Champions and Melina even won the Women's Championship.
Their theme song, "Paparazzi," was an annoying endless guitar riff that was more psychedelic than Hollywood. Either way, fans would have to admit, the song was as catchy as it was annoying.
9 The Acclaimed - "Platinum"
Although the idea of "rapping on your own entrance song" is nothing new, The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bownes) have the distinction of being the first tag team to have a member of the group freestyle rap on the song while entering the ring.
The beat is lazy and nothing more than a stock hip-hop instrumental. Caster is no J Cole on the mic, but fans would have to admit, it's always fun hearing him take shots at his opponent on the fly. Their intro music is not good, but it is always interesting and fun to hear.
8 Maria - "With Legs Like That"
This may be the most "middle school dance" song in the history of the WWE. The theme by Zebrahead hardly makes you think the person about to enter the ring is going to cause you any harm.
Fans loved Maria despite "With Legs Like That" always feeling like a misplaced entrance song for her. Still, the Radio Disney kid in all of us would have to admit, although the song is not great, it always brought a tiny bit of head-bobbing "junior high" nostalgia when it played.
7 Chavo Guerrero – "Chavito Ardiente"
Ooooh, Chavo. "Chavito Ardiente" seems to be an attempt at a Latino-style groove, but mostly sounds like lost congas and randomly placed horns. It's a bad tune that mostly repeats for the entirety of its duration.
The one factor that makes it stand out is the well-known "Ooh Chavo" at the beginning. To this day, fans will still sing that portion at Chavo when they see him. It's a mostly forgettable tune with one fun moment and sometimes that's all wrestling fans need.
6 R-Truth - "What's Up"
Fans love R-Truth. He's had a long, fun career in the WWE. His entrance song "What's Up?" has left most of them conflicted. At is at its core, it's a bad rap song. It's not a fun way to represent R-Truth even though he rapped on the track imitating Mystikal.
Despite this, you can barely tell the song is bad when R-Truth raps it during his entrance. That's R-Truth's career, in a nutshell, always turning bad things he's given by WWE into great things for the WWE audiences.
5 Sting - "Man Called Sting"
Sting has some of the most iconic entrance themes of any wrestler. "Man Called Sting" is not one of them. This was his third entrance song in WCW and is a clear product of its time. "Man Called Sting" would be better for a low-budget 1980s movie about a superhero named "Sting" than the icon himself.
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Still, this is the entrance theme Sting had when he started to have early success in WCW, therefore, many fans can still mumble the words (that mostly make no sense) in respect for one of the greatest to ever do it.
4 Big Boss Man - "Hard Times"
Some fans forget how over Big Boss Man was in his prime. What they don't forget is how cheesy his entrance song, "Hard Times," was. Yes, it was even too much for the funny correction officer gimmick of the Big Boss Man.
With lyrics like "If you ever take a trip down to Cobb County, Georgia, you better read the signs, respect the law and order," the music sounds like the theme song for a 90s sitcom about a bunch of officers... a bad sitcom that lasted four episodes before it was canceled. Still, some fans respect the tune as one of the more memorable of the decade.
3 Cryme Tyme - "Bringin' Da Hood"
Cryme Tyme, consisting of wrestlers JTG and the late Shad Gaspard, was a tag team that came out of nowhere during the Ruthless Aggression era and always stole the show. They were fan favorites with a theme song that was basically a parody of the "gangsta rap" songs of its era.
"Bringin' Da Hood" is silly, borderline ridiculous, but so was Cryme Tyme. Most fans think fondly of Shad and JTG and their parody entrance theme is a part of their allure as wrestlers, so it's a song that's hard to hate.
2 Brie Bella - "Beautiful Life"
Arguably one of the most annoying entrance themes in WWE history, "Beautiful Life" has way too much going on. This track could play at a rave and be well received, but on Monday Night Raw it was just too much.
Clearly an attempt to appeal to younger fans, the song was never up to par for Brie Bella. That being said, many fans love this song and look past the autotune, heavy mashups portion, random noises, and consider this song a classic.
1 Mr. Ass - "Ass Man"
"Mr. Ass" was an insane gimmick for Billy Gunn, but fans loved him almost as much as the singer of his theme "Ass Man" loved asses. It is often considered one of the worst songs in WWE history. The lyrics would not fly in the new PG era of WWE. The music is basic.
Still, "Ass Man" is one of the funniest songs ever recorded, a parody at the level of a Weird Al song. Many fans take the silly song for what it is and love it. It's one of those songs that's so bad, it's pretty good.