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Despite the company’s recent drama, AEW has elevated the wrestling business in many ways. Along with launching a ton of great superstars, the company has introduced some of the best theme music in the entire world of wrestling.
Although many current AEW stars have their best entrance music, not every theme in their careers was great. Many of them had awful gimmicks that led to an awful entrance song, while others were just assigned an awful song. This list will examine the worst entrance song these ten current AEW wrestlers ever had.
10 Bryan Danielson – “Free Fall”
Thanks to Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson in AEW), Richard Wagner’s “Ride of The Valkyries” got a second life after the late 1800s. Anytime the first note of this song sounds in the world of wrestling, fans will almost always chant “yes.” Any song not associated with “The Valkyries” will always be a step-down for Danielson.
He used “Free Fall” early in his career, and it is one of the most generic wrestling tunes ever. The song plays on an endless loop and sounds like music the NFL plays to transition to commercials. It is by far the worst theme of Danielson’s long career.
9 Chris Jericho – “The Days Of My Life”
Chris Jericho has one of the best songs of his career at AEW. Fans sing along to “Judas” by Fozzy (Jericho’s band) because the tune is so catchy. Jericho has spent his entire wrestling career entertaining fans with great entrance music wherever he wrestles.
Although he rose to television prominence at WCW, Chris Jericho’s first entrance song at the company was awful. It was bland and sounded like generic music TV shows play when they don’t have the budget to license a real song.
8 Dustin Rhodes – “Gold-Lust”
Dustin Rhodes had his most successful run in the WWE as Goldust. He had multiple memorable entrance themes to match the insane gimmick and most of them fit well. “Gold-Lust” was the theme used during one of his later runs as Goldust.
This song is so bad that it’s rumored that the song’s creator, Jim Johnston, admitted everyone in the WWE hated the tune. It’s so bland and sways between Temple Run and elevator music.
7 Jay Lethal – “Scorched Ops”
Jay Lethal is known for his charismatic entrance themes. From his “Black Machismo” gimmick where he essentially entered the ring as a Randy Savage rip-off to his current song in AEW, Lethal has always gone all in. His ROH entrance music is the one exception.
“Scorched Ops” was used to present a more visceral Jay Lethal, but the song is too bland to make any impact. It’s slow, empty, and sounds like it should belong to a seven-foot-tall wrestler with no personality from the late 90s.
6 Toni Storm – “Take Cover”
Toni Storm had an up-and-down career at the WWE. She was often given huge moments but was booked for failure far too often to catch on with fans. Her time at AEW has been much more interesting, and she’s the interim AEW Women’s Champion as of this writing.
One of the worst parts of her time at the WWE was “Take Cover.” The song was a Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers rip-off without the magic. It was bland and did nothing to elevate Storm, like her booking at the company.
5 Jake Hager – “Patriot”
Despite “Jack Swagger” being one of the worst world champions in the history of the WWE, his time in AEW hasn’t been much better. Jake Hager (Jack Swagger in WWE) has been booked all over the place and is yet to have a career-defining moment at the company.
The worst song of his career “Patriot” was as “nothing” of a song that has ever existed in the WWE. It was supposed to sound patriotic but ended up sounding like the first draft of a bad war cry song. It’s as bad as Hager’s WWE world title run.
4 Billy Gunn – “I’ve Got It All”
Billy Gunn had one of the most insane entrance songs of all time “Ass Man.” It was polarizing, but it’s fair to say a ton of fans loved it. Considering how many great themes Billy Gunn has used, “I’ve Got It All” feels way out of place.
Maybe it’s the saxophone. Maybe it’s the generic guitar chords, but overall this song is strange. It sounds like a tune that would be used as the intro music for a bad sitcom spinoff. It also didn’t fit Billy Gunn at all. By far the worst entrance song of his career.
3 Matt Hardy – “Rogue And Cold Blooded”
Matt Hardy had great entrance songs at both WWE and AEW. “I could slap a tornado” is one of the most iconic opening lines of any entrance song from the Ruthless Aggression Era. Hardy’s time at TNA was different.
Although he reached highs as a solo performer, he, at one point, had an awful entrance song at the company. “Rogue And Cold Blooded” was a generic song that attempted to be on the level of Hardy’s WWE entrance music. It failed.
2 Sting – “Out From The Shadows”
Sting’s WCW career featured some of the best songs of his entire career. His entrance song at TNA was also great. Even his AEW theme seems to capture the spirit of The Icon.
Sting’s time in the WWE was a huge flop. His shining moment (outside his arrival) was a tag team match with John Cena. His WWE entrance song was also a flop. It tried to sound like his “Crow” entrance but had too many guitar sounds. It was almost like it was created by someone who didn’t even know who Sting was.
1 MJF – “Dig Deep”
Jon Moxley said it best in a promo on an episode of Dynamite, “[MJF], your entrance song sucks.” MJF is one of the biggest stars on the AEW roster and seems destined for a bright future wherever he chooses to wrestle. The biggest drawback with MJF is his entrance song.
For someone as young and as charismatic as he is, he has a bland entrance song that says nothing about who he is. The Burberry logo he uses on the titantron does much more to tell fans who he is than his entrance song. He did return to programming at All Out, walking out in a mask while “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones played, but it doesn’t seem like it’s going to stick with the heel.
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