This weekend I had the great privilege (just the tiniest bit of sarcasm in that voice) of attending my first official mixed martial arts (MMA) sporting event. I’ve always had a love for watching the UFC, Pride, and other organizations that promote MMA, and it was really crazy to see these guys fight in person. Trust me: the hits land a lot harder than you think. Anyway, among all the craziness of local fan fair, there was one thing that really stuck out in my mind: the entrance music for the fighters. For every fighter that came out to the ring, I heard everything from Pearl Jam to Lil Scrappy. One of the fighters even had Ke$ha’s song ‘tick tock’ playing for entrance music (no seriously). Now that guy did win his fight, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that his entrance music sent the wrong message all together. Even from when I was younger growing up watching WWF wrestling, we can all agree that menacing and melodic tunes are the easiest way to be recognized by the audience and to strike fear in your opponent. Now Ke$ha may strike fear in all of us, but there are more songs out there to properly introduce you to your eagerly awaiting fans. So without further ado and in no particular order, here’s my Top 20 List of all time Best Entrance Music Theme Songs:
1) Drowning Pool – ‘Let the Bodies Hit the Floor’
Nothing says I love you than having a guy screaming about killing people.
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This is the always-classic Rocky theme song. But be warned: you better have the fighting skills to back it up after playing this song.
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3) Christian Poulet & Jean-Yves Rigo – ‘Invasion’
This is WCW/WWF wrestler Goldberg’s theme music. He was unstoppable on the show and the music fit perfectly.
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4) Rage Against the Machine – ‘Bulls on Parade’
Yes, there are about a dozen tracks from this band that would be fitting for an entrance theme, but this one rocks the hardest.
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5) Johnston – ‘If You Smell’
C’mon son: he’s the most electrifying man in sports period. Can’t leave this one out.
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6) Papa Roach – ‘Last Resort’
Not a huge fan of Papa Roach, but this song is perfect to get the crowd hype.
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7) Black Sabbath – ‘Iron Man’
Once that first guitar starts wailing, you know you’re in trouble. Either that or someone is watching the Iron Man dvd.
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8) Bone Crusher – ‘Never Scared’
Yup, it’s definitely the baseline: get’s you every time. Put this track on and I guarantee greeks will start stepping.
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9) Wocka Flocka Flame – ‘Hard in Da Paint’
Corny-ass emcee: yes. Hard-ass song: yes. Gotta give him props or at least give creadit to Lex Luger on the beat.
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10) System of a Down – ‘Toxicity’
This song rocks out, period. Can’t beat that.
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11) Foo Fighters – ‘My Hero’
Okay, a little played out but always a classic song to rock.
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12) Lucy Pearl – ‘Hollywood’
Good guitar riff and a very unique track from an r&b group.
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13) C-Murder – Down for My N*ggas
Yeah, you know it’s that song that came on in the party but no one knew who it was or whom it was by. Well, now you know.
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14) Limp Bizkit – Trust
Say what you want about this group, but this track bangs. Gets your heart going guaranteed.
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15) Disturbed – ‘Down with the Sickness’
Eewwahawahaa! Everybody knows that part of the song at least. Never gets old!
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16) Linkin Park – ‘Lying From You’
One of my favorite songs by this group and an anthem for the masses by far.
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17) Korn – ‘Blind’
That signature sinister and gritty baseline is everything you need to amp you up for a war.
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18) Big Punisher featuring Fat Joe – ‘Twinz Deep Cover ‘98’
One of Big Pun’s best songs that still gets my hype to this day.
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19) Pantera – ‘Cowboys from Hell’
This song will melt your face! Hell and cowboys=not playing around. Can you tell I use to play a lot of guitar hero? Haha!
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20) Audioslave – 'Cochise'
This is a monster track, vocals and instrumentals alike. This is how you start your fight!
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