Wrestling music - The hip, edgy, counter-culture battle hymns

Music, in professional wrestling, finds its most common usage as the entrance themes that announce the arrival of a performer; apart from that, wrestling music also announces the victor of a certain match as well as provides a fair idea about the participants’ mindsets to increase anticipation. This is the reason for which, entrance themes or wrestling music is often tailored.

For example, the WWE wrestling music to be as varied as the wrestlers are; while for The Undertaker it’s a threnody accompanied by an eerie gong, for the new WWE wrestling figures, rock and its sub-genres and Rap and R&B are largely preferred, the choice of the key demographics being the prime criteria. However, high licensing costs often force the wrestlers to perform for their own themes; at other times, wrestling music is purchased from production libraries at a price much cheaper.

Going through the annals of history shall reveal wrestling music to be a ‘80s phenomenon chiefly comprising rock tunes, but further research shall also reveal wrestling music to bear a distinct relation with Glen Stride; he is the first wrestler to have had used wrestling music while approaching the ring by music. But counter theories claim that it’s Sgt. Slaughter who introduced the idea of wrestling music to Vince McMahon, Sr.; it was the Marines' Hymn that he selected as his entrance theme at the Madison Square Garden show in the 1970s. As of now, wrestling music stands as a promotional tool for the wrestling industry.

WWE wrestling music; however, bears a certain difference with the others, where a theme is edited, remixed or made anew for serving different purposes. Thus, the wrestling music for the arena won’t match the theme for a TV promotion; neither shall it match the track featured in the videos. And that comprises minor alterations as well.

In fact, if you want to get a taste of wrestling music you can visit any of the wrestling sites like WWE and download mp3 files from there. You will surely find good wrestling music from other mp3 sites. Wrestling music most of the times is not soothing but highly motivational. Wrestling music is often used at the start of the match.