10 Best WWE PPV Themes
They make your hair stand on end and put butts in seats.
The power of the perfect theme song is not to be underestimated. Much in the same way that a great theme can do wonders for a superstar, a skilled musical choice can help sell the desired tone of any PPV.
WWE first began the trend of combining songs with events around the turn of the millennium. Since then, they have racked up a long history of implementing both existing songs and composing their own incredible scores using their insanely talented in-house music department.
This abundance of riches has resulted in some simply masterful musical strokes that have helped enhance already great events and made those less than stellar examples slightly more tolerable.
Artists as renowned as Rush, AC/DC, and Motorhead have all had their music utilized for PPVs but name power is not always the key to success. Just because a song sounds great on the radio, it doesn’t automatically warrant a place on this list.
With an eye on the past and a few guilty pleasures thrown in for good measure, let’s begin…
10. Bodies - Drowning Pool (SummerSlam 2001)
The failed concept of 'The Invasion' may have been short on star power but one thing it certainly had in big, oily spades was bodies. Going into SummerSlam 2001, WWE had an inflated roster with existing superstars aligning with the invading force whilst new stars fought for their place in the shuffle.
With an intense unpredictability to the storyline, WWE jumped on the recently released Bodies by Texan Nu Metal outfit, Drowning Pool. The song is a frantic, brash, and thundering anthem of angst riddled warfare that beautifully mirrored the direction WWE were heading in at the time.
Presented with an emphatic refrain almost tailor made to be played over images of the warring factions trading signature moves, WWE exploited the situation beautifully in a number of fantastic video packages throughout the show.
Bodies went on to enjoy considerable success due to its association with SummerSlam and would be wheeled out again for ECW’s One Night Stand in both 2005 and 2006.