10 Wrestlers Whose Entrances Were Better Than Their Matches
It was going so great, then the bell rang…
Certain wrestlers making their way to the ring can be a highly anticipated moment for wrestling fans. Pro wrestling is all spectacle. And special entrances warrant and elicit huge reactions from crowds that they’re about to see their favourite performer in the flesh. Like when the bell tolls signalling The Undertaker’s near, and the enduring eerie sight of him slowly removing his hat in John Wayne fashion and rolling his eyes to the back of his head. Or when the glass breaks for Stone Cold Steve Austin to swagger to the ring and go from post to post raising his arms to the crowd. Or Eddie Guerrero enthusiastically entering an arena driving a low rider as his ‘Lie, Cheat, Steal’ theme plays. Pyrotechnics like Kane’s fiery pyro or Edge’s smoke effect as he runs out or Batista’s machine gun fireworks enhance their larger-than-life personas.
Entrances play such a vital part for wrestlers that they can overshadow the wrestling that comes afterwards. Some fans care much more about entrances than anything else involved. For some performers it’s all downhill once the bell rings. There are sports entertainers who can have astonishing entrances but ultimately be lousy performers.
Here we’ll look at 10 wrestlers whose entrances completely eclipsed their matches: