10 Best AEW Entrance Themes

2. Kenny Omega - Battle Cry

Dynamite Kenny Omega
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"There's no opening sting!"

It doesn't matter. The second that first synth bubbles from the ether, the audience knows what to expect. It's, again, an astute and deliberate change from the blast of a traditional sting because the hushed twinkle creates an atmosphere of reverence fit for a wrestling God.

This theme is Kenny Omega.

That opening twinkle is the sound of the '80s to which his aesthetic is indebted. The tone is pure cheese and melodrama, the very sound of 'epic'. The breakdown is frantic video game acceleration, the aural equivalent to the philosophy Omega has introduced to the in-ring art, a blitzkrieg of synth and guitar riffs that mirror his most incredible athletic sequences.

'Battle Cry' takes a sinister turn in the middle eight, at which the emotional hook of the theme descends into a warped, dirtier strain of rock that hints at the incorrigible bastard within, a change in mood that Omega uses in-ring to unload the gun.

The lyrics touch on the Final Fantasy-influenced mythology Omega has built around himself without delving too far into the niche gamer guts: the roars of battle cries and 'Are you ready for this?' make it clear to all what breed of performer Omega is.

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