10 Most Epic Wrestling Entrance Themes You May Not Have Heard

1. Mitsuharu Misawa - Spartan X

It takes balls of solid steel to begin any modern composition with a cheesy plonking of the piano keys.

This is how the legendary Mitsuharu Misawa, one of if not the absolute greatest in-ring performer in wrestling history, made his way to the Budokan Hall ring, inspiring the equally awesome 'Glorious Domination'.

The notes rise and fall before fading out entirely. It's a grandiose statement. as if to say: We're just warming up; you have no conception of just how epic this thing is going to be. And epic it is; a rapid fire blast of drums kickstarts a propulsive beat timed perfectly to the deafening chants of "Mis-awa! Mis-awa! Mis-awa!" that invariably followed his march through the crowd. A swell of space age synthesisers shower it with futurism, and much like Choshu's Power Hall, it's perfect; Misawa led AJPW's 1990s youth movement. Doubling down on the theme, the sound of ray guns squiggle out in the background.

It's also unintentionally comedic in places; just before the first minute mark, the thing breaks down into this funky interlude utterly at odds with Misawa's stoic intensity. It almost mirrors his matches in its many moving (though interlinked) parts, evoking glory and determination.

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