10 Most Epic Wrestling Entrance Themes You May Not Have Heard
9. American Males - American Males
"May not have heard" might also be as much of a stretch as "epic" here, but this, the most brilliant so-bad-it's-good wrestling theme ever penned, warrants inclusion here as civic duty.
Great wrestling themes - generally, there are exceptions, even here - must be immediate, attention-catching. The use of the "sting" - shattering glass, sirens, gongs - is not prevalent by accident. The intro to 'American Males', however, is thirty seconds long. The effect of this endless bubbling bass and revved engine guitar is one of sheer anticipation. It must be building to something of blow-away quality. It's just so d*mn assured, like it's unzipping itself because that bulge simply cannot be constrained any longer.
What it builds to, instead, is some squeaky-voiced sap droning "American Males! American Males! American Males! American Males! American Males! American Males! American Males!" Count it: that is seven times. The verse is something Trey Parker would consider too OTT even in the realm of parody. "When you see them comin' better run for cov-ah! Girls you don't need a weekend lov-ah - eurgh - American Males!"
The subsequent guitar solo is unintentionally hilarious. You'll never in your life hear anything lower in the mix. It's as if it's embarrassed to be associated with the rest of the song.