10 Most Epic Wrestling Entrance Themes You May Not Have Heard

8. Jushin Liger - Ikari No Jushin

Jushin 'Thunder' Liger walked to the ring for his one-and-done NXT bow to the strains of CFO$'s 'Thuhn-Der'. It was fine. It hit the right notes of Liger's more famous New Japan theme without plagiarising them outright. It was frenetic and heroic, with just enough blippy anime bluster to convey to a new audience who Liger was.

As adequate as it was, it was no 'Ikari No Jushin'.

The opening sting sparks compulsory air drumming before setting off in a synth-heavy gallop wholly befitting of Liger's gutsy superhero act. There was an element of corniness (no bad thing) to Liger. His full body suit and ornate mask was an OTT revamp of Satoru Sayama's Tiger Mask garb, itself directly fashioned after another anime hero. Ikari No Jushin ably complimented it with its rapid vocals and equally sudden and histrionic key changes.

The searing pace is what really captures Liger's essence. Liger was one of the most influential junior heavyweights of all time, having innovated the still-jaw-dropping Shooting Star Press. 'Ikari No Jushin', a breakneck voyage of an entrance theme, could barely keep up with him in his pomp.

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