10 Things You Didn't Know Were Banned In Triple H's WWE
6. Licensed Themes
As part of the captivating and wildly successful 'White Rabbit' viral marketing campaign, WWE blared out Jefferson Airplane's druggy, trance-inducing classic of the same name across arenas...
...during commercial breaks.
WWE, in a stark philosophical shift, entrusted the audience to grasp what was wanted of them, and because they aren't anywhere near as thick as Vince McMahon thought, they picked up the hint. Knowing this was unusual, and that something was happening even if they didn't know what that something was, they picked up their phones and shone the torches. WWE made it seem like the fans had summoned Bray Wyatt. It was remarkably well done, the whole thing.
They didn't have to pay for the rights to the song, because it wasn't played on television, and since it didn't herald Wyatt's eventual arrival at Extreme Rules, it's safe to assume that proper themes from major, known music acts are still prohibited.
In recent times, unless the circumstances were unique - CM Punk threatening to walk out of a dismally barren landscape, Ronda Rousey arriving as a megastar - WWE never pays money for licensed themes that the average person would have heard in their original context. They should, to avoid another Royal Rumble '22 debacle, but they're apparently too cheap (despite also being the richest promotion ever).
If they're not going to make an exception for Wyatt, they're not going to make one for Gallus.