10 Wrestling Moments You Didn’t Know Were Totally Ripped Off
5. Ripoff Entrance Themes
Many Attitude Era fans actually discovered metal through pro wrestling as a result of its shared, cathartic edge.
And, when they did, they learned of Jimmy Hart and Jim Johnston's cheeky trick: subtly "altering" the rhythms of certain radio rock tunes to fit the character without incurring a copyright slap-down. Steve Austin's Won't Do What You Tell Me borrowed its name from Rage Against The Machine's Killing In The Name, but thieved the riff from the same band's Bulls On Parade. This is the most famous example of the 'Jimmy Hart Version' trope, but there are several others.
Countless others.
All of the others.
Cesaro's themes ripped off quite the range, from ersatz James Bond to the the bonehead landfill Indie of the Fratellis; Booker T and Harlem Heat quite ironically ripped off the manic strut of Kraftwerk's Musique Non Stop, as opposed to anything penned by his namesake; Simon Dean's 'Simon System' is Laura Brannigan's Gloria essentially note for note: virtually every theme is derivative of something else.
Bayley's 'Turn It Up' is Owl City's 'Good Time' which again is ironic, because being stigmatised as a wallflower through a refusal to wield a kendo stick doesn't sound awfully fun.