https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V37_CpZ05mQ As you've probably seen so far on the list, a lot of wrestling theme songs tend to follow some form of pre-existing construct already present in popular music but one song that blazes its own trail musically is Chris Jericho's entrance theme, the innovative 'Break Down The Walls'. As far as wrestling songs go it is an extremely cohesive fusing of music genres, whether it be the downtuned metal riff that underpins it or the digitized rap vocals that permeate it - the whole thing just works as a well polished rap/rock/electronic musical hybrid, one that lingers in the brain long after the wrestling event has concluded. It's a song befitting of Jericho, a.k.a "Y2J", because it perfectly complements his cocky, millennium-conquering persona in a way that becomes a natural extension of the character instead of a gimmicky composition that plays on obvious character traits (something the WWE have been guilty of in the past). There was nothing like it in 1999 and there's been nothing like it since. This one ranks high on Jim Johnston's greatest creations because of its unique, musical attributes.
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