8 Best Wrestlers With The Worst Theme Song Lyrics
Do you really hear voices in your head?
Over the years, the WWE’s in-house music production team has created and commissioned some of the best and most iconic theme music in the business. But there have also been times when WWE has dropped the ball, not just with bad songs, but with non-sensical, overly generic or even unnecessary lyrics. It's actually surprising how many great wrestlers have also had inappropriate or terrible lyrics in their theme songs.
Themes from the Ruthless Aggression Era in particular are the worst offenders. For nearly a decade superstars walked down the ramp to desperately average mid-2000s alt-rock tracks, or to their existing themes which were given the addition of unnecessary and distracting lyrics. This was clearly WWE trying to tap into the mainstream, and mainstream exposure is easier to come by with a song performed by a popular band. But what works as a standalone track does not necessarily work as the best way to announce a wrestler's arrival and represent their character.
For the record, not all of the themes on this list are actually that bad, nor do all bad themes have inappropriate lyrics. In fact, some songs with dire lyrics actually did suit the wrestler in question. Billy Gunn's 'Ass Man' theme was actually pretty appropriate for his character, even if wasn't appropriate for anything else.
So let’s check out the 8 best wrestlers with the worst theme song lyrics.
8. Randy Orton - 'Voices' (Rev Theory)
The opening salvo of “I hear voices in my head” sung in an impressively high tenor by Rev Theory lead singer Richard Luzzi is, from a musical perspective, a great opener. It just doesn't suit Randy Orton.
The rest of the lyrics are actually alright, describing voices of a higher power in the singer's head giving him superior knowledge and skill. Good for you Randal. However, although the character of Randy Orton is meant to be a bit unstable, hearing voices in his head is not necessarily his defining trait.
No doubt this will be an unpopular choice, as Orton has grown himself around this theme. But using singing as the first beat of an entrance theme is difficult to pull off, and can limit the interpretation of the music. An example of lyrics that work is Triple H's theme. When Lemmy growls "it's time to play the game", those words are mysterious enough to let a first time viewer draw their own conclusions. It puts Triple H in a position of power, and that's partly why that theme is widely regarded as one of the best.
The same first time viewer hearing "I hear voices in my head" won't get the same effect. And damn it, Randy Orton deserved better. He needed the equivalent of a glass shatter or a menacing opening guitar chord. He needed something that leaves him more open to interpretation, because by now the character of Randy Orton is complex enough not to be defined by hearing voices in his head.