8 Def Rebel WWE Themes That That AREN’T Complete Garbage
7. Stephanie Vaquer
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It's perhaps damning that what would have once sounded like the last thing Jim Johnston recorded at 4:45pm on a Friday afternoon during the Attitude Era now scans as one of the best themes in all of WWE. But Def Rebel and those involved in the creation of it would do well to note what makes it so successful, beyond the fact that Stephanie Vaquer herself feels something of a can't-miss prospect in the company.
Dropping immediately into the introduction free of awkward catchphrases or needle drops (and in time with her name flashing onto screens in arenas to welcome her formally to the ring), the immediacy of the foreboding guitar riff captures the hell-adjacent character without leaning too hard on a droning element that could incorrectly position her as a heel. It's the sort of theme that should and does make the opponent feel finished as they await a certain fate, but in a way that invites the audience to be part of the action.
It builds somewhat unexpectedly to a chorus that doesn't pack anywhere near as big a punch as the opening shred, but that's one of the things that separates it from a lot of the Def Rebel turkeys - the crowd pop has already been established before it can be diminished. Ideally, the music playing as the wrestler hits the ring and/performs a signature pose should still be good, but they're called entrance themes for a reason. The song goes hardest right as she enters the arena, allowing audiences to match its energy with their own excitement to see a leading candidate for WWE's next breakout star.