8 Def Rebel WWE Themes That That AREN’T Complete Garbage

6. Solo Sikoa

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Whether it's guest vocalist Stevie Stone providing the secret sauce and elevating some otherwise-dry looping horns, or the fact that Solo Sikoa himself has finally found what fits as a faux-hard guy leader of The MFTs following his fairly pathetic failure as a scary top heel, "Taking It All" is an in-arena banger that serves its primary purpose of perfectly fitting its recipient. 

The fearsome, threatening lyrics that once spoke of talents seemingly beyond Solo's now scan as the same brand of arrogant Sikoa himself is, while the lack of a major crescendo after a breakdown lines up with how this character serves to function within WWE storylines. He will talk (and sometimes act) a good game, but he's fundamentally a fraud that will always be found out by babyfaces braver, tougher and more legitimate than he could ever hope to be.

The ceiling has gently lowered on Solo Sikoa since The Bloodline first splintered in the 2024 aftermath of Roman Reigns' WWE Championship loss, but now that the former NXT standout has seemingly found his level on the main roster, his potentially rote theme has never been a better fit. 

He wasn't the only one in the family to benefit massively from Def Rebel still having one in the chamber from time to time. Appropriately, the total triumph they uncorked for another Samoan dynasty debutant in 2024 foreshadowed a future face turn and replicated the relationship between supposed 'Chief' and his untameable 'Werewolf', in that the leader's effort was usurped by that of his newest charge...

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