8 Def Rebel WWE Themes That That AREN’T Complete Garbage
4. Jade Cargill
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Elsewhere in this article, there are examples where Def Rebel have followed the well-trodden paths of far more beloved wrestling theme creators and simply borrowed the spines of existing tracks to make something just the right side of soundalike to not feel inferior. In the case of Jade Cargill, the chosen template was one created for her in All Elite Wrestling.
The slow brooding start followed by the subsequent squall and shred of an electric guitar is almost to-the-note how she'd enter for promos and matches in AEW, and it was such a good fit that Def Rebel simply copied the homework.
The key difference between "Epic" and "A Storm Is Coming" beyond a very, very minor change to the tune? The introduction to the WWE one, which features - what else? - the titular catchphrase being uttered by Cargill herself in what still stands an extremely hack creative choice. Yes, this ostensibly happens to ensure that the very last people at the back of the building know for absolute certain it's Jade Cargill coming to the ring if they don't already recognise her theme or see her walking to the ring or see "JADE CARGILL" in massive letters on the TitanTron or hear the ring announcer giving her intro big beans as she entered.
Stone Cold's glass breaking, it isn't. But few things are, and Cargill's theme is at least back on track within seconds of the cheesy line-read wrapping up. Exactly how high her ceiling is in WWE is remains unknown, but unlike so many of her peers, the music that greets her at least can't be held up as a reason for her not reaching the peak.