Aleister Black Debuts New Entrance Theme On WWE RAW

Farewell, Root Of All Evil.

Aleister Black
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Last night's WWE Raw saw Aleister Black debut a new entrance theme for his match with Kevin Owens.

Gone was the CFO$-produced "Root Of All Evil," replaced with a slightly faster-paced track beginning with an almost comedic Jimmy Hart version of the old speaking-in-tongues sequence from the old song. It soundtracked a new entrance that saw Black stomp furiously to the ring rather than taking his time, with the coffin riser gone with most of his old theatrics, making the Dutchman's new ring-walk an all-together simpler affair.

The following clip highlights his entrance (and the new theme):-

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The old song, produced in conjunction Brendan Garrone of the awesome Long Island hardcore band Incendiary, was one of WWE's most popular, so the switch has been met with an understandably divisive response on social media.

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This is likely a result of WWE's ongoing efforts to ditch all CFO$-produced entrance themes owing to a "terrible deal" granting publishers 50% of any royalty payments. Keith Lee's old NXT theme was swapped for his generic main roster butt-rock track as a result of this, though 'The Limitless One' reportedly consented to it at the time, despite his social media protestations.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.