CFO$'s 20 Best WWE Themes
2. Rising Sun - Shinsuke Nakamura
Shinsuke Nakamura was so heavily identified with his New Japan theme, Subconscious, that there were even rumors that WWE was going to license it for their own use. That never came to fruition, however, probably because CFO$ managed to compose a theme even more suited to the King of Strong Style than the NJPW original.
While Subconscious sounded like Sega Genesis boss music, Rising Sun ups the ante by sounding like the score for an EDM-tinged Game of Thrones battle sequence. The heavy electronic beat combines with screaming strings and subtly Japanese melody to create an absolutely singular sound perfect for the singular performer that is Shinsuke Nakamura.
Even better than the standard version is the extended one, featuring a blistering performance by Lee England, Jr., used at Nak's NXT Championship win at TakeOver and again at his SmackDown Live! debut.