18. "Voices" (Randy Orton) - Rev Theory
This theme, in use since 2008, is one of the quintessential themes of the current era and is a good song, plain and simple. It had the unenviable task of replacing a well loved theme for an established superstar and did so perfectly, doing a much better job of highlighting The Apex Predator's unpredictable tendencies, and very much conveys the image of a man on the edge about to strike. The track is also well engineered, as listening to it on a good pair of speakers or headphones reveals a background track of voices whispering at certain points throughout the song. This theme is probably a more well known song for Rev Theory than any of their singles which hinders its standing on this list. 17. "Seek and Destroy" (Sting) - Metallica
Quite possibly one of the greatest metal songs ever from a band that defined the genre. Fittingly enough it was used for one of the greatest wrestlers ever, Sting. From 1999 until WCW's demise in 2001, The icon of WCW and the icons of metal were united through Sting's use of a live version of the song recorded at Woodstock '99 and also later used on the WCW Mayhem album. The song choice, from Metallica's rookie effort "Kill 'em All" seemed very fitting at the time, as the two seemed at similar parallels in their respective careers as their industries were changing around them. Though there was a crowd reaction already on the recording, one was never needed when the track hit for Sting as WCW fans came unglued every time they heard the song. A great example of taking a very well established wrestler and well established song and use them both perfectly without one overshadowing the other, though it did get a little stale towards the end.
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