WWE NXT/NXT UK: Top 5 Theme Songs for Men, Women, and Tag Teams

Number 2

Men’s Division

Keith Lee – “Limitless”

BASK IN HIS GLORY! OH BASK IN HIS GLORY! FOR HE IS LIMITLESS

Dude, this song hits so hard. It has a little bit of everything: an epic opening with a choir and strings element that gives it a superhero feel, a solid transition to the trap beat (which is such fire), and solid rapping from the man himself!

It’s a perfect personification of who is as a character: charismatic, energetic, confident, refreshing, and a star.

10 out of 10? Yes.

Chances of you basking in your own glory? High

Chances of you messing up the lyrics will rapping along? Moderate.

Likelihood of listening to it outside of a wrestling show? Not even a question.

Women’s Division

Mia Yim – “Number One”

IM THAT IM THAT HBIC! IM THAT IM THAT HBIC!

I am loving the new wave of rap music in wrestling. Yim’s song is a banger. It starts off with a calm, cool, and collected intro that quickly ramps up. the imposing vocals dominate over a solid trap beat. It matches Mia’s untouchable confidence that parallels her undeniable toughness and scrappiness.  Her clear homages to Wu-Tang and hip hop gives a freshness to her character, which is aided by the theme song. The song seems like a modern attempt to replicate aspects of the Wu’s sound.

Flash up the Wu before turning down to the Yim? You damn right.

Number one up in the game? BADDIE BADDIE BADDIE!

Chances of you messing up the lyrics will rapping along? High.

Likelihood of listening to it outside of a wrestling show? Mos Def.

Tag Team Division

Imperium – “Symphony No. 9”

BAM, BAM BAM BAM BAHBAH, BAM, BAM, BAHBAHBAM. BAM BAM BAM BAM BAHBAH, BAM BAHBAHBAH BAM BAM.

Choosing this theme song is pure brilliance. The classic “Symphony No. 9” falls in the same vein as Bryan’s “Ride of the Valkyrie” theme song, which takes an established song and introduces it to a new medium. The difference is that this one has led to audiences loving it and singing along. It’s infectious, powerful, and demanding of your attention.

The song is a perfect fit for Walter and his ring stable, Ringkam—I mean Imperium. I also believe it will be one of those songs that will never lose the crowd participation because of how consistently great it is.

It’s simple, it’s sleek, it sends the message that, for them, the ring is scared, just like the immortal song.

Sing-a-long quality? Surprisingly yes.

Chances of you standing to attention? Yes.

Feeling a bit too uncomfortable about how in unison the crow gets behind a stable of characters clearly working off an idea that is rooted in Fascism, and we kind of love them despite the fact that they should be most clear villains wrestling should have, especially when non-white villains don’t really get praised like them? Uhh . . . .  BAMBAM BAM BAM BAHBAH

Likelihood of listening to it outside of a wrestling show? Yeah, dude, this is a classic.