Secret History of Entrance Theme Music in Wrestling

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"There was deathly silence." From Hulk Hogan to the smell of what The Rock was cooking, a wrestler's entrance theme song makes them instantly identifiable. From its first use in the 1930s to today, dive into entrance music's rich history (and lesser-known secrets)! Learn more

The Untold Story of Pro Wrestling’s Earliest Use of Entrance Theme Music

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Interestingly, Gorgeous George is often wrongly credited as being the first to use theme music. George borrowed the use of entrance music and other aspects of his gimmick from this "British aristocrat!"

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The First Use of Entrance Theme Music in the WWE

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The legendary Sgt. Slaughter is the first to use entrance music in the WWF, now known as WWE. He came out to The Marine Corps Hymn in the early 1980s.

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Hulk Hogan would soon follow with his “Eye Of The Tiger” entrance music by Survivor before moving on to his "Real American" theme.

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The Junkyard Dog was another to popularize entrance music as he came to the ring to Queens’ "Another One Bites The Dust" in Mid-South Wrestling in the early ‘80s.

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