Midnite Express 2009
Getting Noticed By Management
Not since the late 1980s has wrestling played mainstream music for superstar's entrances. The reason being, among other reasons, is that you'd have to pay the musician a royalty, which understandably so, is required from anyone outside of that musician if it's going to be used for any other purpose (i.e. a wrestler's ring entrance). But now C.M. Punk is breaking that tradition by entering the ring to Cult of Personality. I personally like it, due to the fact that it set Punk aside and makes him more unique, even though a new ring entrance is hardly the main reason why C.M. Punk is unique.
I also like this because let's face it, most fans probably could care less about a person's ring entrance, especially the generic ones WWE conjures up often. Fans love music, and I can't speak for everyone else, but I just don't like the music the superstars tend to come out with. Sure, they do happen to fit that particular person's character, but couldn't another musician that is readily identifiable as well like say 50 Cent for R. Truth? I know 50 Cent would ask for an arm & a leg in royalties, but just think of the cross over appeal generated by someone saying, "hey, I know that song!" It also makes the superstars seem that much more legit in some fans eyes if their favorite superstar is being led to the ring by their favorite musician.
I know some people will be like, it's just a ring entrance, which is true, but if it's JUST a ring entrance, then why have tailor made music already? Hulk Hogan used to come to the ring with Eye of the Tiger playing in the background. Fans knew this song because it was in Rocky III, a movie that Hogan was in. It made Hogan seem like a larger than life person, even before he had the title. I still remember Hogan coming to the ring on Jan. 24 1984 in Madison Square Garden to Eye of the Tiger defeated The Iron Sheik. Of course, unless someone has that master copy of the match, you'd never see that again. But the point is, should WWE start looking into putting mainstream musicians and music with their stars? Does it matter or make a big deal? Which song should go with which wrestler if this were to happen? Let me know.
I also like this because let's face it, most fans probably could care less about a person's ring entrance, especially the generic ones WWE conjures up often. Fans love music, and I can't speak for everyone else, but I just don't like the music the superstars tend to come out with. Sure, they do happen to fit that particular person's character, but couldn't another musician that is readily identifiable as well like say 50 Cent for R. Truth? I know 50 Cent would ask for an arm & a leg in royalties, but just think of the cross over appeal generated by someone saying, "hey, I know that song!" It also makes the superstars seem that much more legit in some fans eyes if their favorite superstar is being led to the ring by their favorite musician.
I know some people will be like, it's just a ring entrance, which is true, but if it's JUST a ring entrance, then why have tailor made music already? Hulk Hogan used to come to the ring with Eye of the Tiger playing in the background. Fans knew this song because it was in Rocky III, a movie that Hogan was in. It made Hogan seem like a larger than life person, even before he had the title. I still remember Hogan coming to the ring on Jan. 24 1984 in Madison Square Garden to Eye of the Tiger defeated The Iron Sheik. Of course, unless someone has that master copy of the match, you'd never see that again. But the point is, should WWE start looking into putting mainstream musicians and music with their stars? Does it matter or make a big deal? Which song should go with which wrestler if this were to happen? Let me know.