What are the tags that you use for songs?
The tags I use are:
- Edit:Â The song has been modified in some way to be different from the original song. This is usually used to indicate a short section of the original song has been removed. However, the edit must be used more than once in order to get the tag.
- Intro:Â A short clip (usually consisting of a wrestler's quote, a soundbyte from a movie and / or a short section from another song in various combinations) has been added to the start of the song.
- Mashup: A combination of two or more songs (not to be confused with "Intro"), exclusively made for use in a pro-wrestling context, for example: Die Brudeschaft des Kruezes using a mashup of "Engel" by Rammstein feat. Bobo and "Engel" by Gregorian. It is worth noting that "official" mashups are also used from time to time, such as "50 Inch Nails" by Inhumanz, which is an official mashup of "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails and "In da Club" by 50 Cent, which was used by The Hi-V in CZW.
- Mix:Â There are many commercially available songs with this tag, but in this context it is used to indicate when a quote has been added to a song that pertains to a wrestler, but is not said by the wrestler themselves. The "Mix" tag will be displayed after the wrestler's name in the song title, for example: "Big Ego's [GQ Mix]" by Dr. Dre feat. Hittman. If quotes can be heard throughout a song but it cannot be determined if they pertain to the wrestler or not, it will be given the a "quotes mix" tag. This also applies to movie soundbyte clips as long as it plays throughout the duration of the song, for example:Â "Funk Phenomena [Chris Rock: Never Scared Mix]" by Armand Van Helden used by Pinkie Sanchez in CZW.
- Remix:Â There are millions of these but in this context it is for wrestlers' custom music. This is rarely used but when a song is completely modified, such as Jason Gory's "Death March" by Motionless in White or Rory Mondo's "Last Resort" by Papa Roach, this tag will be added after the wrestler's name in the same fashion as the "Mix" tag.
Other more general tags such as "instrumental", "clean version / radio edit / radio mix" and "demo version" are not noted as they are an aspect of the original song as it was released and not any form of post-release modification.
What does the asterisk mean in the events section?
An asterisk (*) is used to indicate a scenario that is important at the time of listing a song. Here are a few examples:
Scenario #1: A wrestler entered to another wrestler's theme, either to fool the crowd or parody the wrestler.
Scenario #2: A manager walks out to their client's music to announce that their client will not compete in the scheduled match.
Scenario #3: A wrestler accompanies a tag partner or stable mate for their match concludes another (usually impromptu) match starts where the wrestler has to compete without getting his own entrance.
Scenario #4: A wrestler is accompanied to the ring by another wrestler but uses the accompanying wrestler's music.
Scenario #5: A wrestler's entrance is muted or cut entirely from the broadcast / DVD but is played briefly after the match. An example of this can be seen below with Daizee Haze's entrance:
Third Anniversary Celebration - Part 2
Date: February 20th, 2005
Arena: Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
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The Air Devils (Eddie Vegas & Matt Sydal)Â - "Blind" by Korn
AJ Styles - "I Am [Phenomenal Remix]" by Dale Oliver
Alex Shelley - "Six Barrel Shotgun (Edit)" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Allison Danger - ENTRANCE CUT FROM DVD
BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff - "Thief's Theme [Instrumental] [Pump Pump Mix] [Overture (From "The Phantom of the Opera") / "Psssst! Hey, It's... Hammer Time! Intro]" by Nas
Bryan Danielson & Samoa Joe - "Mama Said Knock You Out (Edit) [Simon Says Intro]" by LL Cool J
CM Punk - "Miseria Cantare - The Beginning" by AFI
Colt Cabana - "Copacabana (Disco)" by Barry Manilow
Daizee Haze - "Sensi" by Long Beach Dub Allstars feat. Tippa Irie*
Delirious & Jimmy Jacobs - "The Touch ["Huss!" Intro]" by Stan Bush
The Embassy (Jimmy Rave & Prince Nana)Â - "Drugs [Instrumental]" by Lil' Kim feat. The Notorious B.I.G.
Generation Next (Austin Aries & Jack Evans)Â - "Personal Jesus (Edit)" by Marilyn Manson
Homicide - "The Truth [Ironside (excerpt) Intro]" by Beanie Sigel
James Gibson - "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr.
Jimmy Rave - "Parade of the Charioteers" by John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Lacey - ENTRANCE CUT FROM DVD
Nigel McGuinness - "Roll On [Streets of London Intro]" by The Living End
Puma - "No Reason" by Sum 41
The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos)Â - "We're Not Gonna Take It (Edit)" by Twisted Sister
Spanky - "Danger! High Voltage" by Electric Six
Traci Brooks - ENTRANCE CUT FROM DVD
* - Despite her entrance being cut, it played briefly after she won the match.
How do you deal with removed entrances?
The thing is not all promotions show love for entrances in general. Some promotions cut entrances to save time on the DVD releases / live broadcasts, while others do it to avoid copyright infringement due to the extensive use of mainstream music. If all entrances were removed but the match winner's music was played after the match (or during an in-ring segment of some kind), a note written in block capitals will be added stating this. Sometimes if a couple of entrances remain intact on the event, these exceptions will be noted, however if more entrances are shown than not, the note is not required and instead an asterisk (*) will be used and the losers' entrances will be listed as removed. Some notable examples of this are the CHIKARA shows in Japan and the early PROGRESS and Fight Club: PRO shows.
Unfortunately some promotions remove entrance and post-match celebrations entirely, which makes it impossible to know what music was used. PWG is infamous for this as all events after their "Tango & Cash Invitational - Night 2" event from 2004 have all traces of entrances and post-match celebrations removed, making it impossible to document the vast majority of themes used in that promotion, however all shows of theirs prior to that point did include entrances, and those events have been documented on this site. The reason no further additions will be made to PWG's events is because I would rather base the information presented here on facts that I can personally verify instead of speculating on what might have been used.
What happens if two or more companies host an joint event?
This tends to be addressed on a case by case basis, but the event in question will always be attributed to only one of the promotions involved.
What if an event was not held by a specific promotion?
These unbranded events can be found in #Miscellaneous". The hashtag is added for formatting reasons (namely so it can be displayed at the top of the list), it was not added just to look cool.
This guy wrestled a singles match, why do you have a different wrestler listed?
There are times when a wrestler walks out with his tag partner or stable mate and, through booking decisions takes his partner's place in a match, or an impromptu tag match is booked etc. A lot of scenarios can play out so this varies on a case by case basis, but if a listing differs for some reason rest assured it is always intentional and done with a reason.
A wrestler appeared at an event despite not using music, why is this not listed?
I avoid these entrances as much as possible as listing every instance of this would make the site look incredibly cluttered. The only way I can list a wrestler NOT using an entrance song is if the wrestler is entering a match already in progress (for example: a Royal Rumble style match). Other than that, there is no possible way of documenting it and keeping the site tidy. However, if music is not used by a wrestler during an entrance for a match but is used when entering to the ring for a promo or segment on the show, a listing will be added.Â
Why are there no images on the site?
There are two reasons for this; firstly it is very time consuming and secondly I want to avoid committing copyright infringement and running the risk of getting this site shut down. So sorry, this site is and will remain plain text only.
Why does your site not have download links to songs?
I know providing the ability to download songs would be a great feature, but it would also be the quickest way to get hit with a copyright strike and potentially a "Cease & Desist" letter, so in order to avoid that and keep this site going I will not be providing download links to any songs on this site.
Do you have ____ wrestler's custom theme music?
I hate to say it but if I did get a wrestler's custom music I definitely would NOT share it. Being trusted with something like that should be considered a privilege as that wrestler has chosen to trust you with a copy of something that was made specifically for him / her. If they wanted everyone to have a copy they would likely make it available through their Twitter or a SoundCloud account etc. It is not unheard for wrestlers to give out a copy of their custom music to people willing to reach out to them on social media (or put you in contact with whoever made it for them), but it certainly should not be expected and if they do trust you with something like that then that trust should be respected. What I can provide you with however are recordings of any unknown tracks that you might be interested in.
How many people work on this site?
Only one, and since I am a one man band doing all of the site maintenance, checking the shows, fixing mistakes etc. it all takes time. I appreciate the people that are willing to reach out and help though. Being that I maintain this website alone it takes a lot of time and effort to keep up-to-date with everything so this site is only updated when I can find the time to do so.
Is there any way I can help or contribute?
Of course! You can help me by identifying any unknown songs or by pointing out any errors you might find around the site (I only ask you not be rude in doing so please). Any big way you can help is by checking and documenting currently unlisted events and sending me a list of all of the songs used through that event via email, which you can find in the "Contact" section of the site.
Anything else I should know?
Please keep in mind that all information on this site is presented from the editor's (ie: my) point of view, this site archives the songs used in each promotion and that information is for reference only from which your own conclussions should be drawn (ie: how a theme count should be structured etc.). I am however open to suggestions, but please keep in mind I reserve the right to either agree OR disagree with your suggestions, but know that I will always give a reason in the instance of the latter and all input is greatly appreciated! I hope you learn something new browsing this site and find the information contained within useful.