Professional wrestling is, at its core, a performance art. There are bright costumes, pyrotechnics, feats of incredible athletic ability and, of course, theme music. Every great pro wrestler needs to ...

Deadspin is on fire today. First they compile a list of the worst Twitter accounts in sports-- I’m at 54, by the way -- and then they have a fun post up about the dawn of entrance music in baseball. I ...

A signature sound—whether for an individual musician or a band—comes naturally to some but remains elusive to others. It is worth its weight in gold, making the jobs of publicists, club owners, ...

This week’s question is from reader Justin Hofstetter: Some of my friends and I grew up as big professional wrestling fans, and even those of us that didn’t are big fans of pitchers’ walk-up music in ...

Few scenes in sports generate the adrenaline and buzz of a closer's entrance in an MLB game. Picture yourself at a pivotal night game, and your favorite team is clinging to a one-run lead in the top ...

Entrance music is huge in the WWE universe. Don't believe me? Take a listen to the crowd when Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, CM Punk, or Seth Rollins are on their way to the ring. The crowd erupts and ...

MOVIE. AND WHAT GOOD IS A MOVIE WITHOUT A SOUNDTRACK? FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, JIM JOHNSTON COMPOSED THE ENTRANCE MUSIC FOR THE BIGGEST NAMES IN WWE. AND ACCORDING TO THE HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE ...

Pro wrestlers have to do a lot to craft the perfect character, from the way they look and speak to the way they wrestle and the finisher they choose. Superstars are trying to create a specific image, ...