By Eric Blattberg
Sometimes a wrestler's entrance is what fans end up remembering most. A great entrance always wins the crowd over.
While we all love the action in the ring, how you enter the ring is generally a major factor in winning the crowd over. When the glass shatters or smelling electricity or even when it comes crashing down, and it hurts inside, fans know and love who is coming down to the ring.
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Sometimes how a wrestler makes their entrance is the best part of their presentation, let only seemingly the only part worth watching for some of these superstars. They’re the entrances we all have fun with in our hallways - the wrestling equivalent of “dance like nobody's watching.”
10 The Glorious Bobby Roode
When he debuted in NXT, Bobby Roode was treated like a big deal who had finally arrived in the big time. His entrance, at the time was one of the grandest “WWE-like” entrances in NXT. Arriving to the arena on a rotating platform as his Glorious theme blared through the PC. But that was all taken away from him once he hit the main roster.
While Roode is still very capable in the ring, the “sing-along” nature of his entrance is what fans really enjoyed.
9 Alberto Del Rio
In the case of guys like Alberto Del Rio, when you’re pushed through the roof and that push comes to a screeching halt, it’s very hard to get back any of that momentum. That’s before you even account for the guy’s less than stellar behavior outside the ring.
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But his entrance was still very memorable - he even had his own ring announcer and following in the footsteps of fellow Latino Eddie Guerrero, he too would drive cars to the ring. Albeit these were cars that Ted DiBiase could afford.
8 Demolition
Sure Ax and Smash had some banger matches during their huge run, but do you remember those more than you remembers two hulking madmen in spikes, black leather and KISS makeup.
Their theme song was easily the most iconic theme of the era besides 'Real American'. It has also easily stood the test of time.
7 The Ultimate Warrior
While the guy had plenty of fans during his time in the business, the boys he shared a locker room with barely have a nice thing to say about The Ultimate Warrior, even in death. But in a lot of ways, even more than Hogan, who toured the territories, Warrior was sort of the very first sports entertainer.
A guy that Vince was able to mask all of his faults and Warrior was able to use what little strengths he had to parlay it into a successful career. But it was Jim Johnston’s iconic theme and Warrior bolting to the ring like he got shot out of a cannon that made him a superstar.
6 The New Age Outlaws
As a true product of The Attitude Era, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn were able to come together and make something far better than either of their singles careers. But no one is emulating their style in the ring.
Guys like Max Caster and Enzo Amore before him mimic The New Age Outlaws’ entrance featuring Road Dogg’s trash talking and Billy’s few words as an exclamation point.
5 The Brood
Yes, Edge and Christian went on to much greater heights after breaking off from Gangrel and The Brood. However, as The Unholy Trio, their entrance is still one of the best in WWE history. Coming from the depths of hell surrounded by flames, they’d strut to the ring to their theme music before Gangrel showered the crowd with blood from bis chalice.
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You know just by reading this, you’re humming the song. That’s not bad for a crew that didn’t even last a year.
4 Shinsuke Nakamura
From the very moment he burst onto the scene at NXT, hopes were ridiculously high for Shinsuke Nakamura to continue his reign as The King Of Strong Style in WWE. He sauntered, strutted, and even sashayed his way to the ring at TakeOver: Dallas.
It wasn’t before long before the WWE Universe was singing along to a song without lyrics. It also wasn’t before long that the entrance became the best part about The Artist.
3 Ken Kennedy
During The Ruthless Aggression Era, seldom few stars had more potential than Ken Kennedy. He was booked incredibly strong and defeated several former world champions before winning the Money In The Bank briefcase at WrestleMania 23. But it was his entrance that we all remember.
The brash heel would announce himself by calling for microphone to drop from the heavens.
2 The Undertaker
The Phenom is certainly a heck of a lot more than just his entrance. But it is the most iconic entrance in all of sports entertainment for the most iconic sports entertainer.
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No matter who was in the ring, no matter the commotion in the crowd, once the gong hit, all eyes were placed firmly on the entrance way to see The Demon Of Death Valley march his way to the ring. Every WrestleMania and other big events, those eyes got even wider for whatever wild entrance The Deadman came up with.
1 The Sandman
While our number two has a lot more to offer than just his entrance, number one was only famous for his entrance! In ECW arenas all over the world, when Metallica’s Enter Sandman began to crank up, The Sandman would appear somewhere in the arena and drink about 50 beers on his way to the ring.
He’d smash a can or two on his skull, busting himself open and pour some brew down fans’ gullets - all during the song’s five-minute run time.
