Entrance themes have always been a significant part of a WWE star’s persona. Ever since the days of the late Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior, WWE stars’ unique entrance themes have made fans go wild, signaling that their beloved star is about to appear for a showdown.
Several stars in the lineup of the upcoming WWE PLE Crown Jewel, including AJ Styles, Rhea Ripley, Cody Rhodes, and others, also have their own entry songs, which serve as a crucial part of their identity.
With WWE Crown Jewel standing at the difference of just a few more hours, it’s time to take a look at the entrance themes of three WWE stars in its lineup: Styles, Ripley, and Rhodes. Besides learning about their usual entry crescendoes, let’s also try to find out whether they will be changed for their appearances at Crown Jewel.
1. AJ Styles’ Entry Theme for Crown Jewel
Over the years, Styles has used several popular songs as his entrance theme, including Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A.
Styles entered the WWE in 2016 and has used a couple of songs as his entrance theme to date. The Phenomenal One used his signature song, Phenomenal, as his first entry theme. CFO$, the WWE’s previous official theme song composer, put this piece together, which Styles has used for several high-profile clashes, including his WrestleMania matches.
Check out the song below:
However, the 48-year-old chose to accompany his heel turn in 2024 with a change in entrance theme. As a result, Styles walked out to You Don’t Want None, composed by Def Rebel feat. rapper Stevie Stone for several months in 2024.
Nevertheless, his return to the babyface character in the WWE in early 2025 made Styles re-elect Phenomenal as his entrance music, which he used until his last appearance on the October 6 episode of Raw.
With no reports confirming a change in Styles’ entrance theme for Crown Jewel, it can be safely said that The Phenomenal One will walk out to Phenomenal for his match with John Cena.
2. Rhea Ripley’s Entrance Theme for Crown Jewel
While Ripley has also played both the babyface and the heel in different situations, unlike Styles, she doesn’t change her entrance theme based on her character. Mami has used four entrance themes in her WWE career, but the shift from one to another was due to her overall choice, rather than her character.
Ripley used the heavy rock band, All Good Things’ Black Knight, as her first entrance theme in WWE during her NXT days. However, The Eradicator changed her entrance theme to the much heavier Final Straw from the directory of APM Music in 2018.
Ripley didn’t continue with Final Straw for much longer as she changed her entrance theme in 2018 once more. This time, she chose the CFO$ produced Brutality, which features Ash Costello on the vocals. The opening scream of the song, saying “This is my Brutality,” gradually became synonymous with Ripley’s gothic gimmick.
However, Ripley chose to alter her entry song again in 2022, as WWE’s official theme song composer, Def Rebel, came up with her special entrance theme, Demon in Your Dreams, which was a rearranged version of Brutality, performed by the gothic metalcore band, Motionless in White.
Ripley has made several noteworthy entrances with this one, especially her WrestleMania XL entrance, where she walked out with the band playing live.
Check out Ripley’s WrestleMania XL entrance with Motionless In White playing live:
Mami has been using this one as her entry theme to date, and with no confirmed reports about another change, it can be assumed that she will walk out to Demon in Your Dreams at Crown Jewel once more.
3. Cody Rhodes’ Entrance Theme for Crown Jewel
Like the previous entries on this list, Rhodes has also used several pieces of music as his entrance theme throughout the years. ‘The American Nightmare’ walked out to Jim Johnston’s song, Smoke and Mirrors, for a prolonged time after his WWE entry in 2007.
It’s worth noting that Rhodes used the same song as his entry theme until 2010, when he adopted the Dashing Cody Rhodes gimmick.
The subsequent change in Rhodes’ gimmick also made him choose a different entry theme. The reigning WWE Champion walked out to Johnston’s Written In the Stars after adopting the Stardust gimmick in the 2010s.
However, none compares to the buzz Rhodes’ current entry theme, Kingdom, creates in the arena. The hard rock song composed by Downstait talks about how the star of a show rules the crowds, fitting Rhodes’ image as the current WWE champion.
Fans in the arena go berserk during the “wo-oh” words of the song, making it difficult to hear the sounds of even the pyro-explosions during Rhodes’ entrance.
Check out a video of Rhodes’ exciting entry with Kingdom:
Like Styles’ and Ripley’s case, the absence of any trustworthy reports detailing a change in Rhodes’ entry theme for Crown Jewel makes us believe that The American Nightmare will enthrall crowds by walking out to Kingdom once again.
Which one of these current entry themes (Styles, Ripley’s, or Rhodes) do you think is the best? Let us know in the comments below.
