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“Stinks”: AJ Styles New Theme Song Rejected Online After WrestleMania XL Debut Against LA Knight

Published 04/07/2024, 11:33 PM EDT

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The wrestling world is settling ablaze with passion through today and yesterday, as there has been no event bigger in the sports entertainment realm than WrestleMania. However, with this unbridled emotion, there comes another side of the picture, which is acute criticism.

Fans notice every bit of detail related to the show and don’t shy away from lashing out at any slightest taste of disfavor. On that note, tonight, WWE’s injection of a new theme song for AJ Styles has gone entirely wrong.

AJ Styles received a tumultuous blow from LA Knight

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After weeks of buildup, LA Knight stepped in to make Styles pay off for his Elimination Chamber loss. The match was supposed to be a nail-biting catch since enough bad blood was involved. Styles seemed to be in his ‘who’s the boss’ attitude, gaining some early control in the match.

However, the comfort quickly faded out as Knight evened the odds with some solid attacks. After some more minutes of back-and-forth swings of punches, The Megastar hit the BFT on his opponent and got away with a clear win. However, this was not the only misery the 46-year-old has faced tonight with fans expressing utter disapproval of his new entrance theme song.

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WWE fans throw shades at AJ Styles’ new entrance music

It’s needless to explain what the theme songs and the extraordinary in-ring gear donned by the superstars mean to the WWE maniacs. These associate details set the flavor for the matches and characters, just like the cherry on the cake. When AJ Styles’ music resonated through the arena, it caught everyone off guard, as it was not the old one that had been engraved in our ears for a while. While the change in music was to mark his newfound rivalry with Knight, fans ain’t a fan of this.

Styles’ iconic ‘Phenomenal’ song has been a massive part of his debut and the journey forward. But lately, some fans have considered it a bit of an odd fit for his character. But after listening to the new one, they vested their trust in the previous theme song. “it stinks, change it back.” Another user relayed the same sentiment and added, “put it back to the usual theme” They clearly, thoroughly, and unapologetically shrugged off the experimental move of WWE with Styles’ entrance theme.

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Inflicting the frustration even more, they question the very necessity of the change. “Why man whyyyyyy whyyy” The man behind the lyric Def Rebel received the most wrath for this new Styles’ song. He has been on the WWE music production team for a while now, but he has recently fallen from the grace of the fans for coming up with some boring, lifeless music. This is just another instance, signaling his supposed downfall as a lyricist. “the one thing about this era of WWE that sucks is the dogsh*t music, why is def rebel still employed.”

While the new theme music brought zero luck for the Phenomenal One, it will forever be marked as the career of the testament of a boiling rivalry in history.

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What’s your take on fans booing AJ Styles’ new theme song at WrestleMania XL? Let us know in the comments.

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Shreya Nag

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Shreya Nag is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. As a journalism major, Shreya has worked as both a writer and a news moderator. With over a thousand articles to her name at ES, she has developed a strong hand for the art of wrestling journalism.
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Tushhita Barua