I'm sorry Jim, you're a legend, but if you're going to sit here, look us dead in the eye and tell us Mikey Ruckus themes don't go hard, you're absolutely delusional.
Ciampa, Sting, the Bucks (as heels), Hangman, Cole, Mone, Joe, etc.
They are far and away the best themes today.
Former WWE music composer Jim Johnston calls WWE/AEW music “really mediocre”:
“I felt a great responsibility, like part of these guy’s careers and successes were in my hand. The music now in WWE and in AEW, I’m sorry if this is mean, it’s all really homogenous and really mediocre and it doesn’t have anything to do with the characters. And I think that’s why there are less big stars. I don’t think that there are no potential big stars on the rosters hiding there. Before Steve Austin was Steve Austin, he was The Ringmaster and there are lots of stories like that. These people need the right storyline, the right costuming and definitely the right music to lift them up.”
(Chris Van Vliet)