Jim Johnston Recalls Creating Vince McMahon Entrance Theme

Jim Johnston, who composed WWE‘s entrance music for years has recalled creating the iconic Vince McMahon No Chance In Hell entrance music.

Speaking with VICE about Vince McMahon and his theme, Johnston said:

“When I was writing Vince’s No Chance In Hell entrance theme, I had been really upset with him about something at work. I found myself thinking: ‘You’ve got no chance against this guy!’ He’s got the power, the money, and in terms of pro-wrestling, he was pretty much the only game in town. I had written the guitar groove much earlier, and I found myself singing ‘No Chance… No Chance’ over that groove. Rather than a song about one man, I wanted it to be about ‘The Man’.

“The song is about the work system that imprisons us all. It’s got a thrust of someone who’s kind of like marching like they’re the kind of ‘big I am’. What I loved about Vince was how he liked to be surprised. He let me take risks and if I surprised him with something and it was good then he would be delighted. But if it wasn’t good then boy he would tell you about it! I will always class him as a friend. We were creating something entirely new as the business Vince had bought from his dad didn’t have any music for the wrestlers. Our work together radically changed things and made it so much more theatrical. I’ll always be proud of that.”

A lot of people have been critical of both CFO$ and def rebel compared to Jim Johnston, especially considering how Johnston was so unceremoniously dumped by the company.

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