Roman Reigns since returning to the WWE as the “Tribal Chief” has been on a totally different level compared to the other superstars. The company was able to finally hit the jackpot with Reigns after years of failed booking. One major reason for Reigns’ recent success is the way WWE has been presenting the star. The Samoan’s theme song plays a massive role in giving the audience a “Mega Star” feel whenever he makes his entrance.
Reigns debuted his new “Head of the Table” theme song in April 2021 before his Universal Championship match against Daniel Bryan on Smackdown. The new theme song was created by Def Rebel who is WWE’s official music partner.
The group’s Anthony Mirabella dropped hints on his Instagram that he is responsible for the theme song. Def Rebel has created most of WWE’s current theme songs after CFO$ ended their partnership with the Stamford-based company.
Reigns talking to Bleacher report shared his opinion on the song and what went behind creating the masterpiece.
“A lot of it was just trying to create that iconic feel to where immediately you know, ‘Oh, he’s here. He’s coming out,’ That’s where we went with the two different beats, the two different melodies: to have that 20-, 25-second opening that’s preparing them. I wanted it to transition from there into something more I could vibe to.” he said.
The theme received praise from the WWE universe after its release. The song is one of the most-played WWE themes on WWE’s official music channel on YouTube. The song currently has over 15 million views.
Roman Reigns’ previous WWE theme songs
During his NXT debut, the Anoa’i family member had a theme song named “Army of the Dead.” After his arrival on the main roster as part of the “Shield,” Reigns alongside Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose made their way to the ring with the song “Special Op” composed by legendary WWE music composer Jim Johnston.
Following his split from the Shield, Reigns got a new theme song named “The Truth Reigns” which is very similar to the Shield entrance theme. The song and the booking of the babyface Reigns character received negative responses from fans. It took Reigns a long time to recover from his babyface run in the promotion.
Reigns is currently WWE’s biggest star on the roster he is also the holder of the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship. He will defend his title against Cody Rhodes in the main event of WrestleMania 39 in April.