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WATCH: Trump enters rally to villainous character's tune | WATCH: Trump enters rally to villainous character's tune |
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Spectators were puzzled as the eerie song of the wrestling world’s most iconic villain played at a Trump rally in Arizona | Spectators were puzzled as the eerie song of the wrestling world’s most iconic villain played at a Trump rally in Arizona |
The theme song of villainous undead wrestling star ‘The Undertaker’ played at a Trump rally in Arizona this week before the 45th president walked onto the stage. | |
The iconic, but ominous, WWE intro theme – which starts with the ringing of funeral bells – played at a rally for former US President Donald Trump in Florence, Arizona on Saturday, with Trump walking onto the stage just seconds later. | |
As Trump walked out, the music abruptly changed to the much lighter song ‘God Bless the USA’ while the former president threw red ‘Make America Great Again’ hats into the audience. | As Trump walked out, the music abruptly changed to the much lighter song ‘God Bless the USA’ while the former president threw red ‘Make America Great Again’ hats into the audience. |
Viewers online, however, were bemused by the decision to play The Undertaker’s theme tune, given that the wrestler’s character is a creepy, undead villain with nicknames such as “The Prince of Darkness,” “The Demon of Death Valley,” and “The Grim Reaper.” | |
Others pointed out that, like The Undertaker, Trump is a WWE Hall of Famer, having famously pummelled WWE CEO Vince McMahon during a staged wrestling feud at 2007’s WrestleMania 23. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013. | |
Bizarrely, Saturday’s rally was not the first time that The Undertaker’s theme has played during a Trump event. In 2019, while Trump was still president, the eerie song played before a rally in Louisiana. | Bizarrely, Saturday’s rally was not the first time that The Undertaker’s theme has played during a Trump event. In 2019, while Trump was still president, the eerie song played before a rally in Louisiana. |
In 2016, one of Trump’s entrances was also likened to The Undertaker after he appeared as a shadowy figure through a foggy entranceway at the Republican National Convention. | In 2016, one of Trump’s entrances was also likened to The Undertaker after he appeared as a shadowy figure through a foggy entranceway at the Republican National Convention. |
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