Jim Johnston criticizes WWE for stereotypical wrestler themes

Former WWE entrance theme composer Jim Johnston expressed frustration with WWE's reliance on stereotypical music genres for wrestlers based on ethnicity in an interview on September 26, 2026. Johnston emphasized that defining characters by their ethnicity reduces their complexity and suggested that a wrestler's music should reflect their individual personas rather than conforming to clichés. He recalled examples of hip-hop for Black wrestlers and traditional Japanese music for Asian wrestlers, arguing for more diverse representations. Johnston hinted at the low chance of his return to WWE, primarily due to Paul "Triple H" Levesque's influence.

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