Mikey Rukus Explains His Approach To Creating Claudio Castagnoli’s AEW Theme Song

Mikey Rukus recently took to social media to comment on the approach he took toward the theme song Claudio Castagnoli uses in AEW. Castagnoli’s theme song is titled “Uppercut Moonlight” and samples the classic “Moonlight Sonata” as a base. He debuted it at AEW Collision: Grand Slam in 2024.

Rukus responded to a Twitter user who used a GIF of a guitarist rocking out with a burning instrument to envision how he must have created the theme song. Rukus retweeted the post and wrote:

“I have very much enjoyed every time I’ve had the chance to work with Claudio. When he wanted to go the route of Moonlight Sonata, I wanted to create a bridge to his previous 1812 themes. So I came up with the somber “heel” version and combined the two. One of my absolute favorites.”

Claudio Castagnoli teamed with Gabe Kidd on last night’s AEW Dynamite & Collision in a loss to Will Ospreay and the newly-United Empire-d Mike Bailey.

I have very much enjoyed every time I've had the chance to work with Claudio. When he wanted to go the route of Moonlight Sonata, I wanted to create a bridge to his previous 1812 themes. So I came up with the somber "heel" version and combined the two. One of my absolute… https://t.co/8vIwBdp7z3

— RUKUS (@MikeyRukus) September 24, 2026