WWE Rates 25 Masters of the Mic

[Fox]

WWE.com has rated the top 25 talkers of all time. Take a look:

25. Captain Lou Albano
24. Rick Rude
23. Santino Marella
22. Ted DiBiase Sr.
21. The Miz
20. Jesse Ventura
19. Triple H
18. Paul Heyman
17. Edge
16. Vince McMahon
15. Billy Graham
14. Mick Foley
13. Hulk Hogan
12. CM Punk
11. Randy Savage
10. JBL
9. Bobby Heenan
8. Dusty Rhodes
7. John Cena
6. Jake Roberts
5. Chris Jericho
4. Ric Flair
3. The Rock
2. Roddy Piper
1. Steve Austin


JBL over Punk kind of bothers me. Layfield was always fantastic on the mic, but he's never entertained me or kept me glued to the TV the way that Punk has been able to do.

The inclusion of Paul Heyman definitely makes me happy. The inclusion of The Miz is confusing. I think they should have put Raven in there as well. His work in ECW and WCW as the psychotic, dark, twisted leader of the Flock was incredible.

The most glaring missing person IMO is Kurt Angle. Angle has always been an awesome talker, and he had that charismatic factor right out of the gate with his "My 3 I's" gimmick. Very few rookies are that comfortable, entertaining, funny, and intense on the mic - HELL, very few veterans are as good on the mic as Angle either.


Your thoughts?

[whiteyford]

Raven sued them so i get why he isn't there, can argue Angle should be there if fellow TNA guys Flair & Hogan are but again i get why. At the end of the day its a WWE list so its always going to be skewed, look how high Cena is compared to Heenan or Heyman.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I bet this is a work.

[whiteyford]

Everythings a work, except Jerichos suspension of course.

[Keith]

No HBK?

[Tazz Dan]

HBK was never a 'great' talker.

[Hanso Amore]

I can only remember one good HBK promo, and that is Bret Screwed Bret. And that was hashing out a 10 year old angle.

Cena has never been good on the MIC IMHO.

Edge? Not sure why he is on there. Im a fan but dont think he was ever amazing.

SANTINO?

[Hanso Amore]

But thinking about it, I cant think of many others to put on the list. At least that fans would know. and are on good terms with the WWE.

[erickman]

santino there and not jim cornett, an piper is pissed he is not number 1

[Keith]

I'm gonna have to go look at some Captain Lou Albano videos to see why he's in this list. I only remember him as The Headshrinkers' Manager.

[Fox]

HBK may not have ever been a charismatic talker on the same plain as Austin or Rock, but he's consistently strong. You never have to worry about an HBK promo getting awkwardly silent or him stumbling or even him being boring. His work with Jericho during their World Heavyweight Championship feud showed how strong he is on the mic.

I'm more surprised about the inclusion of Triple H. Anyone who survived the Triple H reign of terror on RAW during 2002-2004 knows exactly what I'm talking about. How do you make a master of the mic list when you open RAW with horribly long, boring, tedious, pointless 30 minute promos, every week for 3 years?

[Keith]

I believe HBK is worthy of being in this Top 25 list. Anytime he was a heel, he was gold on the mic. Go back and watch some of his promos back in 1997, and he was getting a lot of heat.

Also, when he had "The Heartbreak Hotel" he was very good.

I'm not saying he should be #1, but to include Edge and not Shawn?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Edge being up there was a bit of a headscratcher. Not bad by any means, but shocked he's on the list.

List is invalidated by the lack of "Above Average" Mike Sanders anyway.

[Nark Order]

Bill Regal always gets snubbed on these things and he has always been pretty incredible on the stick. Surely better than a guy like The Miz, who just took Jerichos character when he wasn't around.

[CSL]

pretty good list, no real contentious points. Pleasantly surprised to see Billy Graham, JBL and Jake where they are

[Cool King]

They forgot about the best of them all.

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

It's all bullshit anyway. If Austin was 1, number 2 was obvious.

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[whiteyford]

Nobody else appalled by the lack of Scott Steiner?

[Cool King]

Huh!?

[Shisen Kopf]

That list is shit. No Brother Love? Lame

[Shisen Kopf]

And where the hell is Eddie Guerrero? I always like him on the mic especially when he was a heel.

[CSL]

And where the hell is Eddie Guerrero? I always like him on the mic especially when he was a heel.

framed for posterity, Shisen Kopf drops his guard and praises a latino. YOUR GIMMICK IS DEAD FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

He's just praising the perfect beaner gimmick. Lying, cheating and stealing out of laziness.

If they thought they could get away with it, they'd have them on lawnmowers or something!!

WELL AWARE of the mexicools. It's over-punctuated of a reason, you dolt.

[CSL]

FOR-EVER!

FOR-EVER!

FOR-EVER!

FOR-EVER!

[1004 Holds]

No Bishoff, or Jim Cornette?

and Eric Young would be up there if he was in WWE.

[Droford]

Id have Heenan on there instead of Santino. higher than Santino is too.

[CSL]

you mean #9 Bobby Heenan?

[dronepool]

Why JBL? I wasn't watching during his 'prime' or whatever.

[CSL]

why JBL what?

[Keith]

Also, Jerry Lawler was always pretty good on the mic as a heel. So I thinki he should've been in the Top 25.

And Ric Flair should've been #1.

[Droford]

you mean #9 Bobby Heenan?

some reason or another I missed him there..hmm.

Santino shouldnt be on the list though.

[Keith]

^^^^
Neither should Cena and Miz.

[CSL]

don't see a problem with Cena and Miz being on there. Cena's probably a bit high but he's the top guy of this "era", not surprising

and dronepool, JBL is on there because he's fucking excellent with a microphone, check out anything of his from after he became JBL

[dronepool]

cool, I'll youtube some promos of his.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Thought McMahon might've been higher than that.

[Majunior]

How do you make a master of the mic list when you /are on/ RAW with horribly long, boring, tedious, pointless 30 minute promos, every week for 3 years?

Yeah, I don't get The Rock being on there either.

[Emperor Smeat]

Hogan is a bit of a shocker at #13 and not even in the Top 10 or Top 5.

Cena and The Rock are probably the closest to Hogan in terms of the style and yet Cena is a lot higher than Hogan even though he's weaker with promos than Hogan.

Even Macho Man is higher than Hogan and while he was amazing on the mic, he didn't have the same kind of consistent power Hogan could generate with the crowd.

[Double D]

No Bobby Lashley?

[Ruien]

Well, John Cena, The Rock, and Macho Man have one thing in comming. They are not in TNA.

[Maluco]

Puzzled at people being surprised by JBL's position on the list. Loved JBL and really miss him even to this day...and let's be honest, his wrestling wasn't what made me a fan.

He was gold on the mic, be it being a comedy figure for the face or selling a match. He used his intelligence and made you want to see him getting beat.

The only reason he made his surprising and shocking transition from Bradshaw to JBL work was because he was SO good on the mic. Doubt many others could have sold the character as well as he did, especially considering how fans remembered his character from before.

[thewholefnshow]

IF santino is on this list they should include Eugene as well..

[St. Jimmy]

@CMPunk CM Punk
That list is a joke because Piper isn't number one. Typical WWE revisionist history/political favoritism.

[Fox]

lol Punk you're such a card

[Lock Jaw]

Just jealous that JBL is higher than him.

[Hanso Amore]

JBL "talked" his way to a 9 month title reign.

Amazing feat. He was the goods. He went from Career Midcarder to big time name on his verbal skills alone.

[Double D]

Nobody else appalled by the lack of Scott Steiner?

Me. Not only that, but I believe there's a 114 and 1/4% chance that he should be #1.

[The Whole F'n Show]

25. Captain Lou Albano
24. Rick Rude
23. Santino Marella
22. Ted DiBiase Sr.
21. The Miz
20. Jesse Ventura
19. Triple H
18. Paul Heyman
17. Edge
16. Vince McMahon
15. Billy Graham
14. Mick Foley
13. Hulk Hogan
12. CM Punk
11. Randy Savage
10. JBL
9. Bobby Heenan
8. Dusty Rhodes
7. John Cena
6. Jake Roberts
5. Chris Jericho
4. Ric Flair
3. The Rock
2. Roddy Piper
1. Steve Austin

25. Jake Roberts
24. Rick Flair
23. Shane Douglas
22. Ted DiBiase Sr.
21. Randy Savage
20. Jesse Ventura
19. Triple H
18. Paul Heyman
17. Kurt Angle
16. Hulk Hogan
15. John Cena
14. Mick Foley
13. Chris Jericho
12. JBL
11. Gorilla Monsoon
10. Roddy Piper
9. Bobby Heenan
8. Dusty Rhodes
7. Taz
6. Joey Styles
5. Vince McMahon
4. Rick Rude
3. CM Punk
2. Stone Cold
1. The Rock

Just my take on it :)

[Shisen Kopf]

framed for posterity, Shisen Kopf drops his guard and praises a latino. YOUR GIMMICK IS DEAD FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER!

Gimmick?? What the hell are you talking about. Gimmick??

[St. Jimmy]

Piper should be Number 1. Punk is def Top 10. Top 4 really should be Foley, Rock, Austin, and Piper.

[DaVe]

Dunno what is wrong with JBL. His promos were amazing, and his commentary after retiring made Cole enjoyable for the time being. And I still believe Austin is the absolute best talker ever so pretty good list imo.

[Tommy Gunn]

Stone Cold number 1 at promos? Gimme a hell no.

[dingdongyo]

list would be acceptable if austin wasn't on it. idiots still barf out that stupid fucking "what" chant.

oh, you're saying "what" over whoever you're talking with when they try to talk. you're such a mic master.

[Hanso Amore]

list would be acceptable if austin wasn't on it. idiots still barf out that stupid fucking "what" chant.

oh, you're saying "what" over whoever you're talking with when they try to talk. you're such a mic master.

Yeah, the most over chant in history ever is "trash"

And ignore all his amazing promos prior to the end of his run because of that.

Fucking mutie.

[Hanso Amore]

Shane Douglas has some great shit in ECW, good point The Whole F'n Show

Terry Funk should get some cred as well.

[Fox]

Mick Foley's "Anti-Hardcore" promos in ECW were probably some of the best mic work in the history of wrestling. It's too bad it didn't happen in a bigger company with a bigger audience.

[Mercenary]

Hogan Should be higher then JBL

[Keith]

JBL "talked" his way to a 9 month title reign.

Amazing feat. He was the goods. He went from Career Midcarder to big time name on his verbal skills alone.

His talking is what made him a main eventer. His wresting ability never changed, it was when he was given a "stick" that he made it big.

[Gertner]

JBL was amazing. Probably the best heel post attitude era.

Hogan should be ALOT higher.

Agreed that Piper should be #1

[KIRA]

Believe it or not guys I'd put Kane on this list before Miz
if he didnt prove it with his World title run then I advise ou to look back at some of his promos during that they are amazing

[dingdongyo]

Yeah, the most over chant in his-

WHAT?