Favorite Talkers

[Xero]

Who are your favorite promos? Guys who pull you in and have you listening to every word they say? They just give off that "special something".

Some of mine:

Austin
Punk
Jericho
Rock
Shawn Michaels
Vince McMahon (pre-2005 or so)

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Post videos of your favorite promos from your favorites if you'd like.

[Next Big Thing]

Kevin Nash is pretty entertaining on the mic.

[Xero]

Foley's another one. Top three easily for me.

[Next Big Thing]

Foley's teeth make it hard for me to watch his promos.

[Xero]

Damn that Rattlesnake for stomping on then throwing his false teeth into the crowd.

[Cool King]

Edge.

[Jura]

Sid Justice
Scott Steiner

[Innovator]

Austin
Piper
Punk
Jericho
Flair pre TNA
Foley
Dusty
Eddie

[Furious Beardsley]

Austin
Rock
Punk
DX
Cena actually pulls me in quite a bit, because his are entertaining
Jericho
Steve Blackman

[The Jayman]

Austin
Rock
Jericho
Big Show (recently)
Christian
Edge
Kane

[Jura]

You're all goobers. My choices are clearly the best and should be on everyone's list.

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[The Pope]

The Pope (not pre-2005 but still), Ric Flair, The Rock, Austin, Rhino, Heyman, Angle (Heel), Jericho, Raven.

[jskinnyg]

Flair, Austin, Jericho, Rock, Angle, E&C connection when they were together, Santino, The Pope (TNA), Punk, Dusty, AA, The Outsiders (WCW), Eddie Guerrero, DX (Attitude Era)...

[Johnny McNasty]

Paul London. I could listen to him talk all day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgwiv-53jV0

[Next Big Thing]

You're all goobers. My choices are clearly the best and should be on everyone's list.

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LMAO. Scott Steiner is the man.

Steiner: Would you rather go home with me or would you rather go home with Samoa Joe?

Interviewer: I think Samoa Joe is kinda nice

Steiner: ...You're one of those girls that like romance. I'm going to talk to all my freaks out there. Would you rather come home with me a genetic freak and be satisfied every night or a fat ass like Samoa Joe?

[Jura]

^He knows.

[EDWARD]

The Miz
CM Punk
Kurt Angle
The Rock
Austin
Randy Orton
John Cena
Chris Jericho
Shawn Michaels
Undertaker
Wade Barrett

[Rammsteinmad]

Not sure about all time, but right now definitely CM Punk and Chris Jericho.

[Next Big Thing]

Jericho of '99 to '02 > Jericho of the present on the mic.

[Xero]

Jericho of today > 90% of other wrestlers today

[whiteyford]

CM Punk, Raven, Jake Roberts, Paul Heyman and the Ultimate Warrior for the LOLs.

[Fox]

PAUL FREAKIN' HEYMAN

[RiX1024]

Raven
CM Punk
Shane Douglas
The Rock
Steve Austin
Chris Jericho
Edge
Kurt Angle

[D Mac]

SID

[The Jayman]

i would also like to add JBL

[J Dogg Funk]

ITs really is a shame that those that are best on the mic, tend to be from the past. But I think that may have more to do with the lack of creative freedom today's wrestlers are given.

That being said, there are very few Wrestlers today that make you stop on want to hear what they have to say. For me its the following:

1. CM Punk - The reason I even watch Smackdown
2. The Miz - Has become Gold on the mic
3. Edge - He still has it and knows how to work a crowd
4. John Cena - I know the IWC hates this guy, put his mic skills are unquestionable
5. Santino - Funniest guy in all of wrestling.

[Skippord]

Raven
Punk
Edge

[Loose Cannon]

I was watching one of the 89/90 Clash of the Champions the other day and Scott Steiner was god awful on the mic. He stumbled over his words and looked all nervous. It was prob closer to 88/89.

[Rammsteinmad]

Raven
CM Punk
Shane Douglas
The Rock
Steve Austin
Chris Jericho
Edge
Kurt Angle

That would be an awesome list if it wasn't for Shane Douglas. I few 'shits' and 'fucks' do not a good promo make.

[XCaliber]

Not necesserily in order but these are some of mine:

The Rock
Chris Jericho
The Miz
CM Punk
Ted DiBiase Sr.
Sid Vicious
Kurt Angle
Edge
Wade Barrett
Jake Roberts

[MoFo]

JOEL GERTNER


well, well well.......

[J Dogg Funk]

JOEL GERTNER


well, well well.......

Great Call - He stole the show at Hardcore Justice

[Mooияakeя™]

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[Mooияakeя™]

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[Mooияakeя™]

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[Mooияakeя™]

But noone made a promo like Ken Patera:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELEcT2aZKU

[SOCCER LEGS]

The Rock
Punk
Christian
Scott Steiner
Jericho
Austin
Edge
Foley (mostly back in the day)
Shane Douglas
Bischoff
Hogan
Batista (especially his last run in the WWE)
The Hurricane
Vince McMahon
Paul Heyman
Kurt Angle
Roddy Piper
APA
Santino
The Miz

[Fox]

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[Cool King]

Nobody can hold a candle to Jumpin' Jeff Farmer.

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[Mooияakeя™]

Fucking hell. The presenter himself is almost as bad as Jumpin' Jeff himself.

[Mooияakeя™]

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[Jakob Synn]

When you talk about someone being the best you have to take in the fact of everything they do. Not just right now, but past and present.

Chris Jericho is a prime example. His face promos have always been great, and he's been able to transfer that greatness towards his heel promos and making them even better.

To consider somebody the best, I feel you have to be able to do it all and not just one thing. Not be just one way, but be able to re-create yourself and be able to adapt to the the enviroment. Jericho does that to perfection. Remember his feud with Shawn Michaels. He ad-libbed most of his promos and they were great.

[D Mac]

SID

Surprised no one posted that "half the brain" bullshit.

[Jura]

I was tempted.