TPWW’S TOP TEN: TALKERS. FINAL LIST REVEALED!
 

Alright folks we haven’t had a good game thread on here since the Better Wrestler series was discontinued (thanks a lot Destor). So what we’re gonna do here is every week we’re going to have a wrestling specific category and I’m going to ask for your top 10 names for that category. You’ll give me your Top Ten nominations unranked and in no particular order. We’ll compile the lists and come up with “TPWW’S TOP TEN” for the week. One nomination equals one point. Top Ten nominees win.


Our inaugural question: Who are the Top Ten Talkers in wrestling history?

Chris Jericho
Ric Flair
Dusty Rhodes
Mick Foley
Steve Austin
The Rock
Hulk Hogan
Bobby Heenan
Shawn Michaels
Paul Heyman

I did a quick dive of the mind and that's who I've come up with. I left off a few like Savage, Funk and Jake just because I have preferences for others.

Flair
Hogan
Dusty
Terry Funk
Piper
Austin
Bockwinkel
Muraco
Heenan
Foley

If they exist in wrestling, they are eligible to be nominated

Piper
Flair
Stone Cold
Rock
Macho Man
Shane Douglas
Dusty Rhodes
Jeff Jarrett
Bray Wyatt
Ted Dibiase

The Rock
Kurt Angle
Flair
HHH
Bray Wyatt
Stone Cold
Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Piper
Kurt Angle

I liked these guys, that I can remember!

Stone Cold
Ric Flair
Roddy Piper
The Rock
Randy Savage
Vince McMahon
Chris Jericho
Bobby Heenan
Scott Steiner
Kurt Angle

Chris Jericho
Christian
Ric Flair
The Rock
Eddie Guerrero
Kurt Angle
Macho Man
JBL
Ultimate Warrior
Charlotte Flair (token female inclusion)

In no particular order

John Cena
Kevin Owens
CM Punk
Chris Jericho
Stone Cold
Mick Foley
Miz
Rock
Kurt Angle
Ric Flair

That list is mostly shit, but I may give Miz some credit. The Miz actually has been incredible on the mic. It's hard to deny that. Punk was ok. Jericho was ok. Angle was great but tbh, I would actually put Miz over them. He's actually been consistently great in a era that is consistently terrible. LOL

i love better wrestler but booking it effectively requires REALLY knowin the boards taste. takes a ton of effort to not have 50 million guys in the hall...gotta protect the title or it doesnt mean anything...just look at better tag team...trash...

1. Ric Flair
2. Vince McMahon
3. Mic Foley
4. Jim Cornette
5. Bobby Heenan
6. Steve Austin
7. Dusty Rhodes
8. Jerry Lawler
9. Terry Funk
10. Jesse Ventura

Jake Roberts
William Regal
Ric Flair
Paul Heyman
Jim Cornette
Bobby Heenan
John Cena
Ernie Ladd
Mick Foley
Jumpin' Jeff Farmer

TNARICK

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Vince Russo
Mike Sanders
Glen Gilberti
Booker T
Jeff Jarrett
The Cat
Sonny Siaki
Mark Madden
Positively Kanyon
Raven

CM Punk
Chris Jericho
The Rock
John Cena
Mick Foley
Paul Heyman
Kurt Angle
Steve Austin
Sting
Ric Flair

The Rock
Steve Austin
Terry Funk
Dusty Rhodes
Ric Flair
Jerry Lawler
Jim Cornette
Bobby Heenan
Roddy Piper
Vince McMahon

The Rock
Shawn Michaels
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Chris Jericho
CM Punk
Mick Foley
Paul Heyman
Vince McMahon
Ric Flair
Triple H

Jim Cornette
Steve Austin
Ric Flair
Dusty Rhodes
The Rock
Hulk Hogan
Roddy Piper
Bobby Heenan
Mick Foley
Paul Heyman

Bobby Heenan
Chris Jericho
Dusty Rhodes
Jake Roberts
Mick Foley
Paul Heyman
Randy Savage
Ric Flair
The Rock
Roddy Piper

I'm probably gonna change my mind 20 times

The Rock
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Mankind
Ric Flair
Kurt Angle
Bobby Heenan
Jerry Lawler
David Schultz
Vince McMahon
Macho Man Randy Savage

Fuck Hulk

Interesting to see Randy Savage on here so much. I've never thought of Randy as a "promo" guy.

I'm surprised only Vito and I picked Roberts. I figured he'd be a shoe in for everyone's lists.

I thought about it, until I remembered his wrestlemania 9 commentary.

YEAH DO THE THING

My list is in alphabetical order but Savage was my 10th one on and I was considering like 5 other guys in that spot. Tough call.

I struggled for a second between him and Heyman for the last spot.

It's weird that so many wrestlers who were great at promos completely suck in commentary.

Randy Savage on promos is just a slightly more coherent Ultimate Warrior

I thought Jim Cornette would be appearing on more’s list, considering he actually drew money with his mouth, and even currently hosts podcasts that, in a week, are probably listened to by as many people as watch AEW.

Chris Jericho is the name popping up that surprises me. Like, he’s not bad. It’s not that he’s bad or anything, but top ten ALL TIME?

I included both Savage and Warrior on my list because... I can actually remember them. Others might be better talkers like Jake and Piper, but... overall I don't really remember what they have said... 1

I loved Ultimate Warrior and thinks he gets far too much crap

Same energy but far greater content and delivery.

There’s a promo Macho Man does where he says he has a new pair of pink boots on and he’s going to kick out somebody’s Cadillac window.

Great shit man.

Rowdy Roddy Piper is so overrated it’s not even remotely understandable to me.

I really don’t get the love.

Ah fuck I just realised David Schultz should have been in my list.

Gonna swap someone out.

He bored me as a kid with all of that archaic language he used.
He sounded like a religious education teacher.

He has a unique style, but most of his promos don't actually say anything and come off as a bunch of rambling nonsense to me.

R truth
The Rock

That’s an open-handed swap.

Piper pre WM3 is fantastic.

Piper post WM3 is one of the most unwatchable wrestlers around besides the Bret feud in 92.

Jake was great for sure but his best promos are all similar, even if they are great the lack of diversity keeps him off my list.

Piper said something that confused me as kid so much that it still plagues my mind to this day. "AND IM A LESBIAN". was Piper confused? I am.

Vince probably should have made my list but it's okay to leave him off, he has delivered a lot of bad segments in his time.

Macho and Warrior are in a similar position for me, awesome but incoherent.

Jericho is a shoe in, he constantly gets better and is still topping himself in AEW. His face turn promo earlier this year had me marking out like it was 98.