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Bonesaw McGraw
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Who do you guys think was had the best mic skills
In my personal opinion, I think it would have to be the Rock. The guy was just phenomenal with getting the crowd all riled up and excited plus he was talented in the ring.
My 2nd would probably be a young Chris Jericho he was funny and gave a new meaning to the suffix holic (Jerichoholics anonymous). Although as of right now I think it would be CM Punk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zux-po8YorY Since this is kind of a relevant addition to the topic, what do you think makes a fantastic heel/face. What do you guys think? ![]() |
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Bonesaw McGraw
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fuck.. forget about the error i made in the title i edited it a bunch of times and forget to delete the was..
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Triple A's best friend!
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I hate Skip Bayless, and his fucking mic skills.
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Bonesaw McGraw
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Triple A's best friend!
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In all seriousness I like Punk and Ziggler when they give him a mic.
I agree the Rock was excellent as well as Austin, and really enjoyed Kurt Angle back during the 3 I's when he was a goofier wrestling machine. |
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Quality Meme Producer
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Macho Man comes to mind who was a heel/face and everything he said was gold
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There is no question who is the best at it! The mic work is a huge freaking contribution to the making of Stone Cold and The Rock. If Punk would have kept the balls he had in his summer, he would have been up there too, but he really watered hmself down. Cena is about the best you're gonna get right now, and because the PG shit censors what he can and can't say, we're not really seeing his true potential, and it might be too late to use it if there is a change in policy, but don't quote me on that.
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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Bonesaw McGraw
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Resident drug enabler
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Probably The Rock as far as just being entertaining on the mic.
As far as actually hyping a match via a promo, I'd probably go with Foley. |
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Randy Savage
Chris Jericho Ric Flair Rick Rude |
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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In all honesty though, I really think CM Punk is the best mic guy, if not ever, then certainly 'up there'. The guy just knows how to work the mic. He knows how to talk and tell a story. He knows exactly what to say, and what snarky insults to make, to work the crowd. And as we saw last year, much like Austin's "3.16" promo, Punk is the guy who can, will, and did, cut a promo that'll make or break his career.
CM Punk is a lot more easy to relate to through his promos too. He knows what to say, and which mannerisms and tones to use, to really make his words connect to the viewer. When Rock comes out, screaming and shouting, repeating the usual catchphrases and repeating the same impressions, he's entertaining as hell, but ultimately, that's his job. He's an entertainer. Punk really is "the voice of the voiceless", He's one of us. He'll flat out say what he thinks, in a way that normal people like us 'get', without resorting to constantly using the same catchphrases, screaming and shouting. Even his "that's bullshit" line a few weeks back... that would have only worked with a guy like CM Punk, because he understands perfectly how to deliver a line, and use it to full effect. |
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I would have said Punk was on top, because he is one of my favorites, but I just don't hear the magic I heard in his prime. The problem with him is your prior post, he started to bow down instead of keeping the flame lit. His Summer material was supposed to be unscripted, but you can obviously tell that what he says now is scripted. He got popular because he stepped out of the box, not get back in it. Wasn't there talk about him giving advice to Mcmahon about the storyline? What happened there? Was that just Ryan Clark trying to make gossip equivalent to telling people that he broke up with his ex girlfriend because she was churning his asshole at night with a radio antenna-dildo jizzin out misinformation that crawled up into his brain and hence the reason some of his news articles did not come into fruition? |
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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Just re-read my post. The fuck am I waffling on about?
![]() Not a shot at The Rock by the way, as I think he's amazing on the mic, just saying that I really think when it comes to promos and talking, CM Punk is the goods. ![]() In particular, besides his "shoot promo" last year, I loved the line he used to Cena, about how he was the underdog, and that Cena was the "New York Yankees". The deliverence of that line was incredibly well done. |
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Resident drug enabler
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Hulk Hogan.
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Former TPWW Royalty
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Hogan. Could sell matches just from his promos alone and had the crowd in the palm of his hands every time he spoke. The backlash alone from his first ever nWo promo was huge in how legit angry the crowd became and got worse as he trashed them.
Closest to him would be between The Rock, Austin, and Jericho. |
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I don't think there's been a guy as good and/or entertaining on the mic as "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
Ric Flair's close, though. But I'll go with The Macho King. |
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"Ask him!"
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Paul Heyman
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Bonesaw McGraw
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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"Ask him!"
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Not at all.
Paul Heyman has always impressed me on the microphone, whether its as the leader of ECW, as a manager of the Dangerous Alliance or Brock Lesnar, as the rebel shooter in the WWE, or as a commentator. The combination of Heyman and Jim Ross is probably my hands down favorite commentator team ever. I think they are a big part of the reason why WrestleMania X-7 is my favorite WrestleMania of all time - the calls were magnificent. Where guys like The Rock and Stone Cold went back to the well of what got a good pop time and time again, Heyman never had a catchphrase or a phrase to get a big pop. There are few men in the wrestling industry who could take a microphone and speak as passionately, eloquently, intelligently and powerfully as Paul Heyman. And more impressive to me is the fact that even when he was shooting on Vince McMahon in the middle of a WWE ring during the buildup to the All or Nothing WWE vs The Alliance match at Survivor Series, he still managed to make it a "wrestling promo" to build up the match. |
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#23 |
They're eating the dogs..
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I think that Ric flair was had the best mic skills. Woooooo!
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Rowdy Roddy Piper!!
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BRUNO!
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Certainly guys like Punk, Ziggler and Rhodes are the best guys on the mic in WWE right now. Ziggler, especially, has a very natural, likeable delivery in everything he does. All time would probably be a toss up between HBK or Jericho.
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#26 |
Bonesaw McGraw
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I like those last two picks I was a jericho fan when he was younger and I liked HBK up until his retirement.
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Black Sheep Jew
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Jake Roberts
Rock Stone cold Punk Jericho The ryback. |
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Bonesaw McGraw
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Black Sheep Jew
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Beyond the mat or pick your poison?
Also I have met and talked with him a few times. He's a grumpy Gus but sober....lately...for anyone who cares.... My all time favorite. |
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Bonesaw McGraw
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Yeah, it was Beyond the mat and it was surprisingly good. I saw it on Netflix a couple nights ago because I read somewhere there was the mankind vs. rock match in it. I think it's pretty cool that Mick Foley is such a good guy irl and after watching that i was kind of interested in what his daughter looked like now. Since that was made in like the 90s, his daughter is actually kind of cute and she is like 19 or something. (I found her twitter)
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Black Sheep Jew
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But alas...I liked the movie but Barry b. lied to jake and painted things way worse than the reality. He's a filmmaker not a documentarian....please remember that. |
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Bonesaw McGraw
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Kind of feel bad for Jake though something must of messed him up for him to get like that and I was just starting to think of what a cool and unique dude he was then i saw that he was arrested for failure to pay child support and i was just like. ![]() ahhaha i'm still in my teens.. i'm curious.. i mean mick's wife was kind of hot and all. |
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They're eating the dogs..
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JBL was had the best on the mic.
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Black Sheep Jew
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They're eating the dogs..
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Bonesaw McGraw
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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Black Sheep Jew
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I worked in banking during his run....never cared for the character cuz I was bossed around by his twin all day lol
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Black Sheep Jew
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You should friend him on Facebook. So cranky. Get him on messenger and once in a while if he's in the right mood he will spill some funny stories.
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Bonesaw McGraw
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