Watching Judgment Day 2001.

**The Lone Drinker** · 05-27-2005, 03:09 AM

Paul Heyman was such a better commentator then Jerry Lawler. I forgot how good he was. For starters, he actually defends the bad guys like the color commentator is supposed to and makes perfect sense when doing so.

Example, the first match was William Regal taking on Rikishi. Early on in the match, Rikishi attempted to do the stink face on Regal but Regal low blowed Rikishi while referee Teddy Long wasn't looking.

Naturally, Jim Ross freaks out, overacts and is very disgusted by this "spineless action." But Heyman quickly responds to JR and asked him, "If a 500-pound man was trying to put his ass on your face, wouldn't you try to do everything you could to prevent it?"

JR had no choice but to say "Yes."

OWNED, baby.

Then later on, we have Heyman explaining the rules of the Angle/Benoit, three stages of hell match. Then the Fink gets on the mic and explains the rules too. And Heyman responds with, "Didn't I JUST say all that?"

And the way Heyman used to insult and berate JR was so awesome and the way they would yell at each other and argue was fun stuff.

That was just one of the many things that made Heyman so cool.

When he was doing commentary, it reminded me of the days of Bobby Heenan and Jessie Ventura.

Shit man, I miss listening to bad guy commentators and now I am stuck listening to Lawler shout "puppies", agree with Ross on everything, NOT defend the villains like he is supposed to and defend JR from guys trying to beat him up for the next five years. That's a long time.

I blame a lot of online fans for getting Lawler hired back.....not ALL, but some......hell, the same people who can't stand Lawler now were the same jackasses calling for his return in 2001 after he quit his job. I bet they wish now that they would have been content with Heyman.

In the King's defense, he was a good commentator back in the 90's. Anyone know what happened him and why he started to suck so much?

05-27-2005, 03:09 AM	#1
The Lone Drinker Cowboy Posts: 450	Watching Judgment Day 2001. Paul Heyman was such a better commentator then Jerry Lawler. I forgot how good he was. For starters, he actually defends the bad guys like the color commentator is supposed to and makes perfect sense when doing so. Example, the first match was William Regal taking on Rikishi. Early on in the match, Rikishi attempted to do the stink face on Regal but Regal low blowed Rikishi while referee Teddy Long wasn't looking. Naturally, Jim Ross freaks out, overacts and is very disgusted by this "spineless action." But Heyman quickly responds to JR and asked him, "If a 500-pound man was trying to put his ass on your face, wouldn't you try to do everything you could to prevent it?" JR had no choice but to say "Yes." OWNED, baby. Then later on, we have Heyman explaining the rules of the Angle/Benoit, three stages of hell match. Then the Fink gets on the mic and explains the rules too. And Heyman responds with, "Didn't I JUST say all that?" And the way Heyman used to insult and berate JR was so awesome and the way they would yell at each other and argue was fun stuff. That was just one of the many things that made Heyman so cool. When he was doing commentary, it reminded me of the days of Bobby Heenan and Jessie Ventura. Shit man, I miss listening to bad guy commentators and now I am stuck listening to Lawler shout "puppies", agree with Ross on everything, NOT defend the villains like he is supposed to and defend JR from guys trying to beat him up for the next five years. That's a long time. I blame a lot of online fans for getting Lawler hired back.....not ALL, but some......hell, the same people who can't stand Lawler now were the same jackasses calling for his return in 2001 after he quit his job. I bet they wish now that they would have been content with Heyman. In the King's defense, he was a good commentator back in the 90's. Anyone know what happened him and why he started to suck so much? Last edited by The Lone Drinker; 05-27-2005 at 07:42 AM.