Commentators: An Inquisition of Public Opinions

[Jordan]

Grisham is like Cole 10 years ago, he's a dork but once he gains some tenure won't be such a pussy anymore.

Strike is the goods, he just needs more experience and I think he will be great.

King used to be great but now he doesn't have his heel gimmick and is kinda bland, but still better than most.

[Damian Rey]

Originally Posted by Jordan X Grisham is like Cole 10 years ago, he's a dork but once he gains some tenure won't be such a pussy anymore. Strike is the goods, he just needs more experience and I think he will be great. King used to be great but now he doesn't have his heel gimmick and is kinda bland, but still better than most.

I actually find Grisham ten times more tolerable than Cole ten years ago. I could never stand Michael Cole, and while he's not as bad as he used to be, he's still not what I would consider "good".

IMO, Grisham could be very, very good, with more experience and oppurtunity. I hated that he was left off the Mania card this year over a three man team. He and Striker have ten times the chemistry Cole and King have. Not to mention, he missed out on the experience of calling a big event. You can't gain big match experience in the booth if you're stuck doing prewritten interview segments backstage. Grish should've been calling the SmackDown matches with Striker at Mania.

King is finished. He just doesn't have "it" anymore. He doesn't have to be the King of old to be good either. It's always good to add a different dimension to your character, even if you're just a broadcaster. Heenan did this in WCW during the NWO days. While we still got some of the Heenan of old, he had a different approach to how he handled the NWO v WCW segments. Lawler could do something like this. He doesn't have to heel it up anymore, but he could be an insightful ring veteran who could delve into the pyschological aspects of why so and so is doing what they're doing. It's part of telling the story, and Lawler doesn't do that. He seems to have deevolved.

I think Stryker is amazing. Yes, he has some kinks to work out, but considering he's finishing up his second year as a full time commentator. He's obviously miles ahead of Cole and King in the preperation department. He seems to always know what he wants to say. Does he come off as a pompous ass? Yes, but that has been incorporated into his gimmick. He's suppossed to be an ass. Also, if you watch other sports, the retired pro always, always provides insight. That's their job. Striker is phenomenal at this. And becuase he was so recently active, he can comment on his experiences of taking this guy's finisher, or why so and so went about the match this way.

Long rant, but as someone who would love to do play-by-play commentary himself one day, I really, really dig Striker.