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Top 25 Talkers
http://www.wwe.com/inside/top25/top25talkers/
List (copied from PWInsider): 25. Sheamus 24. Rick Rude 23. Santino Marella 22. The Million Dollar Man 21. The Miz 20. Jesse Ventura 19. Triple H 18. Paul Heyman 17. Edge 16. Mr. McMahon 15. Superstar Billy Graham 14. Mick Foley 13. Hulk Hogan 12. CM Punk 11. Randy Savage 10. JBL 9. Bobby Heenan 8. Dusty Rhodes 7. John Cena 6. Jake Roberts 5. Chris Jericho 4. Ric Flair 3. The Rock 2. Roddy Piper 1. Steve Austin ![]() |
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JBL before Randy Savage (who arguably could be #1)?
Give me a F'N break. |
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Cena being above guys like Heenan, Ventura and Heyman is a bit ridiculous.
And Rock should probably be #1. My top 3 would be: 1. Rock 2. Piper 3. Austin Would probably have Foley bumped up to the top five, too. |
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My Top 3 would be:
1) Savage 2) The Rock 3) Jericho ...JBL before Savage... ...Shiiiit... |
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No way Sheamus should be on this list.
I mean, I love him, but that's a bit ridiculous. Ditto to Santino. |
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Hulk Hogan #13.
Half of the reason why he became who he became WAS because of his talking (the other half being his look). JBL and CM Punk above Hogan. ...Shiiit. |
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Barrett should be on there before Santino. He's made quite the impact in the short time he's been there. However, neither Santino or Barrett should be on the list anyhow. Bret Hart wasn't exactly known for his promos but he should be on before Santino or Sheamus.
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Where the fuck is Taker? His Ministry promos and his promos as the American Bad Ass were great.
Taker jobbed to Santino in this list. |
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Edge is on that list.
EDGE. No Shawn Michaels on it. PWI is a joke. |
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Though this is a rare time where an argument for Benoit wouldn't really fly.
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Stupid list is stupid
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What about Honky Tonk and Jerry Lawler? Jesus, this list is awful.
And Savage not being #1 is ridiculous. |
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Every time you do a "Top" whatever list, it sparks debate, but this is jost ridiculous.
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Bret got a bad reputation because his promos weren't flashy and boisterous like alot of the guys at that time, but his promos were entertaining on a different level. He made you identify with him and every word that came out of his mouth seemed so honest.
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I can understand the top ten. It's actually not a terrible list, even if it's slightly off. But then it goes to shit because a lot of those guys should either be higher or not on it, and that just opens up a whole new can of worms.
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John Cena is not Top 10 ANYTHING. Not talker, not wrestler. Not even a Top 10 person.
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Rock was great but very catchphrase heavy/one dimensional/formulaic. Austin, Piper, Savage, Roberts could just talk and didn't sound like they were reciting a script.
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Just be glad he wasn't top three or something. |
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I completely agree here, but Rock also had something that lured you in. He may not have been the BEST talker, but I think his off the charts charisma really pulls him up. Maybe putting him number one is pushing it a bit, but I have no problem with him being in a top 3 best talkers.
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b/c 5 is better than 4
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This list is total bullshit..... Cena over Heenan, Rhodes, Savage, Hogan, Foley & Ventura is just plain retarded......Sheamus on the list even though he's been on TV for 2 years is retarded.....
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They can't find room for HBK, Bret or 'Taker, but they can find a spot for Santino Marella.
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Kevin Nash.
Also Ultimate Warrior and Scott Steiner. |
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Using the 25 talkers they used here's my list...
1. Mick Foley 2. Ric Flair 3. The Rock 4. Chris Jericho 5. Roddy Piper 6. Steve Austin 7. Bobby Heenan 8. Paul Heyman 9. Triple H 10. Edge 11. Mr. McMahon 12. Jake Roberts 13. JBL 14. CM Punk 15. Hulk Hogan 16. Dusty Rhodes 17. Jesse Ventura 18. The Miz 19. Rick Rude 20. The Million Dollar Man 21. Superstar Billy Graham 22. Randy Savage 23. John Cena 24. Sheamus 25. Santino Marella |
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How do you justify Randy Savage as #22?
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You're out of your god damned mind.
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Personally IMO, Randy Savage should be no less than #1. Anything under #5 though is ridiculous.
Are you familiar with him? |
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I'm very familiar with him. But he was always held up by his in ring talent and not his ability to talk. Saying he should be number 1 or top 5 is crazy. He's not in the same league as Piper, Jericho, Rock, Flair or Foley on the mic. Not even close. |
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Jake Roberts should be in the top 5 of any list concerning mic work. Then again, it is all subjective.
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For example Vince McMahon who is right above him on my list I think was better because Vince was able to pull off varying types of promos. Vince was able to act like the cocky guy, the agressive guy, the coward, the goof ball, the sympathetic character. Vince had various degrees of promos he could pull off. Jake always has the same type of promo, the quietly intense promo that make you believe he was serious. He was the very best at that type of promo though and he was so eloquent which is why I had him ranked so highly, but I think Vince McMahon's versatility puts him above Jake Roberts. |
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I've got a test to take online. When I get back I'll have the convo with you. He's really one of the best overall wrestlers of all time. He was one of the best ever in the ring and one of the best ever on the mic as well.
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