This is Big C's opinion on the top 5 promo men of all time in the wrestling business. This isn't the most flamboint, or charasmatic. It's the ones who delivered every time on the mic to build a match, or a feud.
Honourable Mention:
Scott Hall - He Could bring the entire house down with just two words, "Hey Yo!"
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper - Carved out a hall of fame career with his work on the mic.
"The Franchise" Shane Douglas - Did great things in ECW, where he was aloud to "shoot" on the mic.
Dusty Rhodes - Great on the mic, not on dieting!
#5. Raven - He has a rare ability to articulate words. His promo ability carried him through a long career working for ECW, WCW, WWE, TNA, etc. His dark and twisted style was very unique, and holds up today as some of the finest mic work of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6De6nlCFLmc
#4. Arn Anderson - Make no mistake, Ric Flair was by far the star of the Four Horseman, but when it came to delivering promos, Arn was the man! He had a straight shooting, laid back style, but he was very well spoken, and very natural on the mic. Flair may have had all the charisma, but Arn always carried the promos home.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hMSdLZqy74
#3. Chris Jericho - Likely the funniest promo man of all time. As he's gotten later in his career, he's become more diliberate in his delivery. Gone are the days of calling people by their wrong names, or claiming to be the man of 1004 holds, but he has become one of the best around at drawing heat, and caring feuds with his verbal ability.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUcTHmZ9luY
#2. Mick Foley - Bizare, dark, funny, intensity, Foley can deliver it all. He cut his teath early in his career in WCW, and later benefitted from the freedom of ECW to express him self. Played three seperate charactors in WWE, and was able to deliver impressive promos for all three.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwGMbNAU74c
#1. Jake "The Snake" Roberts - Had the ability to send chills up your spine without changing the tone of his voice. Very smooth and natural on the mic. He was sinister and cold, much like a snake!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hegXKKcpXQ4
Awesome- I almost called you on the absence of HBK, but in the intro you said 'delivered every time for every angle' and I immediately remembered Michaels dropping and elbow on Tripe H in a garbage truck, climbing out and saying something stupid like "Don't hunt what you can't kill" Cringe. Cringe. Cringe. Cringe.
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