Best mic skills of all time

[hatetreehighway]

your top three..

1.raven
2. franchise
3. ddp

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1 Franchise
2 Raven
3 Rock
4 DX
5 Justin Credible
6 Austin

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[FatTony]

5 Justin Credible


Wow I can honestly say that I didn't see that one coming. I think EvilPete might be the first person in the history of the world to think Justin Credible has the 5th best mic skills of all time. But I do agree with Shane and Raven being 1 and 2. but I think they might be tied. No one cuts better promos than they do. especially when The Franchise goes on his 2 1/2 minute rambling of obscenities.

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[hatetreehighway]

tony who would be on your list-u pdt4life

superstar bill grahm
capt lou albano
roddy pipper

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douglas
heyman
dudley's in ECW
Raven
mike sanders
rock

[The Nature Boy]

What are you guys thinking with your lists?

Here is the definitive collection:

1. Ric Flair(never relyed on catch phrases, though he did use them. Different promo every time)

2. The Rock(did rely and overuse catch pharses, but was so damn awesome otherwise, who can blame him. Very close 2nd, top 2 are in their own league)

3. Roddy Piper(more or less invented the cool heel in his WWF days, so good on the stick, they gave him his own segment, since copied ad nasuem. True genius on the mic, and still has got it as his Smackdown work shows)

4.Raven(The high flyers made you tune to ECW, but Raven is what kept you coming back each week)

5.Steve Austin(he's fallen off since coming back from the neck injury, but from the ECW run up until Rikishi ran him over, he was in the ballpark with Rock. Such a breath of fresh air, and my favorite all time promo remains Austin running down WWF God(at the time) Bret Hart choice of ringwear("Pink and Black tights, what a bunch of crap")

6.Dusty Rhodes(fat southern disgrace, but I'll be damned if he couldn't talk his ass off. Always got you funky like a monkey building up to the big match)

7.Hulk Hogan(similar to Rhodes, but even more cookie cutter in his promos. But the bottom line is, Hogan on the mic can, did and still works people into a frenzy. They said Flair could have a 5 star match with a mop, but Hogan could talk about that kind of match and get you to buy a PPV it'd be so huge. Nicely cememented by the nWo work too)

8. Jim Cornette(another master of the promo, great at attracting vitriol and laughs from the old studio 8-A in Georgia)

9.Mick Foley(could carry whole segements, and also deserves probs for shying away from catch phraseology. Long winded at times, and basically is only this low due to the unfunny commishioner days. But don't forget his Cactus Jack promos when considering him, as he was as legitmately vicious as he was eventually cuddly after some of those matches)

10. Jake "The Snake" Roberts(a bit of an oddball choice, but mic skills don't always mean the ability to be loud, being quiet is even more effective some times and this spooky bastard would scare you into coming out to the arena)

11. Shane Douglas(I meant to cap this at 10, but how can you forget the franchise? Really got people going back in the day and seems to be the blueprint that HHH is following, much more than Ric Flair)

Honorable mentions:

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
ECW Dudleys
Randy "Macho Man" Savage
Luscious Johnny Valiant
New Jack
The Fabulous Rogeaus
Scott Hall

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Douglas
Raven
Rock
Piper

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[hatetreehighway]

natch you gotta be a little crazy.. putting hogan and flair on any mic list... come onn now....

1.vince russo
2.the body
3.hbk


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[The Nature Boy]

natch you gotta be a little crazy.. putting hogan and flair on any mic list... come onn now....



I'll accept the crazy tag for Hogan, though I disagree with it. The bottom line of the Hulkster is that he made money with his mouth, and made a match with Killer Khan or the One Man Gang seem like something you should use actual money to go see, something that otherwise wouldn't occur. I could definately how see how this would be my personal preference, but I do think it's in small part due to a general Hogan bias. But I'll concede I may be overrating him.

But I"m vexed and perplexed by the lack of love for my namesake, Ric Flair. The guy was a whirling dirvish on the mic, and decades ahead of his time. How can you neglect his skills with the stick?

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[hatetreehighway]

yo my bad-bag whatever ya wanna call it...
i meant ta say savage no mic skills along with hogan ten thousand catch phrases does not count for mic skills .. savage my fav of all time .. but weak mic skills..

big ooooops.. on falir he's one of the best..

but hogan and savage lets think on that one.. cause hogan feuded with guys that couldnt even speak english.. doesnt push him as king of the mic skills...

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the african tribe guy that was all painted up and had really big chocolate man teets
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[hatetreehighway]

fuzz you carve me up.... best mic skills brotha...

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1. The Rock
2. Rowdy Roddy
3. Joel Gertner
4. Vincent Kennedy McMahon Jr.
5. Shane Douglas
6. Jesse "THE BODY" Ventura
7. Ted Dibiase
8. HBK
9. Bobby Heenan
10. Raven

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[hatetreehighway]

pdt keeps thread alive story at eleven...

1.grand wizard
2.mr perfect
3..magnificent murroco

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This message was edited by hatetreehighway on 4-23-03 @ 4:02 PM

[FatTony]

1. Ric Flair(never relyed on catch phrases, though he did use them. Different promo every time)


You really can't say that. Because he relied on "Come take a ride on Space Mountain" and the whole WHOOOOO. Those are basically the same as Catch Phrases.

1.) Shane Douglas
2.) Raven
3.) Joel Gertner (The Quintesential Studmuffin himself)
4.) The Rock
5.) Austin (The greatest promo of all time was when he won the King of the Ring.)
6.) Roddy Piper
7.) Vince Russo
8.) Bret Hart

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1. Piper- to me, mic skills meant nothing until he came along, the man that made a wrestler being able to speak a HUGE credential

2. Flair- very, very, very close between him and piper

3. Douglas- can anyone think of someone who stirred the real life shit better than shane?

4. Rock- hes just really really good.

5. Jericho- not because of the stupid ass catchphrases he uses in WWE but look back at his feud with Malenko in WCW and tell me that you didnt laugh so i can call you a liar.

6. Raven- pretty much invented the dark introverted promo

7. Foley- for the E and C skits alone

8. Gertner- one of my favorite commentators of all time

9. ECW Dudley's- ive never seen a wrestlers cause riots like they did, NEVER

10. Hogan- hes my ten because he made his money on the mic just like NB said, but i just cannot stack him above the guys ive got here.

Honorable Mention:

Joey Styles
Bobby Heenan
Larry Zbysko
Paul Heyman
Steve Austin
Kurt Angle

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[SuperClerk]

Gotta agree with Naitch on this one. How can you folks not have Ric Flair on your lists? I agree with your complete list Naitch. I think Rick Rude should get an honorable mention also. Rude was responsible for one of my favorite lines in NWA in the 80's: "I feel great and look even better. I make a cashmere sweater look like a burlap sack." And how come nobody else mentioned Mick Foley? His ECW "Christmas with the Foley's" promo still is one of my all time favorites.

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fez as THE NAY-CHA BOY!

[shamus mcfitzy]

1. Flair-he's the king, anyone who works himself into a near heart attack gets #1
2. Raven-made me watch WCW for a long time and the only reason i started watching ECW, and i'm glad i did
3. Jericho-I think his days as WCW cruiserweight champion were his best, with him checking the rulebook and such. I still will not accept any WWE portrayal of him.....

Honorable mentions
Franchise
The Rock
Austin's Bret Hart feuding days
Owen Hart-I don't know maybe it's just because i was young, but he always striked me as really good on the mic and he always seemed like one of the most vibrant character in the WWF

[Shecky]

It's hard for me to pick the best to worst
But these are my favorites in no particular order

Arn Anderson
Ric Flair
The Rock
Triple H
Piper
Vince McMahon
Shane Douglas
Paul E
Mr. Perfect
Bobby Heenan
Kurt Angle
Hulk Hogan
Jake the Snake

YES I SAID THE ENFORCER ARN ANDERSON

And Rest In Peace to one of the Kings Of the Mic Skills...RAVISHING RICK RUDE

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[GifMastaTek]

1) Raven
2)Austin(hell yah)
3)The Rock
4)Kurt Angle
5)Ric Flair
6)Hulk Hogan

[The Nature Boy]

. I think Rick Rude should get an honorable mention also. Rude was responsible for one of my favorite lines in NWA in the 80's: "I feel great and look even better. I make a cashmere sweater look like a burlap sack."


So strange you mention this Super, he was on the list, but I figured I was getting out of hand and he was definately a guy who by and large cut the same promo every time. But that one promo was so good, generated so much heat, I was thisclose to putting him on, and I probably should have in retrospect. He was definately on the brain though!

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1.) Ric Flair
2.) Roddy Piper
3.) Vince McMahon
4.) Ted Dibiase
5.) Jesse Ventura
6.) Dusty Rhodes
7.) Rock
8.) Steve Austin
9.) Randy Savage
10.) Kurt Angle

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[hatetreehighway]

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ray the crippler stevens
ps hayes
mouth of the south
shane o mac... how could a forget-HERE COMES THE MONEY


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[hatetreehighway]

classie freddie blassie
ray the crippler stevens
ps hayes
mouth of the south
shane o mac... how could a forget-HERE COMES THE MONEY


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