you guys know nothing about promos thats why wwe is shyt :

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I made the quote below in another thread but i think it helps illustrate my points. A true wrestler in them days is a deep man i mean they are tough guys they really go out there and could easily die in the ring and lets be real most of them you would not one to square up with. So its clear they are barbarians and not just by their looks and walks its the way they showed you their dominace on this earth through words.

Harley Race would get straight to the point you wont survive, Dusty would lethal swag you where you believed you wont survive, Macho barely even talked about you but you believed in forth coming punishment, road warriors would promise you death, ted dibiase would literally laugh in your face letting you know you aint shyt, warrior would let you know its strictly all about danger, etc, etc, so many master craftsmen that understood the true art of getting that ticket sold.

I see a lot of people put rock i like rock if you are a true wrestling fan its impossible not to like the rock. i will say this though because people are shytting on his in-ring work when i prefer that to his promos. the rock starteda lot of a few signature moves that a wrestler uses now not just his finishers sure dusty rhodes had a couple too but rock not just had the peoples elbow (that cena, kofi, etc copied ) as well as rock bottom but he has the way he sells and when his laying punches to comically spit in his hand at the last blow.

he was a good promo even great but his influence is one of the number reasons i dont watch this shyt no more everyone wants to be a stand up comedian. a pro wrestler is supposed to shyt on you let you know why you are gonna get your ass beat by a superior man ala flair,macho,jake,harley race, austin etc.

today you got miz and ziggler and whoever just tryna come up with catch phrases and jokes i dont even care in fact randy orton promos >>> most these guys because and least its barbarical the way he dont care and keeps it simple like he out for damage. anyway rock one of the best for sure but i just hope the wwe gets out of copying his cartoon aspects of his skills.

my answer to goat is macho man randy savage, curt hennig close second but not that close if you factor it all damn macho was :wow:

people praise paul heyman his boring as hell tells you whats happening no thrills no where close to poeticness of heenan or how cornette would shyt talk because he had big guys with him. I dont get what you guys are so impressed by cm punk pipe bomb that was barely a bomb it was not captivating just talking but at least cm is alright most these guys are wanna be rock replicas. the top guy now promo wise i hear is bray whyatt but a little more savagery less riddles ala a true jake roberts.



starts promo without speaking, golden suited out top class begins to bless us with thug literarture showing why his the best and then shytting on dusty and magnum ti. the good old days of a true pro wrestler.
 

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The Rock got some legendary catchphrases but what no one picked up or tried to copy from him, as you negated, was his tenacity to hit more money promos than anyone you can think of. Dusty Rhodes and Flair included...so until someone reaches that level, it's just gonna be stuff like New Day comedy or 4th wall breaking with Brooks that gets praised these days. Bryan had the crowd in the palm of his hand like no one since the Rock and people didn't give him a OUCE of credit for winning the crowd over...so it is what it is.
 

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The Rock got some legendary catchphrases but what no one picked up or tried to copy from him, as you negated, was his tenacity to hit more money promos than anyone you can think of. Dusty Rhodes and Flair included...so until someone reaches that leve, it's just gonna be stuff like New Day comedy or 4th wall breaking with Brooks that gets praised these days. Bryan had the crowd in the palm of his hand like no one since the Rock and people didn't give him a OUCE of credit for winning the crowd over...so it is what it is.

i agree apart from i dont rate bryan he was not dominate on the mic or have me believing he was the real deal but i agree 100% with you about new day. i cant believe how big big-e is and yet his a clown why are you so called barbarians dancing skipping and blowing trumpets into the ring.

i honestly havent watched wrestling in a long time but i check wwe to see whose champ and i read tsc from time to time. i am not impressed by the new gen they can never duplicate rocks formula and they should refuse to get their promos scripted by tv show writters who have no clue how one man can discipline another man varbally while the world ask for more.
 
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Art Barr is my breh. But even he would tell you your wall of text needs some structuring :laugh:


Unfortunately we as an audience are constantly told it's not real everyone is playing a bad guy and "it's about smiles on faces" because they're answering to sponsors and just about every "group" that can assemble to be offended.


Hence why cats have to go for "style" over substance.

I too miss promos that made me feel like they were going to legit harm one another over that belt because the belt was everything.
 

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Legit points OP.

Those days are gone forever. Different game now and unfortunately there's no going back. It's a joke now and everybody is in on it.

This shyt definitely ain't what it used to be. Still some entertainment value but not the same kind at all.
 

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The reason promos aint what they used to be is because the need aint what it used to be. Harley Race had to talk people into buying tickets for the show and he got paid based on how well or how bad he did of getting those tickets sold. By the time Sheamus comes out and bores people to death with an awful promo for next week at the PPV, the PPV has been on sale for 3 months and most the tix have been sold, and anyone watching at home is gonna watch it anyway because theyre paying $10 a month for the network. Not to mention outside of WM and SummerSlam main event nobody knows what matches are happening until the show is close to starting anyway. If some guy is writing my promo and my promo doesnt even matter becuase "the brand sells the show", of course my promo isn't gonna be as hot as a dude who was cutting a promo for his house payment that month
 
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The reason promos aint what they used to be is because the need aint what it used to be. Harley Race had to talk people into buying tickets for the show and he got paid based on how well or how bad he did of getting those tickets sold. By the time Sheamus comes out and bores people to death with an awful promo for next week at the PPV, the PPV has been on sale for 3 months and most the tix have been sold, and anyone watching at home is gonna watch it anyway because theyre paying $10 a month for the network. Not to mention outside of WM and SummerSlam main event nobody knows what matches are happening until the show is close to starting anyway. If some guy is writing my promo and my promo doesnt even matter becuase "the brand sells the show", of course my promo isn't gonna be as hot as a dude who was cutting a promo for his house payment that month
Some real shyt right chea :salute:
 
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