Kane in a suit was the most surreal thing I've seen in my life.

Also, I liked Orton's promo. It helped that he wasn't overshadowed by HHH and got to do his thing.

Looking forward to Wyatts vs Bryan/Punk. Wyatt/Punk promos

What do you think of kane in his suit? Where do you think he will go from here?






I think Mr Jacobs is one seriously scary looking individual, more so without the mask!

Not sure where they'll take this though. He needed something different though and I'm glad they recognised that. The whole monster persona has long run its course.

Kane, the fictional character, is a strange one. On the one hand his development through the years has been extremely realistic - classic case of a younger brother with a MASSIVE inferiority complex having to live with his position as his sibling's social underling. Yet this position has repeatedly seen him exhibit empathy and establish relationships with like-minded outcasts. Unlike a few others within WWE's universe, his identity crisis actually makes sense. Yet despite this, he's still in my humble opinion the most underappreciated character of the last 20 years - the fact ADR has more title reigns than him is an insult.

Randomer

Orton's promo was brilliant. The GF/wife/mother stuff took me right back to those legend killer promos when he'd pull those enormous cheesy grins. He's ALOT more versatile on the mic than people give him credit for

Just,

Definitely agree, very underrated on the mic IMO I hope to see a clean Orton victory over Big Show at Survivor Series, or at least using dirty tactics. No interference from HHH or whoever this time, because it's just getting annoying.

Mick Foley and HBK are very underrated on the mic.

The Rock is unparalleled on the mic. Only Flair comes close. There are many great talkers, even Cena, but he's just dull and stale. If anyone doubts The Rock is isn't the greatest there either too young and unfortunate to miss out on "attitude" or there simply idiots.

In fact I can't even think of another person in the last 20 years whose had so many catchphrases go into the publics conscious outside of the industry than Rocks.

Those are just his catchphrases. I can't even imagine how many of his promo's down the years are the stuff of legend.

Nobody will ever beat him on the mic, especially when he really cuts loose.

"If anyone doubts The Rock is isn't the greatest there either too young and unfortunate to miss out on "attitude" or there simply idiots. "

That's incredibly arrogant.

In fact I can't even think of another person in the last 20 years whose had so many catchphrases go into the publics conscious outside of the industry than Rocks.
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True, no individual has penetrated the mainstream using just a microphone like The Rock has. Not even Hogan.

But........ don't mistake predominantly guys with a library of catchphrases and a theoretical delivery for being fundamentally better at the art of promo cutting - just as wrestling has moved on from the days of juiced up physical specimens, the talking aspect of the sport has moved on from testosterone fuelled rants.

There's a variety of ways to connect with an audience

I think with the Rock, it always worked better when he had a "foil" alongside him, someone to bring down in a funny way, such as Gregory Helms (Hamburglar), Foley or the Big Show for instance.

As found out in the road to Wrestlemania last year, when working alone it can almost get painfully tiresome hearing about "rudeypoo candyasses" and "boots2asses" week in, week out. Yet give him a target to mock and yeah, he's excellent both in content and timing.

I always found the segments between Rock and Coach to be absolutely genius. The fact Coachman managed to keep a straight face (most of the time) deserves massive credit.

Rock was just as good with a foil or without during "attitude". Y2J, Austin and Kurt were also great on the mic but Rock was just too quick and just came off as effortlessly cool which was his character. He just destroyed everyone when it came to talking trash and entertaining.

He was at his very very best when he was Hollywood Heel Rock when he came back to beat Hogan again, then he retired Austin, then lost to Goldberg. He even put over Hurricane and Booker T whilst doing some of the best smack talk we'll ever see. His "Toronto Maple Leaf" promo is off the chain awesome. Just epic Heel stuff and it helps that he's got the greatest entrance video to a wrestler there has ever been.

As soon as he pulled out a guitar as much as he was booed the crowd ate it up. Watch his legendary "Sacramento" song. It's just another reason why he'll never be bettered on a mic or how to have a crowd totally eat out a persons hand.

Cheers Bumble,

I had to go and search some of his old promos on YouTube but I'm glad I did. I forgot how good his songs were

Someone likes de Rock

Street Karp

I hear ya Choice....

I play the Street Karp
Because there's no place I can go
Street Karp
It's the only life I know
Street Karp
There's a thousand cards to play
Street Karp
Until you play your life away

No?

"OMG, he said Canada..... owww, that's where we live"

The rock promo after no way out in Canada. " What u looking @ fatty the rock gets more pie than u in a lifetime baby Classic cant beat it.