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Who's the king of the promo? You decide! vote here

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    #122
    Bounty Hunter
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,638 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    So Heyman's winning here, I look forward to him vs Dusty, Foley and co in a later round but for me the best manager in the business and the man I would ask to cut a promo before anyone else if I had to sell a PPV or a match (i.e Paulie) has to go through in this one


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    #123
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,437 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Heyman not even a contest. The man is a god on the microphone. His promo last Monday was how a promo should be. During the promo he told us the following:

    -who he was
    -who Brock was
    -who brock was fighting
    -the name and date of said event and where it was on.

    He used his time correctly.


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    #124
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    100% Paul. They best on the mic today, and by a huge margin.


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    #125
    Moneymaker
    Registered Users Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Moneymaker


    Taz becomes just another victim of the advocate, Paul Heyman.

    Round One, Match Ten

    Vince McMahon:

    Arguably the greatest heel of all time. Without Vince to hate, would we have loved Austin?





    vs

    Randy Savage:

    One of the best ever. Heel or face Savage could turn the ridiculous into the sublime.





    Have fun with this one :pac:


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    #126
    ricero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    I love the macho man but the genetic jackhammer vinnie mac wins this one for me. The greatest heel ever and the giver of some of the greatest heel promos ever.


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    #127
    Bounty Hunter
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,638 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    Yeah im going for Vince too, loved me some Macho Man and his promos were mad and hilarious but Vince could always get a reaction and when you think about it, it wasn't his top notch wrestling that sold so many angles (though he was actually decent especially selling), the man could cut a great promo


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    #128
    brianregan09
    Registered Users Posts: 8,477 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    Vince for me too, Macho man god love him he rambled alot and for that reason alone i didn't really like his promos the whole hands moving , the voice it all seemed too busy thats why there's so many that try and copy him nowadays

    Vince was just a cnut and you could see it in his promos too


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    #129
    diusmr8a504cvk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    Vince, a great heel promo that was hated by fans. Macho man was brilliant but a bit of a rave at the same time while Vince was straight to the point.
    Vince for me.


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    #130
    Angron
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Music Moderators, Regional Midlands Moderators Posts: 24,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭Angron


    Macho Man. I can't really see him winning, but I don't want to see him crash out at this early stage without even a single vote.


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    #131
    Stalfos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭Stalfos


    Vince Mcmahon purely because he has the most memorable promos.


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    #132
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,437 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Macho man for me for his wrestle mania 8 post match promo. Gold it was.

    I think Vince was a cnunt but he benefitted from the screwjob.


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    #133
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Macho Man. Why? Well nothing in particular but everything in general. Lines like that and his raw energy made him amazing. I like the Vince character (if it is a character!) but Savage was just zany loud and energetic and I enjoyed him for it.


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    #134
    Mick Murdock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,543 ✭✭✭Mick Murdock


    Macho Man was great for the time but in hindsight I find his style and intensity a bit grating.

    VInce is easily one of the best personalities and 'characters' in wrestling and had the talking skills to back it up. Not even close.


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    #135
    thebostoncrab
    Registered Users Posts: 3,491 ✭✭✭thebostoncrab


    Hate to see Randy go in round 1...but my vote has to be with Vince. Easily one of the very best of all time.


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    #136
    Moneymaker
    Registered Users Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Moneymaker


    Vince takes it down, Macho Man had no chance in hell.

    Round One, Match Eleven:

    Raven:





    vs

    Stone Cold Steve Austin:





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    #137
    ricero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    Really liked ravens promos but Austin was something else. Stone cold gets my vote


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    #138
    thebostoncrab
    Registered Users Posts: 3,491 ✭✭✭thebostoncrab


    I think Raven was over rated and was more of a case of big promo fish in small promo pond. Stone Cold all the way


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    #139
    Cheese Wagstaff
    Registered Users Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Cheese Wagstaff


    Raven gets my vote. I prefer his more sophisticated style.


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    #140
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,625 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    I am actually also going to go for Raven here, I really enjoy his promos particularly the first one above. Stone Cold had some great promos but he was really as much an action guy for me. And also he is always slightly tainted in my memory as I started really getting into wrestling around the time he was that awful jerkass GM in 2003 or so, completely insufferable on the mic


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    #141
    duffman13
    Registered Users Posts: 8,946 ✭✭✭duffman13


    Stonecold all day. Defined an era, him and Vince were gold for a long time. Austin will always be remembered as the greatest by a certain generation and rightly so IMO


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    #142
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    Cheese Wagstaff wrote: »
    Raven gets my vote. I prefer his more sophisticated style.

    WHAT?


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    #143
    grames_bond
    Registered Users Posts: 9,820 ✭✭✭grames_bond


    SCSA for me, heel or face once he started talking you paid attention! The man is money!


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    #144
    chopperbyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 10,972 ✭✭✭✭chopperbyrne


    Austin, his WCW and ECW stuff was good too long before he became a bunch of catchphrases.

    His heel work I thought was great; "Look at ya..."


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    #145
    Concannon7
    Registered Users Posts: 347 ✭✭Concannon7


    This is tough but Austin for me. Heel or face he just knew how to keep the crowd captivated.


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    #146
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    Austin here too.

    Awesome promo, intense delivery. I like Raven too, but much prefer Austin's style


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    #147
    diusmr8a504cvk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    Austin for me.
    Believable talker, captures a crowd's attention and drew more money than anyone.


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    #148
    Moneymaker
    Registered Users Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Moneymaker


    Austin takes it down.

    Round One, Match Twelve:

    Jake Roberts:

    In an era of screaming, raving promos. Jake was quiet, sinister and brilliant.





    vs

    Kurt Angle:

    Babyface or heel, Kurt was a master, it's true, it's damn true!





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    #149
    Bounty Hunter
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,638 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    I thought Kurt was great, but Jake is just that level above for me. The guy really could have been something special because his mic skills truely were. No better man for a totally chilling heelish promo than Jake.

    some awesome match ups in this one and even more great ones to come


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    #150
    grames_bond
    Registered Users Posts: 9,820 ✭✭✭grames_bond


    Has to be Jake for me - one of the greatest ever to use the stick, would absolutely sernd chills down your spinwe with every word. His intensity was palpable with every promo. Even his HOF speech was amazing!

    Jake FTW!


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    #151
    Concannon7
    Registered Users Posts: 347 ✭✭Concannon7


    Both amazing but I always found Kurt so so funny so I'm going with him.


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