10 Worst Wrestling Promos By Great Talkers

[@cmpork7145]

So is there gonna be an opposite vid about great promos cut by bad talkers?

[@MisterSleep1123]

Did you mean, Sid Vicious Promos

[@KenGillis-g5t]

@@MisterSleep1123 or Ultimate Warrior?

[@optimus2008]

​@@KenGillis-g5tHe had promos? I thought he was just venting.

[@jamiestewartslover]

JEEZUS!!!!

[@vta2265]

Roman Reigns suffering succotash promo. That defined him for like years until he became the tribal chief

[@glenndallas7171]

Yeah, but that's not really the spirit of the list. Every Roman promo back then was crap. This list is more people who were good talkers at the time of the crap promo.

[@vta2265]

@glenndallas7171 you could say the same with most of Cena's promos from 2009 till 2015.

[@glenndallas7171]

@@vta2265 I kinda think Cena's promos have always been crap.

[@L_HD]

You didn't read the "Great talkers" part of the title. Roman was NOT great before the Heel Turn

[@Avatar1977]

@@vta2265 Cena had at least got some credit behind him from the Vanilla Ice gimmick days. Roman was starting from zero.

[@theJway822]

I find it incredible how Jericho got heat for pointing out how god awful Undertaker's promo was but nobody cared that Undertaker was rambling incoherently for about six hours

[@Walkerman606]

I love Undertaker to bits, he's in my all time top 3, and that version of him was so damn good. But that promo dragged on way too long, Jericho wasn't wrong in anything he said.

[@makoncrayley]

This entire list could have easily been filled with a good chunk of John Cena's promo work between 2010 and 2013. The Star Wars one still lives rent free in my mind.

[@MiBbtw]

I’ve been a huge Cena fan for long time. And I’ve been trying to scrub the bologna, fudge and mustard/ Warcraft bit from my brain since he said it.

[@L_HD]

"BALONEY, FUDGE AND MUSTARD!!!"

[@Braylon1997]

That was erased from my memory bank until I saw the comment

[@cristianarturosastrecervan9301]

2010 John Cena was a bit cringe, i think after his feud with Punk he got better on the mic but 2010 was.....something

[@sebastianbaquero7227]

"Fine speech"

[@Ariurotl]

Taker's promos operate on "the shorter, the better" principle. Make it over a minute long and the effect drastic goes down.

[@fernandoreyes680]

From what I remember of that Heyman promo, he was supposed to get heat for Lesnar since he was the heel on his upcoming match with Goldberg. The problem was they were in Lesnar's hometown and everyone was cheering the moment they went out. Heyman was trying as hard as he could to get heat but everyone kept cheering, so he just gave thar awkward promo

[@johnnybravado7141]

Can't blame Heyman. It's hard to cut a promo when the guy you're cutting a promo for is nothing but trash. As for the fans cheering, they obviously come from one of the states that legalized cannabis.🤣🤣🤣

[@optimus2008]

​​@@johnnybravado7141Have something against Minnesota? I dunno why you think Brock Lesnar is trash.

[@SsnakeBite]

Jake Roberts' *Heroes of Wrestling* moment is even sadder when you know that apparently, he'd actually been sober for a little while and was very enthusiastic about the event, even helping set up the ring and everything the day before. Then, he got some seriously bad news on the phone that caused him to hit the bottle again, and we saw the state that left him in during the show.

[@prestone.garrison4430]

Taker used the extra dead snakes to make pants.

[@SuperRKO92]

The Pre Royal Rumble promo by Cena was so painfully cringe, I love it

[@wesleycooper6775]

I was in the audience when Heyman cut that promo, it wasn’t so much any material he was given, it was 1000% the fact that he was cutting a promo, while being a heel, in Brock lesnars home town. Didn’t work at all as you could imagine

[@johnnybravado7141]

Brock lesnar sucks and the fans that were cheering were obviously high on some illegal crap like crack or meth.

[@johnnybravado7141]

not surprising but then again Vince McMahon said it himself. You can't shine caca. The irony is Vince never took his own advice when he kept putting title belts on brock lesnar.😆

[@gabepollock1641]

If Jake were sober that night, we’d hold the heroes of wrestling promo in higher regard. The card game allegory is really well-done when pulled out from the surroundings.

[@tafua_a]

He did cut a similar promo on the pre-show, and it was actually fine. Then his wife called and he got hammered.

[@sandboxplayerz667]

Piper shouldn't be on the list as he did exactly what he wanted to do, and he did it.

[@leaderofnoone9087]

Honestly I lost a lot of respect for Roddy Piper. After I watch that promo. And I gained a lot of respect for Russo after that too.

[@Bohdisattva3.7]

That promo was off the fn hook and Russo responded. It was great

[@night6724]

@@leaderofnoone9087Why? Russo told Piper to shoot. Dont want a talent to make you look like an ass then write a script for them

[@optimus2008]

​@@leaderofnoone9087Why respect Russo? That man is nothing but a self-absorbed cancer.

[@nobodyfamousX]

The interesting thing about hayman is that even with his inability to pay his wrestlers back then, I've never heard anyone say anything bad about him. They liked the guy, he just couldnt afford to pay them.

[@nobodyfamousX]

@StevenNotRichards I guess you have a good point. I was basically a baby when it all happened so by the time I became aware of any of it it had already been 6 to 7 years.

[@davidferreira283]

Idk, the Piper promo was his final masterpiece in delivering the message that everyone already knew "Roddy doesn't give a fuck"

[@HLVision7]

You mentioned Paul Heyman's promo, but failed to address an important detail surrounding it. I still remember that Raw was in Minneapolis, Minnesota: Brock Lesnar's hometown. Brock was going into the feud with Goldberg as a heel BUT that crowd just wasn't having it. They kept chanting for Lesnar and booed Goldberg whenever Heyman mentioned him. He was trying to get heel heat for Brock, which was NEVER gonna happen there. This caused Heyman to stumble and stutter, and I felt that he was visibly shaken and probably even furious with the creative team. I don't think he wanted to do that promo. Seriously, what were they thinking trying to get someone booed in their own hometown? I can't really blame Heyman for that promo tbh.

[@johnnybravado7141]

The fans were obviously high on something. why else would that state vote for a wrestler to be governor?

[@tomcooke6079]

Don't forget, Hogan also apparently fought a rock during that promo too

[@nowtheworld138]

No one hits .1000! Truer words were never spoken

[@venomousnate7263]

Even some of the best have some slip ups. It happens.

[@HugoRoids]

I don’t think Piper’s promo should be on here. He tore Russo to shreds and it was super satisfying to hear.

[@optimus2008]

Fr 😂

[@Pahricida]

You know whos not on this list? The Macho Man because the cream always rises to the top.. YEAH!

[@ComaAlpha]

Undertaker's best promos were as The American Bad Ass. He wasn't tied down to a gimmick. That was Mark being Mark.

[@nujabeez6573]

What about the accidental gay promo Randy Orton gave to John Cena where he said” You think your funny Cena huh? The only pose your gunna be doing is you laying on your back with me on top!

[@rahrahbullcrap]

I was at the Raw in Milwaukee for that Undertaker promo. Thankfully Jericho interrupted it and I forgot how terrible it was until years later when I went back and rewatched that episode.

[@MikeHughey728]

"Glorious from top to bottom." I see what you did there. And I approve.

[@robertbradley7436]

We need a "100 best promos of all time" video

[@holycow3890]

I might get flak for this but when rock returned to do with a fued with cena rock's promos felt overscripted and was horrendous on the mic. It was like a 6 year old wrote all of his promos.

[@Veladus]

Still not as bad as his more recent ones. How many times did he try that "Seth Rollins is a clown emoji" crap in the worst "hello, fellow kids!" way? And the cursing! I don't usually mind cursing, but that was some BS. The Rock became a star because he came from an era where the guys were given free reign with their promos and they could use their natural charisma and wit to win over the crowd. And in the modern era, promos are written word for word by the writers and the guys have to make do with what's given to them. You know how well Dwayne got over when he was given pre-written crap? The crowd said, and I quote, "Die Rocky Die". But I digress. Everyone else has the nanny-writers putting bad promos in their mouths, and even if they manage to get over anyway... well, just look at Zack Ryder. You're not allowed to get over unless management wants you to get over. And here comes Dwayne, given and abusing such freedom he can piss away the PG era rules and start cursing. I really hope he stays gone.

[@night6724]

@@Veladuscry some more

[@night6724]

no his promos were great

[@Veladus]

@@night6724 cry some more

[@captainultrazero472]

They need to do a video talking about great promos from terrible wrestlers.

[@lightskinnedlarry728]

That piper promo wasn’t even bad, he told the truth

[@Treyvlog]

worse thing about this is the claim cody rhodes is a great talker

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Super villain germaphobe 😂

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Hulk Hogan is the Abe Simpson of wrestling

[@BlackstreetBoys2Men]

Don’t insult Abe like this

[@johnnybravado7141]

@@BlackstreetBoys2Men Both of you shut up

[@johnnybravado7141]

@@BlackstreetBoys2Men both of you are a disgrace as wrestling fans.

[@razza119]

The Paul Herman promo was down deliberately badly to get over the fact that Goldberg was a threat to lesnar

[@johnnybravado7141]

Heyman's years of carrying lesnar would eventually wear thin on him.

[@gedalyahreback2133]

Oh, that's where THAT Cody meme comes from 😂

[@alinicoritsch4897]

I absolutely hate it when The Rock doesn’t speaks in third person, it feels so wrong when he references himself as “me” or “I”

[@CadChamberlain]

I recently stumbled across a promo where Dusty Rhodes talked about having a demon in his boot and then telling Ric Flair that HE in fact actually had that demon instead in the same sentence.

[@drakependragon8439]

Roddy going shoot on Russo was great. Anything he did on the mic was perfect

[@KadeemG61]

Taker’s “Snake Ties and Lizard Boots” promo on RAW was one of the best worst promo ever.

[@legendary_kd]

These guys never fail to come up with new video concepts

[@MarkieDood]

You can point at a few different moments as being where things first went wrong in Cody's run in AEW. Him heroically prevailing over Lance Archer when nobody wanted him to. Him heroically prevailing over Brodie Lee when nobody wanted him to. Him heroically prevailing over... etc., etc. Or that time he feuded with Shaq, who for some reason was implied to have magical powers. But man, that Anthony Ogogo promo may well have been the point of no return. That could have been a career killer for a lesser wrestler.

[@MTLoveridge]

"You wanna play 21? Well I got 22!" Jake Roberts 1999

[@anotherwaterroute]

💀💀💀 at the thumbnail

[@nalday2534]

That's how you know this channel is desperate for views

[@drakependragon8439]

John Moxley doesn't convince me that I'd be in any risk if we got in a street fight

[@CadChamberlain]

Roman could make up this whole list. He's become a legendary promo despite having the worst run of promos ever.

[@brandonjones8849]

I like Roman and he definitely improved after turning heel but he’s hardly what I’d call a legendary promo

[@CobaltT9]

There has to be an upcoming list that shows the opposite of this one!

[@beesly01]

If you want to relive the Undertaker's ride through the desert, check out Wrestling Bios next Thursday, he's up to that episode in the Monday Night War.

[@zanethind]

Dean was a fine promo guy in WWE but idk if I'd go as far to say great. Jon Moxley the character is definitely better on the promo than Dean for sure. Yeah great is stretching it for me. Sorry Dean I love ya man and I miss you in the WWE but yeah I'm sorry can't say great talker

[@gabemyers4516]

WE WANT MORE ROSS DAMMIT! Love you Adam

[@tafua_a]

"Humpty... fooking dumpty. Well, it's appropriate, because you sound like a numpty." - LittleKuriboh on Paul Heyman's promo

[@johnnybravado7141]

Brock Lesnar sucks and the years of Paul Heyman carrying him would eventually wear thin on Paul.

[@thejoshpresle]

Littlekuriboh.... That's a name I haven't thought of in a long time

[@ATKL2k12]

When I saw the title & Heyman in the thumbnail, I assumed it would be for his promo on Logan Paul where he went in about Ben Shapiro

[@nicholasbozec2828]

Your not a pimple on my ass Roddy was so cold 😆

[@demarcomacklin55]

I finally get the black champion meme now

[@michaellee8816]

Not sure it'd count as a promo but the Rocks worst mic work was his comeback for the Diva Search......

[@GenericUsernameWhatever]

In all fairness you could see what Hogan was trying to point out in the "g*y, guy" promo, he's basically pointing out that no one else could've played the HH character, carry the company, and had the run that he did.

[@DerekBingaman]

Paul. Come back the beach Brock

[@johnnybravado7141]

You and brock can suck it

[@johnnybravado7141]

brock is done. cry harder

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

10:36 PASTAMANIA DUDE

[@gabepollock1641]

THE WHITE CLAM SAUCE BROTHER

[@Rando1975]

Love the flubbed intro!

[@owl509]

That Roddy Piper promo was incredible

[@Julian-d6p9x]

You missed the Cody Frog and Scorpion Promo to Brock

[@marvelsProtege]

3:11 lol this made me believe he was having a stroke irl no word of a lie

[@HisVirusness]

Nah, the only problem with number 7 was that it didn't end with Vince Russo getting justifiably brutalized.

[@lh2775]

Taker does not belong on a list of great talkers

[@TheWPhilosopher]

Skidmarks promo smacks of a certain Meekmahon

[@life0093]

Rock’s promo wasn’t that bad, he he got the crowd hyped up. I remember the Cena one being a little awkward. Most normal promos on an episode of raw are worse than these

[@itsmoonsault]

John Cena, Cm Punk and Paul Heyman don't know how to cut a bad promo

[@NeatoBurrito05]

Miz diva search??????? How does the undertaker show up on a list of great talkers (which he isn't) and the miz doesn't?

[@DG_Raizen]

Miz wasn't a great talker at the time. I think the list is for bad promos by people who were established as good talkers at the time.

[@NeatoBurrito05]

@@DG_Raizen That's but then why is taker on the list then? He's never been a great talker his entire career.

[@DG_Raizen]

@@NeatoBurrito05 He hasn't exactly been bad either. What made him decent was whenever he spoke, it was mostly true to that version of the character. If we're looking at where they were at that point, Taker had some pretty good promos in 1998.

[@NeatoBurrito05]

@@DG_Raizen not saying he's bad, he's just objectively not a great speaker.

[@leejames929]

I found The Piper shoot very funny

[@CarlosColon-m7i]

Top 10 worst Aew promos

[@THEREALTJP]

Dean Ambrose promo was better off for the Pandemic Era... if he would've done it in like February 2019, he would've been pretty big

[@FIREFIELD87]

Is it just me or is 2024 CM Punk looking a lot like 2002 TNA Roddy Piper physically?

[@DamanKingBear]

Now do the opposite list

[@cameronmowat6638]

Taker is not a good promo. See his run from 2000-2003

[@logankerr8090]

that Rock/Cody promo after Mania was shockingly bad too

[@marvelsProtege]

2:22 wasn't he looking to leave or go on a long time out

[@bruceman313]

Dean Ambrose germ gimmick was ahead of its time 😬

[@zackaxe2713]

Notice how Mojo Rawley wasn’t on here😏

[@franklingoodwin]

This list exists just to crap on Hulk Hogan, and I approve of it. Never take your boot off his neck. He also said "I had a match with a rock" instead of The Rock in the same promo 😂

[@glenndallas7171]

Thank you Sullivan.

[@johnnybravado7141]

Hogan is one of the greatest ever. Respect him or shut up.

[@glenndallas7171]

@@johnnybravado7141 Nah, I'll pass on both of those and keep crapping on the lying hot dog man.

[@franklingoodwin]

@@johnnybravado7141 I will not shut up. Keep crying.

[@aksghazi868]

I don't consider Charlotte a great talker, she's serviceable on the mic. But her promo on the Raw after WM 37 was so awful. Way worse than her usual stuff. Absolutely made me wanna change the channel from how insufferable it was.

[@jedidethfreak]

The Rhodes promo was great, and anyone who doesn't like it is lying to themselves about America.

[@brandonfouts4074]

absolutely messed up our leaders act so petty

[@drakependragon8439]

I liked the Ric promo about virgins

[@rasheed8280]

The gasoline guzzling, Jon Moxley, went on to prove that WWE wasn't the problem. Cody Rhodthes was and sthill is a boring promo.

[@multiyapples]

I like The Rock.

[@TequilaToothpick]

Has Cena really ever been a great promo? He's miss far more than he's hit.

[@Macephtopheles]

I would've put Cody's higher on the list. It was the most tone-deaf, contradictory dribbling pile of arse gravy going. Would have loved to know Cody's thought process on it. Like he was on about how America is this great country that welcomes all and the American Dream means anybody can work there and earn riches... then states how he's a foreigner so he's gonna kick his arse and send him home for daring to want to work there. And his biracial kid rant was... being said to a biracial bloke. It was fine for a delusional heel promo but he was a babyface. Which fits with the contradictory nature, I guess.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

The year of ever 😂

[@Somefrickface]

Okay, it needs to be said that Jake the Snake Roberts’s promo from Heroes of Wrestling has some strokes of genius in there. “Wanna play 21? I got 22.” = Roberts has a .22 caliber pistol. He is so ruthless that he’ll kill you to win by default. “You wanna play blackjack? I got two of those, too.” = A blackjack is a type of club. He’s gonna club you over the head. “You wanna play aces and eights? Well, I got some of those, too.” = Aces and Eights is also known as the Dead Man’s Hand. It is called this because Old West folk hero Wild Bill Hickock held this hand as he was murdered playing poker. The rest is drunken bullshit.

[@mitchcolburn1216]

I think Rock’s promos in general are overrated. He’s great at doing shtick and working the crowd but he never has anything meaningful to say.

[@rossgoldsworthy1583]

Do we get to hear the botch or just hear about the botch? I'm not sticking about

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 🎉

[@luketalbot7253]

Unpopular opinion: Paul Heyman’s ECW One Night Stand 05 promo is the most cringe promo of all time

[@NeroPiroman]

Wrestling has more then one black champion

[@stranger21077]

Boooo its adam. Where is sam? 😂

[@LuckyDT]

You wanna play 21?

[@arleneconverse1238]

Jon Moxley one is not his fault

[@Sus-u3n]

Currently drew is best talker imo. He is natural.

[@jaradross8559]

Where’s my 10 best wrestling promos?

[@MortanAMrk]

cody forgor he too is biracial?

[@theyakaflocka]

What is a mustache

[@tafua_a]

It's a little bit of hair growing over the upper lip

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

rock the Dwayne johnson

[@httr94]

I don't get the Cody hype and never have.

[@Miguel-mp7uz]

Just because other countries are people don't perceive your morals or values to be decent or right doesn't mean you shouldn't still follow your own morals and values.. For the record a lot of countries look out of your country for a lot of the same things but all the time