I think Angle is a really tough one... It was kinda great but kinda sucked ass at the same, it's kinda hard to explain, he had intensity and damn could actually pump a promo filled with a emotion but I felt he lack substance sometimes, particularly at critical points during the promos.
Rock is a joke, amazing at capturing the card but did lack a lot of substance and pretty much a one trick pony in that sense, same with Austin - Post Top Draw Era. Cena deserves to be higher, regardless of the Anti-Cena marks, without a doubt the man is corny at times but when he delivers a serious, emotional, selling promo, he does it better than Rock or Austin ever did. Cena has prove he can do numerous styles of promoing from the rapper to the super hero gimmick, he covers it all and his execution without a doubt is the best.
Hulk Hogan knew how to work the crowd and I think his promo skills are quite unsung, especially during his main era (1986 - 1998), his execution and drawing power on the mic were second to none.
People are mentioning Hart & Ramon, both great candidates, more so Razor Ramon over Owen Hart, that also, Kevin Nash anybody? I know he's more a WCW guy, but when he's been around, he's always been good on the microphone, especially once he dropped the Diesel gimmick. But then you gotta look at the likes of Mick Foley, who really should be the best mic man of all time, it's kinda hard to find anymore versatile than him, the amount of different gimmicks and characters he betrayed, while giving them all unique emotions and narratives, he should be number one in an independent subjective list.
Undertaker missing is a irk to me, so is the lack of Jim Cornette, I find it really hard to believe they miss those two out but then again Jim Cornette has a love-hate relationship with WWE, so him being honored is a toughy but I'm guessing they're trying to keep The Undertaker honors abit more to his accomplishments than his mic ability.
Ummm, who else is missing or what else is wrong with this list... CM Punk is great, but nowhere near a GOAT on the microphone, he just did something a bit different and got attention for it, now he's boring and a bit dry to be honest. Then we have Miz and Santino, Santino is fantastic on the microphone but not a goat, Miz is hit and miss when it comes to working the crowd.
That's it, where the hell is D O, Double G... The Road Dogg Jessie James? I mean seriously, he was one of the best on the microphone for charisma, he should be on this list, especially over Miz and Santino Marella.
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