After winning his first WWF Championship in 1999, he became a fixture of the company's main event scene, and was widely regarded as the best wrestler in North America by the turn of the millennium. In WWF, Triple H gained industry fame after co-founding the influential D-Generation X stable, which became a major element of the " Attitude Era" in the 1990s. He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1994-1995 and was repackaged as a French-Canadian aristocrat named Jean-Paul Lévesque, and was later repackaged in 1995 when he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), where he became Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and later, Triple H.
He is also creator and executive producer of the WWE brand NXT.īorn and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, Triple H began his professional wrestling training from 1990–1991 and his career from 1992–1993 with the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) under the ring name Terra Ryzing. He is currently signed to WWE and is the Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development of WWE. He truly lived up to being the "Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment.Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American professional wrestler, business executive, and actor. It got to the point that even when he was a bad guy again, it was hard to not be entertained by his segments. There are so many popular one-liners and Rock promos available online. Smackdown was named after the Rock's phrase about laying the smackdown on his opponents. Catchphrases such as "If you smell what the Rock is cooking?" and "Shut your mouth and know your role" are still iconic today. As time went on, The Rock's hilarious catchphrases and insults made him more popular with the fans. It was not until he embraced the fans' "Rocky Sucks" chants and turned heel by joining the Nation of Domination that we got the arrogant Rock who would refer to himself in the third person. When Rocky Maivia first showed up on the scene as the third-generation blue-chip wrestler, he already appeared to be comfortable on the microphone. However, he found his confidence in the squared circle before taking over the silver screen.
Also, be sure to let me know how you feel about this list on Instagram or Twitter.ĭwayne Johnson is one of the biggest Hollywood stars in the world today. Perfect, Ted Dibiase, Edge, Randy Orton, Booker T, Diamond Dallas Page, Jerry Lawler, Sami Zayn, Kurt Angle, Daniel Bryan, and Eddie Kingston.īe sure to share this article and debate with your friends. Honorable Mentions to Hulk Hogan, John Cena, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Jim Cornette, Jimmy Hart, Eric Bischoff, Scott Steiner, Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, Mr. This is also a list of my favorite male speakers as I hope to do one separately for the women! Enjoy!
I never felt like a Cena promo was must-watch TV and I don't go back to watch his promos over and over again. For example, John Cena and Hulk Hogan would definitely be on the list of greatest talkers of all time, but they're not my favorite promos. This is a list of the first 20 people whom I enjoy and pay attention to when they cut promos. This IS NOT a list of the greatest talkers in the history of the business done with great research and evaluation. They were either able to draw you in, tell you a story or keep you captivated from start to finish and some of them were just so over the top that you just couldn't help but pay attention.
They were on a different level when it came to cutting promos. There are certain superstars and legends who just had the gift of gab. These stories may play out in the ring, but the build-up and monologues to promote the match are just as important. The art comes in the form of the stories they tell us. Professional Wrestling is the greatest form of art and athleticism.
This time around I'll be writing about my top 20 favorite talkers in professional wrestling. Hey everyone! It's The Wrestling Classic here with another list for ONE37PM.