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Post by David Troy a.k.a legendmythman on Apr 22, 2006 12:49:39 GMT -5
If you have to remind someone of why another person is as good/better on the mic than JBL, they aren't even close to as good as JBL. I voted "the best" but I would have voted "one of the best" if that was there, since that's a bit grandiose. JBL and Edge I would say. Angle is a pretty distant third, mainly because his current character is...while not boring...not the type that will have a memorable promo. If you say otherwise, you're just another dirty immigrant. No, it just means people badwaggon a lot here and easily forget what was before JBL. Or even what's on the same show as him now |
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Post by The Jeebus on Apr 22, 2006 12:53:58 GMT -5
I was convinced Mickie was a psycho. and adorable psycho, but a psycho nonetheless. OK, OK. So why is she better than JBL again? The 'monkey boy' comment proved that he could easily work as a face. It doesn't matter if he was a face or what the SD/Raw situations were. Give me a break. Please. |
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Post by Nice Guy Cody on Apr 22, 2006 12:59:38 GMT -5
I think JBL is boring, there I said it. His reign was horrible and his promo's are redundant. There ya go. |
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Post by theshriekingshiek on Apr 22, 2006 13:02:35 GMT -5
I like Bradshaw, I enjoy his promos and did vote yes, becuase he's probably the only one in the WWE I don't mind listening to atm & he comes out with some great things.
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Post by David Troy a.k.a legendmythman on Apr 22, 2006 13:03:31 GMT -5
Sorry it does mean bandwaggoning happens here. Look at Kennedy. Has he done ANYTHING worth his acclaim here? Nope. He doesn't suck. He's just not god.
ONE LINE doesn't mean you're a great face or heel. It doesn't. IF JBL turns face (not likely) but if he does, and his mic work is still up to his par then fine. Look at Jericho. He's more entertaining as a face. Hell look at Cena. He's more entertaining as a heel and his face work makes people boo him.
Why is Mickie better than JBL. On the stick I like hearing her more than JBL. Just slightly. Doesn't mean he sucks. It just means I prefere her. So I guess this boils down again to a matter of opinion. And as someone else said, name some memorable moments from JBL and then name them from Angle. How many discs would a best of JBL DVD reserve for his promos? Uh-huh not how many for Angle's?
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Post by samachine on Apr 22, 2006 13:07:13 GMT -5
Someone is claiming band wagoning with a Maria sig? Hm
Anyhow, I dig JBL's promos, though he cuts them in the same ways as Trips, a way that seems to almost break kayfabe, but i forever became one of his favorites last night when he did "THEYRE NOT EVEN CHANTING YOUR NAME"
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Post by theshriekingshiek on Apr 22, 2006 13:08:43 GMT -5
Sorry it does mean bandwaggoning happens here. Look at Kennedy. Has he done ANYTHING worth his acclaim here? Nope. He doesn't suck. He's just not god. ONE LINE doesn't mean you're a great face or heel. It doesn't. IF JBL turns face (not likely) but if he does, and his mic work is still up to his par then fine. Look at Jericho. He's more entertaining as a face. Hell look at Cena. He's more entertaining as a heel and his face work makes people boo him. Why is Mickie better than JBL. On the stick I like hearing her more than JBL. Just slightly. Doesn't mean he sucks. It just means I prefere her. So I guess this boils down again to a matter of opinion. And as someone else said, name some memorable moments from JBL and then name them from Angle. How many discs would a best of JBL DVD reserve for his promos? Uh-huh not how many for Angle's? The way I look at it JBL as a character hasn't been around as long as Angle. Fair enough Bradshaw has been around for a while but how many times was he given the mic before? They gave him the ball, he ran with it & has cut some very good & funny entertaing promos. I can't say anything bad about Kurt as he is possibly the closest thing you will get to a perfect wrestler in this day and age. He has it all. But at the moment I'm finding JBL more entertaining on the mic. |
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Post by metalmike on Apr 22, 2006 13:12:27 GMT -5
JBL is definatly one of the best mic workers in the wwe right now. He plays hsi character to perfection, even his intro music fits well. His promo on smackdown this week was spot on.
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Post by The Jeebus on Apr 22, 2006 13:17:57 GMT -5
Sorry it does mean bandwaggoning happens here. Look at Kennedy. Has he done ANYTHING worth his acclaim here? Nope. He doesn't suck. He's just not god. Does the fact that others happen to disagree with you crush your heart so much to the point of you calling us 'bandwaggoners'? I'm sorry that your opinion happens to be that of the minority. Very sorry. Don't claim that all JBL said was one line. He didn't. And the subject isn't whether JBL is the best babyface or not, it's whether he's the best mic worker WWE has at the moment or not. But if you feel that working as both a heel and face equates to being able to be considered as the best mic worker in a given company, I'd like to hear your reasons as to why. But he's not in WWE anymore, is he? 'His face work makes people boo him'. Huh. Now, you'd think that logic would indicate that that's a bad thing, wouldn't you? Why'd you make a big deal out of it in the first place? Jeez. JBL's run - 2 years Kurt Angle's run - over 6 years If you strongly feel that having been a face is so, so important and vital in the process of making judgment of a worker's mic work, then why in the hell did you make THIS point? |
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Post by David Troy a.k.a legendmythman on Apr 22, 2006 13:19:03 GMT -5
Someone is claiming band wagoning with a Maria sig? Hm "THEYRE NOT EVEN CHANTING YOUR NAME" yup especially when i was the 1st one to do any appreciation thread for Maria a long time ago |
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Post by Rick Mad on Apr 22, 2006 14:11:48 GMT -5
On Smackdown, yes. Angle can give him a run for his money, though. I might just call those two equals.
On Raw, Edge is okay, Trips CAN be okay SOMETIMES, but HBK is his only real competition. Michaels is always gold when given the chance.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Apr 22, 2006 21:23:01 GMT -5
He is gold. The Godzilla thing while in Japan was hysterical as have been many other bits. And the man is underrated in the ring IMO, he's perfect for the style that he is, big brawler guy, not everybody has to chain wrestle or come off the top rope to entertain. It's weird looking back at how alotta people crapped all over giving him the title last year, but the guy is GOOD at what he does, and yes as has been mentioned before, when Angle's on he may be a bit more entertaining, but he hasn't been 'on' in awhile. N like Spike said, for all those years he was big beer drinking guy # 4.
Try it sometime.
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Post by VeggieOverlord on Apr 22, 2006 21:29:31 GMT -5
His promo last night was awesome, but I still think Edge is the better heel promo right now. Marginally though.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Apr 22, 2006 21:48:01 GMT -5
The promo on tonight's Smackdown (here in NYC anyways) was hilarious,JBL ragged on Jillian (pole-dancer,lol) and the kids, and Rey as well (english,please? They're not even chanting your name).
I wouldn't mind seeing JBL as World Champ again, at least he'd be more entertaining than Rey "Eddie" Mysterio on the mic.
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Post by Magneto on Apr 23, 2006 1:57:22 GMT -5
JBL sucks and his promos are the somewhat sustainable part about his lame "Million Dollar Man" gimmick. Yet he's great to me. Mickie and Melina have carried storylines into success on their own and that's something JBL hasn't been able to do without resorting to burying other stars.
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