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Post by weaselboy on Nov 16, 2009 19:32:33 GMT -5
I was watching In Your House No Way Out 1998 the other night (don't ask me why) and they came to a backstage promo with the Nation of Domination. The promo was for a nothing 5 man tag match but featured one of the most extraordinary promo's I've seen.
Basically the promo began with the interviewer asking a question to "the leader of the Nation" whilst pointing the mic at Farooq. Before Farooq could get a word in edge ways the Rock snatches the mic and starts talking, only for Farooq to snatch it back and tell him to shut it.
And then for the rest of the promo whilst Farooq speaks cliched nonesense about "leaving no men untested" The Rock stands in the background mugging it up for the camera and pulling sarcastic faces, to the point where you completely ignore the guy who's actually speaking.
So that got me thinking, can anyone else name any brilliant promos where the wrestler didn't or barely spoke? lets here it for the less is more approach
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2009 19:34:29 GMT -5
I doubt it's "the best", but it's hard to remember many times like this worth mentioning.
That backstage segment where Maryse was holding the belt while being interviewed, and CM Punk was in the background with his MITB briefcase repeatedly looking back and forth from her belt to the briefcase.
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Post by Jimmy on Nov 16, 2009 19:36:02 GMT -5
Kurt Angle telling the story of Benjamin Franklin to commissioner William Regal and side-stepping a charging Shawn Stasiak who runs into Regal's knight in armor and Angle continues to talk.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 16, 2009 19:44:43 GMT -5
Kurt Angle telling the story of Benjamin Franklin to commissioner William Regal and side-stepping a charging Shawn Stasiak who runs into Regal's knight in armor and Angle continues to talk. Fantastic one! I think a fun one was Edge with his Wayne's World style signs while talking to Kurt Angle, making a fool of him. |
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Post by hbk4ever09 on Nov 16, 2009 19:48:16 GMT -5
Kurt Angle telling the story of Benjamin Franklin to commissioner William Regal and side-stepping a charging Shawn Stasiak who runs into Regal's knight in armor and Angle continues to talk. Holy shit, anyone have a vid of that? |
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Post by rydndirty on Nov 16, 2009 20:09:50 GMT -5
This is what I thought of.
Bossman making scary faces.
Akeem dancing to absolutely no music.
Slick flapping his gums.
Awesome, awesome promo.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Nov 16, 2009 20:11:38 GMT -5
Kurt Angle telling the story of Benjamin Franklin to commissioner William Regal and side-stepping a charging Shawn Stasiak who runs into Regal's knight in armor and Angle continues to talk. Wasn't that during that whole bit where Stasiak attempted to attack people only to fail miserably each time? |
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Post by Blindkarevik on Nov 16, 2009 20:39:56 GMT -5
I think this has to begin and end with the Randy Savage/Elizabeth reconciliation at WM7. The entire story was told with just emotions and body-language and was all that needed to be said.
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Post by MWC on Nov 16, 2009 20:48:26 GMT -5
Eddie Guerrero - Smackdown May 2005. This was the only time I ever saw Eddie Guerrero live and he came out with Rey's mask and continued to look at it. He threw it to the ground in the ring, stepped on it and left.
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Post by @TenaciousBe on Nov 16, 2009 23:29:42 GMT -5
Eddie Guerrero - Smackdown May 2005. This was the only time I ever saw Eddie Guerrero live and he came out with Rey's mask and continued to look at it. He threw it to the ground in the ring, stepped on it and left. This. Quite possibly the best promo I've ever seen and he never had to say a word. |
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Post by Ryushinku on Nov 17, 2009 4:05:00 GMT -5
Kurt Angle telling the story of Benjamin Franklin to commissioner William Regal and side-stepping a charging Shawn Stasiak who runs into Regal's knight in armor and Angle continues to talk. Wasn't that during that whole bit where Stasiak attempted to attack people only to fail miserably each time? "It says 'Mecca' on my trunks. I don't even know what Mecca means!" |
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Post by Rorschach on Nov 17, 2009 4:10:30 GMT -5
There were several moments in Brian Pillman's run with the Hart Foundation where Pillman never said a word during a Bret/Jim/Owen interview segment...just mugged it up in the background, like the OP was talking about Rocky doing to Faarooq. And just like Rocky, Pillman stole every one of those segments.
Ditto for Goldust, who has FANTASTIC facial expressions, and whose "teeth snap" taunt is one of the most comic, and sometimes disturbing, ways to end interviews I have ever seen.
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Post by oafman on Nov 17, 2009 4:55:16 GMT -5
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Post by Rorschach on Nov 17, 2009 6:25:07 GMT -5
How on EARTH could I ever forget Goldberg's early silent promos? Those were some of the coolest things around at the time. They really sold Goldberg as this no nonsense badass who could care less about entertaining on the mic. He was there to kick ass and take names.
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Post by Pipe_Bomb2k13 on Nov 17, 2009 13:42:42 GMT -5
I doubt it's "the best", but it's hard to remember many times like this worth mentioning. That backstage segment where Maryse was holding the belt while being interviewed, and CM Punk was in the background with his MITB briefcase repeatedly looking back and forth from her belt to the briefcase. Also Punk walking inbetween a Morrison/Jericho brawl just to look at them both shrug his shoulders and continue walking, always found that funny. ;D |
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Post by MyndSkape: A Poor Man's Virgil on Nov 17, 2009 13:53:20 GMT -5
Does Hawk here count as one?
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