|
|
Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 22, 2020 20:18:57 GMT -5
So Vince McMahon commentating, wow it can be so over the top sometimes, even comical.
I was watching the first Savage / Steamboat match, and it is hilarious what happens, McMahon yelling that Steamboat swallowed his tongue, only to have Ventura correct him and say his tongue is sticking out. Similar thing happened when Doink injuried Crush. McMahon yelling that Doink took his arm out of his socket, and than Savage had to correct him and say it's a cask.
|
|
|
|
Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Jan 22, 2020 21:07:48 GMT -5
I don't even need to think of an exact quote to know it usually went like this: "NEW CHAMPION, YES, YES, YES, ONE, TWO, THREE, HE GOT HIM . . . No, he didn't."
|
|
|
|
Post by James Fabiano on Jan 22, 2020 21:47:42 GMT -5
Let me just say, his commentary over Andre's entrance in the SNME battle royal was awesomely hammy.
|
|
|
|
Post by HMARK Center on Jan 22, 2020 22:36:24 GMT -5
Commentator Vince tried so hard to sound like Howard Cossell in the early days, but was always pure cheese.
|
|
spagett
Hank Scorpio
Great Job!
Posts: 5,649
|
Post by spagett on Jan 23, 2020 8:58:28 GMT -5
You go back and listen to him now and he's terrible.
So cheesy and OTT, he knows the name of like 6 or 7 moves and everything else is just "what a manoeuvre"
Also, listening to Vince commentate any Shawn Michaels segment from 1995 to 1997 is really quite something, you can hear the thirst Vince has for HBK, it's hilarious.
|
|
auph10imitated
Dennis Stamp
Sigs/Avatars cannot exceed 1MB
Posts: 4,951
|
Post by auph10imitated on Jan 23, 2020 9:13:03 GMT -5
It really is madness to to think Mr. McMahon, the Vince McMahon, the boss, used to do that over the top commentary. I remember as a kid when my dad used to tell me he owned the company I would get pissed off and tell him it was Jack Tunny that owned it, oh the innocence of youth.
|
|
|
|
Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 23, 2020 10:10:36 GMT -5
I have always thought Vince was an atrocious commentator.
|
|
Fundertaker
El Dandy
Hideo Kojima should direct every ending ever!
Posts: 8,940
|
Post by Fundertaker on Jan 23, 2020 10:21:00 GMT -5
UN-BI-LI-VA-BLE!!!
|
|
|
|
Post by Sad sack ass fruitbooty on Jan 23, 2020 10:38:35 GMT -5
“Virgil is 100% tested, grade A praaaaiiiiime beeeeef!!!”
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2020 10:56:22 GMT -5
I want to hear more of these. There's been lots of Vince threads in past day or two!  |
|
|
|
Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Jan 23, 2020 11:59:24 GMT -5
He really tried to make us believe Adam Bomb and Duke Droese were going to win the Royal Rumble and main event WrestleMania.
|
|
the2ndevil
Grimlock
Super Seducer Survivor
Where Is Your Santa, Now?
Posts: 13,629
|
Post by the2ndevil on Jan 23, 2020 11:59:42 GMT -5
Biiiiiiiiiig back body drop!
I dunno, I find it endearing.
|
|
deezy
Don Corleone
Posts: 1,691
Member is Online
|
Post by deezy on Jan 23, 2020 13:39:31 GMT -5
Imagine if Vince and David Crockett called a match together. The overselling of each pinfall attempt would be ridiculous. Lol
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2020 13:48:04 GMT -5
For better or worse, his style fit the New Generation like a glove.
I find his goofiness pretty endearing, honestly, but he was on the call when I fell in love with wrestling so I'm definitely biased.
Oh, something random that cracks me up every time: Near the end of the Bret/Diesel Cage Match, Diesel is climbing the cage and Vince, in his super-excited voice, bellows out, "Diesel's climbing over! His pants are ripped!"
|
|
Pushed to the Moon
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Tony Schiavone in Disguise
Working myself into a shoot
Posts: 15,819 
|
Post by Pushed to the Moon on Jan 23, 2020 14:24:25 GMT -5
I love it. He had a great voice.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2020 14:32:23 GMT -5
I love it. He had a great voice. His enthusiasm felt legit too.. Like dude actually did believe Aldo Montoya was going to pin Bigelow after a dropkick. |
|
cjh
Hank Scorpio
Posts: 6,605
|
Post by cjh on Jan 23, 2020 15:00:23 GMT -5
For the SummerSlam 1990 match between The Rockers and Power & Glory, he actually re-did his commentary of the pre-match angle (Shawn Michaels getting hit in the knee with Hercules's chain) for the Prime Time Wrestling airing so that it was more over-the-top.
|
|
|
|
Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jan 23, 2020 15:20:31 GMT -5
Technically, no Vince was never the best commentator in the world. But he was fantastic in selling the stories he wanted to tell to the audience. Listening to him call things like the time Flair and Perfect beat up Ultimate Warrior during a tag match, he’s very descriptive and you can tell how hard he’s trying to narrate every detail to the viewers at home. And his voiceover for when Luger slammed Yokozuna I’ve always found fascinating, he goes “Yes! Yes, it was un-bee-lieveable!” It didn’t work, but he was so committed to making Luger *the* next big star, I can’t help but admire his drive.
JR, Caudle and Schiavone are my actual favorites FTR.
|
|
|
|
Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 23, 2020 15:38:35 GMT -5
Biiiiiiiiiig back body drop! I dunno, I find it endearing. This is one of my bugbears. It’s “BAAAAACCCCCKKK BODY DROP”. |
|
DragonMasterP
King Koopa
Wait, I turned 30? How'd that happen?
Posts: 11,989
Member is Online
|
Post by DragonMasterP on Jan 23, 2020 15:40:23 GMT -5
I've always been pretty indifferent to his announcing, but I dare anyone to listen to Vince hype up the old Survivor Series and Royal Rumble cards and not feel the blood pumping. Like so: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYTzPqO4QQY (Audio only, but that's all you need.) |
|
