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Post by nickcave on May 18, 2019 11:17:20 GMT -5
I couldn't figure out a way to get the question I wanted to fit the title but what are some commentators who worked great with one person but became absolutely awful with someone else. For as much flack as he gets, I think Michael Cole's chemistry with Tazz was really good and he was his most tolerable with him. Separate them from each other however and they're usually pretty bad but they found a nice groove together.
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Post by 67 more on May 18, 2019 11:25:49 GMT -5
Great, Cole/JBL, JBL's first commentary run.
Terrible, anyone and JBL in his second commentary run.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on May 18, 2019 11:41:45 GMT -5
Randy Savage could be entertaining on commentary when he had Bobby Heenan to play off and react to. He wasn’t as good when working with Vince in 1994.
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Post by Casey Jones (AKA MrThrowback) on May 18, 2019 11:50:32 GMT -5
I liked Lawler when he was with JR
when he was with anybody else. Not so much
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 12:37:49 GMT -5
Cole with Tazz and JBL definitely made Cole more tolerable.
Cole with Lawler was the absolute worst.
Other teams I liked:
Striker and Grisham JR and Heyman Mauro and McGuiness Tenay and West Vince and Lawler
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on May 18, 2019 13:52:27 GMT -5
Underrated one, Mauro, Graves and Austin Aries from the first few months of 205 Live.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on May 18, 2019 13:54:38 GMT -5
Great, Cole/JBL, JBL's first commentary run. Terrible, anyone and JBL in his second commentary run. I don't know what the hell happened between JBL's commentary runs but the drop off in quality from the first to second run was dramatic.
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Post by cassonova on May 18, 2019 14:08:14 GMT -5
I really liked Corey Graves prior to the main roster call up. I think he has good chemistry with Tom Phillips and has moments with Byron Saxton, but is horribly overbearing on Raw.
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Post by Rave on May 18, 2019 14:18:10 GMT -5
I'll up Tazz and Cole as well, but for Tazz instead of Cole.
Tazz with anyone else, especially in TNA, was freaking terrible.
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Post by 67 more on May 18, 2019 14:28:18 GMT -5
Great, Cole/JBL, JBL's first commentary run. Terrible, anyone and JBL in his second commentary run. I don't know what the hell happened between JBL's commentary runs but the drop off in quality from the first to second run was dramatic. He at some point discovered Wikipedia and just started incorrectly regurgitating title histories and tired catchphrases rather than using actual wit and organic reactions. JBL at Survivor Series 2007 for example when Edge ruins the Cell match, just a little low-key, almost internal "what the hell is wrong with him?" He'd have favourites regardless of their face/heel status, he always went out of his way to put Matt Hardy over and made sure to bury Sylvan and Miz even though they were heels. He'd find ways to bring up his own personal history with someone and have it make sense to give context to a story. JBL during any time the Authority was winning "Best for business, Maggle! Quit yer whining about black helicopters, wah wah wah wah! We faght on Friday nights!" Any babyface was to be ridiculed, any heel was to be cheered. Volume was to be turned up to 100% at all times. What made it worse is the memory of how good he was in 2007.
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Post by thegatewaydrug on May 18, 2019 15:35:50 GMT -5
CM Punk + Josh Matthews made for great TV!
Surprisingly awesome for the rare times they got together, Gorilla Monsoon + Johnny Polo was my all-time fav combo.
On the flipside, no matter who was the lead PBP, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker did NOT mesh well.
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Post by CMPunkyBrewster on May 18, 2019 16:15:55 GMT -5
Any time Mauro Ranallo is part of the commentary team, it is the worst team ever.
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Post by 67 more on May 18, 2019 16:47:01 GMT -5
Any time Mauro Ranallo is part of the commentary team, it is the worst team ever. Mauro's fine as long as he's not making constant endless forced references. I nearly shot myself with the WM weekend Takeover this year with the amount of references.
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Post by Venti on May 18, 2019 16:52:56 GMT -5
I went back and rewatched the 2007 Rumble match recently, and the commentary damn near ruined it. You had Cole, JBL, Lawler(who im generally a fan of) and all I could think was "would you please.. shut the HELL UP"
Talk about not letting any moment breathe. They had to talk so loudly and consistently.
On the flipside, when I was watching the 2002 Rumble soon after, I actually had a sigh of relief when it was JR and King. So much easier to listen to.
It's been a long time since I've watched the early Lucha Underground seasons, but at the time I enjoyed Vampiro and Matt Striker.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 17:18:27 GMT -5
Dan Wilson and Steven Prazak for NWA Wildside
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Post by chazraps on May 18, 2019 20:39:18 GMT -5
Striker and Todd were stellar on Smackdown. Just perfect chemistry that gave the show such a unique feel.
Revisiting 92 Superstars, McMahon and Perfect were great. As were JR and Perfect in 96.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on May 18, 2019 21:43:43 GMT -5
An underrated team was Steve Romero and Josh Matthews on Velocity. It was clear Vince never watched the C-show, as they often just goofed off with inside jokes and Family Guy references.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on May 19, 2019 8:58:36 GMT -5
Any time Mauro Ranallo is part of the commentary team, it is the worst team ever. Mama Mia!
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on May 19, 2019 9:00:50 GMT -5
Pete Doherty could make any commentary team terrible.
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Post by illiniman88 on May 19, 2019 9:06:35 GMT -5
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