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King Koopa
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Post by 67 more on Apr 15, 2021 1:07:19 GMT -5
Well, one of mine is Roddy Piper's from Rumble 92, which I can near enough quote word for word. "First thing I'm gonna do, I'm gonna take Roddy Piper's integrity - that's like Jacques Costeau trying to find a dry spot in a desert, I AIN'T GOT NO DAMN INTEGRITY, how do you think I got so far?" (big grin at camera) - Also, he makes Mean Gene corpse at the end. But for promo in the opening post, I think you mean those hype videos? In which case a few old favourites of mine - Summerslam 1997, Bret/Taker, Shawn as referee - "If life was fair..." Rumble 2001 - "to have been to Eden and tasted its fruit..." Summerslam 2002, HHH v HBK - "I will fight till there's nothing left..." "Next, you're going to take Roddy Piper's manhood. My manhood? Huh? I've come here to wrestle, I don't know what you've come here to do! I've come to win two titles and I can't do that til I win the first one!" Probs not exact, but best from memory
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Post by mauled on Apr 15, 2021 2:46:08 GMT -5
People talk about Montreal but The 97 Survivor series promo leading to the match was awesome. "I don't like him, I don't trust him and I don't believe in him"
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Post by Hit Girl on Apr 15, 2021 2:54:46 GMT -5
Kerry Von Erich before his IC title match at Summerslam 90.
Everything about that title win was beautifully booked.
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Post by sungod2020 on Apr 15, 2021 19:33:51 GMT -5
I found Chris Jericho's debut promo very telling in hindsight. I know he was being a self-righteous heel, everything he said about the current product at the time applied to the last few years up to and including today.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Apr 16, 2021 1:24:44 GMT -5
Cody did an amazing promo on ROH TV leading to Final Battle 2017 against Dalton Castle. Cody telling Dalton something to the affect of "go take that developmental deal that all your friends took."
Last Saturday after Wrestlemania my buddy showed me a promo from the build up to Royal Rumble 2013. I wasn't watching much at the time so this was new to me and it blew me away. It was a face to face promo between Rock and Punk. A very rare instance where someone got the better of Rock on a promo. Punk mercilessly destroys Rock's catchphrases and usual shtick on the mic in a way I've never seen.
Austin's (possibly last?) ECW promo where it's simply Austin staring into the camera. At the end of it the camera briefly shows the guys in the locker room. Sandman says "F'N NAILED IT!"
Roddy Piper's, "don't spit in my face, John Cena" promo leading to Survivor Series 2010.
Mick Foley and Ric Flair's face to face promo in TNA leading to their match on Impact in 2010.
Foley had an underrated summer of 2006. His promos with Edge leading to ONS 2006 and with Flair leading to SS 2006 were all great stuff that gets glossed over when people talk about his extensive HOF career. Also between his work with Orton and his work in ROH the same year Foley had a great 2004 as well.
If we're talking video promos the Rock vs Austin WM 17, Limp Bizkit, My Way video is still amazing.
Bret Hart's 1993 Tom Petty, Makin Some Noise and Aretha Franklin, Respect videos were both great.
The video they played before the NJPW shows in Long Beach, CA in 2017 gave me goosebumps both nights. Same video both nights. Both nights it gave me goosebumps as I sat in the crowd.
That's enough for now lol
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