Post by The Boss on Jan 25, 2007 18:06:52 GMT -5
Jesse The Body" Ventura and Gorilla Monsoon were the greatest pro wrestling announce team of all time bar none. While Monsoon and Heenan come in a close second, they were more of a comedy team with Monsoon playing straight man to Heenan's fool. When they were in front of the camera on Prime time is where they shined. But behind the mic they didn't sound like sports broadcasters. They often distracted from the match as apposed to enhancing it as Jesse/Monsoon did.
With Jesse and Monsoon you had two major vetrens of the squared circle who were were on opposite sides. Jesse the heal and Monsoon the face. Jesse praised the heals and their tactics "I ain't cheatin' 'less you get caught!" but was quick to point out whenever a face broke the rules. Monsoon claimed to be appalled by rule breaking tactics yet was quick to give legitimate reasons (excuses) when a face used them. The two men used this angle to perfection in a never ending battle of one-up-manship that climaxed with the right to say "I told you so."
But they were more then just a face/heal team. Both men knew the sport in and out. Between arguments they would discuss strategies both wrestlers needed to use despite who they were cheering for. They would point out error in a wrestlers attack plan, "That was a mistake, he should have followed that move and not let him get to his feet." or "He's waiting too long. You can't give the man time to recover." They knew the names of the holds and would often point out where they originated from.
They were also masters of covering up bloopers in a match. If a wrestler were to miss his mark Monsoon/Jesse would be quick to cover it by saying something like, "He was trying to hit a dropkick but (opponent) saw him at the last second and tried to get out of the way." or "He didn't quite get the full effect of that move. He was too far away." In essence they brought a sense of legitimacy to every match they commentated on.
While Heenan/Monsoon can be called the second greatest announce duo of all time. They can't compare with Jesse/Monsoon.
With Jesse and Monsoon you had two major vetrens of the squared circle who were were on opposite sides. Jesse the heal and Monsoon the face. Jesse praised the heals and their tactics "I ain't cheatin' 'less you get caught!" but was quick to point out whenever a face broke the rules. Monsoon claimed to be appalled by rule breaking tactics yet was quick to give legitimate reasons (excuses) when a face used them. The two men used this angle to perfection in a never ending battle of one-up-manship that climaxed with the right to say "I told you so."
But they were more then just a face/heal team. Both men knew the sport in and out. Between arguments they would discuss strategies both wrestlers needed to use despite who they were cheering for. They would point out error in a wrestlers attack plan, "That was a mistake, he should have followed that move and not let him get to his feet." or "He's waiting too long. You can't give the man time to recover." They knew the names of the holds and would often point out where they originated from.
They were also masters of covering up bloopers in a match. If a wrestler were to miss his mark Monsoon/Jesse would be quick to cover it by saying something like, "He was trying to hit a dropkick but (opponent) saw him at the last second and tried to get out of the way." or "He didn't quite get the full effect of that move. He was too far away." In essence they brought a sense of legitimacy to every match they commentated on.
While Heenan/Monsoon can be called the second greatest announce duo of all time. They can't compare with Jesse/Monsoon.
