The Great ML 1,546 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I was the biggest Hulkamaniac ever from age 4-12. But by the time he rolled into WCW and treated Flair like a whipping boy, the cartoony promos by a skinny and aging Hulkster off the juice just became lame. It grew into disdain. I'm sure I'm not the only one. People who grew up with Hulk as the hero grew out of it. And early 1996 was the epitome of my "WHY AM I CHEERING THIS GUY?" conflict. He single-handedly holds off 12 members of the Alliance to End Hulkamania. Monsters galore fall prey to lame chairshots to the back. Yeesh. Link to post Share on other sites
Territorial 244 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 I was the biggest Hulkamaniac ever from age 4-12. But by the time he rolled into WCW and treated Flair like a whipping boy, the cartoony promos by a skinny and aging Hulkster off the juice just became lame. It grew into disdain. I'm sure I'm not the only one. People who grew up with Hulk as the hero grew out of it. And early 1996 was the epitome of my "WHY AM I CHEERING THIS GUY?" conflict. He single-handedly holds off 12 members of the Alliance to End Hulkamania. Monsters galore fall prey to lame chairshots to the back. Yeesh. When he talks about WCW in his next autobiography, he'll still lie and inflate the numbers. It'll be 37 on 1 by then. Because, y'know, one guy going over just 12 guys isn't ridiculous enough for Hogan's Paul Bunyan-esque personality, Link to post Share on other sites
Victator 4,641 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Best thing was of all those guys, he pinned Flair, who was WCW champion at the time. Link to post Share on other sites
Ace 5,109 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 And he apparently DESPERATELY wanted Pillman in the match. Link to post Share on other sites
cool arrow 4,121 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 And he apparently DESPERATELY wanted Pillman in the match. But Pillman was smart enough not to do it. Link to post Share on other sites
Ellsworth Toohey 18 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 http://youtu.be/cvGJd8Ol_II?t=5m53s Link to post Share on other sites
Ellsworth Toohey 18 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I'm assuming the manager in the "Dream Warriors" promo was a relatively svelte Damian Kane? Link to post Share on other sites
thee Reverend Axl Future 2,024 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I'm assuming the manager in the "Dream Warriors" promo was a relatively svelte Damian Kane? Naw, it was "Red Hot" Ronnie Lotts. - RAF Link to post Share on other sites
nate 5,362 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) I admit, I dug Lotts. I'm a sucker for those "you brought this on yourself" style promos. I also liked Sid's "please forgive me for what I'm about to do" one-liners. That AJ promo: I think some of the blame for that thing falling flat was the ending, where AJ's worked himself up into his emphatic declaration that he will be the NEXT TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, for Taz to shit on the previous 5 min with, "I hope not!" Heel or no, Taz shit on that promo for the TV audience. And as for fans screwing up promos and in-ring monologues, I think any argument on the "FOR" side can be ended with a clip of Bret Hart's return commentary after Owen died, where he's talking about his thoughts and plans for how he's going to continue on in the business that basically killed his brother, and some fan clear as a bell shouts, "HURRY UP!" You can see the love for wrestling poot out of Bret Hart's soul in that one moment; that's when, to bring this full circle, wrestling became, as AJ said in his promo, "just a job." (Tried to post the youtube video, but couldn't ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbw6efV5iXI at 6:50 is the asshole in question ...) Edited September 9, 2013 by nate Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas Bugg 237 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I watch GWF on ESPN Classics every now and then and also Championship Wrestling From Hollywood, and I've seen enough bad promos to flood this thread....and that's just in the last week or so! Link to post Share on other sites
KidKash202 268 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I have not looked at a single post in here. But I know my man AntiChrist better be in here when I click this reply button Link to post Share on other sites
cool arrow 4,121 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Don't worry, he is. Link to post Share on other sites
Bear Wyatt 324 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 One of my favorite terrible promos of all time. From aping The Rock's shtick to getting caught up in the "Whats" this is a master class in what not to do in a promo. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
cool arrow 4,121 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I cut Juvi a little slack on that one solely for "Fuck you, you son of a gun!" Brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites
SovietShooter 197 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I cut Juvi a little slack on that one solely for "Fuck you, you son of a gun!" Brilliant. Yes, I believe this promo belongs in the 'Awesome Promos' thread. Juvi was hellbent on calling everyone there a jobroni, and the crowd chanting "what" didn't stop him. Link to post Share on other sites
Bear Wyatt 324 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 But is Philly a Juicy town? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Brody 6 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I'd like to know, TO TRULY KNOW, how Ken Patera wasn't able to talk his way into that McDonald's when he had such superior oratory skills as was showcased in the profession of professional wrestling, BOY! Patera said other workers were in the building and laughing at Ken for being locked out. I assume Ken was pilled up/drunk and not in the right state of mind. Patera took the court case so seriously that he was outside the court house drinking beer right before sentencing. Here's the worst Road Warrior promo ever Piper/Dr D being racist...then Hogan botches a promo and Mean Gene won't let him restart it. Link to post Share on other sites
w. josh 987 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 That Schultz promo...Jesus. Link to post Share on other sites
cwoy2j 3,980 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 What about Matt Hardy's return promo? Link to post Share on other sites
sydneybrown 2,363 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Piper/Dr D being racist...then Hogan botches a promo and Mean Gene won't let him restart it. Gene was probably thinking "Fuck that, I'm not going to stand here and listen to round two of Dr. D's bullshit." Link to post Share on other sites
KidKash202 268 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Speaking of Juventud This is comedy. The horrible interview is at the end. Juventud stole a line from your boy AntiChrist: "Let me tell you one more thing." Tony Shiovanie making up names of moves. Comedy man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmkl_RNNDyg Link to post Share on other sites
KidKash202 268 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 1:06 mark. Look at James J. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cwoy2j 3,980 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I cut Juvi a little slack on that one solely for "Fuck you, you son of a gun!" Brilliant. My favorite part is the announcer only saying, "watch your language" after he said "son of a gun". I'm patiently waiting for my chance to say "fuck you, you son of a gun" to someone, anyone in my life. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Harms 610 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 What I'd like to see is a DVDVR promo battle tournament. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DVDAD2 2 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I watch GWF on ESPN Classics every now and then and also Championship Wrestling From Hollywood, and I've seen enough bad promos to flood this thread....and that's just in the last week or so! just a small list of people who should never do a promo from that company: Tug Taylor, Chaz Taylor, The Viper, Steven Dane, any Black Bart promo where he doesn't say Dadgum (oh wait there isn't any), Al Perez Link to post Share on other sites
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