The dying art of the promo, and why it's important to give wrestlers a voice. Free agent Adam Cole was one of those fortunate enough to be on hand for the instant wrestling classic between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 1. January. He watched the match by himself backstage on a monitor and couldn't believe the masterpiece unfolding in front of his eyes. The two performers rocked the crowd of more than 2.

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Tokyo Dome for over 4. While many have called Omega- Okada I (and even their rematch) the greatest match ever, Cole, who appreciated the match to be sure, isn't one of them."With nostalgia, for me, it's the Rock- Stone Cold Wrestle. Mania 1. 7. The only reason being, well it's a great match [too, but] because of how I felt as a kid," Cole told ESPN in April. Editor's Picks. There's no one in wrestling quite like Paul Heyman, who speaks candidly about his own journey to becoming one of the greatest talkers in wrestling history and discusses the art of the promo. Some of the best wrestling promos of 2. The WWE on ESPN staff offer their picks to recognize the very best of 2.

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Chael Sonnen - - who fights Wanderlei Silva on Saturday at Bellator NYC - - is arguably the biggest voice in the sport. Here's why he won't stop talking anytime soon. Related. The strength of that match is based on far more than what The Rock and Steve Austin did together between the bells, on that night or any other. Their history, and the moments that led up to that all- time classic, were just as much (if not more) about what they had to say on the microphone, and the way their characters fed off each other."I remember watching that Limp Bizkit 'My Way' music video. When Stone Cold's music hit and that glass broke, 6. Cole recalled. "I got goose bumps for the first time in my life.

I remember the moment clear as day. I remember where I was sitting. I remember how I reacted. I remember I was so moved by getting goose bumps and realizing I was feeling some type of way about this match.

About pro wrestling. At that moment, I was like, 'OK, I need to be a pro wrestler.' Forever, that will be my all- time favorite match."Wrestlers who have the ability to talk and feed off the crowd like Austin and The Rock are seemingly a dying breed. Promos are slowly becoming a lost art in professional wrestling, as the current construction of shows, matches and storytelling tend to fall into a familiar, somewhat stifling pattern.

The in- ring work has never been better, with the likes of AJ Styles, Seth Rollins, Cesaro and Sami Zayn, among many others, flying all over the ring every night. But with a few exceptions, the mic work has also arguably never been worse. Much of today's talent, and even several top stars, too often cuts generic promos spoken at fans, designed to sell a specific match or pay- per- view rather than engaging and interacting with the crowd. Some of the blame can be placed on the performers, but they're also victims of an era in which writers play larger roles within a heavily scripted environment."I think it's bad for the business," said Raven, who earned a reputation as one of the best talkers of the mid- 1. Now they write promos for people.

In the old days, you got bullet points. They said, 'Here are the points you gotta hit, so do it in your character.' If you didn't know how to be a character or how to be a star, you didn't get over. Raven's look, personality and in- ring style made him stand out even among all of the over- the- top acts in the late '9. By swiftwj - originally posted to Flickr."Now they write for everybody, which is good for the lower- tier guys who can't write, who aren't creative enough yet or don't have enough psychology yet. But for guys who have potential star power, you're really killing it, because [Steve] Austin would've never came alive if they would've been writing his character for him. If they told him to just stay with these promos.

It's a whole different world now."This new world of straightforward, mundane promos has made it more difficult for fans to identify with performers the way that Stone Cold did with an 1. Cole. Nuanced characters are increasingly hard to find."Ninety- nine percent of the business is two- dimensional. They don't have points of view," Raven said. People used to complain when they worked with Shane Douglas and he'd go, 'The Franchise doesn't do that,' talking in the third person.

I loved that about him because I want a guy that knows what his character would and wouldn't do - - because that I could work with. The character is three- dimensional. You know his point of view. The fans could probably tell you, which is ultimately what I wanted, what he would do in any situation."Cole is part of that other 1 percent, able to to convey the depth of his character and performance through what he does on the microphone. The three- time former ROH champion has established himself as an elite talker despite having far fewer opportunities to reach a mass audience than his WWE peers. Cole doesn't have a writing staff handing him a promo to read. He also doesn't have WWE's top- notch production to enhance his words.

All he needs is his mind .. Adam Cole's Favorite Promo. Adam Cole had a hard time choosing his favorite promo, but he was able to pick out two: "There's one that I cut, it was kind of an unknown promo. Watch Back To The Sea Online Free 2016.

It was the promo that ended Ring of Honor television before Final Battle 2. Jay Briscoe, in a "fight without honor." It was at the end of the television show and never put on You. Lego Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood Full Movie In English. Tube or anything, so that was a forgotten promo that I cut leading into this big match with Jay. And it was really emotional because I knew I was getting surgery afterwards, so I knew I was gonna be out for awhile. A lot of emotion came out in that one."The other one that really sticks out is my "Story Time" promo in a chair with a glass of whiskey, a cigar box and the championship. I cut this and read this story to Kyle O'Reilly leading to our Final Battle match.

That one was really fun the way it was shot. ROH] producer Chris Resnick is so smart and his ability creatively to put stuff together and come up with concepts. Me and him worked together on a lot of really cool projects. That was one of the things we were really excited about. Those two stick out in my head as being some of my favorites.""For me, I like to just do it," Cole said. I can get in a zone for my promo material fairly quick. If it's one of those deals where I arrive and immediately they're like, 'Hey, come and cut a promo,' I love having like 3.

Adam Cole and thinking that way. This is gonna sound silly, but if I have gum, chomping on my gum like an idiot really, really helps me kind of get in the zone.

I walk different. My face is different. I just try my best to get the most prepared and then let everything naturally flow.

My thing is, when I'm talking, I want people to think and completely believe that I believe everything that I'm saying."As natural as Cole seems on the mic, his skills were realized thanks to hours and hours of practice behind the scenes. Cole tries to watch one hour of in- ring work and one hour of promos every day, despite having already become one of the top talkers in wrestling. He often finds himself watching the same wrestler over and over for his promo studies."Nine times out of 1. I watched was all CM Punk," Cole said.

Just the way that he spoke, the cadence that he had, the confidence that he had, the look in his eyes was so believable. Punk was so smart with his promos. He talked intelligently, to where you thought he was an intelligent guy and you thought this was a fresh idea, but it wasn't so over- the- top or so over your head that you didn't understand it.

He was very, very good at carrying himself in promos. He was definitely a guy that I studied quite a bit and still study going forward and cutting promos."The similarities between Punk and Cole on the mic are obvious.

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