Super Cena Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Okay, I won't lie - this is more of a glorified way for me to learn about some of our sport's greatest commentators and commentary teams than me genuinely kick starting this thread with a ton of my own knowledge, but here goes. Â In the You Tube thread on here, a poster says that JR will never be replaced; Gordon Sollie is looked back on with great fondness and many believe him to be the greatest announcer of all time. You may think that Joey Styles was the greatest voice wrestling has ever seen. Â This thread isn't soley aimed at past announcers - what do you think of the latest commentators? King, Cole, Tenay, Booker et al... Â Name and link (You Tube or whatever) some great (or perhaps shambolic) examples of wrestling's commentators, past and present! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbro1984 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I genuinely cannot see how Jim Ross can ever be bettered - he was the best announcer at a time when there was the best material to commentate on. His voice was the backdrop of all the great moments during the biggest boom in wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cena Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 I genuinely cannot see how Jim Ross can ever be bettered - he was the best announcer at a time when there was the best material to commentate on. His voice was the backdrop of all the great moments during the biggest boom in wrestling. Â I'd agree with this too. I especially enjoyed his partnership with Heyman, the two bounced off each other perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockbus Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 As a play by play, yes, Jim Ross was the best, and it will be tough to better him, but as a pairing? Monsoon and Heenan had the ultimate in chemistry. They were cliched cartoon characters, just like the wrestlers at the time, and they played it exactly as they should have. WILL YOU STOP! Â A quick Youtube search finds this... Wrestlemania 8 Monsoon/Heenan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cena Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Good post, Rockbus. That's the sort of stuff I'm hoping comes of this thread. Â Does anybody have some examples of Sollie at his best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted February 17, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 17, 2011 I think Vince McMahon is underrated sometimes. Wasn't a massive fan of 'whatamanouver' or '1-2-3 he got him...no', but he was more than adequate in the role. Jesse Ventura was great as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJames Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Race Vs Flair: Starrcade '83 Â This is a great example of Solie's straight laced announcing style, added great legitimacy to matches and in this case, great importance to a world title match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Love Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 As a play by play, yes, Jim Ross was the best, and it will be tough to better him, but as a pairing? Monsoon and Heenan had the ultimate in chemistry. They were cliched cartoon characters, just like the wrestlers at the time, and they played it exactly as they should have. WILL YOU STOP! A quick Youtube search finds this... Wrestlemania 8 Monsoon/Heenan  "I'm a broadcast journalist!" - Heenan  Great find rocky lad, gave my memory a jolt. As an aside to this, somewhat similar to JBL & Cole, only difference being that Heenan had a fantastic sense of self-deprication that allowed him to play the biased heel so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I always loved the Monsoon / Ventura partnership at Wrestlemanias - it just added to the event. McMahon and Ventura on SNME was also awesome as Ventura really did come out with some classic put-downs! Â It was such a shame that when Ventura left they had no-one to replace him as stuff like Survivor Series 1990 was shite with Piper / McMahon just praising the faces with no funny lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kostan Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 To me, Jesse Ventura was the best color commentator in the business. Great voice, great knowledge, great charisma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Square Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 where is the Lance Russell love? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Impact Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Jesse Ventura: Great powerful voice, articulate, witty, his 'tale of the tape' of Hogan vs Andre at Mania 3 was great Superstar Billy Graham: Not the best but Summerslam 88 was the first wrestling I saw so his commentery comes with the memories (if that makes sense)  JR: Obvious reasons.  Recent ones  Stryker (sometimes) CM Punk (short but good) Josh Mattews (not sure why, growing on me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members marc2j Posted February 17, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 17, 2011 Josh Matthews has alays been a favourite of mine, and seeing him on RAW against a heel Cole has been a highlight for me. Â But he certainly deserves the place on Smackdown over Todd Grisham. Â Grisham is unberable sometimes. He is a great interview guy, but I much prefer Matthews calling Smackdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted February 17, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 17, 2011 Whenever I hear the words Wrestling Announcer, Ventura immediately springs to my mind. One thing about Ventura always confused me as a kid, is that he was a heel commentator in theory, but would never say a bad word about the Bulldogs, if memory serves me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Freebird Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Looking back at Monsoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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