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BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Jun 5th, '11, 04:44
by Rabid619
We've seen many commentator's through the years from Gordon Solie to Mike Adamle. Who is the Best of the Best Commentator?

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Jun 5th, '11, 05:14
by Big Red Machine
Joey Styles. He always got over the important things, was a wrestling encyclopedia, told the story, and was entertaining while doing so.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Jun 5th, '11, 10:17
by yourcrapsweak
Gordon Solie.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Jun 5th, '11, 12:08
by badnewzxl
It's a tough call between Jim Ross, Gordon Solie, and Joey Styles.

My heart forces me to go with Styles.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Jun 5th, '11, 12:26
by kiel297
I'm torn between JR and Styles, but I'm gonna have to go for JR, because he's the voice I grew up with

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Jun 5th, '11, 16:51
by ECWFlairfan
Definitely Joey Styles... no one else has called PPVs solo... hasn't been done before him & hasn't been done since!

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Jun 5th, '11, 17:04
by yourcrapsweak
ECWFlairfan wrote:Definitely Joey Styles... no one else has called PPVs solo... hasn't been done before him & hasn't been done since!
Not true at all. Gargiulo has done it many times, as well as many others on the independent circuit.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Jun 5th, '11, 17:05
by womenwrestlerfan
Hands Down Gordon Solie

He's THE DEAN

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Jun 16th, '11, 17:23
by Sassafras
Styles! (Look at me, on the bandwagon!)

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Sep 23rd, '11, 01:54
by Earth Child
My favorite will always be Tony Schiavone.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Sep 23rd, '11, 06:51
by yourcrapsweak
Earth Child wrote:My favorite will always be Tony Schiavone.
He's one of the most overrated in the history of our sport.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Sep 23rd, '11, 12:05
by Earth Child
Don't care, he was who I grew up with :p

Jim Ross does a bit annoying after a while

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Sep 23rd, '11, 14:31
by Shogun Rua
Joey Styles easily. He kind of overdid the "OH MY GOD!!!", but at least he wasn't going crazy every time one of his favourite wrestlers came on screen.

Also, Coach wasn't too bad. He was a way better heel announcer than Michael Cole could ever be.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Sep 23rd, '11, 14:44
by yourcrapsweak
Shogun Rua wrote:Joey Styles easily. He kind of overdid the "OH MY GOD!!!", but at least he wasn't going crazy every time one of his favourite wrestlers came on screen.
I don't think he overdid it at all. They include all of those moments where he does say "Oh my god" more than any others in like video packages and the matches you normally would see or look up to specifically watch, but if you watch full shows and stuff, you'll notice that he never said it more than once or twice a night, which isn't bad at all. It was the same thing with John House saying "SOMEONE CALL 911!" or Eric Gargulio saying something stupid like "HELLO SAN DIEGO!" or "EVERYONE OUT OF THE POOL!"

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Sep 23rd, '11, 22:30
by yourcrapsweak
I'd like to give a shout out to Mike Quackenbush as a commentator. He really makes whatever you're watching feel like a sport, and if you watch some older CHIKARA stuff with him on commentary, he keeps a straight face throughout all of the antics, not matter how ridiculous. It's hilarious, and he's really damn good at what he does. I love the fact that he calls every move by its proper name, including all of these obscure submission and indy-tastic impact moves that nobody has ever seen or heard of. Go watch old CHIKARA DVD's, you'll see what I mean.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Sep 23rd, '11, 22:41
by Sassafras
Can't believe I'm the first one mentioning CM Punk as a damn good commentator. He definitely has a set job once his in-ring days are over.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 01:51
by Rabid619
Sassafras wrote:Can't believe I'm the first one mentioning CM Punk as a damn good commentator. He definitely has a set job once his in-ring days are over.
Most definitely.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Nov 16th, '11, 21:46
by Serujuunin
Having been watching FCW and NXT recently, I am really growing to appreciate William Regal as a commentator. He's not the best (I can't really pick, though I'm biased towards JR), but he's definitely up there. He's kind of a mixture of dry humor, interesting wrestling history and unique perspective.

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Nov 24th, '11, 14:58
by BOD
My favortite 2 are JR and Dusty Rhodes

Re: BOTB: Commentator

Posted: Nov 25th, '11, 09:53
by Verdun
If this were 8-10 years ago I'd vote JR and King.

Now I kinda favor Styles, JR, but I do definitely like Regal commentating on FCW. He's great on color.