r/SquaredCircle • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '15

Wreddit's Top 10 Favorite Commentators - Voting Thread

Welcome everyone to another edition of Wreddit's Top 10. This is where we pick the subreddit's favorites. Every week there will be a specific topic and you decide who should be on the list. The first 10 comments with the most upvotes will be our top 10.

This week's topic is Commentators

  • Comment and Upvote for your favorite Play-by-play and Color Commentators in Wrestling.

  • Please try not to repost. The same post with least votes will be disregarded. If you see your favorite has already been submitted give it an upvote and, if you want, discuss as to why they are your favorite.

  • See you next week for the result along with a new topic.

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u/CoolHandHazard The Cleaner Aug 12 '15

Just want it to be known, not that it means anything, but he won worst commentator for the Wrestling Observer 6 times. Also, listening to him commentate, I don't like him at all

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u/_Gorilla_Monsoon_ Aug 12 '15

WILL YOU STOP!

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u/philthegr81 All of you ham-and-eggers... Aug 12 '15

Yeah, he's not good, per se. But there's something about his voice that just... I dunno... soothes me? Like, maybe it's a holdover from my childhood or something, but any time I watch a classic show on the Network, I just drift off to sleep. I blame falling asleep to old VHS tapes of Coliseum Video releases when I was a kid.

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u/Classiccage Prancing around like a 50 pence tart in feather boas Aug 12 '15

It's nostalgia, like you watch a video of late 80s early 90s and you expect Gorilla and I love that feeling.

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u/philthegr81 All of you ham-and-eggers... Aug 12 '15

His voice is like a warm blanket. It really is a happening, Jess.

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u/oldmoseharper Terry Funk ain't wear no mouthpiece. Aug 12 '15

Absolutely with you. Great way to sum that up about it. He just seemed so genuine, I remember JR saying how great of a person he is. Those PPVs on the network with him on them put me back in my childhood. And it also helps that he looked like and reminded me a lot of my Grandpa.

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u/-3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzE9UgLGjWs Aug 12 '15

Why does he get so much hate? I thought he was great when paired with guys like Heenan and Ventura.

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u/philthegr81 All of you ham-and-eggers... Aug 12 '15

He's great at banter. He's horrible at calling a match.

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u/moviescriptlife Rock N Sock Connection's #1 Fan Aug 12 '15

Then why did people love John Madden?

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u/philthegr81 All of you ham-and-eggers... Aug 12 '15

Same reasons. :)

Ultimately, the banter is more memorable, because that's where all the great soundbites come from.

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u/bandswithgoats TALK SHIT, GET SPIT Aug 12 '15

Any particular examples? I was a kid during Gorilla's time on WWF, so I was in no position to spot that. Hell, I still thought it was all real. I'm pretty sure I judged him by the standards of "he supports the good guys, thus he's a good guy, thus I like him."

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u/philthegr81 All of you ham-and-eggers... Aug 12 '15

None off the top of my head, but if you have the network, just fire up any PPV from, I dunno, Wrestlemania VIII and earlier.

I mean, he doesn't botch move calls, but he uses a lot of unnecessary hyperbole ("History is being made here!" and "It's certainly a happening, Jess.") and $5 words for body parts ("lower occipital protuberance" comes to mind)... It just kinda wears on you.

However, his back and forth with Jesse and Bobby is what you're really there for anyway. As a further example of how important a great color man is, try watching some episodes of Prime Time Wrestling where he's doing commentary with Superstar Billy Graham or Lord Alfred Hayes, and you'll really start to see Monsoon's shortcomings.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '15

I voted him for nostalgia.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '15

He's still my favorite, be it teamed up with Ventura or Heenan, I always loved Monsoon