Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The three greatest match promos of all time

Nothing gets me more amped for a wrestling match (especially a main event) more than a well put together video package that precedes it. It sums up the storyline of both superstars leading up to the match, and paints a picture of the whole feud. In terms of TV Shows, it acts as the "Previously on..." before the episodes starts, so that you understand everything thats gone down.

The following 3 videos are my three absolute favourite. Even watching them now gets me excited to watch those matches again.
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The Rock vs Stone Cold (Wrestlemania X7)



This feud represents a past age in wrestling. Never will it be like this again, but while the Attitude Era lasted, there could have been no better frontmen for it than The Rock and Stone Cold. Stone Cold was just a bad-ass, the one who ushered in the Attitude Era, and had great in-ring story telling ability. The Rock was the best talker to ever hold a mic, had charisma to burn, and was the perfect foil to The Rattlesnake. Of their 3 WM clashes, this one is my favourite, and it also had the best promo for it. They somehow made listening to Limp Bizkit bearable.
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John Cena vs Randy Orton (Bragging Rights 2009)



Neither of these men are the most exciting to watch in the ring, but they had many great matches together. They had the same kind of chemistry in the ring that Rock and Stone Cold did, and sure, you could call them the Rock and Stone Cold of this generation. But that's a compliment. This video package does an awesome job of highlighting all their history, and with the added stipulation of John Cena leaving if he loses, it adds a lot of drama.
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Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker (Wrestlemania XXVI)



Two of the greatest wrestlers to ever set foot in the ring, HBK and The Deadman proved time and time again over these years why they are on the top of the mountain. But against each other? It was a dream feud, and it delivered. How? By stealing the show two Wrestlemanias in a row. This video package is quite possibly the best ever created by WWE, and it's easily my favourite. Nice use of the Placebo song (Running Up That Hill, originally by Kate Bush).

5 comments:

  1. "The following 3 videos are my two absolute favourite. Even watching them now gets me excited to watch those matches again."

    I dunno actually

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  2. "I dunno actually"

    you dont believe me? or you disagree on the quality of the promos?

    "argh i hate wrestling!"

    sweet.

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  3. Was trying to emphasize the "The following !3! videos are my !two! absolute favourite..

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