#BEST TRASH TALKER IN WRESTLING ALL TIME PRO#

“The Man” shocked the world at SummerSlam, returning from maternity leave to squash Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. While neither Ethan Page nor Scorpio Sky need a mouthpiece, I’m glad they’re getting a rub from the heat magnet.

#BEST TRASH TALKER IN WRESTLING ALL TIME PRO#

Dan Lambert picked right up where he left off in Impact Wrestling, changing his focus from proclaiming MMA’s superiority over pro wrestling to old school wrasslin’s superiority over AEW. If Tony Khan can’t lure Jim Cornette out of his castle, at least he found the next best thing. Big pop for christening Omega as “King of the Deathmatch.” Don Callis deserves mention for doing the best he could to cover for the dud explosion at Revolution, claiming it was all part of the plan. “The Invisible Hand” has been, well, invisible since the fall, but he’s a perennial shit stirrer who revitalized Kenny Omega in AEW. But he’s a highlight of AEW and I’m glad he wasn’t canceled this year. However, he raps rather than cuts promos, so I’ll leave him off on a technicality. I wish there was room for Max Caster on this list because he’s a maestro on the mic.

That competition has brought out the best in many talents, especially these top 10 talkers in wrestling. With so much media available for consumption, wrestlers have to think outside-the-box to get people talking. Of course, wrestlers on the indie scene don’t have that luxury of national exposure, so they have to create and distribute their own compelling content in order to build their character and develop a following. Even though AEW, MLW, Impact Wrestling and Ring of Honor have to adhere to the constraints of television, their talent have the freedom to express themselves. If you look beyond WWE’s micromanaged, overly-scripted verbiage, you’ll see many promotions that allow and even foster creativity. The art of the promo has resurrected, as evidenced by the emergence of compelling talkers in wrestling over the past year.

Best trash talker in wrestling all time