Most Intense, Passionate Promos of All Time

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Sting's promo on "Impact" about how today's wrestlers don't respect those who came before them:

 

Ricky Steamboat and Randy Savage's promos against each other prior to their famous WrestleMania III match also sticks out.

Randy Savage the day has finally come. The minutes, the seconds, we have reached our moment. As you and I climb into the ring, we will clash like two titans! But there will be only one winner, one winner Savage! This dragon is breathing fire, this dragon will score...your...back! I will come away with the championship belt and seek new horizons!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Jk6rgNivE

 

Ric Flair's shoot (approximately 98% according to Flair) promo against Eric Bischoff the night he came back to WCW following a six month long exile also frequently stands out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et7KRoFs-F8

 

Other great "intense" promos off the top of my head include him (while wearing a neck brace) chasing after Dick Slater and Bob Orton with an baseball bat after they accepted Harley Race's bounty on Flair's head (leading up to their Starrcade '83 match), and Flair's promo against Vince McMahon on the final episode of "Nitro".

 

Roddy Piper bottles himself to prove a point against the Sheepherders (a.k.a. the Bushwhackers):

 

Hogan's promo the night he turned heel at Bash at the Beach '96 and founded the nWo:

 

Joey Styles' worked shoot on "RAW" about his hatred of sports entertainment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuB57dkCZLY...feature=related

 

Shane Douglas' promo the night that he threw down the NWA World Title:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waBUA6Vfxt8

 

Mick Foley's (as Catcus Jack) "anti-hardcore" promos in ECW:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA7ohppxBJI

 

Paul Heyman's promo against Vince McMahon about how Vince stole ECW's ideas:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vswZ73WETpc...feature=related

 

Shawn Michaels' promo against Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan in Montreal on "RAW":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-IeavUJdUA

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQWXYW3A1bw...feature=related

 

I love the fact that Shawn could still turn the switch (even with his current "Born again Christian" image) and be an arrogant, obnoxious douchbag just like in the '90s.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfA96DdH5Zw

Archie Gouldie

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Jericho's "I am not a transitional champion" promo before the 2002 Rumble.

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Four words: Dusty Rhodes, "hard times"

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Even though there was a flub line, Owen's line from Rumble 94 doesn't count?

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Eddie Guerrero's promo he had about his addiction before he won the title.

 

Also, Randy Savage's promo about Jake Roberts slapping Miss Elizabeth.

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I always liked the promo Eddy cut on The Rock on RAW about how he didn't like his kids worship Rocky over himself

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I always liked the promo Eddy cut on The Rock on RAW about how he didn't like his kids worship Rocky over himself

 

It was so good that Dan Maff all but stole it a year later and Chris Jericho used the same basic idea against Cena a couple months ago too. That promo was awesome.

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Watching that Shawn promo again...Not even Randy O is touching that, or Edge for that matter

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Eh, I always kinda liked Ric Flair's promo from a couple weeks before No Way Out 2002. The one where he was pleading with Vince to not bring the nWo to WWE.

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This begins and ends with Eddie Kingston.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4h5Cu5WZcc

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FewFRfaWU

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Even though there was a flub line, Owen's line from Rumble 94 doesn't count?

 

That's I kicked your leg out of your leg!

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New Jack's promo against Rhyno:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3mokO4F2rY

 

New Jack is one of those wrestlers, whom you legitimately believe lives and breaths his gimmick. This is why I love the original ECW, because the wrestlers were given carte blanche over their promos unlike WWE or WCW back in the day.

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Eddie Guerrero promo on Smackdown: The one where he comes out with Rey's mask, he just stares at the mask like he is going to explode, then he throws it on the mat, stomps it, and walks away without saying a word.

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Cane Dewey.

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Ric Flair's shoot (approximately 98% according to Flair) promo against Eric Bischoff the night he came back to WCW following a six month long exile also frequently stands out.

 

This.

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Four words: Dusty Rhodes, "hard times"

 

Agreed. It's been said here before, but I'll say it again...

 

Someone could basically do the "Hard Times" promo, especially in light of the current economic situation, and it would again be money. Hell, it'd fit great once Shawn Michaels breaks away from JBL.