10 Awesome Wrestling Insults That Nobody Ever Talks About

4. The Rock Tells It Like It Is

Triple H CM Punk
WWE

Sometimes, you don't even need words to insult a guy; like Shawn Michaels, all you need to do is settle on the requisite, scathing tone. The Rock, in contrast, used the most puerile, over-powered words to bury all around him, and walked over the pile of corpses to ascend to the WWF's summit.

Vince McMahon was not best pleased upon witnessing the version of Paul Wight who entered through Titan Towers. Significantly less lean than the Giant who starred in WCW, The Big Show cut an abject figure out there. He looked more lazy and timid than imposing.

The Rock smelled this, too. Inhaling the inspiration, he exhaled over Show's aura and stigmatised him as a failure.

Rock was a merciless (and hilarious) shovel of a performer. The most selfless headline act ever in the ring, he was, nonetheless, a bit of a f*cker with a microphone in his hand. As Rock saw it, he had a few rounds of ammunition with which to gun down this new competition. He could poke fun at his acromegaly. Or maybe his latter reputation as a sh*tty worker. Or, perhaps, his undisciplined lifestyle choices. Or, better yet, he could deliver all three in one classic, charismatic package:

"Let The Rock tell you something, you overgrown, 500-pound bag of monkey crap!"

"Bag."

Not "piece". The specificity is important. Show wasn't a piece of crap; Show acted was subservient to monkey crap.

Contributor
Contributor

Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!