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2. The Big Boss Man's Perfectly Dumb Delivery

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The Big Boss Man was funny because he was so despicable.

Guy cooked dogs. He laughed at people whose "daddies" had died. This wasn't main event material, because it was so witless, but something about the performer's bone-headed, deep south delivery made it soar. It was like Bruce Prichard's impression of Michael Hayes, but even funnier. Boss Man's enthusiasm in the role and the comedic timing he showed somehow made the most repugnant sh*t actually endearing.

Corporation Boss Man is best-known for his poetry recital - "So be brave, and be strong, and get your life back on track - because the old bastard's dead, and he ain't ever comin' back!" - but he also had a wicked way with pronunciation.

Without alienating, per Google, hoo boy, all 114,555,744 people who populate the southern United States, there's just something really funny about a hick accent - and Boss Man was a total hick.

When the British Bulldog returned to WWF screens in 1999, Boss Man was pissed off. He felt that he deserved a crack at the WWF Title. In fact, he felt the Bulldog was stupid to even put himself forward - an opinion he voiced with a glorious, booming "DUMBASS!" which, in that wonderful voice, sounded more like DUURM-EHHS!

So belligerent and unaware of its self-own hypocrisy, this quintessential stupidity was the closest WWE ever got to the winning dumbassery of Homer Simpson.

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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!