10 Best Talkers On WWE’s Full Time Roster

With WWE busy plucking the best talent from the Indepenent scene and also creating their own stars through the NXT brand, the consistent level of wrestling quality is at an all-time high.

However, the same cannot be said of the standard of in-ring promos, an art just as important to our enjoyment of the product. The WWF of the '80s and '90s was blessed with great talkers who could get their characters over on the microphone, but plenty of the current generation struggle under the shackles of heavily scripted segments and PG television restrictions.

John Cena, described recently by totally unbiased fiance Nikki Bella as “the best talent there has ever been on the mic”, is a notable exception to this theory - but he now operates a part-time schedule, much like other world-class spielers Chris Jericho, Paul Heyman and The Rock.

In the frequent absence of Cena and these other big personalities, the responsibility is left to the full-time roster to talk the talk on a weekly basis, and there are some superstars who stand out as having the speaking skills to be WWE’s new standard-bearers on the stick.

Jimmy and Jey deserve huge credit for escaping the generic pacific islander gimmick they were initially pigeonholed into by WWE, and making their recent heel run a big success.

During a summer in which SmackDown was suffering under the weight of a phony champion, the Samoan twins’ programme with The New Day helped carry the Blue Brand, and proved that tag teams can produce great microphone work as well as great matches.

The Usos have highlighted the synchronised nature of a family pairing to develop a unique back-and-forth promo style which underscores their aggression and confidence. A couple of years ago, The Usos were silent for all but tribal screams, and now they are entrusted with regular segments, interviews and co-commentary slots on SmackDown.

This improvement has enhanced their characters, and made them a more well-rounded team.