10 Legendary Promos All Wrestlers Must Study

9. The Rock Talks About Hell In A Cell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1421914688&x-yt-cl=84503534&v=6k_QYTaWe14 During the golden years of his run in the late-90's and early 2000's, The Rock was on fire, and could seemingly do no wrong in the eyes of the wrestling fan base. Even though he's often passed over when people discuss in-ring skill sets, that's probably because he was so exciting on the mic, and could enrapture an audience using nothing but words, a skill in itself. Mixing juvenile humour with incredible magnetism and charisma, The Rock hit upon a successful formula with his promos. Catchphrases book-ended each one - who didn't chant along, at least once, with his promo-ending, "If you smell what the Rock is cooking"? This interview deals with an upcoming 6-man Hell In A Cell match at the Armageddon Pay-Per-View in 2000, and The Rock tears through his opponents, delivering impressions of each which have the capacity crowd on Raw eating out of the palm of his hand. Crowd interaction and natural charisma don't come much better than this.
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