10 Wrestlers Who Made Terrible Commentators

Similarly to Savage, Mick Foley will be remembered as one of the most tremendous talkers professional wrestling has ever seen. As Mankind, he cut promos that revolutionized the business, and his skills as a wrestler were equally excellent. 

But once he retired from the ring, WWE struggled to find a role for him, shuffling him around from authoritative positions before finally settling on putting him behind the booth on SmackDown.

When Jonathon "The Coach" Coachman left for ESPN, Foley replaced him as SmackDown's lead color commentator. Being the sensational storyteller that he is, he seemed to be a perfect fit for an announcer, and although he gelled well with Michael Cole, he felt out of his element.

It wasn't long after he took the position that he wanted out of it, allowing his contract with the company to lapse in September. He debuted for TNA a few months later and, again, like Savage, it was as an authority figure and then as a wrestler, taking up commentary duties all of twice during his stint there.

The Hardcore Legend later remarked in his "Countdown to Lockdown" novel that it "wasn't working out creatively" for him. Over time, he grew tired of having Vince McMahon yell at him through the headset and decided to call it quits.