10 Wrestlers Who Made Terrible Commentators

If you think the current state of commentary is bad, you'd be wise to not go back to the days of Lord Alfred Hayes on WWE Network.

Hayes spent the first 20 years of his pro wrestling career as an in-ring competitor, though he never wrestled for WWE. He was brought into the company in 1982 as a commentator, and it quickly became clear that his in-ring experience lent nothing to his commentary work.

Vince McMahon was no Jim Ross or Gordon Solie himself, but at least he knew what he was talking about most of the time and had the voice of an announcer. It wasn't his English accent that made him insufferable to listen to but rather his forced laugh and his tendency to ramble. Although he had that "old school" feel to his announcing, over time it became a struggle for viewers to understand a single thing he was saying.

Fans are often harsh on Michael Cole for his constant plugging of the WWE Network and the WWE App, among other things. Hayes was an awful announcer alone, but imagine if he was asked to do everything that is required of Cole and other commentators today? You would be better off watching Raw on mute, as if you didn't already.