18 Best WWE Insults Of 2016

Talking Smack has been a welcome addition to the WWE Network and has given superstars who don't normally see as much time on SmackDown a real chance to shine and show more of their personality. Guys like Baron Corbin have left the show with their stock much higher than it was coming into it, and when used effectively it can really help make or break certain talents.

No one ever expected the notorious incident between Daniel Bryan and The Miz to go down the way it did, and there's still a healthy debate about how much of that was a work and how much was genuine, which speaks to the performance of both men.

When Bryan criticized Miz for his wrestling style and said that he didn't respect him as Intercontinental champion, it was like a switch was flipped and Mike Mizanin went straight savage on D-Bry. It wasn't pretty and the verbal beatdown resulted in Bryan storming off the set. Daniel told Miz he wrestled like a coward; someone who is afraid to get hit, and he embodied what he always viewed as the "soft WWE style". Then Miz went HAM on his *ss:

Miz: "Let me tell you about a coward. Let me tell you about a guy who tells his WWE fans, people that he loves, that he will be back - he PROMISES THEM - 'I promise you, I will be back in one year’s time to claim this title.' But you didn’t, Daniel, did you? But I’m the coward? I’m the one who doesn’t love the fans?"

Bryan: "If they would let me come back, I would come back."

Miz: "Oh you would? You love that WWE ring, you love wrestling. You love being right in that wrestling ring and you love wrestling, right? Well why don’t you quit? Why don’t you quit and go to the bingo halls with your indie friends, Daniel?

The affair only escalated, concluding in The Miz's closing barb:

Miz: "No! Don’t you walk away from me, Daniel. Don’t you walk away! I’m the one that loves the fans. I’m the one who loves everyone and everything. You’re the one that gets up and walks...every single time! You’re the coward!"

This was probably all a big agreed-upon work and we're a bunch of marks and I don't even care because it was fantastic and all the things that are great about pro wrestling. Shame it was probably all for naught.

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So there you have it. Any other insults that should have made the list? Drop them in the comments.