12. Even The Game Needs A Night Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7AoX3LkxpA Quote: "The only reason you were WWE Champion for a year is because Triple H didn't want to work Tuesday!" Who Said It: Paul Heyman Who Received It: JBL Paul Heyman is the secret weapon of the WWE. He may be the only mic worker today who can get butts in the seats on the sole power of his promo. It's the emotion in his voice, the repetition of key phrases, and his animated body language that gets us hyped, every single time. He's also one of the best at blending kayfabe and backstage, as demonstrated by this effective promo. Now under the WWE's control, ECW was dying a slow, agonizing death, and Heyman was having none of it. Spotting JBL in the crowd, Heyman unleashed a perfect putdown at the former midcarder. JBL played along and laughed it up, but that had to hurt on a gut level.
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