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[7.0] "Retrospectively, it aged well. In the zeitgeist of 2009, it was an ok promo. Few namedrops and pops, USA chants, a promo followed by a brawl. Nothing too spicy or inspiring but it can't go overly wrong. Perhaps not a paragon of good virtue but it was indeed Mr.McMahon who chose Drew. Being introduced by McMahon was often recognized as a blessing. It was just like that back in 2009 and it was like that ever since (as we saw with Theory). In the end he became the WHC. It was not the most memorable runs out there but it was something compared to his later 3MB fellows. Even if he was not as killer as he's today he had that cocky and agressive side to him which suited him decently."

[6.0] "A sweet promo that didn't do much, but it at least solidified the friendship between Randy Orton & Riddle into becoming RK-Bro, one of the best tag teams in a long while up until that point. It can also be helped by the fact that they won an electric Tag Team Triple Threat match earlier. It didn't do much, but it did what it was assigned to do well."

[10.0] "This surely sits on the Mount Rushmore of heel promos, and by god, Rock knew it. I mean, sure, on its face, it looks like a generic "your town and your sports team sucks, your rival town and their sports team rules", but what makes it truly special is that Sacramento is evidently still very sore about the Lakers being the beneficiary of officiating so dodgy it makes the English Premier League look downright clean. Which is why, with a shit-eating grin and like Babe Ruth, Rock calls his shot with the "hey, check this out" before delivering that final line to nuclear heat. The fact that the Kings never got as far to even get beat by the Lakers that May only adds to how iconic the promo is."

[6.0] "It's more than clear that Cryme Tyme and the "WWE Divas" was emblematic of a racist and sexist regime, but putting aside the racism of booking and television presentation, there is genuinely a funny moment here. JBL thanking the U.S. government for bailing out Wall Street is hilarious heel work, and then juxtaposed with JTG and Shad bringing in a bunch of women to JBL's limo? And Sgt. Slaughter? Sometimes, it's easy to look beyond some things with how funny JTG and Shad are here."

[10.0] "Its often said that Chris Benoit couldn't talk, and his natural intensity, made up for it. I think this is evidence that he could."

[10.0] "Mark Henry. The Worlds Strongest Man. The Hall of Pain Inductor. The Salmon Jacket Fisherman. Sexual Chocolate. The Father of the Hand."

[10.0] "The Rock is The Rock, so none of what he did was surprising, but HURRICANE! Man, he was one of the few guys that came out of WCW, looking like a star."

[9.0] "Excellent promo. It felt a little long-winded, especially with Paul E doing his, "YOU PEOPLE" thing."

[10.0] "It's like NFL trading players, but its two wrestlers trading catchphrases. This is such good shit pal."

[10.0] ""You know they say all men are created equal. But you look at me and you look at Samoa Joe and you can see that statement is not true. See, normally if you go one on one with another wrestler, you got a 50-50 chance of winning. But I'm a genetic freak and I'm not normal. So you got a 25 per cent - at best - to beat me. And then you add Kurt Angle to the mix, your chances of winning drastically go down. You see, the three way at Sacrifice you got a 33 and 1/3 chance of winning. But I, I got a 66 and 2/3 chance of winning cause Kurt Angle knows he can't beat me and he's not even gonna try. So Samoa Joe, you take your 33 and 1/3 chance, minus my 25 per cent chance and you got an 8 and 1/3 chance of winning at Sacrifice. But then you take my 75 per cent chance of winning if it goes one on one and then add the 66 and 2/3 per cent chance, I got a 141 and 2/3 chance of winning at Sacrifice. See Joe, the numbers don't lie and they spell disaster for you at Sacrifice." I once typed this word for word in tenth grade at school on an antique typewriter."

[10.0] "Bringing Christianity into wrestling is very hard. Jake Roberts doing it made ZERO sense, but Shawn in this promo made it work best. I know in the past there have been other references, whether it's how during the DX reunion Shawn didn't swear or do anything sexual, or where Vince McMahon "AND THE PRODUCT OF MY SEMEN, MY SON SHANE! " vs Shawn Michaels and "God", or Vince McMahon drinking holy water."

[10.0] "This culminated, in the most ridiculous stipulation match of all time, THAT HAD NO RIGHT TO WORK, AND YET DID! Dom will probably be involved in a match where its Nia Jax vs Rhea Ripley, Custody of Dom Dom II."

[10.0] "idk if Rebecca was selling, or if she was legit really hurt, I know Shawn was PISSED backstage, and rightfully so. you don't hit someone's wife."

[8.0] "Michaels was higher than RVD at home, so this isn't his greatest, but its still quite good. and of course its 1997 Shawn Michaels so Vince is licking his bunghole."

[10.0] "PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE PICKLE"

[9.0] "I think this is the promo that really made Trips a star. I know people claim the whole Ashton Kutcher/Tara Ried thingy, but he was huge well before that happened."

[7.0] "Look, this promo is iconic. It's funny, and it's a meme icon. But here's what brings it down: It's for a, no THE garbage wrestling promotion, CZW, it's for a match with "The Bank Addicted Drug Robber", and it would frankly be somewhat cringe inducing, if it wasn't so funny. So, while I obviously laugh whenever i see this promo, I can't help but think that 73 people gave it a 10 for the memes. Sorry, it's a 7. It's not lower, because you cannot deny the passion and energy from ZanyDig, and his goofy ahh stuttering, and "OH MY, AUGH" "JEEZUS"."

[9.0] "Drew is so underrated on the mic. Here he really talks from heart. very personal promo and that is what make this work."

[10.0] "There is just something really fun about this promo. Maybe 10 is too high for it, but I don't really care. Eli Drake can cut such a promo that connects to the crowd so easily and loud EVEN when hes not sober. Even when he makes a mistake he can make it work regardless. YEAH!"

[10.0] "If you can take a fight for the title of an independent promotion and turn it into one of the most important things in the world during a promo, making it drip in emotion and have every word mean something, taking people who never care for independent wrestling and/or never seen a single CHIKARA match in their life and making them enveloped into it, you are simply one of the best of all time."

[10.0] "Hangman was right. 100% right. Like Eddie was right, like Moxley was right. Even MJF was right (except it was not PG Punk, it is Corporate Man Punk)."

[10.0] "Like so many of the promos cut against Punk during his tenure in AEW, this ages like a fine wine, and this particular promo probably takes the prize for the most prophetic. On its surface, its nothing we've not seen before; people have been calling CM Punk a self-serving hypocrite since before he set foot in ROH. I mean, yes, there is a small amount of winking at the scuttlebutt of Punk's fallout with Colt Cabana, but it isnt needed at all to follow along with this promo. But something happened to Punk in that his long hiatus from the ring made him bitter not just at one man or one company, but anyone who would surpass him on the stick or on the ring. And every moment since this promo has only proven Hangman right. Brawl Out. Banning people from Collision. Brawl In. And as I write this, Punk goes on a podcast and tells Ariel Helwani that by gum, paying wrestlers what they're worth just isnt good business sense! Like Mox, like MJF, like Eddie, Page read Punk to filth and Punk got so upset that someone would dare shoot on the Man Who Drops Pipe Bombs, apparently he even called in the lawyers. Like Mox said, fragile ego, fragile body, weak mind, weak spirit. And at the end of the day, you can't help but admit that Hangman was right all along."

[10.0] "One of the most pure and emotional promos ever done, everything worked on this, everything, is raw emotion to a level no wrestling fan has ever felt, perfection"

[10.0] "A very personal promo between Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins where Drew McIntyre shines yet again. This, along with the promos he's had with Punk after the Royal Rumble and infamous Rollins-Punk-Drew promo, is my favourite Drew McIntyre promo of all time. What I love about this promo so much was the touch of personal Drew got when he mentioned chasing his dreams and the cost it took for that, and drawing a parallel to what Becky had to go through as well."

[8.0] "Cody cut a decent promo but seem more focused on playing to the crowd. The Rock unexpectedly interrupting the promo as well as his entrance and the shot of Cody looking at him were amazing. He then whispered something to Cody which led to one of the best Raw endings ever."

[] "I'm not rating this because it is realistically a 0/10 promo, but it's so bad that it may just be one of the most memorable, unintentionally hilarious promos of all time."

[8.0] "A great promo from the head of the Women's Division in all of Pro Wrestling. she is a real boss and this is characteristic of everything. This promo was great. I can't wait to see her compete in the AEW ring because that's the day the AEW women's division reaches its all-time high."

[9.0] "Great Promo. It didn't feel scripted as all three of them seemed natural and focused. There were several funny moments in the promo that had me laughing but it also showcased all three of the participants well with nobody looking bad or like they don't belong in the main event scene."

[8.0] "Thought that this was a good Rhode's promo as have been most of his promos in this feud. I thought that he hit Roman Reigns and the Rock well and the fans were into it and participating before the Rock came out."

[8.0] "Good promo from Cody. Played to the crowd a lot at the beginning to got them going. Further explained his motivation and how much beating Roman means to him. Really liked the line about Cody respecting Roman but still hating his guts. Having the crowd point to the WrestleMania sign with him was a little hokey, but for Cody it works with how over he is. The Rock's surprise entrance was perfectly done. The crowd went nuts and the shot of Cody in the ring watching Rock was fantastic. Rock slowly walking up to Cody and whispering his threat to make Cody bleed before slinking away was a great setup to one of the best endings of an episode of Raw ever. 8/10"

[3.0] "Vastly, vastly overrated segment. John Cena is a funny guy when he feels like he doesn't care about a match but the sheer magnitude of one-sidedness here felt a little unkind. It was like shoving a fat kid into a deep swimming pool and saying "just paddle, stupid". Cena and Reigns sling mud at each other with a load of insider terms and fourth-wall breaking quips. "See ya fourth wall! " still makes me cringe. It doesn't do anything to actually build to the match, all it does is make Roman look out of his depth. Doesn't make Cena look good that Roman beat him, either."

[7.0] "Cute and lighthearted. Punk continues to be the most engaging and interesting person in the wwe, to no-one's surprise. Drew was funnier here than he is on Twitter. Seth was there to get the match over so he wasn't too focused on being feisty. I probably wont watch it but i'll keep my eye on it"

[4.0] "I simply do not believe that The Rock really has the hatred and conviction to be "The Final Boss". He's an actor. He's pretending. He doesn't actually care about Cody or his mother. I just do not believe it, to be frank."

[7.0] "I enjoyed this promo. Looking back I do understand why people are calling it generic. That being said telling her true story about how she dropped out to take care of her brother is special. Crowd seemed to love her and she came across as a big deal."

[8.0] "A pretty okay segment overall, with an amazing payoff at the end of the show. Dwayne's presence on this show was unexpected and the beatdown at the end of the show was oh so unbelievable to look at, even as someone who wants Cody to win at the end of WrestleMania night 2."

[9.0] "Even though I absolutely am not one for CM Punk's selachian aerial acrobatics as of late, on the other hand, Cody continues to prove why he is WWE's MVP and, if they're smart, they put the belt on him Sunday week. With the awful post-Rumble antics firmly in the rear-view mirror, I find myself pleasantly surprised that, for once, the Rock is contributing something positive to a storyline that on some level I still believe he is surplus to. But I understand WWE want to go for the big Avengers: Endgame feel for Mania this year, which is typified by the magnificent entrance Rock got befitting his new Final Boss gimmick. My worry that this could turn out to be WWE's Starrcade '97 moment is rapidly retreating, although the skies are still cloudy yet. Time will tell if WWE will manage to keep viewer interest in a way Marvel have struggled with since 2019, but the portents, for once, look good."

[10.0] "This promo is insane, incomprehensible, and hilarious. That being said this is my favorite promo of all time just because of its quotability. 10/10 promo and the funniest thing I have ever heard."

[9.0] "One of the most memorable promos in the history of WWE, which was the setting for one of the best endings of a show in the history of WWE. I give this promo 9 points."

[8.0] "It was a good promo and this promo and character are the best things that Carmelo has been offering throughout his career and it is really good and strong. I give this promo 8 points."

[10.0] "One of the best and of course the most memorable promos of the last few years of wrestling, which was the official start of Drew and Punk's feud after the end of Punk's injury. I give this promo 10 points."

[9.0] "What a segment, one of the best promo battles of the year, specially by Punk and Drew, they went back and forth roasting each other, and I respect Drew so much more after this one, he's really making the most out of these storyline with Punk. Punk was unhinged here, a lot of interruptions and non-scripted stuff, that could easily expose Drew or put him in an uncomfortable situation, but Drew handled it pretty well, and never let the guard down, proving to be one of the best mic workers today, that was really hard to do, could easily go down like Cena vs Roman in 2017, Punk was pushing everything, big props to Drew. When Seth came it was clear that the angle shifted from a improvised back and forth to something more scripted and organized, and it wasn't on the same level, but still good and necessary to end the whole thing in a good way. I can't give it a perfect rating because of the level drop at the end, but still a phenomenal moment."

[0.0] "I don't want people to think about my father when they see me so I'm going to talk about my father in my in my literal first promo with the company. That has to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I don't feel like seeing him in anything after this."

[9.0] "Overall, solid promo. Cody was angry here, which is way better than what we got on Smackdown. If Cody hated Romans guts why would he attempt to shake his hand, here there was none of that. The rock coming out was a genuinely awesome surprise, and sometimes nothing is more, this leading to the payoff we got at the end of the show, made total sense and was awesome to see."

[1.0] "Overly long, uninspired, and only existed to give Triple H a reason to be SOOOOPER DOOOPER mad at Randy Orton. Even in 2009 wrestling didn't need those two feuding even more. It didn't help that their big payoff match at Wrestlemania that year was a plain wrestling match and not a no dq of some kind. Stephanie McMahon one upping wrestlers was another eye rolling trope during this era. There were a lot of great things about WWE in 2009, HBK/Undertaker, Cena/Edge, Ricky Steamboat's comeback, Jericho/Rey, Christian returning and a lot more. The point being none of it involved the McMahons or Triple H."

[6.0] "This was a short promo right after RKBro won the Raw tag team titles. The match before this promo was good and it seemed like Orton was genuinely enjoying this run. Too bad the RKbro story could not finish since Orton got injured and Riddle got fired later."

[7.0] "I actually have a bit of a soft spot for this promo. At the time, I was really enjoying RKBro and their title run, and in this promo, Randy seemed to be genuinely having a blast. You can tell he was having so much fun teaming with Riddle. It's a shame this team was cut short because of Randy's injury and Riddle's release."

[9.0] "It all felt natural and convincing. Punk, Seth and Drew taking shots at each other elevated the not-so interesting Drew vs Seth feud a little. Punk being on commentary will help them aswell"

[9.0] "This promo was FIRE! The best I've seen from WWE in a very long time. CM Punk is great as always. Drew McIntyre is great, and he's the one who surprised me the most by being able to compete with Punk and respond quickly, clearly and confidently. These two are the gold of this segment and I don't understand why promos for two people who hate each other couldn't be like that more often? Unfortunately, Seth turns out to be the weakest element and shows the contrast of why this promo stands out so much from all the others in WWE, with long pauses and the theatrical "let him finish and wait for the audience reaction" rather than "they hate each other and argue, like for real! ". Because of the Seth part, I can't give this segment a perfect rating, but if there was more of this, I'd forgive WWE a lot more stupidity than I can do now."

[10.0] "Mick Foley without question is one of the best storytellers in the history of the business. This plays out more like a documentary style similar to the ones with Goldust in the last few weeks where Jim Ross interviews Foley about his childhood. Foley is brilliant because while he continues to stay completely in character whilst doing the interview, but he still comes across in a very sympathetic way similar to his promo before the Austin match a month back. Using his theme music in a softer sad tone in the background was a nice touch."

[10.0] "Perfect promo, felt so natural, felt so real, nobody looked bad here. It adds so much interest to their match at Wrestlemania. Drew looked like a maniacal badass just happy to see Punk still injured. Punk's bars were so smart, especially the Vince one. Seth actually did not look like a clown for once, serious workhorse Seth is the best Seth. Just great stuff in front of a hot crowd."

[10.0] "One of the best promos we've seen in WWE for a long time. The three wrestlers managed to give us something very entertaining and that revives that Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre fight that went to the background. Good job by all three."

[10.0] "This was genuinely one of the most fun/entertaining segments I haver watched in my whole lifetime! All three did pretty good here, and you can tell they had the freedom they wanted. Drew's line about Punk spending most of his time on rehabd in spite of being a straight edge was just pure gold, my man is a professional hater. Also, Punk trying to make McIntyre say Vince's name broke me and I still laugh whenever I think about it. Good shit right here."

[10.0] "Honest to god, this is the segment of the year. Three men who absolutely hate each other shine the brightest. Drew cooking Punk, Punk cooking Drew, Rollins superkicking Drew in the end, and the shades thrown by Punk towards The Rock and Vince( I absolutely popped when he sarcastically called him a "paragon of virtue") was a legendary sight to behold."

[6.0] "the first part is great, triple h trolling people always gets a kick out of me and it seems like it got some people mad, however the second part of this promo is meh imo, feels like a typical mid 2010s wwe promo, which i'm not the biggest fan of as i remember things were too generic for my taste"

[6.0] "Generical Rock random appearance promo. The same thing you find in his segment with Jinder Mahal or the one with Becky Lynch and Baron Corbin. It's entertaining because the man has unmatched charisma and knows how to make silly and stupid promos work, but there wasn't any real effort to make this a great promo, just having some easy and basic fun. Austin Theory played his role quite well, which was overly generic as well, but he did good and then he tried to use this as a way to put himself over as a heel."

[10.0] "Best segment I've seen since Sami Zayn's trial. Drew McIntyre's game is on fire right now, Punk mic skills are unmatched and Seth Rollins coming out was just the icing in the cake. A lot of fun an great moments here (Punk shutting Rollins up when he told him he couldn't referee at WrestleMania by doing a 3 count, McIntyre calling fans perverts for trying to look under his kilt, all three men showing their hatred towards each other). If I ever saw a potential perfect Triple Threat, this must be that. So much fun with this one."

[10.0] "I think what I love about this promo so much is that it really makes you sympathize with Cactus Jack even though he is the heel in this feud. He's anti-hardcore because of the trauma he has experienced. He feels responsible for the hardcore craze, and he hates what it has become and what it has done to people he cares about. He's so traumatized and focused on the picture of trying to control things, trying to fix things, trying to right the wrongs of everything he has been involved of, that while he thinks he sees the big picture, that isn't really the case. I think why I love this promo and in a way relate to it hard is my own experience of mental health and trauma, and the times where I fell into the same sort of panic and fear and disassociation from everything. This promo is so real, and it hurts. It's one of the best period."

[10.0] "One of the very best promos in quite some time and you can see and sense the hatred these men had of each other, this is the result of a very well thought out dialogue, which captivates the attention of the viewer! Really satified with the result and for the World Heavyweight Championship finally having some spotlight in this Road to Wrestlemania, was really pumped and entertained every single second."

[9.0] "This was a chaotic promo between three individuals who do not like each other. They ended up talking over each other continuously which added to the authenticity. Drew McIntyre seems distracted by Punk heading into Wrestlemania just like Rollins is distracted by the Bloodline."

[] "Raw Emotion. Two men talking, without constant, "WHAT" or any run ins. just two guys whose paths have crossed again. It will be fascinating to see if Punk and Cody will do any kind of series post Mania, as Punk is clearly gonna feud with either Rollins, or more likely McIntyre. Anyway, THE EMOTION. Tony Kahn is probably having a Herb Abrams moment right now, wondering how the hell he let these two get away."

[] "I loved it. Here are some highlights and some commentaries on my favorite parts. "Pat McAfee, Pat McAfee... Got yourself a little program, I understand. I apologize, I'm not a daily listener. I listen to the Experience and the Drive Thru." WELL WOULDNT YOU KNOW WHO WON THE PONY! "Somebody who hasn't talked about me, hasn't said a word, The Rock. And I'd like to think that's because ten years ago he remembers coming face-to-face with the Second City Saint and realizing that his arms were just too short to box with God." What a great reminder of that banger line. "I haven't said a word. I've been tight-lipped, that's because I don't perpetually terminally live on the internet, I handle my business live and in living color." LIKE MUSSOLINI! "Turn off this stupid song. Turn the stupid song off, nobody wants to listen to that." If I had one criticism, I would have saved that for Fran Drescher/Waluigi. "Internet troll in a skirt" That sounds like 50% of AEW marks. "This is 2024, you wanna get canceled for talk like that? " Hold on is that a hidden reference to Punk when he had a Dale Earnhardt mustache telling a fan he had "a vagina" and that he was "a homo"? "Drew McIntyre, I ain't never had to put another man's name on a t-shirt to sell it." Guess he forgot about "I'm a Paul Heyman Guy" But I digress... (TAZZ! ) "Struggled to get out of that thing with my biceps, something you've probably never had an issue with! " OWWW "You never drink, you never do drugs, yet you spend all your time in rehab." DOUBLE OWWWWW "Man, just boo this man... yeah. You tell him who you paid to see." Punk may be the only man to get away with saying that. "You're my muse, man! " Well, Punk certainly has more than a fair bit of art on his body. "I can't hear what you're saying." Shades of Stone Cold and Farrooq. "I would love to get in that ring, but I know what the people of Chicago are like. You probably have a weapon in there and you'll try 'n' take me out before WrestleMania." I mean... is he wrong? Drew sits pipebomb style and Punk quotes one LA Knight: "Yeah." Surprised the crowd didn't do it with him. "Do not shoot up my kilt, you perv! " THAT SOUNDED LIKE PIPER! "Chosen One? Who chose you? Who? What was his name? Huh? " I can't type emojis, otherwise I would put the big eyes shocked one. Punk rolls his eyes in the greatest explanation to Fran Drescher/Waluigi entering doing a weird jig learned from her husband Becky Lynch. Seth Rollins: "Chicago Welcome to Monday Night [Crowd responds with 'Rollins! '] And now that we've firmly established who's show this is, who's show this has been, and who's show this is going to be, if you two children haaaa." Oy vey that's shit. I'm sick of Fran/Waluigi, "Just let it happen, brother. Just let it happen. It could be your show, it's my city." In other news The Nanny was cancelled thirtyish years ago. "PG, brother! " I thought it was back to 14... "You wanna know what I think, Punk? " Nope. "Nope." THATS WHAT I SAID! Drescher/Waluigi does his typical "wah wah Hah hah" monologue which almost ruined it, "All the 'coalminers'" Never thought I'd like that reference. "The lifts in your boots, the shoe polish in your beard, your skirt, all the pyro in the world and that stupid sword you came out to the ring with." Great roast. "Your bell bottoms, your Championship, your wife". I heard Becky pegs Seth. And Punk just double Pegged him. Anyway I loved it. 9.5/10 Drescher brought it down. I get that he's a great wrestler, but I groan anytime he comes out. and he's apparently a babyface."

[10.0] "Watching Twitter and the greater IWC get hung up on the half-a-second Jim Cornette reference is funny as hell, because this promo more than reignited the World Heavyweight Championship match. I said a few weeks ago that I felt the match was being overshadowed by Cody, the Rock, and the Tag Team main event on Night 1, and that Seth saying Drew wasnt even on his mind sort of devalued both the title and the match. This promo made both feel extremely important once again. These three flowed together perfectly. Nothing about this felt scripted at all (although it probably was). They riffed off one another with barbs, references, and by the end of it all, the three of them came out looking like absolute kings. Great stuff on a fantastic episode of Raw!"

[10.0] "Great talking segment. Punk kicks things off with a lively, entertaining promo about how he's doing and airing his grievances with people. Drew being the ultimate Punk hater came out to interrupt and the two had some funny banter, both got in good zingers and here they felt evenly matched. Punk trying to get Drew to say Vince McMahon was probably the best moment. Drew suggested Punk be the special guest commentator for his title match against Rollins and get a close up view of him becoming the new champion. Rollins interrupts them and dances his way to the ring. Having the champion out there to draw the ire of his challenger and another future opponent made a lot sense. The moment where the crowd wants Punk to be the special guest referee and he gets down to count to three with his left arm was so good. Punk ultimately accepted the commentator gig, adding another interesting dimension to the title match with him being right there if he chooses to get involved. The last part with Drew trying to get in the last word before Rollins lays him out and stomps him was a nice way to end things, what with Drew being the heel here, it was appropriate. Everything here made sense as the build to WrestleMania and even future matches beyond that gets a big boost here. And if you're upset over a Jim Cornette reference, please grow up. 10/10"

[10.0] "[4.75/5.00]: Part of the detail that makes this really good is McIntyre losing focus on what's important and focusing on something arbitrary (CM Punk) that doesn't matter to him - the same contrast he set on Seth regarding The Bloodline and is what ultimately made him taking his guard down. McIntyre plays the unaware insecure man so effortlessly that it almost fits him, adding to this was Punk's best promo since returning barring from the also fantastic exchange with Cody prior to the Royal Rumble. Peak wrestling this."

[9.0] "This promo had so much energy and heat. In the beginning Punk tried a little bit too hard, but after Drew came in, it was a ruthless, hateful battle of words with some of the most precise shots we've seen this year. Punk is one of the best talkers, but so often doesn't know when to finally take the loss in a promo. But this is one of the few times where that mentality of both talkers kept fueling the fire in between them. "Punk, you complete me! " are the truest words in this promo. With Seth's entrance, the adrenaline was at its peak, but it went rather "downhill". They completely failed to sell Punk as a special guest ref-...commentator and I don't understand what they were thinking, but for the most part it was still one of my favorite segments this year (and there have been many I loved so far)."

[7.0] "Out of everything that I've watched coming out of CM Punk's second tenure in the WWE, this has been probably the best from an individual level. In a promotion full of fakeness, he actually feels like a real human being for the most part, which really brings out other acts (i.e. McIntyre). I felt this segment (as most things) got worse with the inclusion of Rollins. I think the constructive feedback from the other inmates is something I agree with in regards to the Cornette line, but it really isn't a shock given Punk. Punk may be the one of the greatest liars ever, saying the "terminally online" line, I thought that was funny."

[10.0] "This was amazing, I had A blast watching this promo. The Vince reference was admittedly funny, the Cornette reference was eh but it is what it is. Drew and Punk did amazing and then Seth coming in made it better. Overall A really good and really fun promo."

[9.0] "See Punk is a great talker, but if it was just him talking I'd rate this much lower. Nothing against him, it just would've been a meh promo if he showed up, said "Rah Rah Chicago" and dipped, but McIntyre and Rollins coming out and doing their thing, which lately has been the best promo work of McIntyre's career and Rollins' best since...maybe also his best promo work ever as well, honestly saved this promo and made it as good as it is. This sells the idea that these 3 genuinely hate each other, and now I'm not against the idea of a triple threat for the title at Summerslam if Punk heals up, or later if the time still works. The only downside is Cornette getting any recognition, and I can easily look past it, although I know why others don't as much."

[3.0] "Well, I was mistaken when I said, after the mic battle with Cody just before the Rumble, that Punk had finally found his footing again as a promo god, because tonight, he reverted to the mean of promos he's been cutting since his return to WWE. While nothing can be as bad as that simpering "I'm home" promo he cut after Survivor Series, tonight is yet another outing showing that Punk is almost as washed on the mic as he is in the ring. Maybe he never intended to return after he walked out on WWE ten years ago, and the evolution of mic skills across the industry has meant Phil has been left behind, but yeah, this was another miss from Punk, and the misses are seriously outnumbering the hits now. I don't know why Punk - as a face-by-default in his home town, no less - thought it was a good idea to give the cancerous tumour of the IWC that is Jim Cornette free publicity, and I don't know why Punk thought it was a good idea to join in on the "let's all make homophobic/transphobic jokes about Seth Rollins" running joke that is burying one of WWE's most loyal soldiers, but the fact is that he did. I think that if you showed the Punk of five years ago Monday Night Raw, he would be absolutely sickened by how low his narcissism has made him stoop. To their credit, Drew and Seth tried their best to salvage this promo - and let's be honest, Drew's current gimmick of Hater of the Year is absolutely magnificent - but there's only so much polish you can put on a turd. Punk in 2024 really is a microcosm of WWE in 2024 in a nutshell, because whilst everyone is lauding it for being "cinema", I just don't get it."

[10.0] "One of the best promos on recent and wwe as a whole. Full of references, epic moments and absolute perfect body language, every part landed perfectly, everything builded so well, it was not an empty promo, it helped to build their mania match, while punk shows that his mic hability is absolutely intact, literally every second of this was promo perfection, the crowd was amazing too, so there isn't a single bad thing to say about this promo, they could go for hours and hours and it would still be a 10"

[10.0] "Before I get started, there's a mistake in the notes (stan is a combo of stalker and fan). Anyways, this promo was amazing, I loved every second of it (besides the Cornette shout out and the "skirt' line), you can really feel the animosity between Drew McIntyre, CM Punk and Seth Rollins. Loved that both were throwing as many shots at each other as much as they can. Also, Punk doing the ref count was really funny, McIntyre referencing Stan (great song) word-for-word with "Phil" replacing "Stan, " CM Punk referencing McMahon as a dig at McIntyre was beyond lethal, also mentioning AJ Lee when discussing "his mouth works" really threw me off that he went there (if you know, you know), I could seriously go on. I could go into the reaction of this promo that focused on the two cringe parts, but I don't want to get off topic (despite I REALLY want to say something about it), this is segment of the year so far and I really look forward to McIntyre vs Rollins. If this show was the go home show to WrestleMania, I would have been satisfied. THIS is how you build up a match, folks!"

[10.0] "He pulled one of the greatest heel promos of all time and also one of the greatest and emotional face promos too."

[10.0] "Hands down one of the funniest segments in wrestling history. Still as funny as the first time I watched it. It's irreverent, uncompromising and perfect for DX during those days. I know some people will claim that this particular segment aged like milk, I totally disagree. It's refreshing to see something like this in an era, like nowadays, where wrestling is completely limited in all aspects. Laughs are a total guarantee. None of the following DX segments impersonating their rivals were as good as this one. Like many people have claimed, Jason Sensation was indeed the highlight with his Owen Hart impersonation, but the rest of the wrestlers did great too. You rarely hear Jim Ross having so much fun like in this segment. Even to this day I laugh whenever I watch this."

[7.0] "I have mixed feelings on this promo: while Punk's delivery is excellent as always and the crowd is hot, there is also some bad stuff. Him calling out Hangman Page who was not in the building just to get his revenge for something that Page said in a promo months before was very unprofessional. And also, the part about broken bones was extremely odd. Not sure what Punk was going for there. However the "tell me when I'm telling lies" part where he completely destroys Moxley and his friends was awesome and saved the promo."

[9.0] "I'm so nostalgic from that period . The Tribal Chief has become flanderized in recent months so it's refreshing to see him at his most refined and subtile . He felt like Thanos , Pablo Escobar all in one a terrifying , charismatic mob boss who would gaslight manipulate his family into obeisance . When people are gonna remember the Bloodline they will mostly remember the second part of Roman's run with Sami and The Bloodline Civil War but the first part was exceptional too . Fall in Line and Acknowledge Your Tribal Chief ."

[9.0] "all it takes is the addition of "Jamar" to make this one go above and beyond. Eddie MEANS all of this, he hates what his friend has become and just wants him to see what he sees. i never saw the match they had but i reckon it was probably good"

[10.0] "One of the best promos ever.. Quite like Jake the Snake, Harley didn't need to shout or scream. Just quiet, but furious, intensity."

[1.0] "It's funny because Mark and his friend stopped watching after this. Crazy how this promo came from Hunter, when he was putting on television we actually wanted to see down in Orlando."

[9.0] "Excellent segment by the rock, he was reading off his paper and it had some pretty good insults, pretty funny too. The part that stands out is the end, when the fun and games are over, and he speaks directly to Cody's mom. Some great stuff, just wished the fat was trimmed."

[2.0] "Out of context, the whole "me and my friend mark" bit is funny... Then I'm reminded of the rest of the promo and I erased it from memory. Another overly long, self-indulgent Authority promo that we got to watch every week. Starts out condescending where Triple H puts any critics down as "marks, " then becomes your typical multiple-people-interrupting-that-leads-to-a-match type promo. Moving on!"

[1.0] "Yeah, capitalism and all that, so you either gonna watch us or get the F out and even if you're watching, we tell you what you like cause money. I guess 1 point for "Me and my friend Mark", that's funny."

[5.0] "Kind of an average promo for a debuting worker and one of the hottest free agent in the business. It really feels generic but she sets up her first opponent who is Willow Nightingale. I can't wait to see both fight again."

[2.0] "Le epic own line from 'The Game.' He fuckin' got them there! That's why he's the all-time greatest heel, I say, as I continue to devour the boot. It's funny, I legitimately had no idea that there were other people in this promo while I was watching this. It shows how truly insipid the WWE's booking was, 'uhhhhh, we have no ideas! Just interrupt the promo like three more times! ' The soundbite itself will live on forever. I can't possibly imagine what it felt to watch this at the time while popular acts kept getting the shaft over, and over again. Way to go, Noseman! Perhaps the most comical part of all of this is that Triple Nariz effectively led the biggest internet-centered promotion of all-time (at the time on a major level) with NXT."

[10.0] "This is possibly the best wrestling promo of all time, mostly in an ironic sense because this is building to nothing. Scott is stumbling over a shit ton of words but the insanity that was unhinged here perfectly summarized what kind of unique performer Scott Steiner was. Scott's rage was real and felt through the screen, what a treat this promo was. Please use this to show what kind of man Scott Steiner is instead of Steiner Math."

[2.0] "During a low point in WWE history creatively, this is a promo that was seen as a "burn" to WWE's online critics when really it just showed they were not willing to listen to criticism of the product, and would instead spend their TV time mocking those critics. This is a perfect example of how WWE was stubborn to listen to what the fans wanted which is a baffling philosophy and why other wrestling promotions were needed in the industry. The rest of this promo is so plain and uninspired that I don't think anyone could possibly remember it."

[7.0] "Some mixed feelings with this promo, but the overall product was pretty fine. I didn't like the worked shoot in here, as I find it too overused this days to get an easy reaction. The segment was too slow at times and got me bored because of it. On the other hand, I loved seeing a more determinant and angry Cody than usual, going straight to the point and not making his promo too flamboyant, and the business deal with Paul E. was a nice touch, as I like that mob flow the Bloodline has."

[0.0] "And the award for "most masturbatory promo with a lack of self-awareness" goes to Triple H! This promo was a fucking disaster in all respects, much like most of the Authority storyline which just wouldn't fucking die. It's the sort of shit they could only get away in 2014 once Bischoff and Hogan had dragged TNA so far down as to put the former challenger on life support, leaving WWE without a semblance of true competition for nearly half a decade, and dear god, the quality of the booking and the product overall showed, and even a rise in the quality of wrestling couldn't reverse the tide. Here's a fun fact about this promo: this episode got 4.4 million viewers. Since then, only two episodes of Raw have beaten that: the Raw after WrestleMania 31, and Raw's 25th Anniversary. Even with the slow death of cable TV, Raw is now lucky to get a third of that audience in the run-up to WrestleMania. Insulting your own fans never goes well, and as it turns out, Mark did stop watching after all."

[8.0] "Take out the forced concert promo and this is an absolute banger of a promo. I don't remember seeing The Rock this cold ever, not even when he feuded Austin. He went as far as a personal jab could go and he went straight to call out Cody's mom and tell her "You're welcome" for beating the bloody crap out of his son with a belt. They way he spoke, man, that was savage. This is the promo that truly defines his gimmick now. This is not Hollywood Rock, this was never about the return of Hollywood Rock, this is a reinvention of The Rock. He is now at the TKO board of directors, he is now the Final Boss of WWE and he does whatever he wants."

[2.0] "This was a standard "heel authority figure expresses displeasure" promo with various other wrestlers saying they deserve a world title shot. Nothing special in that regard. This is only notable thing about this is the part about Triple H indirectly telling people to stop watching if they don't like what's going on. Obviously meant as a jab toward the online fans who tend to be more critical, it's now an ironic punchline for the decline in WWE's ratings in the decade before and the decade since then as it was the casual fans who left in droves. This promo wasn't the cause of that, but it was a symptom of what was wrong. A really stupid line in an otherwise forgettable talking segment. 2/10"

[2.0] "Unfortunately, this review may come off as tribalist slightly, but stuff like this is exactly the reason for which why AEW was created. WWE were becoming too safe in their position as the only wrestling company on the planet that really had any casual fans. The alternative was needed so that WWE could improve and stop with this viewpoint that they could do anything because they had that position where the only other wrestling you could really watch was based in Japan and catered to an entirely different audience. It does not help either that people did stop watching until WWE improved."

[7.0] "The first half of this promo is gold, especially the TWEET MY DISPLEASURE line. Long promos at the start of the show by the Authority through this storyline was pretty tiresome, but this was a noticeable exception. Then it's just your run of the mill, superstars getting involved and setting up a match type of work. Love Hunter here."

[1.0] "Excessively menial work from Haitch, just some truly meaningless unwatchable trite. The rest of the segment aside from Haitch is nothing to write home about, seriously, i have nothing to add about The Authority in its limelight. Haitch sucks, he really sucks."

[] "it was a great promo and it was one of the best promos of the women's division in the history of AEW and I think it was a great start for CEO Mercedes Mone."

[9.0] "Great segment by The Rock. His return for WrestleMania as everyone knows started out horribly, but once he became a heel and fully embraced that role, he's been killing it with his promos. You could argue he's overshadowed Roman vs Cody, but that just speaks to his star power and how great he's been. The opening part with Rock talking about his history with Memphis wrestling was nice, you could tell it meant a lot for him to be back there. The concert was funny and had some good lines. But once Rock got serious after that, he really showed why he's one of the best talkers of all time. Mocking Cody for crying when he was talking about handing the championship belt to his mom is such an asshole move. Rock describing in detail how he's going to beat Cody bloody with his belt and hand it to Mama Rhodes was downright sinister. 9/10"

[7.0] "In contrast to the prior Rock Concerts, I found the actual concert itself leaving a bit more to be desired. I liked it when it was mainly Dwayne playing, but nonetheless, he's so entertaining that he's able to make it all work pretty well. Out of what I've watched, The Rock has been the biggest highlight in everything. He's such an asshole, really seen with his continuous 'I love you too! ' gestures, which I'm pretty sure the last few times were faked lol. Obviously, nothing beats Sacramento, but considering The Rock sounds like he'd start wheezing if he ran more than 15 seconds, this was pretty good."

[7.0] "We saw Cody's intensity in this promo. He replied to the Rock and tip toed the line between reality and kayfabe. However some of it seemed forced. He was then interrupted by Heyman to set up this week's promo battle on Smackdown with Roman, which part was a bit stretched out."

[10.0] "It's a crime that so many people, like myself, only found out about Eddie Kingston and how great this man is not so long ago"

[10.0] "i have, on more than one occasion, shed a tear watching Eddie's face change from grief to fury as he says "i will bury you"."

[8.0] "I liked the concert part of the promo better than the serious part where he spoke to Cody and his mother and described the beating he was going to belt out to Cody at Wrestlemania. He received a hero's welcome in Memphis despite being the heel in this feud."

[9.0] "Im not sure this was as good as The Rock concert in Sacramento but this was great stuff. The concert part was fun and all, but the best part about the whole promo was Rock tearing into Cody and his mom at the end of this promo. He came off as such an asshole during that, Rock is truly a one of a kind talent when it comes to promos"