Jake was awesome on the mic.
He neither had nor needed writers or vignettes.
He could get real deep in the interviews and make the audience “believe” that he was really going to do what he said he would.
Piper broke new ground for the promo when he convinced Vince Jr. to devote an entire segment of his show – Piper’s Pit – to an interview segment not just of a wrestler, but conducted by one as well. Piper proved that more mic. time equated to greater character development.
Ultimate Warrior’s interviews demonstrated the need for professional writers.
Unlike Kevin Nash, HHH (as a heel) abandoned catchphrases and cheap pops in favor of coming across as a true asshole. Nash’s interviews were always the same, whether heel or face. He just wanted those pops.
Hulk stressed the importance of training, saying your prayers and taking your vitamins – both orals and injectibles.
Foley recognized the need to change with the times. Gone were the traditional Jake Roberts style promos that required an audience to think, and in was the jokes, audience interaction and cheap pops appropriate to his character. Though he could revert back to “hardcore” with the promos when the need occasionally arose for a particular story line.
