Wrestling: 10 of the Best Talkers in Professional Wrestling History

They were bold and brash. They were true to life. And in their own minds, they ate, slept and bled the roles they played. Heck, some of them still do and are still in the industry.

For a wrestler to be truly great, they need to be amazing in the ring and equally as dynamic with the microphone.

Some (Ric Flair, The Rock) were born to stand in front of a camera. Some (Mr. Fuji, Ivan Koloff) were great wrestlers, but could not speak or had language barriers which kept them from delivering a great promo.

Wrestling was just as important in hearing what a champion had to say as it was and is seeing them in the ring.

There is no order to this and yes, there are hundreds of wrestlers who can cut a great promo, speak to the crowds and make you believe you were right there with them.

But these, to me, are some of the best.

Rowdy Roddy Piper

His accent and his ability to not care what he said on camera made him great.

When he was in his "zone", there may not have been anyone better. Some of the work he did in the NWA when he took on the likes of Rick Steamboat, Greg Valentine and Ric Flair was legendary.

The Rock

Of the current wrestlers, no one gives a better promo than The Rock.

He is electrifying, real and live. People relate to him like no one else. And the vocabulary and shtick he uses is his own stuff.

It is truly bliss.

Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard

Great technical wrestler and his promos were very, very good.

Anderson was overshadowed by Ric Flair, but make no mistake about it—Anderson could deliver in the ring and on the microphone.

Blanchard was a great singles and tag team champion. He is the son of Joe Blanchard, who started the San Antonio promotion.

Both were great at cutting promos.

Randy Savage

Oh....Yeah!

Macho Man was great at highs and lows in an interview. He knew when to stop and accelerate.

And the things he said were brought to life through his raspy voice and color outfits.

He was made for the 1980s WWF.

Kevin Sullivan

He was the complete opposite of everyone on this list.

While others were loud and crazed, Sullivan was cold and sadistic.

Yes, Satan wore tights in the ring.

Sullivan's voice and his mantras in promos were epic.

Dusty Rhodes

No white man could rap, talk, juke and jive like Dusty Rhodes in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

He was odd, flamboyant and a crowd favorite.

He was very man and a three-time world champion to boot.

Hulk Hogan

Whatcha gonna do about it?

Hulk Hogan lived and breathed the 1980s and his position in WWF.

And he loved every minute of it. Hogan brought the entertainment value to wrestling like no other wrestler, EVER.

Larry Zbyszko

He always seemed to be one angry man.

Larry Legend could cut a promo and still make people think he was pissed off, even when he was signing his own praises.

Tough as nails, he was the last man to hold the AWA world title in 1990.

Chris Jericho

He did not used to be this good.

Chris Jericho grew into his part and the modern day Roddy Piper in terms of interview skills.

His in ring ability is some of the best ever. And when he gets on a rant, look out.

He can out talk some of the best of them.

Ric Flair

Nobody was better. Nobody was as strong every year he wrestled and is still pretty damn good today.

Flair loves being in the spotlight. He loves to talk and he loves to wrestle.

And when "The Man" was on his game, there was no one who could beat him in and out of the squared circle.