I mean, we ALL know who number one is. It's David Otunga.
@CharlieAUS
6 жыл бұрын
nah Booker T
@nightprowler6336
6 жыл бұрын
Charlie Wolfe but Booker T is funny.
@DuragAllDay
6 жыл бұрын
BenWhat52 😂😂😂
@jonathonevans1883
6 жыл бұрын
No it should be JR
@CRob172
6 жыл бұрын
BenWhat52 who really is byron saxton!?!
@FresnoCA93727
6 жыл бұрын
The thing I like best about Michael Cole is how he handled Jerry The King Lawler's heart attack. You can see how sad and concerned Michael Cole was after it happened.
@BIGCHIEFR.
2 жыл бұрын
@Mr T lol he was playing a character calm down, literally everyone in the wwe play a character. Don't take things so seriously
@TheChosen1inc
6 жыл бұрын
If JR isnt number 1 we riot
@dharmildoshi3729
6 жыл бұрын
Tom Philips needs to be here. I’ve noticed how he always brings attention back to the action when Someone like Byron is talking about what happened 3 months ago
@CaptainJellyBS
6 жыл бұрын
Dharmil Doshi I've noticed this on SD too. Corey and Byron tend to ramble off on dumb arguments sometimes (which is funny once in a while, but they go on too long sometimes), and Tom Phillips most of the time does a decent job of forcing them back to the action.
@IWF_Wrestling
6 жыл бұрын
I freaking love your videos guys keep up the good work
@H-nan604
6 жыл бұрын
Alex G stfu u idiot
@BunPlus11
4 жыл бұрын
@@H-nan604 no,you shut up,and let this guy enjoy what he enjoys
@leerobbo92
6 жыл бұрын
Cole at number 5 is totally deserved. No one below him has commentary that comes remotely close to his call of Mankind winning the title on Raw. Just a shame that he can't reproduce that kind of raw emotion and excitement these days, or seem to focus on the competitors the way he used to. The way he kept highlighting Foley and putting him over as much as possible over Lawler trying to talk about Austin was awesome.
@theatagamer90
4 жыл бұрын
I think he's being forced to stay on a script so he isn't able to produce the same emotion when it's all BS'ed
@DoctorJango
4 жыл бұрын
@@theatagamer90 that's exactly what happened, there are shows where he has no script (such as the UK tournament) and he's absolutely outstanding
@detof
6 жыл бұрын
This is honestly one of the most important aspects of this business, and this is one of the best lists that y'all have done
@antmaster360
6 жыл бұрын
very glad to see Kevin Kelly on here. His work with Corino always seemed so relaxed and realistic. Listening to them call WK 11 was like listening to two friends just discussing and enjoying a good show
@WeAreGiftedOG
6 жыл бұрын
Mike Tenay is honestly my favorite
@TheRealArtimusKnight
5 жыл бұрын
I love Mauro’s in your face end of the world energy
@fallensaviour
6 жыл бұрын
As a former wcw fan I miss schiavone calling matches. Hes no jr but he deserves more credit than he usually gets
@Bouts12
6 жыл бұрын
Cole’s work with Nigel at the UK tournament showed he’s a fantastic announcer when his job is to simply call a match. He deserves more credit than he gets.
@timmount8946
6 жыл бұрын
Joey styles in ecw was incredible
@sirekumasutra7022
6 жыл бұрын
Can't wait until the top color commentators. Heenan, Ventura, King, etc.
@Suge8263
Жыл бұрын
Be real we all knew JR was gonna be #1
@Tizontheska
5 жыл бұрын
Mauro Ranallo is the GOAT of Play by play.
@WeboKonAroz
6 жыл бұрын
Cole should've been higher due to how he called Titus World Slide at the GRR.
@jpbart1390
2 жыл бұрын
you forgot 'forget about it!' you could play a drinking game every time vince said that.
@Pentarax
6 жыл бұрын
I've heard people say over the years that if one were to compile a list of the greatest calls in all sports history, Jim Ross's "Good God almighty! Good God almighty! That killed him! As God as my witness, he is broken in half!" would make the list.
@theantoniorivers
Жыл бұрын
I wonder how Michael Cole would rank now.
@matthew5386
6 жыл бұрын
ADAM I SWEAR TO GOD PUTTING MICHAEL COLE AT 5 IS COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE IT IS YOUR OPINION
@HunterRed
6 жыл бұрын
“as popular as syfullus flavored water” Bravo whoever wrote that line. Bravo.
@natev6306
6 жыл бұрын
Cole is underrated. Watch his performance when Mankind won the title the first time and his years with Tazz.
@Dhemize
6 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t lord Alfred Hayes a play by play announcer? Always loved that guy
@TheRambossss
6 жыл бұрын
As a Spanish speaker myself there is only one voice of Wreslting and that is Carlos Cabrera, Since 1993 he is the voice of WWE in Spanish(Latin America).
@parentaladvisory4176
6 жыл бұрын
Will you guys ever do a top ten best color commentaries
@minaseasres3650
3 жыл бұрын
Mauro and Ross are my favourites
@MrHbkfan17
6 жыл бұрын
How the hell is Josh Freakin’ Matthews on this freakin’ list and not Tom Phillips!
@delcastilloian
2 жыл бұрын
No offense to Michael Cole....but when it terms of heart and hype commentating Mauro Ranallo is close to Jim Ross style
@knightofsapphire1601
6 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the Color commentator list. I really think Corey Graves has to be somewhere decent on that list. The man saves botched moves like babies from a burning building.
@Chigen_Atomic
6 жыл бұрын
I get that it's a control thing for Vince, but I feel like Cole needs to be allowed to do his thing. I recall enjoying his commentary back in the mid-2000s when I first started consistently watching. JR and Mauro Ranallo both have such an honest and earnest energy about their commentary.
@treyroberson7296
4 жыл бұрын
Joey Styles deserves a higher spot...maybe not his time as "WWE commentators" but just as a commentators in general, hes one of the best.
@tyemcdonald9199
6 жыл бұрын
I would say that Tom Phillips should be 10 on the list. He was basically the voice of NXT I mean it's hard to imagine that brand's action without him and graves and he was even on smackdown before they went live and is now the play for them. Josh Matthews and Todd G were on ecw and SD but beyond that they were just okay. I'd say Tom gets the nod.
@multiyapples
6 жыл бұрын
Only on number 10. Michael Cole has to been on this list. When he doesn't have Vince McMahon in his ear he is actually very great.
@wisdomriver6288
6 жыл бұрын
I would love to see Marello and Tom Philips call a show together. That would be a really good team
@duhrelhall5501
6 жыл бұрын
If Mike Tenay would’ve worked with WWE, he’d be high on this list.
@MrChaw-km6re
2 жыл бұрын
wtf? Michael Cole? he's hilarious
@Npool36
6 жыл бұрын
I love this video and I agree with the number 1 pick- N-pool
@connorholt1414
Жыл бұрын
How does mike tenay not make this list!?
@StarrPower2232
6 жыл бұрын
Can you do one for Color Commentators?
@ignacionoblecilla1376
6 жыл бұрын
WHAT ABOUT HUGO SAVINOVICH? He took a direct Chairshot from Hulk Hogan for God's sake.
@Avatar1977
6 жыл бұрын
Vince got as high as number 3? What A Maneuver!
@alexrogers4492
6 жыл бұрын
Swear down if JR isn't number one imma lose my shit
@Kurt_707
6 жыл бұрын
Was gonna say Tom Phillips
@ablaise82
6 жыл бұрын
Jim Ross is a god damn legend
@cocotheogre4542
6 жыл бұрын
Josh Matthews sounds like he has been constipated for 14 years
@onyxturpin6382
Жыл бұрын
Best ring announcers? Fink, Garcia, Chimel, Taylor, etc
@kimmolaine8069
5 жыл бұрын
JR: CHOKESLAM HIM TO *HELL* !!!
@real7thegod513
6 жыл бұрын
Joey Styles should be in the top 5 definitely higher than Michael Cole but no one can argue with JR at #1.
@Xs2865
6 жыл бұрын
Michael Cole should be higher yeah I said it!!
@Dailyfootballbytes
6 жыл бұрын
Good gawd almighty what a list
@aboerumruhl
5 жыл бұрын
I would have shot my screen had #1 not been Jim Ross.
@dbone3356
6 жыл бұрын
Bah gawd! Bah gawd! Bah gawd!
@firstnamelastname754
6 жыл бұрын
Jim ross>>>Jerry Lawler>>>Vince McMahon>>>Gorilla Monsoon>>>Every other commentator
@rddoom1566
6 жыл бұрын
paciti, please do a top 10 when vince gave fans what they want
@danielboyd7794
6 жыл бұрын
Dam right there Monsoon 2 Ross 1 good jobs guys
@HisRoyalJaznness
6 жыл бұрын
I miss jr regularly calling matches sooooo much
@paradigmshiftz7
6 жыл бұрын
I was about to say Corey Graves and Jerry The King Lawler, but then realised that this was about the lead play-by-play commentators.
@jamesvaughan3394
6 жыл бұрын
You sound like Casper the ghost lol
@jonathonevans1883
6 жыл бұрын
WWE should bring JR back to Raw and send Michael Cole to SmackDown
@jamesvanhelsing6331
6 жыл бұрын
*BAH GAWD!!!!!!!!*
@anthonyfappiano5645
3 жыл бұрын
What!... No Gordon Solie
@wrathofsocrus
6 жыл бұрын
ROH's Ian Riccaboni is better than most of the guys on this WWE list.
@ttaayylloorrmmtt
6 жыл бұрын
Just to clear it up because a lot of people seem to be confused. This is a list of play by play announcers. Tom Phillips and Micheal Cole are currently the play by play announcers. So, guys like jerry lawler, Corey Graves and Jessie Ventura won't be on the list. There job is to establish more of a character and usually either side with the heels or the faces. Play by play guys take the lead role in unbiasedly calling. The action in the ring. Hope that makes sense, great list guys!
@5ShadesGaming
6 жыл бұрын
TaylorTalksWrestling “Their Job”** great list tho.
@DaveSP196
6 жыл бұрын
Can't believe people don't even know there are different roles in commentary.
@bakurawthesupersaiyanhair937
6 жыл бұрын
Lol they only allow Michael Cole to say 5 moves and if it's a different move, he says it's a modified version of one of the 5 moves. I like Cole, I'd just appreciate if he would stop with the "Ohhhhh Myyyy".
@roylongenecker3456
6 жыл бұрын
Heenan is/was the best color commentator
@annoyinggamer4468
6 жыл бұрын
TaylorTalksWrestling a
@sebastianbaquero7227
6 жыл бұрын
In my opinion Tom Philips had to be #10. And I was going to complain about Ranallo being #4 and not #2, but then I saw who #3 and #2 were, so I calmed down.
@grimreaper9477
6 жыл бұрын
Sebastián Baquero renello is an overrated high pitched bitch anyway ... so it dont matter, to me he should have been out of the list to begin with
@wwemonkey619
4 жыл бұрын
@@grimreaper9477 he isn't a bitch but i agree he is pretty annoying
@killa78541
6 жыл бұрын
BY gawdddd im early
@jamieholmes4751
6 жыл бұрын
Mauro Ranallo is the best one WWE currently has
@andyt2k
6 жыл бұрын
Is this a debated opinion? I don't think anyone can dispute that
@ttaayylloorrmmtt
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@Sergiu1999
6 жыл бұрын
MAMMA MIA
@ebadsheikh792
6 жыл бұрын
he's great but i personally value corey and mcguinness over him there's no skill related reason why one's another than another, i just personally love corey's smartass attitude over Ronallo's wrestling-lover kid attitude
@Koproductions33
6 жыл бұрын
Jamie Holmes ur right man MAURO RONALO!!!
@raspberry7571
6 жыл бұрын
Guys keep in mind that this is not a color commentator list. This is a play by play list. This is why Lawler and Bobby heenan aren't on the list
@aaronhurst4379
6 жыл бұрын
Hopefully they'll do a best color commentator list too
@TeamKhris
5 жыл бұрын
...or Jesse
@BimBimPow
6 жыл бұрын
let's not forget Vince McMahon on commentary gave us probably one of the best.. at least top 5 introductions to a character we've ever had.... *Clears Throat* "THAT'S... THAT'S GOTTA BE... THAT'S GOTTA BE KANE!...THAT'S. GOTTA. BE. KANE!"
@GuestFriendsPlay
6 жыл бұрын
Unhindered, bipartisan Michael Cole *IS* one of the best WWE play-by-play guys ever. His work during the Smackdown Six era helped put everyone over in the fans' eyes. It's his horrible heel work, talking down to the audience, and having Vince's fist up his arse that puts him where he is, Maggle. Also, a LOT of people don't know the difference between play-by-play and color commentary, it seems..
@brotherc.w.encino8716
5 жыл бұрын
Guest Friends Play Cole was entertaining during the Attitude & RA eras
@sageofthesix9608
3 жыл бұрын
Really sucks cause I loved him in the r a era
@quigonkenny
2 жыл бұрын
Mitchell Cole belongs nowhere near this list, and I can't even thing of 10 play-by-play guys.
@TheKirbyT
6 жыл бұрын
Y'all went with Josh Matthews over Tom Phillips? okay then.
@danieltuma
6 жыл бұрын
The Kirby T this is what I was thinking. Tom Phillips is the best play by play guy they have right now.
@PrnvP23
6 жыл бұрын
Tom Phillips is to Michael Cole what Roman Reigns is to John Cena
@ItDoesntMatterReally
6 жыл бұрын
Matthews was actually quite good in WWE. He called matches well and kept his ego in check. I've also heard that JR grilled him and made him do commentary over and over again until it was pitch perfect though. Tom's inoffensive as a commentator, but he has at least three flubs a show. He doesn't come off as a someone wth a knowledge of wrestling or even as a fan. He's essentially new Cole. Matthews, at the time, was very knowledgeable coming fresh off of a wrestling career of his own, and he definitely cared and did banter way better than what he's doing in TNA. But, again, that could all be attributed to JR molding him into something decent.
@sebastianraphaelbiggs127
6 жыл бұрын
I know right he was really good in nxt
@DaShirtBoy1
6 жыл бұрын
*BAHHHHH GAWWWWD* *HE BROKE'M IN HALF* *THAT LIST HAD A FAMILY*
@robertmartin4555
6 жыл бұрын
When I first saw the thumbnail I was like “JR’s not dead too is he??”
@scottmcginn2169
6 жыл бұрын
Hopefully one day they will unleash Cole and he will be able to do what he obviously loves the way he has when he has been free. the UK championship showed how good he genuinely is.
@scottmcginn2169
6 жыл бұрын
I watched Scott Hudson commentate, He makes Cole look like Solie. He's a good commentator, they can't all be Solie, Ross, Raunallo, Styles... we had a period where we were spoilt.
@paradoxr.n.o8688
6 жыл бұрын
Cole is better than Vince makes him seem
@anthonynorman7545
6 жыл бұрын
Color commentators next! I'm sure there will be color all over the comment section after that one.
@somehighlights2851
6 жыл бұрын
"Good God almighty! Good God almighty! That killed him! As God as my witness, he is broken in half!"
@EmmaBonn96
6 жыл бұрын
McMahon was great in a 3 Man booth I’ll stick to my guns that 97 Lawler Ross and McMahon was the best commentary Lawler was heel color Vince was neutral play by play And Ross was face analysis
@Trystaticus
3 жыл бұрын
I think you hit the nail on the head with Cole. At one time, he was truly excellent. My favorite commentary team ever was Tazz/Cole. It wasn't the uninspired binary face/heel dynamic you see on raw/smackdown now. It was a perfect mix of various elements. Their characters contrasted in interesting ways. Cole was a nerdy ruleshark. Tazz, with his ECW background, was more accepting of wrestlers "bending the rules" to get an advantage. Tazz's NYC accent and use of slang were the perfect splash of color to accompany Cole's more conventional play-by-play style. I was always hype to hear Smackdown commentary back in the day. Especially compared to RAW's commentary at the time, which could be accurately summarized as: The King makes a lewd comment about a woman. JR groans.
@sayajinboy4703
4 жыл бұрын
Best wrestling commentators Raw: Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, Vince McMahon Smackdown! :Micheal Cole, Tazz, Booker t, JBL
@Kilawpilath
6 жыл бұрын
My Favorite line: "Oh my Gawd! He Killed him! By Gawd All Mighty He's broken in half!" ~Jim Ross Aka Good Ole JR
@danielsoto5445
6 жыл бұрын
I'm mexican and I can tell you Carlos Cabrera is one hell of a commentator in spanish
@jenniferpruitt6534
4 жыл бұрын
JR deserves the top spot! But Tony Schiavone deserves to be alongside him in the HOF! I grew up watching WCW and he was the voice for them. He is underrated.
@ezio1896
6 жыл бұрын
JR was my favourite commentator of all time his voice made the matches more awesome
@ericplatts9100
Жыл бұрын
Gorilla and the brain in my mind best broadcast team. Jim Ross best. Loved all 3
@umeercheema6895
6 жыл бұрын
Vic Joseph > Josh Matthews
@humanindustry13
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed, he's a big part of why 205 Live is so enjoyable
@DragonBallzMoviesHD
Жыл бұрын
JR is the goat
@nikotheamazing16
2 жыл бұрын
Michael Cole us so underrated
@Teirusu155
6 жыл бұрын
JR is the greatest thing to happen to commentary.
@shoneharis2003
2 жыл бұрын
Taz Graves Jr
@killa78541
6 жыл бұрын
I despise josh Mathews and todd grisham
@mattlarsen7187
6 жыл бұрын
brock lesnerd we as a species need to grab Matthews and launch him into the sun
@BigBoss1228
6 жыл бұрын
brock lesnerd Josh Matthews I agree with, Todd was a bit tolerable at least, not as arrogant as Matthews.
@aaanderson0014
6 жыл бұрын
that would actually carry some weight if you weren't a fan of a piece of shit like brock.
@MrCubFan415
6 жыл бұрын
To quote part of a John Cena segment from the mid-2000s, “Ladies and gentlemen, king of the stupid question: Todd Grisham!” (Can’t remember which episode of Raw it was from. I’ll try to look that up.)
@killa78541
6 жыл бұрын
Grisham was only more tollerable cause he wasn't in as big a role as they attempted to put mathews in lol
@Koproductions33
6 жыл бұрын
6:24 is that nia jax in the crowd
@Juanotabali
6 жыл бұрын
I really miss an entry for the one and only Hugo Savinovic. He is the best in Spanish and the voice (with Carlos Cabrera) for the millions of wrestling fans in Spanish (specially in Central and South America) English is not the only language, listening the comments in Spanish gives an experience that is unique. Greetings from Chile!
@codykodak
6 жыл бұрын
Jim Ross is legendary
@scorpion9199
6 жыл бұрын
I absolutely hate Vince on commentary. Mentioning his “he got him, oh no, no he didn’t” doesn’t even convey how awful his voice gets when he’s at his highest pitch and how it feels to have it bottom out as he’s speaking “...TWO AND - HE GOT HIM! OHHH no... no he didn’t...”
@pabloalonso1925
4 жыл бұрын
I like Matt striker as a commentator. Just me?
@alehandroarries6995
Жыл бұрын
Is that a hot take?
@MistahTea_
6 жыл бұрын
Mauro is a gift and is part of what's making NXT so great and compelling right now. God forbid he get called back up to Raw or SDLive, he'd be wasted there. At least until Triple H finally takes the shows over from Vince.
@faisalarab316
Ай бұрын
I miss the out and out heel commentators of yore. Both WWE and AEW lack this missing piece. I am not talking about "tweeners" like Tazz or Corey Graves. I miss heel commentators so much that I am thankful when one of the heels comes over for guest commentary like Jericho or Don Callis. They don't even try to build someone like Bobby Heenan or Lawler.
@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1
6 жыл бұрын
imo Good vid...hell, all lists are controversial since it's all taste and opinion. Josh Matthews, Sean Mooney, Kevin Kelly, Michael Cole...meh...meh...meh...meh... This list really highlights how terrible today's wwe announce teams are. Might be a good vid to make a list of other-than-WWE anncrs... imo
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