#2 The Rock
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No one has quite bridged the gap between wrestling and Hollywood quite like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. And while he is one of the biggest blockbuster actors in the world right now, the Rock first captured the hearts of the people while working for the WWE.
Just like his Attitude Era counterpart Stone Cold, it wasn’t always a warm reception for the Rock. In fact, shortly after he debuted as Rocky Maivia, he was receiving “Die Rocky Die” chants.
It wasn’t until he turned heel and joined the Nation of Domination that the fans began to appreciate what they had. The Rock went from the generic happy go lucky baby face to a brash cocky heel with a chip on his shoulder. Once he started referring to himself as “The Rock” the fans saw the mountain of charisma hiding behind the blue chipper.
As he grew into the brash, cocky nature, The Rock became more aggressive on the mic and became the king of trash talk. The Rock always found a way to Lay The Smackdown on whoever's Candy As* was in front of him.
The Rock’s list of catchphrases is a mile and a half long, and any wrestling fan worth half their weight knows the entire list. The most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment was able to turn “Roody-Poo” into a serious phrase. That has to be hall of fame worthy by itself.
The Rock had the People’s Elbow, the People’s Eyebrow, even the People’s Strudel, but what has kept him in the hearts of the Millions (AND MILLIONS) of fans has been his ability to control a crowd with any combination of words he so chooses. The Rock is almost unmatched on the mic.
However, there might be one person who arguably matches him when it comes to promo skills, and that person is...
