2015 Awards: Promo of the Year
This isn’t the most in depth field in the world.
We’ll start with the usual leader in Paul Heyman, who has two options here. These weren’t exactly his best efforts, especially compared to last year, but they’re still both soild options.
First up we have the post Wrestlemania promo with Heyman saying Brock will be getting his rematch that night instead of waiting any amount of time. This was all about the delivery that only Heyman can bring.
Second was GLORY GLORY BROCK LESNAR with Heyman breaking into song. There isn’t much else to say about this one but sweet goodness it was catchy.
Since this is going to be a short list, I’ll throw in Bray Wyatt bragging about being the new demon of WWE after kidnapping Undertaker and stealing his soul or whatever it was he did. Now of course this didn’t lead anywhere but it was cool at the time with the thunder and lightning helping a lot.
With those out of the way, we’re up to the real winner: Kevin Owens’ debut promo against John Cena. I mean…..dang man. Owens looked more comfortable in front of a main roster audience than anyone in years. His line of “You don’t get to give me advice. I’ve been doing this longer than you.” set the tone for his entire run and there was no looking back. The fact that he actually beat Cena in their showdown made this even better. Owens was instantly a player with this promo though and it was the best all year.
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Why do you only mention the options that are nominees from the WZ end of the year award threads?
I mean, this is your site. You should mention the promos/matches/moments that you yourself felt stood out.
Mainly because those are the ones I think are worthy of it. Keep in mind that I set those nominees up. It’s rare that they miss anything major.
I would actually put Kevin Owens’ “Full Sail are the John Cena of wrestling fans” ahead of his debut. That was one of the best heel promos I’ve seen in years.