With catchphrases like "if you smell what The Rock is cooking”, “just bring it,” and "The Rock's gonna take his boot, shine it up real nice, turn that sumbitch sideways, and stick it straight up your candy ass!" - nobody could control an audience like this WWE superstar.
The jabroni beating, pie eating, trailblazing, eyebrow raising, people's champ, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is in a class of his own when it comes to smack-talking in wrestling’s squared circle. The aptly named ‘SuperBrat’ was a menace when it came to trash-talking, from telling Brad Gilbert that he doesn’t belong on the same court as him, before adding “you’re the f***ing worst” to stating that he had more talent in his pinkie than Ivan Lendl did in his whole body, it’s fair to say that we’ve not had anyone quite like McEnroe since. John McEnroe is one of the most outspoken stars to ever take to a tennis court, but the American’s blustering bravado extends much further than just his famous 1984 Wimbledon tantrum. And I want you to, whoever you are, you’re not a fighter and you don’t take my job. “They say he’s another Muhammad Ali, there’s just one Muhammad Ali. “I heard all the way in America, heard all the way in Indonesia, that this fella talks too much,” the boxer once said. In fact, his trash talking was so good, it even drew the attention of Ali.
Whether he was claiming he wasn’t the best manager in the world “but he was in the top one”, or in a war of words with rival Don Revie, Cloughie was always box office. Smith was having a tough day at the office against Hughes, prompting the Australian to snidely comment: “If you turn the bat over you’ll find the instructions”īrian Clough is quite simply one of the greatest managers the beautiful game has ever seen, but outside of collecting silverware like stamps, the Derby County and Nottingham Forest legend was the king of cocky and controversial remarks. Hughes has a back catalogue of trash-talk thicker than his iconic handlebar moustache, but our personal favourite came against England batter Robin Smith. However, few can compare to fast-bowler Merv Hughes. Sledging, cricket’s term for trash-talking, is an integral part of the sport and we’ve seen a number of sublime sledgers over the years.
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