The myth that the ability to cut a solid promo is something you're born with needs to die.
Too many wrestlers have capped themselves by deciding early on "I can't talk".
Practice, dedication & repetition counts as much as natural talent. If not more so in the long run.
While I’m on the subject of Sami Zayn. I knew about Sami before I met him but had never heard him speak but nor had anyone really apart from him saying Ci. I knew he was a brilliant talent but thought he may struggle with the talking. Happy that I was wrong and he ace’d the promos on his try out. That made me think of my own path. I spent 9-1/2 years wrestling in other countries before I came to the US. I never did one wrestling promo as is favored in the US, just press conference style talking. I found the US form very hard and I was very uncomfortable talking on camera. My old friend Tony Schivane set up a camera for me on any day off I had in the CNN center in Atlanta. I spent minimum of 8 hours at a time just talking then watching it back to see and listen to how I sounded. With 3 months WCW we’re having me cut promos on TV. Then I changed to being Lord Steven. I wasn’t one bit comfortable for the next two years with the voice as I was putting on a posh English accent and I don’t have one. It wasn’t until 2-1/2 years later in 1996 after 100’s of promos that I felt like I found Lord Steven’s voice. Constant work, failure in my mind, then something that I felt worked.This gig isn’t easy and never will be but the more you put in the more chances you have of keeping the gig.
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