agentmichaelscarn
Old School
This is the problem smarks have when understanding mic skills. Having good mic skills does not simply mean you sling a zillion catchphrases allover the place, cuss like a trucker, yell your own last name, or crib jokes from some banal sitcom. It means that what you are saying is believable and fits your gimmick. Bret Hart was Bret Hart. He was an actual human being as opposed to the clowns, mantaurs, pig farmers, hockey goons, and all the other overgimmicked crap that was running around strinkin' up the joint.
Exactly. Two of the most important thing when it comes to mic skills is advancing a storyline and believability of the feud. And Bret accomplished both those things when he cut promos. Seriously look back at every major feud he had and did he not make you think that he genuinely hated the guy? Whether it be Jerry Lawler, HBK, Hennig, Austin, Taker, his own brother or even the United States. When he cut a promo did you not think that he wanted to really kill those people? What more can you really ask for? If he went on the mic and was cutting sophomoric jokes it wouldn't seem believable. He was a no nonsense guy and he played that to a T.