Obviously in WWE the best on the mic is hands down CM Punk, love him or hate him he's the best on the mic.
CM Punk is creative, and not afraid to say some controversial stuff. I like him, but he has a tendency to trip over his own words when he gets going. A few weeks ago he got in the ring with Mick Foley, and I hate to say it but I think Foley did a much better job. There's just something about Punk when he gets fired up, that he seems to lose his place a lot. He's much more collected with he can keep his cool; the biggest exception being the "shoot heard round the world" promo of 2011. ANd even then, he sits down, remains calm, and rants. Personally, if he counts I'd have to say HHH is the best promo worker in WWE still, to this day. And if he doesn't count, I think Cena still edges out Punk. We're not talking about who gets the best stuff written for them by creative, we're talking about who the best natural promo guy is. And I don't think I've seen anybody since the Rock that is so naturally gifted at speaking, than John Cena.
Anyways, moving on to TNA, as this is the TNA section...
Got to go with Sting or Hulk Hogan. They have the most experience on the stick. I also like Kurt Angle.
Angle has his moments, but unless he's got a really REALLY good opponent he doesn't seem to put as much into his promo work. But he shines when he wants to... Hogan is animated, but he's sloppy. Always has been. Half the stuff he says doesn't make any sense, and there have been times when the creative team or the announcers have had to go back and subtlely correct something Hogan said, just so a story doesn't fall apart. Sting has always been good, but I feel lately everything he says is exactly the same. "Ahh! I'm crazy! It's showtime! mwahahaha!"
Its tough, there are some good ones for sure. I'd give it to Aries. Runner up of daniels and roode.
Not counting hogan obviously
Why not counting Hogan? He's "in TNA" isn't he? Daniels is great, but he's got niche appeal. He's a guy that can make me laugh, and get me into a feud, but I don't seem him controlling the Impact Zone in the palm of his hand on many occasion. Aries is not that great of a mic worker. He is in almost every way, a poor man's CM Punk. And the way TNA uses him is sickeningly similar, that I think it's made me lose my interest. But the difference between Punk is that with a lot of hard work, he can get the people to absolutely hate him, even though he's damn good. Aries is always going to divide a crowd in TNA. It hurt the Bound for Glory main event quite a bit too. Roode is a guy I think belongs in this discussion. I think he's TNA's second best talker. He really came out of his shell while holding the World Title, cutting some of the best promos, week after week. But Roode is really good at playing that one character. And he'll ride that pony as long as he can.
Bully Ray is a guy that is constantly entertaining me. He is by far, in my opinion, the best mic worker in TNA. He has his character, but his ultimate strength is that he takes advantage of the moment. He doesn't wait for his time, read his line, and then leave. He plays off the others around him, interacts with the scene, and makes every single promo his own. The mark of a good promo guy is that can't look at anyone else on the roster and think, "you know...I bet so and so could do that." Bully is, with absolute and undisputed conviction, that man.
Surprised nobody mentioned James Storm either. Not quite as dimensional or deep as Roode, but he's still quite good. If he were around, I would throw Jeff Jarrett into the race as well. Natural heel; every time he opens his mouth the man draws heat. Magnus is currently my favorite midcard promo guy.
