Str8Shooter wrote:JR and King in their prime were up there. Gorilla and Heenan just for pure entertainment factor are up there too. Great chemistry with both of those teams.
I also liked Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura. Ventura was underrated as a commentator.
I was thinking of saying Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Venture. I liked Ventura a lot as the heel commentator, he pulled it off better than just about anyone. Insightful because of his time as a wrestler, but didn't pull focus away from the participants. Though it's hard for me to decide whether I preferred Ventura or Heenan in the colour commentator role.
I actually think King & JR was an overrated team. King was much better back in the 90s, compared to how fucking terrible he's been for the last 10 years. But he's never been all that great. Jim Ross carried that team so hard.
That being said, it's hard to overstate just how good JR was back in his prime. He was unparalleled in terms of making you invest in what was happening in the ring, or pumping you up for an encounter.