5 Top Dean Ambrose promos in WWE

After deciding not to re-sign with the company once his current contract expires, Dean Ambrose officially left WWE at the end of April. Following his departure from WWE, Ambrose has made a huge splash in the wrestling circle. He made a shock appearance at AEW Double or Nothing under his former ring name, Jon Moxley, and proceeded to attack Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega following their match in the main event of what many are calling a historic event.

Ambrose would once again become the talk of the town by appearing on Chris Jericho and Wade Keller's podcast, where he spoke in details about the events leading up to his departure from WWE. He criticized WWE's creative process and talked about how writers would hand him written promos and ask him to deliver them word-for-word. Ambrose has also been critical of Vince McMahon, who he feels has lost the Midas touch that he once had.

Ambrose also spoke about how promos were once his favourite things to do and how it became one of the dreadful things to do during his last run in WWE. But with that being said, Ambrose has delivered some of the most intense promos during his eight-year stint with WWE, whether or not they were scripted or improvised is a debate for another day.

Here are the top five Dean Ambrose Promos in WWE:

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#5 The cheerfull Interviewer

Ambrose was a through professional throughout this segment

Although interview shows are increasingly becoming painful to watch with almost nothing except a few cheesy lines (Yes, Alexa Bliss, we're talking about you) and a plethora of cheap plugs being thrown in, the Ambrose Asylum was one of the most entertaining talk shows in recent times. Ambrose's quirky nature and crude sense of humour made these segments highly entertaining.

Prior to their match at Money in The Bank 2016, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins were the special guests on The Ambrose Asylum. The segment started with the trio reminiscing about their time together in The Shield. This was followed by Rollins dissing Ambrose and Reigns. Ambrose was his cheerful and jolly self throughout the segment before the very end where he performed a Dirty Deeds on Reigns to end the segment.

Ambrose's knack of being funny and cheerful to serious and calculative in a matter of seconds is something which made him one of the most versatile performers on WWE roster during that period. The ease with which he pulled off the various aspects of his character is something truly astounding.

#4 Addressing Rollins' Betrayal

Ambrose's delivery in this promo was other-worldly

Seth Rollins betraying his Shield brethren, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, and joining forces with The Authority was one of the shocking moments in WWE history. Although cracks had started appearing within the group prior to their break-up, it was Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose, who was at loggerheads with Rollins playing peacemaker between Ambrose and Reigns.

After being stabbed in the back by Rollins, Ambrose and Reigns would address their brother's betrayal in what was one of the greatest promo segments in recent memory. Ambrose referred to Rollins as a ' cancer' within the group and talked about how he was going to re-arrange the Architect's face.

Ambrose's sadistic demeanour and his on-point mannerism throughout this segment made this promo more stand-out. This segment marked the arrival of Ambrose's Lunatic Fringe character, which we have come to love and admire for many years now.

#3 A face-off with The Show-off

Ziggler and Ambrose's immaculate microphone skills were on display in this segment

After successfully defending the WWE World Heavyweight Champion against Seth Rollins on both RAW and SmackDown prior to brand extension, a six-pack challenge match was announced to crown a new challenge for Ambrose at Summerslam. Dolph Ziggler pinned Styles to become Ambrose's challenger at SummerSlam 2016.

Prior to their match at SummerSlam, Ambrose and Ziggler were face-to-face in a promo segment. Despite being a babyface at that time, Ambrose subtly positioned himself as a heel during the segment by saying that it doesn't care about people think about it. He also dissed Ziggler for complaining about not being afforded opportunities.

This was a great back and forth between two superstars who are the absolute best on the microphone. This promo showed that despite being presented as a unidimensional character, Ambrose had a range the likes of which is rarely seen in superstars of today's generation.

#2 Taking on a part-timer Cena

Ambrose ripped Cena for his being a part-timer

If we are talking about people with a gift of the gab in WWE, they do not any bigger and better than the 16-time World Champion, John Cena. Cena is renowned for his mic skills and built a career by burying his opponents via the medium of the spoken word.

Therefore, it came as a surprise when Cena was taken to cleaners by Dean Ambrose during a promo segment on SmackDown prior to their triple threat match against AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at No Mercy 2016.

Cena started out the promo by dissing Ambrose and talking him to task about cribbing about he lost the WWE title to Styles. Ambrose would retort by calling Cena ' a lazy part-timer' and how he doesn't care about Cena thinks of him.

Ambrose standing his ground and not giving in to Cena's jibes at him was the highlight of the segment. This once again showed how great Ambrose was on the microphone as standing toe-to-toe and giving it back as good they got it from the Cenation Leader isn't something only a few WWE Superstars have been able to do, with Ambrose being one of them.

#1 Showing Rollins his place

This was one of the most chilling promos in WWE history

Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose had been sworn enemies throughout 2014 and 2015, where faced off against one another on numerous occasions. Ambrose was a constant thorn in Rollins' path. After failing to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship from Rollins despite numerous attempts, Ambrose finally got one over Rollins after he cashed in his MITB contract on Rollins after the former had just beaten Roman Reigns to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank 2016.

Following MITB, a Shield triple threat match between Rollins, Ambrose, and Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship was announced for WWE Battleground. After Reigns was suspended for a wellness policy violation, Rollins and Ambrose were tasked with the build-up of this dream match. Things really got heated between The Architect and The Lunatic Fringe during a promo segment prior to Battleground.

Ambrose was in top form throughout spitting fire at every given opportunity. Ambrose mannerism throughout the segment and how he went from being cheerful and jolly to cold and sadistic in a moment's time was absolutely incredible. This was, without a doubt, his best promo in WWE.