5 legendary promos that changed WWE forever

#4 Hard times on Dusty Rhodes

The promo that made Rhodes a star

This wasn't a WWE promo by any mean, but is widely regarded as being the greatest promos in wrestling history, indirectly paving the way for promotions like WWE and WCW to improve their product to match the intensity and determination shown by Dusty in this promo.

During the buildup to his match with Flair, Dusty Rhodes delivered this legendary promo, calling out Ric for putting hard times on Dusty, and snatching his livelihood. Dusty compared his situation with the average worker in America, who suffers throughout his life as his bosses and his peers put hard times on him.

The audience didn't have a hard time appreciating Dusty's promo, as he was the embodiment of the average American, who was being screwed over by the Government and society. Dusty's build matched the average American too, and that did nothing but help this legendary promo's cause.