Cut A Promo
Stage a promotional interview
Example
The Rock used to cut the best promos. None of these new wrestlers can work a mic like he did
Related Slang
| Hyped | Excited |
| VE | Very emotional |
| Pumped | Excited |
| WCW | World Championship Wrestling |
| WWE | World Wrestling Entertainment |
| NWO | New World Order |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time |
| Air punch | To punch the air in triumph |
| Put over | Make someone look good |
| Face | Hero |
| Heel | Villain |
| Kayfabe | Pretending something fake is real |
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To cut a promo means to stage an over-the-top promotional interview. This slang phrase is most often used in reference to professional wrestlers, who cut promos to advance storylines, trash-talk opponents, and get audiences hyped for important matches.
However, anyone who is in the entertainment business can cut a promo. For example, professional boxers, American football players, podcasters, and daytime talk show hosts all might cut promos. When delivered correctly, a promo can put an entertainer over, by giving audiences something emotional to connect to.
If a wrestler goes out of their way to trash-talk a rival during a promo, they are said to have "cut a promo on" that rival. For example, in the example promo shown below, Dusty Rhodes is cutting a promo on Ric Flair.