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Superstar of the Week - Week 4 - The Rock

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    The Volt
    Registered Users Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    This guy is the reason I started watching wrestling. Even when he turned heel towards the end of his WWE career I still cheered him. Unique charisma and mic skills, a pure athlete and sorely missed.


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    Tribesmen7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 351 ✭✭Tribesmen7


    When the Rock had a mic in his hand, I KNEW I was about to be entertained.

    One of the biggest names ever, infact maybe only Hogan and Austin are bigger.


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    SlickRic
    Registered Users Posts: 36,058 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    seminal Matches imo:

    v Angle; Backlash 2001

    v Austin; WrestleMania XVII

    v HHH; Judgment Day 2000 (Ironman Match)

    v Lesnar; SummerSlam 2002


    there are many more than this, but his seminal promos are, imo, (excluding the one where he does all the impressions, which i can't seem to find on YouTube):

    Ending the Vince 'Kiss My Ass Club' w/ Rikishi on Smackdown at end of 2001.





    Return with Eugene.






    'Happy Birthday to Steph' promo.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzcwGsRPZK4


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    campo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭campo


    His Mic skills were unreal but have to say his finisher the people elbow was just awful it most have been a p*ss take on Hogans leg drop


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    The Volt
    Registered Users Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    The people's elbow was just the icing on the cake tbh. His true finisher was the rock bottom, end of.


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    grames_bond
    Registered Users Posts: 9,820 ✭✭✭grames_bond


    hes The jabroni beating, pie eating, trail blazing, eye brow raising, the best in the present, future and past, and if ya’ll don’t like him you can kiss the people’s ass, you know his face you know his name, he inducted his family into the hall of fame, people's champ THE ROCK!

    such a legend, best "superstar" to ever pick up a mic, while people say he wasnt the best technical wrestler, he entertained start to finish, told a story along the way, and could keep the crowd in the palm of his hand face or heel! The E is crying out for someone like him....and NO that is not john cena!


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    geeky
    Registered Users Posts: 2,380 ✭✭✭geeky


    The Great One.

    /thread


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    Tribesmen7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 351 ✭✭Tribesmen7


    Heel Rock and The Hurricane
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4_UO7iXXUQ


    Rock and Austin singing
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMSN4Djn6k8


    Royal Rumble 2000 promo
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkfKdeGEnfg


    I love that promo at the Rumble to set up the I Quit match between Rock and Mankind.


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    SlickRic
    Registered Users Posts: 36,058 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZPOq90fZRI


    i forgot this one.

    basically, one of the greatest promos i've ever seen.


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    Bubs101
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    Absolutely brilliant. Favourite match of his is the I quit match with mankind from the Rumble. Think it's easily on of the best Attitude Era matches


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    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,024 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment! :D

    another great promo this time Booker T gets the Rock treatment

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo4Gc0v_pU0
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    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,227 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    His return in 2001 where he could choose either WWE or The Alliance was unreal. Barely said two words, but his expressions throughout said it all. And when he did choose WWE, it was one of the biggest pops I've ever heard


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    Reganio 2
    Registered Users Posts: 3,732 ✭✭✭Reganio 2


    The People's Elbow just added to the man, the most electrifying move in Sports Entertainment


    Its brilliant the way he slides to the finish, anybody else would have slipped or panicked and made it look stupid, not Rocky he glides and then finishes it off to perfection.


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    rossie1977
    Registered Users Posts: 11,341 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    i was lucky enough to see rock and austin perform live in person in 1998-99, there is no doubt in my mind who the bigger star was in the ring and its not the guy from miami ;)

    anyways was also there to see rock hold the wwe title for the last time in long island august 25 2002 and the last time he ever wrestled in a wwe ring march 14 2004 in msg


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    SlickRic
    Registered Users Posts: 36,058 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    one more...



    the 'you ain't nothing' segment of this promo in particular still has me in stitches.


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    davrho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 758 ✭✭✭davrho


    The Rock concert in Sacramento is classic heel material. He has one of the best crowd reactions I can remember.

    Some great stuff posted.


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    D2D
    Registered Users Posts: 8,391 ✭✭✭D2D


    For davrho
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G8u1ErQTO0


    Promo on nWo
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUhNAJj568


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    Machismo Fan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭Machismo Fan


    Bubs101 wrote: »
    Absolutely brilliant. Favourite match of his is the I quit match with mankind from the Rumble. Think it's easily on of the best Attitude Era matches

    Those chair shots still make me shudder. I love The Rock, awesome in every way.


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    gerrybbadd
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    The Greatest on the mike... of all time in my humble opinion. I think The Great One could have a classic match with just about anybody.


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    rossie1977
    Registered Users Posts: 11,341 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    gerrybbadd wrote: »
    The Greatest on the mike... of all time in my humble opinion. I think The Great One could have a classic match with just about anybody.

    this guy disagrees

    08sultan.jpg


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    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    But in fairness, did anybody ever have a good match with Rikishi / The Sultan???


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    Rjd2
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    He was so far ahead of his time with this promo in Hunter.
    2003 foreshadowing maybe? :pac::pac:
    Steph trying not to laugh makes it even more awesome.


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    harney
    Registered Users Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭harney


    Love this one with Booker T




    "..Stone Cold Steve Austin, why don't you come down and hug The Rock"





    "...just so The Rock understands this, you're the WCW...champion...sucka"?


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    waltersobchak
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭waltersobchak


    Sort of sums up how awesome the Rock was..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZSG8kP8Kl0


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    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,024 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Will we ever see him the ring again? :(
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 45,535 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    If we're including great Rock moments we have to include this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDa4A7v3-z0


    Perhaps the greatest example of The Rock's talents however doesn't seem to be on Youtube. It was the night after Wrestlemania 18 in Canada. Hogan was over huge, Rock was getting booed out of the building. Then Hall and Nash came out near the end of the segment. The Rock owned them so bad and so spectacularly that the entire arena went from booing the guy to chanting 'Rocky, Rocky'.

    I'm not sure if any wrestler in history could be able to turn a crowd (a Canadian crowd remember) from outright hatred to passionate support just through the power of his words and his charisma. A definite legend.

    'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'



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    paddyismaddy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,364 ✭✭✭paddyismaddy


    The best ever on the mic no one even comes close

    I always think he was way better than Stone Cold and Hogan on the mic and in the ring


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    Bounty Hunter
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,640 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Will we ever see him the ring again? :(

    As ;ong as you have absolutley no follow up questions

    Yes, yes we will!


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    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,024 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Bounty Hunter wrote: »
    As ;ong as you have absolutley no follow up questions

    Yes, yes we will!

    Maybe i should start a petition to get him back :p

    I'm hoping when he is inducted into the HOF he might partake in a match at that WM or be involved somehow :D
    https://forumofgames.com/




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