The Rock being an ass
 

I remember thinking this when watching it. To be honest, what an ass

I knew there would be some sort of backlash from that speech.

Cena will never leave wrestling for Hollywood, because Hollywood doesn't want Cena.

I liked the speech, but I think it was kind of weird(looking for a better word) that he went and did his act on everyone.

My love of this man seems to grow each day.

Doesn't seem to have stopped him from taking his sweet-ass fucking time about it.

I truly hate hearing this. I had always hoped he would never become like that.

Bye Dwayne

Someone link me to a video of <s>Rock's</s>Dwayne's speech.

He can do whatever the fuck he wants.

lol, obviously they're all just jealous of his success or something. I saw a bit of his speech at the HOF though and did get the impression that he didn't really want to be there, or atleast that he felt he was above it all. But meh, i enjoyed what i saw though i didn't get to see his whole speech on tv as they must've edited bits out.

btw lol@what hhh said.

If Austin was pissed, it was bad

I didn't see the speech, but I can understand why The Rock would do a speech like that. He is The fucking Rock. He wanted to entertain. He was inducting his father and grandfather for crying out loud, he loved them, and wanted them to go in. He wanted to be there to do it. He was just trying to give the fans a taste of The Rock, I believe.

If anyone expected anything different, they're crazy. The headline was "The Rock to return." What the hell did they expect? "Hi. I'm Dwayne, and I want to honor my father and grandfather." No way! I can guarantee that the WWE wanted Rock to go semi-into-character to entertain the fans, because THEN people will tune in for the beginning of the show rather than just for Naitch. I guarantee that a lot of people tuned in just to see The Rock - and they were not disappointed with his speech - more like a promo, really. If they had such a problem with it, they wouldn't have aired it. If some of the current guys had a problem with it, shove it. Grow up. The Rock is a bigger star than 99% of the guys in that arena, and he hasn't wrestled in years! I, for one, thought his speech was hilarious, and it was great to see him knock on Foley, Coach, and Trips. And the line about The Marine was perfect - especially when followed by a burn of himself.

Bottom line, if some of the guys weren't happy, it is to be expected. Rock left when his star shone brightest. In his book, he says he would never "strike while the iron is hot" and get out of the business for a relatively safer, richer pursuit of acting. However, that is exactly what he did. It will mar his legacy in the WWE among those INSIDE THE BUSINESS, but the FANS will always love The People's Champ - simply the very best entertainer of the Attitude Era. Also, he will be a lot richer and his long-term health will be much better for leaving. For that, more power to him - he took a chance and made himself a bona fide star.

But if some in the 'E aren't happy, then shove it. You asked for The Rock. You got The Rock. Judging by the crowd, it went over well. Deal with it.

^ agreed

Boo fucking whoo. The Rock was entertaining, and they need to deal with it. If 5 % of the current roster could work a mic like he could, they'd be lucky. And I'd sacrifice Cena to Hollywood in a second if it meant getting the Rock back.

Wow, people in the WWE bitch about how Rock turned his back on wrestling, and doesn't care about the fans, and when he shows up and to induct his family, and gives the fans what they want, they bitch and call him disrespectful. Cena and HHH are both jealous they will never see the kind of money The Rock has.

Exactly, its just jealousy.

H has access to more money than The Rock does.

In a budget capacity for running a company, not millions of dollars per film though..

As for this whole thing, maybe it’s just the way it was edited, but I thought it was quite good, some of the digs were funny and he was taking pot shots at himself as well as the guys in the crowd.

‘The US army was involved in scandals by capturing Iraq militants and tourting them by making them watch The Marine’

‘Don’t worry, I made Doom!’

Saying that it’s not meant to be a roast isn’t strictly true as previous shows, depending on who was being inducted did come across as a roast, Heenan anyone?

Plus he seemed to show general emotion when talking about his Dad, this Granddad and also his love for the business, it’s the first time he’d been in front of a crowd with a mic for several years, what did they honestly think they were going to get?

The only thing that bugged me was that stupid "Hollywood Smile" he kept on his face the entire speech. The Rock never smiled that much when he was cutting into people! Other than that, it was just a speech in-character for The Rock, which I imagine is what was expected of him.

"Wah, it's not a roast.."

"Now when Ric Flair is naked in the lobby, it's because he can't remember what hotel room is his."

LOL

I think it is pretty safe to say HHH has been living the life for awhile now.

Rock is the man, he is above wrestling.

Why? Do you have a degenerative mental condition?

How has that made you lose respect for him?? These people are just jealous of his success in hollywood and that they can't ever do the same.

I liked the speech, it was entertaining. I can see WWE's point in that it wasn't really a speech I would have expected for the HoF. BUT its the speech I expected from a returning Rock. Its just a shame they had to coincide. If the schedule had allowed it then he could of done a more sombre speech at the HoF and done a "return" speech at either the previous Raw or WM24.

And to whoever it was ho mentioned Rock smiling too much. It came accross to me that he was genuinely having a good time and remembering what a live crowd was like.

As a fan I would havee been VERY disappointed if he had come out, done a sombre speech and left.

And whilst HHH does have access to more money, its not his, its Vince's, Stephanie's and partly his cash.

If Cena is pissed he should have just watched and learnt. 3 or 4 years Rock has been away and he hasn' missed a beat. Roll on the next appearence.

And despite the odds of Val Venis winning the WWE title being greater than this, I STILL hope to see Rock v Austin one last time.

The speech was great, funny, and I thought quite heartfelt. Thankyou Rock for the 10 minutes of laughter.

That's what you gotta do sometimes to be successful, you got to make sacrifices and if anyone has a problem with that, well, as the rock would say, it doesn't matter if you have a problem with that. :cool:

You mean the company that shilled him to Hollywood in the first place, because they were hoping having that celebrity crossover appeal? The company that discards wrestlers when they have no more use for them?

Damn him for not showing loyalty to such a company!

He's in the process of filming a movie. They should be thankful he flew out to do it. No one seems to be considering that maybe he had prior obligations that he had to meet. You know, other people who were relying on him to do something too?

No one wants to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he really did have to go. I doubt he was thinking "fuck them, I don't want to be around them."

TL - Forgetting where you came from, and who and what made you who you are will likely always make you seem like an asshole


What makes you think he's forgotten? do you personally know him or something?

Well maybe he really didn't have anytime to spare.

So basically, FA, you're pulling your argument out of your ass due to some sense of entitlement. Gotcha.