And I'd say that you're probably a dumbass biased Canadian mark!
As far as this discussion is concerned, I'll give my two cents:
-Shawn Michaels drew far more than Threat Fart. Why else do you think Vince wanted Bret to take the offer that WCW made him in 97'? Is it just a coincidence that WWE ratings went
THROUGH THE ROOF shortly after the departure of Threat Fart? No - I'd say no. On the other hand, look what happened to WCW? WCW was DESTROYING the WWE in ratings. Bret Hart shows up, flaunts his ego, and the company ultimately went down the toilet.
WCW had a great thing going with Flair, Hogan, etc. at the top, until Hart started whining about the 'glass ceiling', etc. Hart basically became the spokesman for the non-main-eventers (as to how they were supposedly being 'held back') and this created a huge friction within the company. Bret Hart a respectable man? LOL. Hardly. Like I said in other threads - this guy is still using the 'Montreal' incident (along with Owen's death) to mint in money from his sheep fans.
With the exception of Diesel, Bret was the SMALLEST draw as champion. Vince knew this, and that's why Vince let Diesel and Bret go.
-The Rock is incorrect when he says HBK wasn't as big a star as Foley.....although I understand The Rock's bitterness in this situation. HBK was apparently a dick to The Rock during his formative years, and so I see no reason for The Rock to be gracious back.
Having said that - Goldberg, Austin, and Hogan are far bigger than HBK...so he's right there.