Thread: DEBATE: Should The Rock make a semi full-time return to Wrestling?
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Old 03-02-2004, 08:22 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Heyman
On the flip side - he can HELP television ratings.

1) The wrestling business does seem to be slowly on its way up again

2) The Rock is no longer stale like he was in 2002.

The Rock can also help these NEW faces (i.e. Orton) get over more by doing significant jobs.


Here's how the WWE can use The Rock in any 6 month time period:

1) decide beforehand who they want The Rock to put over at the end of the 6th month.

2)Book The Rock to win almost every single match in convincing style (after all.....he is THE ROCK....an icon). In the 4th month or 5th month, have him feud with his eventual killer (i.e. lets say Orton). In the 1st confrontation, have it be a draw. In the second confrontation however, have Orton (or whomever go over clean).

What this does, is make the victory look HUGE (since The Rock will have looked pretty dominating in the time period leading up to that).
I think an Orton victory over The Rock should wait until at least Wrestlemania XXI(assuming The Rock remains with the company until then). I like the idea a whole hell of a lot, but Orton needs more time before it's safe for him to be going over icons.

Does Orton have a bright future ahead of him? Yes, and his wrestling and charisma has improved a lot since he first joined.

Is Orton ready for main event glory? No, not at least for another year in my opinion. There's no need to rush Orton into the main event scene because his push would be rushed and less effective. I remember how much I hated Brock Lesnar after Summerslam '02. I only came around to liking Lesnar at about this time last year.
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