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All of those great points aside, what about The Rock apparently wanting to drop the name "The Rock" and just be Dwayne Johnson, so as to get rid of the pro wrestling stigma as a Hollywood A-list actor? Or his claims that he would NEVER come back to perform for the WWE again (meaning in a storyline, as a GM, etc, etc)?
Do those things not make you feel even the littlest bit tarnished or thrown aback as wrestling fans?
If, say, 6 months from now, Dwayne Johnson was on a talk show promoting his new film and the host referred to him as "The Rock," and he said "Don't call me that, that's the old me, I don't go by that name anymore, my name is Dwayne Johnson, I'm an actor," would that not bother you even the slightest?
I respect the man for leaving the WWE and I believe he should be given every right to go out and do what he wants with his charisma and skill and that he shouldn't be judged by it, but at the same time, the man cannot forget who got him started in the world of entertainment. If it wasn't for Vince McMahon and the WWE fans, he WOULD just be Dwayne Johnson, some ex-CFL linebacker who works at fucking Big R, for all we know.
I'm not saying that's who he is now, but I'm asking if he WERE to become that stuck up, that full on Hollywood, and truly trying to "erase" his wrestling past, would you still feel that The Rock is not an ass?
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