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Originally Posted by BigDaddyCool Yeah, I know he is a legit 3rd generation or whatever. All I'm saying is that WWE has shamelessly promoted him as then next Rocky Miavia. So with Orton already being associated with the Rock, as in terms of how he has been pushed, when ever he uses Rock style mannerism, it makes him look even more like a cheap rip off of the Rock. I say a cheap rip off because everything Orton has done is forced, while with the Rock, it just came to be, here let me show you: Rock first came to WWE with a bright shining smile, and a pinapple for hair, and they call him the blue chipper or something gay like that. He constantly smiled and was suppose to be a babyface, but the fans booed him for it. Orton first came to WWE being proclaimed as the next Rock. They had him act like the Rock did when Rocky first came in, Orton was smiling bright, but they were trying to recapture the way the fans reacted to the Rock with Orton, and you could smell it on him. Rocky then turned heel, joined up with the Nation of Domination, and began cutting some good promos. Orton kinda turned heel, only kinda because he already was one, acting like a face. And joined Evolution and started cutting rather crappy promos. Rocky quickly took over the Nation, ousting Faaruq and has tremenous fueds with Stone Cold, HHH, and Mick Foley, and a decent one with Billy Gunn. Making or helping solidify legends out of everyone in the fued, except Billy Gunn, cause Billy Gunn sucks. Orton has like 2 month fueds with Mick Foley, Stone Cold, and HBK, all way past there primes, and to be honest, hasn't really made anyone a legend, just made them look old. Then Orton beats Beniot, and is kicked out of Evolution, which is where Orton and Rock's pushes really start to differ. See, because of all of those parrells between Orton and Rock, and the fake that Orton has been called the next Rock by WWE, that is why I point out that when Orton raises and eyebrow, he is a cheap rip off of the Rock. If anyone else was to do it, they would just be raising an eyebrow. It would have been like if when Goldberg came out, and started giving people the stunner, and drinking beer, and flipping off J.J. Dillion, I would have said he was a complete poor man's rip off of Stone Cold. But Goldberg didn't, he just had kinda the same look, but none of the same mannorism. But Orton has been given a forced Rock treatment, and since he has Rock's mannerisms, you get my point.

Where do I begin here. Yeah, I have written about the similar career paths like a million times on here. Yes, Orton followed the Rock's career path. Did Rock's storyline work? You bet it did. Why not use the same formula again? I would if I was booking. You could say that Austin was sort of like Hogan from the 80's. Being indestructable and taking out 20 guys at once. But is Austin "Hulk Hogan?" NO. So far, the "Rock" path has worked for Orton and has gotten him over. So I don't see why they shouldn't have booked it like that. Remember Mr. Perfect. He had a winning streak gimmick right? Because he was "Perfect." I know you think I'm going to compare him to Goldberg, but I'm not. Remember when Kurt Angle first came in? What did they give him as a gimmick? Yeah, an Olympic Gold Medalist But he also was put over as having a "WINNING STREAK" RIGHT? So does this mean Angle is a rip off of Perfect? Point is the WWE has used a lot of the same formulas twice, three times, four times and on. If it worked in the past, then why not use it again.

Orton never feuded with Austin. Never had a match with him, If he feuded with Austin, then almost every heel on Raw did. Saying HBK is past his prime is ridiculous. HBK still puts on better matches then half the WWE ROSTER. And as for Foley. Well let's just say he worked his ass off to get Orton over and he did a dam good job of dong so. That Street Fight is a MOTY candidate. I don't think you saw any of the matches to say they looked "old" And you forget Orton feuded with Jericho, Edge and Benjamin. Three wrestlers who are not "old"


Orton raised his eyebrow ONE TIME, or at least that's the only time I saw him do it. And that was this week on RAW during his interview. I never once saw him do that before. If you want to talk Rock ripoff, let's talk Sonny Siaki. Now there's your Rock rip off. Orton doesn't to any other "Rock mannerisms" you are talking about. If so, name one?