The Rock being an ass

[Fox]

Originally Posted by Rob Why the fuck are wrestling fans so fucking gay for wrestling anyway? Seriously. Judging a fucking CARNY business like it's the gateway to heaven. It's a job. Get over it. I could just imagine when I give my job my 3 week notice with no intention of working for their competitors and all of a sudden all the other engineers refuse to talk to me and all the customers can't "you sold out!" when I walk the streets.

Since engineering is the same as performing live in front of 80,000 fans inside a sold out arena.

And I mean, I'm not saying pro wrestling isn't like a carnival; yeah, they have the same roots, they put on a "fake show" for crowds to produce revenue, they run the roads all the time, yes, they have those similarities. But there is a difference between being a "pro wrestler" in some dirt-fed indy promotion and being a "WWE Superstar." On the road, these guys live like fucking rock stars. Yes they take beatings, yes they are on the road, but they party, make money, and have hot women at their whim.

I mean, I guess the best way to put it is The Rock against Ric Flair. Flair's career is now over and it was one of the greatest careers of all time. Yes, there were unfortunate periods, but overall it was an amazing ride, not just for Ric Flair, but for all of his fans as well. Flair dedicated his LIFE to pro wrestling.

The reasons we appreciate and love Ric Flair are reasons that I don't know will ever be applied to The Rock. Will we look back 20 years from now and say "The Rock made a huge difference in the world of wrestling, he is a true legend, he is a cornerstone of wrestling"?

Ric Flair? Yes.
Bret Hart? Yes.
Bruno Samartino? Yes.
Hulk Hogan? Yes.
Sting? Yes.
Shawn Michaels? Yes.

The Rock? Was he a wrestling legend, or was he just an entertainer, like Andy Kauffman's stay in the world of wrestling, who was merely going through one phase of his life?

[Johnny Vegas]

Originally Posted by Fox Since engineering is the same as performing live in front of 80,000 fans inside a sold out arena. And I mean, I'm not saying pro wrestling isn't like a carnival; yeah, they have the same roots, they put on a "fake show" for crowds to produce revenue, they run the roads all the time, yes, they have those similarities. But there is a difference between being a "pro wrestler" in some dirt-fed indy promotion and being a "WWE Superstar." On the road, these guys live like fucking rock stars. Yes they take beatings, yes they are on the road, but they party, make money, and have hot women at their whim. I mean, I guess the best way to put it is The Rock against Ric Flair. Flair's career is now over and it was one of the greatest careers of all time. Yes, there were unfortunate periods, but overall it was an amazing ride, not just for Ric Flair, but for all of his fans as well. Flair dedicated his LIFE to pro wrestling. The reasons we appreciate and love Ric Flair are reasons that I don't know will ever be applied to The Rock. Will we look back 20 years from now and say "The Rock made a huge difference in the world of wrestling, he is a true legend, he is a cornerstone of wrestling"? Ric Flair? Yes. Bret Hart? Yes. Bruno Samartino? Yes. Hulk Hogan? Yes. Sting? Yes. Shawn Michaels? Yes. The Rock? Was he a wrestling legend, or was he just an entertainer, like Andy Kauffman's stay in the world of wrestling, who was merely going through one phase of his life?

Wow, and 2 of those people basically politic'd half of their "legendary career" (Hogan & Michaels). The Rock never did such a thing and the fact that you have Hulk Hogan up there.....Hogan was there to ENTERTAIN lol. Hogan hardily, if ever, put on a ***** match. He had so much control over what would happen with the outcome of his matches, i mean the list goes on. Same with Michaels.

If you want to say something legendary about The Rock, opposed to these guys (including HHH), it is that despite putting numerous people over, not politicing, having the crowd in the fucking PALM of his hand, getting a bigger reaction than all of those people up there (Hogan got reactions, but once again, if he put over Savage, Piper, and others like a team player should've done, would he have gotten those reactions?), and actually put on GOOD-GREAT matches. In all my years of knowing wrestling (besides maybe Razor), i cannot remember a guy being so fucking liked as a heel that they HAD to turn him face..and he wasn't even that all the way.

Anyway, to say that The Rock won't be talked about in 20 years, you might as well take out '97-'03 out of the wrestling books, dude. Lol i love HBK to death, but what puts him on that list w/o The Rock..only thing would be the # of good matches he put on.

BTW, HHH...?! Are you kidding me? The ONLY reason he probably hasn't went off to hollywood is b/c 1.) They don't want him 2.) He's married to the owner's daughter...c'mon, who would leave that scenario?