Finally, The Rock Has Come Back! Now what?

[Flash Funk]

The Rock, although classic last night, has also done the impossible..made me root for John Cena.. Cena has helped carry this company since Rock left and now he comes back 7 years later and takes cheap shots? Nothing that Cena said about Dwyane was incorrect..

[glanville6]

Originally Posted by Flash Funk The Rock, although classic last night, has also done the impossible..made me root for John Cena.. Cena has helped carry this company since Rock left and now he comes back 7 years later and takes cheap shots? Nothing that Cena said about Dwyane was incorrect..

True, but who else would The Rock talk about? Zack Ryder?

You send your big dogs after your big dogs.

[TheChamp]

One of the best moments all-time in WWE. Even at 38, it would be nice to see The Rock back long-term, not just for WM. I just want to see if he can still "bring it" to these young lions.

[Mjdiesel]

Originally Posted by TheChamp One of the best moments all-time in WWE. Even at 38, it would be nice to see The Rock back long-term, not just for WM. I just want to see if he can still "bring it" to these young lions.

OK, this isn't 1985. 38 isn't 60 like it was back then.

[Aguakate]

Originally Posted by TheChamp One of the best moments all-time in WWE. Even at 38, it would be nice to see The Rock back long-term, not just for WM. I just want to see if he can still "bring it" to these young lions.

Being 38 nowadays isn't what it used to be. Plus, The Rock takes care of his body, is in great condition, and has been away from wrestling for about 7 years, so he isn't "broken down" or anything, his body is fresh.

[Mjdiesel]

Originally Posted by Aguakate Being 38 nowadays isn't what it used to be. Plus, The Rock takes care of his body, is in great condition, and has been away from wrestling for about 7 years, so he isn't "broken down" or anything, his body is fresh.

Agreed.

[The Naitch]

Originally Posted by TheChamp I just want to see if he can still "bring it" to these young lions.

Not even these "young lions" that you speak of can even hold Rocky's jock right now. Rocky implied last night that "this is the way we did it 10 years ago", implying that these "young lions" need to step their game up. The biggest lion of these "young lions" that you speak of is in fact John Cena, and well, last night proved clear that Cena had alot of catching up to do to even be on Rock's level. Honestly if Cena wants to get Rock back, he needs to request to Vince if he could go out there next week and adlib his whole promo, and take it back old school Cena_style circa 2003 and do a freestyle on The Rock. I would love to see that. It would be epic. I'm not saying that he needs to rap all the time, he just needs to revert back to his old heel persona that made him popular in the first place. He did a rap in 2005 against Christian and the fans marked out for that, nostalgia_style. Cena needs to find his inner heel and do the same on Rock. Cena has crazy potential to out do The Rock, provided that he's allowed to do so. Like the thread I made titled "John Cena needs to take more charge of his character"

The closest thing to The Rock right now is CM Punk. Punk has his shit right. Maybe that's why Rock didn't take a shot at Punk (even after he dissed The Tooth Fairy on live TV) cuz he knew that he'd give him a run for his money

Although I marked out last night, I noticed that Rock did his usual schtick. No fresh catchphrases. Hopefully in the upcoming weeks we see some new material. It's the usual..."The jabroni beating...pie eating...trailblazing...eyebrow raising....People's Champ THE ROCK...IF YA SMELLLALALALALALALOW what The Rock....is cooking." Rock was getting mad stale from late 2001 to the summer of 2002, but when he came back as a heel in early 2003, he had totally revamped his character and came up with new lines, new look, and a new attitude. I hope he does that again this time around.

Also, the fact that he now has a revised theme song leads me to believe that he will be back for a while. I'm thinking atleast 3 months

[Jura]

Originally Posted by Flash Funk The Rock, although classic last night, has also done the impossible..made me root for John Cena.. Cena has helped carry this company since Rock left and now he comes back 7 years later and takes cheap shots? Nothing that Cena said about Dwyane was incorrect..

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK!

[PhallenAinjewl]

OK, after reading two pages of "Rock-talk" and other subsequent posts, I feel the need to comment:

1. It is HIGHLY unlikely The Rock will come back in a full-term wrestling capacity. IF he does anything long-term with WWE, it'll most likely be the occasional on-air spot leading to WrestleMania, and maybe some afterward if creative can't find a good way to end a storyline. Outside of that, he's probably going to be used as a talent agent like Arn Anderson and Finlay are currently doing. Basically there to mentor the younger guys, and let them know where/how to improve.

2. As it's already been stated, the biggest reason the Rock is back is to increase the hype and buy-rates for WM27..especially since the numbers aren't where WWE would like them to be with the other PPVs. This is the biggest event of the year for them, both entertainment wise, and financially speaking. Vince McMahon is a business man, and a damn good one at that, and he's going to pull out all the stops he can to make this as memorable and profitable as possible (hence trying to get Justin Beiber to sing the National Anthem)...however, that being said...

3. STING WILL NOT BE AT WRESTLEMANIA!! The man is 51 years old and hasn't worked for WWE in years. As much as I'd like to be wrong, lets face it, it's not a draw McMahon seems to have interest in, plus, what capacity could he really be used in? Doesn't make alot of sense to bring the guy back JUST to have him wrestle one match at WM..especially when there are plenty of people on the roster who could use the push. What angle could he possibly use? He's been in TNA for how long, what's he gonna say "I was in TNA watching 'Taker destroy opponent after opponent at WrestleMania, now I wanna be next"!? C'mon people..

4. I don't know how many people have been to a live WWE show, but if you don't know already, they generally have arena staff hand out signs before the show starts. So it's not entirely impossible for them to have pre-made "Rock" signs on hand. But at the same time, its not impossible to think fans brought them in as well..but chances are they were hand outs.

[glanville6]

Originally Posted by PhallenAinjewl OK, after reading two pages of "Rock-talk" and other subsequent posts, I feel the need to comment: 1. It is HIGHLY unlikely The Rock will come back in a full-term wrestling capacity. IF he does anything long-term with WWE, it'll most likely be the occasional on-air spot leading to WrestleMania, and maybe some afterward if creative can't find a good way to end a storyline. Outside of that, he's probably going to be used as a talent agent like Arn Anderson and Finlay are currently doing. Basically there to mentor the younger guys, and let them know where/how to improve. 2. As it's already been stated, the biggest reason the Rock is back is to increase the hype and buy-rates for WM27..especially since the numbers aren't where WWE would like them to be with the other PPVs. This is the biggest event of the year for them, both entertainment wise, and financially speaking. Vince McMahon is a business man, and a damn good one at that, and he's going to pull out all the stops he can to make this as memorable and profitable as possible (hence trying to get Justin Beiber to sing the National Anthem)...however, that being said... 3. STING WILL NOT BE AT WRESTLEMANIA!! The man is 51 years old and hasn't worked for WWE in years. As much as I'd like to be wrong, lets face it, it's not a draw McMahon seems to have interest in, plus, what capacity could he really be used in? Doesn't make alot of sense to bring the guy back JUST to have him wrestle one match at WM..especially when there are plenty of people on the roster who could use the push. What angle could he possibly use? He's been in TNA for how long, what's he gonna say "I was in TNA watching 'Taker destroy opponent after opponent at WrestleMania, now I wanna be next"!? C'mon people.. 4. I don't know how many people have been to a live WWE show, but if you don't know already, they generally have arena staff hand out signs before the show starts. So it's not entirely impossible for them to have pre-made "Rock" signs on hand. But at the same time, its not impossible to think fans brought them in as well..but chances are they were hand outs.

I only agree with #2. I've been to about 20 WWE events, and I've NEVER seen anyone handed a sign. There's a thing called the internet, where people can read rumors about The Rock coming back.

And yes, Sting has not worked in WWE for years. Make that every year of his life.

And Rock would not come back to be a road agent. A mentor? Maybe when he shows up for TV, but he will not be an agent.

[Dirk Ziggler]

Originally Posted by PhallenAinjewl OK, after reading two pages of "Rock-talk" and other subsequent posts, I feel the need to comment: 3. STING WILL NOT BE AT WRESTLEMANIA!! The man is 51 years old and hasn't worked for WWE in years. As much as I'd like to be wrong, lets face it, it's not a draw McMahon seems to have interest in, plus, what capacity could he really be used in? Doesn't make alot of sense to bring the guy back JUST to have him wrestle one match at WM..especially when there are plenty of people on the roster who could use the push. What angle could he possibly use? He's been in TNA for how long, what's he gonna say "I was in TNA watching 'Taker destroy opponent after opponent at WrestleMania, now I wanna be next"!? C'mon people..

Hasn't worked for WWE in years? Doesn't make since to bring him back? ...When the hell did Sting ever wrestle for the WWE?

[PhallenAinjewl]

Originally Posted by Fred Bizkit Hasn't worked for WWE in years? Doesn't make since to bring him back? ...When the hell did Sting ever wrestle for the WWE?

My bad...I could've swore he used to wrestle in WWF back in the day when he did the multi-color outfit and paint as opposed to his black/white theme now..maybe I've had one too many drunken nights in my time. I can hear the "you fucked up" chants starting already, lol

[Snowden]

Originally Posted by Flash Funk The Rock, although classic last night, has also done the impossible..made me root for John Cena.. Cena has helped carry this company since Rock left and now he comes back 7 years later and takes cheap shots? Nothing that Cena said about Dwyane was incorrect..

You do realize he was pretending, right?

[Shadrick]

Originally Posted by Flash Funk The Rock, although classic last night, has also done the impossible..made me root for John Cena.. Cena has helped carry this company since Rock left and now he comes back 7 years later and takes cheap shots? Nothing that Cena said about Dwyane was incorrect..

wrestling isn't real

[Executioner]

Originally Posted by Shadrick wrestling isn't real

IT"S STILL REAL TO ME DAMNIT!!!