DEBATE: Should The Rock make a semi full-time return to Wrestling? - Page 2

**BasicThuganomics** · 03-04-2004, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by The Naitch

He grabs the Rock donuts in between takes.

Be Cool with Joe Peschi seems like a money maker

John Travolta is in that also I think? These are the kind of roles Rock needs to do in order to really get noticed. Starring in movies with A-list actors like Travolta will probably help get him noticed.
It's kinda unrealistic to think that he can go straight from Wrestling, to being an automatic box-office draw. He needs to work his way up before he is really gonna be the next Stallone or Swarzenggar (sp?) if indeed he ever turns out to be that big in Hollywood.

**The Naitch** · 03-04-2004, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BasicThuganomics

John Travolta is in that also I think? These are the kind of roles Rock needs to do in order to really get noticed. Starring in movies with A-list actors like Travolta will probably help get him noticed.
It's kinda unrealistic to think that he can go straight from Wrestling, to being an automatic box-office draw. He needs to work his way up before he is really gonna be the next Stallone or Swarzenggar (sp?) if indeed he ever turns out to be that big in Hollywood.

Agreed. Isn't it the sequel to "Get Shorty"?

Anyways, Rock already proved to the industry that he CAN make it by himself. Now it's time to take it up a notch and to hang with the big boys (Travolta, Peschi) He plays a gay guy I believe. Hooking up with Travolta and Peschi will be a smart move.

I hope he doesn't do T4, because most people think that the Terminator series should die and be left at that. On the other hand, if Rock can make T4 a huge success, it will make him the man.

The Rock is better and more well rounded than that two dimensional Vin Diesel.

**BasicThuganomics** · 03-04-2004, 12:07 PM

Yeah, I like Vin Diesel kind of. He does a good job whenever he snaps and beats the shit outta people (such as in FastFurious and Man Apart) And I think that Diesel is a pretty decent actor when it comes to more serious roles. But Rock has more potential than Diesel because he is capable of doing comedies, and other roles that I don't think Vin could pull off. Rock of course has natural charisma that Vin doesn't have as much of I think.

And Rock is being supported in Hollywood by Arnold and Epert and Ropper (sp?) so that is a good thing. As for T4, I think it would be awesome for him to do. But I hope that Rock waits for the right script to do it. Arnold said he put off doing the sequels because he wanted to have a really good script for it. Rock should do the same and not do T4 unless the movie is deserving of a franchise as big as Terminator series is. He shouldn't just rush into doing the first script that he gets.

**Heyman** · 03-05-2004, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The CyNick

Would it be nice to see more of The Rock? Hell yeah, he's the best all around performer that exists today.

However, why would he come back full time? He makes over $10 million a picture, which I dont think he can make in a full year of wrestling, even if business was on fire (which it obviously isn't).

True, but let's say The Rock keeps acting in films (without being on TV). His 'face' becomes less known, and his 'Rock' image starts to diminish. Pretty soon - he doesn't become as a big a draw anymore. Pretty soon - Producers stop paying him 'the big bucks'.

Perhaps if The Rock stayed on WWE TV (and kept a 'fresh face' amongst the fans), he would be more likely to be a draw in movie theatres....which means he would be more likely to get $10,000,000 per movie.

**BasicThuganomics** · 03-06-2004, 12:19 AM

Yeah, maybe one day when the WWE is REALLY popular again, it would be a good idea to have The Rock come back for a long time, but right now he is doing fine I think. He doesn't need to come back to WWE to get a fresh face until WWE is actually popular again....

**AxelYoungblood** · 03-06-2004, 08:21 AM

I have never been a fan of the Rock, i mean, never (that wasn't intended as a punn lol), but I do agree that he is, was, and will continue to be good for business.
He does have to be used correctly though, just having him coming in and doing the job to people to put new stars over will damage his wrestling career in the long run.
I reckon a good idea would be to have him be face and let an up-coming heel get a few screw jobs over him on tv before loosing to "the great one" clean on PPV. that would work, I think.

It's funny, because I read somewhere, where somebody asked him if he preffered acting or wrestling, and he said "Wrestling, it's in my heart, it's in blood and it's in my herritage" (or something similar to that effect), if that's true then he has a funny way of showing it.

I reckon he'll just do a Hogan, dissapear and get his film career out of the way, then do a full time return to wrestling and play up to his "Icon" status for the rest of his career despite being shit.

03-04-2004, 12:07 PM	#43
BasicThuganomics WordLife Posts: 705	Yeah, I like Vin Diesel kind of. He does a good job whenever he snaps and beats the shit outta people (such as in FastFurious and Man Apart) And I think that Diesel is a pretty decent actor when it comes to more serious roles. But Rock has more potential than Diesel because he is capable of doing comedies, and other roles that I don't think Vin could pull off. Rock of course has natural charisma that Vin doesn't have as much of I think. And Rock is being supported in Hollywood by Arnold and Epert and Ropper (sp?) so that is a good thing. As for T4, I think it would be awesome for him to do. But I hope that Rock waits for the right script to do it. Arnold said he put off doing the sequels because he wanted to have a really good script for it. Rock should do the same and not do T4 unless the movie is deserving of a franchise as big as Terminator series is. He shouldn't just rush into doing the first script that he gets. I'll main event Wrestlemania! you see me you're outta luck..... You don't like what I'm saying? Well I just don't give a FUCK!!!!

03-06-2004, 12:19 AM	#45
BasicThuganomics WordLife Posts: 705	Yeah, maybe one day when the WWE is REALLY popular again, it would be a good idea to have The Rock come back for a long time, but right now he is doing fine I think. He doesn't need to come back to WWE to get a fresh face until WWE is actually popular again....

03-06-2004, 08:21 AM	#46
AxelYoungblood International Gay Icon Posts: 32	I have never been a fan of the Rock, i mean, never (that wasn't intended as a punn lol), but I do agree that he is, was, and will continue to be good for business. He does have to be used correctly though, just having him coming in and doing the job to people to put new stars over will damage his wrestling career in the long run. I reckon a good idea would be to have him be face and let an up-coming heel get a few screw jobs over him on tv before loosing to "the great one" clean on PPV. that would work, I think. It's funny, because I read somewhere, where somebody asked him if he preffered acting or wrestling, and he said "Wrestling, it's in my heart, it's in blood and it's in my herritage" (or something similar to that effect), if that's true then he has a funny way of showing it. I reckon he'll just do a Hogan, dissapear and get his film career out of the way, then do a full time return to wrestling and play up to his "Icon" status for the rest of his career despite being shit.