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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 17:55:59 No.14050705 View View Reply Original Report

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How do you guys feel about lean, sweatpants wearing, fast-paced cocaine-fueled Rock that was in late 2001-2002? For me, I liked him. His music around this time is in my top 3 Rock theme music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6oYSH72S-g

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 17:57:49 No.14050731 Report

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>>14050705
Corny. I hated this version. He started to suck after summerslam 99. Hollywood rock is good and pre summerslam 99 is good

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 17:59:14 No.14050753 Report

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I liked when he put vinces face in rikishis ass

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:03:57 No.14050818 Report

Quoted By: >>14050905 >>14051463

>>14050705
>Undisputed Champion Rock

Still great imo but clearly the beginnings of a different take on his Rock character than the previous ones.

>People’s Champ
>Hollywood
>Undisputed Champ
>Corporate
>Final Boss
>Nation of Domination
>Dwayne Rock (2011 return for the Cena feud where he wasn’t even playing his character) (I think some people call this “Boots to Asses” Rock because of the catchphrase/shirts he was wearing)
>Rocky Maivia

This is pretty much how I’d rank the different iterations of The Rock up to this point.

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:06:31 No.14050854 Report

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>>14050705
Not People’s Champ Rock but still GOAT’d Rock

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:08:06 No.14050877 Report

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>>14050705
“THE PUNK ASS SUCKA AND THE SILVER SPOON MUTHAFUGGAAAA”

He was based

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:09:49 No.14050905 Report

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>>14050818
I refuse to consider that 2011 return as The Rock. That was Dwayne Johnson. Still at a mere fraction of his powers bodied Cena though. Little Jimmy’s can cope lul.

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:15:17 No.14050973 Report

Quoted By: >>14051007 >>14051075

There's a reason why the fans turned on him.

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:15:54 No.14050980 Report

Quoted By: >>14051410

>>14050705
My absolute favorite is prime Rock’s music

https://youtu.be/NBJCtVbB9B8?si=P0wRCSnj_uRVEz37

But Undisputed Rock’s music might be my second favorite version even over Hollywood Rock

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:16:31 No.14050991 Report

Quoted By: >>14051049

I preferred Triple H to The Rock at this point

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:17:46 No.14051007 Report

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>>14050973
and theres a reason business fucking plummeted right after he turned

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:20:31 No.14051033 Report

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Not my favorite over People’s Champ but I mean realistically still an absolute fucking anomaly that had unmatched charisma, more over the top-ish promos but would still murder you and pop tf out of the venue and control over the crowd and viewers.

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:21:38 No.14051049 Report

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>>14050991

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:22:44 No.14051066 Report

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>>14050705
biker taker tier. lost alot of his rawness & swag and came off like a dad wrestler selling his gay motivational t-shirts.

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:23:20 No.14051075 Report

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>>14050973
Hogan? Because it led to Hollywood Rock where he immediately was over again but as a heel

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:23:52 No.14051082 Report

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>>14051007
Actually the "fucking plummeting" happened in 2001 with insufferable face Rock on top.

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:24:48 No.14051094 Report

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>>14051066
>Describes 2011 Rock
>Posts photo of “retired” Rock post 2004 when he was full time Hollywood

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:27:13 No.14051137 Report

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>>14051082
>2001
>Attitude Era is fucking booming
>Probably last peak year before things start to slow down
>Produces arguably the dimest Mania with the dimest main event ever
>Plummeting

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:28:15 No.14051151 Report

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>>14050705
Actually the most based version of The Rock

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:29:16 No.14051166 Report

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>>14051137
Literally their biggest year to year ratings drop in history.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:33:17 No.14051213 Report

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Based but nowhere near as based as People’s Champ or Corporate Rock. His aura was still there felt different after. By the time he was Hollywood Rock he went full cartoon character in his delivery but I think this was the beginnings of that (nowhere near as over the top a Hollywood but clearly you can see the shift from the slower talking, more deliberate, nastier snarling Rock)

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:36:36 No.14051262 Report

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>>14050705
He was cena tier at this point. just funnier and jobbed more often

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:39:25 No.14051302 Report

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>>14051166
That’s all well and good but correct me if I’m remembering wrong (because I might be) but wasn’t there an entire several months of 2001 where the company didn’t have Austin OR Rock? Because Rock was gone to go film The Scorpion King? You don’t think the ratings drop has anything to do with being both Austin AND Rock-less at whatever point?

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:40:26 No.14051317 Report

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>>14051262
Undisputed Champ Rock undoubtedly mogs any era of sunshine and rainbows Cena

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:44:14 No.14051366 Report

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>>14051166
Rock was gone for a while that year to film Scorpion King or Mummy Returns can’t remember which one now and Austin turning heel was a mistake reflected in the ratings

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:48:23 No.14051410 Report

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>>14050980
Take me back bros…

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 18:52:25 No.14051463 Report

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>>14050818
This would be my ranking except swap Hollywood Rock for Undisputed and move Final Boss up last Corporation,

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 19:01:41 No.14051601 Report

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>>14050705
Rock of Rock-Hogan at WM18? Undeniably based.

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 19:04:33 No.14051640 Report

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Any version of Rock outside of Rocky Maivia up til 2004 is GOAT

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 19:15:20 No.14051758 Report

Quoted By: >>14052556

corporate rock is the GOAT and it's what got him over

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 20:05:03 No.14052326 Report

Quoted By: >>14052373 >>14052631

>>14050705
The best version of the rock by far, he felt like a real athlete

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 20:09:22 No.14052373 Report

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>>14052326
Before he ultra geared up for sure Rock at his most aesthetic

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 20:26:29 No.14052556 Report

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>>14051758
Corporate Rock is criminally underrated at this point. It’s what gave rise to People’s Champ Rock.

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Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 20:28:54 No.14052584 Report

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Hell nah. Attitude Rock with the Versace shirts and sideburns was GOAT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqxGrxorVA0

Rock is so cringe when he tries to be a likable good guy face, but insanely based when he drops the nice guy act and just runs loose.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Apr 2024 20:32:10 No.14052631 Report

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>>14052326
It doesn’t get talk about a lot but the jump from Corporate/People’s Champ to Undisputed onward was a big change in character but also in image. He went from dressing in the Versace shirts, the jewelry and the stylish and flashy formal/semi formal wear to kinda dressing more like in gym clothes or athletic wear. I think this also lends itself to what you’re saying.

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