If He Stayed?

[People's Champ]

So I was thinking bout how the wwe would look if rock stayed. John Cena is a lot like how the rock was, like the passion, the clowning (to a lesser extent), andd draws huge reaction from the fans good and bad. But what if the rock never left?

I believe it would change the way we see things now. I don't know that cena would be as big as he is now. He would fall under shadow of the rock. The fans loved the rock arguably more than any other superstar ever. Well I know I did. But on a bigger outlook, the different fueds that he could have and really the opportunities that he may have taken from others. So what do you guys think?

 

[X]

Well first off, this must be the ten billionth thread made asking this question. Use the search button, I'm sure you could find dozens of threads like this. Quite frankly the question is becoming tiresome because people come on here and ask it atleast once a week it seems.

But yes, to answer your question, things would be drastically different. Cena is popular, but he's practically a midcarder compared to The Rock and how over he was with the audience. Even as a heel the man drew huge positive reactions. If the Rock had stayed in wrestling, he'd still be the top man in the company to this day, I don't think that's even debatable. WWE programming would certainly be more entertaining to watch, that much is sure.

But, he didn't stay. And he's not coming back. I think it's about time us wrestling fans got over that.

 

[tLight]

Triple H would never of been a 13 time World Champion, wouldnt be ruining the WWE, and wouldnt be as big a star as he is.

WWE Movies might have been watchable

and the Rock vs HBK/Orton/Edge/Jericho/King Booker/Taker would have all happenend and been amazing programs.

 

[WWF Wrestling Fan]

I Actually disagree i think if The Rock stayed in The WWE it would still be the same all the same guys including the Rock would get the title day in and day out but to me i really didnt care for The Rock just like i dont care about Cena there too over rated and they are not letting the younger talent shine like they should be doing and for that WWE is letting great talent like A Kenny Dykestra or a Mr. Kennedy go if they would just let someone who is not overrated win the title then THEN it would be a hell of a lot diffrent but WWE is keeping these younger guys down because there not a big name superstar and honestley it's pissing me off

 

[tLight]

I think the Rock would be at that HBK and Undertaker level, where he would put over the younger guys and help them get established rather than burying them and smothering the Main Event Title picture.

 

[The Champ]

Cena would still be big, just not as big as he is now, and not the face of the company. Triple H would be a heel, so they could revisit that feud as many times as they want before finally driving it into the ground. I could maybe see Cena as SmackDown's top face with Rock as Raw's, and Hardy not being pushed as hard as he's been. Rock would be trying to get the new generation over while remaining a constant in the main event, because he's reliable and Vince doesn't like change.

I believe Triple H would still be a 13 time champion, because the brand split still would have happened, giving him more opportunities to win those championships. I think Rock/Cena and Rock/Orton would have been classic feuds, and his mic work on those guys would been gold. It's a shame Rock didn't stick around, but it's his life. He can do what he wants with it.

 

[X]

I Actually disagree i think if The Rock stayed in The WWE it would still be the same all the same guys including the Rock would get the title day in and day out but to me i really didnt care for The Rock just like i dont care about Cena there too over rated and they are not letting the younger talent shine like they should be doing and for that WWE is letting great talent like A Kenny Dykestra or a Mr. Kennedy go if they would just let someone who is not overrated win the title then THEN it would be a hell of a lot diffrent but WWE is keeping these younger guys down because there not a big name superstar and honestley it's pissing me off

Wow.

A) Punctuation. Use it, it's quite wonderful.

B) Did you just refer to Kenny Dykstra as "great talent"? You're joking me right? The man couldn't get over with an audience if his life depended on it, and his run in the WWE proved that pretty easily. I'm also not sure how the Rock or John Cena have anything to do with Dykstra being pushed. Kenny Dykstra is shit, plain and simple.

C) Mr. Kennedy was already a main eventer before he was let go, how exactly was he being held down?

D) Your opinion on wrestling is not shared by the majority of wrestling fans, so stop pretending that you alone know what's best for the WWE. I'm pretty sure Vince McMahon has a better knowledge of what wrestling fans want than you do.

Fail.

 

[SavageTaker]

People really need to get over this. The Rock is never coming back nor does he want to come back. He has moved on to better and bigger things. He has had a successful Hollywood career thus far and I’m certain he does not regret leaving the wrestling industry. He was smart and got out early. He wasn’t going to let wrestling control the way his life was, which is why so many leave the wrestling industry, even if they loved wrestling.

Now to answer the question of the thread starter, yes the WWE landscape would be a hell of a lot different had The Rock decided to stick around. The man was loved by many whether he was a heel or face. Even when he was a heel there was a lot of fans who couldn’t help but to cheer him, that’s how much they loved The Rock. They couldn’t boo him even if he wanted them too. With that in mind he probably would have held the WWE Champion a couple more times and had some great feuds with a lot of the guys.

 

[Motor City Mayhem]

Dont care, Dont know why im even posting in this, The Rock is dead to me, hes a sell out who went for the money and people should stop talking about him. Period.

 

[X]

Dont care, Dont know why im even posting in this, The Rock is dead to me, hes a sell out who went for the money and people should stop talking about him. Period.

A) Read the rules on spam.

B) If you don't care, why are you posting in this topic?

C) You don't understand the definition of the word sell out. Selling out doesn't mean just going for a bigger payday, to sell out you have to compromise some of your own beliefs or principles. The Rock didn't betray any principles.

I'm so sick of the "Rock sold out!" bullshit. How the fuck can you blame the guy for wanting to work 20 times less the amount of time he would in the WWE, for 20 times more the amount of money? You would do the EXACT same thing in his place.

Don't hate on the Rock just because he was actually good enough to make it as an actor, compared to someone like Hulk Hogan who tried and tried but failed every single time and had no choice but to come back to wrestling.

 

[Raw Power]

The Rock is my favourite wrestler ever, but in a way it's good he left. He didn't break down his body, and didn't get stale or overstay his welcome. He escaped the inevitable backlash that comes with familiarity - guys like The Undertaker can cope because the character he's playing now went away for an extended period of time, as did Shawn Michaels. The Rock would definetly have gotten boring if he was still around I say. He would probably be a top guy still thought, and judging by backstage reports and stuff, would probably be in a Shawn Michaels putting people over role as opposed to a role like HHH i.e. hogging the main event scene. It's a shame the only big star that really got the rub from The Rock before he left was Brock Lesnar (who, we all know, could have been huge), and I think if The Rock had stayed he would've diminished from being the "main guy" but carried on helping out the company in an upper mid carder role.

 

[Spillz3000]

Yeah things would be a lot different. Would they have been more entertaining? I would like to think so but at the end of the day Vince runs the show and we might still be spoon fed the same crap that we are now. I mean maybe The Rock would have had some creative control but could even The Most Electrifying man in sports entertainment be able to change the product? I don't know but the dream fueds The Rock could have been apart of are endless. But yeah The Rock didn't really sell out as far as I'm concerned. Don't get me wrong when he first left the WWE I was pissed and believed he did sell out, but at the end of the day he did what was best for him and there's not a damn person or probably wrestler for that matter who would do different.

If John Cena was a bankable actor(in my opinion he really isn't) and got offered what The Rock was and still is being offered I'd hate to say it(not really cause I'm not a fan of Cena) but Cena would bail real quick regardless of how much he says he breathes WWE(I do believe the The Rock said it a few times before his departure).

So that settle my opinion. xfearbefore I agree with most of your thoughts, but for real did you really have to get on somebody's back for not using punctuation. I mean that's just looking for a reason to get mad at somebody. But we all have our bad days and I understand your venting. I suck at punctuation too but it doesn't make my opinion more or less valid. At the end of the day whether we like it or not it's still everybody's opinion. BTW I hope your name is a reference to an amazing band that uses the same name. But that's a whole different thread(for real Fear Before The March of Flames is amazing give em a listen kids).

 

[Canadian Knight]

I would think things would be interesting. First if he stayed would he still be here, meaning would he have stayed the X number of years since. If he was certain people would be different. Cena would probably be different as maybe he would have more moves then what he has now. Also he would be have been turning heel every other year (or would have wrestled mostly as a heel).

 

[Paradox100]

Yea man, We learned a long time ago that the rock looks down on his early days. He looks down on us, the people who made him who he is today. Does he give a rats ass about the people who got him where he is? No, so if he doesn't want to deal with us, We don't want to deal with the son of a bitch.

If The Rock came back, he'd get an ovation, but people would probably boo as well. Was leaving for hollywood a terrible thing to do? Of course not. Was leaving the wrestling fans completely pretty screwed up? Hell yea.

Dwayne Johnson

 

[YoYoYumba]

First off just to reply to Paradox

Yea man, We learned a long time ago that the rock looks down on his early days. He looks down on us, the people who made him who he is today. Does he give a rats ass about the people who got him where he is? No, so if he doesn't want to deal with us, We don't want to deal with the son of a bitch.

If The Rock came back, he'd get an ovation, but people would probably boo as well. Was leaving for hollywood a terrible thing to do? Of course not. Was leaving the wrestling fans completely pretty screwed up? Hell yea.

I completly disagree with that. The Rock gave wrestling fans some greats years of entertainment and I believe he does still care for the fans. The fact is, as people in here have already mentioned, he wanted to move on in his life and grabbed a great opportunity to be doing something else. He was more than likely thinking for his own well-being when he made the choice to move, not just for the money. I'll always miss the rock but I understand it was the wise choice for him. The wrestling business takes alot out of you, doing so many shows, taking so many risks, it's definately not something you'd wanna be carrying on for too long so the rock to me made a smart choice.

Anyway The Rock would definately be in the main event if he was still around, we would of been seeing some great feuds, some more classic backstage interviews etc etc. The only thing is though that with this PG rating, which I'm getting really sick of, the rock would have to really put a lid on some of the things he used to be able to say. Being the great rock though, I'm sure he would of come up with something but it would be very watered down, which is a shame.