MVP The Next Rock?

[Afro-Ameri-Spawn]

I was recently reading The Ross Report where Jim Ross was supposedly answering a question from a fan about whether or not he thought MVP was the next Rock. Now while I found this to be an interesting question, I am kind of bothered by how Ross answered it. Now during cross branded matches matches, Ross usually stays in "kayfabe" mode when referencing non-RAW wrestlers, pretending to not have alot of knowledge or historical information. That's why I found it to be odd that he offered a brief yet deep analysis of the MVP of Smackdown. To me this seemed like a good question, but rather oddly placed and seemed more like an attempt to get people to be more accepting towards MVP if the inevitable face turn occurs. And while I can see the similarities between the two, I find MVP to be the last wrestler that I would compare to The Rock for future potential.

Anybody else see this as a well placed subliminal message?

 

[hbk&triple h]

MVP has great talent. He has learned so much in the ring skills and has truely grown into a wrestler. He knows how to generate heat from a crowd.

Him being the next Rock? I doubt it. Here is why.
The Rock was a hugge character. He had good wrestling skills. Definetly knew how to work a crowd. Amazing on the mic. Knew how to handle a big match situation.

MVP has the talent but may not be able to do as well as the Rock did in all of these situations.

 

[supremegmn86]

well MVP will be a huge star. He, nor will anyone else EVER be able to be the next Rock. The Rock was great. Mic skills, entertaining matches, no on ecould seel a move better than him. The Rock is th egreatest an dwill be forever. But hey, MVP does have a world of potential to be a great star. I cant wait til he's ready to be a face and get world title opportunties.

 

[a7xoff]

MVP will be big one day. I don't think he'll be the next Rock, but the guy does have a lot of talent and unless something goes wrong for him, I can see him being a part of the future of WWE. I just don't see MVP being able to be considered anywhere near the Rock. However I can see him being related to someone like Booker T who was a 5 time champ in WCW. By that I mean I can see MVP holding the WWE title several times.

 

[Yuffie_Kisaragi]

I doubt MVP will become as big as the Rock. I think hes a future Hall of Famer and will achieve a Edge/Y2J/Kurt Angle level popularity in a few years.

Hes got everything it needs to go far...good wrestlign skills, mic skills, good gimic, looks good, good entrance, signature taunts...

 

[WhatCripplesTheLegend?]

MVP is pretty damn hilarious. At the SNME Hollfield Hardy fight, him coming out with his "entourage" was probably the highlight for me. They should really pay the money for him to have an entourage always. They did it for MNM but for MVP it actually works.

And you gotta give the guy credit, he's a top heel yet the crowd can't resist yelling "Ballllin" with him. Obviously he's already well recieved.

He's like the black Mr. Perfect. Not the next Rock, no one will ever be the Rock like no one will ever be Flair or Hogan or Austin or Hart these men are inimitible identities. MVP is just MVP we'll see what heights he and the bookers take his legacy to.

 

[BooCocky]

Comparing MVP who is basically a rookie to the Rock, imo is a bold statement. The Rock could possibly go down as one the biggest things to ever come out of the WWE. Being compared to the Rock would be some pretty big shoes to fill, the Rock was a good wrestler, great on the Mic, and was very charismatic, and could sell a move like no other.

MVP is probably the best thing going on Smackdown, he gets good heat from the crowd, he has been getting better in the Ring, he is very Charismatic and his Mic Skills are very good. MVP has a bright future, possibly several heavyweight title reigns, but i can not compare him to the Rock. The Rock is a 9 time heavyweight champion and MVP has only been in the WWE for a little over a year. Comparing MVP to the Rock is a mighty tall order for someone being in the WWE for a year. MVP is 33 years old without a Heavyweight title and the Rock accomplished all of his success in his late and early twenties, and was basically out of the WWE by age 30 or 31. The age difference is a major reason why you can not compare the two. MVP will have to wrestle a lot longer to be considered as good, or "better" than the Rock. Only time will tell if MVP can become great. But the next Rock? Atleast IMO i think not.

 

[jback]

I don't know if MVP should be compared to the Rock yet since he is fairly new. I think MVP shows alot of promise both in the ring and on the mic to maybe one day be as good as The Rock. But in away I don't see MVP being as big as draw or having mainstream exposeure as the rock, but I definetly think MVP has the talent to become the next "Rock" but It is too early right now to predict this.

 

[Shocky]

As far as rookie years go, MVP has impressed me so far more then the Rock did in 97. The Rock only started to get going towards the end of 97 with joining the Nation, but MVP has been a solid midcarder for the better part of his first year.

I think MVP is going to easily be better in the ring then the Rock. The Rock was incredibly average in the ring in my opinion. He got by mostly on athleticism instead of ability.

As far as mic skills, only time will tell on MVP. I doubt anyone can be as good or spontaneous on the stick like the Rock. I've seen them all, and honestly the Rock is the best in the history of the business on the microphone. He might not have been as over as Austin or Hogan, but his mic work eclipses even those two.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I hope not. I was never a fan of The Rock. In fact I only like him now because he doesn't wrestles. I found his promos to be pretty much the same, which bored me. And his moves were pathetic. Too gimmicky in my opinion. They get crowd reactions but they don't look devistating for a main event player.

I certainly think MVP has been a better performer so far. Problem is that he's feuded with Benoit & Hardy and both of those are talented enough to cover his flaws. Then again The Rock couldn't wrestle so maybe there is a similarity between the two.

 

[ABS]

MVP the nesxt rock ? MVP is damn great but theres only one rock just like ther will be one austin and just like in the next decade people will say theres only one MVP. MVP overall is amazing...he has been in this company for just one year and he gets pretty good heat. I can see were this MVP-Rock comprasion coming from but I doubt he will reach the Rocks Hights but he surley will be a big name in WWE in the near future and def becoming a wwe champ.

 

[Xtreme Impact]

I agree ^^

There will never be another Rock, never.

MVPs fued with Benoit deffinetly but MVP on the map, most people rejected MVP when he started out with the whole gimmick and everything, with the chicks and ringside and all that, lol. But once we realised he could put on a solid match theres no telling what MVP can do in the next few years.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

One of the reasons I stopped watching wrestling back in 99 was because the only two people getting any screen time and recognition were Stone Cold and The Rock. Granted, they were incredibly, incredibly talented guys and without a shadow of a doubt deserve to be in the Hall of Fame, but it got boring to only see 2 guys out of a whole company. For that reason, I hope MVP isn't going to be the next Rock.

However, MVP is getting better and better as time goes on and he definitely has charisma. Could I see him being as big as The Rock? No. Could I see him being a huge superstar? Definitely. If he keeps this forward progression up and works on his physique just a little bit, he could really pack some star punch. I honestly see MVP as one of the top 6 heels that the company has right now (along with Edge, Mr. Kennedy, Randy Orton, John Morrison, and Umaga) and I'd much rather see him in an advanced position. Give the guy a little time to improve at the rate he's improving and we'll be seeing him for a loooong while.

 

[Afro-Ameri-Spawn]

All great points. But the question is, does anybody see the mere mention of MVP being the next Rock as a subliminal message of sorts to get MVP some sort of unearned popularity amonst the marks?

I mean, I agree that MVP is a great talent and has come further than The ROck did at this time. Hell, he even has a signature move that is far more legit than The People's Elbow was in The Mafia kick. But do you think that Jom Ross and the WWE is trying to set the fans up with this mention?

 

[DrHEAT4life69]

i can see mvp as a face the fans would go crazy for him his kind off like edge cuz edge stared in the tag team and moved all the way to the top i can see mvp do that same thing he might be a face for a little while then trun bac to heel and also at the same time he remainds me off randy orton. i think i could see mvp being a face whc

 

[Sicko]

when I first seen him the first person I thought of was The Rock for some reason too

but he is great on the mic but in the ring he needs to and will get better but his mic skills and his natual ability to draw heat from the crowd is going to take him a long way I think


I hope that Heart condition he has does not hurt his future though

 

[ABS]

All great points. But the question is, does anybody see the mere mention of MVP being the next Rock as a subliminal message of sorts to get MVP some sort of unearned popularity amonst the marks?

I mean, I agree that MVP is a great talent and has come further than The ROck did at this time. Hell, he even has a signature move that is far more legit than The People's Elbow was in The Mafia kick. But do you think that Jom Ross and the WWE is trying to set the fans up with this mention?

I see what your talking about but before JR mentioned it whenever MVP came out I always thought of The rock and like someone mentioned if he turned face in the near future expect the fans to go crazy for him just like they went for the rock...not as much but something close...hes the next big thing.

 

[Afro-Ameri-Spawn]

I think that they are grooming him to be the next Rock. They are using Matt Hardy ( a major waste of talent) to help show his serious, comedic, and cocky sides all at once the same way that they used Stone Cold, Owen Hart, Mick Foley, and Triple H with The Rock. My only HUGE criticism is this. If you are going to try and build him up as being the next big thing, then why constantly squash him with Kane and The Undertaker? I could see him doing some great matches where he ends up losing by a hair with other wrestlers. But to have him constantly beaten, burned, and squashed by those two in order to keep up their legitimacy is just as pointless as having Kenny Dykstra job to CHuck Pulombo over and over again. It's a missed opportunity to use geeat aging workers who are on the downslide of their careers to help build up new guys. I guess when it all comes down to it, Vince still loves big men (well that and The Cock, lol).

 

[mabuza]

MVP had potential,until they started to kill his heat with this ridiculous Matt Hardy feud.I think was too early to start making him a tweener.He needed to remain a straight heel.Had he remained one,he probably would have been facing Batista at WM24,but now he's wandering into Carlito territory

 

[killer_slinky]

mvp has the talent lets be honest. Unlimited potential, but he will never be the next rock. Nor do i think anyone will. Rock, like Ausin, is in a world of his own. Great in ring ability and prob better mic skills then anyone in wwe history. Yes mvp will become a big star in the future, but no he will not be the next rock. Just like kennedy will not be the next austin

 

[AhK]

I see it happenin. MVP has great potential. He does actually remind me of The Rock as well. I just hope he doesnt end up selling out and start makin movies instead. Haha. But I definitely could imagine that he ends up being quite similar to The Rock. His next step is to help draw bigger crowds. Once that happens he could become the next great thing for the WWE. Id like to see MVP vs The Rock like Rock vs Hogan. But we'll have to let time tell...

 

[figure4]

I see good in MVP. He's damn entertaining. He has overachieved in the short time he has been in the WWE and his star only seems to rise...I think he could be SmackDown's main guy in near future. He held his own during his feud with Benoit and his ongoing program with Hardy has been one of the few bright spots on SmackDown!, which is almost unbearable to watch sometimes. I like him as a straight heel though, not as a tweener like he is now. Keep him battling against the good guys.

I do not think there is another Rock in the making, though. And I'm not saying that just because I'm The Rock's biggest fan, but because the business is in such a bad spot right now that I think it will be a while before we get a star on the Rock-Austin level. But MVP is definitely on the rise. As long as he stays healthy, mind his manners backstage and creative keeps him in the limelight (hello, Carlito, Shelton, and Masters), he'll be around for years to come.

 

[Agrex]

He's very talented on the mic and in the ring. I personally do see him as the next Rock. He is the only thing that makes the SD! mid-card division watchable. There have been reports of a main event jump for MVP so I could see him winning "Money In The Bank" at WrestleMania 24. Possibly in a few years he could be carrying the company. I really enjoy this man's gimmick and that gimmick alone can do him wonders.

 

[Avalon]

MVP is good. He's got great mic skills. He's solid in the ring and he's very entertaining.

However, I don't see him being as popular as The Rock. Like someone else said, I can see him being on the Edge/Angle level of popularity but not as big as The Rock.

 

[Moneymaker_90]

The Rock wishes he could be as good as MVP. They are both great in the mic, but on the ring it isn't comparable. The Rock was a nice performer in the ring but MVP is a great performer.