RAW - Electri-THUD!!

[George Steele's Barber]

This is not solely criticism of The Rock. It is a criticism of the whole show. It had solid moments, both nostalgic (Sept. 11th, 2001, Lilian, Rock) and current (Miz/Cena, Kharma, Mason Ryan), but the show was poorly produced and ended with a Thud.

Maybe the Sept 11th, 2001 Smackdown montage set a different tone for me for the rest of the show than others. It is one of my fondest memories of TV. Vince decided to buck the trend that week and show no fear or shame. I was proud to be a an American and a wrestling fan. I wished that our leaders would take a cue from Vince no matter how much we were hurting. Maybe after that montage/reminder the Rock's 39th birthday just seemed pretty lame thing to celebrate.

Just trying to figure out/explain where I am coming from by saying that I was "bored" by the show last night.

 

[LeadSailsPaperAnchor]

You guys have to realize, that this isn't really like it was back in the 80's or 90's even. This is purely entertainment, and WWE has made "wrestling" a curse word. So obviously, there will not be as much wrestling. Also, They kinda HAVE to promote the Cena/Rock match, just cause they scheduled it a year in advance. So, to keep the people entertained and interested, they're gonna promote things every now and again. But now, onto the episode:

Personally, I enjoyed it. The crowd was great, and WWE Championship match was stellar, Also, i enjoyed Kharma taking out Maryse. Though the celebrites wishing Rock a happy b-day, some were a tad awkward, in my opinion....I also didn't like how the website was promoting a "patriotic raw" or something, and there was like 4 minutes of patriotism in a 2 and a half hour episode. but Vinces speech was great, I loved that video package they made as well. So, I enjoyed it.

 

[WWEIsLife2]

For the record, I NEVER wanted the Rock to come back. I've hated him since he sold out and went Hollywood. Why people can't see that he turned his back on the fans is beyond me. Hell, he even went so far as to ask that he stop being billed as "Dwayne the Rock Johnson" because he didn't want his name to be associated with WWE or wrestling...

Anyways, I get that Raw last night was basically supposed to revolve itself around the Rock, but a 30 minute opening segment? Seriously? Aside from spouting out about 100,000 catchphrases, he didn't really say or do anything that was relevant. Yeah, he Rock Bottomed Michael Cole... that 30 second spot was the only cool thing he did in that 30 minutes. (NOTE: I found a lot of what Rock said to Cole to be non-sensical to the point I can't even recall what he actually said.)

As for the Rock having the crowd in the palm of his hand, remember where Raw took place. Rock's hometown of Miami. Of course he had the crowd in the palm of his hand! It's very clear that the WWE was more concerned with catering to the live Miami crowd than to the viewers at home.

In my opinion, the Rock should have stayed in Hollywood and only come back to WWE for rare special appearances (like hosting Raw once in a while). The lot of you will be very disappointed after WrestleMania 28 when he lays down for Cena and then disappears. You may praise him now, but you'll all shit on him when he inevitably leaves WWE and never looks back... again.

yeah because lord knows you or anyone else wouldn't try to have a career in Hollywood. The Rock had just more than Miami in the palm of his hand,Anaheim Buffalo,Chicago,and here in Atlanta just to name a couple.

Oh yeah lets not cater to the people at home and just to the Live Crowd in Miami. The Rock is a WWE Legend and no doubt a Hall Of Famer one day wether you or anyone else likes it.

 

[EStreet]

You know what they say. If you are going to talk the talk you better walk the walk. The problem with Rock since he returned is he has been all talk and no walk. Too much of a gap in between appearances. Too little in ring action. When Rock returned it was thunderous and people wanted the Peoples Champ to revive the WWE. But much like Jose Canseco with his book Juiced, Cena told the truth about Rock and he has been right. Rock is more Hollywood now than he is WWE. Appears when it's convenient. Promotes himself, not the business. RIght now, I just want see the Smack Layeth Down!! RIGHT ON THE ROCK!!!!

I think you, and all those out there, who feel the Rock last night was self-serving are missing the biggest point of last nights Raw. When has there ever been two musical guests, two of the top 5 NBA players cutting a promo, and a variety of actors and late night hosts appearing on free WWE program. the answer - NEVER!

Vince wants WWE to be more entertainment oriented. The Rock didn't serve himself. This wasn't Jermy Piven coming out to host the show only to botch the name of the PPV and tell people he plays a car salesman in his next film.

This was about WWE leveraging the Rock and his worldwide hollywood appeal to the greatest extent. Nobody outside Hulk Hogan is that egotistical to have an hour and half of programing dedicated to a birthday that doesnt even end in "0". The Rock knew exactly why last night was booked. And at the same time, I do believe the end segment with Vince was very touching and probably caught Rock off guard as he didnt seem to know how to react. That was genuine and was awesome to see.

 

[CH David]

Giggle giggle giggle. Okay enough giggling. I highly enjoyed Raw last night. I thought it was emotional with Lilian singing the National Anthem, and looking quite stunning as usual, and I got fired up with Rock's promo. I was shocked that it took a half hour, but whatever. I got to see Michael Cole take a Rock Bottom and a People's Elbow. That right there could have completed my night. Then you get a TON of celebrities wishing him a Happy Birthday on television. Publicity!

Eh screw it, IC is the only one whose response I even read of those that weren't interested in last night's show. The show entertained the Hell out of me and that's what really matters. Truth and Morrison should have a fun summer against each other, Miz and Cena may continue, maybe not, but that match was fun to watch, and we got to see the new-to-Raw guys perform in a nice match. It wasn't the greatest thing in the world, but it struck my fancy. It's fantastic to be easily entertained.

 

[RJJ]

I think you, and all those out there, who feel the Rock last night was self-serving are missing the biggest point of last nights Raw. When has there ever been two musical guests, two of the top 5 NBA players cutting a promo, and a variety of actors and late night hosts appearing on free WWE program. the answer - NEVER!

Vince wants WWE to be more entertainment oriented. The Rock didn't serve himself. This wasn't Jermy Piven coming out to host the show only to botch the name of the PPV and tell people he plays a car salesman in his next film.

This was about WWE leveraging the Rock and his worldwide hollywood appeal to the greatest extent. Nobody outside Hulk Hogan is that egotistical to have an hour and half of programing dedicated to a birthday that doesnt even end in "0". The Rock knew exactly why last night was booked. And at the same time, I do believe the end segment with Vince was very touching and probably caught Rock off guard as he didnt seem to know how to react. That was genuine and was awesome to see.

Exactly. It was one my favourit part of the show, matter of fact, it's one of my fav' raw moments ever. And I really don't know if rock knew that vince will be coming out and thank him personally for all the things he's done for the company in front of the world, you can tell by the look on rock's face. It was indeed a touching moment. "...but most importantly, rock, I'd like to thank you for being...The Rock" "...Thank you for coming home." I don't recall vince saying such thing to anyone.


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As far as the haters go, you guys are pathetic, you just don't have any idea about what you really want. No matter how good the product is you'll always come up with little things to whine, bitch, and complain.

"There was no content in rock's promos, last night" Of course the wasn't, you fools, and that because there was no storyline going for him. Actually, that just shows how great talker the rock is on the mic. He went for 30min just igniting the crowd, and as always they ate it up.

 

[Jenna.]

This was the BEST raw episode in months. Some of you sound foolish. Sorry they're wasn't lame matches w/ The Corre, Sheamus or whoever the WWE tries to push out every week. I bet if it wasn't The Rock's birthday party episode and you had the same wrestlers participating in the same feuds y'all STILL would bitch. Shut up already.

I haven't been on this forum long, but it seems like most of you just whine and whine about bs. You damn right WWE throws a Rock appreciation show. He deserves it. He's the one that has so many people watching wrestling again. John Cena and these other losers can only dream about things like this.

The show was great. Some of the backstage promos were wack like the party, but anything w/ The Rock is a hit (as far as wrestling). Get over it or just don't watch.

 

[prestonluv]

I have only watched the first segment. DVR'd it. Will watch rest tonite.

I came away from that first segment thinking.....wow...i cant remember the last time a segment had kept my attention for such a long time.

oh..wait...yes i can, it was a few months ago when the rock first came back.

He held your attention for around 21 minutes the first time and 27 minutes this last time.
Plus we got to see a rock bottom and people's elbow on michael cole.

Fn awesome.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

Wow people bashing The Rock for having a birthday party that's been promoted for weeks now? For shame. All of you haters knew what to expect when one of the biggest superstars in recent memory comes back to party it up in his hometown. Don't be stupid. I think personally we were lucky that on the same night, a watchable women's competitor debuted and Miz and Cena put on a hell of a match.

Seriously, stop whining. It's Raw for christsakes. If it's not entertaining you, flip over to another station. Or like many have mentioned, catch up on some sleep.

 

[iwinulose]

i liked seeing the rock, but it was fairly boring. i was hoping to see him in action, instead e was talking and doing backstage segments.....its WM 27 all over again. i dont think he will be back for along time after this. could be wrong though who knows and now that fast 6 is a sure thing who knows. hopefully next time he spices things up.

 

[Empirical]

I think as a one off type show, it was okay. I was extremely bored by the lengthy opening promo and it felt like the celebrity appearances were just out of place. The Rock was great on the mic as always though. Plus like it was stated above, that Miz v Cena match was the match they should have had at Wrestlemania. An amazing match with the exception of the finish.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

This was the BEST raw episode in months. Some of you sound foolish. Sorry they're wasn't lame matches w/ The Corre, Sheamus or whoever the WWE tries to push out every week. I bet if it wasn't The Rock's birthday party episode and you had the same wrestlers participating in the same feuds y'all STILL would bitch. Shut up already.

I haven't been on this forum long, but it seems like most of you just whine and whine about bs. You damn right WWE throws a Rock appreciation show. He deserves it. He's the one that has so many people watching wrestling again. John Cena and these other losers can only dream about things like this.

The show was great. Some of the backstage promos were wack like the party, but anything w/ The Rock is a hit (as far as wrestling). Get over it or just don't watch.

When people tell me "stop jumping down everyone's throat who criticzes Cena" this is why I do it. This stupid fuckin post. "John Cena and these other losers can only dream about things like this." Really? Yea, because after Austin and Rock left and Cena stepped up his game big time, then reinvented himself when he was restricted with PG, got booed, went with it, got more over, and sacrified himself for 10 years, Vince doesn't give a shit about that? This is a dumb post by someone who comes across as someone with very little intellect and a lot of Rock/Tude era fandom.

Anyways, yesterday I was talking about how a lot of people are starting to get annoyed with this, an it's people who resent him for leaving, Cena fans, or people who weren't brought into wrestling by Rock. Again, I was right, all this rock ass kissing is causing resentment. It's a good thing though. The Mania match is going to be super hot.

I think as a one off type show, it was okay. I was extremely bored by the lengthy opening promo and it felt like the celebrity appearances were just out of place. The Rock was great on the mic as always though. Plus like it was stated above, that Miz v Cena match was the match they should have had at Wrestlemania. An amazing match with the exception of the finish.

Because they didn't actually give a shit. Carrel not so subtley said "I'm getting paid for this, I think it's stupid". Paul Walker obviously didn't give a shit. Rock is back in the WWE where he belongs because it's the only place he's legitimately respected. I still think Miz/Cena at mania sucked because their hearts weren't in it, and even though they tried, it's pretty hard to give it your all when, as the main, you know you're going to get buried.

 

[Why Always Me]

I enjoyed it - the segment at the start with Michael Cole and the end with Vince were awesome. The party was a bit corny but like someone else said, thats what the WWE does nowadays.

Nobody has been able to please everybody, not Hogan, not Flair, not Austin and not Cena. It doesn't surprise me that some people didn't like it because 'fueds weren't developed', 'it took too much time up' or 'he is only around every now and again' - the guy is one of, perhaps the biggest star EVER in wrestling, he deserved last night. Plus with everything that has happened with Bin Laden, a feel good show was called for and thats what we got.

I have never seen Vince look as appreciative as he did last night, not when he thanked Bret Hart when he returned, not when he inducted Stone Cold, never have I seen him like that. I honestly thought when he come out it was setting up for another Rock Bottom, but instead it was a very touching moment between two icons in wrestling. The people who didn't enjoy it, whilst entitled to their opinions should take it for whats its worth, a one night celebration of The Rock, next week everything will be back to normal for you all.........

 

[Professor]

I thought it was a terrible RAW. Why go thru so much to wish a non-active-roster member a happy 39th birthday?



The whole thing seemed to be almost 'in your face, Rock' in its over-the-topness.

I thought the overembelishment was going to lead up to cena coming out and mugging rock or something, but nothing happened, they just played it straight. what a waste of time. It would have been perfect for cena to come out and ruin the rocks birthday celebration. the creative team is trully useless.

 

[Professor]

Storyline's that where advanced on Raw last night:

Rock/Cena - There little 20 second backstage segment was perfect, and advanced there feud, it also planted the possible seed of a championship match at Mania, while the IWC collectively shat themselves over the thought of Cena holding the title till Mania.

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A 20 second stare down advanced the fued? Is that how bad its gotten these days? How about cena coming out in the middle of myas happy birthday to the rock and mugging him from behind? Now thats advancing a fued.

 

[Professor]

Why would they hype the match an incredible amount when it is 11 months away?

Then why bother to announce a match 11 months away if not to build it long term? If rock wont be around much then surely they should make the most of every opportunity?

 

[The Mighty Tiger]

When people tell me "stop jumping down everyone's throat who criticzes Cena" this is why I do it. This stupid fuckin post. "John Cena and these other losers can only dream about things like this." Really? Yea, because after Austin and Rock left and Cena stepped up his game big time, then reinvented himself when he was restricted with PG, got booed, went with it, got more over, and sacrified himself for 10 years, Vince doesn't give a shit about that? This is a dumb post by someone who comes across as someone with very little intellect and a lot of Rock/Tude era fandom.

Anyways, yesterday I was talking about how a lot of people are starting to get annoyed with this, an it's people who resent him for leaving, Cena fans, or people who weren't brought into wrestling by Rock. Again, I was right, all this rock ass kissing is causing resentment. It's a good thing though. The Mania match is going to be super hot.

Because they didn't actually give a shit. Carrel not so subtley said "I'm getting paid for this, I think it's stupid". Paul Walker obviously didn't give a shit. Rock is back in the WWE where he belongs because it's the only place he's legitimately respected. I still think Miz/Cena at mania sucked because their hearts weren't in it, and even though they tried, it's pretty hard to give it your all when, as the main, you know you're going to get buried.

I was wondering when you was gon jump on the anti Rock Thread . Well ppl tell you to stop jumping down everyone's throat who criticzes Cena is because it's plainly obvious that you have a bias opinion in favor of John, especially when the topic has anything to do w/The Rock. See Jenna has a point I wouldn't have called the other guys losers, but yeah I'm sure the guys in the back wish the had the talent to hold the audience like The Rock can. There is nobody on the current roster that can come out & talk about nothing for 20 plus mins & keep the crowd & the viewers at home(besides for a few ppl) entertained. The Rock has come out & cut some of the best promos out of the locker room & he isn't apart of any of the storylines. Shit there's only a handful of Legends that can do that. Yeah Yeah John is the face of the company & he did take the ball when Rock & others left & he does work hard, but face it John was given the position while The Rock proved he deserve to be in the position. Vince never tried to force the fans into believing The Rock was a top dog like he did w/Cena The Rock earned ppls respect w/his talents. Not saying John isn't talented cause he is but he wasn't chosen by the majority to be the face like Austin/Rock or others where, he was forced on us & it was like either deal w/him or don't watch cause there's nobody else we are picking for the spot at the moment & this is who we are running with!

Now I can understand why die hard Cena fans would talk shit, I can understand why people that was never a fan of Rock's talk shit, but the people that are still pissed & just talk shit because he left now I don't understand you people. I would be able to undertsand you guys if The Rock had left & join another company, or maybe left & bad mouth WWE in interviews or something else that would be more justifiable for the backlash, but to have resentment just because he retired & went on to other things is just fucking ridiculous. TWJC: The Beginning now you explain to me why you personally had the resentment & I can understand where you are coming from to a certain point, but I can't see why you don't have resentment to other legends either then. Stonecold & HBK can still go in the ring but they have moved on now so why not have resentment for them to. Do you respect John Cena more then them? I feel like you need to get over it cause Rock has nothing to do w/your shortcomings man. Your situation is very unfortunate but to still be holding heat after so many years is pretty damn petty.

Dude Steve Carell was just joking damn see what I mean, you took what was a joke & made it seem like it was foreal just cause of your resentment. You may not like Rock in movies & thats fine but to say he isn't respected by his peers in that profession is silly of you. I'm sure they don't view him as a Denzel cause he isn't nowhere near that league but I'm sure they respect him as a still new talent that wants to do well in the field. Everybody that wished him a happy b-day was ppl that he knows really well, you know friends of the business so why would they not give a damn about wishing him a happy b-day like really man is it that bad where you have to come on here & say off the wall shit like that.

This whole thread is made out of outrageousness, The Rock isn't electrifying, he only got a good crowd reaction cause he was in his home town ? What the hell have some of you been watching, now if you was just bored w/Raw then fine, kool can't please everybody all the time, but all the other anti Rock bullshit some of guys need to get the fuck outta here w/that trash. I will say that I was expecting something more then just a bunch of special guests that didn't have anything to do w/wrestling. I really thought that the whole thing was some angle for his Cena storyline at 1st, but in the end I feel like the overall show was nice. Yeah they could have had more matches & the backstage segments could have been more creative, but is there ever a lot of wrestling on Raw these days? Nope! Is there ever any new guys being pushed on Raw? Not Really! Has the backstage segments really been that creative since this new pg rating? Nope? So unless you can't stand The Rock for what ever the reason I can't see what the big deal is, this Raw was no different from any of those other lackluster Raws WWE has been puting out lately.

 

[xoxo French Kiss xoxo]

I love having a DVR box, and recording Raw, because every time the Rock is on the show I can skip over his boring segments. I was annoyed during WrestleMania 27 with his opening promo and the fact that a the Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan was bumped from the card because his boring promo took 20 minutes. I was annoyed that Raw was centered around him on Monday to celebrate his birthday. I understand that Vince wants to get the Rock back and stay in his good graces but giving him a blowjob on WWE TV isn't the way to get the fans behind him.

I was glad to see the Rock leave the WWE 7 years ago to go to Hollywood, because it got him off WWE TV were he was keeping talented people off of TV because he was getting so much time. Does anyone remember a 25 minute segment before he left called "Sing Along with the Rock" in which he took up 25minutes of live TV to play a guitar and sing his catch phrases. I for one do not find that electrifying, or entertaining, I find it to be a slap in the face to the guys who bust their asses week end and week out for the company.

The Rock maybe "Home" but I'm ready for him to go on vacation back to Hollywood already..... worst part is, were gonna have to put up with his shit on and off for the next year

 

[The Mighty Tiger]

I love having a DVR box, and recording Raw, because every time the Rock is on the show I can skip over his boring segments. I was annoyed during WrestleMania 27 with his opening promo and the fact that a the Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan was bumped from the card because his boring promo took 20 minutes. I was annoyed that Raw was centered around him on Monday to celebrate his birthday. I understand that Vince wants to get the Rock back and stay in his good graces but giving him a blowjob on WWE TV isn't the way to get the fans behind him.

I was glad to see the Rock leave the WWE 7 years ago to go to Hollywood, because it got him off WWE TV were he was keeping talented people off of TV because he was getting so much time. Does anyone remember a 25 minute segment before he left called "Sing Along with the Rock" in which he took up 25minutes of live TV to play a guitar and sing his catch phrases. I for one do not find that electrifying, or entertaining, I find it to be a slap in the face to the guys who bust their asses week end and week out for the company.

The Rock maybe "Home" but I'm ready for him to go on vacation back to Hollywood already..... worst part is, were gonna have to put up with his shit on and off for the next year

His promo was only 11mins at Wrestlemania, yeah it took about 20mins before the 1st match of the show but Rock only took up 11 of those mins w/his opening promo. The other mins was used during the opening video package that they do every Wrestlemania & America The Beautiful was done by Keri Hilson which is also done by a special guest every Mania. How about Sheamus/Bryan match got bump off the card because they made Cole/King's match longer which was not needed plus all the unnecessary advertisements & review of the mania week videos.

You said you was glad to see the Rock leave the WWE 7 years ago to go to Hollywood, because it got him off WWE TV were he was keeping talented people off of TV because he was getting so much time. I don't have a problem w/you not being a fan of The Rock's but who was these talented people that he was keeping off TV at that time? Please give me the names of the people that Rock was suppose to be keeping off TV. When The Rock left, Raw became the HHH show so it was HHH Rock was keeping off TV because HHH dominated Raw for what seemed like forever so how can you say Rock's concert was a slap in the face to the guys who bust their asses week end and week out for the company. So The Rock never busted his ass for WWE? There's nothing wrong w/you not finding Rock entertaining I don't expect for everyone to like him but to come on here & make it seem like he was holding ppl back or something is outrageous.

 

[Empirical]

Regardless of what the ratings were for this past RAW, the Rock is going to sell a lot of merch, get ratings, and a lot of tickets. I know a handful of people that used to watch wrestling and will not even go near the WWE or wrestling in general anymore but as soon as they hear The Rock or Stone Cold is showing up they will tune in.

I'm not a big fan of the slow burn they are doing on this Rock v Cena thing but I can get behind it if we are actually going to see The Rock wrestle before Wrestlemania. If we are just going to have The Rock come out every now and then and cut a promo then I, probably like most fans, are going to get bored as hell.

 

[xoxo French Kiss xoxo]

His promo was only 11mins at Wrestlemania, yeah it took about 20mins before the 1st match of the show but Rock only took up 11 of those mins w/his opening promo. The other mins was used during the opening video package that they do every Wrestlemania & America The Beautiful was done by Keri Hilson which is also done by a special guest every Mania. How about Sheamus/Bryan match got bump off the card because they made Cole/King's match longer which was not needed plus all the unnecessary advertisements & review of the mania week videos.

You said you was glad to see the Rock leave the WWE 7 years ago to go to Hollywood, because it got him off WWE TV were he was keeping talented people off of TV because he was getting so much time. I don't have a problem w/you not being a fan of The Rock's but who was these talented people that he was keeping off TV at that time? Please give me the names of the people that Rock was suppose to be keeping off TV. When The Rock left, Raw became the HHH show so it was HHH Rock was keeping off TV because HHH dominated Raw for what seemed like forever so how can you say Rock's concert was a slap in the face to the guys who bust their asses week end and week out for the company. So The Rock never busted his ass for WWE? There's nothing wrong w/you not finding Rock entertaining I don't expect for everyone to like him but to come on here & make it seem like he was holding ppl back or something is outrageous.

At least when it was the Triple H show, matches happened in the ring, and it wasn't a nonstop Rock themed blow job, with the load landing all over the face of the audiences. How would you feel to go to a WWE Live event, a Raw for that matter, and most of the action happen backstage for you to watch on the TitianTron? Id be pissed, and I'm sure there were plenty of people pissed off on Monday that they had to endure that many backstage scripted segments and less actual wrestling/performing in the ring.

Rocks Promo at WM could of been 5 minutes, and they could of cut the Lawler/Cole match 10-15 minutes giving plenty of time for Sheamus and Bryan to be left on the Card. You may think its great to see a hasbeen on the WWE back in action for a limited time, but its not helping the company establish new stars in the long run, which they are currently lacking. It appears that you dislike Cena, and his Cenation, the longer the Rock is showcased on WWE TV (for this next year) the more you will have to put up with Cena and his fans.

Younger talent the Rock is currently holding back by being on WWE TV is anyone who has been involved in a storyline in the past 6 months, from the Miz to Ryder to Ziggler, to Punk, to the Nexus, to Del Rio to Riley, to anyone thats been in the back trying to get over. The time the Rock takes up to bore those of us that do not enjoy him, is the time taken away from making new stars, building new feuds, building new main event players.

If the major pay off for the Rock returning is his match with Cena at WM28,
Is he going to wrestle anyone else at all?
What is his purpose going to be over the next 11 months?
Is he going to put over any of the younger guys to give them a push?
Is he going to be involved in any other major story vs any other person on the Roster?
Is he going to add anything to WWE programing other than his name and a ratings boost?
Do you honestly see him going on the road 300+ days a year again to please the people?

With Cena being WWE Champ again and his match with the Rock at WM28 being for the WWE Title are we set up to see Super Cena as the WWE Champion until WM28 in 11 months?

If so Ill switch my focus to watching Smackdown because at least I wont be force feed two things I do not want to see (The Rock and Cena as champ for 11 months)

The Rock talks a good talk, but I highly doubt he will stick around and be on WWE Programing week end and week out to please the people

 

[Lucid]

The time the Rock takes up to bore those of us that do not enjoy him, is the time taken away from making new stars, building new feuds, building new main event players.

If the major pay off for the Rock returning is his match with Cena at WM28,
Is he going to wrestle anyone else at all?
What is his purpose going to be over the next 11 months?
Is he going to put over any of the younger guys to give them a push?
Is he going to be involved in any other major story vs any other person on the Roster?
Is he going to add anything to WWE programing other than his name and a ratings boost?
Do you honestly see him going on the road 300+ days a year again to please the people?

With Cena being WWE Champ again and his match with the Rock at WM28 being for the WWE Title are we set up to see Super Cena as the WWE Champion until WM28 in 11 months?

That's an awful lot of interest and questions from someone who is "bored".
In fact, it appears that the entire focus of it is the have The Rock back on TV!
You say Rock is holding guys down but he has to be there day in, day out to appease the people.
For someone arguing to have The Rock off TV and being bored by him, surely this appears at least a little contradictory?
I cannot predict the future, so I cannot answer each question properly but I can say that so far The Rock has given the endorsement to Cena and Christian and whomever he appears in segments with. True, he hasn't layed down in the ring yet but that seems all but inevitable.

 

[xoxo French Kiss xoxo]

That's an awful lot of interest and questions from someone who is "bored".
In fact, it appears that the entire focus of it is the have The Rock back on TV!
You say Rock is holding guys down but he has to be there day in, day out to appease the people.
For someone arguing to have The Rock off TV and being bored by him, surely this appears at least a little contradictory?
I cannot predict the future, so I cannot answer each question properly but I can say that so far The Rock has given the endorsement to Cena and Christian and whomever he appears in segments with. True, he hasn't layed down in the ring yet but that seems all but inevitable.

Interested to see how his return will change WWE programing, and if it will add or take away from in in general. So far for me its taken away a lot from the program. To devote over an hour to him on Monday Night Raw, which will get 20+ minutes of recapping on Friday night Smackdown means a man who currently isn't an active Superstar on either roster is getting more TV time in one week, than some of the roster has had in the past 6 months.

It would seem I have put a lot of thought into this because I have, I wonder other than the pay off for Cena vs Rock next year at WM28 what he can possibly do for the next 11 months to entertain us and "electrify" us. They could of easily announced Cena vs Rock after the Royal Rumble next year, by having the Rock win the Rumble next year and challenging Cena for the belt. They didn't need to blow their load a year early by announcing Cena vs Rock at WM28 would be for the WWE title. That guaranteed that Cena would go into WM28 as Champion, unless the big swerve is to have the Rock win the title earlier and go on to defend the title against Cena at WM instead of vis versa. Either way it was a dumb move on the WWEs part

 

[RJJ]

At least when it was the Triple H show, matches happened in the ring, and it wasn't a nonstop Rock themed blow job, with the load landing all over the face of the audiences. How would you feel to go to a WWE Live event, a Raw for that matter, and most of the action happen backstage for you to watch on the TitianTron? Id be pissed, and I'm sure there were plenty of people pissed off on Monday that they had to endure that many backstage scripted segments and less actual wrestling/performing in the ring.

Rocks Promo at WM could of been 5 minutes, and they could of cut the Lawler/Cole match 10-15 minutes giving plenty of time for Sheamus and Bryan to be left on the Card. You may think its great to see a hasbeen on the WWE back in action for a limited time, but its not helping the company establish new stars in the long run, which they are currently lacking. It appears that you dislike Cena, and his Cenation, the longer the Rock is showcased on WWE TV (for this next year) the more you will have to put up with Cena and his fans.

Younger talent the Rock is currently holding back by being on WWE TV is anyone who has been involved in a storyline in the past 6 months, from the Miz to Ryder to Ziggler, to Punk, to the Nexus, to Del Rio to Riley, to anyone thats been in the back trying to get over. The time the Rock takes up to bore those of us that do not enjoy him, is the time taken away from making new stars, building new feuds, building new main event players.

If the major pay off for the Rock returning is his match with Cena at WM28,
Is he going to wrestle anyone else at all?
What is his purpose going to be over the next 11 months?
Is he going to put over any of the younger guys to give them a push?
Is he going to be involved in any other major story vs any other person on the Roster?
Is he going to add anything to WWE programing other than his name and a ratings boost?
Do you honestly see him going on the road 300+ days a year again to please the people?

With Cena being WWE Champ again and his match with the Rock at WM28 being for the WWE Title are we set up to see Super Cena as the WWE Champion until WM28 in 11 months?

If so Ill switch my focus to watching Smackdown because at least I wont be force feed two things I do not want to see (The Rock and Cena as champ for 11 months)

The Rock talks a good talk, but I highly doubt he will stick around and be on WWE Programing week end and week out to please the people

You didn't answer his question. He asked you about the guys that rock hold back before he left 7yrs ago.......Exactly what I thought. I really don't have any idea what you're talking about. Probably one of those new-face fans. Oh, triple h didn't hold anyone back? LMAO!! IMO hhh is one of the main reasons why the wwe went downhill. Pls, don't make an ass outta yourself by giving us this BS.

 

[The Mighty Tiger]

At least when it was the Triple H show, matches happened in the ring, and it wasn't a nonstop Rock themed blow job, with the load landing all over the face of the audiences. How would you feel to go to a WWE Live event, a Raw for that matter, and most of the action happen backstage for you to watch on the TitianTron? Id be pissed, and I'm sure there were plenty of people pissed off on Monday that they had to endure that many backstage scripted segments and less actual wrestling/performing in the ring.

Rocks Promo at WM could of been 5 minutes, and they could of cut the Lawler/Cole match 10-15 minutes giving plenty of time for Sheamus and Bryan to be left on the Card. You may think its great to see a hasbeen on the WWE back in action for a limited time, but its not helping the company establish new stars in the long run, which they are currently lacking. It appears that you dislike Cena, and his Cenation, the longer the Rock is showcased on WWE TV (for this next year) the more you will have to put up with Cena and his fans.

Younger talent the Rock is currently holding back by being on WWE TV is anyone who has been involved in a storyline in the past 6 months, from the Miz to Ryder to Ziggler, to Punk, to the Nexus, to Del Rio to Riley, to anyone thats been in the back trying to get over. The time the Rock takes up to bore those of us that do not enjoy him, is the time taken away from making new stars, building new feuds, building new main event players.

If the major pay off for the Rock returning is his match with Cena at WM28,
Is he going to wrestle anyone else at all?
What is his purpose going to be over the next 11 months?
Is he going to put over any of the younger guys to give them a push?
Is he going to be involved in any other major story vs any other person on the Roster?
Is he going to add anything to WWE programing other than his name and a ratings boost?
Do you honestly see him going on the road 300+ days a year again to please the people?

With Cena being WWE Champ again and his match with the Rock at WM28 being for the WWE Title are we set up to see Super Cena as the WWE Champion until WM28 in 11 months?

If so Ill switch my focus to watching Smackdown because at least I wont be force feed two things I do not want to see (The Rock and Cena as champ for 11 months)

The Rock talks a good talk, but I highly doubt he will stick around and be on WWE Programing week end and week out to please the people

Okay hold up you went from commenting on Rock's concert years ago to talking about Raw this past monday. Okay 1st when The Rock was doing his concert he was wrestling in feuds then he just didn't pop up outta nowhere & the whole raw was all about him. So there was wrestling matches going on then at that time so what the hell you talking about. He was still one of the main guys then & you didn't answer my question I said who did he hold back then when he did the concert? Thats what you was complaining about his concert years ago, & as far as this monday goes yeah they didn't have to do the whole show centered around The Rock, but last I checked that's what they said this past Raw was going to be all about, was him. So If your not a fan of Rock why would you watch a Raw about him?

Okay so you are not happy w/a has been as you called him coming back to entertain, I hope you feel the same about all the other legends that has come back over the years & your opinion isn't just bias toward Rock. You may not know this but Rock is a legend he has the right to come back & do whatever he wants just like any other legend because if it wasn't for him & others there would be no WWE for the new stars, have a little damn respect why don't you. I don't dislike Cena, I'm not please w/his current goody goody character but when anybody is put up against The Rock I'm on The Rock's side period! I got nothing but respect for Cena & I think he put on a good match on Raw & at this past PPV, but I'm not supporting him more then Rock in there feud. I been apart of Team Bring It since he 1st came out w/the shirts years ago!!!

Okay this is where your post gets fucking hilarious the younger talent the Rock is currently holding back by being on WWE TV is anyone who has been involved in a storyline in the past 6 months, from the Miz to Ryder to Ziggler, to Punk, to the Nexus, to Del Rio to Riley. Okay lets look at the ppl you named that Rock is keeping off TV, The Miz & Riley, Damn wasn't they apart of a storyline going into Mania w/Rock & Cena & didn't Miz have a good match on Raw this past Monday w/Riley by his side. Yeah Rock is really holding them down. Ryder who your not talking about that one guy that only wrestles on Superstars & has to make Utube videos just to get a fanbase, OH YEAH Rock is holding him off TV also. Ziggler not the same guy that needs vickie guerrero to talk for him just to get a reaction from the crowd, & last I checked Ziggler was on Raw also w/Rock in a segment so yeah Rock is really keeping him off tv. Punk & New Nexus Yeah since The Rock has been back Punk & Nexus has been in the best storyline w/Orton & they all was also on Raw last Monday so when did Rock keep them off TV. Del Rio when did Rock keep him off tv hasn't he been fighting to become World Champion, oh I guess Rock being back must have something to do w/him not winning the belt. Yeah that damn Mr. Johnson how could he!!! you see how silly your list sounds.

If the major pay off for the Rock returning is his match with Cena at WM28, Yeah I think that is the whole point of him being back, the biggest match since Rock/Hogan yeah that sounds like good damn business to me!

Is he going to wrestle anyone else at all?

How the hell should I know if he is going to wrestle anybody else & lets be foreal besides all the veterans who there that is new really could be sold as a real threat to The Rock? Yeah non of them!

What is his purpose going to be over the next 11 months?

I'm not apart of wwe's creative team how the hell do I know what the whole point of these next few months is going to be. I just sit back & try to enjoy what they produce.

Is he going to put over any of the younger guys to give them a push?

What the fuck should he do that for, bad enough he is putting over John Cena at Mania. It's not his responsibility to put over the new talent anymore he already did his fair share of that w/Brock, Y2J, Angle, The Hurricane, Randy & Batista plus a few others. It's Cena & Orton's job to help build the younger guys now there the #1 & 2 guy in the company.

Is he going to be involved in any other major story vs any other person on the Roster?

I already answer this question & besides why the fuck should he, he is way ahead of the other guys on the roster to even make the feuds believable. Most of the ppl on the roster is not even ready for a rub from The Rock.

Is he going to add anything to WWE programing other than his name and a ratings boost?

Uhhhhh that's about all he can add or give to wwe seeing that he is a legend now & that's what legends do. They add there name to the product to help sells, where you been at this isn't anything new!

Do you honestly see him going on the road 300+ days a year again to please the people?

FUCK NO I don't see him going on the road full time again, why would he, just to prove that he is way better then all the new guys on a regular bases. There is no one that can hang w/him on the Mic that is new besides veterans & like I said before there is no one new on the roster that even looks like they can give him a run in a long time feud besides the veterans.

With Cena being WWE Champ again and his match with the Rock at WM28 being for the WWE Title are we set up to see Super Cena as the WWE Champion until WM28 in 11 months?

It's not even set in stone that there match is for the title, & if it is then yeah we could see Cena as the champ for the rest of the year. If you don't like that then don't watch it's not hard to do.

The Rock talks a good talk, but I highly doubt he will stick around and be on WWE Programing week end and week out to please the people

What are you talking about when did he say he was back full time? He didn't & I don't give a damn if he came back full time or not that's up to him. I'm going to watch wrestling w/or w/out Rock as long as I am entertained.