Rock Region, Third Round, Embarrassment Match: (1) The Rock vs. (8) AJ Styles

[MrMojoRisin]

The Rock uses other peoples moves frequently, but always does it sloppy.

The Styles Clash, if not done right, can cripple people. The Rock would put it on easy, but would probably cripple AJ while using it.

This wouldn't be a present day WWE style match where it takes half a dozen finishers to put someone down. Just one badly done one would suffice this time.

And Dwayne Johnson would feel so bad afterwards, he'd buy AJ Styles a handicap equipped pick up truck to get around in.

 

[BestSportsEntertainer]

What's so embarrassing about losing to your opponent's finishing move? As Funkay said, wouldn't it be the other way around?

With that said, I see The Rock winning here. The Styles Clash has been devalued.

EDIT - I'm still going with The Rock. He's simply the bigger star.

 

[SSJPhenom]

I can't believe people are actually justifying AJ Styles winning this match. The Rock was the KING at using other people's finishers. He stunned Austin in just about every match they've had, he's choke slammed and Tombstoned 'Taker before, I've seen him Angle Slam and put Angle in the Ankle Lock. Come on people, it is not out of the realm of possibility that the Rock would use the Styles Clash on Styles. Hell, it's actually likely that he would. I'll admit that the Rock Bottom would be easier to hit, but Rock's far bigger career and name should make up the difference.

Be smart and vote Rock.

 

[sikkbones]

For those saying the rock in his prime would injure or cripple aj, I don't think so...

He's not the greatest technical wrestler but he does have some skill....

Who else does the nip up as athletically as he does?

And he was trained by his father... Who was technical my sound...

 

[zhaff2004]

There is no chance Rocky loses this match. Styles is a tremendous wrestler, far better than The Rock inside the ring, but as an overall performer, Rock is head and shoulders above Styles, he's accomplished much more and dominated much better opposition.

For those saying that Rocky wouldn't be able to hit the styles clash, really? It's not like he'll step into the ring and attempt to do it for the 1st time. He'll practice the move, perfect the move and pull it off without incident.

The match will be a classic, it'll see AJ hitting the Rock Bottom twice and the Rock hitting the Styles Clash twice as well, only difference being that The Rock will put AJ to sleep with the second one.

 

[Hyorinmaru]

he can practice all he wants but the fact remains that to preform the Styles Clash correctly and safely AJ's head needs to be between Rock's legs so he can protect himself.

With AJ being like a full foot shorter than Rock that will not be able to happen. I'm sure he can hit the Clash after practicing but no matter what he would leave AJ a vegetable.

AJ wins based on the fact Rock has no desire to kill/injure the man

 

[George Steele's Barber]

This is tough, on one hand peak Rock was a huge homophobe who would lose all that heat with AJ's junk under his chin but on the other hand he did talk a lot about shoving things sideways up other men's asses.

Then again, we never saw Rock do any shoving. The threats were more figurative. Austin was more the type to anally rape a fifty something year old man in the hospital.

I don't know, my memory isn't what it used to be.

Vote AJ cause he's pretty good and could use the rub. Winning this match and tourney does nothing for The Rock and the future of the Wrestlezone Tournament. The Wrestlezone Tournament needs to create new stars.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

There are children on Youtube who can execute the Styles Clash, but a trained professional will have a hard time. Okay.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

To be honest, I figured Rock would win this in a landslide but he's only up by 5 votes. I guess AJ Styles' time in WWE really has upped his standing, otherwise I think this match would've been a blowout no matter how well Styles has wrestled elsewhere.

While I think Rock will still take the win, I voted for Styles due in part to simply enjoying watching Styles in the ring more and the Rock's off & on returns to WWE have soured me somewhat on the guy. I'm not one of these fans who's pissed at the Rock for having left WWE or any of that nonsense, I guess the Rock just happens to be lumped into the whole invasion of the part timers thin. Like Lesnar and Goldberg, but before them, the Rock parachuted back into WWE despite being gone for the better part of a decade, found himself right smack in the middle of the WrestleMania main event 2 years in a row, ate up oodles of TV time as part of promoting said matches, etc. I prefer listening to him talk more than watching him in the ring, though he's not bad between the ropes or anything like that. Even then, the guy kinda irks me as some of his promo stuff is exactly the same as I'd have been into 20 years ago. Maybe it's just because I've gotten older, but some of it's just plain juvenile.

Styles is outmatched by the Rock on the mic, though I do believe Styles could hold his own if he was granted the same privilege of cutting loose in his promos and going all out like the Rock. I haven't read over any other posts in this thread so I don't know if anyone's claimed Styles can't put the Rock in the Rock Bottom. If so, it's completely asinine as the Styles Clash is actually a more physically demanding move given that Styles has to temporarily hold a person's entire weight while he steps over the other guy's arms whereas the Rock Bottom is 95% of the guy jumping on his own rather than being lifted.

This'd be a really fun match and I can see both guys hitting the other's respective finishers maybe twice before someone scores the pin.

 

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

The Rock has to execute the Styles Clash first. If he can...I think he'd have trouble with his muscular legs really. AJ and Rock are matched evenly with resilience (Aj kicking out of multiple AA's...one off the top rope for example...The Rock kicking out of special moves)

But I think AJ would have an easier time hitting a Rock Bottom even though The Rock is heavier. It might take 10 to 12 Rock Bottoms, but AJ wins.