Will fans boo The Rock in his next appearance?

[TheOneAndOnlyGOAT]

There are rumors that Rock will be at WMXXX.

Now IF he shows up at WMXXX, how will fans react to him?


Fans have become extremely ret@rded as of late, just like Ryback said the blind leading the blind.

I can't begin to describe how pathetic Rock haters are.

All of their arguments are a bigger fail than they are.

It's just pathetic.






Look at the reaction he got the last couple of times his name was mentioned:





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I think he will receive a semi-pop.

I'd rather fans boo The Rock than to not react to him at all.

If fans boo him, at least there's a chance of Rock turning heel.

 

[MCMG]

The fans will not boo The Rock. If his appearance is at Mania then he will get an incredible reaction - maybe the best of the night. The same applies for every other Raw or PPV of the year. He is a massive name and is one of the most popular, charismatic wrestlers of all time.

People will forget they were disappointed after WM29. The fans will forget him saying he was never leaving and then, well, leaving. I love Rocky. You love Rocky. Everyone and their dog loves Rocky. He will get cheered.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I think it's more likely that he'll receive a mixed reaction from the fans, something more along the lines of what we usually hear in regards to John Cena.

If he doesn't appear at WrestleMania XXX and shows up on Raw sometime between now and WrestleMania season next year, his response from fans MIGHT depend on why he's back and what he's doing. When his music hits, I could see him getting a good pop or something that's definitely mixed. After he lets fans know what his role is, it could range from a big pop to staying mixed to garnering a large amount of heat.

If he comes back next year to announce his WWE Hall of Fame induction, I think he'll get a strong pop, especially if he mixes a little humility in there along with his cache of catchphrases. If he's back to wrestle a match, I think their response could depend on who he's facing. If he announces he's going after the streak, for instance, I think it'll ultimately start out as a pop but his successive appearances to help build the match result in fans booing him. If he announces he's going after the title again, I think there's a very good possibility they'll boo him out of the building.

 

[TheOneAndOnlyGOAT]

The fans will not boo The Rock. If his appearance is at Mania then he will get an incredible reaction - maybe the best of the night. The same applies for every other Raw or PPV of the year. He is a massive name and is one of the most popular, charismatic wrestlers of all time.

People will forget they were disappointed after WM29. The fans will forget him saying he was never leaving and then, well, leaving. I love Rocky. You love Rocky. Everyone and their dog loves Rocky. He will get cheered.

I doubt it.

A lot of people still hate The Rock.

Honestly, I'm not sure I fully understand what The Rock haters want.

They want him to go away because he's hogging the spotlight but when he goes away, they complain about him breaking his promise of "never leaving again".

 

[MCMG]

I doubt it.

A lot of people still hate The Rock.

Honestly, I'm not sure I fully understand what The Rock haters want.

They want him to go away because he's hogging the spotlight but when he goes away, they complain about him breaking his promise of "never leaving again".

Like I said, I love The Rock. He will always be one of my favourite wrestlers and was there when I first started watching wrestling as a kid.

The issue, I suppose, is the manner of his returns. There is a correct way to come back to wrestling. Batista is doing it the right way. Raw, Smackdown, live events. He is putting the effort in and while there are massive differences in drawing power, it doesn't mean The Rock couldn't have put a bit more into his return.

I understand The Rock is busy. He didn't need to return but he did. When he was WWE champ he should have been at every Raw and some Smackdowns. He should have wrestled at some house shows just so he was in the best condition possible. His schedule might be crazy as fuck but for a movie he would drop everything else. Why not wrestling, the thing that made him.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I hope they don't boo The Rock. If so you'll milk that for about a dozen threads!

The reaction will change depending on how long he's around for. If it is a one-off then he'll be treated like the star he is. The longer he's around the fans, as they are currently, will turn on him. Not completely, but on occasion. The Rock is talented enough to keep fans largely on side though.

 

[TheOneAndOnlyGOAT]

Like I said, I love The Rock. He will always be one of my favourite wrestlers and was there when I first started watching wrestling as a kid.

The issue, I suppose, is the manner of his returns. There is a correct way to come back to wrestling. Batista is doing it the right way. Raw, Smackdown, live events. He is putting the effort in and while there are massive differences in drawing power, it doesn't mean The Rock couldn't have put a bit more into his return.

I understand The Rock is busy. He didn't need to return but he did. When he was WWE champ he should have been at every Raw and some Smackdowns. He should have wrestled at some house shows just so he was in the best condition possible. His schedule might be crazy as fuck but for a movie he would drop everything else. Why not wrestling, the thing that made him.

But it's not his fault.

He said, him and Vince sat down in 2011 and agreed to work a 3 year plan about feuding with Cena.


His GI Joe movie was supposed to be released in summer 2012 and got delayed for 9 months.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/big-problems-behind-g-i-joe-2s-big-delay/

Remember even Cena rapped about it in his feud with Rock in 2012 "You might be GI Joe THIS SUMMER but right now you're a GI Joke"


His movie was supposed to be released in the Summer but it got delayed to March 2013 and Rock had to promote that movie before the release.

He didn't do anything wrong.

He thought he was going to finish the movie in the summer then come back at early 2013.


He already appeared at every RAW on the Road to WM28, I had no doubt he was going to do the same for WM29 but he was under contract for his GI Joe movie. He had contractual obligations.


When you have something planned with your family then something come out at work, you have to nix those plans.

WWE/Vince are closer to The Rock than the producers of GI Joe.




Also, the notion of Rock working house shows is ridiculous.

Even if he wasn't busy with his GI Joe movie, there's no way Rock should've worked house shows.

Why would they risk Rock's health for stup!d house shows? What if Rock got injured during one of those house shows and couldn't make it to Mania??


WrestleMania represent about 1/4 of their yearly PPV buyrates revenue.

If Rock got injured and couldn't make it to Mania, it would be absolutely ridiculous and WWE would've lost a LOT of money

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Also, the notion of Rock working house shows is ridiculous.

Even if he wasn't busy with his GI Joe movie, there's no way Rock should've worked house shows.

Why would they risk Rock's health for stup!d house shows? What if Rock got injured during one of those house shows and couldn't make it to Mania??

Yesterday you were on about The Rock working a full time schedule!

As good as it'd be, they'll also never turn The Rock heel at this stage of his carrer. Any notion of that is just ridiculous.

 

[Sabutage]

I dont think rock will get booed, the general audience likes him because he is the big movie star, a lot ofthe younger audience and women probably know him more for being an actor than a wrestler anyway. Sure, maybe house shows are pushing it, but id like to see a full run where he wrestles on raw consistently and is involved in several ppvs back to back. Also, I'd love a return to his more high paced promos from yesteryear.

 

[TheOneAndOnlyGOAT]

Yesterday you were on about The Rock working a full time schedule!

Full-time schedule as in every RAW, PPV, etc.

And I mentioned in the title "Never say never" as in there's a 1% chance he might come back for a full-time run.

Before he retires, I could POSSIBLY see him working something like that, not a 4 year full-time run but POSSIBLY from Survivor Series to his final match at WrestleMania.

As good as it'd be, they'll also never turn The Rock heel at this stage of his carrer. Any notion of that is just ridiculous.

Everybody were saying Rock should've turned heel after his match with Hogan, look what happened.

Rock's popularity decreased especially when he left for Hollywood. They kept him as a face. He got boo'd again at SS 02. They kept him as a face. He got boo'd again at RAW 10th Anniversary.


WWE would be extremely stup!d to bring back The Rock as a babyface and act like nothing happened when the truth is he got boo'd the hell out a lot recently.

Besides the 3 vids I mentioned, there were also some "Rocky Sucks" chants at the beginning of his match against Punk at Elimination Chamber and Punk even tweeted a pic of a "Rocky sucks" sign after the PPV.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Full-time schedule as in every RAW, PPV, etc.

So not a full-time schedule.

And I mentioned in the title "Never say never" as in there's a 1% chance he might come back for a full-time run.

You got three PPV's in a row last year. That isn't happening again.

Before he retires, I could POSSIBLY see him working something like that, not a 4 year full-time run but POSSIBLY from Survivor Series to his final match at WrestleMania.

You're the only person who can see that happening.

Everybody were saying Rock should've turned heel after his match with Hogan, look what happened.

He went and made a film. Then came back for a bit and fans clicked that he was no longer going to be around full-time. So when he came back again in January they turned him into a heel. Fans have long come to terms with the fact The Rock won't be back for good.

WWE would be extremely stup!d to bring back The Rock as a babyface and act like nothing happened when the truth is he got boo'd the hell out a lot recently.

The Rock would be stupid if he came back anyway.

Besides the 3 vids I mentioned, there were also some "Rocky Sucks" chants at the beginning of his match against Punk at Elimination Chamber and Punk even tweeted a pic of a "Rocky sucks" sign after the PPV.

Somebody call the newspaper!

 

[TheOneAndOnlyGOAT]

Somebody call the newspaper!

Now you're just acting like a tr0ll.

My point is that if Rock comes back, he should turn heel.

Maybe not at WMXXX but after that.

 

[TheOneAndOnlyGOAT]

I think it's more likely that he'll receive a mixed reaction from the fans, something more along the lines of what we usually hear in regards to John Cena.

If he doesn't appear at WrestleMania XXX and shows up on Raw sometime between now and WrestleMania season next year, his response from fans MIGHT depend on why he's back and what he's doing. When his music hits, I could see him getting a good pop or something that's definitely mixed. After he lets fans know what his role is, it could range from a big pop to staying mixed to garnering a large amount of heat.

If he comes back next year to announce his WWE Hall of Fame induction, I think he'll get a strong pop, especially if he mixes a little humility in there along with his cache of catchphrases. If he's back to wrestle a match, I think their response could depend on who he's facing. If he announces he's going after the streak, for instance, I think it'll ultimately start out as a pop but his successive appearances to help build the match result in fans booing him. If he announces he's going after the title again, I think there's a very good possibility they'll boo him out of the building.

I agree. It all depends on how they book his return.

I'd love to see an in ring segment at the start of the show with Hogan, Rock and Austin.

 

[the_peoples_adam]

The ROCK ..The GREAT ONE showing up at wrestlemania and people booing him..I cant imagine that..The moment he shows up or his music hits people will just go wild coz the electricity that he brings can be bought by no other superstar in the history of this biz..
The Rock just brings it....

 

[Pedigree1]

I think it would be a mixed reaction as well. But if the Rock returns for his HOF induction that alone will receive a massive Pop. NO way would anyone boo him on that one. IF he announces he is going after the streak,i think it will be a very mixed reaction on that one.

Die hard fans,would either boo him or say nothing at all. First of all,if that happens,no way the streak ends. I actually think that would be a good match,two older guys two icons of our generation. If he announces he is going after the title,I dont think he finishes the sentence without getting Boo'd out of the building!

 

[Hem]

No, the Rock will not be booed at all. Even Batista wouldn't have been booed really if he wasn't seen as stealing "Daniel Bryans Spot". The major difference between the Rock and any other returning superstar is that this man is THE ROCK, arguably one of the biggest names in WWE history. The fans have already got what they wanted with Daniel Bryan, he's most likely going to win the WWE Championship on the grandest stage of all so why boo Rocky?

I think the Rock won't return to action really, I think he'll return for a backstage moment or an in ring moment where he does his usual stuff has an interaction with Steve Austin perhaps or even Hulk Hogan. I think, however, it would be a fairly big rub for the Shield (especially Roman Reigns) to have the Rock give them a pep talk or something due to his affiliation with Reigns.

 

[thenextbigthing7]

It would have been interesting to see the reaction he would have got if he had been able to appear on the Raw after Mania 29, if rock appears on sunday they should do a backstage segment were brock is destroying things and he comes face to face with rock they have a staredown and heyman tells brock not tonight

 

[pratrullz098]

Nah. The Rock will not be booed. It's just that not everyone will cheer for him. Most people, I think, will just remain silent. No one will boo him, just a half assed pop.

 

[LoudClearVoice]

I think it depends on who is champion. If the IWC gets what they want and DB is champion, then I think they won't care and they'll probably cheer Rock. If someone else is champ and the IWC is still "unhappy with the product" then they'll boo him.

It also depends on what he's coming back for. If he's feuding with someone like say Orton, Triple H or something, they'll cheer him.

 

[Softcore Holly]

I don't see him getting booed at WM, mainly because there's no reason to. He would just be there for a few minutes saying how awesome WM is, what a honor it is to be at such a historic event, how great the fans are and how happy he is to be there with them, etc etc and that would be it.

Maybe for additional cheers they can have the resident celebrity punching bag aka The Miz come out to have Rock make fun of him before giving him the Rock Bottom, which I'm sure will delight the crowd. And then he'll be off making movies again before. So if he shows up on Sunday I'm sure he'll be perfectly fine.

As for his next appearance, well timing and booking will be everything. For the most part though he gets a lot more cheers than boos so I don't see him being heel either, especially since I think his next run has a very good chance of being his last.

 

[The5MoveShuffle]

The Rock will never get booed in WWE. Even if they brought him back as a heel he would still be seen a face

 

[InstantAttitude]

Who Cares?
Plus the way I see it the more the fans boo The Rock...the closer we get to Hollywood Heel Rock...but yeah that's not happening as much I'd like for it to happen.

 

[Punk_Aries_Daniels_Bryan]

I doubt it.

A lot of people still hate The Rock.

Honestly, I'm not sure I fully understand what The Rock haters want.

They want him to go away because he's hogging the spotlight but when he goes away, they complain about him breaking his promise of "never leaving again".

Here is the deal.

The Rock fought CM Punk for the title at the 2013 Royal Rumble and beat him, thus ending the longest title streak in the past 25 years. He later on dropped that title in 2 months to Cena. The Rock vs Cena II was the worst thing that could have happened at Wrestlemania 29. It wasn't a highly entertaining match in my perspective. The Rock should have been booked to lose against Cena in their first confrontation. It would have been a cycle coming to a complete 360 for many reasons. It would have been 10 years since Hogan put Rock over as the man in WWE, and so The Rock putting Cena over 10 years later as the man made legitimate sense.

I won't deny it, but I hate the fact that CM Punk's title reign came to an end against the Rock who dropped the title two months later. In my opinion, CM Punk is the better wrestler. He connects with the audience really well too. He may not be as good on the mic as The Rock was simply because the Rock's persona is amazing, but Punk is one wrestler I actually liked hearing during his promos. Most wrestlers are just really generic and boring. Shoot me if I'm wrong but CM Punk sold the entire Royal Rumble match as well as their EC rematch. He proved that he is the best in WWE right now. I'm not fanboying, just stating that his wrestling skills along with Bryan's is on another level.

Hell, Cena winning the Royal Rumble shouldn't have happened. Unfortunately, it did, and that's when the company went to shit.
I would have rather seen Cena vs Punk Main Event Wrestlemania.

The Rock said he wouldn't ever leave. Wrestling fans know his main priority right now is movies because his main priority is money. He chooses money over other things and yeah he may love his fans but he isn't giving up hollywood to become a full-time wrestler ever again. He chose Hollywood over WWE and that's why I would boo him. Not saying that his decision is wrong or that it isn't his right. I just don't like the fact that he ended an amazing reign, or even agreed to it if he seriously did think that Punk was the best thing going in WWE in a very long time.

Wrestling 3 ppvs with no free tv matches or live shows and earning a shot at the title is bullshit. It was bullshit back in the day and is now as well. He didn't deserve it because there were better guys in line for the title.

I don't want to upset any Rock fans. I just believe that his commitments elsewhere was a slap in anyone's face (including mine) who genuinely believed he was coming back for good.

 

[Bythedockofthebay]

I doubt it.

A lot of people still hate The Rock.

Honestly, I'm not sure I fully understand what The Rock haters want.

They want him to go away because he's hogging the spotlight but when he goes away, they complain about him breaking his promise of "never leaving again".

Honestly, man it isn't that I hate the Rock, I'm tired of the promo's and i think he should be pushed aside for others, that's just me. he's not the same guy to me. I like Rock of 1999 and 2001 but now I can't stomach it. Now I will say this Hollywood Rock would be totally different. I think I could handle that without any problem at all. It's more the character than anything and it doesn't seem like he's willing to put the work in.

 

[kadroan]

I don't think they'll boo him. He's a future Hall of Famer and also recognized outside of wrestling. WrestleMania brings a different audience in compared to the other pay per views, if anything he'll be embraced more than ever.