Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on Sept 4, 2013 15:03:15 GMT -5
I always love what if kinda threads; its always fun to speculate what might've been. I apologise if my timeline for the scenario is slightly off, as I'm doing this from memory.
The Scenario: Its the day after WMXIX. The Rock just beat that bald candy-ass at Wrestlemania in Austin's last ever match, signalling the retirement of Rock's greatest rival. Yes Joker I know you think HHH is Rock's greatest rival, but screw you dammit, it was Austin!!!
Rocky is chilling out in his awesome mansion somewhere when he gets a phonecall: The Mummy Returns & The Scorpion King have bombed, and Hollywood want nothing to do with The Rock. He has no choice but to continue in WWE. How do you think this would've changed the next 10 years?
I think Rock would still be going. He was young in his career, so now he could still go; maybe he would be on a HHH schedule. The biggest change imo would be Cena not being superman; with Rock already being a huge star to build the company around, Cena would've been a big main eventer but not the #1 guy. His character would likely be more fresh and interesting as a result, whereas I doubt Rock would be a 'superman' in the same way as Cena is.
Rocky was so great as both heel and face that he would've been able to change fairly regularly (not Big Show regularity though). He would've had top feuds with guys like Cena, Punk (ok those first 2 happened but I mean longer feuds that weren't centred around Rock being a movie star), Orton, Mysterio, Bryan, Ziggler, Batista, Edge and HBK (with whom I'm sure he would've buried the hatchet with). He could've put a hell of a lot of guys over, but would probably still have more title reigns than HHH. I also think he would definitely be a streak victim by now, and he could've had a great feud as a heel with GM Austin in 2003/4.
I definitely think the product would've been better off; out of all the AE guys him and HHH were best poised to carry the company for the next 10 years, and WWE would've likely been able to do better things with Rocky around to be the top guy.
Anyway, what do you think would've happened if Rocky hadn't got into movies?
The Scenario: Its the day after WMXIX. The Rock just beat that bald candy-ass at Wrestlemania in Austin's last ever match, signalling the retirement of Rock's greatest rival. Yes Joker I know you think HHH is Rock's greatest rival, but screw you dammit, it was Austin!!!
Rocky is chilling out in his awesome mansion somewhere when he gets a phonecall: The Mummy Returns & The Scorpion King have bombed, and Hollywood want nothing to do with The Rock. He has no choice but to continue in WWE. How do you think this would've changed the next 10 years?
I think Rock would still be going. He was young in his career, so now he could still go; maybe he would be on a HHH schedule. The biggest change imo would be Cena not being superman; with Rock already being a huge star to build the company around, Cena would've been a big main eventer but not the #1 guy. His character would likely be more fresh and interesting as a result, whereas I doubt Rock would be a 'superman' in the same way as Cena is.
Rocky was so great as both heel and face that he would've been able to change fairly regularly (not Big Show regularity though). He would've had top feuds with guys like Cena, Punk (ok those first 2 happened but I mean longer feuds that weren't centred around Rock being a movie star), Orton, Mysterio, Bryan, Ziggler, Batista, Edge and HBK (with whom I'm sure he would've buried the hatchet with). He could've put a hell of a lot of guys over, but would probably still have more title reigns than HHH. I also think he would definitely be a streak victim by now, and he could've had a great feud as a heel with GM Austin in 2003/4.
I definitely think the product would've been better off; out of all the AE guys him and HHH were best poised to carry the company for the next 10 years, and WWE would've likely been able to do better things with Rocky around to be the top guy.
Anyway, what do you think would've happened if Rocky hadn't got into movies?
