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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jun 15, 2023 14:35:06 GMT -5
I was always a Blue Blood fan over the Blue Chipper in 1997
I was always a DX fan over a Nation fan in 1998
I was always a Game fan over baby face Rock in 1999
I was always a heel DX fan over the greatest sports entertainer of all time in 2000
Triple H will always get my vote over Rock. I always felt Rock was overrated. He seemed clumsy at times I feel in the ring, kind of like a John Cena.
Triple H was so crisp and slick with his moves and matches. As a heel, or babyface.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jun 15, 2023 17:52:15 GMT -5
Almost impossible for me to separate because one would be nothing without the other. I really enjoyed both men too. Rock is a top 5 guy for me based on his 97-01 career. Both sprang up from unremarkable early gimmicks to prominence, then leadership of factions in The Nation & DX. Their feud with one another in Summer 1998 is really what put BOTH men on the map. They both had incredibly successful heat drawing heel turns that NOBODY seen coming after being very popular babyfaces - Rock at SSeries 98 and HHH at WM15. They both had feuds with Mick Foley that cemented them as the top guy when they were champs. When they were on top & feuding? each one of them was as important as the other to their feud. Nobody carried the other guy. They both had feuds with Chris Jericho that yielded blistering good matches to prepare him for the top. HHH in 2000 & Rock in 2001. Rock goes away in 2002 really and HHH becomes the top heel in the company and for another decade has quality matches with HBK, Nash, Cena, Undertaker, Hardy, Flair, Batista, Lesnar, Benoit, Edge, Bryan, Reigns, Rollins etc. so I gotta give it to HHH based on career distance and versatility Yep they were evenly matched & very similar in many ways... the look, personality, charisma, ring work & mic work... literally the total package. What a run they both had. |
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Post by Papi Joker on Jun 15, 2023 17:56:13 GMT -5
this one is hard. but if you told me in 2000 that these 2 would basically be the epitome of what wrestling is for the next 20 years I would not be surprised. Both amazing athletes, both respect the physicality But Rock is the meaning of entertainment and Trips is the meaning of the sport of wrestling you can say both had nepotism but both thrived out of it and made their own mark However I do think Trips gifted himself quite a bit of success thanks to "pops" (never forget the reign of terror) We got sick of seeing him winning belts BUT!!!!! (one more) if you think about it Trips legit antagonised every single MASSIVE babyface in our business (up until Roman even) Alas The Rock is my pick as he will forever be the one that sells out tickets and was the one to beat him best It’s a hard one… they were both great on the mic & in the ring tbh you know what I just thought, they needed each other to be the GOATs they became!!!! |
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Post by JokerFC on Jun 15, 2023 20:15:39 GMT -5
It’s a hard one… they were both great on the mic & in the ring tbh you know what I just thought, they needed each other to be the GOATs they became!!!! 100%. As I've said their run was symbiotic. Also IIRC...they were NEVER allies or tagged up. Always on the opposite sides....which was super rare in the AE. ALL the top guys in the AE buddied up at some point.... Austin & Rock vs Corp Ministry Austin & HHH the 2 man power trip Austin & UT, Angle & Foley Rock with UT, Angle,Jericho & Foley Not these 2....open to correction though because I wouldn't be sure |
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jun 18, 2023 7:47:46 GMT -5
It’s a hard one… they were both great on the mic & in the ring tbh you know what I just thought, they needed each other to be the GOATs they became!!!! Yep it’s crazy how they bounced off each other!! |
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