Mike Chioda On John Cena vs The Rock

[@CVVCLIPS]

Watch the full interview with Mike Chioda on my main ​⁠​⁠channel here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jILbfKBrlLipiM0

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It CVVCLIPS Bro.

[@ashleyandre5567]

The Rock definitely passed the torch to Lesnar at Summer 02. I think people forget how great the video packages were to that match.

[@Hfidon]

Just video packages in the ruthless aggression were on another level entirely

[@olaakande5581]

Lesnar beats rock & Vince gives lesnar the keys to the kingdom….& then he quit lol

[@SpecialAgentSamCooper]

Lesnar was smart. Didn’t kill himself and destroy his body with the heavy wwe road schedule. Left, made it big in UFC and came back able to leverage more $$$ all while working less than part time. Amazing.

[@SpecialAgentSamCooper]

Brock quit because he was smart. Didn’t want to destroy his body and deal with the heavy tour schedule. Left and made bank in the UFC then came back and was able to leverage that popularity to make the most $$$ all while working less than part time. Amazing.

[@davefarlow]

​@@olaakande5581Well Lesnar put over Eddie. Eddies loss helped launch The JBL character who's loss at Mania helped start Cenas whole run which led To Once in a lifetime and the sequel etc etc and now we have Roman Reigns and The Bloodline.

[@thatboybear]

Hogan didn’t pass the torch to Rock. By the time Hogan came back, Austin and Rocky had already met and eclipsed Hogan’s hype. If anything, Hogan rode Rock back into real relevance.

[@williammoore1980]

This man gets it.

[@altair227]

Hogan passed the torch to ultimate warrior in 1990 but warrior didn't play along and vince was greedy at the time so he went back to Hogan again. Then the torch was passed to Bret Hart and Yuko after those 2 came HBK and then Auston who never passed ghe torch to anybody but the rock did to Brock Lesnar.

[@MR.__G]

Thank you !! Austin and rock were the biggest reasons wcw couldn’t keep up with wwf. They were the 2 biggest stars at the absolute peak of wrestling & they took it to a level that wasn’t reached before and hasn’t been there ever since. So is bs for any hogan fan to say he put rock over at that time

[@LusterThomas-ue7gk]

That's not fair.

[@MVPlaymaker]

Hogan was so over when he came back in 02 more than rock was

[@_andresss07]

Chris is on fire with these interviews😂🔥🔥

[@watersandblue6001]

I still remember how much hype that first Match got. What a time to be a Fan it was amazing.

[@martinwalton9307]

Imagine Chioda as a heel manager with that voice n Philly attitude.

[@benjiman7454]

Hogan didn't pass the torch to Rock. It was literally an icon vs icon match. And Rock played up the heel because he saw the audience playing to old hulkmania. He did the same thing for Brock when he put him over at summerslam. He was a babyface going in but people got mad he was leaving turned on him and instead of staying face he pretty much played heel for Him putting him over big He also put over the Hurricane. Rock deserves more credit than he honestly gets

[@abrahamannan5801]

He was never selfish when it came to putting guys over.

[@kingjohn8041]

For his status at the time Rock was very giving

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

you know whats crazy, I was looking at the rocks win/loss record, and I heard in 1 year he went 75-117..., and his win percentage is in the 50s, the few times the rock wants to go over, is treated as such a big deal by everyone for some reason, but him putting over others is glossed over and seen as normal, I don't get it, its like everyone in the wwe workforce and the viewership, even those at home wants rock to stay so he can play fiddle to someone else, because he was getting older and most likely would have had to job in the ruthless aggression era too, and people seem to be fine with that, which is why he split for hollywood

[@emirmendoza905]

Yeah and now hes doing sum bs to Cody, even tho if in the its a triple threat Match, Rock still has nothing to do in that match

[@abrahamannan5801]

@@emirmendoza905 it's all a plan

[@shutup2751]

the build upto the first cena - rock match at wrestlemania 28 was amazing, the second time around not so much

[@dilichiohabuire2183]

Bullshit

[@TheAc550]

WWE probably thought they could get away with a Trilogy at Mania 28-30. Tie breaker at 30, but boi did the landscape of WWE change completely those 24 months.

[@KegOfMeat]

Chris even spoke to Rock a few weeks before that first match.

[@watersandblue6001]

i still hate that we didn't got Rock/Cena/Punk at 29. Would have been way better.

[@olaakande5581]

I’ve always said this. No offense to Cena but I’ve never found him to be that good in the ring. At times I’ve found him to be very awkward in the ring…..even down to how he throws his punches. I think he’s an amazingly hard worker who can be lead in a match if he’s in the ring with a ring general (HBK, hhh, punk, danielson) The rock described getting hurt in the 2nd match with Cena & from then on I knew his wrestling career was officially over. Bc mind u, rock has said he was supposed to come back the next year & do Rock v Brock But once he got injured in the 2nd Cena match his career was done. Movie studios can’t sign u off to wrestle & risk u getting hurt to the point u need surgery & time off Everything gets pushed back

[@BitestheStuff]

I still believe that they should have just done Rock vs Cena vs Punk. It would have kept the first match special, Cena could still get his win back, Rock would have been better protected, and quite frankly, we would have gotten a much better match.

[@shine11223]

You are right, atleast punk could have had his WrestleMania moment. But WWE had to screw him anyway.

[@HahahahaKez]

I think that was the problem though, there always would've been that * next to that win over Dwayne

[@conbitches]

Even if that would’ve happened, Punk would still find something to complain about.

[@365daysgone]

​@shine11223 that's cause punks a narcissistic moron

[@Bhekizulu_Magagula]

I definitely remember at the time wanting it to be a triple threat match with punk. I know it would've been a better match than what we got. But in hindsight, Vince made a brilliant decision. Cena's win over the Rock would've been tainted, especially seeing that punk was never going to be a company man. Punk was going to leave regardless, and wwe would be reluctant to ever talk about that match because of punk. And Cena needed a clear win over Rock to validate his 12 year run as the face of the company. Hogan beat Andre. Michaels beat Hart. Austin beat Michaels. Rock beat Hogan and Austin. Cena, although having beat Hunter and Michaels, needed to validate his Era by beating a former face of wwe, and that was Rock. HHH and HBK were just placeholder faces of wwe, just like Bret Hart, whereas Hogan, Austin, Rock, Cena, and now Roman will always be known as generation defining faces of wwe, and each has had the torch passed to them.

[@angelenriqu1]

IMHO, the fact that Rock was booked to win at Wrestlemania 28 makes me think that Vince already had the rematch set on his mind for the following year to give Cena his win back. If the original match would’ve truly been once in a lifetime, then there’s no doubt in my mind that Cena would’ve definitely gone over Rock the first time.

[@watersandblue6001]

I have no idea if this was ever revealed but i remember the Rumor that Cena/Rock 2 was already planned post WM 27 (so basically 2 Years ahead) if that's true it was pretty stupid to promote 28 as Once in a Lifetime. I honestly think Rock would have beat Cena regardless of their being a Rematch or not. The Mania was in Miami there was no way Cena was beating Rock.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@watersandblue6001 or have cena win at wm28 and turn heel by beating him in his hometown, was never going to happen though

[@hauvkuabyang7467]

Mike was right. Should’ve been once in a lifetime with Cena going over in WM28 and Cena faces Punk in 29 tbh

[@vampirascoffin870]

THANK YOU FACTS!!!

[@hauvkuabyang7467]

@@vampirascoffin870 and imagine if the match they had before mania 29 was the one they had at 29 instead. Would’ve been one of the best Mania main event matches ever

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@hauvkuabyang7467 so who wins wm29? cena or punk, if cena goes over in 28, I think punk should go over in 29, and lose to daniel bryan at summerslam

[@jxswu3224]

​@@theonlygoodonehere2259imagine if they had Bryan as world champion, punk as wwe champion, authority screws both of them over and they team up against them, would be the ultimate face vs heel

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@jxswu3224 this is what wwe should have done, if they didn't do cm punk dirty, and have dbryan get injured and put him as the main focus guy of wwe at that time, not roman, not roman yet, he prob rides behind them and learn from them

[@Beanz84]

Can’t forget Charles Robinson epic run down the ramp to count takers match at WM24 😅 man was hauling ass

[@freddyfree9195]

Not necessarily true because Rock passed the torch to Brock by putting him over and Brock breaking Rock's record as the youngest WWE champion

[@Greatone999]

Only for Randy to eclipse that because Brock left the company

[@lrvd7887]

When Rock left the company, there wasn't much left for him to do. At least he put Lesnar over clean.

[@vampirascoffin870]

yeah but there was talent in 2002-2005 rock could have wrestled with

[@ShaunInce123]

​@vampirascoffin870 Most likely, he would have feuded with Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, and other talents on Smackdown at that time.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@vampirascoffin870 the rock jobbed to enough people, and was getting older and tired of getting beatdown too much, so he went hollywood, he put over evolution though

[@atifqavi2054]

Also Rock tapped out clean to Benoit.

[@xanderweber1274]

​@@theonlygoodonehere2259The Rock was the same age as Solo Sioka in 2004 he was 31

[@MilMaska]

"You run around looking like a bowl of Fruity Pebbles" - The Rock

[@rogervargas3382]

His promo is on his wrist

[@letstalkbasketball727]

"fashion tips from the tooth fairy"

[@Alvin_Vivian]

Take a shot every time Mike says "you know."

[@abo0udahmad255]

I’m already wasted

[@4615nquailRdrimrockArizonaAaro]

17+ times at least

[@Tarantulisimo]

That's how you can tell that Chioda is trying to be diplomatic, classy, & careful -- obviously cuz he loves both Rock & Cena plus still feels loyaty to WWE

[@reptikskillz]

I can’t stop unhearing it now 😂

[@aromega10]

Still less than Meltzer somehow

[@cliff402ful]

They should've done Rock vs Randy. The story writes itself

[@grizzakaduke2331]

I thought The Rock passed the torch to Brock

[@andrewwright4195]

He left year later

[@puppetmassster]

People didn't even realize at the time that that was a passing the torch moment.

[@2Dman533]

He did. SummerSlam 2002 was the rock/company passing the torch. But after Brocks falling out. Cena kind of got the unofficial push and ran with it.

[@sbdftw1702]

@@2Dman533yeah I think if it weren’t for the rapping gimmick we would have had no clue who Cena was. Orton probably would’ve been the head honcho

[@mmooraj]

Its Professional Wrestling. 1 guy can pass a torch to 1,2,3 multiple diff people ! Its similar to Austin Theory being a modern combination of Orton & Cena as if they both had a baby !

[@DEV_16183]

People hating on Cena in tne comments for no reason 😂

[@Keoniiii]

Cause he sucks

[@DiamondBack75]

Cena is a 3 moves punk

[@Phillysavage]

Go watch 2015 matches​@@DiamondBack75

[@richiwillemse1481]

There's obviously a mount rushmore with the likes of undertaker, hhh, asutin, rock but for me my personal favorite ever would be Cena. I was born 95 so by 2000, 2001 i was watching wrestling and was lucky enough to see the goats who honestly I put above Cena, but no one has ever made me shout at a tv the way Cena has. He has to be my favorite wrestler of all time.

[@NMP_99]

Anyone know where I can see the footage of them talking after the match?

[@The1Romanator]

The rock passed the torch to Brock

[@josealfredoamartinez6349]

Facts

[@SWOTHDRA]

And goldberg

[@rodycaz8984]

And Brock didn't give a crap about that torch and left. LOL.

[@bradlee3109]

@@rodycaz8984same how Rock treated the torch when he got it from Hogan lmao

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@bradlee3109 its not the same, he wa already established, and he jobbed a lot in his prime, so he went to hollywood

[@botchjones1130]

Excellent clip thanks for the upload niqqa 😊

[@Zeevuhl]

hoIycringe

[@brandenburg65]

If there is one thing I learned from this interview, it most certainly was that Cena busted his ass for 10 years!!

[@oldschool1079]

yeah while those guys were "passing the torch" guys like HBK, Bret Hitman Hart, Stone Cold, Taker, Kurt Angle were pretty much inventing the damn blowtorch to blaze their own way through.

[@Aaron-uc9vg]

Literally never heard Mike talk. Dude sounded totally different in my head

[@bradlee3109]

He didn’t sound like this during the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras.

[@okikiadeduyite9205]

This is how he sounds in my head

[@warrenhunte7890]

Rock put over Brock on his way out in 2002. Had this been done at Wrestlemania people would recognize that more. Put over Goldberg in 2003 on his way out. I get it would not have made a difference with Goldberg. Put over Evolution with Mick Foley on his way out in 2004. Put over Cena in 2013. I know he didn't put over Cena 2012 but that's because he was coming back to put Cena over. Yes he didn't put over Rowan lol. Rock has always done the proper business.

[@abrahamannan5801]

He was never selfish

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

he also lost to stone cold like 6-8 times, and only beat him like once, most guys would throw a fit backstage if they lost that many times

[@tonywong8134]

Can you fix the volume? Even with my volume turned up it's still a bit low

[@thegreenpianist7683]

This video popped up on auto play on my phone while I was cooking, so I didn't know the context, and at first I was wondering "Roxxina? Who is this Roxxina lady they're talking about?"

[@CVVCLIPS]

Haha that’s great 😂

[@GutzOverFear]

I mean the Rock put over Brock and Goldberg back to back as his new career started to blossom. That was really good of him. Painful at the time but it made sense.

[@AMWHits]

I believe The Rock should have defeated John Cena again at Wrestlemania 29. Then the next night on Raw have John Cena revoke his rematch clause and have John Cena turn heel by aligning himself with Triple H and the Authority. As the match goes on Triple H comes out to help John Cena defeat The Rock but now Randy Orton comes out to what seems to be a save as he is potentially going to help The Rock but in turn he has also aligned himself with Triple H and John Cena thus creating the modern day two man power trip. The Rock goes back to Hollywood but in turn setting up what could potentially be Triple H vs The Rock at Wrestlemania 30 .

[@Pegasus_ynwa8142]

just shut up with these non sense fantasy bookings

[@vampirascoffin870]

it's should have been cm punk , vs Cena vs rock nuff said

[@AMWHits]

@@vampirascoffin870 Nah CM Punk vs The Undertaker was way better for CM Punk and made him not feel like an after though which he would have been if thrown in a three way match with all the focus and story telling being mostly on The Rock and John Cena.

[@philipojo332]

nah this is dogshit booking, stick to spectating and creating your own universe in wwe 2k lil bro

[@KAR5AVATARGT]

Chiodas got his wires crossed first of all the rock and Austin were carrying the company. When Austin got hurt the rock carried it for 2000. Brock lesnar was the guy who was going to be the face of the company literally that's why they called him the next big thing. The rock passed the torch when he lost to him at summerslam in 2002 Vince was building around brock. He gave him the biggest push in wwe history. John cena was a midcarder during this time brock wanted to leave after everything which everybody including big show was mad at . Rock came back for wrestlemaina 20 he wanted to come back but triple h kept him from coming back. Austin retired in 2003 the rock left in 2004 brock left in 2004 which meant wwe didn't have a face they chose cena because of his merch and how he carried himself. Batista was another star who was going to be the face but torch was past from stonecold to cena in 2005 or 2009 the rock had nothing to do with it. Rock vs hogan was the rock becoming the guy because he was carrying the company at that point. Rock vs cena was era vs era. Not to mention the plan was for 3 wrestlemainas from the beginning. But it was stupid because it didn't need to happen before the rock cena didn't lose clean besides cena lost viewers during the pg era. His first run as champion was the only time he drew. The rock drew from 99 to 2003 he was they guy who carried the company when it mattered the most. Cena admitted the rock was better on the mic . Cena did this to get the rock back and draw money which they did. But chioda needs to stop with the bullshit john was only the face because there was nobody else left not because he was great. Cena admitted he was wrong about the rock because the rock opened doors for wrestlers to go to Hollywood.

[@ThisIsSrsBsnsMan]

What was the thing wwe released recently that Chris was talking about?

[@gothams_shadowknight]

Mike should be a voice actor

[@mr.dccomics9018]

The Rock passed that torched to Brock Lesnar. Nobody expected Cena to be the guy. Plus, Cena beat Triple H and HBK at Wrestlemania. Why the hell would Cena be crying.

[@aniisfunny619]

U can hate Cena for every possible reason but he is the best... Without a doubt.. irrespective of the fact that he has less Wrestling skill than stone cold, rock or anyone else But his character has made Tremendous impact on fans around the world, that count the most

[@LAKush90]

STOP IT, he only was ontop because his merchandise sold the most to children and he was the biggest make a wish foundation guy, THATS IT, there was nothing special about john cena as a wrestler, even his promos were garbage he has to kiss the crowd's a** 90% of the time during a promo begging for a positive reaction

[@herbythechef7624]

Man i love all those guys but cena is not an inferior wrestler to stone cold and rock. Cena has done many amazing things in the ring. And some amazing feats of strength. Like carry big show and edge at the same time

[@aniisfunny619]

@@herbythechef7624 and I can assure you, no one will attempt to do this apart from Cena,

[@vasindoudoukoure7621]

Cens the goat don’t hate

[@michaelvazquez7851]

I enjoyed watching this video

[@thebatman7192]

The Rock Passed The Torch To Brock Lesnar At Summerslam 2002.

[@IAmAHeater]

I agree that he was busting his ass...burying talent that was better than him, instead of improving or evolving his character and improving in the ring.

[@yourmum955]

Who did he bury? I see this bullshit all the time and no one ever actually says who other than the Nexus but they were all shit and never gonna make it at the top apart from Wade

[@IAmAHeater]

@@yourmum955 Nexus,Alex Riley, Rusev,Dolph Ziggler,AJ Styles....The list goes on and on

[@yourmum955]

@@IAmAHeater Nexus like I said was filled with average except Wade Barrett. Alex Riley I can't remember being anything particularly special. Rusev fair his momentum was halted by Cena although the U.S open challenge was one of the best things we've had and that came because of it. How did he bury Dolph exactly? Same with AJ, he put AJ on the WWE map if anything

[@malone4735]

@@IAmAHeaterAll Those Guys Are Mid Carders At Best and He Did Put Over AJ buddy Yeah Try Again 💀

[@kj_sh604]

YO that is a BIG ASS watch man 😆😭

[@MR.__G]

Hogan did not passed the torch to rock.. At the peak of wrestling there was no one bigger than the rock other than Austin. These 2 lead wrestling to a galaxy that hogan never took it to.

[@thomasbaker9703]

Hogan will never be touched by anyone. He is the reason why we have wrestling as we know if today. Hulkamania at its peak was leaps and bounds ahead of Austin and rocks best. You can argue that Austin and Rick were better actual wrestlers, but people forget just how crazy peak hogan really was. He saved wrestling as a whole back in his day, if not for him, rock and Steve wouldn’t have had the platform they had.

[@MR.__G]

@@thomasbaker9703 so how come wrestling wasn’t at its biggest when hogan was at his peak ??? I’m not arguing what he did for the business. I’m saying that austin and rock were the catalyst of the pinnacle of wrestling. Wrestling wasn’t bigger before them and hasn’t been the same since them.

[@thomasbaker9703]

@@MR.__G wrestling as a whole was at its peak with rock and Austin. Hulk WAS wrestling for a long time. Hulkamania was the attraction, it was literally a one man show that propelled wrestling into the mainstream. Everybody was wearing Hulkamania gear, and any event with hogan was essentially a Super Bowl. No individual has ever and will ever reach that level ever again. As popular and over as rock and Austin were, they never reached hogans popularity world wide. I’m not taking anything away from the attitude era. But if you look at that wrestlemania match with hogan and rock, hogan was supposed to be the heel but the fever pitch for hogan was a once in a lifetime level. It was literally a spectacle that hasn’t been reached since. Even to this day I still see Hulkamania stuff fairly commonly yet and he’s been retired for a long time. Hogan WAS wrestling for many years, Austin and rock were just the best in wrestling at the time.

[@MR.__G]

@@thomasbaker9703 lmao no austin and rock were best at the best point in wrestling while hogan was still there !!

[@thomasbaker9703]

@@MR.__G hogan was already past his prime when he he came back to wwe with the nwo. Peak hogan years dwarfed anything rock and Austin did. Hogan was a worldwide phenomenon, Austin and rock never reached that level, they just got massive crowd reactions, but never reached the same level of impact on the business worldwide that hogan did. For the record I was a massive Austin and rock fan but I witnessed hogan during his heyday, there was nothing like if before or after and it’s still popular even to this day.

[@hyperchord]

Do you know what watch Chioda is wearing?

[@TheKrustyKristy]

People in the comments saying Rock put over Brock in 02. Brock was huge as soon as he hit the ring. He had just beat Hogan in a rivalry. Than beat The Rock. The Rock became famous in 1998. So yeah, 4 years of being popular. Losing to a popular monster on a roll. Doesn't cut it Rock fans. And in 2002 he didn't have the control that he had later on. Ironically, Brock became the Rock and didn't put anyone over. When he returned, CENA PUT OVER BROCK IN A SQUASH MATCH. Brock super plexed Cena like what, 30 times?

[@life0093]

Cena beat Brock in his first night back in 2012. And beating The Rock was a huge deal. How many monsters on a Roll did Cena kill in his prime?

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

this guy knows nothing, rock went over in 28 because the plan was for cena to get revenge and turn heel

[@hassan74ish]

People like rewriting History with Cena and Pretend He was on Rock Hogan Austin Level… The Man Was BOOED Out of arenas 10 straight Years.. Never gonna forget when he announced he had a Torn Tricep on Raw in 2013 and the entire Crowd started Chanting YES YES YES!! LOL cuz he was gonna Miss Time

[@Rengokuo4o6]

Cope.😂😂😂

[@DezFTW]

The Rock passed it to Brock. What is he talking about?

[@ToneDennis]

Cena was very disrespectful to Dwayne for years as if he owed Cena something. Cena is a whole devil, he can bus his ass all he wants but will never be better than Dwayne.

[@1yungez]

Cena was busting his ass for 10 yrs is this dudes favorite sentence

[@KingJ1988]

He got a movie, villain voice

[@MortifiedPenguinX]

were still doing the whole "but cena busted his ass"...everyone does. especially dolph. rock/austin/hogan, even hhh on a different level. brock as well. the fact that brock buried everyone in 02-04 and then came back in 2012 to bury everyone, especially cena, shows they were just buying time and trying to keep up appearances until they found a new a lister (Roman, duh) or got some celebrities/mma/anyone who'd stick around for a bit cena's all they had and they fucked with what they had and then tried to double down like that was the plan all along. theyre lucky they struck gold with punk/bryan, that rock/brock came back (and their careers didn't tank), that the shield was over af and had balls to protect their careers and then they got in with these occasional dream matches like sting and goldberg coming back. and as soon as Brock came back and played ball cena's dropped down the card and lost all of his matches RIP bray wyatt but he dropped a pipebomb of his own at CovidMania

[@alejandrocastillohernandez9506]

Ok mark

[@diw.824]

When The Rock and Stone cold left back in 2003 John Cena wasn't the face of the WWE yet he was a mid carder until 2005 or 2006 when he got drafted to Raw.Brock Lesnar JBL Eddie Guerrero was the face before Cena took over.

[@shaneomacdaddy]

Brock was going to be the face of WWE, but he left prematurely, so Cena took his place as the new face.

[@Romchikthelemon]

You're wrong Mike. If you so worry about Cena, remember how many times he became a World champion. And what fans were screaming to him in 2011.

[@aromega10]

Cena is the GOAT!!!❤

[@whitetigerproductions8655]

I to be honest don’t know how rock got hall of fame before John Cena when JC was wrestling, the rock was doing Hollywood

[@alanfa3idan]

Someone should tell Mike Chioda that Cena was bustin his ass for 10 years

[@TERMINATOR.2024]

Rock was already a global superstar by 2000. Saying hogan put ovet rock in 2002 is a insult😂😂 rock was a part timer by this point doing movies bigger than hogan

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

I had quit watching by the time the match happened because Cena was so stale and I had no hope of anything changing. Booking the old guard a year in advance rather than building a credible opponent in that timeframe only confirmed my perception.

[@keyboard_g]

KZbin commenters for sure know more than the people who were actually there.

[@nasnas1231]

Taker and HHH stole the show that night.

[@extremeboys24]

Love Mike.❤but Charles Robinson Is Lengend🔥

[@HOTRODSBLAZINGTOPICS]

I thought the rock passed the torch to Lesnar at summerslam 2002 prior to leaving, no?

[@MrRaiin32]

So the ref not realizing that Rock came back to pull an even bigger payday to continue helping the company 🤔 interesting

[@pkizzlebeats]

If anything Shawn passed the torch to Steve Austin and him n the rock just passed it back n forth till wcw and ended then hogan wanted to see if he could still hang with superstars like rock n Austin hogan was on his way out the Hollywood gimmick wasn’t getting over anymore n real American gimmick could only work for so long on the second run but hogan didn’t pass the torch if anything he tried to get it back n never did cuz Rock n Austin already surpassed his level of fame in the industry

[@FastRewind89]

Well that's just...inaccurate.

[@rogelioarmentasolorzano3848]

The Rock should’ve passed the torch to Cena… but back in 2003 or 2004 when Cena was rising up.

[@Oswald_lusambya]

The rivalry was completely one sided when it came to promos

[@LukeRojas]

John really owned him a lot.

[@RoseyRK]

Yeah The Rock won easily, Cena just kept moaning

[@BigRaji1981]

Cena cooked him on the mic

[@Alvin_Vivian]

Nah, Cena just got personal and low-blowed The Rock with personal shit.

[@LukeRojas]

@@RoseyRK Cena called Rock out for writing his promo on his arm which legitimately pissed Rock off.

[@paulm1656]

The Rock left with the torch? Really? The most giving top star ever. Put over HHH, Y2J seemingly always. Foley, Angle and Lesnar all got their first title runs off of Rock. Rock put Cena over, the same way he would for Roman if it happens.

[@stevewardlaw]

People CHOSE Hogan. And Bret. And HBK. And Sting. And Undertaker. And Austin. And HHH (the first couple times pre-wedding anyway.) And The Rock. And Nash. And Goldberg. And we accepted early pushes for Angle/Brock because they had “real” wrestling credentials. No one chose Cena, and they pushed him to the moon in the most obnoxious ways 24/7 trying to get us to buy that he was 1985 Hogan or 98 Austin or 99 Goldberg or 98-02 Rock and he just wasn’t, at all. Not best in ring, on mic, or explosive, or charismatic. We had Cena Nuff even before he got the strap.

[@stevewardlaw]

And how did Cena thank the WWE Universe for tolerating him as champion forever? He learned Chinese and apologized to a Communist dictator for calling Taiwan a country.

[@Ken_Frazer-619]

Yoh idiot just say you and your friends didn't want Cena I got literally millions of people who grew up on Cena many of them owe a lot to him so STFU we don't care about your useless opinion

[@Corey-ub3ee]

The once in a lifetime thing never meant that it had to literally happen one time.. It meant that it was once in a lifetime that two generations went head to head which is something you don’t usually see. Y’all can’t be that dumb

[@beefhamburger-yy5jb]

Was not a fan of Cena vs rock fued. I would of much preferred rock vs Orton they would put one of goat matches. I thought Cena vs rock rivalry boring

[@okikiadeduyite9205]

I need that footage!!

[@Rob-b2q8p]

“Cena busted his ass” Bro. It was the PG era. He hardly took a bump during this time. It was 5 moves of doom collect a paycheck and move on.

[@shadycnetwork]

Dude 2010 called they want their cena hate back

[@ajaxxx5552]

2002-2012 10 years.

[@TheKrustyKristy]

Cena has put over so many wrestlers over the past 5-7 years. Who has Rock put over?? Do you think Rock would've lost to Theory at Mania? HELL NO. He couldn't even pass the torch over to Cena. Rock said on College Gameday that it was a done deal for Him vs Roman. They finalized it a year before. But some things weren't able to be agreed on. WOW I wonder what that could've been. The Rock didn't want to put over his own cousin. Or he wanted another Cena like situation. Rock wins, than Roman wins rematch. The Rock is someone who doesn't want to look bad at anything. Hogan agreed to lose to Rock. Even though 80% of the people at that Mania were on Hogan's side. Cena, Hogan allowed to put young talent over. The Rock "Over my dead body"

[@NEUTRALIZER70]

FACTS 👌💯

[@michaelschneider1365]

now I feel wwe is falling off

[@q.h.s5051]

NOW? WWE falls off every five years and then comes back up

[@Chasanese]

hell no they’re actually at a re peak right now

[@lucuslopez6866]

Rock passed to Lesnar. Hogan to Rock? idk about that.

[@olilais92]

Rock passed it to lesnar, it was supposed to be stone cold but he declined

[@JB-zv9hn]

Rock pass the torch to Brock he just didn’t stay

[@joeprospero8109]

The day the rock beat Cena was the beginning of Cena going downhill

[@tacodelgrande2963]

What is he talking about he passed it to brock

[@dubyrodgers]

Cena should’ve won the first one. I hated that match and ending.

[@TJ-fe7rr]

Kinda like how Nexus should've won.

[@pnwmv]

Rock and Austin are bigger than Hogan

[@RoseyRK]

John Cena got his victory the following year & won the title so how can he be moaning also Cena carried the company for 10 years into the ground. A lot of 90s wrestling fans stopped watching because of Cena

[@egoistfallen]

cry more

[@alfredriver8457]

he helped to make it Mainstream Wtf you talking about

[@jamesjones-ez9ug]

@@alfredriver8457not true hogan Austin and rock made it mainstream.

[@berkan6602]

Agreed same thing with Roman.

[@chuysuarez8890]

Cry me a river he was better then Rock and Steve combined.

[@PleasantlyDisturbing]

Meh.. Cenas a level 1 grade a politician he'll say anything to pander to a crowd or to keep his image squeaky clean. Even though he had some real jealousy and hatred towards the rock. All in all two legends in their own right, but I wouldn't believe whatever comes our of cenas mouth.

[@DanielCastro-nw6fy]

dude leaves the company for hollywood cena was the face for so many years, and the mr roids comes out of nowhere

[@corymanning5425]

Austin passed it to the rock

[@permverse6668]

It was an absolute joke that rock won. it literally made no sense and made cena look stupid asf. cena beat everyone and carried the company for 10 years just to loose?

[@berkan6602]

Rock >>>>>>>> Cena.

[@dombak0531]

Cena>>>>> Rock!

[@JHC2812]

Wait what? This ref must have taken too many head shots Hogan passing torch to Rock? Rock lead WWE to win the MN war while Hogan was already past his prime in WCW Torch was passed long time ago And Stone Cold career got going after that???? What ????? Man who is this dude Get Earl here

[@earzy9729]

Cena propaganda may be the most insane in wrestling history. He was booed for 10 years, corny gimmick, awful booking, so many burials. He was nowhere near austin and rocks level. He made wrestling uncool. Also, everyone worked hard. I hated when they used to bring his work ethic into a feud, it was so weird. Everyone was on the road taking the bumps and putting in the work. Cena never had that it factor and huge popularity like previous top guys so they had to overcompensate with real-life stuff (hard work, nice guy, make a wish)

[@vampirascoffin870]

cena vs rock was ok , the rock had to win cena dodnt need to win or get that win back at wm 29 it sucked

[@DrSpoculus]

The torch was gone before hogan vs rock. Rock never held the torch. Wtf is he smoking. Rock was never as big as stone cold. At that time it was stone cold. Rock wasn't Hollywood until way after that.

[@TERMINATOR.2024]

😂😂😂😂😂 rock was bigger than stone cold by 2000

[@DrSpoculus]

@TERMINATOR..2024 No, he wasn't. Nobody has ever been as big as srone cold. The nunbers back that up. ROCK has never come close to Austin numbers.

[@brycetangney3966]

No one will agree with what i say but rock never had the torch

[@Tarantulisimo]

Oh yes The Rock did have the torch -- but at that time the proverbial torch was bascially like a hot potato between Bret & Stone Cold & HHH & Rock due to injuries, backstage issues, & of course Hollywood calling....Hollywood called for Rock a lot sooner than it did for Cena, so it did feel like Rock just up & left, but even HHH got a brief call from Hollywood

[@brycetangney3966]

@@Tarantulisimo hhh never and I mean never had the torch was never the draw but was the no 2 to the draw

[@TheHypnoManNation]

Agree 💯 He got His "Push" because He was Vinnie Mac & Patty-Cake Patterson's "Boy Toy"...

[@TheHypnoManNation]

​@@brycetangney3966 Agree 💯, once again... If Triple H wasn't "Banging" the Bosses Daughter He wouldn't have been Champion that Many Times, and it's Hilarious when I see People Posting Comments Admiring that Ass-Smooching Schmuck....🤣

[@Tarantulisimo]

@@brycetangney3966 he most certainly did - after the rock started making movies, austin was either injured or left, & HBK was out of commission or MIA, HHH came into his own...not saying he was a huge draw, but he was definitely carrting the company with solid reliability

[@brianthomas3451]

Cena chased off fans for years. Attendance and ratings dropped every year he was on top

[@paulmcnallyfll8228]

Cena was horrible, I’ll never understand why anyone rated or bought into him.

[@vobic13]

hogan didnt pass anything to rock. rock had that shit all alone.