Jim Cornette on Why The Rock Is In The Position He Is Now In

From Episode 518 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@optimysticquest]

Batista: "Triple H, I am going to take the World Championship....FROM YOU!! ...but not at Wrestlemania." Hogan's music hits.

[@AustinHalfe]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nu-metalfan2654]

Difference is Cody sucks

[@azapro911]

Precisely, imagine how dead Batista's push would have been if he'd just stepped aside for an aging legend.

[@MadCaril]

now do one when Taker was supposed to choose Batista!

[@nu-metalfan2654]

@@thatdudedurrell Well I’m not a sheep, I like my own things.

[@InsignificantNick]

I like how Jim's being nice about this Rock/Roman thing, while Brian is having none of it.

[@thedoctor3528]

Jim is blind when it comes to criticising his favourites

[@herbert9241]

@@HessenUK - HBK was always the shits; he was the protolithic trampoline cowboy.

[@BUPMY1]

​@@herbert9241lol

[@Ghost-Face420]

@@herbert9241HBK is the best inring performer of alltime😂 he gave everyone their best matches & guys like Stone Cold, Undertaker, Kurt Angle & Ric Flair all say that HBK is the overall goat 🤡😂 even Bret acknowledged how great Shawn was despite their history, he definitely politicked alot & was a really bad person in the 90s but that still doesn’t diminish his talents imo

[@Michael-cz6ob]

I wish someone would tell Jim that the rock ended cm punks excellent title run and stole the wrestlemania 29 main event from him. Still a load of garbage 11 years later

[@GreekInThe6ix]

If it leads to Rock turning heel and being Hollywood Rock, then it’s all worth it.

[@PreacherJenkins]

That's literally exactly what happened at the press conference lol

[@teelowteelow356]

Look at the “Cody Crybabies” at that event, all overw8

[@quentinkaasa47]

Hollywood Rock is fully back!

[@Resjek]

You were right

[@RyMicTheKing]

The Rock knew what he was doing. He said on Chris Van Vliet that if he were to return, he would have to come in as a bad guy. CVV said "you can't be a bad guy" and The Rock said "don't tell me what I can't do!" He knew that him coming in out of nowhere and interrupting Cody's story was gonna seem lame to the fans and that he could side with the bloodline and be a bad guy. It worked like a charm. I like it. Haven't seen a heel Rock in a long time. During the attitude era, I hated the Rock.

[@RagingUtai]

Call it how you like. I believe his run should have ended years ago, along with the other greats that dominated for so long.

[@chad6326]

You're in the minority... the majority hate this BS

[@MrLove717]

Nah buddy it's just you😂​@@chad6326

[@smokegames1179]

There all in on it cody cry babies got worked

[@jyesucevitz]

when The Rock came out on Smackdown with his "where should I sit?" speech the crowd ate it up. they were 100% with The Rock, but as soon as it was disclosed that where The Rock was gonna be sitting was in Cody's chair he lost the fans.

[@azapro911]

That was before Rhodes won the Rumble and when everyone thought Rock vs. Roman might happen at a different event.

[@casinovixen0812]

He still asked the fans first. That should have been your clue. I saw the moment he came out that night.

[@AlSween]

​@azapro911 Fans didn't think. If Steve Austin showed up and mentioned Roman, they wouldn't expect the match to take place at Elimination Chamber.

[@johnepants]

@@casinovixen0812they should have booked him for the Rumble then. Some people may have still not liked him in the Main Event, but you couldn’t script a more epic end of the Rumble with Cody pointing at Roman. That really was the point of no return for this story line and they managed to screw it all up.

[@TheStunscsa]

@@azapro911 Nope I thought the samething. Then he went on first take the day he became a board member which was before the Rumble and sold it there too saying if he and Roman headlined Wrestlemania it would be the biggest ever. He's been pitching it since before the Rumble. Just these injuries and the Lesnar situation improved his leverage

[@oktover3031]

"its a different fucking movie" "they want to see this movie first" might be the best analogy for how i feel about this situation.

[@SLAPTALK]

At this point, the fans should chant 🗣📢 LA KNIGHT whenever The Rock cuts a promo. 😆😆

[@randomteacher6199]

@@HessenUK But it’s not like that. The Rock being Bruce Willis, instead has put Die Hard on the Screen himself with the backing of Warner brothers. That’s the main problem. The Rock pitched the idea, and TKO went through with it.

[@MrTorgueHighFiveFlexington]

@@HessenUKexcept it was reported that part of the deal for Rock to come on board with tko was that he got the match with Roman and that deal was signed weeks ago before any of the injuries affected the card or the Vince scandal broke with the only people who knew about it being Rock,Nick khan and Ari Emmanuel. Rock has gone full Hogan on this thinking people would rather see him in the main event of mania and ruin nearly 2 years of booking with Cody

[@maddeninghustle6919]

​@HessenUK The Rock is on the board, it makes perfect sense, just because you don't know how business works, does mean it is anyless true.

[@joeylaflamme8527]

If Cody beat Reign at WM 40 = cool If Cody beat Reigh who himself defeated The Rock at WM 40 = more cool for Cody

[@Bsfnelz20]

I remember when Brian said don’t be surprised if The Rock ends up running WWE a couple years ago

[@TNraised615]

I’m here for it

[@Philthethrill14]

This really didn't have to be this messy. Rock referees Cody vs. Roman at WM so that the bloodline doesn't interfere in the match. Cody wins and finishes the story, Roman is pissed, fights the Rock at Summerslam for the "head of the table". There.

[@PeterEhik]

Sounds good to me, everyone wins, Rock just gotta wait a few months, Cody's waited fucking 15 years for this big moment

[@NemesisEnforcer4937]

Exactly one of the scenarios that I was thinking

[@KdOdom7]

That's how it should've been done. Rocky should have known this.🧐

[@joshuasteward6097]

But now you have Seth v Cody finishing the story with a world title match. And Rock v Roman hopefully finishing the tribal chief story. And Cody can wrestle for one belt at WM and the other later. Rock replacing Punk and Lesnar is awesome, and Cody can have an even bigger story. Seth is also injured.

[@joshuasteward6097]

Hogan did the job for Goldberg. Geez.

[@flifreddie]

Even Mark Henry couldnt defend this and he admitted he wanted to

[@jadengilliam5260]

i don’t think he’s ever been on a creative team, so he’s just speaking from a fan’s perspective like us.

[@alexanderletzing6705]

Jim, who has been a Booker, defended this. Brian, fan just like the ones bitching, hated it. That really tells us everything. People in the business are doing this everytime. Get over it

[@flifreddie]

Mark was specifically stated he was speaking as the rocks friend.

[@jadenkelly5969]

@@flifreddie What do you have to say now you mark?

[@flifreddie]

@@jadenkelly5969 lmao what do i have to say about what MARK HENRY said. Who sounds like a mark.

[@TjM1978]

If Hogan or HBK pulled this shit Jim would be foaming at the fucking mouth

[@Michael-cz6ob]

So true. Considering jim loves punk it's amazing he never mentions the rock ending punks excellent 400+ wwe title reign for no reason and stole the wrestlemania 29 main event from him. In the long run that helped contribute to punk leaving for 10 years. Also jim like all of rocks fans never mention that the rock wrestled full time... for 4 years before selling out.

[@RBloodworth187]

Dwayne, for all of his faults, is still a very likeable guy. The others, not so much. That goes a long way here.

[@Bigtimecharliepotatoes]

Cornette must be blowing the rock

[@StandardUserFromEarth]

To be fair to Jim, he really only knows The Rock, not Dwayne Johnson. He hasn't paid attention to alot of media over the past 15 or odd years, so he wouldn't really know how much of a Corp douche Dwayne can come off as, he just knows he's on top of Hollywood. And since Jim thinks like a booker first due to his experience, he knows that means guaranteed money, but overlooks how bad it is. Dwayne is definitely some sort of Asshole, I mean I'm not saying he's shat on anyone's face, but you can't be on top of Hollywood for so long and come off as a 'nice guy' without being some sort of prick, and it's starting to show. The Rock has been gone for 20 years now, Dwayne Johnson just plays a diluted, artificial version of what he used to be now, and Jims too blinded by the money he's not getting from it to see how this is one of the worst ways you could do this whole thing.

[@TheRiderInBlack85]

Considering Jim Cornett has had a lot of experience with a lot of wrestlers. Trying to be nice to the rock right now, is understandable. Because Hogan is a douche, and Michael’s was an insufferable prick. Which that last part was a direct quote from Jim Cornett.

[@BPEJS24-7]

that artwork is hilarious. that's what Rock's been doing to everyone for years.

[@rogueelephant7994]

It’s just as simple as he WON the fucking RUMBLE..he’s just going to willingly step aside and not take the main event ?

[@Lenoxygen]

Yes, because he is weaksuace

[@ovionradion9260]

​@@Lenoxygen😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🧂

[@Lenoxygen]

@@ovionradion9260 😂😂😂

[@ndr523]

At Mania 40 in the biggest match of his life. Lol it’s so asinine even now after they’ve fixed it

[@SavageSaint9]

@@ndr523I thought the idea was for the Rock to remove the family from Reigns so he was alone before he wrestled Cody. Cody would still not be able to win until he got Reigns away from the table via the Rock’s help. They didn’t explain it properly and it backfired.

[@retrokoh]

My thoughts exactly. Rock's ego has blown up to disgusting proportions over the last decade, and his recent failures have sent him over the edge.

[@3DBrawlChannel]

​@@EagleFang86 You been stalking them for 10 years? That's weird.

[@geesixnine]

You dont have to complain. Just watch his whack ass movies, and it shows his popularity is declining ​@EagleFang86

[@retrokoh]

@@EagleFang86 ...who says I haven't? Just because YOU haven't seen me say it here? Get a life, netizen.

[@kant5696]

@@geesixnineyeah see that sounds cool and edgy to say cause everyone is on the “we hate rock, ive never liked him” bandwagon but his movies have done number whether you personally liked them or not

[@vycanismajoris6871]

​@@EagleFang86 you staliking people? Wow.

[@BreakstarRips]

CM Punk foreshadowed this perfectly in his promo against Cody before the rumble.

[@ishmael802]

CM Punk is also Fragile Phil. The guy who gets injured for 9 months when a wrestling company tries to rely on him. 3 times now.

[@je7055]

@@ishmael802 Okay.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

I love both rock and cm punk but Cm punk who gets fired from another company bad mouths wwe. Returns to wwe expecting a main event immediately. Rock never works for the competition fans been begging for a return is called selfish when he expects the same thing as cm punk. One is loved after being hated and one is hated after being loved haha hypocrites at its finest

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Go kc btw this Sunday

[@phoenixmodellingphotography]

​@@ishmael802 Also please take your meds cause that has absolutely nothing to do with the comment you're replying to

[@LittleRosston]

I have to confess, I’ve always been frustrated with Brian’s disapproval of the rock, until last week. I’m sorry I doubted his feedback, he is spot on.

[@zackjohnson369]

He’s still way over the top with it. The man tries to pin the XFL on The Rock when he bought it from Vince for a couple of million dollars.

[@ian0143]

@@zackjohnson369but he thought that he could turn it around. Only an idiot or a narcissist would believe that was possible.

[@Jaizensama]

No he is still over the top.

[@DGS_1992]

Brian Last is a cry baby fan just like the rest of you Marks.. Just sit tight and watch the events unfold. I think everyone will get what they ask for. Idk how people can't see the storyline. Cody vs Roman at the chamber, Cody wins, then goes on to beat Seth and unifies the titles. Meanwhile, Rock vs Roman will take place at mania for "head of the table".. You heard it here 1st.. Also, Brian lasts hatred for Rock is ridiculous.. Trying to say he "needs" the wwe. That's hilarious.. Yeah, the same guy who is one of the top celebrities in the world, one of the highest paid actors in the world, owns a Football league, owns his own energy drink, owns his own tequila, sits on the board of directors for TKO.. yeah, he "needs" the wwe. I'm surprised cornette has this dude on the podcast, his takes are wack and every episode he keeps revealing just how much of a "mark" cry baby fan he is..

[@sheepdavis]

Brian Last is jealous of the Rock

[@TheInnovator25]

Rock wont draw? 100 millions views in one day on that press conference, why can't fans let things play out, this whole thing made cody more relevant on a bigger scale than anything else they could've done, let things play out before demeaning it a failure

[@chad6326]

Yes... many ppl tuned in to be disappointed. That's the point. HE DOESNT HAVE IT ANYMORE this isn't hard to understand

[@deerock1302]

@@chad6326you obviously don’t know shit 🤣

[@chad6326]

@@deerock1302 you literally have Aids

[@fabledogify]

Brian nailed it Love Jim, but god it is hard for him to criticize people he likes

[@carriebrooks2377]

Right..let this been kenny or matt and nick he would been going off

[@GuyoftheStars]

Brian nailed shit. He's a known Rock hater no matter what. He's also a mark for wrestling being a small niche and not mainstream which is why he always advocates for the lesser known wrestlers to go over.

[@zhougongjin2704]

@@carriebrooks2377kenny, matt, and nick wanted a guy fired over some fights or some insults.. they're complete betas lol.. the opposite of what wrestlers are supposed to be

[@EarthGirlTerra]

Jim and Brian are working us with their Rock apologist/anti-Dwayne dichotomy. Brilliant, I rate this 7 Stars because it's being held at the Corny Dome.

[@RAD1111able]

This comment is actually funny and original,a rare quality

[@AzAkh60]

Cornette seems to always had a soft spot for Rock, also with Austin.

[@davey3884]

Good lord...get a hobby

[@blackatron9250]

Would have been 8 stars if it was in the Tokyo Dome

[@greghuffman3061]

im team Brian on this

[@KidNamedKG]

I can’t wait to hear their take on the press conference

[@martincaldwell6148]

This aged horribly for Last in the space of 24 hours. Someone’s he really lets his 2007 smarminess out

[@ovionradion9260]

...................aged like wine

[@jamesramos8952]

“I can’t imagine them giving the Rock such a bad reception at the TV tapings leading up to this..” Can’t wait for the next video

[@edwells4769]

Theyll modify the crowd noise as per usual

[@giac13]

​@edwells4769 they will for sure but you can't cut out that initial roar of boos on live TV

[@maggielusk6833]

He turns up at Mania they'll have to turn it into an ambulance match and poor Roman gonna kill himself selling for him!

[@maggielusk6833]

H IS LIKE THE OTHERS WHO DEFEND THE OLD PERV AND KNEW A LOT MORE THAN HES LETTING ON! HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED THEIR CLEANING HOUSE AND YET THEYVE FORGOT ABOUT ARI AND ROCK BOTH BESTIES OF VINCES FOR 20 YEARS! YOURE TELLING ME THEY DIDNT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT VINCE!

[@alexanderletzing6705]

People are capping hard here. Sami came out, promoted the crowd to chant "we want Cody" and not even half the crowd have a fuck. Not everyone cares. This isn't even Daniel Bryan in 2014 lol

[@jeremyh2305]

Jim is looking at this through the eyes of a promoter and booker. Brian is looking at this through a fans eyes.

[@kyletucker3811]

Nah Jim is looking at this through the lense of someone that's a friend/fan of The Rock.

[@maggielusk6833]

Exactly.

[@greghuffman3061]

promoters have to deal with the fans reaction. they changed plans for wm30 due to fans.

[@valkprince]

If Tony Kahn did this, Jim would do a 4-hour omnibus about all the reasons why this is a terrible idea and it hurts the business.

[@dlmoney11]

I think he'd praise it honestly. If the rock came in and took a title shot from kenny omega or ospreay, he'd love it because he doesnt consider them stars.

[@leonrobinson2475]

Have you been listening to Cornette at all? He would applaud it. He has been saying Tony needs to stop booking for the nerds and base audience and branch out for other types of fans in order to grow AEW's business

[@StuffAndAlsoThings]

Nah tbh this man pitched Danielson to beat Omega for the belt the second he came into the company, which was right at the end of the Hangman/Elite story they’d been building for 2 years. Corny don’t give a fuck about long term booking 😂

[@wrestlingp]

But we know WWE can be trusted to fix the problem, Khan and AEW would lash out at the fans

[@SlutBurgerWithCheese]

@@StuffAndAlsoThingsDanielson was coming fresh off a WM mainevent and was hot. Much like Bret going to WCW (minus mania) and he was completely wasted. What is Danielson doing now, running around like a fucking pirate

[@ethanbenfield2285]

You tell em Brian, im so mad I cant.

[@seanguinn]

😂

[@Fayn757]

Grow up crybaby

[@toniyakovlev4403]

I find it VERY hard to believe that Dwayne getting on the board of directors had nothing to do with his daughter becoming new GM of NXT, Jey getting IC title shot, Nia getting a title shot AND Dwayne being inserted in the main event of WM all within a week is just a big coincidence.

[@alphonsemaina8293]

The only decision there that remotely makes sense is Jey going after Gunther.

[@waylaymaster6198]

Nothing to see here folks. It's all just a big coincidence. Jey deserves a spot though he's busted his ass.

[@Jangmo_SC]

Nia herself is so terrible that it makes the rest of it make sense lol

[@FuckBalls64]

Watch Jey take the belt off Gunther and be given a longer, lazier streak.

[@colinspencely2591]

Nia is only skilled at working sloppy and injuring people...

[@Hypno_BPM]

imagine Ari Emmanuel hiring The Rock and gives him tens of millions for him to only get booed by the fans in the same week 😂

[@alexanderletzing6705]

When did he even get booed? When he came out the crowd forgot about Cody's existence. This is just an internet trend. Which is hilarious

[@nathanrodriguez914nr]

​@@alexanderletzing6705the crowd was chanting Rocky Sucks on Raw. There's reports from the people who were in attendance that what we heard on TV was edited and it was much louder in the arena

[@alexanderletzing6705]

@@nathanrodriguez914nr man did you see the "we want Cody" from Sami after Raw? From the live Crowd cam? Not even half the crowd cared enough to chant we want Cody when prompted. This is a trend, dead by Perth imo.

[@SentinelJon]

@@alexanderletzing6705enjoy being wrong lol

[@alexanderletzing6705]

@@SentinelJon the only way you stans are right is if they drop the Rock out of this match. You actually think that's gonna happen? Lmfao 🤣

[@Neonpiss187]

Would be funny as hell if this happens on the new video game aswell. The road to wrestlemania always ending with the rock coming in and taking your spot to "boost ratings"

[@Shendue]

Maybe a fan mod.

[@idkanymore3382]

how tf did rock ruin dc when it was already ruined, mark last?

[@BenGetItIn]

Right. If anything, he wasn't able to "save" DC.

[@BLACKSTA361]

Black Adam still the highest Box office of any DCEU Film since Aquaman in late 2017/Early 2018

[@texasblue245]

Brian was always spot on about the Rock even before this debacle. Jim still holds sentiment for Rock but Brian is more onto what’s actually going on with the Rock

[@imbored9328]

Yea it seemed like Jim sugarcoated the truth about The Rock

[@rudymenchacaa9970]

​@@imbored9328think cause Jim remembers the rock before the Hollywood fame think that's why it makes it hard to knock him but if Jim isn't being honest than he's no better than bruce

[@fatalsniper3413]

It’s just wrestling. So why hate on The Rock so much? Brian is a mark

[@TheFlamingPike]

​@@fatalsniper3413Because this story is very relatable for all of us. In school or at work we all experienced injustice. A rich kid will get away from this or that. A boss will use his power to put you down at work. I think Cody is the closest thing to a 80's era wrestler back when hopes and dreams were major selling points. This world has gone to shit and we need heroes. As crazy as it seems Cody is exactly that for wrestling fans and seeing Rock pulling power moves with his money and influence to bury Cody like that is just too much for people looking for something good and positive for once.

[@fatalsniper3413]

@@TheFlamingPike Cody took Sami’s spot last year… it should have been Sami vs Roman at WM, because the Bloodline’s storyline was failing and boring af until Sami came along. The crowds were going crazy for Sami and he becomes Cody’s sidekick.

[@430quiet]

"In about 5 seconds, this side will chant 'You are' and the other side will chant 'an asshole'" Can't wait for the promos.... ugh

[@NoSnowFlakes1]

Exactly 💯 Rock hasn't been good on the mic since Hollywood Rock. He got destroyed by Punk and Cena and the way Roman has transformed into having good mic skills Roman is gonna destroy him too. All this "hash tag" and "fans say this and that" is corny. His nursery rhyme shtick promos wont cut it either. Im fine with Roman vs Rock so Roman can go over but not at Cody's expense and definitely not cuz Dwyane's liberal a$$ politicking his way into the match

[@Ashcash95]

@@NoSnowFlakes1cry

[@EazyE11]

If he tries that now it will be this side "We want" that side "Cody."

[@NoSnowFlakes1]

@ashvaneeprabhudial143 Im sorry internet thug, was it the liberal comment that upset you? Well you can take your gender fluid twitter fingers and type a long email to YT on how I offended you and your 36 pronouns 🖕

[@z216ghost]

He was never good on the mic. Was always lame and beyond annoying

[@windsweptjoe442]

C'mon Jim, if AEW did something like this you'd be much less forgiving.

[@geneseofootball1915]

Wrong

[@Lenoxygen]

Jim doesn't like mudshows.

[@savagereaper6291]

Aew doesn't have the star power to be in this situation. And at this point anything AEW does is flat anyways.

[@Mickieshelton]

They don't have a Rock. Weird comment.

[@windsweptjoe442]

@@MickiesheltonNo shit they don't have the rock. I'm referring to the booking. "WeIrD cOmMeNt"

[@caseyw1286]

WWE Logic: Undertaker in 2014: So guys, my Wrestlemania streak is a huge deal and the fans really want to see it preserved. Loosing the straak to Brock Lesnar will severely damage my legacy. So obviously I am winning the match right? WWE: Nope. We want to put Brock over (even though he already is) because he has more of a future left in this company than you do. It’s time to do what is best for business. Undertaker: Fuck…okay. Undertaker in 2017: So I am going to win over Roman at Wrestlemania right? I still want to keep what is left of my legacy. WWE: Nope. Even though Roman to this point has yet to get over, we still want him to beat you at Mania. We feel that he will be the future of this company. Your legacy is not important to us. It’s all about putting over younger talent. Cody Rhodes in 2024: Okay guys, you are apparently all about putting over younger talent. I am already over with the fans, I am the biggest babyface in the company right now, and I worked hard to get into the main event with Roman. We built up this story for two years now so I am obviously going to face Roman at Mania, right? WWE: Nah. We are just going to give it the Rock. He doesn’t deserve it but who cares. That’s what he wants. Even though we didn’t listen to the Undertaker, we going to do what Rock wants because he works for us now. Maybe if The Undertaker was on the board of directors back then, his streak would still be in tacked.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

At least he has a streak of WM wins, not the most WM losses like HHH.

[@lindamcgraw2822]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@jeanpayano1506]

When Taker lost the streak I was done with WWE for a good 6 years that decision was the worst and now is aging like spoiled milk because of the controversy surrounding Brock, it was a b.s move

[@g-dub5272]

If it’s all about “the biggest WM”, big moments, big draw etc, then Rock doing Philly is a downgrade for him. This match should’ve happened last year. That Philly crowd is gonna eat him alive…plus he looked gassed just doing a spine buster

[@miaorange]

Yeah. I don't think this is a good move for the Rock. I do hope I'm wrong though

[@newwaveknight1]

Putting The Rock in front of the angry inbreds in Philly is a bad idea. It's called The City of Borrherly Love because that's how everyone there was conceived lol.

[@planexshifter]

Meh, he will be fine. Don’t waste your worry on millionaires.

[@namelessjedi2242]

Jim just said in a recent show, the only way to stay in wrestling shape is to wrestle. Are we to believe the Rock is in shape for not just a ring appearance but a full Mania main event match?

[@TimeBomb014X]

Philie is ECW country, those people booed Cena into One Night Stand

[@Sahil-pc2kr]

The Pipebomb still rings true 13 years later.

[@nbarealtalker]

Anyone who thinks The Rock isn’t making everything bigger and better is denser than a boulder.

[@Mickieshelton]

Yeah..this Jim Cornette sidekick is talking crazy.

[@theofficialgreenkane9645]

Rock should’ve been written into the storyline better. He kinda just appeared last minute.

[@mattst.germain4023]

He shouldn’t of been written in at all

[@theofficialgreenkane9645]

@@mattst.germain4023 What are you talking about, he’s literally part of the bloodline, that’s his family, of coarse he should be written in.

[@TheAndrewShow40]

@@theofficialgreenkane9645 hE IS a #crybabycody fan Mark

[@ovionradion9260]

​@@TheAndrewShow40😭😭😭😭😭🧂

[@adampruitt9211]

Well didn't The Rock vote for Joe Biden THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER!!!!!!!!!! in 2020 rigged stolen election ? 😅lol

[@DraperJake]

Based on the reaction Monday, Corny got this one wrong. The crowd is ready, willing, and able to boo The Rock straight outta the building.

That's not true. I don't want Cody anywhere near the title. I'm good with rock and Roman. Cm punk would've been better. A lot of us feel the same too. Only you and a handful of people will boo and be drowned out. What is Cody going to do? Cry and whine and switch companies again? Lol maybe tna hoping someone feels pity for him and gives him a title run. 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🧖🧖

[@gjfwang]

We’ll see. There’s a reason why the wwe constantly disrespects their audience. Because they can without consequences

[@LuciusYano]

@i dont think you see the sentiment of the rock is recent times..everyone thinks hes a fake that puts out shitty movies. legit only people over the age of idk 35 think the rock is cool well other than the 13 year olds he aims his movies towards. between the fake natty claims, the shitty movies, and the brands a lot of people dont feel the same way about the rock they did in 2013

[@SpaceGhost92]

@you want the 50 year old that blew out his butthole the last time he wrestled a decade ago? 😂 what a simp

[@BeyondDaX]

Pretty much

[@paulc1553]

"That doesn't work for me, brother".

[@zmatthew91]

😂😂😂

[@dovahduke4566]

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't work"

[@bigkrutherford]

"who ya been talkin to? Cody push??"

[@danko152]

"That dosen't work for the rock, jabroni"

[@TheBlackFrankWhite]

Jim Cornette on The Rock and wrestling fans......'He can fart in their general direction and they're gonna moderately like it' 🤣

[@brandonluu6665]

Rock politicking like he wanted Black Adam vs Superman.

[@mrperson2804]

People (Jim included) need to understand Rock does NOT care about wrestling and never has. He wanted to be a football player and failed and only reluctantly got into wrestling in 1996 when he’d ran out of money, by 2000 he was filming The Mummy Returns, by ‘03 he was part time and by ‘04 he was gone. This is not a passion project for him he just uses it to get his shit in other avenues over.

[@julianfoddrell9370]

It's crazy to me that people still criticize the rock for becoming an actor. The writing was on the wall with the Saturday night live gig. He made 5 million for scorpion king alone. Rock had the TALENT to become an actor and succeed. His wrestling career was linear with stone cold's. So when stone cold retired. What else could he have done? He made a smart decision. More money less risk of developing injury. You see what happens to long term wrestlers. Some can't even walk due to these knee/hip replacements, develop addiction or end up dying early. He'll even WWE didn't think he was going to make it, they didn't renew his contract in 2004 and he ended up becoming one of the biggest actors in Hollywood. Everyone should want growth in which they can do bigger and better things. Alot of wrestlers CANT do what the rock did in Hollywood. That's why they are still wrestling.

[@azapro911]

The problem isn't so much this past week, it's the last fifteen years of WWE routinely disrespecting their own audience. They see The Rock take up a prominent position on the TKO board, followed by his extremely limited daughter (sorry but it is what it is, she's basically David Flair) getting handed a GM role on NXT and he's gatecrashed the Cody-Roman WrestleMania build, with a swerve not exactly being left easy to explain. There's an understandable lack of faith, no matter how much Brian Gewirtz or anybody else might like to pretend otherwise.

[@gjfwang]

And for past 15 years they’ve gotten away with it without any real consequences. I doubt this is the time the fans really draw the line.

[@thebigmanufacturer]

Not everyone is an internet mark. Most of us have wanted to see Rock vs. Roman since Roman started touting himself as the head of The Rock’s table.

[@thebigmanufacturer]

The swerve has been getting explained for 9 months. Cody was doing things other than chase the belt, and in the process he learned that there are things more important than the WWE Championship. The swerve is meant to make you rethink the past. Seth Rollins being the guy to bring him all the way back to earth is full-circle.

[@geesixnine]

Yeah, his daughter wasn't smart enough to think that putting her as GM(The same caliber as Adam Pierce and Nick Aldis) and go ran off Twitter.

[@azapro911]

​@@thebigmanufacturerYes, a lot of people do want to see Rock vs. Roman. At Summerslam, without the title in the way, after Cody has finished the story. WWE have made it abundantly clear that Rhodes still wants the championship his father didn't win, along with revenge on the people who shafted him at WM39. Once he won the Rumble again and immediately eyeballed Reigns, that's it, he faces RR at Mania 40 and wins, no argument.

[@kstxevolution9642]

Rocky is doing the rich person's version of the divorced dad showing up in a giant harley bike

[@frostedbutts4340]

Lmao. HHH on his giant tricycle.

[@gbthe2nd]

Deadbeat dad of pro wrestling. Just like Hogan used to do it.

[@TRoller927]

Fantastic analogy!

[@shagmeimbj]

Literally the Biker Taker lol

[@stuartcampbell4432]

​@@gbthe2nd Hogan makes me sick. He could not fight, his brand got famous and he was a wash up in later years, but he is a highlight of the almighty too. Rock is in the stages of inappropriate timing and.. I am the Rock because it is WM40 and it PAYS!

[@tmcfootball96]

The XFL did not bomb, it merged with the USFL to become the United Football League. The Rock saved Spring football, Brian Last needs to get his facts straight.

[@acedeuce92]

There's gotta be a backstory as to why Brian hates on The Rock so much. Did The Rock refuse to give Brian an autograph back in the day or something?

[@teelowteelow356]

Look at a picture of him and you will understand. It’s hard to find more than a handful

[@BLACKSTA361]

​@@teelowteelow356Brian and all the Rock haters got proven wrong in less than a week

[@thabofinca3377]

The funny part of this is Rocky wouldve been welcomed with open arms if he had come for this mainevent any of these past 4 years where people have been begging it, when Roman vs Brock happened like 10x in a row, but he didn't and now like in 2013 hes coming only when the company is hot and the people finally have someone to believe in, and thankfully since the YES movement fans have become very aware of the power they have

[@AyyeBC]

He was welcomed with open arms, last year he had the loudest pops of all time and they popped on smackdown

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Which shows how hypocritical and fickle some fans are. He’s the one who has been bugged for like 8 years to do this match now that he feels he is ready people threaten his family and talk like he’s always been a bad person lol

[@AyyeBC]

you hit the nail on the head, the only reason why he can do the match now was because the writers strike happened@@pleaseshutup7053

[@SilverBlade76]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Should’ve done it all those times he was asked then. Nobody made him wait until the timing *sucked* and it might be coming at the expense of Cody-though nothings set in stone-that was all him. Death threats are never remotely okay, but to call people fickle for just being upset? Nah. People just didn’t like how it was portrayed as Cody handing his spot over on a silver platter.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@SilverBlade76just like how cm punk should have returned before 11 years now that his body is breaking down but y’all love him after hating him 6 months ago. Just like I said hypocrites

[@GoldenRetreiver85]

I am sick of board members using their power to make talent bark like dogs, or step aside from the top spot they earned. It makes me sick.

[@user-gd6gr5nv7g]

barking like dogs was good TV

[@virgilhawkins7368]

​@@user-gd6gr5nv7g Vince certainly liked it

[@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist]

Yes, because both things are exactly the same. Also how can one "earn" a spot that they won in a predetermined match to begin with? Riddle me that, Batman. 😂

[@RAD1111able]

​@@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialistWell,if the talent busts their ass and gets over,that pretty much equals earning it. Predetermined doesn't mean fake.

[@alexanderletzing6705]

​@@RAD1111able Rock at his lowest is more over than Cody will ever be. That's why this happened, move on.

[@vlverm7096]

If it's straight up rock vs roman the philly fans will hijack the show and it will be a bigger clusterfkk than lesnar/Goldberg 20 years ago

[@NavonWiseTV]

I don’t blame Rock, what kind of weirdo goes around recording dead bodies of suicide victims?

[@AaroInTheKnee]

Jim saying he cant see everyone booing the rock at TV Cant wait to see the reaction.

[@tedholic99]

Hoo boy that quickly aged like milk

[@Texansfan59]

Rocky sucks!

[@alexanderletzing6705]

You think the entire crowd is going to boo The Rock? Lmao not a chance. Some will, but that's because it's a fad. Imagine thinking Cody is at that level. Imagine

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

@@alexanderletzing6705it’s not a fad. Cody is the future. Rock is geriatric. However I agree rock won’t get booed out of the building either.

[@ehs1452]

@@alexanderletzing6705 Raw were literally chanting "Rocky sucks" a couple days ago.

[@caprad]

What's not being mentioned...is what about the top guys on Smakdown? Orton, LA, AJ...no one from Smakdown is being talked about for ANYTHING suddenly.

[@caligulalauren9071]

Damn

[@RelloSoDamnDizObeyish]

Rock slapped the Nightmare outta Cody 😂😂😂

[@comicsunblock]

i love how cornette is trying to beat around the bush and brian is saying fuck that, this is messed up lmao

[@BlackHoleEye]

I think it might be Rock's ego getting in the way. He thinks he's saving the company by putting on the big match and making the big moment and big story, taking attention away from the PR disaster that's been Vince and his lawsuit and the current injury situation.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Technically he’s doing all those things you mentioned so I’m confused about the ego part if the rock is correct in the things he thinks he’s doing

[@rumbledcrumbled1099]

What is this Rock Ego thing that people are talking about? He put over Goldberg, Randy, Batista, and Cena. He’s consistently doing nice things for people. The only thing that was ever a miss was him and DC. But to me that wasn’t the Rock’s fault either, DC was already in life support by time Black Adam came out.

[@younglove3362]

People crying 😢 about Rock and Reigns fighting and now complaining when they're finally getting it? This is why you don't listen to fans. It's like trying to please a female when she doesn't even know what she wants.

[@BlackHoleEye]

The company is going through some troubles at the moment, but management is handling it. Then in sweeps The Rock, fresh from being put on the board of directors, and puts himself into the main event of Wrestlemania, undermining years of booking. What is that if not ego? This is the same crap Vince used to pull, prioritizing the moments over long term storytelling. That's part of the reason the company was in such a rut until Triple H took over.

[@printezstroman]

Again with this ego thing? Are y'all in the room with him or something?

[@neilsun2521]

The Rock lost a lot of his popularity a few months back when he begged with Oprah for our money.

[@carter3369]

Everybody in Hollywood begs for our money tbf, they just do it in a completely different way.

[@getschwifty9531]

💯 pal

[@myquest666420]

That’s exactly when I completely stopped caring about the guy

[@Hillthugsta]

Why was he asking for money?

[@williamthompson5504]

​@@HillthugstaTo help build back the parts of Lahiana that was destroyed by a "wildfire". He and Oprah were beginning us peons for $$$ while they each have millions they could have donated. Just bad optics and in poor taste.

[@TheGoodLad89]

Seen a suggestion that it's all a big work, to make Cody an even bigger babyface, before defeating Roman at Mania... realistically, I don't think they need to make Cody anymore a babyface, he's already over.

[@esscco]

Brian is sounding like a major hater here.

[@ncvogt]

I love Brian's commitment to hating the Rock! 😂 Please, never change Brian!

[@thesupervisor3270]

And I love Konnan and Disco take on the matter. It just shows Last isn’t nothing but a mark fan at the end of the day. Konnan and DI are speaking for the fans who been wanting to see Romen vs Rock

[@GracefulEloquence]

It’s not hard to hate the Rock, considering his ego makes it easy for a somewhat intelligent person to dislike. It’s just that now, more people can see what I have been saying for 15 years.

[@printezstroman]

@@GracefulEloquence Ego? Do you know him personally?

[@ronaldomontora2449]

​@@printezstromanSeriously 😂

[@Keepitpush99]

Some people just feed off of negativity.

[@aaronmedved8588]

This is about how i figured it go. Jim being a little more forgiving, Brian putting the whole ordeal to task

[@user-kf7cg2fm6f]

Unfortunately, the Rock has surrounded himself with out of touch old people with old ideas. Everything he touches turns to dust.

[@blakefranklin882]

Sounds like the old boss of WWE

[@michaelbenn4912]

That's ridiculous he wouldn't be cashing out at 80 million this year if he everything he touched turned to Ash that's ridiculous..

[@BLACKSTA361]

Brian Last and all Rock haters got proven wrong in less than a week If you had the balls to hate on him like this i expect to hear an apology. Show youre true Man not a coward

[@TheOnlyTribalChief]

“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself turn into the villain”

[@bcal8118]

"You either write this quote or some form of phony bullshit Cm Punk said"

[@bash8387]

It’s from Batman the dark night @@bcal8118

[@YeTism]

Rock needs to bring back his 2003 Hollywood gimmick at this point. Only way it’ll work.

[@thesupervisor3270]

I absolutely agree. He definitely has to go heel

[@tch.k6632]

Yeah especially now he is the biggest movie star but the problem is roman is also a heel can't see mainevent of wrestlemania heel vs heel

[@jamesjho11]

If that happens people are gonna turn on Cody and claim how the rock was always in their top 5

[@tch.k6632]

@@jamesjho11 yeah I think wwe learned long time ago to not give a shit what fans think because they are fickle just look at roman when he was the bigdog and now tribal chief roman and wwe don't care about fans and his rieng is legendary and one if not the best character in wwe history the tribal chief

[@Joerogansnecksweat78]

@@tch.k6632HE IS not the biggest movie star.

[@stingersplash]

Remember when everyone wanted his opinion on Vince? Then it was this? Now it's the Press Conference lol. Just goes to show in wrestling news can be out of date very quickly.

[@whildhair83]

I'd like to remind everyone that Dwayne Johnson was the friggin' "Tooth Fairy".....😂

[@eastxsidexswagg]

First of all, Mania is in Philly. Philly boo’d them out of the building 10 years ago because of Daniel Bryan. You think they won’t boo them out of Lincoln Financial Field at WrestleMania 40 because of Cody?

[@TheBashingKing]

These are the people that tried to kill Santa with snowballs 😂😂

[@ian0143]

I like how Jim tries to say that not all the fans will be from Philly, like they won't be wrestling fans and equally pissed off.

[@granitemonkey]

Thank you Brian for calling Dwayne on his Bullshit.

[@shindean]

Brian and Jim share a lot of sentiments, but I'm glad he's letting it out here. And I'm cynical as hell, I knew there was no way that they were going to let Cody have that championship chance again right after the last WrestleMania and I still feel hurt by this.

[@OmegaRedFan]

My brother has the Rock says VHS tape. He can't talk like that anymore it's a shame

[@marcmick3651]

What bull? He’s a clear hater. Biased. The bloodline always centered around Rock and the family.

[@granitemonkey]

@@marcmick3651 Did you not listen? Brian said he was a fan, just like I was back in the day. His ego is getting the best of him now.

[@steelvader1852]

@@marcmick3651the rock is no different than rikishi bro. He’s an elder. If anyone in the family were to give reigns his comeuppance it would’ve been jey and we saw how that concluded. It doesn’t make sense for a non-competitor to waltz in and stop an undefeated tyrant lmao listen to what you’re saying

[@bobafreeman]

I was in high school during the Attitude Era and the The Rock was my favorite. He merely elicits groans and eye rolls anymore. He is a walking commercial that doesn't care about anything but promoting himself and its painful to watch. His promos used to be TV gold, now I change the channel because they are so cringe

[@mattst.germain4023]

Amen!! I couldn’t of said it any better.

[@Jay_Baumans_Stuntdouble]

A walking commercial for anavar and test

[@josephbutler4950]

Hollywood sucked his soul out. Look in his eyes, so dead.

[@That_Guy-]

​@Jay_Baumans_Stuntdouble its just creatine,whey, chicken breast broccoli and rice bro 😂

[@darkerknight7010]

At this rate The Rock might get Dominick Mysterio level boos.

[@alejandrocerezo8399]

Also, Drew Vs Seth is perfect because you can have him holding the title while Punk is injured and then have a killer feud based on what we've been listening between those two. Bonus points if Jey wins the IC title in WM via huge upset and then Gunther just moves up in the card. Jey is having great babyface pops and would be a waste not to pull it out. Also, Jey having singles gold while Roman just lost his title could be really poetic story wise.

[@Version1pointOH]

Jey is probably going to face GUNTHER at EC and lose because of Jimmy. Jey vs Jimmy at Mania and GUNTHER vs Bron at Mania is looking more likely. I'd even be cool with Sheamus vs GUNTHER with Sheamus winning the title and becoming a grand slam champion. Would obviously rather see Jey or Bron in that spot, but Sheamus and GUNTHER have great chemistry. Sheamus deserves an IC title run before he retires from his back/spine injury too.

[@DeadJesterCinema]

⁠@@Version1pointOH defeating Gunther for the IC title should be used to elevate someone.. Sheamus winning it doesn’t do anything for him - he isn’t going to be any more or less over than he already is.. but someone like Jey - eventually? - that would be a big feather in his cap

[@Version1pointOH]

@DeadJesterCinema Well yeah, I agree which is why I said I'd rather see Jey or Bron win it. Sheamus can eventually win it down the line, but him winning the title wouldn't make me upset because they have good chemistry together. I just don't see a scenario where Jey doesn't face Jimmy at Mania. Rumor was that GUNTHER was going to face Brock, so it seems more likely that Bron fills that spot.

[@camilocuba6927]

In the end, the Rock out cliqued the Kliq

[@_Vissal_]

Oh damn, good one dude. And true.

[@nappa1413]

guess he wasnt any better than his bullies after all

[@ezstreete]

And right there with The Elite in AEW... Absolute power currupts absolutely....

[@camilocuba6927]

@@nappa1413 clearly he never forgot about Shawn Michaels based on his “appearance” in Young Rock, and having to do the job to Triple H at Wrestlemania 2000 when he should have won, lol.

[@christophercomitini8619]

Rock out here playing chess. The rest of the marks (including Last) are playing checkers. This could be the biggest thing since NWO.

[@emiliorebenga443]

💯💯

[@aaronc.7972]

The Rock must have pissed in this dude Brian's Cheerios

[@twk101287]

Finally! The Rock is getting talked about by Jim Cornette!

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

With Brian Last said it right on Rock

[@johngallagher72]

And the millions....

[@RileyTaker]

The Rock didn’t destroy DC. They were doing that on their own long before he got there.

[@MMBN4bluemoon]

Exactly! Did he try to put himself in a favorable within the franchise, ABSOLUTELY. But that franchise was dead and buried before he tried to take over and course correct it.

[@shady_the_one]

And even then, he brought back Superass. Henry Cavill is alright. His Superman was not. The Rock was beating a dead horse.

[@tretahko]

Exactly 💯 people just want a reason to hate the rock right now smh

[@shady_the_one]

@@tretahko make no mistake, I didn't want The Rock back in WWE. Not to fight Roman, not to replace Cody, barely even to make a cameo appearance and diss some random other guy. I don't hate him, but I just thought he was busy elsewhere.

[@tretahko]

@@shady_the_one no this reaction is trash y'all don't even know whether or not he's even wrestling him for the title, I think he's only there to challenge Roman for the spot of tribal chief which could happen at elimination chamber, but y'all gonna mess the story up caz y'all hate rocky again like it's 96 smh trash fans

[@parawill7074]

Brian needs to understand that fans of The Rock aren’t expecting him to be like he was at the height of his wrestling career. We all know he is different and his promos won’t be as funny, but he is still entertaining. Yeah, WWE doesn’t “need” him, but he can still draw in fans that may not have been tuning in the last couple years. Jim sees the reality of the situation and understands the reason for why Rock is there.

[@steveexcell9773]

Can’t wait ‘ti Jim and Brian talk about the press conference

[@dariusfrink5360]

Brian didn't lie on any of his thoughts in this video, 100% agree with him.

[@alexanderletzing6705]

Neither did Jim tbf. An actual person who has worked in wrestling, unlike Brian Dunce

[@californiansniper2133]

@@alexanderletzing6705 calm down little bro

[@thorthegodofthunder9150]

@@alexanderletzing6705 oh yeah? maybe you should go and listen to what Mark Henry and Bully Ray have to say about this, they've also worked in the wrestling business for quite a while.

[@thedoctor3528]

Because he thought wrestling fans are the only ones who won't hate him anymore so he abused his power and forced himself in the WM main event but now wrestling has rejected him too just like the fans of other franchises.

[@aaaa.7897]

Funny thing is, wrestling fans would have accepted him just fine if he didn't do it in the worst possible way. Even a surprise appearance to win the Rumble would've been better than this nonsense. I've been largely over him in the last 7-8 years but it's gone into dislike territory in the last couple of years and he's become obnoxiously unlikable.

[@nonyabidness7911]

Other franchises? Your never gonna convince everyone that “he ruined the dc franchise” when all of us are aware that nooobooodyyy likes those movies to begin with

[@planexshifter]

I just heard he was awfully full of himself when on set and behind the scenes.

[@aaaa.7897]

@@planexshifter Apparently he had his lawyer with him on set to make sure that he would never look weak in any of the fight scenes. That's just so pathetic, it makes me laugh.

[@fatalsniper3413]

⁠@@nonyabidness7911for real lol. DC only good movies have really been the Dark Knight films and those were years ago. DC is a distant second place to Marvel with or without the Rock

[@Pdotta1]

The “Rock” has peaked some time ago and he hasn’t realized it yet. When he finally does, I wonder if he can stop even then.

[@alecbrinker7268]

JIm is usually on top of things, but he is way off on this whole situation. While Last is over the top in his hatred of the Rock, he is correct in thinking that this is a disastrous idea. Jim's ideas on how to save the situation really reflect his core belief that pushing Cody aside for the Rock isn't a bad idea at all, because they are half hearted and lame. The press conference turn was way better than anything Jim came up with.

[@aidanrocha2043]

I agree, a lot of people want to say that Jim is out of touch with wrestling but he consistently shows he knows what the essence and philosophy of wrestling is. However, Corny is MOST DEFINITELY and probably self admittedly out of touch with the whole of pop culture. So I think he overestimates how well liked the rock is these days

[@northleedspoppa]

Dwayne tried to poltick superman out justice league main event I guarantee its in his contract he can't look weak or lose Like his F&F and DC contract

[@seandath7210]

Super heroes don't get booed so probably a bad idea🤷

[@northleedspoppa]

@@seandath7210 well Dwayne thought Iraq war and Jumanji were good ideas

[@Jason_from_cal]

I feel like this is the ONLY time in wrestling history where we have all been worked

[@benburnside5049]

The Rock didn't " Destroy DC." He contributed to it further declining with Black Adam, but Warner Brothers and their awful planning of the DC Cinematic Universe in the 2010s is mainly why it was destroyed. Black Adam was released when DC was going down. The old studio execs from WB ( who are now gone), are the reasons why WB is now in the process of rebooting the entire cinematic universe starting next year with a new Superman.

[@Brook11223]

His own ego and weird vision he had. Also he wasn't promoting Black Adam but his brand lol.

[@reignman2263]

-Roman holding the title hostage -His daughter magically being the GM of NXT -Nia Trash all of a sudden squashing Rhea -Rock shoving himself into the Mania main event -Jey out of nowhere challenging Gunther Can you say NEPOTISM, boys and girls?

[@jaust9077]

Jey deserves that title shot

[@dozermand6ify]

Exactly

[@Hero-dx3il]

Simone had to face Gunther for the belt. As long as he doesn’t win it it’s not really a problem I think and Jey is a popular baby face now.

[@fordid42]

Only one I don't have a problem with is Jey vs. Gunther. Jey actually is worthy of the IC title shot. Good change up to fix the Brock vs. Gunther match that won't happen anymore.

[@Pogo113]

You forget when Nia came back, she killed Rhea and Raquel in the same segment. So no.

[@kurtisbased183]

rock vs roman will be the shits

[@noelramirez1551]

Lol it'll probably be a 3 minute match

[@Reese13]

But, I bet you'll watch. And you know what else, so will Jim. And Brian. Facts.

[@UncyZoid]

​@@Reese13great logic Reese, nice superman logo btw 😂

[@glibfacsimile]

@@Reese13 yeah on the youtube upload

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

On the level of the rusty grandfathers show in Saudi

[@jameereed51]

Dude sounds like he's hating in a way

[@Christoffski]

Heel Rock makes all of this awesome. He's so smart.

[@kennyryuken]

The Curse of Black Adam strikes again

[@skabliggum7313]

Blackrock

[@seandath7210]

Tooth fairy at it again

[@ishmael802]

Say goodbye to that Predator Defender HHH

[@jvharbin8337]

I loved that movie

[@TimeBomb014X]

​@@ishmael802with how close Vince was with the Samoan family, you think Rock, Hollywood Rock, SA Predator paradize hollywood, would not know what Vince was cooking

[@javijavinomi6282]

People bitch now cause hes over 50 and taking a WrestleMania Main Event at the very worse timing possible. But hes only been doing the exact same segment every time he comes back for years.

[@axisdelasal]

People don't like when things are push out of nowhere looks lazy, one of the most important things in wrestling is the build up.

[@brettt141]

i think the best comparison would be the 1999 royal rumble where Mcmahon eliminated Austin and then Austin got his title shot by vince giving his spot away. but then Here comes Hogan back to the WWE and now its Rock vs Hogan. He would get a big pop too just like the rock, but No one wanted to see that. We want to see SCSA. Now SCSA is facing Taker at WM. Thats what i compare this rock return to.

[@Relvamon]

The position he is in, is not remembered as a hero, but lingering long enough to become a villain.

[@YeTism]

@@HessenUKhow are younger stars supposed to get time to shine and become big draws if the old guys take away the spotlight? Imagine if Hogan took Rock’s spot in 1998. That’s what’s happening here.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@YeTismhow is rock coming back for 1 match taking away the spotlight tf you talking about. If rock came back full time yall would be fine with it which makes no sense since then he would actually be taking away spotlight because he’s taking someone’s spot full time

[@darnellwilliams8783]

​@@YeTismyou wrestling smarks are crying over the rock a Legend show some respect

[@weirdlyflipping2349]

The problem is why they had Cody win the rumble and point at Roman if they want to do Rock Vs Roman

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Cody won the rumble, he's the one the fans want, now you're having even less than a part timer taking the match away.

[@metcalftraining]

Bryan is spot on, WWE are experiencing the hottest period they have ever had. That’s down to nothing but good booking and triple h is responsible for that. Surprise surprise booking makes all the difference, AEW is floundering because of horrible booking. But the point stands, WWE is in an excellent place with triple h in charge, so why rock the boat? Dwayne is unwittingly going to derail this resurgence if he is not careful.

[@ragejinraver]

Hottest period they ever had stop smoking whatever it is your smoking please

[@hermonymusofsparta]

​@@ragejinraver It's an undisputable fact. They're doing the best business they've ever done

[@BadAssMacmillan]

@@hermonymusofsparta From a business standpoint point, yes, but from a mainstream standpoint, it’s definitely not their hottest period.

[@alphonsemaina8293]

@@BadAssMacmillan Yeah the 80's are still undefeated in that respect.

[@RAD1111able]

​@@alphonsemaina8293Hell,even the 90's. Stone Cold and The Rock were household names (well,the latter still kinda is but then he rode on wrestling's coattails alone).

[@bryangalbraith6759]

Isn't Jim supposed to care about the wrestling? Doesn't he ralize that Dwayne isnt what he was 20+ years? Is anyone e even sure the 51 year, fading movie star manage to see out a match.

[@aliciasimmons8473]

This thumbnail lmao thank you Travis! 😂

[@PauloTheGeek]

Black Adam has really tarnished the Rock's standing in popular culture. Lots of huge stars have flop movies from time to time but that whole debacle ruined his image as an indisputable draw, like him or loathe him. Now executives should have the confidence to refuse his ideas on the basis that it isn't guaranteed to make money. He's now 52 and it's hard to envision any sort future for him as an elite level performer,, in the ring or in Hollywood.

[@miaorange]

Agree 💯

[@AijalonStar]

blaming black Adam on the rock and not DC is funny. what was the last successful dc movie if you don't mind me asking?

[@jordandennis6794]

DC hasn't had a successful movie in a decade. Rock didn't kill it.

[@TheRockinAwesomeOne]

@@AijalonStar1st Wonder Woman, kinda first Aquaman… that is all.. Unless you count Joker

[@JohnSmith-wo9qs]

​@@jordandennis6794 Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, the Batman, were all very successful movies. Even Man of Steel and BvS were successful, just didn't hit the billions that WB wanted.

[@Christian.J_hXc]

The news on all this keeps getting worse. Unless you're a rock fan

[@austindanquer2936]

brian speaking nothing but facts here

[@pk_1]

Brian is a idiot

[@WorldB403]

"The Great One" Is Back. 🙌🏾🧡💚🙌🏾💪🏾🐂🤨

[@jamezmcc]

Most of the people who still regularly watch Wrestling weren't old enough to remember his attitude era prime. He's now in Jericho, Hogan, Flair go away heat territory.

[@robertnapier624]

Do you think Rock has tried Flair’s woooings?

[@taejon4370]

You guys are the worst I swear. Saying The Rock has go away heat is the dumbest thing in the world. The two times he took the mic this year he had the crowd in the palm of his hand. What are yall watching

[@jimreily7538]

He's the Fossil now. They should put him in a museum.

[@kob456]

@@jimreily7538 He's a "fossil" with more muscle in his traps than you have in your entire body.

[@josereyes1148]

@@taejon4370 i agree, Just because these idiots are young and dont know the rock well enough doesnt mean they are right.