The Rock's Final Days Before Hollywood

[@wrestlingspremier]

I had to travel hence the delay, I got another setup here but for this one, I had to finish it on my laptop. The Rock was on his way out but he wasn't half assing it in the slightest, especially in ring. He had some nice dream matches here and it's kinda unfortunate he didn't stick around because he was at his best in ring here, but it is what it is. What did you think of The Rock's run?

[@babarazamsucks]

Definitely a memorable babyface run of his with matches and segments watched to this day.

[@Mr-mu8gc]

2002 is my top 3 favorite year of The Rock.

[@romeokoroma3341]

Please do the return of the undertaker’s American badass in judgment day 2000.

[@Tsunami_Symon]

The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar was the real once in a lifetime match.

[@iamthebestnomatterhowmuchc3804]

Not at that time because Brock was still a rookie and wasn't the big star he is today but it's still a blockbuster

[@andresyamsurizal1228]

They actually wrestled in a house show which rock won

[@CharlesHitmanStone]

@@andresyamsurizal1228 I’ve heard about that. I wanna see it

[@uainjansun]

​@@CharlesHitmanStonesame. And thay triple threat match with triple h in the european tour with the silly ending spot

[@ShaunInce123]

​@@andresyamsurizal1228 A shame we never got the rematch during Rock's run in 2011-2013. The match was definitely pitched to him at some points, even during 2014 & 2015, as confirmed by Rock himself.

[@dkj4593]

The Rock's final days in WWE before leaving for Hollywood were amazing. In-ring, he had improved tremendously, having great matches against the Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, and Brock Lesnar. His promos were top-tier. He delivered a ton of great work in the space of a few months. He was one of the best highlights of WWE in 2002.

[@tylercanton3836]

From 99-02 Rock had put on all time classic matches but you right in 02 he was at his peak in the ring it was like every week, every PPV he was putting on a clinic.

[@govardhanposina17]

Benoit too, really intense matches marred by interference and shenanigans

[@alec2000]

The Rock’s final run before Hollywood was such an underrated time. From late 2001 till SummerSlam 2002, he still was amazing and definitely gave some of my favorite matches ever, such as Vengeance 2002, WrestleMania X8, and much more. Truly a great time before the iconic turn.👍

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Definitely not underrated he was the biggest star in wrestling lol

[@MN_2003]

​@@pleaseshutup7053 The amount of times the fans turned on him around this time and then cheered, and then booed again.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@MN_2003 they turned on him twice. Rocky maivia was horrible and then after summerslam 2002 when fans saw the writing on the wall rock was leaving for Hollywood. We all understand why the rock left he became the biggest person in Hollywood. Imagine how dope the 2000s would have been with a full time rock. Feuds with JBL hbk Batista rated r edge orton. Even guys like mvp and carlito damn we missed out. I get it tho

[@MN_2003]

@@pleaseshutup7053 I know just the thought of it excites me haha

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@MN_2003 at least we got rock vs Goldberg/punk/ cena

[@d4loading322]

“claims he’ll tap out puff daddy” *shows busta rhymes 😂

[@mbeas9612]

The Rock was on an huge roll around the summer of 2002 by having great battles with Eddie, Benoit and Flair while delivered 2 classic battles with Taker/Angle at Vengeance and Brock at Summerslam and passed to the torch to Brock as the new FOTC.

[@dark_knight_dj]

Putting going to Hollywood aside wish the fans didn’t boo him on the way out he DID put over Brock (a rookie) on the way out he deserved respect for that back then

[@wrestlingspremier]

ironically, he had to dish it back to the fans so they could cheer him

[@dark_knight_dj]

@@wrestlingspremier and thus Hollywood Rock was born😎

[@theevananderson5888]

I don’t. I LOVE Hollywood rock

[@romeokoroma3341]

Please do the return of the undertaker’s American badass in judgment day 2000.

[@devilsorchard1449]

I sometimes see 2002 getting a bad rap from fans, but if you actually go back and look at it, it was seriously underrated! Yes, there was some utter drivel like Katie Vick and HLA... But that doesn't discount the Smackdown 6, Brock's rookie year, and Rock's stellar farewell tour. Also, Taker's heel run from the first half of the year was fire!

[@reeseangle9621]

HBK return!

[@devilsorchard1449]

Can't believe I forgot to mention that! Add that one to the list.

[@BrianAwesome]

Not to mention the Shut Your Mouth video game, that greatly summarized Wwe in 2002 (for the most part) 🔥

[@jamalwalker04]

It fell apart after that brand split

[@grantslater861]

Rock vs Batista…you have to admit that would be a great match.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Rock vs orton

[@harveymcelroy9332]

Fa sho

[@uainjansun]

​@@pleaseshutup7053ah yes the match orton still wanted and got burried lmao

[@AliFrankTheTank]

rock vs orton*😩😩😩😊

[@PabloVon]

4:12 bro called busta rhymes p.diddy so confidently 😂😂😂

[@savagedarksider2147]

The undisputed title unification should have happen at WrestleMania.

[@M._mkid]

The Rock is a example of charisma.

[@ObakengMoshodi]

2002 Rock gave us some great matches. The triple threat, the match with Hogan and the Brock match are classics

[@AliFrankTheTank]

all 🔥🔥🔥.. and Austin/Goldberg

[@Royaltrueorange345]

Another great match which was not televised was when they did a triple threat between Rock, HHH and Brock at Australia were Lesnar really look strong at defeat. And indeed, his wrestling skills during 01-02 was his best work.

[@theunbeatable6598]

My favorite Rock look. He looked jakked and shredded plus more youthful than before.

[@mattb6369]

He had more opportunity to work out and tone his body with the more relaxed '02-'03 schedule, a foreshadow for how typically part-timers have superior looking physiques compared to the full-timers on the roster (just look at Brock Lesnar over the past decade, 2011-2019 Triple H, 2011-2013 and 2015-2016 Undertaker).

[@BrianAwesome]

@@mattb6369 I still say, that '02 - '03 Brock Leaner > Mma/Cowboy Bork Lazer 🔥

[@kylehendricks422]

That's Busta rhythms not puff daddy lol

[@MN_2003]

Busta Rhymes*

[@aregularblackman461]

I was like bruv!!! He never fucks up. This is when he finally did

[@alphagames8737]

Thats why Rock is one of the GOATS he made such a huge impact in such a short time that u have to put him in the GOAT convo no wrestler ever exept for Goldberg made such an impact as quick as Rock in terms of being the main draw

[@cameo1013]

Millions of fans stopped watching wrestling after Stone Cold and The Rock left.

[@vidspace2298]

Factz It was when Rock left for me

[@MrAjking808]

Wrong

[@divendughati6114]

Please make videos on: (i) The rise of Batista (ii) Undertaker's best run from WrestleMania 21 to WrestleMania 23

[@uvongcukana5440]

24*

[@uainjansun]

​@@uvongcukana544026*

[@Jahiembrown803]

*26

[@uvongcukana5440]

@@uainjansun he had good matches after 24 I agree but 08 was the last year he was in the world title picture, can we really say it was he’s prime if he wasn’t in the world title picture?

[@bradb7268]

​@@uvongcukana5440 2009

[@peldoria]

It's not considered stealing the show if you are the main event and you have the best match. You are the show.

[@Mickey-v7p]

Rock vs Ric Flair would be a nice feud... They would mostly cut promos with the occasional beatdowns but it would be mostly them verbally castrating each other Two masters of the mic, clashing each other in order to see who is truly the man

[@damaniresida6439]

I wanna see wcw 2000😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@KingKidGoku32794]

No noo omg not WCW 2000 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@antonhenrymiaga1535]

I love how you have a GTA Mission intro HAHAHAH! AMAZING WORK BRO KEEP IT UP :)

[@Somebodyysomeone]

The rock is top 5 of all time

[@Blood-zz2kt]

Hbk,stone cold,John cena ,ric flair ,the rock

[@DragonBallzMoviesHD]

The Rock is the goat

[@Somebodyysomeone]

@@Blood-zz2kt My top 5 the rock, john cena, undertaker, hbk, kurt angle

[@CommeDeGarcon]

Mine is Cm Punk, John Cena, The Rock, Undertaker, Randy Orton

[@CEO_Pheedy]

Daring today, are we?

[@DanielDeLeon69]

I Swear Even Though the rock came back from Hollywood he was still a funny heel!😂

[@-Trauma.]

"I AGREE!" -The Rock to The Big Show

[@zellyzell1993]

90.5 k subscribers u almost at 100k my dawg been watching your KZbin channel for years 💯💯💯

[@joseph.taylor305]

The rock was underrated in 2002

[@thejudge1134]

calling busta rhymes puff daddy is crazyyyy

[@larrelllewis9407]

He wasn't there for long during the summer of 2002 but everything he did was memorable. Definitely one of the best short runs in WWE history.

[@supermario_49]

I’m late but congrats on 90k!

[@GSwoll100]

They played us when they could’ve had a tag team match on Smackdown following from that Raw to have Brock Lesnar and Triple H vs Shawn Michaels and the WWE Undisputed champion The Rock but I understand due to Shawn’s disrespect to The Rock and His Grandma but dang what a match that would’ve been seeing Shawn and Rock team up for the first time

[@KingKidGoku32794]

Yeah mid 2001 to August 2002 was The Rock at his best in ring imo

[@BrianAwesome]

I would say late 2000 Rock, was Rock at his earliest peak.

[@imjoker2823]

People hate on Cena for calling the Rock out for leaving for Hollywood when Cena did it himself but the difference is The Rock left while he was still in his prime and one of the top guys in the company with no up incoming stars to become the face of the WWE except for Lesner who was a heel. Cena left when he was no longer in his prime and stars were already built like Reigns, Rollins, Ambrose, Styles etc. to become the face of the WWE. Not only that, but Cena still wrestles. The Rock hasn’t had a real match since Wrestlemania 29.

[@RonCorleone]

I'm not trying to get an argument about Rock and Cena, I just want to say that I disagree with the argument(and it's possible that I'm misinterpreting what you said) that The Rock left as the top star of the company but with on incoming stars to become the face of the company as opposed to when Cena left there were already stars to become the face of WWE. When The Rock left WWE may no longer have had an uber megastar like him or Stone Cold but they still had The Undertaker, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Kurt Angle as far as solid main eventers. They still had guys like Booker T, Chris Jericho(who had already been Undisputed Champ), Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, RVD, Jeff Hardy, Edge, along with Brock Lesnar as guys who could be consider the next crop of guys who could be main eventers.

[@DragonBallzMoviesHD]

lol . The Rock left after earning billions for the company. Cena is not good at drawing ratings and ppv buys . The Rock was a megastar during the attitude era and achieved everything in the span of his short career . Cena left as soon as he received a bigger paycheck. The Rock on the other hand still wrestled for two more years even after getting paid highest for a debutant actor over 5 million. Cena can wrestle for two more decades and he will still not be able to draw more money than The rock.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@DragonBallzMoviesHD not to mention when cena left business did not change.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Cena was a hypocrite the reason why cena did leave for Hollywood sooner was because he couldn’t

[@bradb7268]

​@@pleaseshutup7053 I agree❤ but he apologized he admit it.

[@DragonBallzMoviesHD]

The Rock was still the biggest draw till wrestle mania 20 . Even his match against evolution made more money than the main event . The rock from mid 1999-2004 was untouchable when It comes to drawing money and rating’s

[@StlGemini]

The rock was still a big draw even after WM 20

[@DragonBallzMoviesHD]

@@StlGemini yes .

[@reeseangle9621]

How did the evolution match make more money. Also WWE let Rock contract expire in 2004

[@BrianAwesome]

@@StlGemini facts. I still got excited when he would male his cameo appearances.

[@theronmitchell3073]

I was there live for the triple threat. What a match.

[@Heelmikee]

That was busta rhymes jit 💀

[@cameronwilliams2039]

I love at that time wen the "Rock" how he had the WWE undisputed title holding the lower end of the belt across his Back !!!! .......

[@roux720]

Could you do a video on no mercy 2007 I was watching it the other day and think it's kind of a gem

[@mrc6808]

You could of added that the rock didn't want to do the austin rant and was made to do so by vince since it were his words he had to say because vince was pissed austin walked out

[@Mr-mu8gc]

Kurt VS Rock VS Undertaker my favorite triple threat of all time, so so good, great,I can't say nothing bad about it,it was phenomenal.

[@FullRockAlchemist777]

The Rock became too big for Wrestling. It wasn’t nothing left that the WWE could do to elevate him more. So Hollywood was the next choice to reach even higher levels of stardom.

[@reeseangle9621]

Summer slam 2002 was so damn good this felt so different from the year before

[@BrianAwesome]

Ikr. Since they weren't too focused anymore, in squashing the wcw wrestlers.

[@ObakengMoshodi]

I'm hoping you'll do Triple H's 2008 title run. Idk if you've done it and I've missed it😅

[@briank0022]

Is there footage of the rock and John Cena in 2003?

[@mattb6369]

I don't think they ever interacted onscreen during that time.

[@hunchodavinci8498]

Bro called busta rhymes puff daddy. Made it better ngl

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Rock vs Angle vs Taker😮‍💨… Rock vs Brock 🔥🔥🔥

[@oogabooga9985]

Yoo man do a tna vid either mooses run or aces and eights

[@jermainemorton5635]

Now these were the better years for smack down for WWE.

[@BrianAwesome]

Ikr. When they weren't too far removed from The Attitude Era.

[@TheMYERSFAN25]

I'm a huge Rock fan, and I always will be. But to be honest, 2002 just seemed kind of random for him. There was no real or solid storyline. It seems like he was just placed into a bunch of random situations. He just fought a bunch of random opponents, put over Brock Lesnar, and disappeared for 6 months. But I think most of this is Stone Cold Steve Austin's fault because he just walked out and left Vince with no top baby face. But, like I said, I will always be a huge Rock fan.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

There was no time for a storyline he was only back for a month

[@Iamj_a_c]

Bro Hollywood Rock was 🔥🔥🔥

[@ShaunInce123]

There are so many other dream matches that Rock could have had if he had stayed. But he was already one foot out of the door by then. We could have got a possible feud with Shawn Michaels if they were able to settle their beef beforehand, a feud with Batista. The Cena & Rock feud would have happened way earlier & a feud with Rey Mysterio.

[@brycegadson3370]

Wrestling premier can you do Daniel Bryan’s heel run from 2018?

[@wrestlingspremier]

I did his title reign from that time

[@danishparvez8168]

A last Rock full time run would be a dream.

[@Dotty083]

Rewatching this time period and boy undertaker had an underrated reign 5 star match July 1st raw 4 star July 4th goat things 😂😂

[@domenicricci2978]

2002 Rock Was Extremely Underrated. He Had Fantastic Matches Against Brock Lesnar, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Triple H, & The Undertaker. And He Even Put Brock Over CLEAN With Brock's F5!

[@jayDee92133]

Bro that was Busta Rhymes...😂

[@wrestlingspremier]

Angle purposefully called him Puff Daddy

[@andreatottress4772]

Mentions Puff Daddy and shows Busta Rhymes 😒

[@iamme4494]

Please do a video how Brock Lesnar defeated all his black opponents for the title

[@pleaseshutup7053]

😂😂😂 bro tryna get someone cancelled

[@wunnawiggies]

Rock vs angle vs taker is a top 5 MATCH of all time IMO.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

The best match of 2002 for sure

[@theharv1490]

That tag match at No Mercy was 🔥

[@itsyoboyakj]

4:14 is buster rhymes

[@ayo_chilt]

Bro couod you do the Rise of Wes Lee. How he has become the greatest North American Champion and the issue with his tag partner (not that their is an issue just why he left)

[@Blood-zz2kt]

Can you do the rocks ic title reign

[@Heretic_Hero]

4:12 that’s busta rhymes not puffy

[@wrestlingspremier]

I knew that was Busta hence the Victory reference

[@romeokoroma3341]

Please do the return of the undertaker’s American badass in judgment day 2000.

[@reggiedavis4453]

4:12 not puffy , that’s busta rhymes lol

[@jordannewsom3606]

My PFP lol. Need to change it

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Just an awesome era pre and after Hollywood

[@YoungAsparagus]

Are those lines of cocaine in the thumbnail because he’s Hollywood Rock?

[@nahlive]

Yeah is busta Rhymes not puff daddy

[@ThePrinceTheWorld-ux2cj]

The Rock vs Rated R Edge would be awesome

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Twitter gang 🔥

[@angelinaperrone3377]

Rock vs Hbk would have been a great match

[@ImThAtGuY90]

Ok I'll say it You said Puff daddy but that was Busta Rhymes bro

[@KingFreddyG97]

Rock criticizing Austin for leaving only to do the same 2 months later

[@chanceyhendrix5698]

That wasn’t puff daddy

[@KombatW0mbat]

There was also a triple threat between rock Brock and triple h

[@Vinnyp1020]

Earliest I’ve ever been for sure lol

[@rogelioarmentasolorzano3848]

The rock vs Eddie Guerrero uffff 👏🏾

[@skimgettinkindamoney]

Rock vs Orton 😞

[@lavarivy2259]

The Rock losing to that spoiled brat Lesnar was a dark day in wrestling

[@wdred]

My favourite Triple Threat ever

[@elijahadkins4224]

That hairline man

[@paulcarpenter7844]

The dream match should have been The Rock vs Randy Orton in a Legend killer match

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

🥰👌😃🤩👍💕

[@Diehardstlcardinalsfan]

Don’t you mean buster rhymes ? Come on bruh lol

[@IanIRichards]

Puff daddy??? All black people don't look alike. That's Busta

[@chrisbove1640]

The Rock in the 2000s Hollywood was popular and well like in Hollywood but in 2023 he is no longer popular and well liked Dave Bautista and John cena took that spot away from the Rock in 2000s was peak Rock in 2020s the lost his popularity in Hollywood go ask black Adam and Shazam his ruin that franchise and he is going to Ruin Fast and the furious franchise when he comes back in number 11 the Rock has competition from John cena Dave Bautista and Seth Rollins

[@senorbusyman]

Out of everyone that had the Undisputed Title, The Rock was the only 1 that made that title look like a million bucks! Also I want to point out u 4got the Triple Threat Match between Rock, HHH & Brock at Global Warming

[@RRNumber4]

Did WP call busta rhymes puff daddy😭 but yeah man wish he stayed him being my favorite superstar of all time I got bored sick when he was gone but he had other plans to take on I was also in attendance on that raw he returned on it was differentttt

[@The_Bigot]

That was busta rhymes not puff daddy

[@vidspace2298]

My top 5 are The Rock,The Rock,The Rock,The Rock, and The Rock 🫡

[@vidspace2298]

Ummm I’m sorry sir but when Austin came back he did not get that spot back the rock was so over everybody wanted to see The rock from catch phrases to burying the roster he even closed WcW doors he definitely helped put the nail in the coffin cause once agin everybody wanted to see the rock he was that over at the time I mean Austin did get a pop of course but it wasn’t as big as it was because it was Rocks era all the way stone cold said this himself