Post by MGH on Feb 26, 2008 14:24:19 GMT -5
From a UK Sun interview John did:
I always have and always will defend the Rock in these situations. It's absurd to say the man has given nothing back. Cena makes it sound like Rock never set foot in a ring again after his big run was over.
He came back and put over guys like Goldberg and Lesnar cleanly. He had no problems working with a lower card comedy act like Hurricane. He came back to reform the Rock and Sock deal for one night. He's coming back for the Hall of Fame ceremony now.
I'll never be able to comprehend why these people take pot shots at the Rock about these things. Do they expect him to come back year after year when he obviously wants to move on now? He's more than met his obligations to the fans already IMO.
Cena, who has managed to combine acting and grappling, feels that Rocky has betrayed his fans by concentrating solely on Hollywood.
Rock will make a one-off appearance at this year's WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony to induct his dad and granddad, but John told us:
"He is a genuinely nice guy and a fantastic human being.
"What I kind of get peeved about, and this is my Achilles heel, is that I've wanted to do this my whole life.
"Rock falls into that category. At one point he loved wrestling and wanted to do this all his life.
"So explain to me why he can't come back.
"Simply put it's because he wants to be an actor and there's nothing wrong with that. He's very good and very successful. Associating with sports entertainment doesn't do much for his acting career. I get it.
"Just don't f*** me around and tell me that you love this.
"That's the only thing that gets me really p***ed off.
"Our fan base have so much admiration for him, he's got to respect that. He doesn't give anything back."
www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/article849554.ece
Rock will make a one-off appearance at this year's WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony to induct his dad and granddad, but John told us:
"He is a genuinely nice guy and a fantastic human being.
"What I kind of get peeved about, and this is my Achilles heel, is that I've wanted to do this my whole life.
"Rock falls into that category. At one point he loved wrestling and wanted to do this all his life.
"So explain to me why he can't come back.
"Simply put it's because he wants to be an actor and there's nothing wrong with that. He's very good and very successful. Associating with sports entertainment doesn't do much for his acting career. I get it.
"Just don't f*** me around and tell me that you love this.
"That's the only thing that gets me really p***ed off.
"Our fan base have so much admiration for him, he's got to respect that. He doesn't give anything back."
www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/article849554.ece
I always have and always will defend the Rock in these situations. It's absurd to say the man has given nothing back. Cena makes it sound like Rock never set foot in a ring again after his big run was over.
He came back and put over guys like Goldberg and Lesnar cleanly. He had no problems working with a lower card comedy act like Hurricane. He came back to reform the Rock and Sock deal for one night. He's coming back for the Hall of Fame ceremony now.
I'll never be able to comprehend why these people take pot shots at the Rock about these things. Do they expect him to come back year after year when he obviously wants to move on now? He's more than met his obligations to the fans already IMO.
