The Rock vs. Eddie Guerrero on RAW

[Bubble Lead]

This was during a period when I wasn't watching wrestling for a bit, so I missed this.

Really an awesome TV match that shows how good these two were as performers. Rock makes Eddie look great too, showing off one of the reasons he was up there in my favourite wrestlers: he makes his opponents look like viable threats. After this match Eddie looks as if he could be a legit main eventer .

Also, one of the particular counters near the end of the match that Eddie pulls off is amazing.

After watching this I am bummed that these guys never got to feud extensively, it could have been amazing.

[greeby]

See, this is the kind of thing they used to do. Put a midcarder against a main eventer on free TV. Have them wrestle their best and look credible. Instead of constant main eventer vs main eventer, rendering the PPV matchups stale. It just seems so simple to do so why aren't they doing it?

[CenaIs]

Very underrated match, one of my favourites from that year actually. That Rock Bottom counter was fantastic, I remember being wowed at how smooth and effortless it looked. Truly a forgotten gem. God, I miss Eddie Guerrero.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Two of my most favorite wrestlers ever. Watching it again, it irritates me not only because one's dead and the other's retired, but also that the match isn't 10 minutes longer.

[MichaelMartini]

Mar 27, 2009 7:37:45 GMT -5 greeby said:

See, this is the kind of thing they used to do. Put a midcarder against a main eventer on free TV. Have them wrestle their best and look credible. Instead of constant main eventer vs main eventer, rendering the PPV matchups stale. It just seems so simple to do so why aren't they doing it?

They still put mid carders against main eventers but it's always a squash now.

[Metalheadbanger Man]

Excellent match. I too would love to have seen a feud between these two.

[greeby]

Mar 27, 2009 8:11:19 GMT -5 MichaelMartini said:

Mar 27, 2009 7:37:45 GMT -5 greeby said:

See, this is the kind of thing they used to do. Put a midcarder against a main eventer on free TV. Have them wrestle their best and look credible. Instead of constant main eventer vs main eventer, rendering the PPV matchups stale. It just seems so simple to do so why aren't they doing it?

They still put mid carders against main eventers but it's always a squash now.

Perzactly

[Celgress]

Thanks for posting Bubble Lead. What a fantastic match. Which brings back great memories.

The Rock really, IMHO, helped make Eddie a future top star in the E that night. Rocky did for Eddie much the same thing that Flair did for Sting. Rock was at the top of his game, and didn't need to do anything for anyone. Yet he was willing to make Eddie (a WWE mid-carder at the time) look like a million bucks against him in the ring. Making Eddie appear to be a major threat to the great one in the process.

[Youngie]

Eddie would have made a great heel World Champion one day. The guy just oozed charisma. RIP.

The Rock is great at making Eddie look like a million bucks.

[thedon]

I like the Rock Bottom counter Eddie made near the end

[Prince Petty]

Mar 27, 2009 14:55:55 GMT -5 Celgress said:

Thanks for posting Bubble Lead. What a fantastic match. Which brings back great memories.

The Rock really, IMHO, helped make Eddie a future top star in the E that night. Rocky did for Eddie much the same thing that Flair did for Sting. Rock was at the top of his game, and didn't need to do anything for anyone. Yet he was willing to make Eddie (a WWE mid-carder at the time) look like a million bucks against him in the ring. Making Eddie appear to be a major threat to the great one in the process.

The Rock was always happy to make any opponent look like a million bucks. One of the few wrestlers who, in his prime, never seemed to worry about his spot, or his ego.

Top quality match, between two top quality performers.

[littlenaitch]

Here's the promo that setup the match. I'll try to find the whole promo on dailymotion later.

Here's the whole promo. Not very good quality but good enough to still enjoy.

www.dailymotion.com/video/x2i3vt_therock-and-eddie_sport

[SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts]

I remember most is that Eddie said he ripped the posters of Rock from his kids wall and Rock told him he was crazy.

[Crazy Diamond]

I can't choose which one I love watching more. Shame you rarely see stuff like this anymore in the WWE, and I'm not normally one for nostalgia.

[Paul E. Funk]

Mar 27, 2009 7:37:45 GMT -5 greeby said:

See, this is the kind of thing they used to do. Put a midcarder against a main eventer on free TV. Have them wrestle their best and look credible. Instead of constant main eventer vs main eventer, rendering the PPV matchups stale. It just seems so simple to do so why aren't they doing it?

To be fair most midcarders aren't Eddie Guerreros, well travelled craftsman. As cliched as it sounds a good portion of the mid-under card are too green to really be featured on TV. I agree it should happen more often but there's really only a handful of guys that could pull it off.

[Magician under the moonlight]

The only thing I remembered about that match was the Rock Bottom counter which I thought it was cool.