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Post by gonzo16 on Dec 29, 2011 12:00:24 GMT -5
Neither of them could draw now. Especially when the people they're facing don't look credible at all.
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 29, 2011 12:01:49 GMT -5
With Stone Cold, it never felt like he left. He always made apperances from his retirement in 2003 onwards. He doesn't have that mystique that Rock has, where since 2005 he didn't even appear on WWE television. Sure him wrestling at Survivor Series killed that mystique a little, but there's still a LOT more mainstream interest in Rock/Cena than Austin/Cena. I'm honestly baffled the "yes" answer is winning this poll. Maybe more fans are just interested in one more Austin match as opposed to a Rock match? I'm sure during the attitude era, more people probably preferred Austin in the ring than the Rock. But the question was "who would draw more?" not "who do you wanna see more?".
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Post by mizerable on Dec 29, 2011 13:33:20 GMT -5
I'll also go out on a limb and say I don't think Austin should ever wrestle again. Unlike Hogan in 2002, Austin doesn't need any form of a swan song run. Going up against Cena wouldn't make much sense either, since people draw parallels between Cena and Rock, not Austin. I know a lot of people here would love to see Austin-Punk, but that too doesn't interest me in the slightest, and you better believe that wouldn't pop the buyrates. Plus, no one could benefit from that feud, especially if Austin wasn't returning full-time, as one off matches don't mean anything if the loser won't stick around. And let's also take into account that Austin hasn't laced up the boots in over 8 years. Could he still go? Yeah, he could still do some things, but even in 2003, he was falling apart. Honestly, Austin doesn't owe us "one more match" because he's already proven all there is to prove. Plus, I don't want another Bret Hart situation...just leave well enough alone.
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Post by flatsdomino on Dec 29, 2011 13:40:27 GMT -5
I think there IS more mystique around Austin wrestling, because it was always a possibility that the Rock COULD come back and wrestle. We've been told time and time again that Austin will NEVER wrestle again and to just get over it. So it'd be something people thought they'd never see again, as opposed to The Rock returning, which was always within the realm of possibility. It'd be waaaay more surreal to see Austin in his old ring gear actually doing a program and match.
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Post by sludgehammer on Dec 29, 2011 13:55:33 GMT -5
Austin was always bigger/better than The Rock in my opinion. A lot of people will try to tell you that Rock was the bigger star in the late 90s, but that's just bullshit.
Not sure it'd draw more than Rock though. Rock is simply a bigger star in entertainment that Austin.
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 29, 2011 14:02:28 GMT -5
Austin was always bigger/better than The Rock in my opinion. A lot of people will try to tell you that Rock was the bigger star in the late 90s, but that's just bulls***. Not sure it'd draw more than Rock though. Rock is simply a bigger star in entertainment that Austin. You just said Austin was bigger, then went on to say that Rock is a bigger star in entertainment. Since the WWE now is essentially an entertainment show, wouldn't that mean Rock is bigger?
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Post by showster22 on Dec 29, 2011 17:18:44 GMT -5
I think the only way to draw more people in is for Hogan to be the ref. (I know it wont happen though)
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 29, 2011 17:31:01 GMT -5
Austin/Punk would draw some big money, but I don't see it topping what Rock/Cena will probably bring in.
Punk's too new to the top of the card, unlike Cena who's damn near "legend" status himself through being The Man for roughly seven years now. And even though Austin's light years away from obscurity, Rock's got the wider public profile through superior box office.
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