Ten Years Ago Today: Finally...

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

The Rock came back to WWE... to host one of the worst Wrestlemanias

[Germansuplex]

Not gonna lie, I marked the f*** out. Amazing they kept this secret. Listen to that pop.

[Germansuplex]

Weird that Erick Rowan was the last person to wrestle The Rock (so far).

[Mozenrath]

He's still writing his name in fire to this day.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Arguably, this is probably one of most important sliding door moments in wrestling history, because it was doing this that opened the door to the part-timer routine that has been a part of WrestleMania ever since.

[4real]

I remember being completely underwhelmed by the announcement there would be a host for Wrestlemania.

And then The Rock’s music hit and I marked the f*** out.

[Citizen Snips]

Weren't they teasing Bieber would be the host? Considering how much grief Bad Bunny got, imagine if that had happened.

[Stu]

officialfan.proboards.com/thread/392937/raw-14-thread-punky-valentine

Relive everyone's reaction here.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Feb 14, 2021 10:04:22 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

Weren't they teasing Bieber would be the host? Considering how much grief Bad Bunny got, imagine if that had happened.

officialfan.proboards.com/thread/392724/justin-bieber-wrestlemania

I don’t think WWE ever teased it, it was just us taking this report from some gossip site as gospel and... you know, runaway narratives ahoy.

[Citizen Snips]

Feb 14, 2021 10:17:03 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Feb 14, 2021 10:04:22 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

Weren't they teasing Bieber would be the host? Considering how much grief Bad Bunny got, imagine if that had happened.

officialfan.proboards.com/thread/392724/justin-bieber-wrestlemania

I don’t think WWE ever teased it, it was just us taking this report from some gossip site as gospel and... you know, runaway narratives ahoy.

We're such a bunch of rascals

[Fade]

I marked the f*** out. A legitimate surprise. Rock coming back felt like a huge shot in the arm to WWE in terms of excitement at the time.

[4real]

Feb 14, 2021 10:04:22 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

Weren't they teasing Bieber would be the host? Considering how much grief Bad Bunny got, imagine if that had happened.

Thinking also that we were only a couple of years after the Raw guest era and most people’s first thoughts would have been of the guest host of Mania being someone lame.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Feb 14, 2021 10:46:17 GMT -5 4real said:

Feb 14, 2021 10:04:22 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

Weren't they teasing Bieber would be the host? Considering how much grief Bad Bunny got, imagine if that had happened.

Thinking also that we were only a couple of years after the Raw guest era and most people’s first thoughts would have been of the guest host of Mania being someone lame.

Not to mention being only two years removed from Kid Rock stinking up the place at WM25.

[4real]

Feb 14, 2021 10:49:16 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Feb 14, 2021 10:46:17 GMT -5 4real said:

Thinking also that we were only a couple of years after the Raw guest era and most people’s first thoughts would have been of the guest host of Mania being someone lame.

Not to mention being only two years removed from Kid Rock stinking up the place at WM25.

I wish I could forget that.

[Shy Guy]

I fell asleep before the happened and didn't find out about it til the middle of the night when I woke up and decided to check here 🙃

[Gus Richlen Was Wrong]

Feb 14, 2021 8:55:44 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Arguably, this is probably one of most important sliding door moments in wrestling history, because it was doing this that opened the door to the part-timer routine that has been a part of WrestleMania ever since.

Which is why I still hate this moment a decade later.

Miz? Who the f*** was that? What the f*** happened to the WWE Championship?

[DZ: WF Legacy]

Truly an all-time great surprise.

[schma]

How the hell is that ten years old?

[Soultastic]

A decade since the Rock said he was never ever going away.

Edit: Rock (old)/Cena (young) happened 10 years after Hogan (old)/Rock (young). Almost ten years later, doesn't seem like there's anyone who can cause that level of hype for a match with a returning old Cena, now does there. Even with Reigns, that already happened.

[DDonaires]

Feb 14, 2021 8:04:18 GMT -5 Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast said:

The Rock came back to WWE... to host one of the worst Wrestlemanias

First draft of the Fiend entrance!