Could you see Sasha going the way of the Rock in a year?

[Thunderbolt]

I like Sasha...but her promos are terrible. She can't deliver lines. Even the two(?) lines she had in the Mandalorian were awkward. No, I don't see her going the way of The Rock.

[Kevin Hamilton]

She hasn't really shown the ability yet. She was good in Mandalorian, but at most there was a half dozen lines for her to say. Most of what she did was physicality&she did well there.

[eJm]

As an aside, the fact WWE isn’t spending half of Smackdown playing Sasha Banks rocket pack tornado DDTing Boba Fett through a table repeatedly is still weird to me.

[Deleted]

Dec 31, 2020 14:20:00 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Dec 29, 2020 18:05:07 GMT -5 fw91 said:

With all due respect to Sasha Banks, she's not The Rock.

I dont think he means reach the same level as The Rock ,lets be honest not even 99% of actors will reach the level of the rock.It is more about the path.


Also lets be honest when The Rock first got into hollywood no one took it serious scorpion king was mediocre at best and his perfomance okay,it took a long time for him to get a good role.The Mandalorian is a much better first step

His next movie after The Scorpion King was The Rundown though which was an awesome movie and had a cameo from Arnold Schwarzenegger literally passing the torch to him. Hollywood definitely took him seriously. They fell in love with him almost immediately. In only his second role they handed him his own spin-off to a massive franchise. Even if some of the earlier movies weren't great he was almost always highlighted by critics as the best part of anything he was in.

Sasha (and any other wrestler) would kill to have that kind of first step. As it is she has a minor role on a TV show with little dialogue and no promise of future work. While it's possible she could go on to have a mainstream movie career it's probably much more likely that this will be her highest profile production and she'll end up doing low budget fare like many other wrestlers turned actors have been doing (Edge/RVD/Trish/Eva Marie/Morrison/Punk). I don't mean to sound like a fearmonger for her future success but Rock/Cena/Batista are very much the exception to the rule. Being a top charismatic wrestling star doesn't guarantee you a fruitful Hollywood career, even Austin and Hogan couldn't pull it off.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Dec 31, 2020 16:25:08 GMT -5 justsomeguy said:

Dec 31, 2020 14:20:00 GMT -5 Dub H said:

I dont think he means reach the same level as The Rock ,lets be honest not even 99% of actors will reach the level of the rock.It is more about the path.


Also lets be honest when The Rock first got into hollywood no one took it serious scorpion king was mediocre at best and his perfomance okay,it took a long time for him to get a good role.The Mandalorian is a much better first step

His next movie after The Scorpion King was The Rundown though which was an awesome movie and had a cameo from Arnold Schwarzenegger literally passing the torch to him. Hollywood definitely took him seriously. They fell in love with him almost immediately. In only his second role they handed him his own spin-off to a massive franchise. Even if some of the earlier movies weren't great he was almost always highlighted by critics as the best part of anything he was in.

I wouldn't say they fell in love with Rock immediately but his charisma and age played a big factor 

He was smart enough to keep variety and showed he took acting seriously. To not typecast himself he took up the Disney stuff for a few years which worked well in his favor since once he came back to action, he was on and running 

Batista and now by extension Cena have been able to carve themselves roles. You can't be wishy washy and if Sasha wants act she will have to leave wrestling entirely. But, she is the youngest out of the 4HW, I think she just hit 30 and already has a HOF career. I think she has another few years in her before she makes that jump if she wants to. 

[Dub H]

Dec 31, 2020 16:25:08 GMT -5 justsomeguy said:

Dec 31, 2020 14:20:00 GMT -5 Dub H said:

I dont think he means reach the same level as The Rock ,lets be honest not even 99% of actors will reach the level of the rock.It is more about the path.


Also lets be honest when The Rock first got into hollywood no one took it serious scorpion king was mediocre at best and his perfomance okay,it took a long time for him to get a good role.The Mandalorian is a much better first step

His next movie after The Scorpion King was The Rundown though which was an awesome movie and had a cameo from Arnold Schwarzenegger literally passing the torch to him. Hollywood definitely took him seriously. They fell in love with him almost immediately. In only his second role they handed him his own spin-off to a massive franchise. Even if some of the earlier movies weren't great he was almost always highlighted by critics as the best part of anything he was in.

Sasha (and any other wrestler) would kill to have that kind of first step. As it is she has a minor role on a TV show with little dialogue and no promise of future work. While it's possible she could go on to have a mainstream movie career it's probably much more likely that this will be her highest profile production and she'll end up doing low budget fare like many other wrestlers turned actors have been doing (Edge/RVD/Trish/Eva Marie/Morrison/Punk). I don't mean to sound like a fearmonger for her future success but Rock/Cena/Batista are very much the exception to the rule. Being a top charismatic wrestling star doesn't guarantee you a fruitful Hollywood career, even Austin and Hogan couldn't pull it off.

Hogan couldnt pull off because he cpuldnt act worthy a dime we are not talking about popularity here. If Sasha impressed in manadalorian ,regardless of wrestling,she will get some offers.If not she will just move on with wrestling

[edgestar]

She starts wearing an "S" shirt, and we'll talk.

[salz4life]

The comparison might not be spot on..... but if she can parlay her performance in The Mandalorian into other opportunities in Hollywood, I think it would be a good thing. I don't mean that is a negative to her in-ring career. She is really good, but she has had a lot of injuries and I want her to be able to move in her later years. LOL

[salz4life]

Dec 31, 2020 16:25:08 GMT -5 justsomeguy said:

Dec 31, 2020 14:20:00 GMT -5 Dub H said:

I dont think he means reach the same level as The Rock ,lets be honest not even 99% of actors will reach the level of the rock.It is more about the path.


Also lets be honest when The Rock first got into hollywood no one took it serious scorpion king was mediocre at best and his perfomance okay,it took a long time for him to get a good role.The Mandalorian is a much better first step

His next movie after The Scorpion King was The Rundown though which was an awesome movie and had a cameo from Arnold Schwarzenegger literally passing the torch to him. Hollywood definitely took him seriously. They fell in love with him almost immediately. In only his second role they handed him his own spin-off to a massive franchise. Even if some of the earlier movies weren't great he was almost always highlighted by critics as the best part of anything he was in.

Sasha (and any other wrestler) would kill to have that kind of first step. As it is she has a minor role on a TV show with little dialogue and no promise of future work. While it's possible she could go on to have a mainstream movie career it's probably much more likely that this will be her highest profile production and she'll end up doing low budget fare like many other wrestlers turned actors have been doing (Edge/RVD/Trish/Eva Marie/Morrison/Punk). I don't mean to sound like a fearmonger for her future success but Rock/Cena/Batista are very much the exception to the rule. Being a top charismatic wrestling star doesn't guarantee you a fruitful Hollywood career, even Austin and Hogan couldn't pull it off.

I don't know if anyone will agree, but I think Rock's work on SNL helped push him as a potential "guy" in Hollywood as well.

[fw91]

Dec 31, 2020 14:20:00 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Dec 29, 2020 18:05:07 GMT -5 fw91 said:

With all due respect to Sasha Banks, she's not The Rock.

I dont think he means reach the same level as The Rock ,lets be honest not even 99% of actors will reach the level of the rock.It is more about the path.


Also lets be honest when The Rock first got into hollywood no one took it serious scorpion king was mediocre at best and his perfomance okay,it took a long time for him to get a good role.The Mandalorian is a much better first step

But due to the success that Wrestling was during his day, The Rock was more or less a bona fide celebrity when he took that first step. Sasha really isn't.

[Deleted]

In a year? naw

But I definetly feel we are verging on her and pretty much all the 4H beginning their transitions from full to part time wrestlers if not outright winding down their careers.

I think Sasha is gonna stay getting side parts untill if she can at all catch fire with a performance...Mandalorian is a fine start but that performance is not gonna be catapulting her to any starring roles she is gonna have to land something like Be Cool where it is just a cast of names and be able to stand out because The Rock had hits prior but IMO this was the one where HollyWood really took notice of him because it showed he could hold his own alongside A list names.

[Dub H]

Dec 31, 2020 18:45:57 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Dec 31, 2020 14:20:00 GMT -5 Dub H said:

I dont think he means reach the same level as The Rock ,lets be honest not even 99% of actors will reach the level of the rock.It is more about the path.


Also lets be honest when The Rock first got into hollywood no one took it serious scorpion king was mediocre at best and his perfomance okay,it took a long time for him to get a good role.The Mandalorian is a much better first step

But due to the success that Wrestling was during his day, The Rock was more or less a bona fide celebrity when he took that first step. Sasha really isn't.

But no one is arguing she is. That does t stop her from getting roles.No one is saying she is the next rock.

[walterharrow]

If she gets more small roles in things and improves but i just dont see it happening

Its great that she got the Mandalorian role but she only had a few lines in both her episodes and she isnt a great actress at all. She needs a lot of improvement (the same goes for her promos, her character work is great but she isnt the strongest talker)

[fw91]

Dec 31, 2020 19:15:50 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Dec 31, 2020 18:45:57 GMT -5 fw91 said:

But due to the success that Wrestling was during his day, The Rock was more or less a bona fide celebrity when he took that first step. Sasha really isn't.

But no one is arguing she is. That does t stop her from getting roles.No one is saying she is the next rock.

That’s not what I am implying. My point is that getting casted in several roles won’t be easy for Sasha and I don’t think “the path” is there for her. Rock and hell Cena had the path mapped out for them because they became celebrities. Cena isn’t the Rock either. I’m sorry but you have to be somewhat of a household name, and I don’t think Sasha has reached those heights yet, and I’m speaking in general terms

[Dub H]

Dec 31, 2020 19:29:57 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Dec 31, 2020 19:15:50 GMT -5 Dub H said:

But no one is arguing she is. That does t stop her from getting roles.No one is saying she is the next rock.

That’s not what I am implying. My point is that getting casted in several roles won’t be easy for Sasha and I don’t think “the path” is there for her. Rock and hell Cena had the path mapped out for them because they became celebrities. Cena isn’t the Rock either. I’m sorry but you have to be somewhat of a household name, and I don’t think Sasha has reached those heights yet, and I’m speaking in general terms

Right but as yourself said being a celebrity isn't all it needs.

Thing is, Sasha already is on that path with the role she got, she doesnt need to be a household name,if the fans really like her in mandalorian,thats honestly all she needs to get more roles, that is the point.She already did the hard part,she already got her "Drax" role.

This is basically literally once i na lifetime opportunity to her which is why I say wait to see the reaction on her on mandalorian.If she does well it could matter less how "over" she was as a wrestler.

If she does fail to impress,well there goes the ticket. it is very much similar to Batista in a way, might be the better comparison,in a slight smaller scale.

For the record I dont think she will, but it is not a 0% chance.

[fw91]

Dec 31, 2020 19:53:04 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Dec 31, 2020 19:29:57 GMT -5 fw91 said:

That’s not what I am implying. My point is that getting casted in several roles won’t be easy for Sasha and I don’t think “the path” is there for her. Rock and hell Cena had the path mapped out for them because they became celebrities. Cena isn’t the Rock either. I’m sorry but you have to be somewhat of a household name, and I don’t think Sasha has reached those heights yet, and I’m speaking in general terms

Right but as yourself said being a celebrity isn't all it needs.

Thing is, Sasha already is on that path with the role she got, she doesnt need to be a household name,if the fans really like her in mandalorian,thats honestly all she needs to get more roles, that is the point.She already did the hard part,she already got her "Drax" role.

This is basically literally once i na lifetime opportunity to her which is why I say wait to see the reaction on her on mandalorian.If she does well it could matter less how "over" she was as a wrestler.

If she does fail to impress,well there goes the ticket. it is very much similar to Batista in a way, might be the better comparison,in a slight smaller scale.

For the record I dont think she will, but it is not a 0% chance.

Fair enough

[eJm]

Also to talk about the promo stuff...

There’s a reason every time The Rock comes back, Brian Gerwitz follows him as he’s done every step of his career since he fully finished with wrestling.

Can you picture this Vince McMahon writing for The Rock? That’s nightmare fuel.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Jan 1, 2021 7:08:44 GMT -5 eJm said:

Also to talk about the promo stuff...

There’s a reason every time The Rock comes back, Brian Gerwitz follows him as he’s done every step of his career since he fully finished with wrestling.

Can you picture this Vince McMahon writing for The Rock? That’s nightmare fuel.

I imagine a scenario where Vince tries to get Dwayne to cut a promo he wrote for him would play out a lot like the Family Guy cutaway gag where Ringo tells the rest of The Beatles he wrote a song for them.