Has The Rock become a local man?

[Sephiroth]

Who ruins everything?

[chronocross]

I'd say so, he's certainly not coming in to put anyone over like Cena did last year.

[Tea & Crumpets]

I forget who it was or how they put it but not really- Kane and Big Show are the Local Men, the Local Men are Kane and Big Show. Nobody else can join, or be one of another era, they're the Local Men forever. They put it much better than I am but to me at least, nobody else can ever be a Local Man.
But holy crap if they push through with this and actually do just do Rock/Roman, Rock's the closest we've ever had to the third man of the Local World Order.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

In a way, I'd say no. Kane and Big Show were at least around putting in the work, may have sucked, but they were putting in the work.

Rock comes in without wrestling a full match for a decade, gets gassed doing a couple of moves in a segment, and will get the Mania main event.

[simplydurhamcalling]

He's still massively over and at any other time I'd welcome Rock Vs Reigns, just not at the expense of Cody Vs Reigns at this Wrestlemania.

[Cvslfc123]

The Local Men are Big Show and Kane, not even Mark Henry had enough locality to join them.

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

Feb 8, 2024 8:57:29 GMT -5 Tea & Crumpets said:

I forget who it was or how they put it but not really- Kane and Big Show are the Local Men, the Local Men are Kane and Big Show. Nobody else can join, or be one of another era, they're the Local Men forever. They put it much better than I am but to me at least, nobody else can ever be a Local Man.
But holy crap if they push through with this and actually do just do Rock/Roman, Rock's the closest we've ever had to the third man of the Local World Order.

Agreed on the first but not on the second.

The thing that made Kane and Big Show so bad was that they were so...mundane. They were tired. They were played out. They were never going to win when it mattered. They were the default option. They sucked all dramatic tension out of the room by being the eternal JTTSes even as they got up there in years and approached retirement, still treated like the same threats even though they had long since lost any hint of an aura and had a decade and a half of choking behind them.

That may be replicated some day in the future - Baron Corbin, for a time, seemed on track to tick every one of those boxes in a decade - but it's certainly not what The Rock is right now.

[fw91]

Depends if you like to fraternize around Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive. It so then yeah, Rock is a local to you.

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

Nah that takes a while other level of constantly showing up past your prime for matches nobody wants and not putting anyone over that he hasn't reached yet. If he keeps bogarting people's spots then yeah maybe.

[Citizen Snips]

Feb 8, 2024 8:57:29 GMT -5 Tea & Crumpets said:

I forget who it was or how they put it but not really- Kane and Big Show are the Local Men, the Local Men are Kane and Big Show. Nobody else can join, or be one of another era, they're the Local Men forever. They put it much better than I am but to me at least, nobody else can ever be a Local Man.
But holy crap if they push through with this and actually do just do Rock/Roman, Rock's the closest we've ever had to the third man of the Local World Order.

It was me! It’s my only tangible contribution to FAN in the 19 years I’ve been here!!

[XIII]

Dude is still over huge with most, but holy hell was I hoping I’d never have to see him in wrestling again. Dude was awesome back in the day but those days are long gone. I’m just done with dude…too bad he’ll be all over TV forever.

Watch his mom get a TV GM gig or something. 😂

[Tea & Crumpets]

Feb 8, 2024 11:36:44 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

Feb 8, 2024 8:57:29 GMT -5 Tea & Crumpets said:

I forget who it was or how they put it but not really- Kane and Big Show are the Local Men, the Local Men are Kane and Big Show. Nobody else can join, or be one of another era, they're the Local Men forever. They put it much better than I am but to me at least, nobody else can ever be a Local Man.
But holy crap if they push through with this and actually do just do Rock/Roman, Rock's the closest we've ever had to the third man of the Local World Order.

It was me! It’s my only tangible contribution to FAN in the 19 years I’ve been here!!

Haha it got over with me man. I accidentally started Blade's hobo gimmick and haven't done anything since, been a longer run since I got booked than Dennis Stamp.

[David-Arquette was in WCW 2000]

I had a thought, what if they swerve out of it somehow before Mania, but the fallout from it leads to Dwayne being a heel authority figure? Much like Vince in the late 90s?

He's in charge now, he wants the company in his image, etc. Gives him a perfect excuse to then feud with Cody and give him stacked challenges.

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

Rock could do the same thing for the next 5 WM's and I don't think I'd be half as bored as I was of Kane/Big Show. That is coming from someone who is very unhappy he is involved with WM at all. Kane/Big Show were something else.

[Snaptastic]

No, and it's silly to even suggest it because you're mad over something that hasn't been confirmed yet to my knowledge.

[67 more]

Mark Henry may not be a local man, but he's only the next town over. A nice mild cool day in March, you could have a nice fifty minute walk to his house.

[Dan Royal]

This was Big Show and Kane for about 5 years

[Some Guy]

Feb 8, 2024 8:55:56 GMT -5 chronocross said:

I'd say so, he's certainly not coming in to put anyone over like Cena did last year.

Cena should have pulled clout last year. That Theory match did absolutely nothing for anyone and was embarrassing.

[ben:friendship frog]

He's worse, Big Show stole the YES chants for a bit but he didn't main event Mania 30

[Citizen Snips]

Feb 8, 2024 16:39:08 GMT -5 Some Guy said:

Feb 8, 2024 8:55:56 GMT -5 chronocross said:

I'd say so, he's certainly not coming in to put anyone over like Cena did last year.

Cena should have pulled clout last year. That Theory match did absolutely nothing for anyone and was embarrassing.

I seriously think someone pulled all the guys in that 4 way tag aside before they went out and was like “Look, a couple of you might have to die out there but just do whatever shit pops into your head to save this show.”

It’s almost bizarre how awesome the rest of the night was considering it had one of the worst Mania openers of all time.