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Post by somedensefish on Jan 11, 2007 12:59:05 GMT -5
I watched this match last night and I noticed after Rock gets the pin, he sits next to a prone Austin and talks at him for a good minute or so and then gives him a wierd look after his victory celebration as he's going up the ramp. What was going on here?
I wasn't watching this year of WWE tv so was it just something Rock started doing to all his opponents as an affectation of his heel persona? Was there some problem between the two backstage? Or was Rock subtly breaking character to thank Austin for Austin's last match while keeping his facial expressions mean-looking so the fans wouldn't catch on? I always wondered what, if any, significance there was to this.
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Post by Brick Killed a Guy on Jan 11, 2007 13:00:43 GMT -5
That was a thank you from Rock to Austin, which made the match that much more memorable.
*sigh* I miss Hollywood Rock.
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Post by hollywood on Jan 11, 2007 13:03:09 GMT -5
*sigh* I miss Hollywood Rock. Hollywood Rock's 5 minute intro was awesome.  |
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Post by krazysane on Jan 11, 2007 13:03:52 GMT -5
yeah the rock was thanking austin for doing the job an performing even with such a bad neck, austins health was at a all time low an was in the hospital the day b4
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Post by Desi on Jan 11, 2007 13:04:07 GMT -5
That was a thank you from Rock to Austin, which made the match that much more memorable. *sigh* I miss Hollywood Rock. Basically, Austin explained it on the Mania of Wrestlemania documentary, since Rock didn't want to comment on it. |
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Post by somedensefish on Jan 11, 2007 13:18:48 GMT -5
That was a thank you from Rock to Austin, which made the match that much more memorable. *sigh* I miss Hollywood Rock. Thanks for clearing that up. And I agree, in my opinion this was the best of their 3. The first one was good for what it was, but the outcome was never in any doubt and Rock was still evolving as wrestler. The second one is undoubtedly the peak of wrestling in the last 10 years, but not being able to cheer for Austin afterwards was what made me stop watching for a few years (at this point I wasn't a smart and I was a HUGE mark for Austin. But looking back, I think heel Austin was actually pretty good, but nowhere near '98-'01 face Austin). But man, that third one: Rock was as good as he ever was, Austin was probably hurting pretty bad at this point, but boy did he gut it out and give us one last great, great match. And that ending could not have possibly been better executed (I love how Austin elbows out of the second Rock Bottom, only to spin right around back into it). Man; those guys were good. |
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jan 11, 2007 13:22:06 GMT -5
Yeah, if you get a chance, watch that special on the WMXX DVD "Mania of Wrestlemania"... That was one of my favorite parts of the DVD, when they show Rock shove the ref away and talk to Austin... Austin explained that The Rock thanked him, told him he loved him, and just how much he appreciated all of it... Real good stuff to see genuine respect between two men like that...
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 11, 2007 13:41:21 GMT -5
Yeah, if you get a chance, watch that special on the WMXX DVD "Mania of Wrestlemania"... That was one of my favorite parts of the DVD, when they show Rock shove the ref away and talk to Austin... Austin explained that The Rock thanked him, told him he loved him, and just how much he appreciated all of it... Real good stuff to see genuine respect between two men like that... I agree. That reminds me of the one thing that always bothers me. Seems like the only thing Austin and Rock never did was hold the tag team titles. They'd held them with other partners, but it would have been cool during the Attitude era after Rock's face turn for them to hold the belts, even for a few weeks. |
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Post by somedensefish on Jan 11, 2007 13:50:38 GMT -5
Yeah, if you get a chance, watch that special on the WMXX DVD "Mania of Wrestlemania"... That was one of my favorite parts of the DVD, when they show Rock shove the ref away and talk to Austin... Austin explained that The Rock thanked him, told him he loved him, and just how much he appreciated all of it... Real good stuff to see genuine respect between two men like that... I agree. That reminds me of the one thing that always bothers me. Seems like the only thing Austin and Rock never did was hold the tag team titles. They'd held them with other partners, but it would have been cool during the Attitude era after Rock's face turn for them to hold the belts, even for a few weeks. I had that thought almost weekly in 1999, I know they teamed several times, but never against the tag champs, they could have had a helluva little run for a month or so before their rivalry eventually made them implode, and then the break-up would have been amazing. |
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Jan 11, 2007 13:51:38 GMT -5
*sigh* I miss Hollywood Rock. Hollywood Rock's 5 minute intro was awesome. I loved Hollywood Rock. He was so great, as was his intro. |
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Post by royboy8 on Jan 11, 2007 14:17:15 GMT -5
Hollywood Rock was the best Persona in wrestling i've ever seen.
Man I remember that match at 19, knowing it would be Austin's last match and thinking that the Rock would leave for a long time(he actually stayed around to give back to Goldberg but I thought he was gone). I had goosebumps that whole match and when Rock pinned Austin clean at Wrestlemania, I knew just how much respect Austin actually had for Rocky, he would have pulled an "Austin" and said he couldnt wrestle if he didnt.
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