what makes a wrestler reach that next level?

[Dick Foley]

Sorry. Its all just dumb luck when it comes to wrestling. Just having the right gimmick, at the right time, with the right wrestler.

[chunkylover53]

tapout said:

dennisstamp316 said:

I'd say that The Rock is on the same level as Austin and Hogan, and all he ever did was make fun of Kevin Kelly.

I'm going to respectfully disagree on that one. Rocky did a whole lot more than make fun of Kevin Kelly.

He was probably the best quick insult artist of his day, I would say, better than Jericho. Definitely got the crowd behind him whenever he started talking smack. Here's a good example.

If anything, the fans chose the direction of The Rock. They chanted "Rocky Sucks" and "Die Rocky Die" and when he returned from injury, he told the fans what he thought of them. His cockiness gradually came along.