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Post by amsiraK on Dec 5, 2007 10:06:03 GMT -5
now if we could only Jim Carrey to attend an episode of Smackdown. LMAO Now THERE'S a plan worth working on! See how many annoying celebs we can deep-6 by putting them on wrestling!
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Dec 5, 2007 10:12:19 GMT -5
Then how come there's a banner at the top of this page with The Rock advertised for the Anniversary show?
Banners don't lie.
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Post by dh03grad on Dec 5, 2007 10:29:35 GMT -5
meh, whatever, if he wants to carry on making straight to dvd B-movies, then good luck to him. Name one straight to DVD movie he did.
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Post by dh03grad on Dec 5, 2007 10:31:26 GMT -5
He turned down an appearance to induct his own dad into the Hall of Fame, so yeah. Yeah, that's a little dick-y. BUT I want to remind people of Vince's usual operating procedure. Inducting Rocky Johnson may have been the carrot to temp him, bu you and I know he'd have been saddled with some crappy run of jobbing to the Flav-o-the-Week. He was smart enough to know that Vince wasnt putting his dad in the hall of fame based on his dad's career. He just wanted Rocky Johnson in the hall of fame for a Rock appearance. Notice Rocky ended up not being inducted after the Rock declined to appear.
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Dec 5, 2007 10:32:41 GMT -5
I want to remind people of Vince's usual operating procedure. Inducting Rocky Johnson may have been the carrot to temp him Exactly. I seriously doubt that Rocky Johnson would have been inducted had his son not been the Rock. Much like I seriously doubt Bob Orton would have been inducted had his son not been in the midst of getting pushed. Obviously many of the HOF inductions are warranted, but there are certainly a number of them that WWE does with ulterior motives.
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Dec 5, 2007 11:00:34 GMT -5
The devil you say! Did they offer him pie?
Guess he's walking away from the WWE finally.
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Dec 5, 2007 11:16:57 GMT -5
The devil you say! Did they offer him pie? Guess he's walking away from the WWE finally. This may be a bit off-topic, but Avalanche, where in HHH's name did you get your sig pic from? And when did she do that photoshoot? Back on topic, I'm peeved that he can't just stop by and say 'Thanks" to the fans, but at the same time, with so many "new" fans of wrestling that have been force-fed Cena, Batista, and Lashley, would there be a huge reaction to Rocky?
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Post by MCMGM on Dec 5, 2007 11:18:44 GMT -5
According to things mentioned above he must really want to get away from wrestling. I never lost respect for the Rock. Its his life and if he wants to do movies than thats what he is going to do. My thoughts exactly. Yeppers.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 5, 2007 11:19:01 GMT -5
Then how come there's a banner at the top of this page with The Rock advertised for the Anniversary show? Banners don't lie. It doesn't say the Rock is advertised for that show, just has a pic of him that's all.
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Post by MCMGM on Dec 5, 2007 11:56:42 GMT -5
The devil you say! Did they offer him pie? Guess he's walking away from the WWE finally. This may be a bit off-topic, but Avalanche, where in HHH's name did you get your sig pic from? And when did she do that photoshoot? I think that's from that big Diva's WWE mag they did a few years ago. Like I have the one where Lita was on the cover holding a cute little dog.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Dec 5, 2007 12:09:57 GMT -5
I'm let down. I would have liked to have seen The Rock one last time and, you never know, I might still get to.
But I do understand everything and I'm still greatful about the years of entertainment and how he influenced me to try to be as entertaining as he is.
And he's making tonnes of cash too, which is a factor.
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Post by Chainsaw on Dec 5, 2007 12:15:19 GMT -5
If he doesn't show up, then you know they'll still have a lot of clips of him.
It's disappointing, but hey, it's his call.
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Post by darthpipes on Dec 5, 2007 12:28:43 GMT -5
It would have been cool to see him again but I can understand. His career is finally taking off again and he wants to put wrestling behind him. The sport is known for dragging back even its most successful and well-known stars. Look at Jesse Ventura? He becomes governor of Minnesota and then a couple of months later he whores himself back to McMahon for Summerslam 99. Of course, Ventura only saw the governorship as a way of making himself more money but it was the beginning of the end for him.
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Post by hollywood on Dec 5, 2007 12:54:26 GMT -5
I was as big a Rock fan as you could find. I'd love to see him one more time, but I hardly blame him. Considering the current scrutiny wrestling is under and the bad public image it has, I don't think I'd want to risk hurting my acting career--no matter how "mediocre"--by associating myself with it. And, as pissy as fans are about it, ironically, every wrestler that's commented about the Rock has said they would've done exactly what he did.
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Post by lildude8218 on Dec 5, 2007 12:56:47 GMT -5
Yeah, that's a little dick-y. BUT I want to remind people of Vince's usual operating procedure. Inducting Rocky Johnson may have been the carrot to temp him, bu you and I know he'd have been saddled with some crappy run of jobbing to the Flav-o-the-Week. He was smart enough to know that Vince wasnt putting his dad in the hall of fame based on his dad's career. He just wanted Rocky Johnson in the hall of fame for a Rock appearance. Notice Rocky ended up not being inducted after the Rock declined to appear. Maybe they didn't want to have anyone else induct him because it would make The Rock look bad to not induct his dad or not even show up to the event?
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Post by Joekishi on Dec 5, 2007 13:01:43 GMT -5
SOURCE: rajah.com/base/node/10195I've always been a huge Rock fan, but I really have to admit the guy is a major dick. Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't he promissed the fans more than once, that he'd make one more WWE appearance? I guess Disney Channel pays more than Vince or Vince's invite didn't involve Rock in drag. Or you know he's actually busy filming his new movie..Get Smart this summer 2008. the Rock, Steve Carrell, and the Great Khali star in Get Smart. This doesn't really even bug me.
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Post by blackielawless on Dec 5, 2007 13:13:10 GMT -5
None of this surprises me. It is no secret that the Rock is trying to distance himself from wrestling as much as he can.
The sad thing is, once is movie career dwindles down, you'll see him coming back to wrestling, just like others have before him.
There is an old saying, "don't forget where you came from".
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 5, 2007 13:15:16 GMT -5
None of this surprises me. It is no secret that the Rock is trying to distance himself from wrestling as much as he can. The sad thing is, once is movie career dwindles down, you'll see him coming back to wrestling, just like others have before him. There is an old saying, "don't forget where you came from". Maybe, maybe not. And if he did, I don't think he'd have to beg Vince to come back as I'm sure Vince would love to have him back if he could. It's not like the guy was a midcarder.
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Post by Joekishi on Dec 5, 2007 13:17:55 GMT -5
I don't get what the Rock Owes me, or owes wrestling. He's retired, Trish Stratus makes a one off appearrance, and she's an angel.
the Rock decides not to show up what a prick. I mean crap there could be tons of guys called pricks because they aren't showing up because they don't want to.
Why is the rock a dick for not wanting to fly out and be a part of raw?
Shoot, if the Rock shows up, lays the smackdown on some jabroni's candy ass, and resumes his role for one night as the most....ELECTRIFYING MAN IN SPORTS-ENTERTAINMENT.
Then yeah i'd mark out.
Again Rock has no problems with being in the video games and action figures. But eh those bring in lots of money for him.
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Post by humorousled on Dec 5, 2007 13:28:08 GMT -5
While I would love to see the Rock and would go crazy for his return if it happens next monday on the anniversary show, I understand if he doesn't show up. He has a movie career that is going fairly well and he is making far more money for doing less physically than he ever would have done in wrestling alone. That being said, I am a huge Rock fan and I would love it if he came out and was the SINGLE MOST ELECTRIFYING MAN IN ALL OF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT one more time. I marked out for his video appearance earlier this year and I consider it to be on the best moments of the year for WWE (along with Jericho's return). And the fact that I can only think of a video appearance and the return of someone who was gone for 2 years as the top moments of the year for WWE shows how boring and uninteresting WWE is right now.
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