I actually finished this video 3 days ago. It was done, ready to go but I felt weird about it. It's because this video concept doesn't really work well with The Rock. It kinda annoyed me tbh. I did all I could with it though but a part of me feels it's better served to have made a "The Rock's best version is..." video. Maybe we should've done Kurt Angle as the concept instead as I originally planned. What do you guys think?
Whether it be face or heel, The Rock is and always will be one of the greatest stars in all of wrestling and entertainment history. His charisma is always over the top, and that over the top personality is all he needs to be a massive success. Truly is The Great One for a reason.
1999-2001 babyface run was Rock at his absolute peak as he was the biggest babyface in the company while had some great matches with Austin, Triple H, Angle, Jericho and Benoit
The irony of the Rock is that like many of the Attitude Era greats, his character is better suited as a heel, but he was so entertaining and charismatic that he was nearly impossible to hate.
his jokes and promo almost buried Jericho, while big show and billy gunn never was taken seriously because you would always remember what the rock said about them in a promo. he didn't do it intentionally but that is how good he was on the mic. he even elevated hurricane shane helms.
Rock's heel characters are that entertaining that he'll still get the crowd to cheer him, even when he trash talks them. The Hollywood Rock run is proof of that.
Babyface Rock: - The Great One - The People's Champion - The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment - Rocky Mavia - Team Socko - 1× time WWE Intercontinental Champion - 3× time WWE Champion - 1× time WWE Tag Team Champion - 1× time WWE Undisputed Champion - 2000 Royal Rumble Winner - 2× time WCW Champion Heel Rock: - The Final Boss - The Brahma Bull - Mr Hollywood - The Singer - The Nation Of Domination - 2× time WWE Champion - The Corporation - The Bloodline - The Raising Eyebrow Jabroni
imo rock is a good hero but as a villain/heel is where he shines even more. his egotistical persona him talking in the third person his funny lines work better as a villain imo
1. What's even more crazy is the fact that Rock was ALWAYS positioned as the Number 2 to Austin 👍 2. No matter how many times Rock ECLIPSED Austin in popularity, and drawing power, Rock was always booked as the 2nd man. 🤦♂️ 3. I can remember certain points where Rock was hotter 🔥 than Austin, but they would have Rock lose 🤦♂️. 4. When Austin walked out. Rock picked up the weight and was pulling double duty in Hollywood and WWE.
Late 99 Rock was definitely the hotter star, his merchandise was selling more and his catchphrases started becoming more and more popular. Yet he was still booked as the number 2 star because Austin was still positioned there and Vince probably felt a certain sense of loyalty to Austin.
I think prime attitude era Rock was at his best as a face However, modern day bald headed movie star Dwayne Johnson Rock, has done his best work as the heel Final Boss of The Bloodline Like, his schtick for the past number of years of him showing up and then trading insults with some random heel wrestler was getting old and stale The Final Boss character really brought out something in him.
@@webbiefade14Yeah druing his 2010 Run he comes out, tells some stories as Dwayne Johnson, does a little bit of the character he used to do, then switches back to smiling, charming, movie star Dwayne. He's in on the joke. Old Rock would barely, if ever, smile, but Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gives his "I'm a charming movie star" smile after every line he delivers.
His final boss character is cool, but I feel like 2024 rock has killed his “beloved celebrity status” as I feel people have started to dislike him more for his various shenanigans and lies.
Whether heel or face The Rock will forever be one of the GOATS. His Final Boss run this year was amazing and the fact that WWE listened to us and brought back the Hollywood theme for The Final Boss was awesome. 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
I think The Rock is better than Stone Cold and part of the reason why is because The Rock is able to be over as both a believable heel and a believable face. As a heel the best version is Corporate Rock and as a face the best version is People's Champion.
@@pleaseshutup7053 to you and IDC because what you don't understand is that the reason Stone Cold got over was because of his feud with Vince McMahon, and that if The Rock was in that same position, he would have gotten over to and probably be bigger than Stone Cold.
@@RomaroBrandon you just proved how clueless your comment is Stone cold got over with his feud with Bret because of how authentic both were something wwe has never seen since. This is the internet where you can have an opinion on something despite how little you know about something
@@pleaseshutup7053 so you're just going to ignore the fact that Stone Cold was a heel in that feud with Bret Hart? Think twice before trying to educate someone else. And I didn't mention that for a reason, it doesn't really prove my point because as people have mentioned, The Rock really feuded with Triple H, just like how Stone Cold was really feuding with Vince McMahon even tho he was fighting The Rock.
I started cooling off on the Rock towards 2001. He started tweaking his character a bit - more mannerisms, more “hyper” for lack of a better term. I just started thinking “this ain’t the same Rock.” It was when he went Hollywood Rock that I was a fan again
Yeah, he was better when he wore the Hawaiian/Versace silk dress shirts, with the flat top, the slacks, sideburns and gold chains etc. That iteration of Rock is my favorite, he lost his coolness when he stopped doing that gimmick.
When the Rock turned heel again for WM 40. I got so excited as the corporate champion is my favorite version now I know Hollywood and Final Boss are better but the corporate champion has some of the rocks funniest moments and it’s when he truly reached his full potential imo
rock can be both very well, most wrestlers are better as heels tho since they have more freedom and its just more fun to act like a dick, and honestly its just easier to be a dick than a likable good guy, thats why i think its more impressive to see a great babyface than a great heel. Anyone can be unlikeable but if you can get people to fight for you because they love you so much thats truly impressive
I like both versions of The Rock, the only thing I didn't like, was the later iteration of babyface Rock from the early 2000's, (2000 to 2003). That's when he started relying too much on the jokes, and when they started getting corny like the "hermaphrodite" insult, that he used to say to Kevin Kelly, his frequent use of pie and strudel innuendos, and the whole "What in the blue hell is wrong with you ?" or "Sweet cream on an ice cream sandwich" and all that stupid crap he was saying. That's why a lot of people think The Rock is overrated on the microphone, because they've only seen his later years, but he wasn't always like that. Nation and Corporation Rock from 1997 to 1999, is way better.
@@webbiefade14 Yeah, I prefer the much more calmer slower speaking Rock of the late 90's and the first half of 2000, when he wasn't screaming into the microphone all the time. He raised his voice occasionally, but only when it was necessary.
@@jerelminter yup I agree. My dream would be rock living his 2000 success with his 1999 persona still in tact. He changed his gimmick too early it had so much life left
@@webbiefade14 Yeah, he only had the early Rock gimmick for a few years. The Hawaiian/Versace silk dress shirt phase was already working for him, there was no need to change it.
He didn't go broke from buying the xfl 😂. It's not just Rock , it's a team of investors whose money is involved . You think only one man built up his own sports league? 🤦♂️
@@webbiefade14 Fr . I'm sick of these TikTok kids hoping for Rock to fail. 🤦♂️All he did was promote what he was PAID to promote and these fools want him to lose everything. To the point that the idiots on Tik Tok were shaming Rock for trying to rebuild Maui.🤦♂️ All he did was ask for crowd funding. Rock even donated his own money towards the cause. Yet these stupid tiktokers think that Rock is a bad person for trying to rebuild a whole community.
I actually finished this video 3 days ago. It was done, ready to go but I felt weird about it. It's because this video concept doesn't really work well with The Rock. It kinda annoyed me tbh. I did all I could with it though but a part of me feels it's better served to have made a "The Rock's best version is..." video. Maybe we should've done Kurt Angle as the concept instead as I originally planned. What do you guys think?
Angle would be a good one, also HHH, Taker, Eddie, Flair
Pretty much anyone who has bounced around being a face and a heel
What do you think of the new Bloodline?
Whether it be face or heel, The Rock is and always will be one of the greatest stars in all of wrestling and entertainment history. His charisma is always over the top, and that over the top personality is all he needs to be a massive success. Truly is The Great One for a reason.
1999-2001 babyface run was Rock at his absolute peak as he was the biggest babyface in the company while had some great matches with Austin, Triple H, Angle, Jericho and Benoit
The irony of the Rock is that like many of the Attitude Era greats, his character is better suited as a heel, but he was so entertaining and charismatic that he was nearly impossible to hate.
The attitude era was the golden age of the Tweener!
The rock is just too good of a shit-talker to ever be a face for me lmao 😅😂
Facts bro
his jokes and promo almost buried Jericho, while big show and billy gunn never was taken seriously because you would always remember what the rock said about them in a promo. he didn't do it intentionally but that is how good he was on the mic. he even elevated hurricane shane helms.
he is at his best as a heel i mean come on his “ hollywood rock “ arc was fire as hell.
Right. He put everything together during his Hollywood Rock. He probably had a lot of fun during it.
also 1998-99 corporate rock and final boss rock was magic.
Rock's heel characters are that entertaining that he'll still get the crowd to cheer him, even when he trash talks them. The Hollywood Rock run is proof of that.
Babyface Rock:
- The Great One
- The People's Champion
- The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment
- Rocky Mavia
- Team Socko
- 1× time WWE Intercontinental Champion
- 3× time WWE Champion
- 1× time WWE Tag Team Champion
- 1× time WWE Undisputed Champion
- 2000 Royal Rumble Winner
- 2× time WCW Champion
Heel Rock:
- The Final Boss
- The Brahma Bull
- Mr Hollywood
- The Singer
- The Nation Of Domination
- 2× time WWE Champion
- The Corporation
- The Bloodline
- The Raising Eyebrow Jabroni
Undertaker and The Rock
The greatest gimmick and the greatest character
imo rock is a good hero but as a villain/heel is where he shines even more.
his egotistical persona
him talking in the third person
his funny lines
work better as a villain imo
Hollywood Rock heel was the best!
I always like heel rock it's so legendary to me🐐🔥
In my mind bro no run in wrestling history could ever even get close to heel corporate rock imo I think that’s the best version of the rock
1. What's even more crazy is the fact that Rock was ALWAYS positioned as the Number 2 to Austin 👍
2. No matter how many times Rock ECLIPSED Austin in popularity, and drawing power, Rock was always booked as the 2nd man. 🤦♂️
3. I can remember certain points where Rock was hotter 🔥 than Austin, but they would have Rock lose 🤦♂️.
4. When Austin walked out. Rock picked up the weight and was pulling double duty in Hollywood and WWE.
Late 99 Rock was definitely the hotter star, his merchandise was selling more and his catchphrases started becoming more and more popular. Yet he was still booked as the number 2 star because Austin was still positioned there and Vince probably felt a certain sense of loyalty to Austin.
I think prime attitude era Rock was at his best as a face
However, modern day bald headed movie star Dwayne Johnson Rock, has done his best work as the heel Final Boss of The Bloodline
Like, his schtick for the past number of years of him showing up and then trading insults with some random heel wrestler was getting old and stale
The Final Boss character really brought out something in him.
Exactly. He was finally THE ROCK again, something he hadn't felt like for 2 decades. I absolutely hated his 2010s run
@@webbiefade14Yeah druing his 2010 Run he comes out, tells some stories as Dwayne Johnson, does a little bit of the character he used to do, then switches back to smiling, charming, movie star Dwayne. He's in on the joke. Old Rock would barely, if ever, smile, but Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gives his "I'm a charming movie star" smile after every line he delivers.
Not that bad.had great matches.great segments.great promos.other than that nothing.so its good@@webbiefade14
His final boss character is cool, but I feel like 2024 rock has killed his “beloved celebrity status” as I feel people have started to dislike him more for his various shenanigans and lies.
As long as he aint touching kids, I don't give a fuck what he does. He has a massive ego. So fuckin what!
Rock just that guy
The haters bro the haters are the ones that hate him
the Rock's gone since WM 20 and nowdays he is Dwayne Johnson that only gives a shit about his own ego.
Mske this a series: Face vs Heel
Heel rock is the best
In my opinion corporate rock first heel turn is the best rock
Whether heel or face The Rock will forever be one of the GOATS. His Final Boss run this year was amazing and the fact that WWE listened to us and brought back the Hollywood theme for The Final Boss was awesome. 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
Completley agree with you on the Billy Gunn thing
The Combination of Hollywood Rock and the final Boss
I think The Rock is better than Stone Cold and part of the reason why is because The Rock is able to be over as both a believable heel and a believable face. As a heel the best version is Corporate Rock and as a face the best version is People's Champion.
The stone cold part was really dumb
@@pleaseshutup7053 to you and IDC because what you don't understand is that the reason Stone Cold got over was because of his feud with Vince McMahon, and that if The Rock was in that same position, he would have gotten over to and probably be bigger than Stone Cold.
@@RomaroBrandon you just proved how clueless your comment is Stone cold got over with his feud with Bret because of how authentic both were something wwe has never seen since. This is the internet where you can have an opinion on something despite how little you know about something
@@RomaroBrandon and the rock did feud with Vince in 2000but since you failed to mention that and don’t know proves what you are saying is wrong
@@pleaseshutup7053 so you're just going to ignore the fact that Stone Cold was a heel in that feud with Bret Hart? Think twice before trying to educate someone else. And I didn't mention that for a reason, it doesn't really prove my point because as people have mentioned, The Rock really feuded with Triple H, just like how Stone Cold was really feuding with Vince McMahon even tho he was fighting The Rock.
Eh, I honestly liked The Final Boss character.
I started cooling off on the Rock towards 2001. He started tweaking his character a bit - more mannerisms, more “hyper” for lack of a better term. I just started thinking “this ain’t the same Rock.” It was when he went Hollywood Rock that I was a fan again
Yeah, he was better when he wore the Hawaiian/Versace silk dress shirts, with the flat top, the slacks, sideburns and gold chains etc. That iteration of Rock is my favorite, he lost his coolness when he stopped doing that gimmick.
Heel or face The Rock the GOAT🐐🐐🔥🔥
When the Rock turned heel again for WM 40. I got so excited as the corporate champion is my favorite version now I know Hollywood and Final Boss are better but the corporate champion has some of the rocks funniest moments and it’s when he truly reached his full potential imo
The People's Champ Part 2 is "Scorpion King" (Personal favorite)
I love Rock as a face that’s how I experienced him when he came back in 2011-2013
The Rock is my favorite wrestler of all time it doesn't matter if he was a heel or a face I still enjoy him
The final Boss Rock gave us memes 😂😂
rock can be both very well, most wrestlers are better as heels tho since they have more freedom and its just more fun to act like a dick, and honestly its just easier to be a dick than a likable good guy, thats why i think its more impressive to see a great babyface than a great heel. Anyone can be unlikeable but if you can get people to fight for you because they love you so much thats truly impressive
The Rock Will Always Be The People's Champion Whenever You Love Him Or Hate Him Face Or Heel
Do more of these! Definitely have Stone Cold next.
Stone Cold (Messi)… The Rock (Ronaldo)
Can you make a vid like this for Randy Orton?
I like both versions of The Rock, the only thing I didn't like, was the later iteration of babyface Rock from the early 2000's, (2000 to 2003). That's when he started relying too much on the jokes, and when they started getting corny like the "hermaphrodite" insult, that he used to say to Kevin Kelly, his frequent use of pie and strudel innuendos, and the whole "What in the blue hell is wrong with you ?" or "Sweet cream on an ice cream sandwich" and all that stupid crap he was saying. That's why a lot of people think The Rock is overrated on the microphone, because they've only seen his later years, but he wasn't always like that. Nation and Corporation Rock from 1997 to 1999, is way better.
So pretty much the time that his voice changed lol
@@webbiefade14 Yeah, I prefer the much more calmer slower speaking Rock of the late 90's and the first half of 2000, when he wasn't screaming into the microphone all the time. He raised his voice occasionally, but only when it was necessary.
@@jerelminter yup I agree. My dream would be rock living his 2000 success with his 1999 persona still in tact. He changed his gimmick too early it had so much life left
@@webbiefade14 Yeah, he only had the early Rock gimmick for a few years. The Hawaiian/Versace silk dress shirt phase was already working for him, there was no need to change it.
Agreed but tbf he was better in ring shape in late 2001 being more athletic, leaner, and more expressive in his matches.
The Rock's Heel Is My Favorite
Ya Smell It?
The rock awesome great good going great
I hope we work with/in the wrestling business one day bro.
But after 2001 he became skinny
That was his best in ring shape at the time looked more athletic, leaner, and was more expressive in his matches
Do Cody Rhodes in the future
Wow only 400 views in the first hour when this was posted late at night? Channel fell off
So true
The rock only came back to wwe cuz he broke for buying the xfl and he’s on steroids but he did better than I thot at wrestlemania 40
Lol stupid comment
He didn't go broke from buying the xfl 😂. It's not just Rock , it's a team of investors whose money is involved . You think only one man built up his own sports league? 🤦♂️
Somebody with 800 million networth broke?? 😂😂😂 Just shut up
@@webbiefade14 Fr . I'm sick of these TikTok kids hoping for Rock to fail. 🤦♂️All he did was promote what he was PAID to promote and these fools want him to lose everything. To the point that the idiots on Tik Tok were shaming Rock for trying to rebuild Maui.🤦♂️ All he did was ask for crowd funding. Rock even donated his own money towards the cause. Yet these stupid tiktokers think that Rock is a bad person for trying to rebuild a whole community.
@@webbiefade14 yup and forgot to mention he also came back cuz his movies sucked ass 💯
this is the exact video i never knew i needed till now 🤌🏾
No matter what version he will always be my favorite superstar of all time and the most electrifying man in sports entertainment 👃🏾🪨👨🏽🍳