[Rock316AE]

More like cutting a great babyface promo in the context of the feud. The crowd was already on his side. That was a promo to signify the fact that Rock was in the same position as every guy in the arena at some point of his life. If it's getting fired, having financial problems or dealing with personal family issues. He gave 3 real life examples of himself as a way to say "We've all been there". Like I said, classic old school babyface promo.

[ashes11]

OMG Rock is gassed from his brief run to get the milk. Nah, cool advert.

[The Cynical Miracle]

Originally Posted by Rock316AE

More like cutting a great babyface promo in the context of the feud. The crowd was already on his side. That was a promo to signify the fact that Rock was in the same position as every guy in the arena at some point of his life. If it's getting fired, having financial problems or dealing with personal family issues. He gave 3 real life examples of himself as a way to say "We've all been there". Like I said, classic old school babyface promo.

Is their a Rock segment/promo/match ever that you wouldn't consider "classic" or "money"?

[Dexter Morgan]

Rock got gassed just giving that promo.

And you're right, Rock316AE. It was old school. Dusty Rhodes old school....as in, he ripped off the Hard Times Promo almost word for word. Yeah, great promo. Dusty did it better.

[DwayneAustin]

Dusty ROIDS (I suspect this name has been thought of already since Sunday but still )

[ashes11]

Originally Posted by DwayneAustin

Dusty ROIDS (I suspect this name has been thought of already since Sunday but still )

Dusty Roids is a user on here

[DwayneAustin]

Originally Posted by ashes11

Dusty Roids is a user on here

you're right. Somehow that poster foresaw the Rock ripping off the Hard Times promo, I wonder what else he knows

[Icon_Vs_Icon]

Originally Posted by THANOS

I don't think it's fallen much if at all. The tv crowds don't give him the reactions he used to get because the crowds today suck, but at ppvs they come alive. But I wouldn't judge his popularity based on crowd reception. I would judge it based on merch sales, ratings, and buyrates, of which Rock is tops in every category. I think the crowd being mixed at RR had more to do with ppv crowds usually being full of diehard fans who absolutely adore Punk.

Go on any Rock video and youll see a legion of peeps who use to like him but now dont due to his association with movies and only coming back for months at a time. To claim hes anywhere near his peak in popularity is just silly cuz hes obviously not even close. Sure hes still bigger than the peeps on the roster but thats cuz talent has sufficiently went downhill in a big way. Like I said most of the Punk supporters at Rumble just didnt like a part timer winning the title off a full time guy, nothing more.

Originally Posted by Charlie Bronson

More like getting more sympathy from the crowd. Nothing says desperate like using your mothers illness to sway a mixed crowd.

Rocky history proves he never cared much if he got booed. Dont babyfaces by definition do things to get sympathy from the crowd? I feel like to many peeps are reaching when coming up with things to dislike about Rocky these days. I bet if he went back to the old Rocky like everyone claims they want then peeps would complain that he hasnt changed HAHA you guys crack me up.

[Dexter Morgan]

Originally Posted by Icon_Vs_Icon

Rocky history proves he never cared much if he got booed. Dont babyfaces by definition do things to get sympathy from the crowd? I feel like to many peeps are reaching when coming up with things to dislike about Rocky these days. I bet if he went back to the old Rocky like everyone claims they want then peeps would complain that he hasnt changed HAHA you guys crack me up.

If you were a fan of Dusty, you would know the promo by heart and it would have only taken you a few seconds into the promo to know he was ripping it pretty bad. Plus, using his mother was still cringeworthy. She has cancer. Oh, she looks disappointed when he lost. Oh, she is elated when he uses THE DUSTY FINISH to win. Their cameras panned to his mom every time something happened. They used her for that reason. Why? I don't know, but it was awkward and I hated it.

[Rock316AE]

And you're right, Rock316AE. It was old school. Dusty Rhodes old school

Paying tribute to a great performer he watched and loved as a kid. Yeah. It was perfectly fitting in the context of the program which is why he did it. Great promo and a way to give the crowd extra excitement before the match starts after the hour of the Rumble match, which it did. Rock did the pre-match promos before almost every match he had RAW, SD or PPV, this was no different.