[apokalypse]

i'm watching Wrestlemania Rewind Icon vs Icon (http://veedio.info/dailymotion.php?url=k1b7G6eGr5Je2t77XBf? ) right now and that name popup in my head every minutes as i continue Stone Cold Steve Austin instead of Rock...When Hogan said in the promo there will never ever bigger star than Hogan and at that moment Austin walk out could have been epic instead of Rock.

yes, Rock was the guy everything but Austin Is the guy that turn business around which help WWE/F to become what it have become in that period of time.

sorry Rock Mark/Fans...Battle of Biggest Star should have been Austin vs Hogan.

only WWE claims Rock vs Hogan was that moment or what ever you want to call it but the fans never considered it...talk about WM or Moments, i hardly hear Rock/Hogan popup.

 

[Indywrestlersrule]

It true that is more fitting the only problem is there would had been a chance Hogan wouldn't had done the job. With the Rock he was passing the torch to the next generation while with Austin it would had been conceding that Austin is a bigger star

 

[superplex23]

Austin's knees were too gone by then. It would have had to happen earlier.

 

[apokalypse]

by saying that Austin was fucked anyway...Austin should have take a leave and come back fresh.

 

[Immortal_Phenom]

After the Golden Era, WWE tried everything they could to create another Hulk Hogan. After the Attitude Era, WWE tries everything to recreate another The Rock......

#JustSayin....

 

[Axeslinger0u812]

After the Golden Era, WWE tried everything they could to create another Hulk Hogan. After the Attitude Era, WWE tries everything to recreate another The Rock......

#JustSayin....

Well played.

 

[Vic Capri]

Blame Austin. He didn't want to do business and screwed the fans over in the process.

- Vic

 

[Rocky Mark]

well too bad for you Rock was a bonafide global megastar by 2002 in both the wrestling and mainstream world

Rock/Hogan was in the works since mid 2001 by the way..

 

[The People's H2O]

i'm watching Wrestlemania Rewind Icon vs Icon (http://veedio.info/dailymotion.php?url=k1b7G6eGr5Je2t77XBf? ) right now and that name popup in my head every minutes as i continue Stone Cold Steve Austin instead of Rock...When Hogan said in the promo there will never ever bigger star than Hogan and at that moment Austin walk out could have been epic instead of Rock.

yes, Rock was the guy everything but Austin Is the guy that turn business around which help WWE/F to become what it have become in that period of time.

sorry Rock Mark/Fans...Battle of Biggest Star should have been Austin vs Hogan.

only WWE claims Rock vs Hogan was that moment or what ever you want to call it but the fans never considered it...talk about WM or Moments, i hardly hear Rock/Hogan popup.

lol

12yrs later, and Austin marks are still butthurt over the fact that Rock was choosen to be in the icon vs icon match over Austin.

You saw how the crowd in chicago(the best wrestling crowd in the country) reacted when Rock made the challenge to Hogan, right? and you're saying that nobody wanted to see Rock/Hogan!? smh


Hogan/Austin would've made sense in 1998/1999, but in 2002, Rock was clearly THE man. DEAL WITH IT!

 

[The People's H2O]

Blame Austin. He didn't want to do business and screwed the fans over in the process.

- Vic

BS.

Hogan/Austin was never in the book for WM 18.

 

[Rocky Mark]

"but the fans never considered it"

which fans are you talking about ? the other 5 people under the bridge ? that match to this day is recognised as one of the biggest matches of all time and maybe the greatest in terms of atmosphere

stop being a blind mark and deal with it

 

[bigbuxxx]

After the Golden Era, WWE tried everything they could to create another Hulk Hogan. After the Attitude Era, WWE tries everything to recreate another The Rock......

#JustSayin....

Makes sense. Rock was playing a character while Austin was being himself. That's a no-no today. Rock was PG for the most part and Austin wasn't. Your comparison sucks.

 

[Burzo]

BS.

Hogan/Austin was never in the book for WM 18.

I'm sure it was, but neither wanted to lose to the other.

 

[kwab]

Agreed. At the time, Hogan vs Rock was NOT a dream match that fans were clamoring for. Hogan vs Austin was. Yes, Hogan vs Rock became an iconic moment and the atmosphere is unparalleled but that doesn't change the fact that more people wanted Hogan vs Austin.

Other dream matches that fans wanted those years were Austin-Goldberg, HBK-Sting, among others. We got Rock-Goldberg instead of Austin-Goldberg. Could you imagine if they tried to pass *that* off as a dream match? Or what if they gave us say, Austin-Sting and say that we've been clamoring for it. I reckon fans would probably eat that shit up but it's not the ideal dream match-up that many wanted.


It'd be similar to Austin returning and facing Cena rather than Punk (if he was still here) and saying that fans wanted Austin-Cena over Austin-Punk when that doesn't seem to be the case whatsoever.

 

[666_The_Game_666]

I'm sure it was, but neither wanted to lose to the other.

The plan was for either Rock/Hogan or Austin/Hogan. Austin didn't wanna deal with Hogan and his bullshit so they went with Rock/Hogan

 

[BadTouch]

I'm not sure. I am by no means a fan of The Rock but it made more sense to have him face Hogan in my opinion. I think there are more parallels between Rock and Hogan than Austin. They both had the film things going on, they both had the catchphrases and were both clearly characters. I would have preferred Austin to be in there instead but I honestly think in terms of the way both their careers have panned out, Rock and Hogan makes more sense

As far as being a great Wrestlemania moment goes, I believe it is. I remember watching it for the first time and it was certainly special.

 

[Brandough]

Agreed. At the time, Hogan vs Rock was NOT a dream match that fans were clamoring for. Hogan vs Austin was.

SAYS WHO???? YOU?! :lmao :lmao foh stop it. Everyone and their mother were asking for a Hogan/Rock match up. Sorry Austin was past his prime when Hogan came around and The Rock was at his peak

 

[The Main Headliner]

i'm watching Wrestlemania Rewind Icon vs Icon (http://veedio.info/dailymotion.php?url=k1b7G6eGr5Je2t77XBf? ) right now and that name popup in my head every minutes as i continue Stone Cold Steve Austin instead of Rock...When Hogan said in the promo there will never ever bigger star than Hogan and at that moment Austin walk out could have been epic instead of Rock.

yes, Rock was the guy everything but Austin Is the guy that turn business around which help WWE/F to become what it have become in that period of time.

sorry Rock Mark/Fans...Battle of Biggest Star should have been Austin vs Hogan.

only WWE claims Rock vs Hogan was that moment or what ever you want to call it but the fans never considered it...talk about WM or Moments, i hardly hear Rock/Hogan popup.

Mainstream and pop culture wise rock surpassed Austin by 2002 (even earlier than that) it's fact and there's no debate about it. Austin vs hogan would've been great too, but at that moment in 2002 and beyond rock and hogan delivered and seeing as how hot the crowd was for it leading up it shows they loved it too. The mere fact that they had a rock to face hogan instead of Austin who is an icon himself is a testament to how huge the rock was and still is.
Complaining about it 12 years later shows insecurity on the part of Austin
marks. Boo hoo.. It happened and it's an all time moment- get over it.

Also- it made sense in the fact that the rock was the biggest crossover wrestling star since hulk hogan which was also fact.

Oh yeah and if Austin faced hogan in Toronto he would have been booed too - just getting that out the way as well.
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[The Main Headliner]

"but the fans never considered it"

which fans are you talking about ? the other 5 people under the bridge ? that match to this day is recognised as one of the biggest matches of all time and maybe the greatest in terms of atmosphere

stop being a blind mark and deal with it

Dude isn't this pathetic?? Lmao!

#datrockhate


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[The Main Headliner]

After the Golden Era, WWE tried everything they could to create another Hulk Hogan. After the Attitude Era, WWE tries everything to recreate another The Rock......



#JustSayin....

Yup.

Cena (blatant as ever)
The miz (rock rip off)
Batista (if gotg becomes a hit get ready for more promotion of him)
Orton
Wwe films division with the marine franchise, etc

Lmao - they wish they had another rock that was a minimum on a full/part time schedule.


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