What?!The heel turn hurt him and 2002 was a very forgettable year even before the walk out.
he ment a forgettable year for AustinWhat?!
You call the return of nWo, Scott Steiner, Shawn Michaels, the debut of Eric Bischoff, Rey Mysterio, return of Triple H from the injury, frst title win of Brock Lesnar, brand extension, Hogan vs. Rock, Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels, epic matches for the new WWE tag team championship, the first ever elimination chamber and countless other moments a forgettable year?
If 2002 is for you forgettable then you probably don´t remember the last 5 years in WWE
when austin came back in 2001 i think he was more over than rock but what major superstar wouldnt be after a yearlong absence2001. The popularity difference between Austin and Rock was huge that year.
Rock was gone for a chunk of 01 and Angle was becoming the top guy, when Rock came back he returned to top spot he was in before leaving. The heel turn while funny really fucked up his character and made him jump the shark.when austin came back in 2001 i think he was more over than rock but what major superstar wouldnt be after a yearlong absence
This is a topic about Austin so everything in here is about Austin, so don't question my knowledge because you didn't get what i was saying.What?!
You call the return of nWo, Scott Steiner, Shawn Michaels, the debut of Eric Bischoff, Rey Mysterio, return of Triple H from the injury, frst title win of Brock Lesnar, brand extension, Hogan vs. Rock, Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels, epic matches for the new WWE tag team championship, the first ever elimination chamber and countless other moments a forgettable year?
If 2002 is for you forgettable then you probably don´t remember the last 5 years in WWE
Okay you started off well but completely tailed off at the end, Austin was a bit overrated but to be fair every wrestler ever has been overrated. Stone Cold was the man in 98 in 99 he and Rock were tied and by 2000 Rock was the man. The neck surgery is not bullshit as it was a potential career ender for him, what did him in wrestling wise was his knee injury that he never recovered from. Austin being heel wasn't the problem it was the kind of heel he portrayed which was a chicken shit heel, how did the toughest sob in the wwf become a pussy all of a sudden? If he never joined the alliance and was just a paranoid psycho then he would've been fine, but teaming him with Mcmahon and then joining the rag tag bunch just made him look weak.its a combination of two things:
1) The Rocks popularity
2) Austin whether u admit it or not was a one dimensional character
the stone cold character wasnt even the most popular guy in 1999 let alone 2001, The Rock showed versatility and re-invented himself and austin didnt, theres only so much u can do with a character like stone cold his Alliance stuff was HORRIBLE CRINGEWORTHY material sadly, the audience had enough, and so the Austin character simply fizzled out,
i think the neck surgery excuses is ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT
when Rock was making movies lets be honest, Stone cold didnt have nothing to do, its how own fault he didnt wanna put guys over, The Rock didnt have a problem with this as we all know, stone cold however did.. his own ego kept him from helping the younger Generation out, and the product suffered..
The Austin character at the end of the day is a one trick pony,
take away the trucks, the high jinks and Macmahon?
and u have a stale fat belly ******* who over exaggerated his outcome from his surgeries cause of the simple fact that hes just too damn embarrased to admit that he doesnt have the ability to carry the company without a full roster bailing him out like in 1998/99..
The heel turn hurt him and 2002 was a very forgettable year even before the walk out.
I hated most of 2002. nWo was a complete mess, Eric Bischoff's first Raw season was awful (Rosie and Jamal, HLA), brand extension was un-balanced, Scott Steiner returns, Stone Cold walked out, WWF became WWE and worst of all: Katie Vick.dualshock said:What?!
You call the return of nWo, Scott Steiner, Shawn Michaels, the debut of Eric Bischoff, Rey Mysterio, return of Triple H from the injury, frst title win of Brock Lesnar, brand extension, Hogan vs. Rock, Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels, epic matches for the new WWE tag team championship, the first ever elimination chamber and countless other moments a forgettable year?
If 2002 is for you forgettable then you probably don´t remember the last 5 years in WWE
Smackdown in 2002-2004 was some great television and they were actually better than Raw at that point, Raw was only good for Rock & Evolution but Smackdown was enjoyable from beginning to end.I hated most of 2002. nWo was a complete mess, Eric Bischoff's first Raw season was awful (Rosie and Jamal, HLA), brand extension was un-balanced, Scott Steiner returns, Stone Cold walked out, WWF became WWE and worst of all: Katie Vick.
The only thing I liked in 2002 was Brock Lesnar, the HHH/HBK storyline and Smackdown in general (late 2002).
Yes. Smackdown was perfect, thanks to Heyman.Smackdown in 2002-2004 was some great television and they were actually better than Raw at that point, Raw was only good for Rock & Evolution but Smackdown was enjoyable from beginning to end.