The Rock’s win over John Cena at Wrestlemania XXVIII was essentially the most ridiculous reserving determination within the historical past of the WWE.
Take a second, permit that to sink in for a second.
Of each match consequence within the historical past of Vince McMahon’s empire, the results of the “As soon as in a Lifetime” match between John Cena and The Rock was essentially the most ridiculous of all of them.
There are few occasions in sports-entertainment the place a dream match between two Superstars from two completely different generations have the chance to carry out in a match with each other. That match is usually hyped to the max and, on this case, Rock and Cena loved a 12 months of seeing their faces plastered on promoting supplies. Followers debate who ought to win, why they need to win however on the finish of the day, the youthful Famous person serving because the face of the corporate at the moment ALWAYS wins.
They must as a result of, on the finish of the day, that star is charged with carrying the mantle of the enterprise into the long run.
It has been lined, recovered, and overwhelmed into the bottom quite a few occasions by now: Dwayne Johnson isn’t an expert wrestler. He was once, however then he moved on to Hollywood, the place he turned one of many world’s largest movie stars. No faulting him there.
John Cena, then again, is essentially the most recognizable star in sports activities leisure and the man that’s the face of the game’s prime firm, World Wrestling Leisure.
The truth that The Rock received over John Cena is astonishing, surprising, ridiculous, silly and completely meaningless.
Dwayne Johnson returned to the WWE, as he put it, “to offer again to the corporate and the followers.”
Vince McMahon thanked him by turning WrestleMania XXVII into The Rock’s present. He was closely featured all through.
Then, to additional thank him, Vince invited him to Uncooked on his birthday, in Miami, and threw a grandiose social gathering for him. It was enormous and Rock celebrated with pyro and streamers normally reserved for a pay-per-view.
The corporate additionally produced a model new DVD, allowed him to go over The Miz and R-Reality at Survivor Collection and stand tall on the finish of the evening after delivering a Rock Backside to John Cena after the bout, and even known as him, “the best WWE Famous person of all time.”
Hyperbole, at finest.
There was completely nothing else Vince McMahon and his firm ought to have carried out to thank Dwayne for coming again “dwelling.” After every thing they did to stroke his ego, it was time for him to offer again to the corporate and put over its largest star.
As everybody is aware of by now, that didn’t occur. The Rock entered to a booming live performance by Flo Rida, longer and extra spectacular than the one allowed for Cena by MGK. He posed, raised his arm, pandered to the gang, and gasped for air, blown up and gassed earlier than the match even started.
The match was every thing it ought to have been. It was epic, with two all-time greats hitting all of their signature strikes and popping the gang. The Rock landed the Folks’s Elbow and the Rock Backside whereas Cena executed the 5 Knuckle Shuffle and the Angle Adjustment. It was an effective way to finish an above-average WrestleMania XXVIII pay-per-view.
Sadly, the epic match meant nothing in the long term. On the finish of the day, Dwayne Johnson was given one other alternative to bask within the glory, elevate his hand, pound his chest, and pander to the folks. AGAIN.
His win achieved nothing. It didn’t higher the enterprise he loves. The Angle Period star, who left to raised himself, was put over the man who might be right here tomorrow. And the subsequent day. And the subsequent month, and the subsequent 12 months.
The locker room should query what the win means for them. Moderately than put them over by placing over their chief, they’re left to listen to the fixed jabs by critics that they’ll ceaselessly be inferior to the Angle Period stars.
Certain, they obtain a pleasant pay-per-view paycheck however after that one-time pay-off is deposited within the financial institution, then spent, what did The Rock’s return to WWE actually accomplish for them?
For the second 12 months in a row, WrestleMania was dedicated to placing The Rock over. In contrast to WrestleManias of previous, the place the seasoned vet, a megastar in in style tradition, put over the star of the current and future, Vince McMahon selected to take his largest attraction and sacrifice his legacy by reminding followers who’ve apparently been dwelling underneath a rock (pun supposed) that “The Nice One” is a big star.
Undertaker and Triple H had an incredible match. CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho in a hell of an expert wrestling match. However on the finish of the day, their work might be overshadowed by a match that meant nothing, exterior of a one-time paycheck.
Nonetheless, the machine that’s the WWE will proceed to run. Sadly, the gear main it had the chance to obtain a contemporary coat of polish. As an alternative, the previous dependable gear has acquired some rust.
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