Wrestling
News Media: Wrestling Legends Update, WWE, Australia,
Movies and more, by Greg Tingle - 19th June 2011
In
this writer's opinion, pro wrestling aka sports entertainment
is hot again. Not quite yet at WWE Attitude levels,
but getting close in some fashions.
Why?
How about compelling storylines and character's in
the WWE, the brand getting back some of their attitude
(more hardcore and adult themes), developing talent,
and let's face it - more of true legends on the broadcast
like "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Stone
Cold" Steve Austin.
The
legends back on WWE television helps get the new talent
over.
Then
there's the elevation of R-Truth Alex Riley, former
student of Miz, "Big" Andy Leavine aka "Silent
Rage" (who yet had to show he truly brings it)...
but the slap by McMahon and the stunner by Austin
on Raw a few years ago sure helped get him over, but
can Andy maintain the rage? Time will tell.
R-Truth,
opponent of John Cena in less than 24 hours is on
fire and over in a big way. Anti establishment all
round bad ass is what helped get Austin over big time,
going back to the King Of The Ring ceremony when he
uttered the words Austin 3:16 said that I just whipped
your ass. Some comparison can be drawn between R-Truth
and The Gangstars in the old Extreme Championship
Wrestling, and not just because they are the same
colour. It's about the attitude, the out of control
charisma, and ability to back in up in the ring. The
world loves a rebel, and R-Truth delivers. He's attacking
the corporate champion and ripping on WWE merchandise
and the conspiracy towards him is hard not to love,
if you're into more mature storylines. Randy Orton
is on fire and CM Punk is one of the most entertaining
superstars, in and out of the ring. Now all we need
is for R-Truth to win the strap, and we will have
a hell of a meaningful wrestling feud. It's R-Truth
VS The World, and we're loving it.
The
WWE powers that be do appear to be listening.
It's
also compelling to hear that Mick Foley aka "Mankind",
"Cactus Jack" and Dude Love", may be
soon returning to the WWE, after a decent run in TNA.
In addition, TNA's Hulk Hogan also frequently mentioning
by name Steve Austin (Hogan wants a match), and Roddy
Piper is apparently interested in doing a Piper's
Pit with Hogan VS Austin and Hogan VS Ultimate Warrior.
FCW,
the feeder promotion for the WWE continues to develop
the next generation of wrestling superstars and TNA
continues to keep up the good fight, with Hogan publicly
getting behind Matt Morgan.
A
number of wrestling insiders are saying that WWE needs
to keep going with the more hardcore and mature storylines,
and that they might also do well to further embrace
some more UFC concepts.
Jim
Ross, living legend of the wrestling announcer variety,
continues to deliver great insight into the world
of pro wrestling, mixed martial arts (and BBQ sauce).
Australian
fans - don't forget the WWE comes back down to Australia
for WWE Live, starting in Sydney on 1st July at Acer
Arena.
Let's
now take a look at some specific individuals and further
probe some of the world's hottest pro wrestling news...
Ross
on Steve Austin and Roddy Piper: "(Austin and
Piper) were the two highlights for this old schooler
on Monday's Raw. They both know how to fully command
an audience and still have 'it.' Austin can be so
intense that it bleeds through the TV screen. His
Clint Eastwood-esque delivered line to CM Punk...."punk"
was golden. @CMPunk and Austin have excellent on screen
chemistry and back in the day they would have had
a helluva run. Nothing but money."
Ross
on R-Truth: "R-Truth' s professional career has
never been more elevated. He fits the role that he's
in well and it would not shock me to see, by hook
or crook, R-Truth upset John Cena this Sunday on PPV
to win the WWE Title. Long shot? Perhaps....but stranger
things have occurred on a WWE PPV and no one can argue
that a Truth title win wouldn't 're-shuffle the deck.'"
Ross
on The Miz: "(The Miz) is so easy to dislike
which is a marketable necessity for any villain. Guys
that can talk as well as Miz, who I Tweeted reminded
me of a male Kardashian, are essentially Teflon coated.
Essentially no matter what occurs in the ring, more
often than not, they are right back to where they
need to be when provided the opportunity to speak."
"Rowdy"
Roddy Piper
Rowdy
Roddy Piper recently shared his thoughts on the Warrior
vs. Hogan situation; here are the Twitter highlights:
"Warrior made some comments I heard that Hogan
may sue over. Sex and Wrestling, Warrior talking of
Hogan. Hogan talking about Macho. This is not a time
to be funny or reckless. I take it very serious! There's
a honor a man has to carry with him. I have seen a
lot. There's a line that I won't cross for any $ value.
I have to catch a plane in 4 hrs. Going to Battle.
I will try an address H/W over the weekend.1st. Warriors
interviews. Warrior was not making interviews to be
analyzed. They were made for the PG audience at the
time. For kids! You have to look at the presentation
Warrior did a good job presenting. Yes he could have
layered it, parents and children could enjoy together.
His merchandise. His way. Taking negative about another
man's family? YOU CAN DIE FROM THAT!! Nothing to do
with business...A thought. Take both Hogan and Warrior
together or apart. Do a Shoot Piper's Pit!!! Then
again fools rush in were wise men never tread!!"
A
Roddy Piper vs. Terry Funk singles match is officially
advertised for the 2011 Gathering of the Juggalos
event, which takes place August 11-14 at Cave in Rock,
Illinois. For more information, visit JuggaloGathering.com
Chris Jericho
(PETERBOROUGH)
Chris Jericho has struggled with critics throughout
his career, both in the wrestling ring and on stage.
Jericho spent two decades climbing the ranks of sports
entertainment, passing off the skeptics who labeled
him not good enough, too small etc to become one of
the most celebrated stars in World Wrestling Entertainment
history, including being crowned the first-ever undisputed
champion. Now the lead vocalist of Fozzy, playing
venues like the Historic Red Dog, is defying the disbelievers
who first slammed the heavy metal group as simply
"the band with the wrestler." "There
were a lot of people who stayed away from us, thinking
it was just a novelty," says Jericho. "But
I just didn't wake up one day and say, 'Let's start
a band.' This was something I've been doing since
I was 12. The passion is there, the belief is there
and the knowledge is there. "I think people can
sense that. That's why we are building momentum. Once
people can realize it's real, they'll get behind you."
Fozzy's recent Peterborough stop is a visit between
two huge concerts in Toronto and Brantford before
a major summer tour in Europe alongside metal stalwarts
Metallica, Slayer, Slipknot, Anthrax and Motorhead.
"You get a different vibe when you play a smaller
club than in bigger places," says Jericho. "It's
a little sweatier; more energy and a little more rock
and roll. We love that." Fozzy Osbourne, a cover
band formed in 1999 by Rich Ward of Stuck Mojo, evolved
into Fozzy. Jericho joined in 2000, accompanied with
characters such as Moongoose McQueen and a satirical
storyline. They had signed a 20-year contract to stay
in Japan only to discover many famous artists in the
U.S. had ripped off their music. The group's high-energy
sound led to a record deal and two albums of cover
songs, Fozzy (2000) and Happenstance (2002), paying
tribute to the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden,
Twisted Sister, Motley Crue and Black Sabbath. The
second album also included five original songs. "It
was a fun side project and suddenly we got offered
a record deal just to play covers. We were kind of
confused with that but like any self-respecting musician,
we took the money and did it," quips Jericho.
In 2005, the comical shtick was dropped as was the
cover song focus. All That Remains was an album of
entirely new music, as was Chasing The Grail, which
was released in 2010 to rave reviews and loads of
radio time. "The gimmick can only last so long
if the music isn't there," says Jericho, who
composes the lyrics while Ward writes the music and
plays lead guitar alongside guitarist Sean Delson,
drummer Frank Fontsere and guitarist Billy Grey. "We're
a very heavy band but with a lot of melodies."
But from groove-driven metal compositions, such as
Under Blackened Skies and Martyr No More to the epic
14-minute prog-metal tune Wormwood, Jericho finds
inspiration from the unlikeliest of bands: The Beatles.
"They are my favourite band of all time. There
are a lot of harmonies and melodies in our vocals
and much of that comes from listening to them."
The Winnipeg-raised Jericho (his real name is Chris
Irvine, the son of former NHLer Ted Irvine) admits
he always chased two childhood dreams. "Wrestling
just kind of took off first before the music did,"
he says. "But now that the music is starting
to catch up, it's very gratifying and rewarding because
we've been working hard on it." Jericho left
the WWE in September after his contract expired. It's
his second departure after a two-year hiatus in 2005
during which he said he was disheartened with wrestling.
But he remains a busy entertainer. He has written
two New York Times best-selling books chronicling
his wrestling career and is working on a third book.
And there's been numerous TV appearances include competing
on ABC's Dancing With The Stars. But wrestling fans
are clamouring to know when, or if, Y2J will ever
step inside the ring again. "That's a big question
and I really don't know. "When I left in September,
I had no plans of coming back and had no plans of
not coming back and I still feel the same way. I love
them both but right now my main focus is on Fozzy
because of all the great stuff we have going on. "I
still like watching wrestling and I keep track of
it very diligently and know exactly what's going on
in all aspects of it. I'm still enjoying it as a fan."
Fans of Jericho share his passion for music and wrestling.
"We have fans from all aspects -- your Chris
Jericho fans and your die-hard Fozzy fans. "And
there will be the people who will come check out Chris
Jericho 'the wrestler guy' and see what we're about.
"I always like to say the only people that don't
like our band are the ones who have never heard it."
Something tells us that Jericho is way too good to
stay away from the wrestling ring forever, and when
the WWE needs him to spark new energy into the show,
he will be there. Perhaps the most rounded sports
entertainer ever - that's Chris Jericho.
John
"Vulcan" Seru
One
of the biggest superstars of the Australian pro wrestling
scene of all time. Today Seru runs the Muscle Mania
gym in South West Sydney. Seru recently told Media
Man on Randy "Macho Man" Savage that he
was one of the very best pro wrestlers ever and that
the industry had lost a great one. Savage was the
best 'Oh Yeah'!
WWE
Films Wrestles With Gorgeous George - 27th April 2011
EXCLUSIVE:
In an age where books routinely get tiny movie options
and languish in development, one could do worse than
make a deal with wrestling mogul Vince McMahon's WWE
Studios. In a mid-6 figure outright buy, WWE acquired
the 2008 John Capouya book Gorgeous George: The Outrageous
Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Popular Culture.
Not only was the deal brokered by Justin Manask generous
for the author, but WWE Films has committed to a 2011
start date for a film about a journeyman wrestler
who remade himself into a preening, vamping villain
and became a national TV star at a time when there
was little on the boob tube but wrestling and Milton
Berle. WWE Films set John Posey to write the script
for a film that will be the last of nine features
WWE will generate in less than two years. The fourth,
Killing Karma, is shooting now.
While
early WWE films were schlocky action showcases for
its spandex stars, WWE Films head Mike Pavone said
the company has morphed into a family film factor
with better scripts that draw actors like Ed Harris,
Amy Madigan, Patricia Clarkson, Danny Glover and Parker
Posey to work alongside ring fixtures like Triple
H, The Big Show and John Cena. Each film costs around
$7 million after rebates for location shoots in Louisiana
and Pavone said they save about $1 million for each
film by never really wrapping production. Crews get
a couple weeks rest after each film completes its
20-25 day shoot, and then the next one gets going.
A
Gorgeous George film was McMahons idea, an exception
to his unwritten rule not to make pictures about wrestlers.
Pavone said Georges flamboyant persona not only
set the tone for future stars like Hulk Hogan and
The Rock, but also helped Bob Dylan come out of his
shell and influenced the likes of Muhammad Ali, James
Brown, and Liberace.
George
Wagner was a good wrestler who couldnt get over
the top until he developed this character that people
loved to hate, Pavone said. He had this
effeminate, aristocratic persona that he and his wife
Betty created from whole cloth, down to the robes
and platinum blonde hairstyle his wife copied from
Betty Grable. George realized that they dont
come to see the good guy win, they come to see the
bad guy lose. He paraded as this effeminate man in
the 40s and 50s in Texas and the South, with 12,000
people screaming and throwing things. Wagner,
who made his entrance to Pomp and Circumstance, rubbed
elbows outside the ring with Hollywood stars, and
made as much--$100,000 per year--as Joe DiMaggio.
His fortunes flagged, though, and George stayed too
long in the ring. His final payday: a humiliating
match, pre-arranged for him to lose and have his signature
blond locks shaved in the ring by his opponent, Dick
the Destroyer.
Pavone
said McMahon is committed to fully finance the Gorgeous
George pic as well as the other eight WWE Films. It's
a bold play, because McMahon won't know if the film
program works until the pics start getting released
in September. Samuel Goldwyn distributes the first
few, and WWE Films will handle the marketing.
Weve
been making these movies in a vacuum, confident that
our model will prove itself, Pavone said. (Credit:
Deadline.com)
Hulk
Hogan
Hulk
Hogan is still 'The Main Event', By Jon Robinson...
Every
birthday from about 8 years on, I begged and pleaded
with my parents for the same present: tickets to see
the WWF live at the Cow Palace. My aunt was actually
a regular at wrestling matches from the days of Gorgeous
George and once almost got kicked out of the arena
for throwing her high heels at some heel who was hitting
her favorite fighter with a foreign object every time
the referee turned his back. Funniest thing about
this is my aunt was the most uptight, old-money, stuck-in-her-old-ways
woman I knew. She was someone who might throw a fit
if someone spilled soda or even sat on her all-white
couch that for some reason was never sat on (why someone
would feature furniture you couldn't sit on, I'll
never know), but I could never imagine her throwing
a shoe.
But
that's what the wild and wacky world of professional
wrestling is all about. It's more than just the soap
opera for men it's so commonly referred to as. It's
more like a rock concert of kung fu fighting acrobats
complete with fireworks and the occasional dead man,
masked man and/or midget. It's a place where good
battles evil between the ropes while bringing the
thousands in attendance along for the next chapter.
And
that showmanship that helps drive the action is what
the new video game, "Hulk Hogan's Main Event"
is all about. Because wrestling is more than just
men in tights rolling around and getting sweaty (not
that there's anything wrong with that), Hogan is using
the power of Kinect to bring gamers into the ring
with him while teaching them the taunts, poses and
posturing that made him a worldwide phenomenon.
I
caught up with Hogan inside video game publisher Majesco's
booth at E3 to talk wrestling, showmanship and his
time inside the ring, from his days rocking a mask
to his nights as "Hollywood." Here's what
one of the most influential wrestlers in the history
of the business had to say.
Jon
Robinson: I'm about to play your game for the first
time. What's your advice on how I can become the next
Hulk Hogan?
Hulk
Hogan: You're very lucky because instead of looking
for a coach, you have now found the greatest coach
of all time. I don't know too much, but I do know
a lot about wrestling, and in "Hulk Hogan's Main
Event" I'm your coach, brother. I teach you the
moves, get you all excited, and then it's up to you
to get the crowd booing or cheering and get them ramped
up. The whole entertainment aspect gets you rolling
right into the ring, and then you get to turn the
moves up and either do some scientific wrestling or
cheat like the bad guys. And what's cool is, you can't
sit on the couch for this one. Since it's on Kinect,
you actually have to get up, get moving and move your
bum around.
Jon
Robinson: You are one of the best showmen professional
wrestling has ever seen. How did you learn to get
the crowd so moved during your matches?
Hulk
Hogan: I played music for about 10 years before I
ever got into the wrestling business, so I was used
to being on stage and being in front of people. I
really wasn't a great singer, so we had a couple of
guys who would sing, but in between songs, I would
grab the mike and talk to the crowd, so I got over
any shyness I had in the music business before I ever
got into wrestling. Then when I got into wrestling,
it was all about that scientific stuff and rolling
around on the ground and putting each other in arm
locks and leg locks, but the first time I ever looked
out into the crowd -- I was wearing a mask back then,
and they called me The Super Destroyer -- the reaction
from the crowd was a lot louder than I got for the
actual wrestling. So the reaction from the crowd made
the wrestling easier for me, and I worked that in
my whole career. Most of the time when I wrestled,
the crowd wasn't just cheering, they were standing
up and cheering or carrying on, and that's what's
cool about this game, it really plays up that entertainment
aspect. As soon as you enter the arena and walk down
that ramp, it's up to you to get the crowd going,
and that parlays right into the fact that now you're
on your feet and doing the wrestling moves using Kinect.
It really takes you from wanting to be a wrestler
to putting you right on the spot and in the spot.
Jon
Robinson: So, how did you go from some strange dude
in a mask to arguably the most popular wrestler of
all time?
Hulk
Hogan: That transmutation or transformation took quite
a while. I started wrestling 35 years ago, and I had
a pretty intense attitude back then when I was young
and injury free. The wrestling promoters back then
had me start under a mask because they were hoping
that one day I might turn into something. When you
start out in the wrestling business, you make a lot
of mistakes, tripping over your own feet and looking
like a fool. The Super Destroyer mask was really to
protect me because I was so big and back then I was
one of the few guys who actually looked like I trained.
A lot of the guys I was wrestling had big arms, but
they also had big stomachs. So under the mask, I could
learn my way while everyone beat me. Then this whole
transformation started happening, but becoming Hulk
Hogan took quite a few years. I quit wrestling a few
times, then I was Terry Boulder, then the promoter
starter calling me Sterling Golden, then I was Terry
"The Hulk" Boulder, then I was Terry Hogan,
then I became Hulk Hogan. It actually took me eight
or nine years before I was able to put it all together.
That's why it's so hard for these young wrestlers
who all think they should be in the main event. There's
a lot more to it than just having a scientific match.
You have to put the whole thing together.
Jon
Robinson: What do you think of your persona living
on in all of these video games like "Main Event"
and "WWE All-Stars"?
Hulk
Hogan: It's crazy. WWE owns my intellectual properties
and all of my old footage, so Vince McMahon is repackaging
all of that old stuff. It's a great compliment, though,
because at the end of the day, I'm so grateful to
anybody who contributed or helped me become who I
am today. A large part of my career and a large part
of my life, I'm very grateful to Vince McMahon Sr.,
Vince's father. I'm also very grateful to Vince McMahon
because he and I were best friends and business partners.
I was an employee, and we went down a lot of twisty
roads together. Even right now, if I was to call him
and tell him, "Hey, Vince, I need help,"
I guarantee Vince would be there for me. So I am very
grateful for the fact that I have "Hulk Hogan's
Main Event" coming out and that I'm on the cover
of "WWE All-Stars." It's kind of like Hulk
Hogan has found his niche, not only in Americana but
in the video game world. It didn't have to be this
way. The fans could've totally forgotten about me,
but the fact that the fans have been so loyal, I'm
still in the game. Right now, I'm with Impact Wrestling,
formerly TNA, and, after two years of back surgeries,
I'm working there creatively and helping out, but
you never know, I might just slide back into the ring
someday. It's not like I could take any crazy bumps,
but then again, I never did. [laughs] I have to be
really careful with my back.
Jon
Robinson: When you think back to your favorite matches,
do you have one moment that stands out as your personal
favorite?
Hulk
Hogan: I'm torn between my match with Andre the Giant
and my match with The Rock. Andre was huge, and it
was a defining moment for me because Andre passed
the torch when I body slammed him. That was a huge
deal, and I'm not trying to downplay it, but then
later on in my career, when I finally returned to
WWE after all those years of working for Ted Turner,
Vince told me, "Hey, if you're coming back, then
you better bring it." So when I went back, I
was the ultimate bad guy, and when they put me in
the match against The Rock, the fans were supposed
to boo me out of the building. But it was a defining
moment because the fans cheered me so loud and they
booed The Rock. The fans were letting everyone know
that they loved Hulk Hogan so much, that they were
so loyal to Hulk Hogan, that nobody was going to tell
them who to boo and who to cheer. It was like the
fans slapped me in the face and told me, "Don't
you know who you are? You're Hulk Hogan!" It
was a huge moment in my career.
Jon
Robinson: After so many years of drinking your milk
and eating your vitamins, was it fun flipping it on
everyone and doing the "Hollywood" character?
Hulk
Hogan: I talked to Ted Turner about it before we did
it, and I told him, "We're either going to ruin
this business, or we're going to capture lightning
in a bottle and it's going to be the greatest thing
that ever happened." When I turned into a bad
guy, the ratings shot up, the numbers went through
the roof, and for two and a half years, we were able
to beat WWE in the ratings.
Jon
Robinson: One of the guys you fought with and against
for years in both WCW and WWE was Randy Savage. What
are some of the memories you have of him?
Hulk
Hogan: Randy and I were stuck together like glue for
about 15 years. We did everything together -- we traveled
together, we worked out every day together -- and
then we went on to have some great matches. I know
this sounds horrible, but we made a lot of money together,
and then we had this huge falling out that to this
day, I still don't know why he got mad. He went through
a lot with his divorce from Elizabeth and stuff, but
we just started talking again a few months before
he died. I don't do many independent wrestling shows,
but I finally did one and [Randy's brother] Lanny
was there, and he was telling me how tough it was
after their dad passed away, but his dad was really
happy that Randy and I had started talking again.
But then Lanny was really worried about his mom, so
they were going to throw a big barbecue at his mom's
house with Randy and I, and that was supposed to be
the next weekend, but Randy died in the middle of
the week. Out of all the guys who have died, that
one hit me the hardest. I've known a lot of guys,
I've walked into hotel rooms where there have been
bad situations, but that one was a tough one.
Jon
Robinson: You talked about your back problems earlier,
but I was just curious if there's somebody out there
you'd like to have that one last match with?
Hulk
Hogan: Well, if there is that one last huge match
that really, really meant something to the fans, that
would have to be against "Stone Cold" Steve
Austin. I can see him already making appearances back
on TV, and he's already starting to get full of himself.
I heard him say for a while that his back and his
neck were too messed up to wrestle, but from what
I've been seeing lately, I think he's getting geared
up to do something, and I'd like to be a part of it.
Jon
Robinson: How about in Impact Wrestling? Do you see
a guy in Impact who might have the ability to carry
that brand to another level?
Hulk
Hogan: I've really tried to be optimistic when looking
at the talent that is there, and I've already tried
to give the football to a couple of guys who are there,
and they are just so off into that: "TNA Wrestling,
this is TNA Wrestling, I have a five-star match every
week." But that's not the big picture. I think
the one guy I really need to focus on is Matt Morgan.
There are a couple of things that need to be fixed,
and one of the main things is his interviews. When
Scott Steiner looks at you and calls you a punk and
says you look like a tiny turd in a toilet bowl, you
need to come back and say something about how you
can look over the top of Steiner's head. Instead,
he's out there talking about how he respects Steiner
as an athlete. His whole rap needs to change. I think
if we sit down and really dial Matt Morgan in, he
can be somebody who can really turn things around
and lead Impact Wrestling to the promised land. (Credit:
ESPN)
Bob Marella (aka Gorilla Monsoon) To Be Inducted Into
Wrestling Hall of Fame...
Waterloo,
Iowa Bob Marella, a 1959 Ithaca graduate who
rose to fame in professional wrestling as Gorilla
Monsoon, will be inducted into the George Tragos/Lou
Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Marella
will enter the hall of fame, which is located at the
National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Dan Gable Museum
in Waterloo, Iowa, July 23.
Marella,
a member of Ithaca's Hall of Fame, was the wrestling
program's first all-American, placing second at the
1959 NCAA Championships. Wrestling in the heavyweight
class (which was then called the unlimited weight
class), Marella upset the second and third seeds (from
Northern Colorado and Iowa State, respectively), before
dopping a 2-0 overtime decision to a wrestler from
Oklahoma State in the title bout. Marella, who was
nicknamed "Tiny" during his collegiate career,
also starred in track & field as a Bomber.
Induction
into the professional wrestling hall of fame includes
a substantial impact on professional wrestling, general
respect within the profession, and a strong amateur
background.
Bob
helped raise money for the first mat that I bought
at Ithaca, said John Murray, Ithaca's head wrestling
coach from 1980 to 1995. He was probably the
alumnus who had the greatest impact on our program
through money he raised and the awareness he brought
to the program.
Monsoon
had a distinguished professional wrestling career
that included many titles, including the WWWF (now
WWE) United States Tag Team title. He was also known
for his successful career as a commentator for the
WWE. Monsoon died on Oct. 6, 1999.
The Rock And John Cena
Wrestling
News Media: The Rock VS John Cena At WWE WrestleMania,
by Greg Tingle
The
Rock's return to pro wrestling er... sports entertainment,
or whatever it is now, has little to do with wrestling
as such.
The
booking The Rock vs. John Cena at WrestleMania 28
twelve months in advance has strong merit, but will
both competitors be as hot then, as they are now...
probably.
This
is one of the smartest moves ever by WWE head honcho
Vince McMahon, as it plugs right back into mainstream
entertainment, with a hot main event which has star
power and money written all over it, plus news media
is going to have it as a media darling to boot. I
don't see Rock or Cena "stuffing up" with
real life situations that would stop the match, and
hopefully both will remain injury free.
What's
were doing here is getting Dwayne "The Rock"
Johnson, the living legend himself, and putting him
in the squared circles with one of the most popular
pre-teen megastars ever. This is the pop culture main
event of the decade, if not century!
Wrestling
fans will go for this big, and spend, plus it should
be a decent match to keep the loyal fan base happy
too. Most mainstream news media companies should cover
it also, and the buzz and coverage leading up is already
there, so just imagine. Bigger than the MTV Hulk Hogan
VS "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 'War To Settle The
Score', Andre The Giant at WrestleMania III, and perhaps
even up there with the very first WrestleMania back
in 1985 which came from sports and entertainment mecca
in New York - Madison Square Garden.
The
Rock VS John Cena at WrestleMania is tipped to break
all sorts of records and have mega success written
all over it. As The Rock would say, Just Bring It!
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