The People's Champion: The Rock

Wrestling fans will forever remember The Rock. He was in a class of his own. He combined charisma, with good looks, mic skills and in-ring ability to catapult himself into stardom.

The Rock's Promos were magnificent. They were executed properly and made a good connection with the crowd. They were mostly funny as well. You could even hear the crowd participate and cheer during his promos. His mic skills were truly awesome.

My favorite The Rock match of all time is the Icon vs. Icon match at Wrestlemania X8 against Hollywood Hulk Hogan. The match was a dream match that I never figured will ever happen since I never knew WCW would go out of business and I never knew that Hulk Hogan would return to the WWE. I guess never say never in this business.

The match was a classic. It started off with Hulk Hogan showing everyone why he is the man. He dominated The Rock early and showed off his vaunted strength. Rocky was persistent however. After three Rock Bottom maneuvers, he was triumphant and The Rock and Hollywood Hulk Hogan found a mutual respect for each other. It is a fitting end since The Rock was a Hulkamaniac while growing up.

I'm sure it was a dream come true for The Rock to be in the ring with Hulk Hogan. Just imagine competing or playing with your idol. This was probably the same feeling Triple H got when being with Ric Flair or Michael Jordan got when he went up against Magic Johnson, Julius Erving and Larry Bird. It's surreal.

The Rock after all, came from humble beginnings. He was living in a trailer park and slept in a stained mattress. He didn't have much money and simply ate spaghetti and tuna.

The Rock could be considered as one of the greatest wrestlers ever. He has fought all the greats including Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Triple H, Mick Foley, Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Unfortunately for the millions and millions of The Rock's fans chanting his name, The Rock was lured away from the wrestling business by the bright lights of Hollywood. He has starred in numerous television shows and movies and seems to be making a name for himself as an actor. I doubt we'll ever see some go one on one with The Great one in the squared circle again.

I really wish The Rock would return to the squared circle again. The WWE is stale right now. It has been so since The Rock and Austin stopped wrestling. The WWE truly needs a shot in the arm.

The DVD scores a high mark in terms of production values and in terms of match selection. The matches selected were very good and very entertaining. The video however is no proper biography by any stretch of the imagination. It shows bits and pieces every now and then but is more of a compilation of matches. I would like to see more about the man behind The Rock not just a marathon of matches.

What is missing are thoughts of The Rock on his own career. Where are those thought of other wrestlers as well? I mean, they were able to do that for the Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior video so why not for The Rock? I would love to hear comments from Triple H, Steve Austin and Mick Foley.

Overall, the DVD is a good addition to any wrestling video collection. I enjoyed reliving those The Rock moments such as the backstage segment with the New World Order where he made fun of Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall and The Rock strumming his guitar and singing. The nostalgia factor cannot be overlooked.

I recommend this video to the millions and millions of The Rock's fans. We may never ever see him back in the squared circle again but at least we could watch the highlights of this great in-ring performer when we choose. Definitely worth it.

About The Rock

-Full name is Dwyane Douglas Johnson

-Was a football player for the University of Miami

-Was part of the 1991 championship team

-Is the first third generation wrestler in WWE history

-Was the son of Rocky Johnson, a former Tag Team champion

-Was the grandson of "High Chief" Peter Maivia

-Is the nephew of Afa and Sika

-Is the cousin of Manu, Rikishi, Yokozuna, Rosey and Umaga

-9 Time World Heavyweight Champion (7 WWE and 2 WCW)

-5 Time WWE Tag Team Champion

Movies

-The Mummy Returns

-The Scorpion King

-The Rundown

-Walking Tall

-Be Cool

-Doom

-Gridiron Gang

-Cory in the House / Hannah Montana

-Reno 911!: Miami

-The Game Plan

-Southland Tales

-Get smart

-Race to Witch Mountain

-Planet 51

-Tooth Fairy

-Bill Batson and the Legend of Shazam

About the Video

The video comprised of 540 minutes worth of matches, promos, one-liners and short biography clips. The video included 19 full matches against people like The Undertaker, Big Show, Mankind, Owen Hart, Hulk Hogan, Shane McMahon and Triple H. The video also included the Rock's entertaining promos which really connected him with the fans.

Matches

-Rocky Maivia vs. HHH (Raw 2/13/1997) - Intercontinental Title Match

-The Rock vs. Owen Hart (Raw 4/6/1998) - Intercontinental Title Match

-The Rock vs. HHH (Raw 6/22/1998) - King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match

-The Rock vs. Mankind (Survivor Series 11/15/1998) - WWE Championship Match

-The Rock vs. Mankind (St. Valentines Day Massacre 2/14/1999) - Last Man Standing WWE Championship Match

-The Rock vs. Mankind (Raw 2/15/1999) - Ladder WWE Championship Match

-The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (Wrestlemania XV 3/28/1999) - WWE Championship Match

-The Rock vs. HHH (Raw 7/5/1999) - Steel Cage Match

-The Rock and Mankind vs. The Undertaker and Big Show (Raw 8/30/1999) - WWE Tag Team Championship Match

-The Rock vs. Kane (Smackdown 12/30/1999) - No Holds Barred Match

-The Rock vs. HHH (Backlash 4/30/2000) - WWE Championship Match

-The Rock vs. Shane McMahon (Raw 5/01/2000) - Steel Cage WWE Championship Match

-The Rock vs. Kurt Angle (No Way Out 2/15/2001) - WWE Championship Match

-The Rock vs. Booker T (Summerslam 8/19/2001) - WCW Championship Match

-The Rock vs. Chris Jericho (Royal Rumble 1/20/2002) - Undisputed championship Match

-The Rock vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan (Wrestlemania X8 3/17/2002)

-The Rock vs. Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker (Vengeance 7/21/2002) - WWE Undisputed Championship Match

-The Rock vs. Eddie Guerrero (Raw 7/22/2002)

-The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (Wrestlemania XIX 3/30/2003)

Promos

-Billy's Prayer to God

-The Big Slow

-My Name is Kane

-Doughnuts

-Hermie

-Armageddon Opponents

-Thomas Jefferson Sucka

-The People's Strudel

-Great Balls of Fire

-Copacabana

-Camera Man

-The Charleston

-NWO

-Busta Rhymes

-The Superhero

-Miami Dolphins

© TheChosen1. Review is published in other sites under the same name
-Previously published in Ciao and Dooyoo
-The Rock's profile is sourced from wikipedia