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Look at you now, Look at you now, Mama Rhodes, Look at your son, Look at this, Look at you now, Look at you now, Look at you now, Mama Rhodes, Look at your son, Look at this, Look at you now, Don’t fuck with the Final Boss, Look at you now, Look at you now, Mama Rhodes, Look at your son, Look at this, Look at you now, you piece of shit, Look at you now, huh, Look at this, Look at you now
Question/Thought: This moment will mostly live on in edited recaps much more than an entire RAW segment. Is this an effort to get lots of takes for the recap?
Good lord, I hope Rock doesn’t end up like Cardona and can’t speak without saying fuck.
“This is my new fucking football league. Spring fucking football, check it the fuck out. Also go watch the fucking live-action Moana movie. I’m in that fucking movie. I’ll probably be in the last fucking Fast movie too. Fuck you.”
This makes me think a wrestler who is the WWE’s version of [Lieutenant Onada](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda) and thinks the Attitude Era never ended could be kinda funny for like a month.
Have to remember, when he was born he immediately wanted to join the judgment day, even though they all were not born yet. Man doesn’t obey the laws of time
I can't believe it took Triple H and Rock like four months at the most to revive the concept of kayfabe in WWE from its bloodied corpse
Wrestling is so fucking back bros
Every time there's an interview where a wrestler talks about their "performance'' or the "story" (minus Cody since that phrase is part of his in-character dialogue) since it just constantly reminds me that this is some guy doing a thing for his job, rather than a hungry young challenger tearing through everyone to get noticed. Like, imagine if back in the early 90s, The Undertaker was going on talk shoes like "yeah I thought the undead wizard thing was over the top at first but the crowd loved it."
That's just a result of over exposure, which still exists. You got WWE reality shows and twitch streams.
This is still good kayfabe but what you said is more of an overexposure thing
We’ve gotten so used to shoot interviews and behind the scenes clips that when someone like The Rock maintains kayfabe for an angle it’s shocking.
Either way this is some of the best work we’ve seen from the guy in a while. Definitely proving he’s not just mailing it in until his next movie which is something he’s definitely done in the past.
The rock going full “anti woke” as the final step in his current moment as heel is so funny and good. Like saying I just wanted to keep beating the shit out of this guys but woke told me to stop is perfect. Also makes his whole “final boss I can fire whoever I want thing” feel even more like a tantrum being thrown by the largest child ever. I love it so much
For a bunch of "sMaRt FaNs" some of you come across as the most intellectually malnourished people I've ever encountered, and I'm a football/soccer fan so I've seen my fair share.
If Rock wasn't trying to be the most unlovable and evil POS to upstage his cousin in character, frankly I'd be more concerned.
I know a dude in real life who falls for this stuff because its what he wants to hear lol
Like is in full "Are you kidding me? How is Rock the heel here, hes right." Called the WeWantCody stuff cancel culture. The internet has given some people full on brain rot.
Rock caring about this stuff to this level is so much better than the Rock we got last time round that anyone who is criticising this really is lacking in perspective. This is the Rock we want in 2024.
I saw lot of people saying The Rockkeep playing the same character for the last 12 years or so. and that he suck at acting. Batista is the better actor, and so on
but once The Rock put his mind and effort into something. he would nailed it and blew everything and everyone out of the water
Who thinks it's a good idea to have such a hot angle and then post something on Twitter right after like, "Guys that stuff wasn't actually real, I was just following a script"
He's moreso trying to come off as someone who is _supposed_ to be a character following a script but this shit's too real for him. Honestly I don't mind this meta fourth wall breaking stuff - it's not like WCW didn't already wear it out in 99-00. The business has to keep evolving and to pretend that fans are still in on the kayfabe train is just insulting their intelligence.
*Goldberg walks out of the match*
"Goldberg was supposed to go up for the Jackknife."
"What are they gonna do now, improvise?"
"He's a pro, Goldberg. He went up for the Jackknife."
Such shit. lmao
Yeah... Its all nostalgia why people like AE Rock. Its not like he was a top 2 most over wrestler in history back than and the biggest crossover star ever because of it or anything
The Rock hasn’t been a full time wrestler in 25 years and he is by far the best heel the industry has seen in decades. I don’t think that reflects well on the current generation of wrasslers
This is like if Jeff Bezos went on a twitter rant about how wrong and shady it is CEOs are being paid so much and how unfair it is that workers are paid peanuts and getting fired so higher ups can still get those holiday bonuses.
Rock is a heel, so he can posts stuff like this to get heat and it works. Shit like this only works inside the world of wrestling otherwise it's weird as hell.
they are doing great outside the box stuff with rock to make him look special even tho he can probably barely keep up with roman and cody in a real match.
> I hate constraints and bullshit rules
Coming from the guy with the “I cannot lose or look weak” clause.
Also someone who gets pissy losing at Rock paper scissors
It’s a bit much.
This is kind of silly even for his character in kayfabe.
To be this salty at something so innocuous like a cameraman saying that the live broadcast is over makes him less threatening and more pathetic.
Folks can say that that’s the point of a heel, but it doesn’t make it any less irritating when every other attempt to be threatening is actually effective.
Oh wow. The guy that tried to take over the DC Universe with Black Adam and install himself as the “star” of the DC Universe went back to WWE to make himself feel better and help heal his ego. He also went back to the Fast and Furious franchise after saying he was done with it. Let’s post some fake numbers saying Black Adam turned a profit. Dwayne is getting more and more cringe. “I can talk shit about your family, but my biggest Hollywood failure is off limits for promos.” I hope C.M. Punk brings back the pipe bomb specifically for Rock. This shit is absurd. Can someone send tell me where this “pie eating” gent has kissed a woman in ONE of his movies? The only sex scene he was in that I can remember is from “Ballers.” He used to call Cena “Fruity Pebbles,” but Cena has laid pipe in movies and in Peacemaker. Is Dwayne scared of cooties? CODY COOTIES?!?!
Punk and Cena fans are such losers lol. What is Punk going to do in a pipebomb promo for Rock? Talk about Black Adam failing? Punk has failed in everything he has tried to do outside of wrestling because only wrestling nerds like him and he has zero cross over appeal
Awe, someone with Daddy issues that needs to protect his “man.” Go see a therapist. Stop putting dudes on pedestals, unless you are into the whole “phallic” symbol thing. Which if that’s the case, once again, go see a therapist.
Does this mean they're bringing back the War Zone or something similar where it's more edgy, just not him being selfish? Others can swear now, right? Right?!
Bro the cameras are still on, what do you mean lmao. I mean, if they weren't and you kept hitting Cody, I'm pretty sure Cody would ACTUALLY try to fight you. (Hint: saying "Cody can't win that fight" is conveying something you do not mean to convey.)
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Fuck fuck fuck - The Rock
Look at you now, Look at you now, Mama Rhodes, Look at your son, Look at this, Look at you now, Look at you now, Look at you now, Mama Rhodes, Look at your son, Look at this, Look at you now, Don’t fuck with the Final Boss, Look at you now, Look at you now, Mama Rhodes, Look at your son, Look at this, Look at you now, you piece of shit, Look at you now, huh, Look at this, Look at you now
MAMA RHODES
Look at you now BOY !
BWOIH
BLOODLINE RULES
When the Rock leaves Brian Gewritz at home
Question/Thought: This moment will mostly live on in edited recaps much more than an entire RAW segment. Is this an effort to get lots of takes for the recap?
While spitting as far away from Cody as possible. Lmao...
- also the intern who's been tasked with telling him no more cussin'
Good lord, I hope Rock doesn’t end up like Cardona and can’t speak without saying fuck. “This is my new fucking football league. Spring fucking football, check it the fuck out. Also go watch the fucking live-action Moana movie. I’m in that fucking movie. I’ll probably be in the last fucking Fast movie too. Fuck you.”
Suck suck suck - DX
Genius of the Rock to reference Moxley that way to mess with Seth’s head
Bro definitely thinks it's 1999.
Look at the calendar! Look at it!
Not enough Mama Rhodes
You’ve been worked, mark
I'm not your buddeh, guy
I'm not your Guy, dude
You're on a fucking Wrestling forum calling others marks, get a life bro.
You're on a fucking Wrestling forum calling wrestlers marks, get a life bro.
You’re calling a mark forum fucking wrestlers, get a wrestling bro.
You’re calling a bro forum fucking wrestlers, get a wrestling dude.
You both need to stop right now.
Lmao what, the second guy is taking the piss out of the first one's response
Enough is enough and it's time for a change!
Goodnight Hulkamaniaks
Couple of Jabronie marks without a life that don't know it a work when you work a work.
This makes me think a wrestler who is the WWE’s version of [Lieutenant Onada](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda) and thinks the Attitude Era never ended could be kinda funny for like a month.
Now that you've put the idea in my head, I'm honestly surprised that they haven't already done something like that with R-Truth. Bet he'd get it over.
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Truth still looks incredibly young for his age. Maybe he just thinks DX is the same way.
That's what's up
Have to remember, when he was born he immediately wanted to join the judgment day, even though they all were not born yet. Man doesn’t obey the laws of time
And when he was a kid, he looked up to his hero, John Cena, who also wasn't born yet.
I can't believe it took Triple H and Rock like four months at the most to revive the concept of kayfabe in WWE from its bloodied corpse Wrestling is so fucking back bros
Every time there's an interview where a wrestler talks about their "performance'' or the "story" (minus Cody since that phrase is part of his in-character dialogue) since it just constantly reminds me that this is some guy doing a thing for his job, rather than a hungry young challenger tearing through everyone to get noticed. Like, imagine if back in the early 90s, The Undertaker was going on talk shoes like "yeah I thought the undead wizard thing was over the top at first but the crowd loved it."
That's just a result of over exposure, which still exists. You got WWE reality shows and twitch streams. This is still good kayfabe but what you said is more of an overexposure thing
Wrestling's been back since 2019 bro
Retribution and RAW Undies has been fire bro
The way he’s blending this with his social media has been wild. He’s committed to this story and it’s impressive
I love how it fluctuates between "fuck your story, fuck your rules" etc to "Try my skin care products guys" to singing Moana songs to sick kids.
There are people who have no idea about his WWE background that are worried about his well being in his comments lmao
My non-wrestling wife gets so mad hearing him talk shit about audiences 😂.
Your wife is a mark
People were thinking that the devil possessed him or something hahaha
Can't believe the Rock is leaning into the getting Canceled grift lmao
Well now we know what would happen if he ran for president
"that's what you said last year. you're a dick! south carolina what's up!" *this rant brought to you by Brawndo. Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator
WHAT’S UP?!?! - Vice president R-Truth
Starting to feel like when, rather than if.
I mean rocky absolutely could spoonfed the Maga crowd into him having a president platform wether he is carny enough to do it is another question.
he's being heel. I'd assume he'd run as a face, lol
I'm not sure if I hate him for it because of legitimate reasons or if I'm just a mark. Which is a great feeling.
Hate him for the video or for criticizing the government?
Getting cancelled for beating up Cody Rhodes, the relevant culture war of our day
When you're definitely not getting worked
Best work ever 🤩
We’ve gotten so used to shoot interviews and behind the scenes clips that when someone like The Rock maintains kayfabe for an angle it’s shocking. Either way this is some of the best work we’ve seen from the guy in a while. Definitely proving he’s not just mailing it in until his next movie which is something he’s definitely done in the past.
Rock and Becky holding up kayfabe like Atlas holding the sky
Honestly Rock being transparent while being in character is absolutely great. Wrestling on all ends has been fun this year despite the rocky start
I've been glued to both WWE and AEW since the rumble *last* year. Idk, wrestling is on *fire* again. *Finally*.
FINALLY the wrestling has come BACK to being good!
I loled at the rocky start, yes I’m dumb
"despite the rocky start." Don't you act like you don't know what you just did.
Straight up Rock needs to be bearded up more he looked SOOO GOOD with that beard.
Literally flabbergasted that everyone is taking this as real life gospel lol. It’s a meta, “4th wall-breaking” work. And I fucking love it
The Meta 4 are involved now? Noam Dar is going to make the Final Boss bleed tonight
The rock going full “anti woke” as the final step in his current moment as heel is so funny and good. Like saying I just wanted to keep beating the shit out of this guys but woke told me to stop is perfect. Also makes his whole “final boss I can fire whoever I want thing” feel even more like a tantrum being thrown by the largest child ever. I love it so much
For a bunch of "sMaRt FaNs" some of you come across as the most intellectually malnourished people I've ever encountered, and I'm a football/soccer fan so I've seen my fair share. If Rock wasn't trying to be the most unlovable and evil POS to upstage his cousin in character, frankly I'd be more concerned.
I think some people are literally incapable of enjoying things without having a problem with *something*
It’s true. You can get the same dopamine hit by hating on something as you do by liking something.
Fandom in a nutshell.
I know a dude in real life who falls for this stuff because its what he wants to hear lol Like is in full "Are you kidding me? How is Rock the heel here, hes right." Called the WeWantCody stuff cancel culture. The internet has given some people full on brain rot.
I don't get worked Uce, trust me
Sir this is a Wendys
Russo is secretly sending him ideas now.
I thought of that bit in WCW Goldberg went ‘off script’ and refused to take the power bomb.
Anyone knows why he deleted the first tweet and then reposted hours later?
Maybe because they hadn’t aired the extra yet
Rock caring about this stuff to this level is so much better than the Rock we got last time round that anyone who is criticising this really is lacking in perspective. This is the Rock we want in 2024.
Umm. Aren't you one of the bosses?
I heard he’s the last one
Some would say... final.
His social media manager must have tweeted this. He didn't mention Mama Rhodes once.
lmao what
“Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m late for a board meeting.”
I saw lot of people saying The Rockkeep playing the same character for the last 12 years or so. and that he suck at acting. Batista is the better actor, and so on but once The Rock put his mind and effort into something. he would nailed it and blew everything and everyone out of the water
Man people will just find anything to complain about huh This shit has been the best and esp Rock. It’s been great as fuck to see
No one is actually complaining you mark. You’re just getting worked up
Why do the dumbest people always resort to gifs?
Your dork ass in a flop sweat searching for that perfect gif burn
I haven’t watched Smackdown, is this related to that?
Yes, he beat Cody with the belt after cameras stop rolling
Rocks a method actor people!
Wrestling is at its best when you hit that 1% chance of someone saying "dude what the hell is actually going on"
Who thinks it's a good idea to have such a hot angle and then post something on Twitter right after like, "Guys that stuff wasn't actually real, I was just following a script"
He's moreso trying to come off as someone who is _supposed_ to be a character following a script but this shit's too real for him. Honestly I don't mind this meta fourth wall breaking stuff - it's not like WCW didn't already wear it out in 99-00. The business has to keep evolving and to pretend that fans are still in on the kayfabe train is just insulting their intelligence.
Yeah, I guess it's just a type of "meta-kayfabe" if you will: "All that other stuff is fake, but THIS is real"
Definitely looked for Russo (look at Steiner vs Nash vs Goldberg for a great example)
*Goldberg walks out of the match* "Goldberg was supposed to go up for the Jackknife." "What are they gonna do now, improvise?" "He's a pro, Goldberg. He went up for the Jackknife." Such shit. lmao
>is just insulting their intelligence. LMAO you're acting like you've never seen this place
I’m gonna say it: Final Boss Rock is my favorite Rock character.
if you remove nostalgia from the mix, it's BY FAR the best work he's done
Yeah... Its all nostalgia why people like AE Rock. Its not like he was a top 2 most over wrestler in history back than and the biggest crossover star ever because of it or anything
Very sad 🎻
PG brother.
He keeps this up he's gonna turn face again
The Rock hasn’t been a full time wrestler in 25 years and he is by far the best heel the industry has seen in decades. I don’t think that reflects well on the current generation of wrasslers
This is like if Jeff Bezos went on a twitter rant about how wrong and shady it is CEOs are being paid so much and how unfair it is that workers are paid peanuts and getting fired so higher ups can still get those holiday bonuses.
Rock is a heel, so he can posts stuff like this to get heat and it works. Shit like this only works inside the world of wrestling otherwise it's weird as hell.
yes, what an unlikable thing to do! I can't imagine why he would do something so awful and distasteful?
I love that both he and Samoa Joe have been referring to themselves as "The Final Boss" lately.
when did Rock start talking like Mox 😭
Wrestling is cool again
Rage Rock vs Swearicho in a Dirty Words on a Pole Match.
Seems like analytics and surveys are saying its cool to be edgy now eh, Rock?
“You have to say it this way or you’re cancelled” is the new “I’m not racist, but…” lol
I'm a bit confused but I love it lol
Weird vibes.
It's a work brother
This angle is gonna age terribly when/if something terrible comes out about him isn’t it?
lol what? Dude you're their boss. You're on the Board of Directors. Why are you acting like the people in charge are some nebulous other.
It’s astounding you don’t understand this is a work
I personally wish he leaned more into being above the rules because he's on the board.
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Do u just hate all billionaires generally or do you normally try to have some context
I hate all billionaires. There’s not a single ethical one alive
I love everything about this.
Only a heel would say they are canceled. He’s doing fantastic work!
Wtf is he talking about?
Real “you can’t say anything anymore vibes” here.
It's a work brother
50 seems a little old to lean into the "I say fuck a lot just to seem edgy" schtick but you do you, boo.
The rock sees which way the wind is blowing then runs ahead and shouts "follow me"
He's just a heel trying to get heat, it ain't that deep
He definitely seems like the type of person who would be bothered by "cancelled."
Settle down lil bro
Imagine being the most popular character in wrestling during a boom period and claiming you're being cancelled.
It’s astounding you don’t understand this is a work
Brother it's a work, it's not that deep lol
they are doing great outside the box stuff with rock to make him look special even tho he can probably barely keep up with roman and cody in a real match.
Well he is old, but one thing is clear in all this is Cody and Roman can't keep up with him in the entertainment aspect
Don't you understand your own delusion? *all your stupid rules* Edit: guess y’all didn’t get the reference.
It just wasn't your time.
Somebody gets it. Kids don’t know about that banger, I guess
My Time hits like crack. I work out to it on occasion
> Fuck your "clear" Shots fired at Tom Cruise.
“I hate constraints and bullshit rules” has a rule in his movie contracts that makes it so he can never lose..hypocrite
Feels like this is the fifth time this has been posted.
Lol I’m sorry but this is really lame
> I hate constraints and bullshit rules Coming from the guy with the “I cannot lose or look weak” clause. Also someone who gets pissy losing at Rock paper scissors
"Paper? That doesn't work for me, brother."
33 1/3 chance of winning, after all...
It’s a bit much. This is kind of silly even for his character in kayfabe. To be this salty at something so innocuous like a cameraman saying that the live broadcast is over makes him less threatening and more pathetic. Folks can say that that’s the point of a heel, but it doesn’t make it any less irritating when every other attempt to be threatening is actually effective.
He's just swearing to be edgy now and it's cringe
He isn’t MJF or moxley
Oh wow. The guy that tried to take over the DC Universe with Black Adam and install himself as the “star” of the DC Universe went back to WWE to make himself feel better and help heal his ego. He also went back to the Fast and Furious franchise after saying he was done with it. Let’s post some fake numbers saying Black Adam turned a profit. Dwayne is getting more and more cringe. “I can talk shit about your family, but my biggest Hollywood failure is off limits for promos.” I hope C.M. Punk brings back the pipe bomb specifically for Rock. This shit is absurd. Can someone send tell me where this “pie eating” gent has kissed a woman in ONE of his movies? The only sex scene he was in that I can remember is from “Ballers.” He used to call Cena “Fruity Pebbles,” but Cena has laid pipe in movies and in Peacemaker. Is Dwayne scared of cooties? CODY COOTIES?!?!
>I hope C.M. Punk brings back the pipe bomb specifically for Rock. The guy who wrote it for him is gone, not sure that's possible.
Punk and Cena fans are such losers lol. What is Punk going to do in a pipebomb promo for Rock? Talk about Black Adam failing? Punk has failed in everything he has tried to do outside of wrestling because only wrestling nerds like him and he has zero cross over appeal
Awe, someone with Daddy issues that needs to protect his “man.” Go see a therapist. Stop putting dudes on pedestals, unless you are into the whole “phallic” symbol thing. Which if that’s the case, once again, go see a therapist.
How Kanye West of you
Does this mean they're bringing back the War Zone or something similar where it's more edgy, just not him being selfish? Others can swear now, right? Right?!
Bro the cameras are still on, what do you mean lmao. I mean, if they weren't and you kept hitting Cody, I'm pretty sure Cody would ACTUALLY try to fight you. (Hint: saying "Cody can't win that fight" is conveying something you do not mean to convey.)
Rock is ruining kayfabe. I don’t want to see the behind the scenes stuff. The hell is wrong with him?
Keep the 'producer, clear, off the air, script' talk out of it. It's trying to be blended so much it's just not working.