WWE Legend Praises Dwayne Johnson for Pushing Through Despite Fans Wanting His Death: “Rock Was Never a D**k”

Dwayne Johnson and Triple H are two of the biggest stars to come out of WWE. Analyzing their climb to success is always fascinating. Many podcasts on the internet nowadays are revealing a lot about the behind-the-scenes of some of the biggest wrestling nights.

One such podcast, ‘Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling’, had an episode featuring Vince Russo discussing SummerSlam ’98. In the podcast, they revealed a lot about all the matches that night, such as The Undertaker vs Steve Austin and Ken Shamrock vs Owen Hart. But their conversation about The Rock vs Triple H Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship revealed some interesting things about Dwayne Johnson.

Vince Russo about The Rock vs Triple H

In the podcast, Vince Russo said, “These two [The Rock and Triple H] kinda had a steady rise, and it was almost like parallel. So highlighting this match and it going that long surprises me. No doubt these two guys were coming in their own… And think about that too. That really says a lot because the ‘Die Rocky Die’ started at the garden. When they tried to shove Rocky Maivia down everybody’s throats.”

“That started at the garden and to now come full circle. That really says a lot about The Rock as a performer… A lot of times heels get over because they are cool and you wanna be like them. But like Triple H was really like a d** heel. There’s a difference. Rock as a heel was cool, Rock was never a d* Triple H was always a d** so I can kinda see that transition over to The Rock”

The rise of Dwayne Johnson in WWE

Dwayne Johnson is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. But one might think, how did ‘The Great One’ rise to the top when legends like Triple H, The Undertaker, and Steve Austin were on the WWE roster at the same time? The first arrival of ‘The People’s Champ’ wasn’t with the cool Hollywood persona, but Rocky Maivia.

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In many interviews, WWE legends and wrestling veteran notes that Rocky Maivia was one of the worst gimmicks that Vince McMahon ever put on TV. And the fans hated Dwayne Johnson so much that they were chanting, “Die Rocky Die”. Something that nobody can even imagine in this era.

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But with the innate talent and the electrifying charisma that DJ had, Rocky Maivia turned heel and became The Rock. And then history spoke for itself. Tell us about your favorite The Rock moment that made you cheer for him, down in the comments.