Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been nothing short of a revelation for the WWE over the years. The sheer amount of eyes and casual viewers that he's brought back to the WWE has been remarkable and couldn't be replicated by anyone else.
As arguably the most famous name ever to come out of wrestling, The Rock is pretty much given a free role when it pertains to WWE appearances. He's allowed to come in when he wants, say what he wants and leave when he wants.
I'm sick of it.
The WWE's biggest show of the year is just around the corner and I'm more than sure that The Rock will be contemplating making an appearance. I'm hoping he decides against it and the WWE don't invite him to come. Wrestlemania 33 doesn't need The Rock to be a success, the full-time talent will deliver the goods themselves.
Here are 5 reasons why The Rock should stay very far away from Wrestlemania 33:
#5 Wrestlemania can sell itself
Wrestlemania is the biggest spectacle in all of live entertainment, it's an event that holds more history and weight than anything else in the pro wrestling world. Everyone who is everyone has either appeared at Wrestlemania or has endorsed the show.
It's an entity in its own right and Vince McMahon has done marvellously well to market it in the way he has. He has truly turned the event into a global phenomenon where most of the globe stays up to unimaginable hours of the day just to watch it.
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No offence to The Rock, but Wrestlemania can sell itself, it doesn't need part-timers coming back to bask in its glory.
Regardless of who's on the bill, it will gain widespread media coverage, media coverage that should go to introducing the world to our new talents, not promoting old ones.
#4 He's too repetitive
As much of how much he was a legend back in the day, The Rock's comedy act nowadays is outdated, we're bored of it. Literally every time he comes back to the WWE, what does The Rock do? Sweat profusely, get a cheap pop by mentioning the city RAW's in and repeat some outdated catchphrases.
To me, it is not entertaining to watch someone make the same jokes in a different town. No matter how big a star you are, unless you're going to evolve and adapt, stay away. If The Rock wants to come back to the ring and perform his recycled routine, he should save that for an NXT special instead.
#3 Last year was a trainwreck
Record crowd or not, last year's Wrestlemania was one of the worst in recent history.
The underwhelming main event fused with the lack of major storylines led to the event leaving a sour taste in the mouth of the millions watching worldwide. The Rock's Wrestlemania segment completely typified the mediocrity of the show.
The Brahma Bull wasted more than 20 minutes of our time with a flame thrower, cheerleaders, a long-winded promo and a six-second match. He really didn't bring anything to the show, in fact, he took time away from the show.
The precious time that could have been used to showcase the hard work of full-time talents was instead wasted by The Rock having his so coveted time in the limelight. The only saving grace of the segment was the return of John Cena, who by the way, received the loudest pop of the night.
#2 So no more talents get buried
Anyone noticed a pattern when it comes to The Rock and full-time talents? No? Let me show you one. Anytime The Rock makes his way to a WWE ring, somebody on the main roster is getting humiliated either verbally or physically, sometimes both.
If you don't believe me, go back and watch all his WWE appearances post-Wrestlemania 29, none of them have helped storylines or have put over anyone.
"Oh, but it's a major rub for them," no it's not. Getting a rock bottom out of nowhere does nothing for your status in the company or for your popularity with the fans at home. Talent after talent have received a metaphorical dressing down from The Rock every time he appears on WWE television.
Damien Sandow, Eric Rowan, Cody Rhodes and Rusev have all been used as pawns in The Rock's TV cameos.
At Wrestlemania last year, he basically ended the career of Eric Rowan, as losing a match in the fastest time in history literally proclaimed him dead to the WWE Universe. The Rock doesn't put over anyone unless he feels like it, case in point being his cousin Roman Reigns.
#1 He won't stay
When will the WWE learn that temporary buzzes and short-term pushes don't work in the long term? Unless you're going to use The Rock to put over a young talent there's not much point in him turning up once a year to steal the spotlight.
The WWE needs new stars, they need the next John Cena, they need novelty acts like Brahma Bull to help secure the future.
When you bring back a star of his calibre for one night only, it hinders the upcoming weeks.
If casual fans see The Rock at Wrestlemania they would tune into the following weeks of RAW only to find out that The Rock had only returned for one night, and then they'd tune out again, thus sparking a post-Wrestlemania hangover.
Great storytelling and continuity is the fabric that holds the WWE together, if The Rock isn't coming back to plant seeds for future major events, we don't want him here.
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