Best Wrestler Alive Tourney 2nd Round --- The Rock vs. Stone Cold

[FooFighters]

I think what would make me pick Austin is simply the longer career, cause for me they’re dead even on everything else. Hell, their WWE careers were basically the same length

Both careers were kind of cut short

 

[FooFighters]

Tbf, if social media was big back then, older heads would've said Hogan/Warrior, Hogan/Macho, Sting/Flair would be bigger than Rock/Austin.

Also, "present"

 

[TheAlbionist]

I was a Stone Cold mark but Rocky was and continues to be the better professional wrestler.

 

[mrken12]

dudes bout to let a wifebeating drunk beat the most electrifying man in sports entertainment

One time he beat his wife for watching BET according to Ahmed Johnson.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

One time he beat his wife for watching BET according to Ahmed Johnson.

Got her ass beat for watching Tipdrill at 3am

 

[2CT]

One time he beat his wife for watching BET according to Ahmed Johnson.

can't even enjoy some black entertainment television without getting the instrumentals

 

[Hey_zeus]

Austin was the better wrestler. Rock was the better entertainer. Whatever is more your speed. Bird/Magic of rasslin

 

[BrehWyatt]

This comes down to personal preference on every single level.

That said, I think Austin's peak ring work tops Rock's peak, and Rock's personality/gimmick tops Austin's.

Mic work/promos? Personal preference.

I might have to go Austin just because of what he meant to the business in my lifetime (the Attitude Era/Monday Night Wars is the first boom period where I was fully aware of what was happening and invested beyond who I was "supposed to cheer for").

But the Rock ...

Goddamn this is too tough.

 

[Riley Escobar]

50/50 split, as it should be

Advance them both

 

[ball15life]

It should end in a tie honestly.

One wouldn't have been the same without the other IMO.

 

[Carlton Banks]

Stone Cold.

I like The Rock in doses... He can get pretty corny and tacky a lot of times.

 

[Reality Check]

no one did more in their first two years in the industry than the Rock. Not Austin, Andre, Hogan, Bret, Bruno, Brock, Savage, Eddie, Angle..none of them. Not even close.

I know when it comes to The Rock you can't think objectively, but Lesnar did more in his first two years in the business (March 2002-March 2004) than The Rock did from November 96 to November 98 and that's an undisputed fact.

Lesnar's first two years saw him win KOTR within 3 months of his debut, win the WWE championship (from the Rock) within 5 months of his main roster debut becoming the youngest person to hold the main title, winning the 2003 Royal Rumble within 10 months after he debuted, won his 2nd heavyweight championship a year after he debuted, and won his 3rd heavyweight championship within 18 months of his debut.

 

[R=G]

I know when it comes to The Rock you can't think objectively, but Lesnar did more in his first two years in the business (March 2002-March 2004) than The Rock did from November 96 to November 98 and that's an undisputed fact.

Lesnar's first two years saw him win KOTR within 3 months of his debut, win the WWE championship (from the Rock) within 5 months of his main roster debut becoming the youngest person to hold the main title, winning the 2003 Royal Rumble within 10 months after he debuted, won his 2nd heavyweight championship a year after he debuted, and won his 3rd heavyweight championship within 18 months of his debut.

Kayfabe wise? Sure..drawing and having your own ppvs, winning rating wars, iconic promos, main eventing mania in a classic..Lesnar wasn't even close. shyt, the Angle mania match almost got no sold...

 

[Riley Escobar]

Kayfabe wise? Sure..drawing and having your own ppvs, winning rating wars, iconic promos, main eventing mania in a classic..Lesnar wasn't even close. shyt, the Angle mania match almost got no sold...

Rock didn’t main event Mania until April 1999, and last time I checked that was six months after November 1998

 

[Bryan Danielson]

@2 Cold Taurus


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