Who had the better promo game during the Attitude Era,Austin or Rock?

[Bud Bundy]

Damn this is a tough one.

I can not choose.

 

[Nintendough]

The answer is The Rock




We revising history and acting like that "WHAT?!"-era stuff wasn't horrible breh?

C'mon. I recall even Austin saying he regretted doing that shyt, and wasn't it right before he left due to being displeased with creative direction?

A lot of guys they didn't like doing certain gimmick changes that the fans on the other hand loved. WHAT was over, everybody loved it and it became a crowd chant staple for years. Austin more likely than not was being a mark for himself at the time, it happens. While Dwayne was done by 02' . You know, around the time when he had to adjust his fade to accomidate to his diminishing hairline. :mjplz:

 

[R=G]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g4J8xTXr-c[/ame]

This side 'YOU ARE" That side "AN a$$hole" and if you watch the whole episode, they did it ALL..NIGHT..LONG. You'll never see anything like it in THIS business again.

 

[TrueEpic08]

A lot of guys they didn't like doing certain gimmick changes that the fans on the other hand loved. WHAT was over, everybody loved it and it became a crowd chant staple for years. Austin more likely than not was being a mark for himself at the time, it happens. While Dwayne was done by 02' . You know, around the time when he had to adjust his fade to accomidate to his diminishing hairline. :mjplz:

So...we're docking Rock for popping the crowd with stale catchphrases and cut-and-paste promos, but we're NOT docking Austin for creating the worst crowd popping gimmick of all time? Come on...

Really, the fact that they could come out and give crowd popping cut-and-paste promos is actually a testament to their charisma on the microphone, not (just) detrimental to the way in which you view their ability.

The answer is The Rock, by the way. Changed up his character 3 times (from the $500 shirt wearing People's Champ, to the Wisecracking Jock, to Hollywood Rock) and gave blistering promos in each incarnation. Austin was great (really, he was always great when you look at his WCW and ECW work), but he never captivated me like The Rock did.

 

[Nintendough]

So...we're docking Rock for popping the crowd with stale catchphrases and cut-and-paste promos, but we're NOT docking Austin for creating the worst crowd popping gimmick of all time? Come on...

Really, the fact that they could come out and give crowd popping cut-and-paste promos is actually a testament to their charisma on the microphone, not (just) detrimental to the way in which you view their ability.

The answer is The Rock, by the way. Changed up his character 3 times (from the $500 shirt wearing People's Champ, to the Wisecracking Jock, to Hollywood Rock) and gave blistering promos in each incarnation. Austin was great (really, he was always great when you look at his WCW and ECW work), but he never captivated me like The Rock did.

What!?>>>>Anything Dwayne Cookiepuss Fruity Pebble Poptart Fart Johnson has conjured up while in the waiting room to pick up his "supps" at the "anti-aging" clinic.



Now If he captivated you more on your own personal level than that's cool but its a bigger picture than that. I can't hate on that, Rock used to be one of my faves growing up believe it or not.

 

[TrueEpic08]

What!?>>>>Anything Dwayne Cookiepuss Fruity Pebble Poptart Fart Johnson has conjured up while in the waiting room to pick up his "supps" at the "anti-aging" clinic.



Now If he captivated you more on your own personal level than that's cool but its a bigger picture than that. I can't hate on that, Rock used to be one of my faves growing up believe it or not.

What is objectively awful and persistent. Nobody'll remember Rock's cornier moments from this latest return. But What is forever with negative returns at this point.

And, yeah, I prefer Rock to Austin (which really shouldn't kill my credibility, because this is all preference within analysis), but I look at it like this: Austin switched up once during the Attitude era (when he turned heel, resulting in some of his best promo work, in my opinion), but when he lost it, he LOST it. He was never the same after he turned back face in 2001. When Rock got stale, he changed and gained everything right back. Both could do intense, PPV-selling promos, and both were very versatile, but Rock was always more flexible when it came to promo range. He could simply do more than Austin in the Attitude Era.

No Austin hate though. Top 2 (at worst, like top 3) in one of the best, if not the best, era for cutting promos is nothing to laugh at.

 

[Nintendough]

What is objectively awful and persistent. Nobody'll remember Rock's cornier moments from this latest return. But What is forever with negative returns at this point.

And, yeah, I prefer Rock to Austin (which really shouldn't kill my credibility, because this is all preference within analysis), but I look at it like this: Austin switched up once during the Attitude era (when he turned heel, resulting in some of his best promo work, in my opinion), but when he lost it, he LOST it. He was never the same after he turned back face in 2001. When Rock got stale, he changed and gained everything right back. Both could do intense, PPV-selling promos, and both were very versatile, but Rock was always more flexible when it came to promo range. He could simply do more than Austin in the Attitude Era.

No Austin hate though. Top 2 (at worst, like top 3) in one of the best, if not the best, era for cutting promos is nothing to laugh at.

I'll admit, Rock's heel game was on another level during the attitude era. I likeed Hollywood Rock too. It was refreshing heel run after that cornball 02' campaign. I'd say Rock was more flexible because his persona didn't require him to be overly aggressive like Austin's.

 

[krackdagawd]

I think the longevity has to count as well by the time Rock was beginning to show Austin was still Austin. Hell look at that promo sitdown with CM Punk for WWE 13, Austin is STILL Austin, no in sight.

He had CM Gawd who is the best promo guy today looking like

 

[TrueEpic08]

I think the longevity has to count as well by the time Rock was beginning to show Austin was still Austin. Hell look at that promo sitdown with CM Punk for WWE 13, Austin is STILL Austin, no in sight.

He had CM Gawd who is the best promo guy today looking like

By the time Rock started to go on the wane as a character (2002), Austin had already lost it. He was done after 2001, stale in 2003, and really didn't get any edge back to his character until recently. By then, Rock had already reinvented himself, had an excellent heel run, and left.

Austin was always Austin, yes, but he wasn't nearly as good at being Austin from late 2001 until recently.

 

[R=G]

Just asking but are there any performers in the wrestling today that can do this kind of improvising back to back with each other like these two in this segment? One of the classic genius promos you'll ever see

 

[Mic-Nificent]

There styles are so different it really comes down to a matter of personal taste.

They both got stale as fukk whenever they went the pandering baby face route.

 

[R=G]

So what..nobody here likes faces anyway. They never get any credit..ever.

 

[CapitalOne]

Rock

 

[Versa]

I think it's blatantly obvious that some of ya'll are letting ya'll hate for R=G influence your opinions and distorted historical analysis on The Rock. Ya'll gotta chill with that. Hating someone that much ain't healthy

I think it's crazy to accuse Rock of being stale when whenever he was getting stale he switched it up and delivered in spades. Austin got stale and never really bounced back. I love Austin, but the "WHAT?!" era wasn't good brehs. Austin was living off nostalgia then just like Rock is today.

 

[Prodigital]

I can't even vote on this its too close