WWE – The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment – DVD Review

Up until about four years ago, it wasn’t unusual to pick up a WWE DVD and see at least one match involving The Rock. For eight years he entertained wrestling fans, first of all coming to the ring as this giddy little guy known as “The Blue Chipper.” Over time he would develop into one of the most talented, enjoyable, despised, annoying, likable, entertaining, frustrating, and most charismatic people ever in the world of professional wrestling. The Rock has since taken his talent outside of the squared circle and moved onto Hollywood. At least now, for the time being, it is safe to say…”Finally…The Rock…has come back…to DVD!”

Rocky Maivia debuted back in 1996 and was seen as an overall babyface (good guy). He came to the ring all bouncy and excited about being there, and then would play up to the crowd looking for the big ovation whenever he’d do something cool. Labeled “The Blue Chipper,” Maivia hit the scene fast and hard as he was the sole survivor in a match full of veterans at 1996’s Survivor Series. A few months later he would capture the WWE Intercontinental Title which he was simply ecstatic about. But at about this time a change was occurring in professional wrestling, when the heels (bad guys) weren’t always booed and the faces weren’t always cheered. Cases in point for both sides are “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Rocky Maivia.

Austin cared about no one and no thing, but the people continued to cheer him on and shower him with affection. Then there was Maivia who wanted to do everything for the people, and they hated him for it. This brought about some of the greatest chants ever for the WWE Attitude era in “Rocky Sucks!” and the even more evil “Die Rocky Die!” It also brought about a change in Maivia as he joined up with the heel faction the Nation Of Domination (NOD) and now preferred that people called him only “The Rock.” It was appropriate considering that is how he referred to himself also since he only spoke in the third person. It was this simple name change that would elevate him to one of the greatest stars in the history of the WWE.

The Rock would have a storied career that was spread across sixteen different title reigns, ranging from the Intercontinental to the Tag Team to the World Heavyweight title. He would have memorable feuds with Triple H, Chris Jericho, Mick Foley, Undertaker, and most notably of all, Steve Austin. Austin and The Rock would face each other three separate times at different WrestleManias showcasing one of the greatest feuds ever. He even went on to face and defeat Hollywood Hulk Hogan in an Icon Vs. Icon match at WrestleMania X8. There truly isn’t much that The Rock hadn’t done in his wrestling career and that is the main reason he no longer is involved with the sport. His career has moved onto something else, but no-one can ever forget the “most electrifying man in sports entertainment.”

~ Samoan Royalty – The “High Chief” Peter Maivia (Rock’s grandfather) paved the way for such other great Samoans in wrestling like Haku, Rikishi, Jimmy Snuka, The Tonga Kid, Yokozuna, and many others. Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson (Rock’s father), along with Tony Atlas, became the first tag-team champions of African descent. On May 2, 1972, the man who would come to be known as “The Rock” was born and became interested in wrestling at a very early age. A third generation superstar, The Rock was destined to succeed in the business but nowhere near as well as he ended up doing.

~ Thursday Raw, February 13, 1997: WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Hunter Hearst Helmsley Vs. Rocky Maivia – This being his first title match in the WWE after only having been around for three months, the jeers can already be heard in the crowd for the do-gooder. Even though this was before Hunter lost the names and went to Triple H, he still was the veteran here and it shows. This is a very one-sided match for the most part, and far from what Rocky would eventually become. Shown here in this match may have also been one of the only times the Rock ever did a flying body press.

~ Rock The Ruler – Maivia got rid of the powder blue tights, the jeri-curl, and any care he had for the people out in the crowd. He had transformed into “The Rock” and knew he was that damn good. His confidence had been replaced with confidence and his face had grown a strange curl right above his eye. Now one of the most hated wrestlers ever and generally a newcomer still; The Rock joined the Nation of Domination and soon went from flunky to leader.

~ Raw, April 6, 1998: WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Owen Hart Vs. The Rock – Talk about two huge egos from two guys who think they have been held down their entire lives. Man, it’s so great seeing Owen Hart again; this is a sweet treat to be included in this set. Owen had to contend with four men instead of just one so it wasn’t exactly fair. And while not a long TV match, it was still fun.

~ Nation Vs. DX – The Rock was leading the Nation after kicking Farooq out of the top spot and had to deal with the Triple H-led DeGeneration X. One of the most hated factions ever versus one of the most popular, and it made the way for a lot of different matches and serious gang rivalry.

~ Raw, June 22, 1998: King Of The Ring Quarterfinal Match: Triple H Vs. The Rock: – The two faction leaders would meet in this match and it wouldn’t be the last. This is not one of their better matches and concluded with a giant pull-apart brawl including a pre-op Chyna.

~ Rock’s Big Chance – The Rock had gotten too big to be under Farooq in the Nation and eventually got too big for the entire Nation of Domination. He would move on to be by himself and kind of turn back into a fan favorite. He was helped by going up against Vince McMahon and his Corporation who was detested by fans everywhere. “The People’s Champ” would have his work cut out for him as all of the Corporation would work against him in the WWE Championship Tournament after the belt was stripped from Steve Austin.

~ Survivor Series, November 15, 1998: WWE Championship Match (Final Round): Mankind Vs. The Rock – Mankind, who kept trying to get in Vince’s good favor, and Vince’s arch-nemesis The Rock would face off in the finals in one of the many matches they’d have together over the years. The fans were big time on Rock’s side and wanting him to stick it to the Corporation, but it would end up being yet another big swerve at Survivor Series. Shane McMahon was there as a guest referee and with the help of Vince’s fast action it was revealed that The Rock was in cahoots with Vince and the Corporation the whole time. Except for the wonky ending, this was a damn fine match.

Not to mention that this was a shot at Bret Hart from the year before in the infamous “Montreal Screwjob.”

~ Rivalry With Mankind – The youngest champion ever was now even more hated by the fans as he had aligned himself with Vince and the Corporation. Mankind’s (Mick Foley) popularity had skyrocketed even more so here by feuding with The Rock. He even won his first ever WWE Title by defeating Rock on that oh so infamous episode of Raw which was “spoiled” by Eric Bischoff over on Nitro. And who can forget that Royal Rumble match where Mankind was destroyed by Rock with a chair.

~ St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, February 14, 1999: Last Man Standing Match For The WWE Championship: Mankind Vs. The Rock – Before the match, Rock had destroyed Mankind’s legs in order to keep him from standing long in their match later on in the night. This is an extremely brutal match that sees both men just take it to each other with relentless hatred that can only be seen to be believed. But the ending of the match is so incredibly lackluster that I recall being pissed off royally when I saw this live.

~ So It Continues… – There was a reason for the ending to that match though and it culminated the next night on Raw. With WrestleMania quickly approaching, this feud needed to end so they could both move on.

~ Raw, February 15, 1999: Ladder Match For The WWE Championship: Mankind Vs. The Rock – Not exactly the two people you’d expect to see in a ladder match now is it? Still, someone needed to move on to Mania as the champion and face Austin, so this feud was going to end. It seems as if the next feuds were already set up, but it led to another stupid ending to a Rock/Mankind match of the non-clean variety. They gave it all they could against one another, but in the end it was The Rock grabbing the title and getting treated like he should from Austin who was commentating at ringside.

Mankind would go right into a feud with Paul Wight (Big Show) who had debuted the night before at St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The way it looked, Wight would be feuding with Austin but it wasn’t meant to be it seems. The Rock would take the title and go on to face Austin. This was also the timeframe when The Rock was wearing a shirt in the ring, and I think I recall a rumor that he had a third nipple removed or something.

~ Two Of The Most Charismatic Superstars Ever – Austin and Rock were undoubtedly the two biggest names in the WWE at the time and quite possibly ever to be honest with you. Austin was smack dab in the middle of his, what seems like ten year feud with Vince McMahon and The Rock was the hired hitman to take out the trash.

~ WrestleMania XV, March 28, 1999: WWE Championship Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. The Rock – This may have been one of their first matches over the WWE Title, but it was not their last and also not their best. Besides the numerous times they’ve faced each other at Mania, they’ve battled it out many more times on Raw and other PPVs. Still, with their talent and the sheer fact that they are Stone Cold and The Rock, the matches are going to be good.

It’s a “no disqualification” match so right away they head out to the crowd, around the ring, and up the ramp to the show set. Austin takes a really wicked backdrop shot with his knee slamming into the metal set. Ouch! There was a lot of chaos including referee after referee joining the match when one would get knocked out. It is a really fun match and one that everyone should see because this would pretty much pave the way for a feud that would be off and on for five more years.

~ People’s Champion – Without the title and needing someone to blame for the loss; The Rock had finally become the true “People’s Champ” and was a fan favorite as he set his sights on the Corporation. Triple H had severed ties with DX and become incredibly hated by sort of taking over Rock’s old spot with Vince and his crew.

~ Raw, July 5, 1999: Steel Cage Match: The Rock Vs. Triple H – This was when Triple H still had the best entrance music ever. “One, two…is THIS ON?” Awesome! Kind of weird seeing a match between these two and neither one of them has any sort of title belt though. This was also the days before the cage matches got the stupid rule that pinfalls and submissions were allowed for the victory. The only way either man would win this match is by escape.

Both men took full advantage of the cage and used it every chance they could to punish their opponents. It led the way to another close finish as both were trying to escape at the same time, and even though there was still interference with the cage; The Rock persevered.

~ Rock ‘N Sock Connection – Once an enemy of The Rock, Mick Foley was now looking to become friends with his former opponent. No matter what friendliness and gifts he tried, Mick could never get The Rock to be his partner. It went a long way including the highest rated segment in Raw with “This Is Your Life, Rock!” Eventually though, the surly demeanor of The Rock gave way and he was taken in by the combativeness and friendliness of Mankind and his Mr. Socko.

~ Raw, August 30, 1999: WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The Rock & Mankind Vs. Undertaker & Big Show – And people thought the “Brothers Of Destruction (Kane and Undertaker)” was a lot to take in. The team of Show and Taker was just insane with the sheer size and strength of both of them. But if anyone could hold their own against them, it’s the team of Rock and Mankind.

Lillian Garcia must have been in her early days here. No personality at all on the mic.

I don’t care who you are, if you get stuck in the corner of Big Show and Undertaker, you’re going to suffer for quite a while. That happens to Mankind here as he just gets demolished for half the match and plays the serious face in peril. The match is kind of slow though while Rock isn’t in there especially when Show has Mankind in a bearhug for what seems like forever. I miss evil Undertaker. Yet even though they were much smaller in size, the Rock ‘N Sock Connection would not let themselves down.

~ The Verbal Smackdown! – From the most hated to the most quoted. The Rock had catchphrase upon catchphrase that would be uttered every week by him and also by the millions…and MILLIONS of people around the world. One of his catchphrases even ended up being the name of the WWE’s second show SmackDown (this was before the brand split and when everyone would just wrestle on both shows). Even though he was hilarious on the mic, there came a time to be serious and he had to really get serious when the big red machine Kane stepped in the ring with him.

~ SmackDown, December 30, 1999: No Holds Barred Match: The Rock Vs. Kane – Hmm, Tori was accompanying Kane at this time which I totally had forgotten about until now. Kane was also in his second outfit I do believe which was much cooler then the first. Oh yeah, and he’s still wearing the mask too. The Rock was trying to avenge the recent firing of his friend Mankind by Triple H and the Corporation.

This isn’t a bad match at all for being on free television. They took full advantage of the “no holds barred” stipulation and there were some nice spots early on which didn’t even lead to pin attempts. Kane fell off the stage through parts of the set. Rock was chokeslammed through a table. This is a very good match that ended really abruptly though just when it was getting good.

~ McMahon-Helmsley Regime Vs. The Rock – 2000 was a huge year for The Rock but the marriage of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon meant that there was at least one stronger force in the WWE. Triple H was the champion when Backlash came around and in total control. That was incredibly obvious by Shane McMahon being the guest referee for his match against The Rock.

~ Backlash, April 30, 2000: WWE Championship Match: Triple H Vs. The Rock – Like Trips needed any more help here with Steph in his corner and Shane as the referee, but he is also accompanied down to the ring by Vince himself. Vince let us all know that the old “card subject to change” rule was in affect and that Stone Cold Steve Austin would not be there that evening. As always, these two put together a great match and even though the odds were stacked against him, The Rock was able to pull out a victory.

~ The Following Night… – It wasn’t win it and be done with the McMahons for The Rock. Vince advised Rock that he would have to face the elusive and slippery Shane McMahon in a steel cage for the title. Let’s not forget that Stephanie, Vince, Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, and Triple H would all be around to make sure the sides were evened up for Shane.

~ Raw, May 1, 2000: Steel Cage Match For The WWE Championship: The Rock Vs. Shane McMahon – The Stooges have on referee shirts for this match so it was evident that they wouldn’t simply be standing idly by. This couldn’t really be considered much of a match with all the variables surrounding the ring. Whenever the door was opened, Shane was being pulled out by Vince and the rest of them. Pat Patterson was inside the ring with the two men and always getting in Rock’s way to allow Shane some time to escape. Talk about your insurmountable odds; this was a comeback of Hogan proportions.

~ The Great One Vs. The Olympic Medalist – It was then that The Rock first started to appear in films and climb up the list of Hollywood stars. But his greatest challenges were still in the WWE and that includes the first ever Olympic gold medalist turned sports entertainer, Kurt Angle. This was also before Angle lost his hair in a match and still had a full head. He looks much more intimidating with no hair.

~ No Way Out, February 25, 2001: WWE Championship Match: Kurt Angle Vs. The Rock – The winner of this match would be the WWE champion and go on to face Austin at WrestleMania a month later. It still amazes me how loud the fans could get for The Rock when they used to get so loud when they despised him. It reminds me of how the fans treat John Cena now. I can’t even begin to imagine how they’d react if Cena turned true heel. That’d be awesome.

This is a unique match with the Rock’s flashiness and pure professional wrestling ability up against the overall amateur talent of Kurt Angle. But when you watch the two of them in the ring together; you see a brutality and force of strength come out of both of them. It’s almost a sense of desperation in the way that they will pull out all the stops and do whatever it takes to win. This is an awesome match with a lot of near falls and just a huge excitement in the air about it all.

~ The New Title – It wasn’t long after WrestleMania that Vince McMahon had done the unthinkable and bought out WCW. Well, to be totally honest with you…Shane McMahon bought WCW. During this time, WCW joined forces with the formerly defunct ECW to “invade” the WWE. It was a fan’s dream come true as we would finally be able to see our favorites from other promotions mix it up with the stars of the WWE. And what better match-up to have then two of the biggest mouths from WCW and WWE…The Rock and Booker T.

~ SummerSlam, August 19, 2001, WCW Championship Match: Booker T Vs. The Rock – Booker T had brought over the WCW Title (World Heavyweight Championship) with him after Shane O’ Mac purchased the company. Booker T had even been doing a move in WCW called the “Book End” which was so incredibly close to being The Rock’s “Rock Bottom” finsiher. No scratch that. It was the exact same thing. It’s so odd watching WCW stars appear at SummerSlam and listening to Paul Heyman announcing.

I remember watching this match as it happened and it never occurred to me how similar the two of them really were. They are over the top in their punches and kicks. Both are charismatic big men who are extremely explosive in their maneuvers and very agility. And this wasn’t a “no dq/no countout” match but the referee was being very lenient in what he let the competitors do. It does drag a little during the middle portion of the match, but makes way for a hot ending.

~ The Undisputed Champion – After the Alliance of WCW/ECW had dissolved, the WWE needed to bring together the two title belts and have one dominant, undisputed champion. At Vengeance in December of ’01, Chris Jericho had done the unthinkable in defeating both The Rock and Steve Austin to become the first ever undisputed champion. What better opponent for the former loud mouth from WCW then the loud mouth of the WWE?

~ Royal Rumble, January 20, 2002: WWE Undisputed Championship Match: Chris Jericho Vs. The Rock – Jericho still was carrying around two belts because for some reason; the undisputed champion didn’t get just one title but had to lug around both. Sort of the defeated the purpose of there being one champion. The crowd was really into this match, but the first fifteen minutes or so is really slow and sluggish. Jericho gets the upper hand, then The Rock, then back to Jericho, and so on. But soon things get rolling as Lance Storm and Christian interfere on behalf of Jericho, tables get involved, and The Rock just ends up on fire.

~ Icon Vs. Icon – Already an icon in such a short amount of time, it only made sense for him to battle it out with a true icon from the past three decades. No one ever could have expected to see this match, but it finally was going to come true.

~ WrestleMania X8, March 17, 2002: The Rock Vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan – The electricity in the air for this match was just insane. Hogan and the nWo had just broken into the WWE about a month ago and were ready to take over. I remember living in Orlando, Florida at the time this Mania took place and watching it with a bunch of strangers from a sports bar. We were going back and forth in our alliances with both men, and at times just turning on the spot for who we wanted to win. The match is no technical gem by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s one of the greatest and most memorable moments in wrestling history.

I still get goosebumps throughout the entire thing, but it starts when the chants are ringing out while Rock and Hogan are face to face.

~ Triple Threat – After taking out another icon, The Rock now set his sights back on grabbing the Undisputed Title. Undertaker was currently in his biker gimmick and holding onto the title that both Rock and Kurt Angle wanted desperately. So what better way to let them duke it out then to put all of them into one match?

~ Vengeance, July 21, 2002: Triple Threat For The WWE Undisputed Championship: Kurt Angle Vs. Undertaker Vs. The Rock – Angle was now bald and also looks as if he has a lot more intensity in his step then he did from his feud with The Rock from just a year and a half ago. Undertaker had short hair and was doing the whole biker thing which really was disappointing because anyone who has watched wrestling in the past decade and a half knows that look didn’t suit him at all.

In traditional triple threat match fashion there was a lot of “one man gets knocked outside for a while as the other two battle it out in the ring.” After a bit though, all three men would inflict pain on one another leading up to a hot ending where finisher after finisher would be executed until someone could finally cover up for the win. And this time, the belt would not elude “The People’s Champion.”

~ Just Bring It – The Rock was open to all who dared challenge him for the title and he wanted nothing more then for them to “just bring it.” The late Eddie Guerrero was a master of his craft in the ring and could hold his own with anyone who stood before him, and even some whose back he was sneaking around behind. Wanting his shot at the gold, he stepped out to challenge The Rock and Rock was not about to back down.

~ Raw, July 22, 2002: The Rock Vs. Eddie Guerrero – This is another match that I never thought I’d see in my lifetime. Sure the Hogan/Rock match is like a dream match for people all over the world, but true wrestling fans see someone as popular as The Rock and someone has wrestling phenomenal as Eddie and this is even a bigger dream come true. This match is a non-title match which would earn Eddie a title shot the next week against The Rock if he could win.

The Rock is a true wrestling professional and one of the best performers in the ring. Not only does he know how to sell like no one else in the business, but his abilities are beyond ninety-five percent of anyone I’ve ever seen. Then there is Eddie Guerrero who was just a brilliant technician and overall excellent competitor. This match is flowing along so well and actually dominated by Eddie until one false move creates an opening for The Rock. Before you know it, the match is over when it was just getting awesome.

~ Third Time’s A Charm – He was still the Undisputed Champion, but Rock still had one more thing to accomplish in his career and that was defeat Austin at WrestleMania. Two other times he had battled Austin on the grandest stage of them all, but could never pull out the victory. Like always, these two would not disappoint.

~ WrestleMania XIX, March 30, 2003: Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. The Rock – This is truly not their greatest battle by a longshot, but still rather enjoyable. This contest saw way too many restholds and stalling that it killed a lot of the momentum built up before the match even started. One of the greatest spots in this match though had to be The Rock performing the Stunner on Austin; and then Austin performing the Rock Bottom on Rock. It made for some interesting and exciting moments, but those are few and far between in this one.

~ Transcending Sports Entertainment – One of the greatest superstars in the WWE is one that wasn’t even in the ring for a full decade like most other greats have been. You can’t deny that he is one day (probably soon) headed for the WWE Hall of Fame. He will be remembered always for his moves in the ring, his catchphrases on the mic, and the overall excitement that he brought about in each and every arena he entered.

The event is shown in 1.33:1 Full Screen format and even the older footage looks really good. A lot of it is close to or over ten years old, but the WWE has done a wonderful job of preserving it and touching it up to make it seem as if all this action took place mere days ago.

The event is heard in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and it also sounds excellent. All commentary can be heard loud and clear during the matches along with music and crowd noise. Every bit of dialogue and music during the other segments also come through loud and clear with no problems.

Heat, July 11, 1999: “Billy’s Prayer To God” – The Rock’s sideburns were nicely under control at this point and time. Rock was in a feud with Triple H at the time, but had a bit of a problem with Bad Ass Billy Gunn and he “reenacts” a prayer said to God. This is some serious funny stuff which incorporated a lot of Rock’s earlier stuff.

Raw, August 9, 1999: “The Big Slow” – Sideburns are a little longer here. Actually they’re almost to his chin. Time to rip on Big Show and The Rock breaks out his singing voice, “Well, it’s the Big Slooooowwwww!” Rock proceeds to make fun of Show’s raising his hand and screaming which is just hilarious.

Raw, September 6, 1999: “My Name Is Kane” – Rock makes fun of the fact that Kane finally opened his mouth. Again this is some really funny stuff when Rock imitates Kane’s voice with his voice box. He even throws out the “take the voice box, lube it up, turn it sideways, and stick it straight up…a-hem!”

Raw, November 15, 1999: “Doughnuts” – The Rock had a great talent for picking out certain aspects of his opponents’ gimmicks and being able to make fun of them. Oh man, this was during the “Who hit Stone Cold with a car?” angle. Two detectives show up and question The Rock on his whereabouts, but he takes it to another level and verbally destroys them.

SmackDown, August 10, 2000: “Hermie” – Rock makes insinuations that Kevin Kelly is a hermaphrodite.

Raw, December 4, 2000: “Armageddon Opponents” – It was a week until Armageddon and The Rock was set to compete in a Hell In The Cell match against five other guys for the title. Rock goes off on each of his opponents making fun of each one: Kurt Angle, Rikishi, Undertaker, Triple H (HA!), and Austin.

Raw, August 13, 2001: “Thomas Jefferson Sucka” – Our first clip which isn’t just a backstage interview. The Rock comes out on stage and sees Booker T, Rhyno, and Stephanie McMahon out in the ring. Rock makes fun of Booker T back in high school saying he rode the short bus. MEEP MEEP! Jericho is out on stage with The Rock as well and their back and forth banter is genius. Aww man, we need more humor like this in WWE today.

Raw, September 10, 2001: “The People’s Strudel” – Michael Cole walks into The Rock’s locker room as he was just getting out of the shower. The Rock then proceeds to throw some gay jokes out.

SmackDown, September 20, 2001: “Great Balls Of Fire” – The Rock just goes off randomly here on going out in Tennessee. I mean this is just totally off the wall stuff and funny as hell.

SmackDown, January 3, 2002, “Copacabana – Rock decides to make some fun of the Coach. Coach admits that he likes Barry Manilow and is then required to sing a little bit for the fans. A nice ad-lib move sees Rock rip the mic so hard out of Coach’s hand that the cord pops out of it. Rock keeps it rolling though without missing a beat. Genius.

SmackDown, January 17, 2002: “Camera Man” – The Rock is talking about everyone saying they’re going to win that year’s Royal Rumble including the cameraman in the ring. Rock then proceeds to take over his camera duties and do a little filming of his own. He even puts the guy on camera and rips on him. Then the camera is taken around the arena to all the fans who say they’re going to win the Royal Rumble. It was segments like these that had nothing to do with The Rock or anything going on in the WWE, but they are what made him who he was.

SmackDown, January 24, 2002: “The Charleston” – Rock is backstage with Coach again and that’s never a good thing. Coach got caught not paying much attention to the interview so Rock thought he’d get Coach to dance the Charleston for the fans. HA HA!

No Way Out, February 17, 2002: “NWO” – The nWo consisting of Hogan, Hall, and Nash come into the dressing room and try to make a little fun of :The Great One.” Oh My God…he calls Hall “Razor Ramon” and then throws the name “Diesel” at Nash. This is short but priceless.

SmackDown, July 11, 2002: “Busta Rhymes” – Rock was going to perform a song for the crowd, but thought it’d be best to let Busta Rhymes do it since he can do it “better.” Busta tried to sing a song of his own type, but Rock censored that and then broke out in a chorus of his own version of “Boardwalk.”

Raw, March 10, 2003: “The Superhero” – Rock rips a little on Cleveland before breaking into one of his most awesome songs. The Hurricane “Gregory Helms” shows up and wants to go toe-to-toe with The Rock. Helms comes back from a lot of insults with one of the greatest lines ever, “I’ve got my hurripowers, Bitch!” These two are another example of some of the funniest back and forth banter that the WWE used to deliver. But this was also a solid heel segment from Rock.

Raw, June 21, 2004: “Miami Dolphins” – Rock is back home in Miami and playing it up for the crowd. He talks up some of the Miami Dolphins’ football players sitting at ringside and has a little fun with them.

The One-Liners – This is a huge compilation of the some of the greatest lines from The Rock. It’s just downright fantastic.

Trailers – Twist Of Fate: The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story

The Rock DVD set brought me back in time to some of the best years the WWE has had in the past twenty-five I’ve been watching. He was a character that could entertain kids of all ages and adults with the dirtiest sense of humor. The Rock’s abilities in the ring kept him at the top of the WWE championship ladder for almost his entire wrestling career. But it was his humor, his charisma, and his talent for just being able to talk to and about anyone. These are some awesome matches, but it’s the segments displaying his mic work that makes me miss him more then anything. Hell, it was great just seeing him at this year’s Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, and that was just to induct his father and grandfather. Seeing him back in the ring again like this and being at the top of his game makes me honestly wish we could go back in time about eight years.

Those who never got to truly enjoy The Rock during his best years need to grab this set and get acquainted with him quick. Fans of The Rock, or even those that absolutely hated him, will want to grab this set to relive some of the finest moments in all of WWE history. All you roody-pooh candy asses need to snag this collection before you get anything else if you smeelllll-lalalalalalala what THE ROCK…is…COOKIN’!

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WWE Home Video presents The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment. Featuring: The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Undertaker, Vince McMahon, Triple H, and many more. Running time: 540 minutes on 3 discs. Rating: Not Rated. Released on DVD: June 10, 2008. Available at Amazon.com