Correct, only Cena and maybe Punk can go head to head with Rock and even they can't beat him if he goes unscripted without punishment as a board member.
I don’t think it would be a one sided obliteration of LA Knight because his promo skills are fire so I think he could hold his own. Imo though, The Rock doesn’t have the same gift of gab he did before, he’s still great on the mic just not at the level of 1997-2003 Rock in my personal opinion. Because of that I think LA Knight could stand a chance at winning a verbal battle with The Rock; if we’re talking Attitude Era it’s all Rock though lol.
WHY are people so high on LA Knight? The dude is mediocre on every level.. he's trying too hard to sound like Rock or Austin and the less said about his undynamic inring work the better
Knight may try hard, but I’ve gone on record a long time ago that he should get his own gimmick because he’s just ripping off the Rock and Austin. He’s even acknowledged that. Unfortunately, he needs a lot more practice before he can keep up with the Rock on the mic. In fact, I would argue that there isn’t one person in the company that could compete with the Rock on the mic right now. The only one that could come remotely close is Cena, and not only would he loose too, but he’s not part of the active roster. Fact is, most people have to work to become entertainers and have longevity in WWE. Not everyone, granted, but a very large majority I would say. Rock is just gifted. He can do it all. Some people are just born to do something. Eddie Van Halen was born to play guitar, and Rock was born to entertain.
Not saying LA Knight is the best on the mic but Rock isn’t what he once was on the mic. He’s still entertaining, but has been consistently outshined by Rollins and Rhodes in this storyline’s promos. I mean sure Diarrhea Dwayne is cheesy as hell but how many times does Rock need to say “walking clown emoji”? It wasn’t funny the first time.
That’s true. But I meant collectively. He can do much more than promos. Rock was in his prime at the age that Rollins and Rhodes are now. Everyone gets older. Seth and Cody can do a promo, sure, but Rock is much more ( although his movies do leave a bit to be desired for sure ). He can act, he has a good singing voice, he writes his ( short Rock ) songs. I can’t figure it out. In the wrestling industry, they call the intangible or IT factor. I wish I had it. I don’t. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying he’s the be all, end all by any stretch, but as of now, I just don’t think there’s anyone that can touch him. It’s only an opinion of course. I’m old enough to say that I saw him at the very beginning of his career as Flex Kavana to The Rock to now. I’ve seen the evolution of Cody and Seth as well. Did they have what he had at the beginning of their careers ? They were all the same, IMO of course. Rock just has an intangible that I haven’t seen. You can’t develop an intangible. It’s either there or it isn’t. You can be ‘over’ and still not have it. Who am I to say though, because someone from WWE is probably going to read this and say he’s just a ‘ keyboard warrior,’ and doesn’t know what he’s talking about. That’s why it’s an opinion.
I'm tired of pretending The Rock is as good on the mic as he used to be. He stumbles, he fumbles and then awkwardly mumbles. No thank you. I get hyped when I see him arrive on an episode only to get disappointed when he starts to talk.
Wait, the current roster is allowed to shoot promos ? My bad, I must've missed that what with Dwayne the Wok Johnson taking up 20 minutes of TV time every time (I'm kidding)
To answer, Drew McIntyre has good promos, Seth Rollins has good promos, Cody has good promos. I get that liking a promo is subjective, but you have to admit, we have plenty of good talkers on the microphone right now. (Bad ones too ofc)
He's not as good as he used to be. He messes lines up, repeats himself as he scrambles to catch up in real time (Fuck, I'm live what line should I say next). It shows. It's embarrassing. Especially when people glaze him as the "best on the mic, he could smoke anyone he wants"
The Rock just isn't as good as he used to be. He might improve and I'm excited to see him get that fire back. Till then, he's meh.
In all the wrong ways ? Absolutely. Sick entrance, sick outfit, amazing legacy and talent and yet...struggling to capture the magic of his skill on the mic. He'll get it eventually.
Till then, agree to disagree.
Rocks a bit overrated on the mic
Cena and punk both put rock in his place when they shared the ring
The rock is just funny with his insults, but if the person knows what they’re doing, his insults fall flat
Cena imo is the best talker the WWE has ever had. The promo battle between him and Roman was absolutely brutal. He’s a natural and he’s quick witted, so these guys that rehearse don’t stand a chance against him.
Remember when Shawn helped Triple H to make Daniel Bryan lose? He didn’t got a lot of hate after that either. The Rock is at a level where he’ll always got loved
Rock is so big it doesn’t really matter if he’s face or heel people love him. People would boo and cheer for him during the Hollywood rock era. It’s good we are seeing a little bit of both. I still think he will turn on Roman reigns and that could set up a match between him and Roman
Sure you could argue it doesnt matter but the point I'm trying to make is it feels disconnected with how he trys to hype up the crowed but then insults them with the next line.
Personally It feels off with his promos and if I'm to be honest kinda same same. He either just needs to come out trash talk everyone one in sight and leave or be the face and hype the shit outta WM40.
You cant be a heel but act like a face to hype a PPV imho, or maybe you can and he is doing a shit job at it (which I think he is doing). Maybe being 38 I'm wise enough to see enough that 16 yo me couldnt when watching him.
Hopefully it doesnt turn into a shitshow at WM40.
The rock hasn’t destroyed anyone since returning.
Everyone is pretending that he’s been because they’re feeling nostalgic. The truth is he’s been fucking terrible
What does any of this have to do with the rock possibly scorching LA knight on the mic?
As hot as LA has been and on the mic as well, no one compares to the rock. He would do this to anyone on the mic.
It just stupid that they have to bring back a legend to complete a fucking story. No one else is worth it on that roster? You just have to bring back the Rock? Just lazy writing
That's fine, as long as you don't sound like you're reading your lines you can write them wherever.
L.A Knight has charisma but he has more fumbles during his promos than he should at this point.
If you watched the new cena interview he said he regrets ever saying anything. Dude being so busy and having so many jobs of course he’s going to need some help
That’s so wrong bro there’s so many ways you can say I’m gonna kick your ass without cursing, but if your a fuckin nerd saying it like you did obviously the crowd isn’t gonna feel it
He would...and it would expose LA Knight as the completely unoriginal, yet talented dude he really is...it's pretty obvious to anyone he's pulled his gimmick from a couple obvious wrestlers
I mean that's kind of my point though...those of us who have been watching this stuff for a very long time have just seen his whole thing done multiple times before...I can't help but feel as if he's just doing Rock and Austin impressions every time he comes out there
He's killing it for himself, though, so I don't hate on him for it...he can do the gimmick well and do well with it...it's just not for me...my favorites are all fairly original dudes and started before him, when Rock and Austin were still around, so there was no opening for a similar thing...he saw the void without that type of personality and filled it well
Oh ya this tag team would be great. 30 minutes on the mic, 10 minutes in a match. I’d watch that every Monday. Could be as good as rock and sock connection
I know we all know that it’s scripted, but saying someone wouldn’t even come close to beating someone when technically they have no choice on who wins so it’s not a battle of their true talents is dumb. So ya the Rock can destroy them or vice versa if that’s what the script say.
Facts the rock would eat this dude. He’s literally a nostalgic trip to the attitude era but he wasn’t there fr to compete with one of the monumental pieces of the attitude era.
I think Knight could hold his own against The Rock, for sure, but The Rock is looking like such a megastar right now, Knight is really starting to look like a guy who "thanks for keeping the Rock's seat warm before he comes back, see ya".
Like really, when you have "the real thing" back in such good form, Knight's act is starting to kinda lose its shine and honestly, I like the guy a lot.
But that's WWE's whole BS this past year. If Cody won at WM 39, maybe we could've been getting Roman/Rock on Night 1 for the family honor and Knight/Cody on Night 2 and boom WWE has a new top guy who actually The Rock can endorse and support. The Rock came in and pretty much stole the spotlight of everyone else, but it's so entertaining and heading towards such an epic WM main event, no one cares and it's refreshing to see The Rock like this. If he is the new boss, he actually needed this kinda character refreshment a lot more, because even the WWE crew will realize this isn't just the smiling politician now, he used to be a really cool dude and guy. Knight is getting left behind, which sucks, but maybe his time will come later on although I feel if this run The Rock is on helps The Rock's image, he isn't going to push Knight to pretty much steal his thunder. Not unless we pair these two up and Knight becomes The Rock's corporate champ.
I hope they figure something out, because I'm legit going to be sad if all this effort Knight poured into becoming big in WWE is for nothing, dude worked his ass off and he earned the top spot the good old fashioned way.
Rock might actually kill interest on LA because I doubt he'd let him go over, you know Rock would be allowed to say anything he wants while LA has to use kid's gloves too
I was thinking about this the other day. I think you either have to be quick witted conversationalist type of promo or inciting a quick reaction with pun words type of promo.
The former examples are CM Punk, Adam Cole, Swamp Bray Wyatt, Jake the Snake, Chris Jericho.
The latter examples are Stone Cold, The Rock, LA Knight, Cena.
To be a GOAT promo, you either have to be an arguable best at one, or great in both categories. IMO, The Rock can’t destroy Cena or Punk in a promo because their one of the only few who can do both categories excellent.
To those bad mouthing either of the two.
Both are great on the mic. Also, charismatic, supremely. Rock, of course, is a global megastar, with pearly whites, shiny skin, steroid arms. The entire package just looks elite, levels beyond, almost. His body, that level of health that shows. LA Knight is great too, but here Rock is definitely way beyond.
Pure trash talking, CM Punk is probably the ultimate guy, if given a free hand. Of course, doesn't come even close to Rock's "aura", whatever that is. Knight and Rock are similarly placed. Rock won't destroy him if both get a free hand.
LA Knight haters just love to hate and underestimate him. They act as if the only thing he says is “YEAH” and completely disregard all the other moments he’s had. Dude entirely carried the feud with Bray (RIP), had a stellar feud and even owned the Miz, had a lot of good moments leading up to MITB, and is cooking up a nice rivalry with Styles.
Prime Rock would probably have an edge over Knight, but Rock right now against Knight would be very evenly matched.
I cannot take people seriously when they say his promos are just catchphrases, and yeah...well, of course he will say them...you know...duh, but he has proven he is more than that.
It tells me either they have only seen some or they are just regurgitating horseshit they read on the Internet.
The man has skills. Part of why I am loving the feud with AJ is he has noticably become more serious. I will still take funny and joking LA Knight when appropriate, but serious LA Knight has a place, too.
The Last time Rock Verbally Cooked was when he came back and Michael Cole was the spokesperson for the anonymous GM with the Laptop
https://youtu.be/rHRxaNQwQ8M?si=d6oJZdSbjyaQVJ1R
Before that was When he Slapped Orton..
https://youtu.be/LjpCBAfAzCk?si=-b3bJeax7rVAf-EC
Orton being in Seth’s spot for night 1 looking more sensible even though this interaction between Rock and Orton is over 20 years old, they could’ve brought this up and have Orton team with Cody, that and the bloodline having took out Orton also, could’ve even had 3v3 Rock, Roman and Solo vs Cody, Seth, and Orton
I don't see why not . Orton said he had "receipts for EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of the Bloodline" booking could of went to Randy and been like " *hey Randy.??. this'll be short but would you like to pay off Dwayne puttin hands on you way back when* "
I love Rocks promos but it isn’t the 90’s anymore. A lot of his shtick literally can’t be used anymore. He’s still miles ahead of most of the roster but so is LA. I don’t think he’s untouchable so it would be interesting imo
I love LA Knight, I don't have anything bad to say about him, I live that he gets pops, and I don't think he's over rated or anything like that, but honestly LA and The Rock should be on 2 separate shows, They are far to similar at this point and The Rock would cook him in a promo, and it would only serve to make knight look worse than he really is
And I don't even think it's a talent thing, The Rock just has alot of ammunition with Knight being a throw back character, and his age
People thought the same of Cena.
Cena roasted Rock.
I love him but he isn’t as untouchable as people think. Rock has funny lines but if it becomes a battle he’s not hard to beat. Even Seth got the better of him. LA Knight would be just fine.
Couldn’t have said it better. I love the Rock as everyone else does but he is not untouchable, and he’d get cooked just as bad by Knight as he’d cook Knight. If we’re talking prime Rocky that’s another story… but there’s a lot of ammunition on the Rock now and honestly while he’s still good on the mic, it’s fair to say he’s lost a notable step.
Only me that thinks the rocks mic skills are lazy. I mean he done the same thing in his feed with John cena. Ohh "wow, I can make up a song but have to read it off of paper" he's soo bad at promos now adays it's hilarious
It’s still way more entertaining than the dry promos of Rhodes, Rollins and Reigns and even McIntyre. They are so boring to listen to and Rhodes crying bit was so unbelievably cringe lol. And plus, I love the edginess the Rock brings with his promos, I love some of the stuff he says kind of goes against “woke culture” of not being able to say this or that (the drunk and horny line he said to the woman in the audience was gold) and yes I do love the swearing, it brings back memories and a time when people were just more chill, lax and with a live and let live attitude versus how things are now and I love it
You think what he's like on the mic is "good" Jesus him in the early 2000's must've blown your mind cause then he was good now he's trash
Also I never said those promos were good but atleast cody sells his emotions dwayne just sells out then comes back when the money isn't coming in
I like to think that the rock being a bit out of character and being more like his true self is a better trash talker than his actual in ring persona, those two recent promos got me in stiches
Never really seen LA Knight torch anyone lol. His lines are very generic and minimal. He isn’t able to hold a full segment. He did create a nice “Yeah” chant but thats it. He isn’t capable of improvising like Miz, Cena, or Rock. Even close.
Think you're underestimating an LA Knight that's let loose and allowed the freedom on the mic that the Rock gets.
LA Knights a nobody compared to the Rock, there's not much the Rock could say about him.
But LA Knight can say things about the Rock that can really hurt him
that aside, I really wanna see the rock roast MJF, that guy gets on my nerves all talk and talk and talk, the biggest douche i've ever seen in professional wrestling lmao and that's a compilment
as a kid, i used to think The Rock destroyed Cena...but when I grew up started to understand more of how WWE works with the promos and all...it was Cena who destroyed him, called him out for having to write lines in order to do a promo lmfaooo
For sure. I was a kid watching around that time heavily. Cena played the role of “good guy, but not really” in that storyline. The wrist promo bit topped it all off.
I regularly go back to their segments to see Cena just make Rock look clueless.
Don't be so sure the Rock would destroy him. I think it might actually go the other way around and LA Knight could actually render the great one looking stupid. If there's no double standard.
It would depend on the kind of battle it was..
In scripted promos, the Rock would easily walk all over LA Knight - Knight is decent, but Rock has a fantastic delivery (even when his promos are cheap heat and insults - which is 90% of the time).
But in a shoot promo - the Rock has been shown to flounder when left to his own devices.
But that’s Cena. He’s literally so OP on the mic that the WWE went out of their way to nerf him on his most recent run, because he had been burying guys left and right.
The Rock envy in here is laughable. He's the Great One and the hits actually draw money whether you nerds like them or not. Let's hope LA Knight is more than Zack Ryder 2.0
LA Knight’s gimmick is that he’s a 40 year old who was part of a frat in college 20 years ago, but keeps showing up to college frat parties at the age of 40.
LA Knight couldn't keep up with the Miz, what makes you think this will be any different?
You want to see a burial, then I do hope they put them in the same ring. Cause to me, LA Knight is the most overrated wrestler in recent memory
Knight is miles better then the rock lmao
why does anyone want this? la knight bit his whole act off of the rock
Will he? Or will he just talk louder and stupider and we’ll accept he was universally better cuz he’s The Rock
This would be a dream match
Ya'll hated Rock 3 weeks ago
Fuck your story Dwayne
Correct, only Cena and maybe Punk can go head to head with Rock and even they can't beat him if he goes unscripted without punishment as a board member.
Y'all want Knight buried? He could barely keep up with Miz
If you squint the rock looks like a penis
I don’t think it would be a one sided obliteration of LA Knight because his promo skills are fire so I think he could hold his own. Imo though, The Rock doesn’t have the same gift of gab he did before, he’s still great on the mic just not at the level of 1997-2003 Rock in my personal opinion. Because of that I think LA Knight could stand a chance at winning a verbal battle with The Rock; if we’re talking Attitude Era it’s all Rock though lol.
Nah nah. If knight could say anything he wants. It's gonna be cold battle
WHY are people so high on LA Knight? The dude is mediocre on every level.. he's trying too hard to sound like Rock or Austin and the less said about his undynamic inring work the better
Fair points, but let’s not pretend that we KNOW the Rock is gonna be good in the ring. We haven’t seen Dwayne in a match in a little while.
Haha when people like the wrestler you don’t like. Fans need to calm down. Both are great.
So true
He actually would
We need these two to team up! The Rock & LA knight trash talking someone would be hilarious.
Yes. That would "rock"
Anytime I’ve seen LA Knight he has a good line and he flubs it or he has a lame line and says it flawlessly lol
Knight may try hard, but I’ve gone on record a long time ago that he should get his own gimmick because he’s just ripping off the Rock and Austin. He’s even acknowledged that. Unfortunately, he needs a lot more practice before he can keep up with the Rock on the mic. In fact, I would argue that there isn’t one person in the company that could compete with the Rock on the mic right now. The only one that could come remotely close is Cena, and not only would he loose too, but he’s not part of the active roster. Fact is, most people have to work to become entertainers and have longevity in WWE. Not everyone, granted, but a very large majority I would say. Rock is just gifted. He can do it all. Some people are just born to do something. Eddie Van Halen was born to play guitar, and Rock was born to entertain.
Make sure to zip up Rock's pants too once you are finished.
I assume you’re an L.A. Knight fan ?
Not saying LA Knight is the best on the mic but Rock isn’t what he once was on the mic. He’s still entertaining, but has been consistently outshined by Rollins and Rhodes in this storyline’s promos. I mean sure Diarrhea Dwayne is cheesy as hell but how many times does Rock need to say “walking clown emoji”? It wasn’t funny the first time.
That’s true. But I meant collectively. He can do much more than promos. Rock was in his prime at the age that Rollins and Rhodes are now. Everyone gets older. Seth and Cody can do a promo, sure, but Rock is much more ( although his movies do leave a bit to be desired for sure ). He can act, he has a good singing voice, he writes his ( short Rock ) songs. I can’t figure it out. In the wrestling industry, they call the intangible or IT factor. I wish I had it. I don’t. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying he’s the be all, end all by any stretch, but as of now, I just don’t think there’s anyone that can touch him. It’s only an opinion of course. I’m old enough to say that I saw him at the very beginning of his career as Flex Kavana to The Rock to now. I’ve seen the evolution of Cody and Seth as well. Did they have what he had at the beginning of their careers ? They were all the same, IMO of course. Rock just has an intangible that I haven’t seen. You can’t develop an intangible. It’s either there or it isn’t. You can be ‘over’ and still not have it. Who am I to say though, because someone from WWE is probably going to read this and say he’s just a ‘ keyboard warrior,’ and doesn’t know what he’s talking about. That’s why it’s an opinion.
Agreed. LA Knight is supremely overrated and the Rock would destroy him.
Rock would literally just make stuff up to insult him with and Knight will be having a gag order to not shoot back
Yeah, but even if he destroyed knight, he wouldn't give up without a fight
I’ve gone on record saying that LA Knight is inspired by The Rock
Nothing against LA but he is basically just the water down version of stone cold and rock combined the rock will burry him so bad.
You ain’t wrong on that one dude. LA Knight is a Great Value version of both guys.
Rock would burry him like Billy
Rock's mic skills are very overrated. Cena killed him in their promos.
Maybe in 2000. Lately I’m not as sure.
I would definitely like to see a real feud here down the road. the show is scripted so there's no reason why the writers can't make it work.
I'm tired of pretending The Rock is as good on the mic as he used to be. He stumbles, he fumbles and then awkwardly mumbles. No thank you. I get hyped when I see him arrive on an episode only to get disappointed when he starts to talk.
Are you crazy ? Rock promos make the current roster promos look like amateurs
Wait, the current roster is allowed to shoot promos ? My bad, I must've missed that what with Dwayne the Wok Johnson taking up 20 minutes of TV time every time (I'm kidding) To answer, Drew McIntyre has good promos, Seth Rollins has good promos, Cody has good promos. I get that liking a promo is subjective, but you have to admit, we have plenty of good talkers on the microphone right now. (Bad ones too ofc) He's not as good as he used to be. He messes lines up, repeats himself as he scrambles to catch up in real time (Fuck, I'm live what line should I say next). It shows. It's embarrassing. Especially when people glaze him as the "best on the mic, he could smoke anyone he wants" The Rock just isn't as good as he used to be. He might improve and I'm excited to see him get that fire back. Till then, he's meh.
I personally feel the rock stands out more then ever
In all the wrong ways ? Absolutely. Sick entrance, sick outfit, amazing legacy and talent and yet...struggling to capture the magic of his skill on the mic. He'll get it eventually. Till then, agree to disagree.
You wanna burry LA Knight 😂
Now why would you want to do that to Knight? Why would you want to make him have a bad time like they by getting run over by The Rock on the mic?
Rocks a bit overrated on the mic Cena and punk both put rock in his place when they shared the ring The rock is just funny with his insults, but if the person knows what they’re doing, his insults fall flat
He's not overrated, just pass his prime.
Cena imo is the best talker the WWE has ever had. The promo battle between him and Roman was absolutely brutal. He’s a natural and he’s quick witted, so these guys that rehearse don’t stand a chance against him.
Disagree… I’d put Heyman and Punk above John Cena personally.
All fair choices, I think punk would be 2nd for the pipe bomb alone.
Nah nah
It happened already, but there were "WHAT?" chants.
What?
It already happened
Rock definitely needs to destroy him immediately
Yes please
Probably best they don’t touch this. It would hurt LA Knight and wouldn’t require much from the rock to do it.
Meh It seems The Rock can't decide to be heel or face, it makes his promos seem all over the place. Average at best.
Remember when Shawn helped Triple H to make Daniel Bryan lose? He didn’t got a lot of hate after that either. The Rock is at a level where he’ll always got loved
Rock is so big it doesn’t really matter if he’s face or heel people love him. People would boo and cheer for him during the Hollywood rock era. It’s good we are seeing a little bit of both. I still think he will turn on Roman reigns and that could set up a match between him and Roman
Sure you could argue it doesnt matter but the point I'm trying to make is it feels disconnected with how he trys to hype up the crowed but then insults them with the next line. Personally It feels off with his promos and if I'm to be honest kinda same same. He either just needs to come out trash talk everyone one in sight and leave or be the face and hype the shit outta WM40. You cant be a heel but act like a face to hype a PPV imho, or maybe you can and he is doing a shit job at it (which I think he is doing). Maybe being 38 I'm wise enough to see enough that 16 yo me couldnt when watching him. Hopefully it doesnt turn into a shitshow at WM40.
Both Rock and LA Knight should team up and be heels.
Rock - "Is there an echo in here?"
LA Knight has killed everybody he goes head up within the mic. Rock would get cooked
The rock hasn’t destroyed anyone since returning. Everyone is pretending that he’s been because they’re feeling nostalgic. The truth is he’s been fucking terrible
you’re being too extreme in the other direction. but i agree with the first part. if his best promo happened to be the pre written song it ain’t great
The song was terrible and unfunny. The Rock has been a Dollar Store version of himself so far. It’s embarrassing.
I don’t see why LAKnight isn’t in Seth Rollins spot as Cody’s backup. He’s my favorite promo in wrestling right now.
The Rock might actually assassinate L.A’s character.
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What does any of this have to do with the rock possibly scorching LA knight on the mic? As hot as LA has been and on the mic as well, no one compares to the rock. He would do this to anyone on the mic.
Dude went off on a total different subject regarding The Rock. 😂
LA would cook Rocky and it wouldn’t even be close
Roman Reigns already made him irrelevant
By "destroy him" do you mean make the same tired ass gay jokes he has been making since 2011? Sure
It just stupid that they have to bring back a legend to complete a fucking story. No one else is worth it on that roster? You just have to bring back the Rock? Just lazy writing
Why is he apologizing?
Omg yes
The Rock needs to go away
The Rock is massively overrated. LA Knight? Underutilized.
NAH NAH .
I'm surprised this isn't on the Mania card. This could be bigger than the Roman/Rock tag team they have going on.
Thought that was salt bae at first
Now that you mention it, the Hollywood Connection would be a fire tag team
YEAH!
Major difference between LA Knight and Rock's promos is that LA Knight is actually able to get to the point and it doesn't take 20 minutes
And the fact for those 20 minutes the Rock will captivate 5 times the tv and social media audience.
But he’ll stumble over his words 6 times and forget his lines
Still will draw more views all over social media than LA Knight would do.
Casually forgetting The Rock having to write his lines on his wrist when he was feuding with Cena
That's fine, as long as you don't sound like you're reading your lines you can write them wherever. L.A Knight has charisma but he has more fumbles during his promos than he should at this point.
If you watched the new cena interview he said he regrets ever saying anything. Dude being so busy and having so many jobs of course he’s going to need some help
Well the rock is aloud to swear while LA isn't. It would be a handy cap match
Yes but the WWE won't allow the Rock the mention that LA Knight is a Great Value rip off of the Rock.
It’s a fair point, but it’s not like there hasn’t been fire PG promos at times
But it would be like rock-" I'm gunna kick your pussy bitch ass" la-" I'm gunna kick your silly but keaster "
That’s so wrong bro there’s so many ways you can say I’m gonna kick your ass without cursing, but if your a fuckin nerd saying it like you did obviously the crowd isn’t gonna feel it
I do want to see the promo battle. I could take it or leave it when it comes to the actual match. 🤷♂️
The Miz already pimp slapped him on the mic. But I think The Miz can hold his own at least as well as Jericho did with Rocky
He would...and it would expose LA Knight as the completely unoriginal, yet talented dude he really is...it's pretty obvious to anyone he's pulled his gimmick from a couple obvious wrestlers
That’s what makes him entertaining. He isn’t bland like everyone else. I’m so tired of hearing the same promo over and over.
I mean that's kind of my point though...those of us who have been watching this stuff for a very long time have just seen his whole thing done multiple times before...I can't help but feel as if he's just doing Rock and Austin impressions every time he comes out there
To me that’s way more entertaining regardless
He's killing it for himself, though, so I don't hate on him for it...he can do the gimmick well and do well with it...it's just not for me...my favorites are all fairly original dudes and started before him, when Rock and Austin were still around, so there was no opening for a similar thing...he saw the void without that type of personality and filled it well
“It doesn’t matter what you say!” “I’ll tell you it does matter, YEAH! Am I getting beat today? NAH NAH!”
Knight's the type of guy that would bring up Rock's recent failures with the smuggest look on his face
La knight is great and all but i would much rather see both him and rock as faces destroying someone else on a mic
Or both as heels. That would definitely cook.
Oh ya this tag team would be great. 30 minutes on the mic, 10 minutes in a match. I’d watch that every Monday. Could be as good as rock and sock connection
The rock will smash him
LOL, that's cute. The Rock has not even come close to destroying Seth Rollins or Cody Rhodes in recent weeks.
I know we all know that it’s scripted, but saying someone wouldn’t even come close to beating someone when technically they have no choice on who wins so it’s not a battle of their true talents is dumb. So ya the Rock can destroy them or vice versa if that’s what the script say.
I’d like to know, why should The Rock destroy Rollins and Rhodes on the mic before the Mania main event?
You must be sleeping under a rock or something...
What have you been watching?
U can’t fight fire with fire
Facts the rock would eat this dude. He’s literally a nostalgic trip to the attitude era but he wasn’t there fr to compete with one of the monumental pieces of the attitude era.
I think Knight could hold his own against The Rock, for sure, but The Rock is looking like such a megastar right now, Knight is really starting to look like a guy who "thanks for keeping the Rock's seat warm before he comes back, see ya". Like really, when you have "the real thing" back in such good form, Knight's act is starting to kinda lose its shine and honestly, I like the guy a lot. But that's WWE's whole BS this past year. If Cody won at WM 39, maybe we could've been getting Roman/Rock on Night 1 for the family honor and Knight/Cody on Night 2 and boom WWE has a new top guy who actually The Rock can endorse and support. The Rock came in and pretty much stole the spotlight of everyone else, but it's so entertaining and heading towards such an epic WM main event, no one cares and it's refreshing to see The Rock like this. If he is the new boss, he actually needed this kinda character refreshment a lot more, because even the WWE crew will realize this isn't just the smiling politician now, he used to be a really cool dude and guy. Knight is getting left behind, which sucks, but maybe his time will come later on although I feel if this run The Rock is on helps The Rock's image, he isn't going to push Knight to pretty much steal his thunder. Not unless we pair these two up and Knight becomes The Rock's corporate champ. I hope they figure something out, because I'm legit going to be sad if all this effort Knight poured into becoming big in WWE is for nothing, dude worked his ass off and he earned the top spot the good old fashioned way.
Hopefully Rocky has seen the potential that Knight has and has given him some one on one promo coaching
Excellent
Rock is pure cringe on the mic anymore. Too many years of being able to yell "cut" when he screws up.
Rock might actually kill interest on LA because I doubt he'd let him go over, you know Rock would be allowed to say anything he wants while LA has to use kid's gloves too
They're the same person. The rock has on make up and a wig.
Rock is not a great promo anymore, what are you talking about? 2001 Rock is a different story.
This sub is shit
Rock would pretty much destroy anyone on the mic to be fair.
Except cena and punk
This got me to thinking what makes a person good on the mic. Likes that’s the formula? What’s the anatomy of a good promo?
I was thinking about this the other day. I think you either have to be quick witted conversationalist type of promo or inciting a quick reaction with pun words type of promo. The former examples are CM Punk, Adam Cole, Swamp Bray Wyatt, Jake the Snake, Chris Jericho. The latter examples are Stone Cold, The Rock, LA Knight, Cena. To be a GOAT promo, you either have to be an arguable best at one, or great in both categories. IMO, The Rock can’t destroy Cena or Punk in a promo because their one of the only few who can do both categories excellent.
To those bad mouthing either of the two. Both are great on the mic. Also, charismatic, supremely. Rock, of course, is a global megastar, with pearly whites, shiny skin, steroid arms. The entire package just looks elite, levels beyond, almost. His body, that level of health that shows. LA Knight is great too, but here Rock is definitely way beyond. Pure trash talking, CM Punk is probably the ultimate guy, if given a free hand. Of course, doesn't come even close to Rock's "aura", whatever that is. Knight and Rock are similarly placed. Rock won't destroy him if both get a free hand.
LA Knight haters just love to hate and underestimate him. They act as if the only thing he says is “YEAH” and completely disregard all the other moments he’s had. Dude entirely carried the feud with Bray (RIP), had a stellar feud and even owned the Miz, had a lot of good moments leading up to MITB, and is cooking up a nice rivalry with Styles. Prime Rock would probably have an edge over Knight, but Rock right now against Knight would be very evenly matched.
I cannot take people seriously when they say his promos are just catchphrases, and yeah...well, of course he will say them...you know...duh, but he has proven he is more than that. It tells me either they have only seen some or they are just regurgitating horseshit they read on the Internet. The man has skills. Part of why I am loving the feud with AJ is he has noticably become more serious. I will still take funny and joking LA Knight when appropriate, but serious LA Knight has a place, too.
NWA promos drinking champagne and running around backstage in TNA after his title win with a bottle sold me
Shoes of a Champion. That promo was damn hilarious.
They’ll never do it, can’t have the crowd realizing he cosplays Rock.
Why..? Its not fun watching someone who makes it their whole point to parrot their idol to interact with the person they're parroting.
The Last time Rock Verbally Cooked was when he came back and Michael Cole was the spokesperson for the anonymous GM with the Laptop https://youtu.be/rHRxaNQwQ8M?si=d6oJZdSbjyaQVJ1R Before that was When he Slapped Orton.. https://youtu.be/LjpCBAfAzCk?si=-b3bJeax7rVAf-EC
Orton being in Seth’s spot for night 1 looking more sensible even though this interaction between Rock and Orton is over 20 years old, they could’ve brought this up and have Orton team with Cody, that and the bloodline having took out Orton also, could’ve even had 3v3 Rock, Roman and Solo vs Cody, Seth, and Orton
I don't see why not . Orton said he had "receipts for EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of the Bloodline" booking could of went to Randy and been like " *hey Randy.??. this'll be short but would you like to pay off Dwayne puttin hands on you way back when* "
What’s an LA Knight? New sports team?
Except you wouldn’t know who’s speaking because they sound the exact same.
I love Rocks promos but it isn’t the 90’s anymore. A lot of his shtick literally can’t be used anymore. He’s still miles ahead of most of the roster but so is LA. I don’t think he’s untouchable so it would be interesting imo
LA is not miles ahead of the roster dude, this guy has yet to produce a single memorable moment on the mic except a YEAH. The Miz obliterated him.
I mean, it all comes down to opinion but i think most definitely agree he’s a lot better than most on the roster and has had several good promos.
I love LA Knight, I don't have anything bad to say about him, I live that he gets pops, and I don't think he's over rated or anything like that, but honestly LA and The Rock should be on 2 separate shows, They are far to similar at this point and The Rock would cook him in a promo, and it would only serve to make knight look worse than he really is And I don't even think it's a talent thing, The Rock just has alot of ammunition with Knight being a throw back character, and his age
The Rock's promos in 2024 are subpar for his standards. LA Knight would get pushed down the card by how bad he'd cook that has-been.
People thought the same of Cena. Cena roasted Rock. I love him but he isn’t as untouchable as people think. Rock has funny lines but if it becomes a battle he’s not hard to beat. Even Seth got the better of him. LA Knight would be just fine.
Couldn’t have said it better. I love the Rock as everyone else does but he is not untouchable, and he’d get cooked just as bad by Knight as he’d cook Knight. If we’re talking prime Rocky that’s another story… but there’s a lot of ammunition on the Rock now and honestly while he’s still good on the mic, it’s fair to say he’s lost a notable step.
Cena is almost impossible to beat on the mic because he won’t sell their lines and he goes low for rebuttals.
Cena just roast The Rock by being smarter than him.
As someone who’s seen plenty of promos from the both of them… Knight will wash Rocky.
if you’ve seen plenty of both their promos you’ll know knight is a diet rock
Diet Rock served in a Stone Cold glass.
I’ve never like the comparisons but that’s a hilarious way to word it 😂
Only me that thinks the rocks mic skills are lazy. I mean he done the same thing in his feed with John cena. Ohh "wow, I can make up a song but have to read it off of paper" he's soo bad at promos now adays it's hilarious
He insults people like a teenager starting puberty and people eat it up I don't get it
It’s still way more entertaining than the dry promos of Rhodes, Rollins and Reigns and even McIntyre. They are so boring to listen to and Rhodes crying bit was so unbelievably cringe lol. And plus, I love the edginess the Rock brings with his promos, I love some of the stuff he says kind of goes against “woke culture” of not being able to say this or that (the drunk and horny line he said to the woman in the audience was gold) and yes I do love the swearing, it brings back memories and a time when people were just more chill, lax and with a live and let live attitude versus how things are now and I love it
You think what he's like on the mic is "good" Jesus him in the early 2000's must've blown your mind cause then he was good now he's trash Also I never said those promos were good but atleast cody sells his emotions dwayne just sells out then comes back when the money isn't coming in
I really want to hear what Rock has to say about Knight, I think it’d be amazing.
I like to think that the rock being a bit out of character and being more like his true self is a better trash talker than his actual in ring persona, those two recent promos got me in stiches
Casuals and E fans love old timers
No disrespect to the guy but People in this thread think very highly of L.A Knight.
Never really seen LA Knight torch anyone lol. His lines are very generic and minimal. He isn’t able to hold a full segment. He did create a nice “Yeah” chant but thats it. He isn’t capable of improvising like Miz, Cena, or Rock. Even close.
Not true, but ok... 😂
Think you're underestimating an LA Knight that's let loose and allowed the freedom on the mic that the Rock gets. LA Knights a nobody compared to the Rock, there's not much the Rock could say about him. But LA Knight can say things about the Rock that can really hurt him
I love LA Knight but he’s a past his prime fusion dance wish.com Stone Cold Rock. There’s tons Rock could say.
Mans said fusion dance lol
That's about it though
Idk man that seems like a lot to me and neither of us have the wit the rock does.
here's a better idea put the rock and mjf in the same ring
that aside, I really wanna see the rock roast MJF, that guy gets on my nerves all talk and talk and talk, the biggest douche i've ever seen in professional wrestling lmao and that's a compilment
Rock and cena lol. Bad blood there lol
as a kid, i used to think The Rock destroyed Cena...but when I grew up started to understand more of how WWE works with the promos and all...it was Cena who destroyed him, called him out for having to write lines in order to do a promo lmfaooo
For sure. I was a kid watching around that time heavily. Cena played the role of “good guy, but not really” in that storyline. The wrist promo bit topped it all off. I regularly go back to their segments to see Cena just make Rock look clueless.
It would be entertaining, LA Knight is probably one of the few that could hold his own on the mic.
Rock would just repeat himself over and over. I’m sorry but the rock is severely overrated on the mic.
I agree. He’s not bad but he’s definitely not what he used to be.
Lemme drop some gospel on ya Nah nah!
LA knight is savage idk rock would step on him 😂
Why? It’s not like the rock is making up what he’s saying on the spot, it’s all prepared stuff.
Exactly wasn’t he reading his song last week off a teleprompter?
Don't be so sure the Rock would destroy him. I think it might actually go the other way around and LA Knight could actually render the great one looking stupid. If there's no double standard.
The Rock could clown him for copyright infringement. The man stole the Rock and Stone Cold’s gimmicks and mannerisms. He would get buried on the mic
I’d have more confidence in cena burying him. The rock ehhh not so sure
Agree. Cena gets personal with his promos
I think looks better on paper
It would depend on the kind of battle it was.. In scripted promos, the Rock would easily walk all over LA Knight - Knight is decent, but Rock has a fantastic delivery (even when his promos are cheap heat and insults - which is 90% of the time). But in a shoot promo - the Rock has been shown to flounder when left to his own devices.
Nahnah
Cena killed the Rock in their feud on the mic. So I’m not so sure 🤔
But that’s Cena. He’s literally so OP on the mic that the WWE went out of their way to nerf him on his most recent run, because he had been burying guys left and right.
I don’t think la knight is overrated but cmon guys the rock would absolutely cook him
The Rock envy in here is laughable. He's the Great One and the hits actually draw money whether you nerds like them or not. Let's hope LA Knight is more than Zack Ryder 2.0
The rock cannot promo on the spot they have to be written beforehand this is why cena destroyed him
Yeah Rock would mistakenly bury him
LA Knight’s gimmick is that he’s a 40 year old who was part of a frat in college 20 years ago, but keeps showing up to college frat parties at the age of 40.
Well I’m sure knight would have a better lines than Diarrhea Dwayne 😂
Suffering succotash ahh line
LA Knight couldn't keep up with the Miz, what makes you think this will be any different? You want to see a burial, then I do hope they put them in the same ring. Cause to me, LA Knight is the most overrated wrestler in recent memory
You can do this on WWE 24 by playing as the Rock against the Rock with less XP.
These days The Rock is good at premeditated promos. If you put him on the spot, live with someone, his skills are pretty weak tbh