Se7en
03-12-2003, 07:12 PM
From the PWtorch.com:
*****
It appears that the Rock vetoed his advertised match with Booker T this past Monday on RAW. The word going around is that Rock did not want to job to Booker T, partly due to the fact that he fealt it would benefit Triple H more than anybody else.
The Rock is said to be very upset with Triple H's backstage political power and saw the Rock/Booker match as a way of Triple H elevating himself further. The idea was that if Booker beat the Rock on RAW, then Triple H beat Booker at WrestleMania, Triple H would come out looking the best.
It is somewhat hard to believe that the Rock would really care about such matters now, due to his future in Hollywood, but that is what the buzz in the locker room has been.
The Rock did not mind losing to the Hurricane because the loss came off as a fluke rather than a legitimate win for the Hurricane.
The Rock also opposed jobbing to Booker T because he fealt that WWE had not put their heart behind Booker's push, and that the job would end up hurting the Rock more than helping Booker.
*****
Of course, this is all rumor.....but let's assume that it's true.
If it IS, than I support the Rock's action.
As a Booker T fan, I would have wanted for Booker to face Rock and beat him cleanly.
However, I can certainly see Rock's logic - why job to Booker, when that's all going to be for naught? Why go out and lay down for Book, when you know that in a month HHH is just going to beat him, and thus erase everything you've done to put Booker over....and in the process, make HHH look stronger than both Booker T AND the Rock.
It seems as if Rock is tired of HHH screwing over all of the hard work he's put into the company and into certain other wrestlers. He didn't want to build up Booker just for HHH to beat him at Mania. It's happened before (see Jericho, Chris).
****
And speaking of Booker / HHH, they'd better be careful here.
Because it wouldn't be good for there to be a month of build-up where Triple K repeatedly buries Booker as "not good enough" to face him (with the implication being because of race), and then defeats him at Mania. But then, I doubt the WWE really cares about doing the right thing.
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"I was here before the oceans turned black with life, and when the deserts are white with death I will remain."
---Saint Iago
*****
It appears that the Rock vetoed his advertised match with Booker T this past Monday on RAW. The word going around is that Rock did not want to job to Booker T, partly due to the fact that he fealt it would benefit Triple H more than anybody else.
The Rock is said to be very upset with Triple H's backstage political power and saw the Rock/Booker match as a way of Triple H elevating himself further. The idea was that if Booker beat the Rock on RAW, then Triple H beat Booker at WrestleMania, Triple H would come out looking the best.
It is somewhat hard to believe that the Rock would really care about such matters now, due to his future in Hollywood, but that is what the buzz in the locker room has been.
The Rock did not mind losing to the Hurricane because the loss came off as a fluke rather than a legitimate win for the Hurricane.
The Rock also opposed jobbing to Booker T because he fealt that WWE had not put their heart behind Booker's push, and that the job would end up hurting the Rock more than helping Booker.
*****
Of course, this is all rumor.....but let's assume that it's true.
If it IS, than I support the Rock's action.
As a Booker T fan, I would have wanted for Booker to face Rock and beat him cleanly.
However, I can certainly see Rock's logic - why job to Booker, when that's all going to be for naught? Why go out and lay down for Book, when you know that in a month HHH is just going to beat him, and thus erase everything you've done to put Booker over....and in the process, make HHH look stronger than both Booker T AND the Rock.
It seems as if Rock is tired of HHH screwing over all of the hard work he's put into the company and into certain other wrestlers. He didn't want to build up Booker just for HHH to beat him at Mania. It's happened before (see Jericho, Chris).
****
And speaking of Booker / HHH, they'd better be careful here.
Because it wouldn't be good for there to be a month of build-up where Triple K repeatedly buries Booker as "not good enough" to face him (with the implication being because of race), and then defeats him at Mania. But then, I doubt the WWE really cares about doing the right thing.
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I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know.
"I was here before the oceans turned black with life, and when the deserts are white with death I will remain."
---Saint Iago