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Originally posted by thedoctor:
The Rock was already at a level that, in the very least, paralleled Hogan's at his peak.
fine.

but even in your world, if two athletic combatants draw parallels, seeing a fight between them always helps to "finally" put one above the other.

rock got a major status surge from beating hogan (that was squandered, really, with his decision to leave the business).

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Originally posted by thedoctor:
So, let's see. Beat Hogan, become a larger icon in wrestling. Does that mean, by your logic, that Goldberg is now a wrestling icon?
no, not at all

the rock beat hogan and became a larger icon. it was hailed as an icon vs icon bout. anytime a big gun beats a big gun, they become bigger.

but its not based on the transitive property -- it doesnt automatically relay itself to everyone. for example, batman takes out superman and becomes an ass kicking machine. but if the riddler beats batman in the next issue, that doesn't make the riddler top dog.

rock's status got a big jump by defeating hogan. but kurt angle didn't get nearly as much.

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Originally posted by thedoctor:
Hopefully these guys are learning something because this isn't helping their images to the public. When Christian teamed with Jericho, you could see a slow change on his delivery of comic moments. So, being teamed with Y2J really did help Chris's performance on that level. Maybe Piper can teach O'Haire something about being a villian. And maybe Trip will learn how to have charisma from Flair. (Then again, he'll probably just keep fucking the boss's daughter to stay on top.)
and, really, tho we'd all love to see more development, what more can you hope for? the process of getting someone over takes a few weeks at the minimum. and with the 8,000 characters they have (not even counting the old guard), there's just little focus to accomplish that.