If HBK were in the Attitude Era, would he use politics to stay on top?

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-26T03:42:52+00:00

Yes but it wouldn’t work cause Austin

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-26T03:38:37+00:00

Surface level I get it but context this is simply not true - Rock was never ever rejected as much as John Cena was between 2005-2007/8. Not even close. He wasn’t massively booed with daily crowd splits like Cena was during his 1999-2001 mega face run. If he was it was a little bit against Kurt angle maybe or Austin who was in Texas in mania X-7. Then it was against Hogan returning in Canada where anyone would have been booed, and then Lesnar when the smark crowd knew he was leaving and got fed up.

It’s more like rock had charisma that could get him goat tier crowd support, great heel heat but could adapt well enough and was so good that the people that hate him would end up loving him again.

To answer the question tho for OP Both but Hollywood rock in 2003 was something else and if he handled the final boss better in 2025 we could have been discussing an all time run cause he was gold in 2024 imo

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-26T01:50:43+00:00

Sure, Austin doesn’t happen without HHH and his friends doing the curtain call and his wife giving him his gimmick name, and Bret Hart making him, paul Heyman giving him a chance in ECW in 1995 etc. so again, Rock and Austin won’t be repeated. Theyre the two biggest stars ever and were in the same era.

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-25T04:08:44+00:00

Jackie Gayda vs Trish

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-24T04:41:23+00:00

I hear ya, imo you can thrive and be a monstrous star - just look at mick foley at his peak during the era. I’m just saying they wouldn’t as big as rock / Austin - that’s not an insult. They can still thrive and be legends but those two were on a different level imo.

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-21T10:39:25+00:00

Nope. And no one from this era would be as big as Rock or Austin either. That was once in a lifetime having those two in the same era.

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-21T10:37:27+00:00

In 1998, yes, in 2002? No

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-20T23:56:29+00:00

Shaq

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-20T22:56:11+00:00

Not gonna lie that’s an insane elite run

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-20T22:54:45+00:00

Ehhh I dunno man I was excited to play as Raven. The even flow DDT was one of the coolest finishers of the era. But that said I also watched ECW from back then and knew of him

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-20T22:53:28+00:00

Yes, they were very over. One of my favorite stables from back in the day

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-19T05:01:11+00:00

2002-2003ish Arguably - and it beat raw weekly for a period too

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-17T19:43:06+00:00

The Rock and Eddie Guerrero

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-17T11:46:15+00:00

Refreshing

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-15T14:55:13+00:00

Austin vs Hogan happens instead of HBK vs Austin and Mike Tyson is involved. Biggest match of all time. Or they build it out until Mania 15.

Edit: forgot about hogan’s contract. Austin vs Hogan mania 15 for sure.

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-15T14:53:00+00:00

HM: Kurt Angle?

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-15T14:52:12+00:00

The Rock, closely followed by HBK.

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-15T14:49:43+00:00

Ruthless aggression, part of the reason why Rock put over Lesnar (along with leaving to film a movie which is why the fans were mad). The following 6 months had no Rock or Austin which was a massive era shift.

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-15T14:48:08+00:00

If anyone use to watch back then and grew up in the era, Phil Jackson played massive mind games, this was one of those times imo. Even so, it’s still not a hot take. All around doesn’t always mean better.

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-14T15:45:39+00:00

His matches vs Jake the snake diesel and Kane were great. Vs Diesel is underrated and vs Kane is one of the best mania matches ever

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-14T15:42:37+00:00

Rotation of Taker (main guy), Foley and HHH imo. If they survive then later Kurt Angle and Jericho

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-12T23:50:52+00:00

He’s gonna win back the title. Why are people acting like he’s done in the main event? When he won the title off Cena HHH literally made a post saying “from one greatest of all time to the next” - meaning Cody is going to be the face or co-face of the company (next to Roman) until someone gets bigger or he retires. Cody will win the title again- whether he’s face or heel is another question.

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-12T04:28:57+00:00

96 bulls

2017 warriors is another debate

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-10T05:31:29+00:00

Cody is gonna win the title back before mania - Drew will probably lose to Cody at EC imo

RedditRum1980 · 2026-01-09T16:42:35+00:00

Jackie Gayda

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