The Rock's WrestleMania Matches - From Worst To Best

How has the Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment fared at the Showcase of the Immortals?

by John Bills

He may have gone on to conquer Hollywood and redefine how men can feel shame looking at the Instagram profile of another, but it all started for The Rock in the crazy world of professional wrestling. Heck, it didn't even start that well, as chants of 'Die Rocky, Die' echoed around arenas in response to the then cookie-cutter vanilla babyface, Rocky Maivia. Of course, this all led to The Rock making his way to our television screens, and the rest is history. His list of accomplishments comes with its own complex subcategories, and even if his professional wrestling career ended earlier than it should thanks to, you know, international movie star fame, we all have our favourite Rocky matches. As professional wrestling experienced its boom period towards the end of the 1990s, Rock appeared at eight consecutive WrestleManias, featuring in the official main event of three but taking part in the true main event in five. He defended championships, reinvigorated long-dormant icons and returned almost a decade later to put an end to LOL CENA WINS. When the biggest show of the year came around, The Rock stepped up to the plate (probably thanks to all that 4am cardio). So just how do The Rock's WrestleMania matches rank against each other? Let's take a look.

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Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.