The Rock Vs. Steve Austin | Wrestling Timelines
November 2, 2000 - Face To Face
The Rock calls out Steve Austin on SmackDown. The Rock, out of a sense of respect he can’t quite bring himself to articulate, is adamant that he had nothing to do with the vehicular homicide attempt.
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The segment is produced after Rikishi claimed he mowed Austin down to clear Rock’s pathway to the top. The ‘island boys” were held down for too long, is Rikishi’s motive; “I did it for the Rock” is his widely mocked way of putting it.
It is a continuation of a daft storyline, but the atmosphere, holy sh*t. The fans chant “Austin!” and “Rocky!”, but they don’t take turns to volley it in a performative way. It is the sound of a crowd divided right down the middle.
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They are screaming over the top of one another.