The Rock Vs. Steve Austin | Wrestling Timelines
August 18, 1997 - The Rock Turns Heel
At the urging of Vince McMahon, the Rock returns as a heel, joining the Nation of Domination stable. Rock agrees, and his request to speak as himself and with his own words is granted.
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This Raw promo is not Austin 3:16. Maivia still refers to himself in the first person. There are hints, though, that this dud of a babyface has something. He’s mostly composed. His already magnificent bone structure is magnified with a snarl. There’s an emphasis behind his insults, when he refers to the fans as pieces of “trash”. He’s only been at this a year, and he’s already getting good.
It’s effective and promising, if not quite in equal measure.
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