Dwayne Johnson may well be a household name now, and The Rock is surely one of the biggest stars in wrestling history, but there was a time when the guy was just another wrestler on the roster. As Rocky Maivia, Johnson was as far as one could be from the top of the industry, yet somewhere along the road, something changed. Realising that he could gain the attention of the audience via catchphrases and manipulation, The Rock's insistence that fans don't repeat his infamous lines turned out to be genuine gold. Sure, the people in the stands may have been chanting these phrases, but they were doing so to anger the man in the ring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L67Yq00O2yw What made the heat 'cheap' (and it's important to note there's nothing wrong with that) is that The Rock started to actively use this to his advantage, telling fans to shut up and 'know their role'.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
