The Rock Praises Forgotten WWE Attitude Era Star

Even The Rock can't believe the physical shape THIS ex-WWE star is in today.

by Jamie Kennedy
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A fan on Twitter/X has posted a screenshot of The Rock praising ex-peer Steve Blackman - Rocky commented on a picture posted by @WrestlingNewsCo on Instagram. It came completely out of the blue for most people, because Rock taking time out of his busy schedule to praise a member of Head Cheese feels rather random.

It happened though.

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The Rock commented to say that 60-year old Blackman "looks incredible". He then put Steve over for "always [taking] great care of himself" physically, and surprised some folks by adding: "Also [a] super good dude who I liked a lot".

It was the last bit that caught people off guard. Blackman is a bit of a forgotten face from WWE's 'Attitude Era'. He did have fans at the time, but is best-remembered for some wonky promos and his aforementioned comedy tag-team with Al Snow.

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Rocky valued their time as peers though. The pair worked a string of bouts against one another between 1998-1999, with most of them coming right before The Rock blew up into a main event star. 'The Great One' must've enjoyed those matches!

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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.