11-22-2011, 02:17 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-s...z1eNkoCRLQ
Yes, Dwayne Johnson has action hero biceps, a megawatt smile, and an adoring public. Yes, he made a roaring return at Survivor Series at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. And yes, he's a Hollywood superstar now, too.
But no, that doesn't mean that The Rock's return to the WWE has gone smoothly. Why not? Because, according to fellow WWE wrestler CM Punk, Johnson has hardly spent any time with the rest of the group. Instead, he's acted like an ultra big shot celebrity, a brand name all his own, and shown little regard for the rest of WWE.
"You know, the thing about that is, he's not around," Punk told the Daily News during an event to promote THQ's "WWE 12" video game. "He's not around. It doesn't help morale when the guy goes right from his limo to the dressing room to the dressing room to the ring. He's very bourgeois Hollywood."
According to Punk, Johnson has made little effort to interact with the rest of WWE, a show that is in desperate need of a superstar. WWE has struggled to find a new generation of stars, and ratings stumbles have shown that.
WWE believes that The Rock's run of cameos, which all serve to drum interest for his Wrestlemania showdown with John Cena, will help enliven the action. But Punk says it's killing the locker room.
"He came back, he did WWE Raw after that," Punk said. "He said he was never gonna leave. And the next time we saw him is a month later. Yeah, it does bother me.
"A little hello would have been nice. He could have run by with his own entourage."
Punk added that The Rock's recent criticism for Cena hasn't helped, either. Why? Because The Rock's just never around.
"I have my beef with John Cena, and I have my things that I don't like Cena, but you know what? I try to tell him everyday," Punk said. "For The Rock to criticize, come on."
So is this new Dwayne Johnson a diva? Well, um, not quite.
"I can't say that," Punk said. "At least the WWE Divas say hi to me in the halls."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-s...z1eSNcJgRD
Yes, Dwayne Johnson has action hero biceps, a megawatt smile, and an adoring public. Yes, he made a roaring return at Survivor Series at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. And yes, he's a Hollywood superstar now, too.
But no, that doesn't mean that The Rock's return to the WWE has gone smoothly. Why not? Because, according to fellow WWE wrestler CM Punk, Johnson has hardly spent any time with the rest of the group. Instead, he's acted like an ultra big shot celebrity, a brand name all his own, and shown little regard for the rest of WWE.
"You know, the thing about that is, he's not around," Punk told the Daily News during an event to promote THQ's "WWE 12" video game. "He's not around. It doesn't help morale when the guy goes right from his limo to the dressing room to the dressing room to the ring. He's very bourgeois Hollywood."
According to Punk, Johnson has made little effort to interact with the rest of WWE, a show that is in desperate need of a superstar. WWE has struggled to find a new generation of stars, and ratings stumbles have shown that.
WWE believes that The Rock's run of cameos, which all serve to drum interest for his Wrestlemania showdown with John Cena, will help enliven the action. But Punk says it's killing the locker room.
"He came back, he did WWE Raw after that," Punk said. "He said he was never gonna leave. And the next time we saw him is a month later. Yeah, it does bother me.
"A little hello would have been nice. He could have run by with his own entourage."
Punk added that The Rock's recent criticism for Cena hasn't helped, either. Why? Because The Rock's just never around.
"I have my beef with John Cena, and I have my things that I don't like Cena, but you know what? I try to tell him everyday," Punk said. "For The Rock to criticize, come on."
So is this new Dwayne Johnson a diva? Well, um, not quite.
"I can't say that," Punk said. "At least the WWE Divas say hi to me in the halls."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-s...z1eSNcJgRD
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