The feud between WrestleMania 28 headliners John Cena and The Rock has taken on a much more serious tone in the wake of Cena’s fiery promo addressing “The Great One” on RAW. During the promo, Cena said to Rocky “You don’t got the club in the back, son”, referring to WWE superstars backstage ot supporting Rock’s return to WWE.
To provide validity to the comments, a superstar reached out to PWInsider on the condition of anonymity and trashed The Rock:
[Johnson] comes in to use WWE to get back the audience he lost doing Disney movies, which is fine but he’s been back over a year and name one person he helped make a bigger star since then? No one.
“He’s here for himself, he keeps to himself, and he keeps someone who’s actually touring here all year from making a bigger payday at the bigger shows. It’s all about making this the ‘biggest’ Mania of all time. OK, then what do we do the rest of the year? Who’s been made? You think he took ANY blame for Survivor [Series] not drawing? Of course not, but how do you feud with a guy on the Titantron? Cena nailed the guy dead on tonight.
“Say anything about HHH, Taker, etc. still being in the top spot but if they were needed to work the road, they would and they would still work their asses off as much as they needed to. Rock is out for Rock and the idea he’s here to better anything but his own wallet is the biggest work of 2012.”
The Rock even addressed his backstage critics on Twitter following this tweet from a fan:
@TheRock – haters claim ur keeping them from wrestling @ Mania & they cant get over. Y couldnt they get over when u were gone? #Imjustsayin‘
— Rollie (@da_other_man) February 23, 2012
@da_other_man The ones who are complaining are the ones who will never get over anyway, Too busy complaining.
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 23, 2012
JayDub: Well, it looks like business just picked up. I’ve actually said many times that with the momentum and attention The Rock brings to WWE that they should find some kind of way to make sure it lasts even after he leaves, but on that one point I wouldn’t say it’s his fault that no one has been put over because he’s there to serve a specific purpose. I will say, though, I really like that Cena (finally) and others like this anonymous wrestler aren’t just rolling over or bowing down at Rock’s feet. They have legit issues and are standing up for their company because they feel Rock is taking advantage of WWE.
