Marella is much better than the Rock was in the ring. The question is, can he translate those in ring skills into great matches that captivate audiences.
Agreed. Its a shame he hasn't been allowed to show off his in-ring skills, but he's been so good on the mic as of late that people... Well, they frankly don't care if his matches are good or not. But that will have to change if WWE wants Santino to be around in the long run.
Maybe its because the Rock hasn't been around in a while, but I think Marella is better on the mic than the Rock was at his early career stage. He has great timing, presence and facial expressions.
Agree, again. The Rock was the plucky/generic babyface at first and even after turning heel it took him a while to find his groove on the mic. Santino was turned heel, and almost instantly became great on the mic. I will say that his size works against him. He's only 5'10, and because of that I don't see him ever getting out of the mid-card.
One last thing... I know its going to happen eventually (Hopefully on CS), but I really want to see Santino getting Stunned, and I can assure you a lot of people want to see the same thing... Or maybe Santino WILL open up a can of the ass whip on old Stone Cold.