Interviewing the Rock about his total base pay isn't reputable proof of how merch merch he sold.
It is reputable, you not liking it doesn’t change that. That’s first hand credible source whether you like it or not., unlike Meltzer or Keller. Whereas you claim Austin drew more than half the revenue for merch despite being below Rock in 1999 on archieves best sellers list from the actual website.
You posts has zero credibility.
Bottom line is that the ebony article and WWFShopzone archives are a credible source, documented, unbiased and from the time period.
No amount of crying, screaming, or yelling that its not credible disproves it, that’s simply not how it’s works.
Come back with facts and figures, no “but but but tHaTs nOt cReDibLE!!” does not and will not cut it here.
Until you bring any shred of proof against the concrete numbers provided:
Who was the bigger draw Rock or Austin?
Austin has been confirmed by Vince to be the single biggest draw in the history of professional wrestling. Austin sold more merchandise than Rock (than anyone). He can be attributed to more of a direct viewership turnaround/growth than Rock. He drew more people to the house and WWF did more shows when Austin was there."
Revisionist Claims with zero numbers and facts.
Dismissed and to the garbage your goes. I expect effort next time.
Here’s actual numbers and figures:
1999 The Rock is named the biggest box office star of 1999, breaking Austin’s record in 1998. In 2000 the Rock would then break his own record from 1999.
1999 The Rock is named the biggest box office star of 1999, breaking Austin’s record in 1998. In 2000 the Rock would then break his own record from 1999.
The Rock was drawing the biggest PPV’s whenever he main evented that year(First 3, KOTR) while breaking the record and drawing the biggest wrestling ppv of all time at the time with Wrestlemania 15, he would then break this record with Wrestlemania 2000.
Rock outdraws Austin on August 24, 1998 Raw during road to Summerslam 1998:
The Rock drew the biggest ratings the entire year, start to finish, outdrawing Stone Cold since the end of 1998:
Rock out pops Austin even as WWF champion May 3rd 1999:
Compilation of Rock’s media coverage:
-7:50 “he’s the hottest thing in the world wrestling federation”
Appearances on:
The View - 2:59
That 70’s show - 1:13
Much music - 25:56
Promoting Georgia dome debut(Where they booed Austin)- 11:13
People magazine names Rock one of the sexist men of 1999 - 22:30
On TSN’s Off The Record with Michael Landsberg, February 1999
4:50 - “In 1996 if anyone could’ve told you that you would become one of the most personalities in North America and around the world that wouldn’t have surprised you?”
15:40 - “You took that guys place, Stone Cold”
Crowds cheers Rock over Austin on road to Wrestlemania 15 despite being a heel:
https://wrestlingsmarks.com/threads...ld-during-the-road-to-wrestlemania-15.118706/
Rock drew the highest rated cable segment in professional wrestling history on the September 27, 1999 Raw Is War with an 8.4:
1999 was Austin’s peak year of his own career, despite that The Rock was a bigger draw and more popular than Austin
