Was The Rock ever "the man"?

[seabs]

Simple enough thread, he's regarded as one of the greatest ever and is definitely a monster of a draw but was he ever the face of the WWF/E? I think he was in 2000 due to Austin missing the majority of that year, the rest of the time it was all Austin but I've seen some people who don't even class him as the face there, still Austin's second.

 

[Jose Tortilla]

I agree, he was a top man back then, but not THE top man.

 

[Bort]

Yeah, I agree with you. 2000 was his year, and you can argue with 1999 too, he was the biggest draw and merch seller (sunglasses especially) during 8 or 9 months out of 12. So, go figure. But Austin was still the man in 1999 when it comes to the TV.

 

[Sackfist]

I agree, Rock was big with his feuds, but never really the face of WWE.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

To be the man. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. You gotta beat the man

 

[Jose Tortilla]

To be the man. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. You gotta beat the man

True dat!

 

[Crayo]

Stone Cold was always his superior.

Put it this way, Rock could be a heel, SCSA couldn't.

 

[Jose Tortilla]

True thing Crayo,
SCSA could punch any guy, and everyone loved it.
Good guy, bad guy, Stone Cold could do anything.

 

[Asskicker]

He's still the man damn he's got the whole locker room jealous of him.

 

[Jose Tortilla]

He's still the man damn he's got the whole locker room jealous of him.

Duh, if you are goin to compare the current roster, (besides HHH and Taker) he is the man.

 

[seabs]

He's still the man damn he's got the whole locker room jealous of him.

Cena is the man of the current era...

 

[Crayo]

Cena is definitely the man at the moment, I don't think Rock interacts with the locker room much.