From: Lopen | #335
Creating big stars is a biproduct of creating a compelling product is what I'm saying. The reason Rock and Austin were as big as they were was because the storylines being good allowed them to be so. You toss Rock and Austin in today's product as new blood, I don't think they live up to their late 90s legacies.
Austin obviously would be hindered by the PG rating, but otherwise I think they would. They got some ASSTACULAR storylines in their early days in WWE and managed to get over despite them. Took a little longer for Rock than it did for Austin. >_>
Actually come to think of it, Rock kinda got over completely on his own. He never beat someone who was more over than he was in a significant match until...Wrestlemania X8 0_o
Austin did have Bret, and then Shawn, and then Taker put him over strongly.
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