25/01/2024
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO, TODAY: I QUIT!
Last week, I had a chance to watch my infamous match with Dwayne The Rock Johnson in its entirety for the first time in many years - probably 20. My main take away is - while acknowledging the finish with the multiple chair shots was excessive - the rest of the match was really good, and very enjoyable. There was a really nice combination of hard-hitting action and humor, with the Rock’s work on the mic eliciting genuine laughs from the fans I watched the match back with. I have to say, our in-ring chemistry was always so good!
While watching the match, I noticed a possible missed opportunity for a very unique and creative finish… not that the finish that aired wasn’t unique and creative, but it was a tad (or more than a tad) on the brutal side. Mere seconds before The Rock puts the microphone to my mouth, HE actually DOES say the words, “I Quit”....
I think the actual quote was “You will say I Quit.” No one ever said exactly how, or in what context you have to say "I Quit"... Right there among the crowd last week, I thought what an amazing and ridiculous finish that would’ve been with The Rock losing the match to an unconscious opponent.
Just a little something to think about as we celebrate that infamous match that took place 25 years ago today...