The Rock Reveals the Most Emotional Moment of His WWE Career

WrestleMania XIX marked one of the bittersweet moments for the WWE Universe. While The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) won the main event, it also marked the end of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s career.

The Rock delivered a Rock Bottom before pinning The Texas Rattlesnake. When WWE put up the same moment on their social media to celebrate #Rock25, Johnson knew he had to let the world know what that moment meant to him.

The Rock revealed that was the only time he felt emotional delivering his infamous Rock Bottom. Hence, he paused before executing it, to soak in the moment, to embrace what it represented.

“The first and only time I ever felt a little emo delivering a rock bottom. Which is why I paused before going up w Steve. What it represented. The end of a career that belonged to the GOAT who led the greatest era in pro wrestling. #tyscsa”

It marked the end of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s glorious WWE career. He was the man who pulled WWE forward, helped innumerable talents, focused on how to bring pro-wrestling under the limelight, and whatnot.

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This was one of the rare times that Johnson commented on WWE’s social media posts. Clearly, this moment meant so much more to him than words can express.

The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin headlined three WrestleManias

The first was WrestleMania 15. At this event, The Texas Rattlesnake defeated The Rock and marked his re-establishment as the top Superstar in WWE. Moreover, it helped set up more matches between Austin and The McMahons.

Next was WrestleMania 17. At this event, Austin again defeated The Great One. However, this match marked the momentum of The Attitude Era, making them the biggest attraction at that point. It just made sense!

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This fairwell of the 6’2″ legend was quite an emotional moment for everyone who witnessed how far Austin had come with pro-wrestling and the impact he made.

Dwayne Johnson left for Hollywood soon after WrestleMania 19

Even before WrestleMania 19, everyone knew Johnson wanted to move to Hollywood. But, the match against Austin was rather important.

However, following that match, he put Goldberg over. This helped WWE set a pace for The Icon while The People’s Champ moved on to pursue a career in acting.

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Today, he’s one of the names that echo all over Hollywood!