How to Wrestle like WWE Superstar The Rock

When the WWE entered the Attitude, new wrestling superstars emerged like Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Rock. While The Rock has left the WWE to pursue a movie career, he will always be remembered as a great talent on the microphone and in the ring. He has a unique wrestling style and it will take a lot of practice to perfect it.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Dress: The Rock kept it in simple while wrestling in the ring, a pair of black wrestling trunks with his bull logo on them and matching knee and elbow pads. Before matches though, The Rock could be seen in tacky silk dress up shirts with multiple colors and different designs. He usually kept his hair short and has a bull tattooed on his right shoulder.

2. Attitude: The Rock was a cocky and confident wrestler. The key to intimidating his opponent was to make fun and embarrass them on the microphone, mixing in key catchphrases and always using his signature single raised eyebrow.

3. Moves: The Rock was fast on his feet, not really using the top rope too much, but keeping the action moving in the ring. One of his key moves involves punching the opponent in the face two times, spitting into your hand and punching them for a third time and knocking them off of their feet. He also used a brutal clothesline and a spine buster to help set up for his finisher.

4. Finisher: The Rock has used multiple finishers throughout his career, but his main one is the Rock Bottom. To perform this, wrap your arm around an opponent’s chest, grasping onto their farthest shoulder. Lift their body up as high as you can and slam their back down onto the mat below. Look out for an elbow to the head to escape the hold and try to put a little style into the move when slamming your opponent down to the mat.

5. Other Finishers: The Rock Bottom usually puts opponents to rest, but another popular finisher is “The People’s Elbow”. This finisher can be closely compared to Hulk Hogan’s leg drop for the impact it has had on the wrestling world, and is a fun move that gets the crowd riled up. When an opponent is on the mat laying face up, simply stand over their head, remove one of your elbow pads, wave your arms, run across the ropes, and deliver an elbow drop on your opponent’s chest. This is almost just as effective as the Rock Bottom in some cases, but if neither of these moves works, The Rock has also resorted to the Sharpshooter submission for a finisher.

6. Celebration: After The Rock has won a match, he usually celebrates by standing at the top of a corner and raising a fist into the air.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not try wrestling moves on your own unless you have been properly trained.