GoChiefs wrote: Well I wouldn't necessarily say Austin was smart enough..that was more of a "oh shit I gotta retire or I can become paralyzed for the rest of my life" retiring decision b/c of his neck. Rumors floating around of a possible Rock return though.

The Rock would leave his great movie career? :rolleyes:

Just a short term thing..for a match at Wrestlemania or something. Just rumors though..nothing for sure that I've heard about.

Even though the Rock has been in a few kids movies, Im willing to bet he is still making really good money doing it. Im a wrestling fan but theres a lot of better things out there to do then living that circus lifestyle and having your body take a pounding every night, how some of those guys who have been around for years still do it is beyond me. Guys like Finley and Sting must really love this buisness or must have to keep these checks coming in because those guys are both in their 50s.

Enforcer wrote: He got hurt every other day, And WWE released him

You sure you're not thinking of Mark Henry getting hurt every other day?

Mark Henry would get hurt eating a butter sandwich.

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Heretic wrote: Yeah, the big impetus for the "STONE COLD" success he had was that neck injury, as it caused him to switch from a technical wrestler to a more brawling-style one, which fit his character perfectly. And then, as he became more slow due to recurring injuries, he was smart enough to get out while he still could.

Guys like HBK, Sting, Undertaker, HHH..

They're lucky to even be able to get out of bed.

I might be wrong about the Stinger though.. he turned 50 this year and has quite a few long breaks.

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