Whenever former top WWE stars return to the company, whether that be Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson or Steve Austin, it’s understood they play by a different set of rules than the active roster, who are given more times than not scripted promos or not the freedom to go to the edge with their words than those who have come before them.
Promos
The Rock does use a lot of adult language in his promos, something WWE and FOX have to deal with. Dave Meltzer confirmed a previous report (first reported by SEScoops.com) that there has been a lot of talk of some frustration among talent in and out of WWE about the double standard that comes with having The Rock back on television.
One person said, “he does what he wants and because he’s on the Board of Directors, nobody is going to say anything to him. He also has an entire team of representatives that he surrounds himself with, so any issues they handle while he stays out of the mess with the people he directly deals with. “
Feeling
Another person said there was a feeling that the double standard under Vince McMahon’s reign in charge was over once Triple H took over, but that’s not the case. This comes after Nick Khan, Triple H and Dan Ventrelle (Executive Vice President of Talent) sent a memo to talent reminding them of the company being PG with no cursing on TV or social media and then Rock returned doing just the opposite.
All talent has been told never to use the word “ass” on FOX because they don’t want it yet Rock has done it several times. The Rock is different from other talent, considering he’s on the TKO Board of Directors.
Difference
The report noted, “The talent was told that because the company was publicly traded and the wishes of TKO management was for WWE to be TV-PG and he’s on the board, that if anything, he should be the one following the rules to set the example. “
Some people feel that the handcuffs should also be taken off of Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in this case while feuding with The Rock.
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