The Rock turned a megastar in WWE earlier than he pursued a profession exterior the corporate as an actor. In the meantime, Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo agreed {that a} star like Dominik Mysterio might arguably turn out to be the subsequent ‘Folks’s Champion’ within the promotion.
Dominik Mysterio advanced as a performer and created his personal persona as a wrestler as a substitute of mimicking his father within the trade. The King of Luchadors additionally cemented his legacy exterior the Stamford-based promotion when he gained the AAA Mega Championship.
Talking on Behind The Turnbuckle Studios’ The Coach and Bro Show, Vince Russo mirrored on The Rock‘s rise as a performer and the way The Brahma Bull did not change his persona when he obtained well-liked. Russo and Jonathan Coachman identified the identical sample with Dominik Mysterio and suppose he is tipped to be as profitable and well-liked as The Folks’s Champion within the coming years.
“The Rock switched as a result of he was so cool and everyone wished to be him. He modified nothing. He did not change something about him. Nothing modified. He was simply so cool that folks wished to be him… I agree with that [take on Dominik Mysterio],” Russo mentioned.
It was throughout Vince Russo’s rationalization that Jonathan Coachman said that he sees the identical with Dominik Mysterio, and Russo agreed.
“I feel Dom [Mysterio] goes to be like that,” Coachman mentioned.
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Earlier this yr, Dominik Mysterio turned greater than a second-generation star and established himself as a key participant on the purple model when he defeated Bron Breakker and two different stars at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas to turn out to be the brand new Intercontinental Champion.
After months of ruling the model because the workhorse champion, Soiled Dom has extra notable names in his sights. In accordance with the Wrestling Observer E-newsletter (WON), the administration has mentioned a title match between The Rock’s former WWE rival, John Cena, and Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship at WWE Survivor Collection: WarGames 2025 in San Diego.
Furthermore, Cena’s win could further fuel a storyline between him and Gunther, which might be The Franchise Participant’s remaining match in WWE as a performer.
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Edited by Aakaansh Sukale

