The Rock Used To Oversell The Stunner To Win Beer Bets With Stone Cold

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OH, SO THAT'S WHY ROCK
ALWAYS SOLD THE STUNNER
LIKE HE WAS BEING HIT BY A MACK TRUCK


The Rock is famous for how he used to over-sell the Stone Cold Stunner.

Well, technically, The Rock is famous for a lot of things, but mostly, I think we can all agree, he is famous for how he used to over-sell the Stone Cold Stunner. 

Like this:

Or like this:

Or like this:

You get the idea.

He was so famous for it, comedian Hannibal Buress brought it up on a recent episode of his podcast, probably fifteen years after Rock oversold his last Stone Cold Stunner.

The Rock responded, and now we know exactly why he used to take The Stunner like he had just been punched by The Incredible Hulk.

Ah, so THAT explains it.

I wonder if that's a thing that not only continues to this day, but also extends out to every member of the roster.

You make my shit look good, I owe you a beer. And the better you make me look, the more beer I owe you.

If so, I bet Tyler Breeze's fridge is STILL full from his sell of this Uso Superkick from a year ago this week.

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