Well yeah, people are bitter that The Rock retired while still in his prime, but it's his life, he has every right to.
The real sense of frustration though comes from him not only retiring, but essentially doing everything he could to completely distance himself from us. Dropped "The Rock" name for awhile, only cut a couple pre-taped promos during that entire stretch, and didn't appear live once for 6 1/2 years outside of inducting his father/grandfather into the Hall of Fame.
Did he "owe" anything to us? No. But it still leaves a bitter taste in peoples' mouths to see him just treat the business like an albatross he's trying to get rid of for over half a decade, when that business is the only reason he was able to move to acting in the first place.
And now it kinda feels like he's doing the same thing but trying to pay a bit more lip service to wrestling fans. "Hey guys, I love you, you are my lifeblood, I'll always be a part of you. Now if you'll excuse me I have an action scene to film. See you in November."
I mean, Cena's entire argument is "Rock doesn't care enough to show up" and Rock's counter-argument is "You idiot, I don't show up because I'm not employed, I clearly have other things I'd rather be doing" as if that doesn't prove Cena's point.
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Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.
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