The Rock's Last 10 WWE RAW Matches, Ranked Worst To Best
Jessica Wilkins The Rock is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. The People's Champion is a third-generation wrestler who was pressured to deliver the goods. Furthermore, Rock had a remarkable wrestling career as he is a 10-time WWE World Champion and he is a Triple Crown Winner. However, Hollywood came calling for The Rock in 2002, but he still made sporadic appearances on WWE programming over the years.
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Before Rock left WWE for Hollywood in 2002, Rock was involved in several dream matches, and he locked horns with familiar foes on Raw. Rock has been involved in some exceptional bouts on Raw over the years, and the Great One's final set of matches on Raw took part in a couple of stints in 2002 and 2003.
10 The Rock & Hollywood Hogan Vs. nWo - 3/25/02
The Rock and Hollywood Hogan teamed up and clashed with the nWo's Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and X-Pac in a handicap match. This night was significant as it was the first draft lottery.
The nWo took control of the proceedings and they used the extra man to their advantage. However, Rock and Hogan fought back with Rock executing the Rock Bottom on Nash and Hogan followed it up with his patented Leg Drop. Nevertheless, Rock and Hogan lost by DQ as Kane attacked the nWo.
9 The Rock & Hollywood Hogan Vs. nWo - 3/18/02
24 hours after their WrestleMania 18 epic, The Rock and Hollywood Hogan teamed up and squared off with the nWo's Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. This was a fast start to the match with Rock clotheslining Hogan over the top rope and chants of "Hogan" reverberating around the arena.
Rock connected with the Rock Bottom on Nash, Hogan laid out Hall with the Leg Drop and victory was in sight. Nevertheless, Nash grabbed Hall's foot and they retreated with Rock and Hogan prevailing albeit by disqualification.
8 The Rock & Steve Austin Vs. nWo - 3/11/02
On the go-home episode of Raw before WrestleMania 18, former rivals The Rock and Steve Austin were on the same page. They took on Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash who were representing the nWo. Hogan competed in his first match in a WWE ring in nine years.
Fans were pleased to see Hogan back into a WWE ring, and it was a lackluster match. Rock and Austin gave it their best shot, but the numbers games' proved to be too much with Hogan putting Rock away with his patented Leg Drop.
7 Battle Royal - 2/24/03
The Rock represented SmackDown and he competed in his first match on Raw in six months on February 24, 2003. He was involved in the Battle Royal, where the winner became the number one contender for Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 19.
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Rock, Booker T, Kane, Rob Van Dam, and Chris Jericho were the leading contenders to go all the way and punch their ticket to WrestleMania. This was a decent outing for Rock, and he navigated his way to the final two competitors alongside Booker. Rock was close to eliminating Booker, but Booker threw Rock over the top rope to win the match with Rock in disbelief.
6 The Rock Vs. The Hurricane - 3/10/03
Before The Rock locked horns with Steve Austin for the third time at WrestleMania 19, Rock had an entertaining mini-feud with The Hurricane. Rock and Hurricane closed out the show on the March 10, 2003 edition of Raw.
Rock dominated the match as expected, and it was a decent bout between the pair. However, Rock sustained one of the most shocking losses in WWE history with Hurricane defeating Rock, all thanks to a distraction from Austin.
5 The Rock Vs. Jeff Hardy - 4/7/03
The Rock's final match on Raw was on April 7, 2003, against Jeff Hardy. Rock was in cruise control of proceedings, and he mocked Hardy. Nevertheless, Jeff upped the tempo and he was going for Whisper in the Wind but he crashed and burned.
Hardy had Rock on the ropes with a reverse Twist of Fate and he followed it up with the People's Elbow and the Swanton Bomb but Rock kicked out. Ultimately, Rock put Hardy away with the Rock Bottom to secure the victory.
4 The Rock Vs. Ric Flair - 7/29/02
There was a dream match on the July 29, 2002 edition of Raw with The Rock slugging it out with Ric Flair. Rock's Undisputed WWE Championship wasn't at stake in Flair's hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Their match was solid, and Flair cinched in the Figure Four Leglock with Flair looking to finish off the Great One. Nevertheless, Rock managed to put the Nature Boy away with the Rock Bottom, and both men shook hands after the match.
3 The Rock, The Undertaker, Booker T, & Goldust Vs. Triple H &The Un-Americans - 8/12/02
There was a blockbuster eight-man tag team match on the August 12, 2002 episode of Raw. The Rock, The Undertaker, Booker T, and Goldust were on one side. They clashed with Triple H, and the Un-Americans' trio comprised of Test, and the WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm and Christian.
This was a back-and-forth match, and Rock was the reigning Undisputed WWE Champion. All hell broke loose, and Rock almost finished off Test with the Rock Bottom, but Triple H pulled the referee out of the ring. Undertaker attempted to execute the Last Ride on Christian, but Test executed the big boot to Taker, and Christian covered Undertaker for the win.
2 The Rock Vs. Triple H - 8/19/02
The Rock and Triple H renewed old hostilities on the go-home episode of Raw before SummerSlam 2002 in a No Disqualification match. Brock Lesnar and his agent Paul Heyman were in attendance in the crowd. Nevertheless, fans chanted "Rocky", and Triple H taunted Rock to just bring it.
This was a competitive match between two of the all-time greats and Rock managed to kick out of the People's Elbow. Triple H was going to hit Rock with his signature sledgehammer but Shawn Michaels intervened to stop it from happening. The match was ruled as a no-contest with Lesnar making his way into the ring.
1 The Rock Vs. Eddie Guerrero - 7/22/02
The newly-crowned Undisputed WWE Champion The Rock squared off with Eddie Guerrero in the main event, and they hit a home run in a fantastic wrestling match. It's a shame that Rock and Eddie didn't lock up often as their match on Raw was breathtaking.
Latino Heat kept up with Rock every step of the way. Rock was going for the Rock Bottom but Eddie's reversal was one of the best counters of the Rock Bottom. Ultimately, Rock's victory was inevitable after he overcame Eddie with the People's Elbow.