The WCW icon interrupted The Rock Appreciation Night on the March 31, 2003, episode of RAW. Gewirtz, a WWE writer at the time, spoke to both men earlier in the day about where their confrontation would take place.
He wrote about the decision-making process in his book, “There’s Just One Problem…: True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in WWE.” Initially, the former writer wanted the two superstars to recreate The Rock’s staredown with Hulk Hogan from the previous year:
Jericho famously debuted in WWE during a segment with The Rock on the August 9, 1999, episode of RAW. Gewirtz thought the former football player could make a similar arrival to Jericho, but he disagreed:
Gewirtz also wrote in his book about the time that Triple H confronted him backstage after he was told to unexpectedly lose a match.
Goldberg and The Rock eventually came to an agreement
The segment largely revolved around The Rock bragging about his win over Steve Austin the previous night at WrestleMania 19. Goldberg then marched down to the ring, declared that The Rock was “next,” and speared him to close the show.
Brian Gewirtz joked that the two-time Universal Champion may have only agreed to the idea because it could not be compared to a previous segment:
Watch the video above to hear Gewirtz discuss a bizarre WWE idea for Torrie Wilson that was immediately rejected.
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