No Rock promo is complete without arguably the most recognizable opening line in sports entertainment.
Hyperbole is one of the hallmarks of his character and his best moments with a microphone in hand. None of his other catchphrases perfectly encapsulate both the pompous and braggadocious sneer of his heel persona and the unmistakable appeal of The People's Champion.
Think about how he flipped it on the Delta Center during the closing segment of the Feb. 16 episode of SmackDown. "Finally, your life has meaning," he said. "Finally, you and your 50 wives will have a story to tell. You'll have a story to tell your 600 inbred grandchildren one day, and that is what it's like to look at greatness in the flesh because finally, The Rock has come back to Salt Lake City!"
At his worst, it's a hilarious way to taunt a contentious crowd and stand above them as the star they should praise, even in a town he had never been. As a returning megastar, "finally," followed by a dramatic pause to soak up his well-earned adulation, always lands on the deafening audience as he addresses their hometown.
