When has WWE ever been this sly/subtle about shit?

I guess I have such a low opinion on the Creative that it's more feasible to me that Rocky was legitimately shook than Creative coming up with it, lol.

But dude could never really get into a rhythm during the promo. He kept breaking into Fallon-esque laughs and never quite reached the intensity needed to match Cena's promo from last week. When Cena left it didn't feel like Rock was able to drive his final point home "John, lemmie tell you something, but let me say this, but lemmie tell you something" So he pulled the veteran move and fell back on his catchphrase and closed it.

Rock's one of the best to ever do it, but dude isn't infallible. It's not unreasonable for a guy months removed from live TV to Poppa Doc himself in the middle of the ring.