ShadowCollector
[09] Warrior
If they crouch you mean. =P And its still easily GI'd then - easily Asura'd by Kilik players for that matter.
If you can find a tech trap for 236B+K I would be impressed tbh.
As for Rock's 'tier' - tiers are completely skewed online and only really apply at high level - don't get hung up on it. If however you play at high level offline, Rock is complete ass. Off the top of my head I can only think of Shen Chan and Idlemind who play him very well, though I'm sure there are more somewhere.
He is however a loved underdog - watch this video: listen to the crowd's reaction when Astaroth wins, then when Rock wins XD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuO4rIAxYSU
So theoretically is it possible to make Rock work against Kilik/Amy/Ivy/Lizard?
I find that some of his moves are just disappointing (6AA ((Yes I know he can crouch grab cancel!)), BB, 4KB, etc) however he has some sexy moves like 2A+K (At least I think it's a good move), 6k, 4B, etc.
HRD i would love to fight your maxi with rock at least. Maybe pick up seong later on. But maxi is low tier? I know he's easily punished with GI's and he has alot of breaks in between his combo's but I figured him for at least a mid tier character. Or bottom mid tier. Gonna look through the Rock arena and try to learn some tech traps with the big man.