TheMadThinker
11-13-2010, 12:46 AM
What was Mick Foley’s best gimmick?
1. Dude Love
2. Cactus Jack
3. Deranged Mankind
4. Funny Mankind
5. Mick Foley “hardcore legend” with no gimmick
I think the Deranged Mankind gimmick was Foley’s best character. WWF created the persona to feud with The Undertaker and it was one of the few times they got it right. His deranged, twisted, and tortured soul character really cancelled out the undead mystique of the Undertaker. It was one of the few times you really felt Undertaker was in danger of not winning a feud. Mankind eventually transformed into a more comedic angle and then became popular enough that his own name was well respected. Foley has said in past interviews that he always had problems playing that role, but to me some of the most memorable things he did was with the deranged Mankind gimmick.
1. Dude Love
2. Cactus Jack
3. Deranged Mankind
4. Funny Mankind
5. Mick Foley “hardcore legend” with no gimmick
I think the Deranged Mankind gimmick was Foley’s best character. WWF created the persona to feud with The Undertaker and it was one of the few times they got it right. His deranged, twisted, and tortured soul character really cancelled out the undead mystique of the Undertaker. It was one of the few times you really felt Undertaker was in danger of not winning a feud. Mankind eventually transformed into a more comedic angle and then became popular enough that his own name was well respected. Foley has said in past interviews that he always had problems playing that role, but to me some of the most memorable things he did was with the deranged Mankind gimmick.