Mick had very few bad feuds tbh, the ones with Rock and HHH were definitely right up there (obviously Taker too).

 

Its my favorite feud in wrestling.

 

The chemistry was real. But the epic "i quit" match at the Rumble was my favorite

 

Well spoken about now but the chair shots in that match were wild

 

They had amazing chemistry and matches and Foley's title win in 99 is still the GOAT Raw moment.

 

An amazing, amazing feud. Bounced off each other so well, and Rock stepped up to match the violence.

Undertaker, Rock, HHH — Foley delivered big in his major feuds.

 

This was a really entertaining feud. Both Rock and Foley in their prime as far as character work.

 

Rock's rise and his feud with Mankind doesn't get the credit it deserves for raising ratings and buyrates through the roof and basically putting an insurmountable amount of distance between WWF and WCW. WCW had temporarily taken the lead back from WWF in the Summer of 1998, and even in early 1999 they were doing huge ratings on Nitro and did a massive buyrate for Superbrawl. It's just that Rock getting over and his hot feud with Mankind took WWF to another level.

 

Rock's rise and his feud with Mankind doesn't get the credit it deserves for raising ratings and buyrates through the roof and basically putting an insurmountable amount of distance between WWF and WCW.

It doesn't? Pretty much every story on it that I have seen acknowledges it as the moment the tide shifted for the final time with WCW counterprogramming the Fingerpoke of Doom to less than favorable reception.

 

The Rock and Mick Foley had great matches together in 1998 and 1999.

 

Must see tv. One of the most violent, unpredictable and entertaining feuds in history.

The Rock’s best storyline feud imo. He’s had bigger matches and programs. But never one that was this elaborate, personal, lengthy, and character driven. He was a menace to Mankind.

 

Most of the time people just attribute Austin winning the belt at WM 14 and his feud with McMahon as the sole reason why the WWF won the Monday Night Wars.

Which seems particularly weird given that RAW hadn't even broke Nitro's winning streak in the ratings until AFTER Austin won that match.

I've even seen it suggested that Rock piggybacked off Austin's popularity in his 2000 run with Austin hurt and that he just rode the wave.

If anything, I would call it more akin to what happened with Goldberg during the N.W.O. run. He was a new breakout star that came into his own once WWF was getting their footing back.

The narrative that Rock became a megastar after WCW was already in decline is a fairly common narrative that has no basis in reality.

To me becoming a megastar is becoming a megastar. What connection there is or was to WCW's decline feels irrelevant. If he's hosting SNL, starring in movies, selling T-shirts and merch, and doing book deals, he's made it. There are circumstances like timing and atmosphere that play a role in nearly every accension to superstardom.

 

Austin in this interview said Rock got hot when he was out with a neck surgery, which sounds like he was saying Rock only became #1 in his absence. This thread is a good history lesson.

 

Austin in this interview said Rock got hot when he was out with a neck surgery, which sounds like he was saying Rock only became #1 in his absence. This thread is a good history lesson.

Nice of Steve to admit he was getting the push of all pushes, and the very second his push ended..he got eclipsed.

It was big of him to own up to that.

 

Mankind beating Rock to win the title on the first Raw of 1999 is up there in the top 5 Raw moments ever. The crowd pop was one of the best ever.