10 Impulse Reactions Following WWE Fastlane 2017
6. Mankind's Plight
It wouldn't be a Raw presentation without the complete evisceration of Mick Foley by Stephanie McMahon, and their physical separation didn't get in the way of that at Fastlane as one of the more unpleasant storylines in the entire company bumbled on.
Speaking of bumbling, Foley doesn't do himself any favours, stumbling through his hackneyed dialogue with increasingly less energy as life appears to be imitating art for the maligned General Manager.
Sunday's exposition was designed to build tension over Samoa Joe's possible involvement in the main event to protect the Universal Title for Kevin Owens, which McMahon barked to Foley about before his attempt to take her off speakerphone resulted in the line dropping dead altogether.
Mick Foley was once a maestro at playing a triumphant loser, with his Mankind persona taking unthinkable beatings en route to unbridled sympathy and three reigns as WWE Champion. Scoring points for hanging the phone up on his belligerent boss looks utterly pathetic in comparison.
Foley ended his night on a low with some p*ss-poor acting, when the 'Hardcore Legend' appeared to shout down a thousand mile corridor for a Samoa Joe stood inches in front of him.