10 Pivotal Mick Foley Moments From The Monday Night Wars
5. This Is Your Life
As Mick's body began to slow down he needed to find a new way of entertaining the fans without putting it through the gruelling encounters that had been the calling card of his career so far. His natural talent for comedy began creeping to the fore, firstly in odd throwaway lines during his Mankind promos and then right up to entire segments, especially in his later days as the WWE Commissioner.
Mankind's goofiness worked best bouncing off a straight man and luckily for Foley, he had two ready-made. His dealings with Vince were brilliant but it was the Rock that gave him his surprising ratings smash, This Is Your Life. The Rock and Mankind were flip sides of the fans' desires. One was the ultracool slick guy they wanted to be, the other the goofy wannabe who was probably closer to who they actually were.
As a team they made original, organic comedy that the fans lapped up. Over nine million viewers tuned in to watch the hilarity and the Rock N' Sock Connection found a place in the fans hearts forever.