10 Reasons Why WWE Peaked In The Year 2000

9. Mick Foley Going Out As A Full Timer The Right Way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQrIAqtV2H4 In wrestling, we always talk about a veteran putting over a younger guy to make him a bigger star. In early 2000, the way Mick Foley put over Triple H repeatedly was one of the best examples of it in the history of WWE. Foley's body was really breaking down in 1999 after a ridiculous amount of painful matches and likely concussions that were not properly diagnosed. The feud with Triple H was incredible because Foley was the former champion trying to get back to the top again while Hunter was a rising star in the prime of his career. Their Street Fight at the 2000 Royal Rumble event was a classic battle featuring blood, thumbtacks, chair shots, barbed wire and anything else that could be considered violent. It was a competitive match that Triple H won, but more importantly made him look like a greater champion. They did the rematch at No Way Out 2000 inside Hell in a Cell, which was another awesome match that Triple H won as Foley did a much safer Cell bump compared to his first HIAC match in 1998. That was a match with Foley's career on the line, so it was a big deal. Foley didn't even retire at No Way Out 2000 despite losing. They booked him in the WrestleMania main event, which he didn't last long in, and he did wrestle more in later years, but this retirement was the end of his run as a full time performer. In the summer of 2000 he returned as the commissioner and did a great job in that role too. Give Foley credit for not only doing the right thing for Triple H, but stepping aside when he knew he couldn't do it anymore.