5. The Hardcore Comedy Legend
Mick Foley has had a tremendous career that reaches far beyond the squared circle. Besides being a three-time WWF World Champion, he is also a best-selling author and a successful stand-up comedian. Foley is one of the genuinely entertaining performers to come through WWF/E, and anytime he shows up, it should be heralded. But with SummerSlam in his neck of the woods, Foley turned out to trade comic riffs with SummerSlam host Jon Stewart. Now, Stewart is hilarious and Foley has been one of the funniest guys in a WWE ring. But when the best comedy they can come up with is how Mick misheard Brock as Rock as in, Stewart wanted Foley to serve as backup while he interviewed Brock Lesnar and that hes actually scared of the Beast Incarnate, well, its time to pack it in. Not only was the segment that opened SummerSlam not funny, it portrayed the Hardcore Legend as a fearful man. Yeah, he acknowledged that hes been out of the ring for many years, but when was the last time Shawn Michaels played fraidy cat? Maybe if it was funny, you could give it a pass, but not in this instance.
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