I haven’t done a Mick Foley retrospective but if I remember correctly I don’t think he became the universally beloved character until late in 1998/early 1999. It was a slow burn from the Hell in a Cell match in June of 98 to corporate Mankind to Mr. Socko and then the feud with the Rock which is what put him over the top.
So yeah anything in 97 I’d believe wasn’t that over. I hated his heel Dude Love feud with Austin.
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