There's never gonna be another title chase/title win like Mick Foley's first

**mike adamle** · 10-14-2012, 06:04 AM

I've been rewatching late 1998 WWF lately, the major story is Mankind continually getting screwed out of the title. I'm at the Rock Bottom ppv where he beats The Rock via TKO with the mandible claw and Vince says you can only win by pin or submission, so The Rock retains. It feels like there's no way Mankind can pull it off.

In today's landscape, Jack Swagger was a world champion. You don't get that feeling that nobody can pull it off. Nothing is shocking anymore when it comes to title victories. CM Punk at MITB was the closest thing to shocking relating to a championship in WWE... but he'd already been a champion and the shocking part of that was more due to his contract mystery than anything else.

Mick Foley probably became a star when Undertaker threw him off the cell. In my opinion, he became a main eventer once he got that first title victory over The Rock. How is it possible to make main eventers in this era when the belt isn't capable of producing a main eventer?

10-14-2012, 06:04 AM	#1
mike adamle His name is Jeff Harvey Posts: 5,256	There's never gonna be another title chase/title win like Mick Foley's first I've been rewatching late 1998 WWF lately, the major story is Mankind continually getting screwed out of the title. I'm at the Rock Bottom ppv where he beats The Rock via TKO with the mandible claw and Vince says you can only win by pin or submission, so The Rock retains. It feels like there's no way Mankind can pull it off. In today's landscape, Jack Swagger was a world champion. You don't get that feeling that nobody can pull it off. Nothing is shocking anymore when it comes to title victories. CM Punk at MITB was the closest thing to shocking relating to a championship in WWE... but he'd already been a champion and the shocking part of that was more due to his contract mystery than anything else. Mick Foley probably became a star when Undertaker threw him off the cell. In my opinion, he became a main eventer once he got that first title victory over The Rock. How is it possible to make main eventers in this era when the belt isn't capable of producing a main eventer?