Loss Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted August 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 The first installment of the Mankind interviews with Jim Ross! This is frighteningly good … even better than the Goldust ones. Footage was mixed in of Mick jumping off of his roof as Dude Love, which from my understanding was a rare thing circulated in trading communities prior to this. This was step one in Mick Foley becoming a major star in the promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Ridge Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 My memory was off as I thought the Mankind interviews started before the Goldust ones. These interviews were great with old backyard clips of Foley including that crazy dive he took off the roof on a house. Mankind thinks he’s a good kisser. Rainman delivery there. The hype the next’s week segment of Dude Love and Cactus Jack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I like these better than the Gold Dust ones because it feels more organic humanizing Foley and I get his plight into becoming Mankind more. Ready to see this whole series play out and Mick get elevated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackToBionic Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Gosh these are so good. I loved the cowboys and indians line. The difference between these and the Goldust ones is that in those he's saying "I'm not Goldust, I just made that character up to feed my family. In reality I'm totally different." In Foley's he's using his reality to show why he became the way he is...there's still a level of kayfabe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Yes, Mick as has been usual has his finger on the pulse of where wrestling and kayfabe are going, to a greater degree than just about anyone else. It's kind of a crime that Foley never had any kind of shot at a position in creative, because I think he was the kind of experienced and creative voice that wrestling could have used in the 21st century. A tremendous start to a great series--Mick bares his soul but gets off a number of funny lines ("Now I'm not saying I didn't take money to eat other strange things...") as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposer Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 This is an incredible piece of business. They straddle the line between kayfabe & reality perfectly here. Foley's amazing here being as compelling & terrifying as ever but at the same time becoming sympathetic. These interviews are probably the best character pieces in WWF history. The Undertaker feud got Foley over in the ring, but these interviews got him over as a character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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