Mick Foley, the most underrated legend of all time.

[Leo C]

Indeed, in the Internet he's not really underrated, a bit, yes, but not by most of us I think. A great legend, one of the best talkers in the business, willing to do anything in the ring, always putting people over, a class act, gotta love him.

 

[seabs]

Well, in the ring, he was known almost entirely for his hardcore antics. He even says in his first book that he's a poor technical wrestler. He's nicknamed the Hardcore Legend for a reason. Not that I see anything bad about that, it's one of his big claims to fame. But he also had a wide range of different emotions that he could convey in his promos.

Just because he was known for his hardcore antics doesn't mean that's all he had in his locker though, people classify him as an overrated stuntman in some parts which I have an objection to. I'm not doubting the hardcore element was an important part of his work that would be foolish, I'm saying he could sell the spots better than most, incorporate his various characters into the matches whilst remaining crisp in ring. CZW has a lot of wrestlers who are simply hitting the big spots and blading without any concern for storytelling or selling for example, Foley added this whilst including the hardcore spots. I think that makes sense.

 

[Lockard 23]

Just because he was known for his hardcore antics doesn't mean that's all he had in his locker though, people classify him as an overrated stuntman in some parts which I have an objection to. I'm not doubting the hardcore element was an important part of his work that would be foolish, I'm saying he could sell the spots better than most, incorporate his various characters into the matches whilst remaining crisp in ring. CZW has a lot of wrestlers who are simply hitting the big spots and blading without any concern for storytelling or selling for example, Foley added this whilst including the hardcore spots. I think that makes sense.

I agree, which is why I mentioned his promos and ability to give life to different personas as well. Just saying the hardcore aspect is what he's most known for, but I suppose that's where the argument lies about him being underrated.

I was annoyed by Flair's comments about him in his book about being a glorified stuntman without bringing up his talent that shined in other areas. Flair even called Triple H the greatest wrestler today in his book, even though 99% of the great matches that Triple H had had are all gimmick matches, including the ones with Foley that helped make him be seen as a main event star. He also brags about the ladder match at WM10 being a big example of how talented HBK was, despite the fact that it was a ladder match (a match that relies on being a spot fest, just like the matches he uses against Foley in his argument about him being nothing but a stuntman.)

I'd rather watch a Mick Foley match than a Ric Flair match where he does the same moves for a whole hour.