Mick Foley Praises The Rock's Heel Run, Would've Been Easy To Stay A Babyface

Originally posted on SE Scoops | By Thomas Lowson | Last updated 4/3/24

Mick Foley has been impressed by The Rock's return to WWE as it would've been easy for him to have stuck with his popular, if not predictable, face persona.

After the fans rejected The Rock trying to be in the Undisputed WWE Universal title picture over Cody Rhodes, WWE corrected course, turning The Rock heel in the process. On the March 25, episode of WWE Raw, The Rock delivered an emphatic beatdown on Rhodes, leaving him in a pool of blood outside Chicago's All-State Arena.

Mick Foley on The Rock

In a video shared on YouTube, Foley watched in amazement as The Rock delivered his beatdown to Cody Rhodes. Speaking after watching the end of Raw, Foley noted how easy it would've been for the Final Boss to have avoided the risk of this heel turn.

"I like that other side of The Rock. It would have been really easy for him to just lean back into what was comfortable. That's like an EasyChair for The Rock right? Like a great Barcalounger because he knows that character so well.

"To sort of put a twist on it, come out with a harder edge, a little blood in the right place never heard anybody. I think it was really good and only is going to pique interest. It certainly piqued mine."

Mick Foley & The Rock

Foley certainly knows all about what's it like to be on the receiving end of a beatdown from The Rock. At the 1999 Royal Rumble pay-per-view, The Rock beat Foley in an I-Quit match, though Foley would not actually utter the two words (a recording was played instead.) The match is infamous for the beatdown Foley took which was documented in the film Beyond The Mat. To this day, questions remain as to whether The Rock (who did not visit Foley in the hospital after the match) went too far.

What's Next for The Rock?

The Rock will make his return to the ring at WWE WrestleMania 40: Saturday to team with Roman Reigns to face Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes. Those in WWE are of the opinion that this will not be The Rock's final match and many remain hopeful that a match between The Rock and Reigns will happen one day.

This article first appeared on SE Scoops and was syndicated with permission.

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