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Post by Mesousa287793 on Jan 19, 2014 20:12:26 GMT -5
So, since wrestling companies involve the status of characters, gimmicks and rule of kayfabe, how come Mick Foley is able to somehow distinguish all three gimmick, yet still be called by his real name?
Isn't that a little odd? That's like notifying Kane as Glenn Jacobs and aware of playing a character or two, as well John Tenta's other gimmicks. No matter what gimmick Foley's in, they still call him Foley every now and then.
Not that it annoys me, just that, it's kind of just strikes odd to me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 20:30:34 GMT -5
I think it worked because they played it like Mick Foley himself had split personalities, and Foley was so good at differentiating each one that he made it work. I can't think of another guy who has successfully pulled something like that off, it will likely never happen again. It did lead to some problems though, like around 98 when he'd get fired as one personality and come back as the other, that stretched things a little too far.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Jan 19, 2014 20:32:07 GMT -5
Not quite. Glenn Jacobs isn't an actual character on TV. Mick Foley as he is on TV is as much a character as his different personae are.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 20:35:38 GMT -5
I'm still trying to figure out how all 3 were in one place that time in kayfabe.
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Post by Bad Moon on Jan 19, 2014 20:43:38 GMT -5
Honestly I think it was the NWO that first really opened the door for Foley's multiple gimmicks being acceptable and believable. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall are totally the same guys that you used to see on Raw and they still talk and act exactly the same, the only difference is they're no longer using obvious fake names like Diesel and Razor.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 20:46:06 GMT -5
Mick was a man with multiple personalities so it can all be traced back to his original self. Unlike with other gimmicks where it's literally just a gimmick change and they're trying to erase who the wrestler used to be.
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Post by willywonka666 on Jan 19, 2014 21:13:46 GMT -5
That was one of my favorite angles leading up to the return of Cactus Jack. I honestly didn't see it coming even though I wanted it so bad
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Post by FinalGwen on Jan 19, 2014 21:52:59 GMT -5
I'm still trying to figure out how all 3 were in one place that time in kayfabe. Mick Foley, in the depth of his psychosis, somehow found a way to develop a camera that can actually film inside the human mind. But for legal reasons Vince McMahon owns the copyright, which is why nobody else can use it. {Spoiler}Vince now uses it to fantasise about the Divas. |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jan 19, 2014 22:19:58 GMT -5
I'm still trying to figure out how all 3 were in one place that time in kayfabe. Mick Foley, in the depth of his psychosis, somehow found a way to develop a camera that can actually film inside the human mind. But for legal reasons Vince McMahon owns the copyright, which is why nobody else can use it. That explains that Halftime Heat camera angle. |
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Post by kevin on Jan 20, 2014 3:47:41 GMT -5
I think it worked because they played it like Mick Foley himself had split personalities, and Foley was so good at differentiating each one that he made it work. I can't think of another guy who has successfully pulled something like that off, it will likely never happen again. It did lead to some problems though, like around 98 when he'd get fired as one personality and come back as the other, that stretched things a little too far. The only time I really though it was just beyond terrible was when all his personalities entered the same royal rumble. That was just all kinds of horrible. |
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