Vote for the wrestler that you think had the better career in WWE (whether you base that on impact or match quality is your decision), from 1985 to 2005. Voting will end tomorrow morning at the latest. Please give the wrestler's name first and any explanation thereafter. Thanks.

The Rock

 

I like Mick, and I think he was a far better promo guy than The Rock. However, The Rock was bigger than Mick, and while both were equally willing to put over young talent, The Rock being a bigger star, to me, makes me feel it did more when Rock did it. Not to undercut Mick in any way, because he still was one of the few top guys willing to put over the young talent.

The Rock

 

No question.

The Rock

Rock

Ths is hard for me...

 

I think Rock was very charismatic but so was Foley.

 

Rock probably sold more tickets but Foley helped build guys whereas Rock would just get pinned by guys. Foley would get pinned clean whereas Rock would always lose by nefarious means.

 

Foley's best match is better than Rock's best mmatch in the company.

 

Damn... fuck it... I'm going with my favorite...

 

 

Mick Foley

The Rock

 

 

 

If Foley's knees had held up past February 1999 and he hadn't retired in early 2000, he'd have been able to challenge Rock more effectively.

Rock.

Mick Foley

The Rock

The Rock

Rock

Rock.

 

I hate to vote for a guy who was pretty much made by the other, but Rock was such a huge star.

 

Foley was more important to the company then I think a lot of people realize. He was Austin's first opponent as Champ, Rock's first opponent as champ, and got HHH over. Foley either solidified a worker's stardom and readied them for the big shows or in HHH and Orton's case made them superstars. I don't think Rock ever truly made anyone.

 

EDIT: Plus, Rock is a Republican. I've been waiting to get that in since GH made the comment about Val Venis.

The Rock

 

If this was entire careers, I'd go with Foley, easily. But most of Foley's work, aside from a few things, doesn't hold up.

 

Some Guy, I thought Rock was a Democrat? Or am I mixing him up with someone else?

Mick Foley

 

If this was closer, I'd probably go with Rock honestly, but I wanted a chance to speak Foley's case. He came into the company in 1996, and suddenly the Undertaker became a good worker. That feud did wonders to transfer 'Taker out of the cartoonish era into the more mature product, keeping him relevant all the while. He gave Shawn Michaels the best title defense of 1996, and I think that match did more to put him over strong than any other match Shawn had that year, if only because Shawn didn't win the match, he survived it. He gave Austin his first, red hot feud as champion, delivering some excellent promos and basically making a fool of himself to put over the feud. He catapulted Rock to superstar status. Without him, HHH is someone who could not have carried the load as top heel in 2000. I'm not so high on the Orton feud, but Mick did so much from 1996-2000 and I think he deserves credit for it.