Freddie Prinze Jr. Reflects On Mick Foley’s Run As Mankind

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Former WWE creative writer Freddie Prinze Jr. recently spoke on his podcast, โ€œWrestling with Freddie,โ€ about a variety of professional wrestling topics including how Mick Foley had a great run as Mankind in the late 1990s with WWE.

Prinze Jr. said, โ€œJust about everything they did with Mankind should have failed.โ€ โ€œThe fact [is] that they pulled it off at such a high level with this dude โ€” and credit to him, because the stories and writing are ridiculous. โ€ฆ Itโ€™s important people understand how fine a talent Mick Foley was.โ€

โ€œHow the hell do you feel sorry for a serial killer with a Leatherface mask on?โ€ โ€œBut he did at the highest level, to where he came off vulnerable and scared and meek, and he just needs a friend and he looks the way he looks. To me, there are very few attraction wrestlers, โ€ฆ but the one that was the most fun โ€ฆ was always Mankind.โ€

You can check out the complete podcast below.