Mankind or Cactus Jack? | WrestleZone Forums

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read
I'm going to disagree with the guy who said that Cactus Jack is Mick's most famous persona. While both are very "up there" in legacy, it is the Mankind character who I think is the most famous and will ultimately prove the most memorable as time progresses.

Back on track, Cactus was always my personal favourite. I was introduced to Mick with Mankind but I have always felt like the Mankind character was missing something [no pun intended] that Cactus had.

I think where Mankind was more the fictional-type of madman, Cactus Jack seemed legitimately whacko and that gave him more of an intense, down and dirty aura that I think many people prefer over the Mankind character.

Also, in-terms of matches, it seems that I personally get more enjoyment out of a Cactus Jack match, (even the later Cactus matches from the early and mid-2000s) over almost every Mankind match. It's very easy in my opinion, to pick out classic Cactus matches but not so easy to do with either Mankind (or Dude Love for that matter.)

Sure Mankind had the classic battle with The Undertaker, which will likely be the reason that Mick goes down in history on a larger scale if we are completely honest; and also Mankind's classic battles with The Rock, but aside those two scenarios, the only other true 'classic' Mankind encounter in my opinion is his match with Shawn Michaels at In Your House.

Cactus had the classics with the Funker and I also really enjoyed Cactus Jack's Japan work in general. Cactus' work with Sting is some of the best in my opinion, but I'm glad that Mick got out of WCW when he did.

In the WWF, there is obviously his work with Triple-H (which I would venture to say is the best in Foley's entire WWF run), but I really wasn't too hung up on the Cactus Jack/Chainsaw Charlie deal.

So while I think that anybody who contends Cactus is going to be the more remembered face of Foley in the long-term as opposed to Mankind is lying to themselves, Cactus certainly gave us a more iconic body of work and is my favourite of the two. While both deserve to be recognized equally, it will be the WWE-created 'Mankind' who will stand the test of time.

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