I agree with this mainly because it’s similar to Jay-Z
He once acknowledged he could’ve went the whole complex, more meaningful (backpack) rap route, but he wouldn’t have gotten to where he is today
Same with Foley…for all intents and purposes dude was probably really good, maybe even better than we saw. But what critics like Flair and Hogan can’t get is that dumbed down daredevil shyt is what brought food to Foley’s table.
That’s not a knock on dude’s ability, but he might not have went any further career wise as generic workrate guy Mick Foley, promo ability be damned