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When Mick Foley initially debuted the character that would become known as Mankind, that wasn’t the original name that the character would adopt. Vince McMahon’s initial goal for the character was for him to be called ‘Mason the Mutilator’. Thankfully, Foley convinced him to change it to Mankind, which was the right decision in hindsight.
To wrestling fans, the name ‘Mankind’ brings up one of the most ominous and deepest characters ever seen in WWE. Mankind was a deranged schizophrenic that did unusual things, like speaking to a rat, pulling out his own chair, squealing like a pig, and someone who seemed to enjoy pain. In later segments, the Mankind character evolved into a more tortured soul, as seen with a famous sit-down interview with Jim Ross in which Mankind showed a deeper, more complex side to him.
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There’s no way this character would’ve been as over and as successful had he been known as ‘Mason the Mutilator’. People would’ve eventually shortened it to ‘Mason’ and he wouldn’t feel as unique with that name. Mankind, on the other hand, has some kind of almost philosophical undertone to it.
If you call a deranged man that likes to hurt himself as much as he likes to hurt others ‘Mankind’ that’s enough to make people pause and think about it for a moment as they cheer his name.
