The Rock 'n' Sock would later reunite in late 1999 to take on The McMahon-Helmsley Faction. Upon opposition, Triple H, then the WWF Champion, would place those two in a Pink-Slip-On-A-Pole match, where the loser will be fired from the WWF (kayfabe). Mankind lost the match, thus resulting in termination. However, a few days after Mankind's firing, The Rock was interviewed and finally announced that he acknowledged and respected Mankind's hard work with the company, mentioning that The Faction was abusing power. The Rock even went so far as to rally the entire WWF roster on the January 10, 2000 "Raw Is War" episode to demand Mankind's reinstatement, which Triple H complied and did. They teamed off-and-on until Foley's in-ring retirement in March 2000 and The Rock's blossoming movie career.