According to Mick Foley, it was Dwayne Johnson's idea for the Rock to get bested by his own "It doesn't matter..." line. The Rock's amused smile is the reaction that Mick had tried, and failed, to elicit during their "This Is Your Life" segment on "RAW" in September 1999. Around that time, Mick had been offered an opportunity to turn heel and bring back Cactus Jack; he had expected "This is Your Life" to help plant the seeds of that turn, but felt that the ability to advance the angle was lost because the Rock chose not to emote a sense of respect or appreciation. While reminiscing together the night Mick was named WWF commissioner, Johnson quasi-apologized, admitting that, at the time of "This is Your Life", he was still new to being a face and felt like he was walking on eggshells, and that, watching it in retrospect, they had actually been an entertaining duo.