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The mid 80s he could still get heat from being the "dirties player in the game", but by the 90s he was a certified living legend, and basically never got booed again. WWE tried with Evolution, but he always got pops and "woooos" and people bowing down to him.
Ironically, he was so good at playing a heel, nobody wanted to see him be a babyface. So when he did heelish shit like low blows and eye pokes, fans would cheer because that's what they paid to see.