i completely agree.
A good match doesn't make up for the rest of his 2006. This is WWE, match quality isn't the only thing that matters. The smark-friendly Flair storyline simply confused the hell out of the average fan, as did the heel turn that followed the Wrestlemania match with Edge.
I think almost everyone's forgotten his program with Carlito back in 2005 (where Carlito was the one who did the job to a retired wrestler!) as well.
I enjoyed Foley's heel run in 2006. Even though it was horribly handled in his eyes, the team with Edge and feud with Funk and Dreamer produced some really good TV.
I could've done without the inclusion of Melina, but the Flair feud was really good too.
I don't see how the heel turn "confused" the fans, when he got over as a heel.
And the Carlito program sucked, but I think that was WWE's fault for rushing it