Editing Rodney Mullen (section)

===Transition to street and Plan B===
As the popularity of freestyle skateboarding declined, Mullen was urged to transform his style to join the street skating trend that was becoming increasingly popular at that time; however, Mullen was very reluctant due to a fear of compromising his integrity, whereby the foundation of his skateboarding would be "sold out".<ref name="Mullen 2004" /> Such pressure is alluded to in the World Industries video, ''Rubbish Heap'', in which Mullen's sequence ends with a team member, [[Jeremy Klein]], deliberately breaking his freestyle skateboard (which is also the first recorded focus of a skateboard) and then handing him a note from Rocco, accompanied by a street skateboard deck, in which the end of freestyle is declared.<ref>''Rubbish Heap''. World Industries. 1989.</ref>

In 1991, Mullen joined the high-profile skateboarding team, [[Plan B Skateboards]]. Mike Ternasky, the owner of Plan B, influenced Mullen to transition from freestyle to street skating, and showcased his skills in the 1992 Plan B video, ''Questionable''. His segment begins with traditional freestyle tricks executed on flat ground, but quickly transitions into Mullen skateboarding across public terrain to shift into street skating tricks and lines. Mullen's video part signified a major transformation in relation to both his career and his skateboarding. Ternasky filmed Mullen as he sequenced tricks and mixed flip tricks with [[Grind (sport)|grinds]] and [[boardslide]]s, while he also negotiated obstacles. Mullen also introduced two newly invented tricks in ''Questionable'', the kickflip underflip and the [[Casper (skateboarding)|Casper]] slide.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sk8er g!rl|year=2009|title=Rodney Mullen|url=http://www.allskaters.blogfa.com/post-9.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205849/http://www.allskaters.blogfa.com/post-9.aspx|archive-date=29 October 2013|access-date=27 January 2013|work=Sk8 or Die|publisher=Template Design JAY-Rch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 2012|title=RODNEY MULLEN|url=http://www.hittheflip.com/skaters/rodney_mullen.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323180428/http://www.hittheflip.com/skaters/rodney_mullen.html|archive-date=23 March 2013|access-date=27 January 2013|work=Hit The Flip|publisher=HitTheFlip.com}}</ref>

Mullen's ''Questionable'' performance might have marked the beginning of a new era in street skateboarding. His reluctant transition from freestyle to street skateboarding was a symbol that legitimized the technical direction street skating had taken over the previous few years. Mullen focused on the progression of this transition in subsequent Plan B videos, including 1993's ''Virtual Reality'', in which Mullen showcases the newly mastered trick, the [[darkslide]]. Mullen's participation in Plan B dissolved after Ternasky was killed in a car crash on May 17, 1994. Mullen later explained, "He was such a great person. He would lift you so high and that is why Plan B was what it was. And it was clear once Mike was gone that it was never the same."<ref name="ReferenceA" />