As seen on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in New Orleans, LA at the Smoothie King Center on the USA Network, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley made his return to the flagship show of the company.
The reason Foley made an appearance on the show was to promote the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event. The former WWE Champion did an in-ring promo segment with Elias where he talked about the dangers of the match as he had an iconic Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker at the King of the Ring pay-per-view event in 1998 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also announced that he would be the special guest referee for the Hell in a Cell Match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman at the HIAC PPV.
Believe it or not, @IAmEliasWWE was a child once, and 20 years ago, he WITNESSED @RealMickFoley's infamous #HellInACell match against The #Undertaker! #RAW pic.twitter.com/S3Jnw3Upbh
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) September 11, 2018
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— WWE (@WWE) September 11, 2018
This match saw Foley take his epic jump off the top of the cell as well as him being chokeslammed through the cell to the mat of the ring. At the time, the cell was 20 feet tall.
Foley was introduced as the new General Manager of Monday Night RAW after the WWE’s Brand Split in July of 2016. Foley and Stephanie McMahon aligned themselves together to draft various Superstars in order to run Monday Nights to the best of their ability.
After several months, however, Foley was then written off of WWE TV in order to undergo a major hip surgery that he needed. As a result of this, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon thought that it would be a great idea to bring back former WWE Champion Kurt Angle to serve as his replacement.
Prior to this appearance, Foley was last seen on WWE television when he was fired as the RAW General Manager by Stephanie McMahon during the March 20, 2017 episode of the flagship show of the company.
The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.