– The WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida officially opened on this day in 2013. The Orlando Sentinel has a new article up looking at the one-year anniversary of the facility, which you can check out at OrlandoSentinel.com.
– WWE recently added the following video to their official YouTube channel featuring Mick Foley:
Mick Foley: The More You Think About It
“Mick Foley talks about how, in the end, bitter rivals are only looking to hug it out.”
WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently posted the following blog on his official Facebook page regarding’s Batista’s latest run in WWE:
BATISTA DESERVED BETTER
He was simply the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. Unfortunately for Dave Bautista (Batista), his return happened to be part of the perfect storm – the night WWE fans wanted Daniel Bryan – WWE Universe to walk out as the winner of the 2014 #RoyalRumble …and would settle for nothing less. The initial reaction – the pop – was there when Dave made his Rumble entrance; the WWE Universe was excited to see him. They just didn’t want anyone but Daniel Bryan to walk out of that match as the winner. Unfortunately, the fans directed their anger at Batista personally. And that’s wrong.
Shouldn’t we be happy for Batista? He left his bread and butter – the WWE – to pursue the bold new dream of acting. Now he’s landed a dream role, in a major motion picture – Marvel’s #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy and, yet. no one seems very happy for him.
Hey, I laughed too at #Bootista and #Bluetista. But Dave’s a good guy, who worked hard to carve out a legacy inside WWE – and he deserved better than what he got.
Just one guy’s opinion. Feel free to share yours.
The following press release was recently issued:
Forensic Soul Analysis On WWE Legend Mick Foley Reveals Previous Lifetime With Daniel Bryan & Highly Unusual Astrological Chart
On Thursday, July 10th @ 10 pm EST the nationally syndicated “Outer Limits Of Inner Truth” (www.outerlimitsradio.com ) Radio Show will feature an introspective interview with WWE Legend, Best-Selling Author & Stand Up Comedian, Mick Foley followed by a forensic soul analysis.
Astrologer Constance Stellas (www.constancestellas.com) and four Psychic Mediums & Past Life Readers which include Kerrie O’Connor (www.kerrieoconnor.com), Lisa Caza (www.lisacaza.com), Laura Lyn (www.angelreader.net), and Lisa McGarrity (www.lisamcgarrity.com) each analyzed Foley’s soul. Here are some of their findings:
According to Stellas, Mick Foley has one of the most unusual astrological charts she has never seen. Foley’s chart literally suggests that great failure & hardship were in the stars for him but, that through incredible determination be defied fate & destiny and made it his own.
Mick Foley’s previous lifetime (before his current one now) was that of a woman in the early 1900’s who was severely abused (two psychics separately revealed this). Foley happens to be a tireless advocate leading the national fight against sexual violence and apparently this is one of the reasons why his chose to reincarnate so quickly and this era of human history.
According to the OLIT Team (known as the Virtues), Foley has experienced previous lifetimes with some WWE Superstars. Daniel Bryan apparently was his son in their previous lifetime (the one where Mick was abused) together and AJ Lee was a close friend. Also, the Undertaker (Mark Calaway) and Foley have shared several lifetimes together dating back to the dawn of the first ever Olympics.
Everyone who analyzed Foley said they were taken back by how much love he has in his heart for people & humanity in general. He was described an incredible force of positive energy who has been and will continue to impact millions of lives.
“It was an honor to have Mick Foley on our program. He’s a super nice guy. We feel that he’s an incredible teacher and feel that humanity can learn so much from him.” Said Ryan McCormick, Executive Producer of The Outer Limits Of Inner Truth Radio Show.
Link to The Outer Limits Of Inner Truth: Mick Foley
For more information on the Outer Limits of Inner Truth Radio Show, please visit www.outerlimitsradio.com or contact Ryan McCormick at 516-901-1103. Media interviews are also available with any of the psychic mediums featured on the show.
About The Outer Limits Of Inner Truth
Nationally Syndicated on KKRP 1610 AM & New Concious Media Network, “The Outer Limits Of Inner Truth” (www.outerlimitsradio.com) Radio Show is a program that offers a unique insight into their featured guests. The hour long show presents in depth interview on a person considered ahead of their time that is then followed with forensic soul analysis by five experts (called “The Virtues”) that include: Psychic Mediums Kerrie O’Connor & Lisa Caza, Past Life Reader Laura Lyn, and Astrologer
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has posted a new blog on Facebook talking about the ongoing Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt feud:
THE JERICHO FACTOR
Every once once in a while, I look at someone in WWE and think “oh, I could do something with this guy.” As many of you know, per doctor’s orders, I’ll never be in a situation to do anything physically in the ring again. But Bray Wyatt and The Wyatt Family are definately people who give me that “oh I could do something with this” feeling.
Chris Jericho has that same mindset – but unlike me, he can actually act on those impulses; he can actually do something with those guys who have that certain “something”. that make you sit up and say “wow”. Iwas really fascinated last night at his ability to tell a story with just the most subtle of facial expressions. Hopefully, we’ll all be saying “wow” when we see these two monsters of the microphone trade verbal barbs on future episodes of WWE Monday Night Raw and #Smackdown.
– Mick Foley noted on Twitter recently that he and Jim Ross will be teaming up for a special Q&A session at his comedy show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma next Monday.
– According to one source, The Miz using the name “Johnny Russo” on RAW last night was said to be a personal rib directed towards former WWE writer Vince Russo.
The following are highlights of a new Miami Herald interview with Kevin Nash:
On his health: “My wife, my son and I went on a European vacation. Three or four days walking around London. Three or four days walking around Paris. Three or four days walking around Munich. My knees were so swollen. My ankle has been operated on. It’s got a plate, screws in it. My body just couldn’t take walking eight to 10 miles a day. What are you gonna do? Now that you’ve got the time and you’ve got the funds to see the world with your family, you don’t have a body that can participate in anything. Finally, I just had to tap out. I said, ‘I’m going to that little garden over there to sit down in the shade. I’m done.’ They came back and got me 2 1/2 hours later, and I was sitting down. I got a chance to see all those places before, so I was a good tour guide, but I was just physically uncapable of putting that much mileage on my knees. I just went up to a wedding in Minnesota and just the travel — two hours in a car, four hours in a plane. The lodge we were staying at, when we got there after all that travel, I felt like somebody beat me with an aluminum baseball bat. In the plane, the seats are right against my knees. I can’t move. I’m sitting there at a 90-degree angle, jammed in my seat. It’s miserable…Oh well.”
On beginning DDP Yoga soon: “I’ve read testimonials from people, and he’s done some really good things with them. There’s a lot of people losing 30 to 40 pounds in 13 to 15 weeks, and that’s not water weight. His isn’t ballistic, where those Insanity and other things are very ballistic workouts. So if you do have an injury, you can’t do the Insanity workout or any of those things because you can’t sit there and jump up, do one-arm push-ups. You can’t do that stuff if your shoulder is all torn up. The next time I get a chance to see [Diamond] Dallas [Page], he’s gonna tailor some things specifically for me. The only thing I’m starting to lose range of motion is in my shoulders because of my rotator cuffs. One of them has been repaired, and the other one is just shredded.”
On wrestling taking its toll: “Mick Foley was probably one of the biggest abusers of not taking care of his body. Raising the bar, falling 50 feet through tables and doing all these things, but when you’re 35-years-old, your body has some resiliency to it. When you get to be 45, 50, it takes you two hours to get out of bed. We call it the bump card. Your body only has so many bumps in it. I was never a high-flier. I was 340 pounds. I was falling seven feet. You knock me off my feet. I’m seven feet tall. That’s my drop, seven feet with 340 pounds of weight going down. That’s equivalent of getting rear ended at 30 miles an hour in a car. You do that 12 times a night, 300 days a year, 10 years in a row. [Recently] I got up. Gees, it took me an hour to get out of bed. Just to pick your head up off the pillow, it’s miserable. It’s a slow process to get moving everyday.”
“I was traveling so I didn’t get a chance to see [WWE] Money in the Bank, but I was reading the feed on Twitter. Guys getting busted open. Guys doing crazy things. You read some of the comments about it saying fearless,’ and that’s all great, and that’s part of what makes WWE what it is…You have guys go out there and give their bodies and give their souls for the good of the company and for the fanbase… Rey Mysterio was a high-flier all those years, and I think now he’s two or three knee surgeries behind me. I think he’s had about nine knee surgeries. He’s a guy about half my size, and we’re sitting at WrestleMania [30] talking, and when we both get up, it’s like two 70-year-old women getting up. His style was incredible, but at the same time he’s paid dearly for it.”
Check out the complete interview at MiamiHerald.com.
The following is the latest Mick Foley Facebook blog:
“A GOOD NIGHT FOR DEAN
Following the tumultuous reaction he received last night, it’s clear that Dean Ambrose has made a very real connection with the WWE universe. In wrestling, momentum is so vital – I hope WWE does something special with Ambrose.
What would you like to see happen with Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns?
Thanks again for getting me to 1 million likes here on Facebook and for supporting the #HardcoreLegendTour. — with Frans Nthoke.”
The following are highlights of a new USA Today “For The Win” interview with Mick Foley:
Do you miss performing in the ring, or does this show fill the void for you?
Mick Foley: That’s exactly what it does. I love it because performing on stage gives me a chance to feel all the things that I felt when I was in the ring… without the late-night emergency room visits. It’s the great upside without the physical beating that I used to take.
It’s a little bit like cutting a promo, isn’t it?
Yeah, yeah, I’m afraid there’s going to be a flood of guys going ‘wait a second! We’ve got stories too!’ There are times actually when I’ll go into promo mode. I’ll tell a story and the story will include a promo, and people really enjoy it because I had three distinct characters as a wrestler [Dude Love, Cactus Jack and Mankind]. They enjoy the idea that I can go into vintage 1997 Mankind, and it takes them back to their childhood when I terrified them.
Speaking of the late-night trips to the hospital, how do you feel, health-wise? Do you have any regrets about how hardcore your career was?
I’ll just coin the phrase from We’re the Millers. No regrets. R-A-G-R-E-T-S. If I said I regretted any of it, then I’d have to say I regretted all of it because the things I did made me who I was. I guess I could go and section off a certain time period where I wished I had the wisdom to call it quits earlier than I did. I wished I had resisted the urge to return, long after mother nature and father time rang their warning bell.
Which match do you consider your finest?
My finest match is probably in 2004 against Randy Orton at Backlash. It was a personal triumph for me, I had come back after four years out of the ring and I kind of let myself down. I had the perfect opportunity [before Backlash] in Madison Square Garden teaming up with The Rock against Evolution, and I just kind of dropped the ball. I didn’t give the performance that I should have, and the next month I came back and redeemed myself. It was a match of personal redemption. It’s not one that I talk about very often on stage, but that’s my personal favorite.
If you could book a match to headline WrestleMania, with any two wrestlers past and present, who would you choose?
I would like to see that Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Hulk Hogan match. I’d like to see CM Punk and Stone Cold. I guess I’m saying I’d like to see Stone Cold make a return one last time. I’d like to see me and Hulk Hogan, just so I could say I did it.
Speaking of CM Punk, you two have a history. Do you think he’ll come back?
There’s no telling. He marches to the beat of his own drummer. I will say he doesn’t respond to me. I used to be able to reach out to him. I think he’s just cut off all communication with people from the business, and if he comes back, it’ll be on his own terms, and I respect that.
Who are your favorite wrestlers in the WWE right now? Is there anyone that reminds you of Mick Foley?
There are a few people. Bray Wyatt reminds me of myself. He’s one of my favorite guys. He’s really a mesmerizing interview, and he makes great use of his physical talents. He definitely makes the most out of his unusual frame. Love to hear him cut a promo. I love CM Punk’s work on the microphone and in the ring. Daniel Bryan has just been a phenomenon, I hope he heals up and comes back at 100%. Dolph Ziggler, he’s unheralded, hopefully he’ll get another run. There’s so many good wrestlers on the rise. I just saw an NXT match between Natalya Neidhart and Ric Flair’s daughter Charlotte that was just off the charts.
What’s the biggest problem WWE faces right now?
I think the biggest problem is letting the rest of the world catch up to them from a technological standpoint. This Network is so vastly different from anything that’s been attempted on such a major scale that not everyone has caught on. Like, I’m 49 and I have to have my 11-year-old get me on the Network. I can’t those two extra steps involved with an Xbox or a PlayStation. I patience will definitely be a virtue. There was a lot of stock speculation, as soon as I saw that drop I put my money where my mouth is and I bought a lot of stock. I’m bullish on WWE, so I may not agree with everything I see on TV but it’s a great company.
Any predictions for Money in the Bank next week?
I think if Bray Wyatt wins we’re looking at a brave new world in WWE, and I hope that happens. I’m picking either Cesaro or Bray Wyatt, and each of them would take WWE in a unique direction.
Check out the complete interview at USAToday.com.
The following are highlights of a new Boston Herald interview with Mick Foley:
The WrestleMania XXX seats he and his family received: “I loved going to this past WrestleMania. But essentially my family and I sat watching a huge screen while the wrestlers appeared to be of ant-like proportion in a ring 100 yards away from us. At the Kowloon, we’re up close and personal.”
Meaning to send a text to Brie Bella and accidentally sending it to Vince McMahon: “I was sending a text message, one I thought I was sending to Brie, and I told her I was going to get in touch with (WWE CEO Vince) McMahon. I rarely interfere in the course of WWE events, but when I do, I like to think my opinion carries some weight. I sent what I thought was my message to Brie, saying, ‘Give Daniel a hug and tell him how wrong I think this whole thing is.’ I was pretty new to the iPhone. My son looked at my phone and said, ‘Dad, you just sent that to Mr. McMahon.’ My next message was, ‘Oops.’”
Check out the complete interview at BostonHerald.com.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley published the following on his Facebook this week, explaining why he’s a fan of Hulk Hogan:
WHY MICK LIKES HULK
Yes, I like Hulk Hogan – and here’s why. With each passing year, I think I gain a better perspective on what’s really important in life. There was a time – a period of many years – where Hulk’s name would bring up some negative feelings for me. He was the guy who made far more than I did with a style that was the antithesis of mine.
But for the past several years, whenever I see Hulk Hogan, all I can think of are the words Shane Douglas shared with me about Hulk Hogan and the kindness and warmth with which he showered the kids facing life-threatening challenges, who seemed to find strength and inspiration in Hulk’s larger than life physique and personality. I’ll never forget those words Shane told me, “Those kids would just be beaming.”
Those words are all I think of when I see Hogan, People can take issue with his wrestling style…as they often do with mine. But, when it’s all said and done, Hulk Hogan used that oversized personality, and really big heart to ease so much suffering that he saw around him..
In the bigger picture, does anything else really matter?
WWE Hall of Famer “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka was a guest on IYH Wrestling Radio This Week. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Inspiring Mick Foley To Be A Wrestler: “It was a great thing when I got to meet him. He was a grown man and wanted to get into the business and everything else. He’s such a fantastic kid and such a humble guy…I love that guy; he’s really down to earth.”
Why His Superfly Splash Still Stands Out: “Well, it’s about loving what I do. When I go in the ring, they always have this thing in their minds ‘Is he going to fly?’ That’s the most beautiful thing that I always had. I had to do it; I don’t have a choice because that’s what I created in my career. My love to the fans varies to make them go home happy.”
Other topics discussed included:
– How much does he think Roddy Piper meant to the legacy of Jimmy Snuka?
– Would he wrestle a different style depending on which territory he was in?
– Of his three feuds in the WWF (Roddy Piper, Don Muraco, and Ray Stevens), which one was his favorite?
– Is he proud of seeing his daughter (Tamina) in the WWE?
– Did he sense any jealousy from Hulk Hogan during the 80’s?
– A new WWE World Heavyweight champion will be crowned in less than two week at the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view. With 5 competitors already announced for the Money in the Bank ladder match, the general feeling in WWE is that a heel will be walking out as champion. So far, the villains who have qualified for the match include Cesaro, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt and Alberto Del Rio.
– One of the main reasons that Dolph Ziggler isn’t getting pushed is because his history of injuries and concussions. Shortly after capturing the World Heavyweight championship the night after WrestleMania 29, Ziggler suffered a concussion and has been in career limbo ever since.
Even if talent is over with fans and are solid in-ring workers, WWE is very hesitant to get behind them if they are injury prone and have taken extended time off.
– WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is questioning whether Bo Dallas’ character has the ability to get over with fans. He wrote on Facebook:
“As I mentioned a few days ago, I’m STARTING to become a #BoLiever – but I still have some questions about the Bo Dallas character. For example, how does it get REAL heat.”
(Source: PWInsider.com)
The following is the latest Mick Foley Facebook blog:
A LONG RUN FOR TEDDY
Thank you Teddy Long. Thank you for being so good, for so long, at so many things. I’ve known Teddy for 25 years. He was a very good referree, and an even better heel referee before I arrived in WCW in 1989. He was an excellent heel manager….and a pretty good babyface manager too – no easy feat in the world of sports-entertainment. I enjoyed his color commentary, and was inpired by his motivational speaking and charitable work.
Thank you WWE for the long run you gave Teddy – as a referree, and long-running GM of Smackdown. I know all good things must eventually come to an end, and Teddy Long’s run in WWE was a very good thing. I hope he’ll be brought back for Wrestlemanias and will lend his expertise to some projects with the company dpwn the road. A good man, a consumate professional, a friend.
Let me know about your favorite Teddy Long memory…without using the phrase “tag-team match”…just kidding; that would be almost impossible. But let’s see if some of you more seasoned fans can dig deep and hit us with a blast from Teddy’s long and distinguished career.
The following are highlights of a new Chad Dukes Wrestling Show interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley:
On Luke Harper: “I wasn’t sold on him. I wasn’t sold on the idea that they kept comparing him to Bruiser Brody, because Brody for the longtime wrestling fan was one of the great wrestlers of his era or of all time. But he was known as the intelligent monster and Harper was an out of control maniac. I think once you stop trying to imitate somebody and find your own way things really start clicking. So, I’ve been watching him and things have really been clicking and after the Wyatts have this amazing run, hopefully as long as possible, yeah, I do think he has what it takes to become a singles star.”
On The Shield breakup: “I thought it was pretty cool, yeah! I didn’t see it coming and they had a long, a nice long run. Sometimes, and I’m not picking on other groups, but when I wrestled elsewhere for a couple of years it was almost as if they thought every person watching the show watched every episode and kept up on everything, and they would break up groups, literally within months, two or three months. ‘Yeah, they’ve been together long enough, time to break ’em up!’ These guys [the Shield] had been together for two years, the time was right; I think it gives Seth Rollins a chance to break out. He was almost like the forgotten member, even though he would steal shows. He wasn’t the crazy guy, like Ambrose, and he wasn’t the guy with the incredible physique, like Roman Reigns. So he tended to be forgotten. Evolution by the nature of its name should be constantly evolving, I think it was a good move, and I think he upped his stock.”
Check out the complete interview at ChadDukesWrestlingShow.com.
Mick Foley released his latest “Toy Time” video from Ringside Collectibles, which features the WWE Hall Of Famer revealing that he would sign a new WWE Legends contract if WWE agreed to two conditions.
The first, is that WWE release a Mick Foley “Santa Claus” action figure, while the second is they give him a spot on Adam Rose’s “Exotic Express.”
You can check out the video above.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley wrote the following on Facebook about Wyatt Family member Luke Harper:
I’M SOLD ON HARPER
If Luke Harper were a stock, I’d be buying him now. I’ve watched carefully for a while, and in the past two months, I’ve finally become sold on the big man, not only as an invaluable part of the bizarre The Wyatt Family, but as a potential breakout star on his own.
Finding your way, and blazing your own unique path is no easy task in WWE, especially when standing in the very long shadow of Bray Wyatt. But Harper has found that way. I wasn’t ready to buy into the Bruiser Brody comparison, no matter how many times it was brought up. Brody, a legend in the business, and a huge inspiration on my own career, was known as “the intelligent monster.” Harper has excelled in my mind, by stepping off that path that Brody blazed, and finding his own, unique way to excel in WWE – as the guy who can do anything at any time, without any seeming rhyme or reason. The hurricanrana followed by a dropkick makes perfect sense, because it makes absolutely no sense.
Here’s one wrestling fan looking forward to Luke Harper’s matches making little sense, but a huge impact on WWE Monday Night Raw for a long time to come.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley wrote the following on Facebook last night, explaining the damage his in-ring career has done to his body:
TOO MANY SPINE ISSUES
Seeing Dr Maroon on WWE Monday Night Raw, talking about Daniel Bryan’s neck surgery brought back some tough memories for me. About three years ago, I thought there was a surgical procedure that might bring me some relief, especially from the sciatic nerve pain that has been a constant part of my life for the past several years. Dr Maroon was set to perform the minimally invasive surgery, and I had high hopes as I headed to Pittsburgh for my final pre-op appointment. But it was there, in Pittsburgh, that Dr Maroon, one of the top surgeons in the country spelled out the facts as he saw them. I’ll never forget his words, “you’ve just got too many issues” – meaning that even with surgery, the other problems brought on by my particular style of wrestling were too numerous and complex for any one specialist to solve.
I wish I’d done everything I could to get healthy while I was still under contract with WWE. The company was certainly willing to help me. But after the one-two punch of being told by two top brain specialists that I should never wrestle again, and Dr Maroon telling me that even neuro-surgery wasn’t likely to be a cure for all that ailed me, I just kind of gave up. I just stopped believing that there was any hope I’d live a normal life.
Instead, I threw myself into becoming a performer of stories onstage, and began looking forward to my December visits as St Mick all year long. I don’t escape from the pain in traditional ways like alcohol and pills. I escape every night when I have a chance to step onstage and share my stories with a crowd. It really doesn’t matter if there are 100 people there, or 100,000; as long as I’m connecting with an audience and creating reactions, I feel like I’m back in MSG with 20,000 in the palm of my hand. And December is only 6 months away! Plus, I’ve got a choiropractor (Don Moore, formerly Dr Porter in FCW) who has both my legs almost the same length again, and I’m going to aswer the call of DDP Yoga one of these days! I may walk slowly, but I walk down my own path, to the beat of my own drummer..and enjoy the sights and smells of that less-travelled path.
The following are highlights of a new interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley:
His Comedy Career: “I try to nip the idea of standup at the start because wrestling fans are interested in hearing me tell stories about my career. They’re not interested in hearing me tell setups and punch lines. So I try my best to assure them that I will not be telling jokes, but that I will be telling stories.”
“So the inspiration came from the very first day that I read the first chapter out loud to some of my co-workers in the dressing room. Once I found out that I could get the same reaction from listeners that which I thrived on in front of wrestling fans, I realized I may have an entirely new way of connecting with an audience.”
John Cena: “I pulled John Cena, Jr. aside at a recent show and asked “How would you feel about me having your dad come onstage to reprise his role from that night?” And John looked at me and he said “Please…” and then he hesitated and I thought he was going to say don’t do it. But he said “Do it!” So I know he’ll love it.”
“It’s really a lot of fun for me and I look forward to these shows the same way I used to look forward to house shows in great towns and even the pay-per-views. Nowadays when I do my comedy shows, people can tell this is not something I just arrived at. It is something I’ve worked on for years.”
What’s next for Mick Foley: “204 more days of Santa Claus attire! And a fanny pack at every stop. I’m really excited about the Santa Claus documentary. I posted a really nice article about another documentary that I helped fund and produced about the crisis of sexual bullying in schools and society. I’m continuing to try to make a difference wherever I go.”
Check out the complete interview at PWMania.com.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley noted on his official Twitter account that he felt Batista “channeled CM Punk” for his farewell promo on RAW. Foley tweeted the following:
I think @DaveBautista channeled a little @CMPunk for his farewell promo. #RAW
— Mick Foley (@realmickfoley) June 3, 2014
– The following is a video of the segment from RAW where Stephanie McMahon makes an announcement regarding the status of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Daniel Bryan and the Money In The Bank main event.
WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley posted the following blog on his official Facebook page regarding the WWE Payback match between John Cena and Bray Wyatt:
THE REAL WINNER
Just finished watching ?#?Payback? and I thought it was a heck of a show – great atmosphere, a slap heard round the world, and matches that more than lived up to expectations. I received well over 1,000 comments about the show, and I know many of you are dissappointed that Bray Wyatt did not emerge victorious in his match with John Cena.
Or did he?
Winning is all relative in sports-entertainment, and in this wrestling fan’s eyes, Bray did indeed emerge victorious. He may not have made it to his feet by the 10 count last night, but in his promos and in his matches, Brey Wyatt has shown me that he is more than capable of standing on his own two feet at the very forefront of the new generation of WWE Superstars.
Unfortunately, there is no mathamatical formula for making a star in pro-wrestling. But if I had to boil down all the ingredients of the star-making process into one word, that one word would be “feuds”. Fans remember feuds, and Wyatt’s character and promos put him in a great position to create memorable feuds with just about any of the top stars in the company. Besides, there just might be some gas left in the Wyatt/Cena tank.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley wrote the following on his Facebook page late Saturday night:
THANK YOU WWE
The problems I am currently going through with WWE sometimes feel like the problems A middle or highschooler might go through during the course of a turbulent interpersonal relationship. At a certain point, me saying, “WWE won’t even mention Wade Barret’s #CactusJack elbow, complete with visual and the vocal “bang bang” acknowledgement, starts to sound like an eighth/grader complaining that little Susie gave him the cold shoulder at gym class.
In the end my relationship with WWE, like any serious relationship is going to remembered for far more than a minor dispute about a legends contract and the refusal to mention my name for a few weeks on WWE Monday Night Raw. In the end, the new WWE Network gives fans a chance to watch my body of work and make up their own mind – and I will always be thankful to the people in charge who went above and beyond the call of duty to produce A great DVD in #ForAllMankind.
Besides, all these minor problems will be a thing in the past if WWE will just take me up on my offer, and grant me a spot on the #ExoticExpress
The third installment of Mick Foley on Global Force Wrestling’s “The Journey” web-series, which features the WWE Hall Of Famer reflecting back on his work with CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Colt Cabana and others during his Ring Of Honor appearances, is now available.
Watch part three of Mick Foley on “The Journey” above.
Global Force Wrestling has released the latest installment of their “The Journey” video series, featuring Part 2 of their interview with hardcore legend Mick Foley. Foley talks about the state of independent wrestling, breaking into the business and CM Punk’s decision to leave WWE. He included the caption:
“The first part got some great feedback, and I think this one will too. As long as we live in a world where Dolph Ziggler can’t get a push, there need to be options for aspiring wrestlers.”
Foley later wrote the following on Twitter regarding Dolph Ziggler:
“The purpose of my post. I’m not to suggest that @HeelZiggler join @GFWWrestling – just using him as an example of how subjective @WWE decisions can be. I do agree that #DolphZiggler is a terrible ring name. A couple years ago, I sent a very detailed e-mail to the powers that be with a suggestion of how he could get out of the name, and simultaneously garner some mainstream media attention…but never heard back from those in charge”
– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley continues to put over Adam Rose. In a recent tweet posted on his official Twitter account, Foley wrote the following:
I'll sign the legends deal if I get my own Santa figure & a spot on the @WWEAdamRose #ExoticExpress. Call me @WWE – make it happen! #RAW
— Mick Foley (@realmickfoley) May 20, 2014
– Speaking of WWE Hall Of Famers and Twitter, Hulk Hogan recently tweeted the following, revealing his role for this week’s WWE SmackDown, which is being taped this afternoon in London, England:
I am hosting SMACKDOWN at the 02 in the UK and the WWE Universe HULKAMANIACS are going to blow the roof off the 02 tonight brother HH
— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) May 20, 2014