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  • Bully Ray Talks Mick Foley Mocking Him for Taking Massive Bump

    Bully Ray Talks Mick Foley Mocking Him for Taking Massive Bump

    WWE Hall of Famer and co-host of SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio Bully Ray recently commented on the 20th anniversary of the first TLC match in WWE.

    Whilst the ‘triangle’ ladder match from WrestleMania 2000 was essentially a TLC bout? SummerSlam 2000 saw the first official Tables, Ladders and Chairs match between The Dudley Boys, Edge & Christian and The Hardy Boyz.

    During that match Bully Ray took a massive bump off of the top of the ladder onto tables in the aisle way. Ray would jokingly mention how WWE icon and Hardcore Legend Mick Foley would mock him so taking such a risky bump to the floor. It’s ironic as of course Foley himself is probably best known for his Hell in a Cell spot. That was when The Undertaker threw him of the top of the cage.

    Bully Ray on SummerSlam ‘Spot’

    “I wanted to have a memorable moment” Bully Ray began on the show. “Everybody in wrestling wants to have that; that moment in time that can live forever. Obviously with Mick Foley? It was taking the bump off of the Hell in The Cell. And that was kind of like what I had in mind.”

    “I’m like, ‘Mick [Foley] will always be remembered for his bump off the cell no matter what’” Bully Ray continued. “No matter how entertaining Mick was with Mr Socco, Dude Love or Rock and Sock? What do you think of when you say Mick Foley? The bump off the top [of the cage]. So I wanted to have a moment like that and I figured, ‘well I’m gonna go stand on the top of that ladder; I’m going to reach for the belts and then I’m going to get pushed over. and I’m going to crash and burn through the floor tables.’”

    Bully Ray would then talk about how Mick Foley brought up the bump in conversation shortly after. “It was interesting, because after about a month after that match was over? I saw Mick. We were talking and he was congratulating us and me on a great match. And he then said to me ‘why did you take that bump?’

    “I said ‘well Mick to be honest with you I wanted to do something memorable’” Bully continued. “When I’m dead and buried and long gone I want people to be able to remember me for some cool moment. You know? I was trying to emulate what you did’. And he [Foley] goes, ‘you do realize you would have gotten paid the same amount of money if you took a clothesline!?’ And I was like, ‘oh my god, you’re such a buzzkill.’”

  • Trailer For Mick Foley & David Arquette Film Released

    Trailer For Mick Foley & David Arquette Film Released

    Mick Foley and David Arquette will both star in the upcoming film, 12 Hour Shift. A trailer for the film was recently released. The film was set to debut initially at the Tribeca film festival. This was canceled due to the ongoing pandemic, however. The film is a dark comedy and will be released through the Tribeca digital library tomorrow.

    “It’s 1999 and over the course of one 12 Hour Shift at an Arkansas Hospital, A Junkie Nurse (Angela Bettis), Her Scheming Cousin (Chloe Farnworth) and a group of black market Organ-Trading criminals (Mick Foley, David Arquette, Dusty Warren) start a heist that could lead to all of their demise,” reads a description of the film.

    The film will be the first IMDB credit for Foley this year. Some of his previous credits include:

    • The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
    • Chokeslam (2016)
    • I Am Santa Claus (2014)
    • Hellevator Man (currently in production.)

    As for Arquette, his latest films include

    • Spree (2020)
    • Mob Town (2019)
    • 2099: The Soldier Protocol (2019)
    • The MisEducation of Bindu (2019)

    A trailer for the film can be viewed in the player below:

    55-year-old Mick Foley also spent some time recently commenting on a potential Big E singles run.

    “I believe if he can show a little different side of himself. A little bit more seriousness, a little bit more anger when the situation calls for it, that he will go down in history as one of the great WWE Superstars and I hope it happens.” 

  • Mick Foley Comments On Potential Big E Single’s Run

    Mick Foley Comments On Potential Big E Single’s Run

    Last week on Smackdown, Kofi Kingston revealed he will be out of action for 6 weeks. This leaves Big E as the only currently active member of the New Day. Kingston said the stars have aligned for Big E to have a single’s run.

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley posted a video to Twitter offering his thoughts on a potential Big E singles push.

    Mick Foley: Strap The Rocket to Big E

    “I’ve been thinking about this upcoming single’s run (Big E’s) going to have,” Foley said. “I really believe WWE is in unprecedented times. Ratings have been dropping. It’s time to make a bold statement and go with a couple of really talented guys, people we’ve had all along.”

    “When it comes to being successful and really getting to that next level, it’s really about having the ability and the willingness to shift gears and get out of your comfort zone.”

    “The way I see it, Big E’s been in this really enjoyable, very successful holding pattern for a few years. New Day is one of the great acts in WWE history. They always will be looked on that way. But I believe, and I don’t want to overdo the racing metaphors, if Big E can shift into high-gear and really put the foot down on the accelerator and remind people of the work it took to look the way he does, that you don’t get to be one of the most powerful men the sport has ever known through good humor alone.”

    “I believe if he can show a little different side of himself. A little bit more seriousness, a little bit more anger when the situation calls for it, that he will go down in history as one of the great WWE Superstars and I hope it happens.”

    Foley’s comments can be heard in the Tweet below:

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1286945498998472715
  • WWE Legend Says Drew McIntyre Is Doing An Excellent Job As Champion

    WWE Legend Says Drew McIntyre Is Doing An Excellent Job As Champion

    WWE Champion Drew McIntyre is doing an excellent job leading the company during the COVID-19 era, according to Mick Foley.

    Foley tweeted praise for McIntyre this week and commented on his championship run during these unprecedented times for the pro wrestling industry.

    “@WWE Champion @DMcIntyreWWE is doing an excellent job holding down the fort during unprecedented tough times. I hope he gets to address live crowds during his title reign, to get the #RoadWarriorPop he deserves. #RAW,” Foley wrote.

    Natalya responded to Foley’s tweet and agreed with the WWE Hall of Famer.

    McIntyre won the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36 in April, a month into the coronavirus pandemic and the closed-set WWE TV tapings. He is rumored to defend the championship against Randy Orton at SummerSlam next month, and could get to represent the company in front of fans if WWE is able to have regular crowds in the fall, as has been rumored.

  • Mick Foley Praises Britt Baker

    Mick Foley Praises Britt Baker

    Mick Foley believes that Britt Baker is the greatest wrestling dentist ever. While that in and of itself might not be particularly high praise, Foley put out a video which details how impressed he is with Baker’s performance in AEW as of late.

    Foley evidently feels that not only is Britt Baker the greatest wrestling dentist of all-time, she is the “Bret Hart” of wrestling dentists.

    “Hello, this is Mick Foley with an important declaration to make. It is after great thought and mental tribulation that I have come to the conclusion and would like to share my opinion that Dr. Britt Baker is the greatest wrestling dentist of all time. I say this with all due respect to Isaac Yankem and the entire town of Decatur, Illinois.”

    Foley continued and explained why he believes Baker has achieved such a status.

    “But given her moveset, her persona and her use of the mandible claw, I believe that Britt Baker is not only the greatest wrestling dentist of all time but she is, in fact, the Bret Hart of wrestling dentists. She is the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. And I hope that Dr. Baker will take that declaration into consideration when at a certain date and time, she perfects the Foley smile. Have a nice day!”


    Dr. Isaac Yankem/Mayor Glenn Jacobs has yet to issue a response to Foley’s comments.

  • Mick Foley Comments On The UWF & Herb Abrams

    Mick Foley Comments On The UWF & Herb Abrams

    The most recent edition of the Dark Side of the Ring focussed on the UWF and its charismatic and eccentric owner, Herb Abrams. Mick Foley wrestled in the short-lived promotion in the early 90s. Foley was interviewed in the documentary and talked about his time with the promotion.

    The UWF had a television deal in the early 90s but after struggling, live events became more sporadic. Abrams would later die of a heart attack brought on by cocaine use in 1996, though accounts of the exact circumstances surrounding his death vary.

    “I see him so clearly in my mind like it was yesterday and I cannot talk about Herb without smiling,” Foley said on the show. “Herb was the little guy with a big personality. His enthusiasm was contagious.”

    Foley wrestled as Cactus Jack in the promotion. He wrestled “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka to a double-DQ on the last UWF event in 1996. The event drew a sparse crowd inside Las Vegas’ MGM Grand.

    “He had the enthusiasm and I think the courage to try and live out his dream,” Foley said about Herb Abrams. “I have to believe this is the way Herb would want it. Maybe he got in death what he didn’t have in life and that is he became a legend.”

    Foley was then asked what Abrams would be doing if he was still alive today.

    “Time,” Foley responded with a laugh. “Yeah, there’s no way Herb is going to keep his taxes. I just think he’d be behind bars. He would have hurt no one except himself. I’d be visiting him and we’d be toasting with a glass of milk and Herbie cookies.”

    Foley later posted more comments about the episode through social media:

    “I was smiling the whole time and then at the end I really got very sentimental, a little teary-eyed,” Foley said about watching the episode. “Thank you to the Dark Side of the Ring for closing on my line. My wife adored Herb. I think the most surprising thing to me was how choked up people were. That he really didn’t just make people laugh and smile and tell crazy stories but he did touch people’s lives.”

    Foley then began talking about how when he was reading his wife the details of Herb’s death, he couldn’t help but laugh.

    “I started reading the details of his death and I couldn’t make it through without laughing. The cocaine, the call-girls, the baby oil and I don’t think it was disrespectful. I theorized in that book (Have A Nice Day), that’s the way he would have wanted it. He’s above us now, got to be, he was a good guy, he didn’t hurt anybody except himself.”

    “I think he would be very happy to be immortalized on Dark Side of the Ring.”

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1257869558439972864
  • Mick Foley Wants Nancy Benoit Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame

    Mick Foley Wants Nancy Benoit Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame

    Mick Foley has shared a touching tribute to the life of Nancy Benoit on social media. Foley recently connected with Nancy’s sister and this led to him feeling reconnected with Nancy as well. He took to Facebook and asked for wrestling fans to remember Nancy for her contributions to pro-wrestling rather than how she died.

    “For the past thirteen years, Nancy Benoit’s life has been largely defined in the public eye by how she died. I think it’s about time we changed that way of thinking. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could pause for a moment to remember instead, how she lived, how she worked, and to reflect on what her legacy in pro wrestling should be?” Foley asks in a recent Facebook post.

    Foley would continue to say he believes Nancy should be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

    “I would love to see Nancy inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame,” Foley continued in his post.

    Foley then mentioned several different periods of Nancy’s career that are Hall of Fame worthy. These included her time as Fallen Angel, as manager of the 4 Horsemen, and her run in ECW.

    “Inducting Nancy Toffoloni into the WWE Hall of Fame is the right thing to do. Let us remember her, and define her for who she was and what she did in life,” Foley concluded in the post.

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1256218091391987713

  • Jim Ross Reveals The One Match He Wished He Called

    Jim Ross Reveals The One Match He Wished He Called

    Jim Ross has called some of the most important wrestling matches and moments in history. Recently on an interview with the Roman Show, however, JR talked about the one match he didn’t call that he wished he had.

    “Yeah I would have loved to call Mick Foley’s first WWE title win,” Ross said on the show. “I was off work with Bell’s Palsy facial paralysis at the time. But I was very pleased cause Mick was one of my favorite hires. I hired him over the objections of several, including Vince. So, when Mick got that first title win, I would have loved to have been there for that moment but I did watch it on TV. That’s the one match I can think of that I would have really liked to have called if given the opportunity.”

    Mankind won the WWF title for the first time on December 28th, 1998. The title change aired on the January 4th, 1999 episode of Monday Night RAW. He would only hold the belt a few weeks before losing it, however. The Rock defeated Mankind to win the title back at the 1999 Royal Rumble in an “I Quit” match.

    JR’s full comments can be heard in the player below:

  • Mick Foley: WrestleMania 36 Was An “Unqualified Success”

    Mick Foley: WrestleMania 36 Was An “Unqualified Success”

    WWE Hall of Famer and Hardcore Legend Mick Foley has called this past weekend’s WrestleMania 36 an “unqualified success.”

    Taking to Twitter following Night Two of the show, Mick Foley shared his admiration of the show. He admitted he was in awe of the Superstars that participated, despite understandable coronavirus concerns.

    “I am a little in awe of just how hard each and every @WWE superstar worked to make #WrestleMania an unqualified success, even under the most adverse of conditions. When history looks back on your careers, it will be this epic event that helped define you. I am so proud of you!”

    Foley accompanied his message with a picture of a victorious Drew McIntyre. He is holding his newly won WWE Championship, Brock Lesnar laid out on the canvas behind him.

    Mick Foley isn’t the only Hall of Famer to praise the show. nWo member Kevin Nash shared his thoughts on ‘Mania. He credited WWE for delivering entertainment that helped people to escape reality, if only for a while.

    Despite the current coronavirus pandemic gripping the world, WWE committed to delivering WrestleMania 36 to the WWE Universe. Having relocated from Raymond James Stadium to the WWE Performance Center, the company would pre-record the two-day show. They were reportedly incredibly stringent with their cleaning and safety measures to protect not only talent but staff working the event.

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1247358770554056705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1247358770554056705&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwrestlingnews.co%2Fwwe-news%2Fmick-foley-calls-wrestlemania-36-an-unqualified-success%2F
  • Mick Foley On Which WrestleMania Match Could Steal The Show

    Mick Foley On Which WrestleMania Match Could Steal The Show

    While things are still uncertain, WWE looks to be committed to moving forward with WrestleMania despite the coronavirus outbreak and the company has said that they have contingency plans in place, in case the event is canceled.

    WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently had an interview with WrestlingInc where he talked about a number of things and also discussed the upcoming event.

    The former Champion first talked about the Royal Rumble event and Edge’s return during the show and he then went on to say that the match between The Rated R Superstar and Randy Orton could be the match of the night at WrestleMania:

    “I think WWE may be pushing it with the returning Superstars, but Edge and Randy Orton is gonna captivate the audience,” said Mick Foley “We get to see Randy doing what he does best and I think it’s gonna challenge for Match of the Night.”

    The WWE Legend also talked about Colt Cabana’s AEW signing and said that he is at a loss to explain why a major promotion had not signed the former ROH star so far.

    He had asked about it to WWE and TNA management and according to Mick Foley, he was told that the former NWA World Champion was ‘too hokey’. You can check out the WWE Hall Of Famer’s full interview at this link.

  • Mick Foley Talks Drew McIntyre Defying His Expectations

    Mick Foley Talks Drew McIntyre Defying His Expectations

    We’re just a month away from WrestleMania 36 in Tampa, and the main event for the WWE Championship will see Royal Rumble winner Drew McIntyre take on the reigning, defending, Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar.

    Mick Foley on Drew McIntyre

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley recently appeared on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio. The ‘Hardcore Legend’ made a point to specifically mention Drew McIntyre, who he wanted to give props to Drew for his transformation over the past few years. Specifically, how the former Drew Galloway reacted to being fired from WWE, performing on the independent scene, IMPACT et al. And also for returning to the company to become a viable main event player.

    Mick Foley Talks “Loving” 3MB

    “I want to give props to Drew McIntyre. Man, I love what he did on RAW” Foley began. “I thought that was really dramatic, I think it’s very believable. He’s a great opponent for Brock but even more important than being a great opponent; I think the transformation he underwent when he left the company as part of 3MB, and I love 3MB. I thought to myself, I’ve seen Drew McIntyre as a main event guy, I didn’t buy it. This is going back 5, 6, 7 years. I do buy him as a low card comedy figure. That’s as good as it gets for Drew McIntyre.”

    Watching Drew McIntyre on the Independent Scene

    Foley then recalled being contacted by Drew McIntyre shortly after he left the company. “Within a week or two after leaving, I got a message from Drew and he said ‘Mick lI know we don’t know each other that well. But I respect your opinion. I’m trying something different. I apologise in advance for the language, but it’s an 18 and older audience. I check it out, I press play and there’s a guy who looks like Drew McIntyre, but is in a sense a different human being. Cutting this impassioned promo that’s full of emotion and full of life and I’m looking at my screen like going, where did this come from? And where you know where, where was this [in WWE]?

    Texting Triple H

    Mick Foley then revealed that he actually contacted Triple H after seeing the video. “The first thing I did and this is not something I do often, I texted Triple H and said ‘Hunter I know he just left here, but you need to keep an eye on Drew McIntyre.’ And I think I used that phrase “he’s almost like an entirely different human being.”

    Foley finished by praising Drew McIntyre for ‘upping his game’ on the independent scene instead of just ‘cashing in.’ “And so for any guy who leaves WWE, and we all reserve the right you know. to cash in and what we’ve done to work the Indies to sell our gimmicks. No one will think less of us for that, but while doing that simultaneously keep your eye on the long term game. What he [McIntyre] did is inspirational. It should be like a roadmap for everyone who leaves and believes they’re capable of doing something better, I think. But yeah, I really, I really admire what he did, he put in the work he transformed himself and now he’s a veritable WrestleMania Main Event performer”

    Do you think that Drew McIntyre versus Brock Lesnar will go on last at WrestleMania? Let us know in the comments

  • Mick Foley Names Which WrestleMania 36 Match He Thinks Could Steal The Show

    Mick Foley Names Which WrestleMania 36 Match He Thinks Could Steal The Show

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley took to social media where he made his belief about one match at WrestleMania 36 known. 

    WWE has already confirmed Rhea Ripley will make her next title defense as WWE NXT Women’s Champion against Charlotte Flair at this show. 

    Foley expressed his belief that this match could steal the show in a recent post on his official Twitter account. He wrote the following: 

    “The war of words between @RheaRipley_WWE & @MsCharlotteWWE has escalated QUICKLY! Depending on the TV build and where it’s placed on the card, #RheaVsCharlotte COULD steal the show at #WrestleMania. Just one legend’s opinion,” Foley wrote.

    As of this writing, Ripley and Flair have not responded to Foley’s comments.

    Flair earned this title opportunity for a championship match when she won the 2020 Women’s Royal Rumble Match last month.

    Since that time, the two stars have traded words on both television – RAW and NXT – as well as social media to further hype this program. 

    The latest build in this program came at the WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland event from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon this past Sunday night. This is where Ripley retained the NXT Women’s Title over Bianca Belair. Post-match, Flair attacked the champ. 

    Mick Foley On AEW: “They’re Not Showing The Patience They Need To”

  • Mick Foley On AEW: “They’re Not Showing The Patience They Need To”

    Mick Foley On AEW: “They’re Not Showing The Patience They Need To”

    WWE Hall of Famer and hardcore legend Mick Foley has shared some constructive thoughts regarding All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Foley explained how AEW has, in his opinion, not been patient enough in their storytelling. He highlighted the Unsanctioned Lights Out match between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega that took place at last year’s AEW Full Gear pay-per-view as an example.

    “Maybe, they’re not showing the patience they need to. I would say that Moxley and Kenny Omega shouldn’t have had their first match in a wild, anything goes environment,” Foley explained to Inside The Ropes.

    He continued, “I think these are mistakes made out of wanting to give people the absolute best product they can. But I do feel like there needs to be somebody reigning in their enthusiasm.”

    Mick Foley On NXT’s Advantage

    Foley highlighted how NXT’s current advantage lies in how their talents work the camera. He argued this comes from a more seasoned team of both crew and Superstars.

    Although he is isn’t critical of AEW’s enthusiasm, he reiterated his belief that “somebody needs to reigns these guys in” in the same way Gerald Brisco once did with a young Mick Foley. He believes that this mentality would lead to longer, satisfying feuds and storylines. It would also help with a performer’s “longevity” as a competitor.

    H/T to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.

  • Mick Foley On Why NXT Has Advantage Over AEW

    Mick Foley On Why NXT Has Advantage Over AEW

    WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently had an interview with Inside The Ropes where he talked about things like working with Triple H, how special the Madison Square Garden venue is for him and more.

    One of the things that have taken the wrestling world by storm in the past year is the war between AEW and NXT. The upstart promotion which only formed at the beginning of 2019 has been giving tough competition to WWE’s third brand.

    However talking about the competition between these two shows, Mick Foley claimed that NXT has advantage over AEW because the guys at the Black and Yellow brand have been groomed for the bigger stage:

    “NXT’s advantage is that their guys have been trained to work for the camera, and I think they have an advantage of having more seasoned stars and now a dedicated team writing for them, But in the end it comes to down to who has the ability to tell better long-term stories and get the audience engaged.”

    Elsewhere in the interview, Foley also discussed how AEW stars want to put on the best match they can whenever they are in the ring but he explained that this doesn’t necessarily lead to the best promotion.

    Mick Foley detailed his comments recalling how WWE officials told him to save his hardcore stuff for the big matches and he claimed that it improved his longevity.

    Apart from this, the Hardcore Legend also talked about the difference between Bray Wyatt’s Fiend character and his old one. You can check out his comments on the matter at this link.

    Quotes via WrestlingInc

  • Mick Foley Discusses Bray Wyatt’s Attack & The Mandible Claw

    Mick Foley Discusses Bray Wyatt’s Attack & The Mandible Claw

    Mick Foley recently sat down with Inside the Ropes for an interview. During the discussion, Foley discussed being one of “the Fiend” Bray Wyatt’s first victims and passing on the Mandible Claw to him.

    “I felt like when those lights went out and he put me down with my own hold that we had – that he more than I had done something special but I had been part of it,” Foley said regarding Wyatt using the Mandible Claw on him.

    Foley also discussed the difference between Wyatt’s current Fiend character and the previous Wyatt character.

    “My one knock on the old Bray Wyatt character was that the character didn’t shift gears when it needed to, it kind of went in circles. They were majestic circles but sometimes you need to kick it in and go into overdrive and I think he’s done that with this – I know he’s done it because he’ll transform in front of our eyes like you said a Jeckyl and Hide and the biggest compliment I can give a performer of the current day is that I put down whatever I’m doing when he’s on.”

    “He’s a really mesmerizing performer and he’s got the mandible claw now,” Foley continued.

    Foley’s interview with Inside the Ropes can be played below:

  • Mick Foley Details His Most Gruesome Injury Of All Time

    Mick Foley Details His Most Gruesome Injury Of All Time

    Mick Foley has been chokeslammed through Hell in a Cells, he’s landed on thumbtacks, he’s wrestled in barbed-wire rope matches, and more. Foley caught up with the folks from TMZ recently and described the most gruesome injury he ever received throughout his career. Perhaps not surprisingly, Foley says losing his ear in a match against Big Van Vader in Germany is the top spot on his list.

    “I was in a match with Leon White, the great Leon White, in Germany, Munich, Germany, and things took a turn for the worse. I got my head caught up in the ropes, I wedged my way out, my ear did not make the journey with me and I want it stated for the record, we finished the match. Like it was a non-televised house show and we finished the match.”

    You can view the TMZ interview with Foley in its entirety in the player below:

    Mick Foley Comedy Tour

    Foley is currently touring with his stand-up comedy act. He was in Austin, Texas last night and will be in Wichita Falls tonight. Foley has also announced that his “Have a Nice Day” tour will head to the UK in December as well.

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1179919230789197825
  • WWE NXT To Have Overrun, Mick Foley Changes Interesting HIAC Belief

    WWE NXT To Have Overrun, Mick Foley Changes Interesting HIAC Belief

    WWE NXT To Have Overrun

    WWE has made another change to Wednesday’s episode of NXT on the USA Network. 

    The company has already confirmed that it will air with limited commercial interruption. Now, the show will be going beyond 10 pm eastern as NXT will run until 10:15 pm eastern, according to the updated cable TV listings. 

    Triple H Reacts To Kenny Omega’s NXT vs. AEW Talent Comments

    This is likely done to get a boost in viewership as it marks the first episode to go head-to-head with AEW Dynamite that is scheduled to end at 10 pm eastern on TNT. WWE has yet to confirm the show being extended. 

    Mick Foley Changes Interesting Hell in a Cell Belief

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley got people talking on social media over one post on his official Twitter account. The response from fans was so strong that he ended up changing his mind. 

    The belief was that he thought Sasha Banks vs. WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch should end up serving as the main event of the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.

    Foley wrote, “Personally, I would like to see @BeckyLynchWWE vs @SashaBanksWWE close/main event the #HIAC PPV. I think they deserve it – and have the potential to create something really special on Sunday. Let me know what you think.”

    Foley changed his tune and said Bray Wyatt vs. Universal Champion Seth Rollins should indeed headline the show after seeing comments made by fans. 

    Both contests will be Hell in a Cell matches. You can see his response here: 

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1178851480201302016
  • Mick Foley Comments On Bray Wyatt Using The Mandible Claw

    Mick Foley Comments On Bray Wyatt Using The Mandible Claw

    Bray Wyatt attacked Mick Foley on the RAW Reunion show last month, giving him his own patented Mandible Claw in the process. Foley recently spoke to Wrestling Inc about Wyatt using his old move and his upcoming “hardcore confrontation” with Frank the Clown.

    “I think it’s nice to look at the show and see your fingerprints here and there,” Foley said. “Where, as ten years ago when I left, there were a lot of people who had grown up idolizing Ric, and Shawn, and Bret, and you could see that in the work. So now you have guys like Bray, who told me years ago, ‘Look, I’m doing something in a rocking chair,’ because he had gotten a rocking chair from an interview that I did for Randy Orton. You see it a little bit with Aleister Black and the rocking, and Su Yung, and Rosemary, and I love it; Sami Callihan doing the cactus driver.” 

    “And so, I feel for Bray because you want a finishing move that you can do to anyone at any time. The mandible claw… is something that is all [Bray’s] now.”

    The full interview can be viewed in the player below:

    Mick Foley on “Hardcore Confrontation” With Frank the Clown

    Foley is booked in a “hardcore confrontation” with his daughter’s boyfriend Frank the Clown for Warrior Wrestling 6 in Chicago the night after All In.

    “It’s a challenge, not a match,” Foley explained. “I cannot go from my last match being with Ric Flair to Frank The Clown. Which is why I made it clear, in no way, shape, or form is this going to be a match.”

  • Mick Foley Says The 24/7 Title Promo Was The Worst He Has Given

    Mick Foley Says The 24/7 Title Promo Was The Worst He Has Given

    The scripted promos of WWE are often criticized by fans as many believe that they come off as unnatural and washes off the momentum of any angle.

    During a recent interview with Jason Agnew from the Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast, WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley talked about introducing the 24/7 title and revealed that his whole promo at the time was scripted.

    Foley claimed that he wasn’t happy with his promo and he thought that the promo where he introduced the 24/7 title on WWE TV was the worst promo he has given in the ring.

    Continuing on the topic, the WWE Hall Of Famer claimed that there are a couple more promos he can consider to be worse but as far as one-off promos go, the one at the recent Raw episode was the worst he has done in a number of years.

    Later in the interview, Foley also admitted that he is given a script for his appearances and claimed that it’s difficult for him because his memory is not what it used to be.

    Apart from this Mick Foley also talked about the concept of the 24/7 Championship, reasons they couldn’t have introduced the Hardcore title in the current era and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.

  • Bray Wyatt Apologizes To and Thanks Mick Foley

    Bray Wyatt Apologizes To and Thanks Mick Foley

    Bray Wyatt’s Fiend will face Finn Balor at SummerSlam in Toronto on August 11th. Wyatt accepted Balor’s challenge on behalf of the Fiend this week on Smackdown. The night before, Wyatt’s Fiend attacked Mick Foley, giving the legend his own patented Mandible Claw finishing move. Whether Wyatt and the Fiend continue using the most moving forward is unknown, however.

    Wyatt issued the following apology and thank you to Foley recently:

    Bray Wyatt vs Finn Balor at SummerSlam 2019

    This will be the second time Balor and Wyatt have wrestled each other at SummerSlam. Balor defeated Wyatt at the event in 2017. Wyatt had defeated Balor that week on RAW, however. Balor would win the rubber match between the two a month later at the No Mercy 2017 PPV. Those are the only 3 times Wyatt and Balor have wrestled on WWE programming (not including house shows).

    Balor and Wyatt have also been in a triple threat match together won by Samoa Joe in 2017. They were both in a 5-way match the next month which was also won by Joe. Balor then won a 5-way Elimination Chamber match they were both involved in from February 2018.

  • Mick Foley Recalls Crying Like A Baby After Ashley Massaro’s Death

    Mick Foley Recalls Crying Like A Baby After Ashley Massaro’s Death

    Former WWE Superstar and winner of the 2005 Diva Search, Ashley Massaro, recently passed away at the young age of 39. She was found dead on May 16th, 2019, just 10 days prior to her 40th birthday. The death of Massaro came as a shock to the entire wrstling world.

    After this incident, WWE Legend Mick Foley started a GoFundMe campaign to fund the education of Massaro’s young daughter with the help of the Squared Circle Sisters. On the latest episode of Lillian Garcia’s podcast: Chasing Glory, Foley talked about his reaction to Ashley Massaro’s death and his involvement in raising funds for her child.

    Mick Foley revealed that he lived in the same town as Massaro which is a rarity in the wrestling community. He regretted the fact that despite this, he did not once check in on her or offer her a ride. Foley said that he always felt like he would see her again, and when he heard the news of her death, it hit him harder than he thought it would.

    Foley also stated that he cried like a baby when he heard the news of Massaro’s passing. According to Mick, he felt really wounded by her death as he feels he could have done more for the former WWE Star when she was around.

    Apart from this, Mick Foley also talked about his involvement in the GoFundMe campaign for Ashley’s daughter, the 25th anniversary of his epic Hell In A Cell encounter with the Undertaker and more. You can check out the full interview by listening to the latest episode of Lillian Garcia’s podcast here.

  • Mick Foley Raises $17,000 For Ashley Massaro’s Daughter

    Mick Foley Raises $17,000 For Ashley Massaro’s Daughter

    Mick Foley is donating the proceeds of sales of his classic “Cactus Jack” t-shirt on Pro Wrestling Tees to Ashley Massaro’s daughter’s education fund. After just 24 hours, the fundraiser has already raised over $17,000.

    Foley announced that the fundraiser will run from his birthday (June 7th) until Monday night (June 10th).

    After the first day of the fundraiser, Foley announced the money raised has exceeded expectations.

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1137206598114447366

    GoFundMe For Ashley Massaro’s Daughter

    There is also an active GoFundMe for Ashley’s daughter’s education. The site has raised just over $46,000 as of this writing.

    “Every dollar raised will go into an official New York State 529 college savings plan (technical schools, vocational schools and career colleges all included) to provide for Lexi’s continued education – which would have made Ashley so happy. We invite you to please watch the video we put together & join us by contributing to the cause. Let’s keep Ashley’s memory alive now and forever!! Ashley, thank you for touching our souls and being you! Lexi, please stay strong and know you can reach out to any of us for support! YOU ARE NOT ALONE! WE LOVE YOU!! – Your Squared Circle Sisters”

  • Mick Foley Talks Backlash With WWE 24/7 Title, Staying Optimistic About Its Future

    Mick Foley Talks Backlash With WWE 24/7 Title, Staying Optimistic About Its Future

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is staying optimistic about the future of the WWE 24/7 Title despite getting some backlash from fans about it.

    He elaborated on his mindset when he recently made an appearance on the Busted Open Radio show. Foley admitted that the “title design was the least of the issues” as he thinks no matter what he pulled out, the fans weren’t going to like it. He reflected on presenting the Universal Title and the fans weren’t impressed by it but rather thought the belt looked stupid due to it being red.

    “So no matter what you pull out of there unless it was that old Hardcore title, it is going to be met with disinterest.”

    Foley has been critical of his promo in the segment to the point that he felt like he shouldn’t have come out with real serious intent when it is going to be a humorous title.

    “I could have declined it, sometimes I don’t decline things because I want to make an impact when I come back and I thought that this was going to give me the chance to do it,” said Foley.

    Foley would add that he believes it’s going to catch on and be fun. He did bring up how the truth is that WWE can’t do the things they once did with the Hardcore title.

    “If you call it the Hardcore title and the emphasis is on the imagination and the fun and bringing a lot of guys back into the mix, which I really like, the Hardcore title would hurt that. I think you are going to hear from people who are not happy with it, but you are going to hear from them anyway. I think it is going to be a fun title.”

    H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcription

  • Mick Foley Reveals He Advised His Son Against Becoming A WWE Writer

    Mick Foley Reveals He Advised His Son Against Becoming A WWE Writer

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley recently made an appearance on the Busted Open Radio show where he spoke about introducing the WWE 24/7 Title and how he actually tried to talk his son, Dewey, out of joining WWE’s creative team.

    Foley noted that he thinks the team will try to come up with imaginative ways of putting people in the mix to challenge for this title.

    He looks back and said that he would have changed the attitude and the cadence a little bit when presenting the title.

    “I still think it is going to be fun, I think that fun has been missing in WWE programming so I think this is going to be really helpful.”

    Foley was asked if there are too many writers in WWE, which is when he brought up how his son didn’t start out as a writer but rather the personal assistant to the VP of Creative Writing, Ed Koskey. This is something that he tried to convince his son of not doing. 

    “Given that my son is on the team and I know how hard he works, I had tried to talk to him out of the job,” Foley stated. “I told him that you are not going to go in there and write the show, you are going to find out what kind of cream Ed Koskey likes in his coffee, and he did. He went through that process with the note taking. It is elaborate note-taking.”

    H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcription

  • Mick Foley On The Negative Crowd Reaction To The Introduction Of 24/7 Title

    Mick Foley On The Negative Crowd Reaction To The Introduction Of 24/7 Title

    Earlier this week WWE announced that Hall Of Famer Mick Foley will be unveiling a new championship on this week’s episode of Raw.

    Due to Foley’s association, a lot of people believed that the company will be bringing back the Hardcore title. However it didn’t turn out to be the case and this is why they booed the introduction of the 24/7 championship, according to the WWE Hall of Famer himself.

    Elijah Burke tweeted about the segment where Mick introduced the title and wondered why the people in attendance booed the angle because Foley delivered a great promo.

    Replying to him, the former World Champion said that the people were probably expecting the return of the classic Hardcore title:

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1130696601155059713

    It’s worth mentioning here that Foley had made similar comments during the post Raw interview while talking about the negative crowd reaction he received.

    The former Champion said that fans were disappointed but you can’t turn back time and he went on to claim that the 24/7 title is fresh and people will really enjoy it in coming weeks, as seen in the video below:

    What did you think of the new 24/7 title WWE introduced during the latest episode of Raw? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.