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  • WWE Changes Look To The 3rd Hour of RAW

    WWE Changes Look To The 3rd Hour of RAW

    Mick Foley’s segment from RAW last night has garnered strong opinions from fans. The introduction of the 24/7 title was only one of two changes to the show which took place during the segment, however.

    Foley stated that he was hoping to make Monday’s “RAW” again. With that line, the lighting in the building changed.

    “Starting tonight, the 3rd hour of RAW each and ever week is about to get downright mean and nasty,” Foley said. “A little bit dirty.”

    With those words, the logo on the Videotron and LED boards switched from a red and white RAW logo to a more basic red and black one. You can notice the change take place at the 1:34 mark of the video below:

    Foley then proceeded to explain the rules for the 24/7 title.

    Change of Look To 3rd Hour of RAW

    According to a report from Fightful, WWE wants to change the look of RAW’s 3rd hour. This is being done to help the final hour stand out from the rest of the show.

    The 3rd hour of the show is expected to feel more “Raw” moving forward. This could mean a return to how the show was shot in the early 90s. Upon debuting, Monday Night RAW had a grittier feel to it.

  • Mick Foley To Unveil New Championship On Raw

    Mick Foley To Unveil New Championship On Raw

    WWE will introduce a new Championship title on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw from the Times Union Center in Albany, NY.

    WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley will be on hand to unveil the new title. According to sources in WWE, the new championship will have a “24/7” aspect to it, similar to the Hardcore Championship of the Attitude Era.

    This news has surprised fans as there has been no such update in recent times and there has been no discussion of introducing a new belt from the company either.

    However, the choice of the WWE legend to introduce the belt is very interesting as Foley is mostly known for his hardcore style of wrestling.

    A new belt like that could help the mid-card, allowing WWE to build new storylines around the talents which are not main event caliber and often find themselves working meaningless filler matches on the show.

    Though how effective a hardcore title will be in the current PG rating is something fans have been wondering about, and it’d be interesting to see if the company actually re-introduces the Hardcore Title on this week’s Raw as the speculations suggest.

  • Mick Foley Would Rematch Undertaker In HIAC If Saudi Arabia Paid Him Enough

    Mick Foley Would Rematch Undertaker In HIAC If Saudi Arabia Paid Him Enough

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley understands a big payday when he sees one.

    The legendary pro wrestler recently spoke with TalkSport’s Pro Wrestling Show where he made it known that he would be willing to not only wrestle again but do a rematch of one of the most famous matches in WWE history for the right price.

    Foley made it known that he would be willing to wrestle at the show if the right amount of money was offered. He brought up how if they wanted a rematch of his Hell in a Cell Match with The Undertaker badly enough he would even entertain that.

    “I can be had for a certain price,” Foley said. “If they wanted a rematch of the cell badly enough and were willing to pay for it, then my god they’d probably get it. Working slower than I did 21 years ago, but I’d be out there.”

    His Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker took place at King of the Ring 1998. It should be noted that it’s been years since Foley has worked a match. 

    WWE is slated to hold an event at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 7th. The event will feature WWE Superstars Roman Reigns, Undertaker, Kofi Kingston, Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, Goldberg, AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar, and stream live on WWE Network.

  • Mick Foley Provides New Details On Undertaker Q&A Situation

    Mick Foley Provides New Details On Undertaker Q&A Situation

    Mick Foley will be replacing the Undertaker in the Q&A portion of the “Rise of the Taker” tour in the UK later this month. Taker will still take part in the planned Meet and Greet portion with fans but told Inside the Ropes he is unable to participate in the Q&A portion.

    “It is with a heavy heart that we need to write this to notify you of some changes to the event,” Inside the Ropes explained. “When we booked Undertaker back in October, we were able to book him for a Q&A. Unfortunately, it’s come to light in recent times that he is unable to participate in this portion of the show.”

    Mick Foley On Replacing Undertaker For Q&A Sessions

    Taker’s replacement, Mick Foley, provided an update recently on his Facebook page.

    “Sometimes things happen, and no one’s at fault,” Foley began. “I believe WWE was just doing what they felt was best to keep the mystique and aura surrounding the single greatest character in company history alive and well.”

    Foley would continue to say Undertaker flew to Conneticut in order to continue with the tour.

    “It certainly wasn’t Undertaker’s fault either,” Foley continued. “In fact, he flew to Connecticut to convince WWE to let him do the tour in some way, shape or form. But when the contractual dust settled, Kenny found himself without the spoken word part of the biggest spoken word tour he’d ever put together – maybe the most highly anticipated spoken word tour the wrestling world has known.”

    Foley’s entire post can be read here.

  • Mick Foley On Who Kurt Angle Should Face At WrestleMania

    Mick Foley On Who Kurt Angle Should Face At WrestleMania

    Kurt Angle increased the stakes for his WrestleMania 35 match big time by announcing that it will be his farewell bout on this week’s episode of Raw.

    Since then people have been giving their opinion on who should be Angle’s final opponent and fellow Hall of Famer Mick Foley has an interesting choice.

    In a recent talk with Sky Sports, Foley talked about the Olympic Gold Medallist’s announcement and picked Drew McIntyre to be his WrestleMania opponent.

    Foley recalled how Drew beat Kurt with his own finishing maneuver. He said that the former World Champion is the most competitive person he has ever met and it will be the biggest match of Drew’s career:

    https://twitter.com/SkySportsWWE/status/1106527773290582017

    The moment Foley talks about happened in November last year when McIntyre forced his opponent to tap out using Angle’s own Ankle Lock submission.

    So it would make sense for WWE to follow up on this story and have the Scottish Psychopath face Kurt Angle once again at the upcoming PPV.

    However, based on the events of Raw, it appears that WWE is planning for Drew to face Roman Reigns at the show and so this match isn’t very likely to take place.

    Who would you like to see Angle face in his retirement match at the upcoming WrestleMania 35 event? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

  • Mick Foley Believes Fans Will Be Upset If Women Don’t Main Event WrestleMania 35

    Mick Foley Believes Fans Will Be Upset If Women Don’t Main Event WrestleMania 35

    The women’s revolution in WWE has been taking huge steps and breaking down barriers that were unimaginable a few years ago.

    From main eventing weekly shows to main eventing PPVs, to having their own Royal Rumble, to having their dedicated PPV event, women’s wrestling in WWE has come a long way.

    However, one thing that’s still remaining for the women’s locker room to achieve is to main event the Grandest Stage Of Them All, WrestleMania.

    Female WWE stars have been very vocal about the possibility to be on the highlighting match of WrestleMania 35, and WWE Legend Mick Foley seems to think the same too.

    Foley says that if the Raw Women’s Championship match between Charlotte Flair, champion Ronda Rousey, and Becky Lynch doesn’t headline WrestleMania this year then fans are not going to take it too well.

    “I believe the women are going to main-event WrestleMania this year and if they don’t, I think there’ll be a mass exodus of people from around the world,” he told Sky Sports.

    Foley also believes that Lynch has earned her place to be in the spotlight.

    “I believe their time has come. Becky Lynch has succeeded in becoming the biggest name in our business and I think that’s great.”

    “She’s a good friend, she’s a wonderful person and it couldn’t happen to a nicer lass.”

    Foley thinks that there is a lot of potential in the match with what Rousey is doing and how Lynch took steps to change her career and likens her to ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin.

    “I see it being an exciting match; Ronda is going out on a limb to create this really dislikeable persona and I think it works. I go back to my messages about eight or nine months ago and when she came to me for some advice I told her to be patient and to be ready. Then when she got the opportunity, she ran with it like nobody I’ve ever seen, like ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin.”

  • Mick Foley Announced for WAW Fightmare Event

    Mick Foley Announced for WAW Fightmare Event

    World Association of Wrestling (WAW) has announced that WWE Legend Mick Foley will be heading to Carrow Road for Fightmare this June. The UK based company announced earlier this weekend that the former WWE Superstar will be joining the ranks of British wrestling’s finest at Norwich City’s Carrow Road.

    WAW also announced earlier this year that former Premier League football (soccer) player Grant Holt would be swapping his studded boots for wrestling boots and entering the squared circle for the very first time. Holt made his singles debut against Brad O’Brien on 22nd December.

    The 37 year old who previously played for the likes of Aston Villa and Norwich recently finished his career professionally for National League side Barrow. The former football star will be headlining a huge stadium show for WAW at Norwich City’s Carrow Road on June 2nd. Holt recently spoke to the BBC regarding the upcoming show, saying that “The club have been fantastic and embraced it from the first moment I walked through the door. They’ve bent over backwards to help us. I’m trying to get people who loved wrestling back in the day back involved in it. I’m hoping everyone comes to enjoy the show and comes to see me in action back at Carrow Road in a different capacity.”

  • Mick Foley Talks WWE Halftime Heat Empty Arena Match

    Mick Foley Talks WWE Halftime Heat Empty Arena Match

    WWE will once again present Halftime Heat during tonight’s SuperBowl. NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa, NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano, and Adam Cole will be facing against Ricochet, The Velveteen Dream, and Aleister Black.

    Mick Foley took part in an Empty Arena match for the last Halftime Heat, facing The Rock. Foley recently spoke to ESPN regarding the match and who thought of the idea to present a WWE show during the SuperBowl’s halftime.

    “I think a year earlier MTV has had a lot of success doing Celebrity Deathmatch with claymation figures, one of which was Stone Cold Steve Austin, and they’d done a tremendous rating during halftime of the Super Bowl,” Foley stated. “I don’t know when the idea came to Mr. McMahon to take that giant audience and kind of keep it for ourselves, but I do remember being asked about it, and then it was my suggestion that The Rock and I do an empty arena match.”

    Foley also discussed how different the presentation was to a usual WWE show. “The fact that it was so completely different than anything on television was also indicative of the chances we regularly took, whether it was on the microphone or in the ring” Foley claimed. “Later on, [that] really led to great chemistry as a tag team. We were really rolling, and it was understood that The Rock was going to go on to bigger and better things, one of them being a WrestleMania main event with Stone Cold Steve Austin.”

  • Rhea Ripley Gets Into A War Of Words With WWE Hall Of Famer

    Rhea Ripley Gets Into A War Of Words With WWE Hall Of Famer

    Twitter feuds are nothing new. They can, however, spark between almost anybody, as evidenced in a recent back-and-forth between WWE NXT UK Women’s Champion, Rhea Ripley, and WWE Hall Of Famer, Mick Foley.

    Their initial spat began after Mick stated that, although Ripley was a “force” to contend with, she was by no means a Kacy Catanzaro “…and you will NEVER be #TheMan.”

    Ripley lashed back at him, saying: “Why would I want to be a fake man when I can be a legit bad ass woman! Mick… I think you should sit down before I make you sit down. Make the smart decision..”

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1090095049331953664

    Now Foley, responding to a fan’s question regarding Ripley, has admitted he believes Ripley to be a future WWE champion, but only if she “adjusts her attitude a wee bit.”

    In an attempt to smooth out their Twitter dispute, he would follow up with:

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1090616881948618753

    “@RheaRipley_WWE – let me put to rest the rumor (started by me an hour ago) that you need to adjust your attitude a wee bit. In truth, I hear AMAZING things about your attitude. I see you as a future @WWE #RAW or #SDLive champion and a MAJOR player for years to come.”

    The NXT UK Women’s champion would respond, telling him to “get back in your lane old man.” She then wrote that his “days have passed, I am the now and the future. So you can just sit there in your trackies and your flannel shirts and admire my work.”

    Was Rhea’s response a good idea? Is Mick right — does she need to pay her “dues”?

  • Mick Foley Praises SmackDown Star, Season 4 Of Total Bellas Trailer Released

    Mick Foley Praises SmackDown Star, Season 4 Of Total Bellas Trailer Released

    Mick Foley Praises SmackDown Star

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley recently took to his official Twitter account in order to praise Mustafa Ali after watching this week’s SmackDown Live episode on the USA Network. Ali participated in the Fatal 5 Way main event that saw AJ Styles earn a title shot at WWE Champion Daniel Bryan at the Royal Rumble PPV event later this month.

    Foley wrote, “Really good to see @MustafaAliWWE getting a well-deserved spotlight on #SMACKDOWNLIVE This guy has come up big at every opportunity – and 2019 could be THE year for him!”

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1080298636716720128

    Season 4 Of Total Bellas Trailer Released

    The fourth season of E! reality series Total Bellas will debut on 1/13/19. Due to the split between John Cena and Nikki Bella, Cena will not be featured in the new season. Back in August, it was revealed that Total Bellas had been renewed for a fourth season by the E! Network. It should be noted that Nikki and Brie Bella also serve as Executive Producers of E!’s Total Bellas. Here is the trailer as well as the synopsis for the season:

    “The twin divas are ready to take on love, family and Ronda Rousey in the new season of “Total Bellas.” Watch the season premiere Jan. 13 at 9|8 c on E!”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V61G9J2waE

  • Mick Foley Pays Tribute To The Dynamite Kid

    Mick Foley Pays Tribute To The Dynamite Kid

    Mick Foley paid tribute to the Dynamite Kid recently in a Facebook post. Foley, like so many others who have paid tribute since his passing, believes Dynamite Kid is one of the greatest pro-wrestlers in history.

    “My personal Mount Rushmore (of wrestlers) has probably changed a dozen times,” Foley begins his post. “But more often than not, as was the case last week in the UK, I had Tommy Billington, The Dynamite Kid, etched in stone on my mountain.”

    Mick Foley Tribute To The Dynamite Kid

    Readers of Foley’s bestselling books will note that he served as “enhancement talent” in a match against the British Bulldogs early in his career. Foley mentioned the experience in his tribute to Dynamite:

    “Imagine how honored I was – not to mention terrified- to face Tommy in the second match of my career, a tag-team contest pitting me and British great Les Thornton against Tommy and Davey Boy Smith as the British Bulldogs,” Foley wrote. “While it’s true that I was worse for the wear after that match, and could not eat solid food for about three weeks, it was a valuable lesson; an emphatic example of how high that bar was set, and how hard I would have to work if I ever hoped to reach it.”

    You can read the entire post on Foley’s Facebook page here.

  • Mick Foley Talks Challenges Of Being WWE RAW General Manager

    Mick Foley Talks Challenges Of Being WWE RAW General Manager

    Mick Foley recently appeared on the  Not Sam Wrestling podcast to talk about a wide range of topics including his run as the General Manager of WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night RAW.

    Foley was introduced as the new General Manager of Monday Night RAW after the WWE’s brand split. After several months, however, Foley was then written off of WWE TV in order to undergo a major hip surgery that he needed. In his absence, WWE brought back former WWE Champion Kurt Angle to serve as his replacement.

    Foley talked about how being “fired” by Stephanie McMahon after a heated promo was the perfect ending. He stated that he needed some weeks off and they got Angle. “I was no longer needed in that spot. I had a great eight months, and the only thing you can ask for is a good send off.” He added that the firing was glorious and it was one of the best moments that he had in the past 10 years in the business. He stated that he hadn’t had that post pay-per-view rush in a long time and it was all that he could ask for.

    The WWE Hall of Famer did admit that it was a tough job and unparalleled negativity from the fan base on social media because they thought the company thought “a 53-year-old with a fanny pack to run a billion-dollar corporation.” Foley added that the comments were mostly negative and that although he had some say in certain situations, there would be times where he couldn’t convince Vince McMahon to change his mind about creative or the words in his promos.

    “If I had left six or seven lasting impressions in the eight-month span then that is a pretty good track record.”

  • Mick Foley Comments On Becky Lynch Using “The Man” Moniker

    Mick Foley Comments On Becky Lynch Using “The Man” Moniker

    SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Becky Lynch has been WWE’s hottest star in recent weeks. Her skyrocket to stardom begun at SummerSlam when she turned heel on Charlotte Flair. Since, Lynch has begun calling herself “The Man” on WWE TV. “The Irish Lasskicker” even got into a Twitter back-and-forth with Seth Rollins over who was really “The Man” of WWE.

    WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley has been very impressed with Lynch as of late, going as far to compare her to Stone Cold Steve Austin, in regards to coming up with a memorable catchphrase. Foley said that Lynch’s innovation of “The Man” reminds him of Austin’s “3:16” gimmick:

    “To me, it’s like an Austin 3:16 moment, but Becky Lynch is #TheMan,” Foley said. “She came up with the catchphrase. She didn’t use the hashtag, but I told her that she has to use it everywhere she goes, you are now ‘The Man.’”

    Foley also said that Lynch calling herself “The Man” throws gender “on its head.” He believes that even men themselves will be okay with acknowledging Lynch is, in fact, “The Man” in WWE:

    “It throws gender on its head, and women will be more than happy to say that Becky Lynch is The Man. I think men will gladly say that she is The Man,” Foley said. “It is a bigger statement. It somehow makes perfect sense. I am on board. I believe wholeheartedly that she is The Man.”

    What do you think about Foley’s comments regarding Lynch?

    Listen to Foley’s comments on the “Not Sam Wrestling” podcast here.

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • Mick Foley Praises Becky Lynch After RAW Invasion, Matt Hardy Teases Becoming GM

    Mick Foley Praises Becky Lynch After RAW Invasion, Matt Hardy Teases Becoming GM

    Mick Foley Praises Becky Lynch After RAW Invasion

    SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch has been the talk of the wrestling community on Tuesday morning after she led the women’s division of the blue brand in an invasion on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Kansas City, MO at the Sprint Center on the USA Network.

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley caught the end of the show and saw this angle. He decided to take to his official Facebook page to write a quick post about the segment and gave praise to the top women’s star of SmackDown Live. He wrote the following:

    “I was involved in my share of bloody battles in my day, but in none of them did I approach the level of coolness, of confidence, of sheer badassery as displayed by Becky Lynch on last night’s episode of WWE Raw . THIS is the face of the company…the face of #TheMan. I was there when Stone Cold Steve Austin took off like a rocket after the 1996 King of the Ring #Austin316 moment. If looked and felt alot like …THIS! Let me hear your predictions for #SurvivorSeries.”

    Matt Hardy Teases Becoming GM

    Former WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy teased becoming the RAW General Manager while watching this week’s show. He claimed that he could delete any problems. He wrote, “Maybe #RAW needs a new General Manager who can DELETE problems..”

    It’s been reported that Hardy would be taking an extended break to deal with nagging injuries and he has been “shadowing” WWE producers behind the scenes and is transitioning to a backstage role with the company.

  • Mick Foley Reveals The Favorite Moment Of His Career

    Mick Foley Reveals The Favorite Moment Of His Career

    WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of his iconic Hell In A Cell bout against Undertaker and revealed the favorite moment of his career.

    Foley was interviewed by WrestlingInc on the anniversary of his classic bout and during the interview, the Hall Of Famer talked about a number of things.

    When asked which is his favorite career moment, the Attitude Era Star said that his first world title win against the Rock is his favorite moment:

    “When I won my first WWE title from the biggest star in the world. The bigger he gets, the better I look in retrospect. That was a big moment even then; looking back that was almost 20 years ago so maybe we’ll have another anniversary tour just to celebrate that one.”

    Apart from this Foley also revealed that he thought he would only live for a year when he retired from active competition back in 2000.

    Mick Foley defeated the Rock in a match at Rock Bottom: In Your House in early December in 1998 but Mr. McMahon declared that Foley would not be considered the champion because he did not win by Pinfall or Submission.

    Mick finally got the WWF title when he defeated the Great One once again during a episode of Monday Night Raw which was taped on December 29th and aired on January 4rth, 1999.

  • Mick Foley Explains Why Noelle Is No Longer Training To Become A Wrestler

    Mick Foley Explains Why Noelle Is No Longer Training To Become A Wrestler

    Mick Foley recently spoke with Wrestling Inc to talk about a wide range of topics including his daughter, Noelle, expressing interest in becoming a women’s Superstar in the WWE. During the first season of Holy Foley, there was even footage of her training for it. However, he talked about why Noelle stopped pursuing an in-ring career in this interview.

    “No, she got banged up quite a bit,” Foley said. “Injured, not just banged up but injured.”

    The first season “Holy Foley,” which featured Foley, his daughter Noelle and the rest of the family, aired on the WWE Network in 2016 and lasted for ten episodes. Foley made it known that although his family enjoyed doing the show, it was expensive for the WWE compared to their other shows such as Ride Along.

    The WWE Hall of Famer continued by stating that he feels if the show was on either the USA or E! Networks then it would have been a better home because you could have a big budget for it and found fans who are not WWE loyalists.

    “I was glad they took a chance on it. We really enjoyed those 10 weeks together… and to get paid. But it just didn’t work out. It was the highest-rated show [on WWE Network] of all-time for a little while, but there’s only so many times people can watch 10 episodes over and over and over.”

  • Becky Lynch Reveals Advice Received From Shawn Michaels

    Becky Lynch Reveals Advice Received From Shawn Michaels

    Becky Lynch has been on fire the past several months. Following her losing effort for the SmackDown Live Women’s Title at SummerSlam, WWE decided to attempt to turn Lynch heel. She attacked Charlotte Flair after she won their SmackDown Live Women’s Title bout. Despite attacking Flair, the WWE Universe has actually begun cheering Lynch, and booing “The Queen.”

    “The Irish Lass Kicker” won the SDL Women’s Title at the Hell In A Cell pay-per-view (PPV), and has continued her feud with Flair on SmackDown Live. It’s currently one of the hottest feuds on WWE TV right now. Not to mention Lynch’s popularity has really risen. It turns out, she received a key piece of advice from WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels. This came after they worked together on the film “The Marine 6: Close Quarters.”

    Lynch told TV Insider things weren’t going great for her before she left to film “The Marine.” Michales offered her the following words of advice:

    “Things weren’t going as well as they are now before I left to shoot. I remember him giving me advice saying, ‘When you go back, go in as a different person. Hold your head a little bit higher.

    “Have that attitude that you’re a top star. Go with it. I think this is what I’ve been trying to do since I came back.”

    What do you think about the advice “HBK” gave Lynch?

  • Mick Foley Explains What He’d Change In Today’s Era Of Pro Wrestling

    Mick Foley Explains What He’d Change In Today’s Era Of Pro Wrestling

    There are a ton of differences between today’s era of professional wrestling and that of WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley‘s. Foley is a three-time WWE Champion and competed in an era full of elite professional wrestling talents. He shared the ring with the likes of The Undertaker, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and many more.

    Today, top stars and fan-favorites within WWE include the likes of Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, and Seth Rollins. While today’s talent might not have the same amount of game-changing charisma as some of the stars of the Attitude Era, the quality of in-ring work certainly has evolved over the years. Foley recently addressed this during an interview with Wrestling Inc. When asked what he’d change in today’s era of professional wrestling, Foley provided an interesting answer.

    He stated that he’d like to change the perception that talents need to do spectacular maneuvers inside the ring in order to have a good match:

    “That is a tough question,” Foley said. “I think the perception that a match can only be great if it has spectacular moves or multiple false finishes. I think there’s more than one way to have a great match.

    “I think Superstars are pigeon-holed into delivering what fans have come to expect of what a great match should be. So, I think it’s just a matter of conditioning people and having guys out there willing to take chances.”

  • Mick Foley’s Son Involved In WWE SmackDown Angle, The Rock Hypes His Latest Book

    Mick Foley’s Son Involved In WWE SmackDown Angle, The Rock Hypes His Latest Book

    Mick Foley’s Son Involved In SmackDown Angle

    As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Portland, OR at the Moda Center on the USA Network, there was a segment with The Bar and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day. For those who are wondering who was the man that played Mr. Bootyworth, it was WWE Hall of Famer and former WWE RAW General Manager Mick Foley’s son, Dewey Foley. He works for the company in a behind-the-scenes role. Dewey tweeted the following after the segment:

    The Rock Hypes His Latest Book

    WWE and DK Books released a new book on the life and career of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson this week, which is titled “The World of The Rock.” According to the promotional material for it, the book is a “comprehensive visual guide chronicles The Brahma Bull’s impressive career from his Survivor Series debut in 1996 to headlining multiple WrestleManias, to becoming one of the biggest attractions in Hollywood.” Rock took to his official Twitter account to comment on the book by writing the following:

    “Here’s the 2nd book I’ve published with @WWE. I was a lucky SOB that my 1st book was a @nytimes #1 Best Seller for weeks (J.K. Rowling was clearly on hiatus during my run). I picked every image in this book, including the painful fanny pack days.”

  • WWE Ranks Triple H’s Five Greatest Rivals, SD Women’s Title Match Added To MSG Show

    WWE Ranks Triple H’s Five Greatest Rivals, SD Women’s Title Match Added To MSG Show

    – Who is Triple H’s greatest rival?

    According to WWE, “The King of Kings”‘s greatest rival is The Undertaker.

    WWE took to Instagram today to rank Triple H’s five greatest rivals and “The Deadman” is ranked at No. 1.

    The Undertaker is followed by Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Mick Foley, and The Rock.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BoE–95FKsh/

    – WWE returns to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, December 26 with a SmackDown live event and a SmackDown Women’s Championship Match has been added to the card.

    The official website of MSG is now advertising Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair with the SmackDown Women’s Championship on the line.

    Two other matches have already been announced for the show: AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe in a Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship, and Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz.

    – SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is Lilian Garcia’s next guest on Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia. The interview will be available starting Monday.

    After Garcia reveals Lynch as her next guest in the video below, Lynch silently appears with the SmackDown Women’s Championship wrapped around her shoulder. Garcia says, “No words from Becky,” leading Lynch to remark, “You’re gonna have to wait.”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn_hMDVA6cd/

  • The Undertaker Recalls Dangerous Moment Atop Hell In A Cell

    The Undertaker Recalls Dangerous Moment Atop Hell In A Cell

    The Undertaker recently spoke to WWE.com regarding the 20th anniversary of his Hell in a Cell match with Mick Foley. During the interview, Taker recalled just how much worse Foley’s second fall from atop the cage could have been.

    Foley’s second fall was not planned and happened when the panel atop the cage gave way after Taker chokeslammed Foley onto it. According to Taker, he almost ended up falling through the cell roof as well.

    Undertaker on Hell In A Cell 1998

    “That could have been catastrophic,” Taker said. “I stepped off of the panel and onto the support bars. If I hadn’t had done that, we would have both gone through that together. So if you could imagine, if I had stayed on that panel, my weight would have probably been on him too. And then what happens? It’s a scary thought.”

    Taker also mentioned he wrestled the match with a fractured ankle. Just getting to the top of the cage proved challenging.

    “To be completely honest, I was like ‘crap, am I gonna be able to get up there?’ The answer was yes because I would have got up there. I don’t care how but I would have got up there. It was definitely an exciting way to start out a Hell in a Cell match, to start out on top.”

    The entire interview can be viewed here. 

  • Mick Foley Talks Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman, Remembers His Hell In A Cell Match

    Mick Foley Talks Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman, Remembers His Hell In A Cell Match

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is making the media rounds to promote the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event as well as “20 Years of Hell” show that will air on WWE’s streaming service, WWE Network, right after this PPV event.

    The WWE Network program will be one of Foley’s touring shows where he talks about the match and 20th anniversary of his Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker at King of the Ring 1998.

    The former WWE Champion spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated where he discussed his one-man show on tour where he noted that he attempts to make the infamous 1998 cell match come alive on stage through stories and emotions and take people on the same type of emotional rollercoaster that he would go on coming into the match. He stated that most people realize in the first five minutes that it’s a much better show than they’re counting on.

    “The show took place twenty years to the day, and the atmosphere was phenomenal,” said Foley. “I couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out, and it’s worth checking out.“It’s a lot of hard work that you’ll see unveiled in the course of that hour. If people tune into the WWE Network after Hell in a Cell, I think they’ll get their money’s worth.”

    Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns

    It’s already been 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. When asked about it, he noted that they are going to have a great match with or without him but did note that one he has talked about on his shows is the element of magic that is either there or it’s a match.

    “You can’t predict it, you can’t produce it, but maybe having me in that environment will help create that element of magic to help take the great match they’re almost certain to have and give it just that little something tiny extra to help cement it in the minds of the people who see it.”

  • Mick Foley Thinks Elias Is Future WWE Champion

    Mick Foley Thinks Elias Is Future WWE Champion

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is a big fan of Elias and took to his official Twitter account to express it.

    Foley made an appearance on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in New Orleans, LA at the Smoothie King Center on the USA Network to do a segment with Elias to promote the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event where he revealed that he’ll be the special guest referee for the Hell in a Cell Match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman at the HIAC PPV.

    In the post on Twitter, Foley wrote, “I feel like a better man for having#WalkedWithElias@IAmEliasWWE. Future @WWE champion. Rich and resonant voice.

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1039698774199857152

    As of this writing, Elias doesn’t have a match booked for the Hell in a Cell event that takes place Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center. However, he does have a match booked for the PPV event after HIAC, which is Super Show-Down as he will team up with Kevin Owens to take on John Cena and Bobby Lashley in a tag team match.

    The WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia and will air on the WWE Network.

  • Mick Foley Reacts To His RAW Return, Roman Reigns Isn’t Afraid Of Braun Strowman

    Mick Foley Reacts To His RAW Return, Roman Reigns Isn’t Afraid Of Braun Strowman

    Mick Foley Reacts To His RAW Return

    WWE fans were in for a treat when watching this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in New Orleans, LA at the Smoothie King Center on the USA Network as WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley made an appearance on the show to do a segment with Elias to promote the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.

    He would later reveal that RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon granted him the right to be the special guest referee for the Hell in a Cell Match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman at the HIAC PPV. Following the show, he took to Twitter to comment on his return to WWE television by writing the following:

    “Hey it’s good to be back home again – sometimes @WWE feels like a long lost friend! See you Sunday at #HellInACell.” He would later tweet, “I am so thankful for so much support, for so many years.”

    https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1039352063027818496

    Roman Reigns Isn’t Afraid Of Braun Strowman

    Speaking of Reigns and Strowman, the WWE Universal Champion took to his official Twitter account to react to the ending of this week’s RAW where he put Strowman through part of the stage near the announce table to close the show. He would write, “I don’t fear monsters. I bury them. #HIAC”

    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.

    What are your thoughts on WWE bringing back Foley to serve as the special guest referee for this upcoming Universal Title bout? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Mick Foley Returns On WWE Monday Night RAW, Makes Hell In A Cell Announcement

    Mick Foley Returns On WWE Monday Night RAW, Makes Hell In A Cell Announcement

    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. 

    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.