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.
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– 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.”
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is one of the most respected wrestlers in the history of the business. Although he has had a ton of success while competing both in and out of the WWE, he noted in a recent interview that his career as a whole does not live up to its current rating.
The former WWE Champion was recently a guest on the Press Slam podcast to promote his “20 Years of Hell” tour in South Florida. This is when he made his feelings known. “If you ask me where I stand in wrestling history. I think I’m a bit overrated, to tell you the truth.” He stated that he calls it like he sees it as he doesn’t think that some of the matches stand up the way that he wishes that they were.
He did point out that his current tour of one-man shows have exceeded expectations that fans have as he continues to works to make each show better than his previous one. Foley stated that he’s learned the only thing of portraying Santa for so many years is that it’s not the size of the crowd, but rather to create memories for those who attend.
We noted over the weekend that the WWE Network will be airing “Mick Foley: 20 Years of Hell” after the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view on September 16. The show, which was held at the Mr. Smalls Theatre earlier this year, featured a live Q&A as well as Nita Strauss performing Foley’s theme song as he came out to the stage. This will mark Foley’s second show that will be available on the streaming service of the sports entertainment company. 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.
WWE is loading up next week’s episode of RAW as they will have to go up against stiff competition.
The company has announced that Triple H and WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley will appear on the show to promote the upcoming contest that will see “The Game” battle The Undertaker in a singles match at the WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event that takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia.
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.
Also announced is Ronda Rousey & Natalya vs. Alicia Fox & Alexa Bliss in a tag team match.
The company has already announced that Rousey would defend the RAW Women’s Title against Bliss at the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center on the WWE Network. This is a rematch from SummerSlam where Rousey won the title from Bliss.
WWE holds next week’s show in New Orleans, LA at the Smoothie King Center. As of this writing, no other matches for RAW have been announced. WWE will go head-to-head with two NFL regular season games on ESPN next Monday.
WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently did an interview with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix to talk about several professional wrestling topics.
Of course, Foley was asked about his historic 1998 Hell In A Cell match with The Undertaker. Foley was tossed off the top of the cell and through an announce table during the match. It’s a highlight-reel moment that lives on in professional wrestling history.
Foley offered up why he thinks fans still talk about the moment:
“Part of it was that it grew on an organic level. There wasn’t social media so it didn’t trend for three days and then disappear.
“It traveled by word of mouth – It was brutal but it was also surreal so that it wasn’t difficult to watch in a way like the January 1999 match I had with The Rock was.
“[Foley took 11 chair shots to the head with his wife and two young children — captured in the critically-acclaimed documentary Beyond The Mat — watching in tears at ringside.] It stands up to repeated viewings.
“But it doesn’t feel like watching a snuff film [laughs]. I sometimes talk at these shows about the element of magic in the air. I think it was alive that night.”
He confirmed that his HIAC moment is what he gets asked the most about by people. A close second is his tag team with The Rock:
“There’s nothing that’s even close. Running a distant second is my tag team with The Rock. They don’t recall specific matches. They just recall the chemistry and how much fun they had watching us.”
The Biggest Pop Of His Career
Finally, Foley discussed the biggest pop of his career. It was winning the WWE Title on an episode of Monday Night RAW in 1999. Of course, that wasn’t the biggest pop of the entire night.
The biggest pop – and maybe event he biggest pop of all time – came upon Stone Cold Steve Austin’s entrance. He assisted Foley in winning the title:
“It’s funny that the largest pop I ever received was only the second-largest of that match [Laughs]. Steve’s music had everyone up standing. That was an incredible night.”
It looks like Mick Foley told Vince McMahon to keep his eye on one current UFC Champion.
Recently the WWE has shown interest in scooping up stars from the mixed martial arts (MMA) world. WWE inked Ronda Rousey to a professional wrestling contract earlier this year.
They have worked with former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar for the past several years now. Lesnar is currently WWE’s Universal Champion and is set for a title defense this weekend at SummerSlam.
There are also reports that WWE has signed former UFC fighter-turned-professional wrestling Matt Riddle. It’s pretty clear WWE enjoys bringing in mixed martial artists. So what’s one more name to the list?
WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently spoke to TMZ Sports on the matter. During the interview, it was revealed that Mick Foley told Vince McMahon to keep his eye on current UFC champion Cris Cyborg.
Cyborg is currently the women’s featherweight champion for the MMA promotional juggernaut. She’s preparing for a possible superfight with UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes.
Foley revealed that he has actually been keeping in touch with Cyborg as of late:
“I’ve been trading messages with her the past few nights. I saw she was in New Jersey and so I’m going to be attending a viewing party with Cris Cyborg.”
Cyborg has a history with current WWE star Ronda Rousey. Although they never fought, Cyborg and Rousey traded barbs with one another thought the MMA media for several years.
Both women were at the top of the sport during their heyday. Cyborg is still in the midst of a lengthy undefeated streak. As for Rousey, it looks like her time in the Octagon has come to an end:
“You never know. I had a meeting with Mr. McMahon and I told him ‘Keep your eye on this Cyborg-Nunes fight. She’s gonna be larger than life.’
“I think she’d be great – I think she’d make a great WWE Superstar down the line, but she’s concentrating first and foremost on this superfight and I think it’s going to be one of the biggest fights in UFC history.”
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley gave some praise to Paul Heyman for his interview segment with Renee Young on on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Jacksonville, FL at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on the USA Network while talking about the fallout from WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar turning on him last week as well as Lesnar facing Roman Reigns at SummerSlam.
The former RAW General manager wrote the following on his official Twitter account, “Absolutely could NOT take my eyes off the TV during that @HeymanHustle @ReneeYoungWWE interview. Mesmerizing! #RAWJacksonville.”
WWE Champion AJ Styles has released the first official screenshot from the upcoming WWE 2K19 video game, which will be released on October 9, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. As noted, Styles will be on the cover of the game while Rey Mysterio and Ronda Rousey will be featured as the pre-order bonus characters.
Styles, who defends the WWE Title against Samoa Joe at the SummerSlam pay-per-view event on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center, sent out the following photo:
It’s not a surprise that a lot of people remember Mick Foley for his Hell In A Cell Match with Undertaker from 1998 because it’s one of the most iconic bouts in the history of professional wrestling.
However, during a recent interview with Fanfest, Foley revealed that in the start it bothered him that fans only remembered him for that match with the Dead Man.
Though continuing on the topic, Mick claimed that after a while he stopped regretting it. Instead, he realized that he is lucky that people remember the moment so fondly.
During his interview, Foley was also asked about a match from his career he thinks has been overlooked and the Hall Of Famer said that his Boiler Room Brawl from 1996 deserves another look:
“I think the 1996 Boiler Room Brawl was overlooked. I think there’s a lot of good stuff in there. (It) could have done with more commentary as they left it blank there for 12 minutes. It was really odd, which I think made it come off as a little unusual, but I think that was what Mr. McMahon was looking for.”
Apart from this Mick Foley discussed the recent cage match between Kevin Owens and Braun Strowman revealing that he is yet to check it out. The Boiler Room Brawl he talks about can be seen in the video below:
The topic of Chyna going into the WWE Hall of Fame is one the company would probably rather not be discussed much. While the former 9th Wonder of the World had a revolutionary impact during her short WWE run, she’ll likely not end up in the WWE Hall of Fame while Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are running the company.
Despite this, Mick Foley recently commented on Twitter that he would be honored to induct his old friend should he ever be asked.
Mick Foley and Chyna
Mick Foley was always a friend to Chyna. Inside and outside the ring! In this clip he helps protect her number one contender slot for the heavyweights title! Maybe if she got into the WWE Hall Of Fame he could induct her?#TeamChyna#ChynaHOF#ChynaWWEHOF @RealMickFoley pic.twitter.com/83HAagj1gg
“Mick Foley was always a friend to Chyna,” The official Twitter account for the late Chyna posted recently. “Inside and outside the ring! In this clip he helps protect her number one contender slot for the heavyweights title! Maybe if she got into the WWE Hall Of Fame he could induct her?”
Foley posted that he would be honored to induct Chyna.
According to her, there were once plans on the table for Chyna to become the first-female WWE Champion. Evidently, those plans fell apart only because Chyna agreed to pose for Playboy.
In an interview she gave to the Bell 2 Bell podcast before her death, Chyna detailed why her WWE title run never came to be.
“Yes, there certainly was (a plan for her to win the title), it was actually in the pipeline and ready to happen, but when Playboy came along and wanted me to pose for them, I had to make a choice. Vince (McMahon) told me if I did Playboy, I could never be world champion. I’m a woman, I like to feel pretty and liberated, and be able to kick some ass too. So I chose Playboy and was never world champion,” Chyna said.
It appears that another show involving Mick Foley will be added to the WWE Network.
Fans who attended the one-man show of the WWE Hall of Famer on Thursday night near Pittsburgh, PA noted that Jeremy Borash, who now works for the WWE, told the live crowd that this show will premiere on the WWE Network on Sunday, September 16th after WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event goes off the air.
The show, which was held at the Mr. Smalls Theatre, featured a live Q&A as well as Nita Strauss performing Foley’s theme song as he came out to the stage.
This would mark Foley’s second show that will be available on the streaming service of the sports entertainment company.
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.
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WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently joined The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling podcast to talk about his “20 Years Of Hell” tour. Foley talked about his infamous Hell In A Cell (HIAC) match against The Undertaker which took place exactly 20 years ago today (Thurs. June 28, 2018):
“It is definitely cathartic to talk about it. I’m kind of finding out new elements about the match as we go. Especially since it was a match that I kind of ran from for so many years and did not want to talk about it but after a while and I guess in the same way that Adam West came to terms that he was Batman and I know there are some other actors that have kind of felt pigeonholed, I didn’t want to be known for just that one thing.
“But after it awhile it was like maybe this isn’t the worst thing to be known for but it has been really cathartic to discuss it and I can honestly say that these have been the most fun shows and the best shows that I have done.”
Foley then talked about what was going through his head while being tossed down off the top of the cell by The Undertaker, before crashing into the announce table below:
“It’s funny because in the show I only curse once. It is like a two-hour show with a Q and A and I curse one time. But it turns out that I think in curses and that all I was doing was dropping f-bombs to myself before and after. It was what the BLANK was I thinking? And you’ve got to be BLANKING kidding me?
“It is why I was so glad when (Chris) Jericho’s Book “A Lion’s Tale” came out he talked about wanting to do something from the top (of the Cell) but when he went up there earlier in the afternoon {which I didn’t do or otherwise we wouldn’t be having this conversation right now} and he said the people down below looked like ants and I’m not exaggerating, they looked like ants and I thought to myself that is exactly what they looked like.
“If I could have thought of a graceful way to climb down the cell structure without ruining my career, I believe I would have done it.”
WWE’s YouTube channel has posted the following video from the latest episode of Something Else to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard that has been released in the on-demand section of their streaming service, WWE Network. The episode looks at The Undertaker‘s shocking character change in 2000 where he went from his deadman gimmick to his biker gimmick.
Prichard noted that McMahon and Taker disagreed on the gimmick as McMahon believed you don’t change or fix something that isn’t broken while Taker pushed for a character change. The longtime former WWE employee added that WWE was always planning to go back to the deadman gimmick while Taker thought that once they made the gimmick change that he could never go back to the deadman character.
Mick Foley Remembers
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley took to his official Facebook page to remember his legendary Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker at the sixth annual King of the Ring pay-per-view event on June 28, 1998, at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He wrote the following:
Ever since the news of his passing broke out, people related to the wrestling business and fans worldwide have been paying their tribute to Wrestling Legend Vader and Mick Foley is one of them.
Foley first reacted to the news via a tweet and the WWE Hall Of Famer then shared a heart whelming post about the late WWE Star from his Official Facebook page.
In the post, Mick recalled how Vader had called him 2 years ago to tell that he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and he had limited time to live. Foley also discussed how he was honored to be asked to write the forward of his book.
Continuing on the topic, The Hardcore Legend questioned WWE’s decision to keep the former WCW Star out of the Hall Of Fame while others who didn’t contribute to the business as much, fill the spots every year:
“Every year, most of those HOF slots are filled by wrestlers who didn’t draw a fraction of the money or contribute to the wrestling business on nearly the level that Leon White/Vader did. I’m not belittling the importance of the WWE Hall of Fame. But the selection process is more than a little subjective in nature.”
Apart from this, Foley’s post also included a story of how wrestling against Vader helped him gain sympathy from fans. You can check out Mick Foley’s full post below:
There was one WWE Hall of Famer who recently gave some high praise to Drew McIntyre.
Former WWE Champion and General Manager of WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night Raw, Mick Foley was keeping a close eye on the product.
The “Hardcore Legend” decided to take to his official Twitter account to note that he sees the former NXT Champion becoming a champion soon on the red brand. He wrote the following:
“Am I the only one who sees championship gold in @DMcIntyreWWE’s very near future?”
As seen on this week’s episode of RAW in Little Rock, AR at the Verizon Arena on the USA Network, Dolph Ziggler and McIntyre beat Fandango and Tyler Breeze in a tag team match.
As of this writing, they do not have a match lined up for the upcoming WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view event on Sunday, June 17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena.
What are your thoughts on Foley’s praise of McIntyre? Sound off in the comment section below.
Mick Foley has given his take on former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan being medically cleared.
The WWE Hall of Famer recently spoke with TV Insider about various topics. In this interview, he was asked about Bryan getting cleared by WWE and working safer these days.
“WWE is very safe as far as letting go of one of the biggest acts in the company for the sake of his own safety. They have people looking out for his best interest. I’d been on the road and been so busy, I haven’t seen Daniel since he returned with the exception of the WrestleMania match. There are certain things he can do on house shows to make life easier on himself and nobody would think less of him if he worked a slightly less physical style. That’s something that I did toward the end of my career, and a lot of guys have done.”
Bryan is slated to take on Big Cass in a singles match at the upcoming WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view event on Sunday, June 17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena.
What are your thoughts on Bryan’s run in WWE thus far? Sound off in the comment section below.
The Background
Bryan was forced to retire two years again due to his history with concussions. Despite that his run on top in WWE was short-lived, he no doubt made a mark on the history of the sports entertainment company. Then it was revealed in March that Bryan had been medically cleared to return to in-ring competition and worked his first match back by teaming up with Shane McMahon to take on Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a Tag Team match at WrestleMania 34.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has done it all in the world of professional wrestling.
During his legendary career, he has faced off with some of the biggest names in the business such as Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Ric Flair, The Undertaker.
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.
Foley had a one-man show on his 20 Years of Hell tour on Thursday night in Phoenix. After the show, a fan asked Foley who he wishes he could have wrestled. He wrote the following:
“I really wish I could have wrestled Bruiser Brody or @HulkHogan. I hope you had a great time tonight!”
– The WWE Network could be bringing back the series about the life of WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.
According to a report by PWinsider, there has been some internal talk within the sports entertainment company about doing a second season of “Holy Foley!” on the WWE Network, which features Foley, his daughter Noelle and the rest of the family. The first season aired in 2016 and lasted for ten episodes.
– The WWE NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 event takes place on Saturday, August 18, 2018, in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center and will air on the WWE Network.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 11, 2018. Triple H sent out the following to hype the upcoming event as well as tickets going on sale:
“It’s time for @WWENXT to make history and TAKE OVER Brooklyn…again. #NXTTakeOver: Brooklyn is LIVE from the @barclayscenter the night before #SummerSlam, Saturday, August 18th. Tickets on sale THIS Friday, May 11th at 10 am ET on http://NXTTickets.com .#WeAreNXT.”
Mick Foley’s legendary Hell In A Cell match against The Undertaker back in 1998’s King Of The Ring pay-per-view (PPV) is one of the most historic matches in WWE history. On the 20th anniversary of the match, Foley spoke to Sports Illustrated to discuss the historic bout.
He admitted that had he walked on top of the Hell In A Cell earlier that day he might not have agreed to go through with the spot:
“I told Mr. McMahon two of the biggest lies of my life that day. I told him I had been on top of the cell earlier that afternoon, and I told him that I felt completely comfortable up there. Had I gone up there for a walk-through, there would be no twentieth anniversary because I would have realized that getting thrown off was a terrible idea.
“It was that that made me finally believe in my own mortality. That cleared the way for a very different Mankind character who feuded with and later teamed with The Rock. … I was really so caught up in preparation that I didn’t call home before matches, I always called home after matches. I did that on every occasion except for this one, but I thought I had a legitimate excuse for not calling home because I was unconscious.
“I later heard from WWE agent Dave Hebner, who said my family was very upset. When I did call, I got an earful from my wife, who wasn’t thrilled with my decision-making. I could have used a sympathetic ear, but what I really needed was someone to tell me that I couldn’t continue to do the things I was doing if I wanted to see my children grow.”
You can read Foley’s full interview with Sports Illustrated by clicking this link here.
Former WWE Superstar and Hardcore Legend Mick Foley has commented on PROGRESS Wrestling’s upcoming WrestleMania weekend shows at the Pontchartrain Convention Center in New Orleans.
PROGRESS co-owner Jim Smallman and Foley are reportedly good friends having met on the comedy circuit in the UK. Smallman was the support slot for Foley’s 2013 UK stand up tour, he also supported William Regal as part of his speaking tour across the region in the same year.
Foley tweeted “Wishing @ThisIs_Progress all the best this #WrestleMania weekend. Still can’t believe it was only 5 years ago that @jimsmallman said “Mick, I have an idea for a different kind of wrestling promotion.”
Tickets for these massive shows are available to purchase from $25 from TicketFly and several big matches are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks as we head towards WrestleMania.
The 2018 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony is less than a month away. This year’s class will include Goldberg, the Dudley Boyz, Ivory, Jeff Jarrett, Hillbilly Jim and Kid Rock.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley appeared on the Busted Open radio show this week and spoke about two legends he feels belong in the Hall of Fame.
Foley, who was inducted back in 2013, told hosts Dave LaGreca & Tommy Dreamer that he wants to see longtime rival and former WCW world champion Vader immortalized.
“Leon was so dominant not just in WCW, I mean he’ll be the first to tell you, if he came in during the attitude era in WWE he would have been amazing,” he said. “They had him from the get-go running away from people. I remember driving with him and he would be like ‘I’m Vader and running away from people!’. Where as I was given open reign to do whatever I wanted with my character, he just seemed to have so many people in his ear to tell him how to be Vader, when he’s done it successfully all over the world…. I think when you take into account everything he’s accomplished in WCW, NJPW, Mexico and in Germany and Europe.”
Mick Foley said he’d also like to see fellow Attitude Era performer Chyna in the WWE Hall of Fame. Chyna has been persona non grata in the WWE Universe over the past several years, with Triple H famously stating that she’s an unlikely candidate because, ‘what would the children think if they Googled her?’ WWE has softened its stance on Chyna lately, including her in video packages and Triple H and Stephanie McMahon even mentioning her on WWE television in recent months. Foley feels it’s time to honor formally honor the late 9th Wonder of the World.
“I also really like just the fact that Chyna is being mentioned and she’s being shown in clips. I would love to see her in. I know how much it would mean to her mom. I tell people you can’t let that one decision dictate if your career was a success. I didn’t wander around wondering if my career had meant anything because I wasn’t in the hall of fame, but it is a big deal.”
Listen to Mick Foley’s appearance on Busted Open here:
Last night’s WWE Fastlane pay-per-view (PPV) event finalized a pair of key championship matches for WrestleMania 34. In the main event of the evening, AJ Styles successfully defended his WWE Title in a Six Pack Challenge match. He will now defend his WWE strap in singles action against 2018 Men’s Royal Rumble winner Shinsuke Nakamura at “The Showcase Of The Immortals.” Also on the card saw SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair successfully defend her title against Ruby Riot.
After the match 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Asuka, who had yet to announce who she decided to challenge at WrestleMania, came out after Flair’s victory to confront the champion. She pointed at the WrestleMania 34 sign while staring Charlotte down, indicating she had made her decision.
WWE Hall Of Famer and former RAW General Manager Mick Foley took to his Facebook page and suggested he thinks Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka will steal the show at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans next month: