Mick Foley recently spoke with The Miami Herald. Andy posted some of the interview this morning here on eWrestlingNews.com but here are some additional highlights…
On his relationship with WWE: “I’ve accepted
that WWE is too busy with their network to send someone out to check it out. To
me, it seems like a simple sidestep to a new form of entertainment. For whatever
reason, I don’t think it’s going to happen.”
Who he spoke out against WWE’s booking: “I
expressed that frustration, and they ended up going into the direction I hoped
they would. So you won’t see me complaining about their direction any time soon.
It’s a bullet I can only fire once in a great while. I watch the show and
enjoyed it, as I usually do… I think the future looks really bright. There are a
lot of great stars. It’s hard to focus on all of them. The talent pool has so
greatly changed over the last few years. They have done a tremendous job of
using their legendary figures in supporting roles and kind of allowing the
superstars of the past few years to usher in the superstars we see today.”
On Dolph Ziggler and other wrestlers doing
comedy: “I don’t think there are going to be many guys like me and
Dolph who show up on an off night unannounced to put in 10 minutes in front of
12 people. You really pay your dues the old fashioned way. I think once a few of
these guys go out there and find out how painful bombing can be that some of
these guys time on stage will be short-lived.”
On his comedy specials possibly airing on the WWE
Network: “I’ve accepted that WWE is too busy with their network to
send someone out to check it out. To me, it seems like a simple sidestep to a
new form of entertainment. For whatever reason, I don’t think it’s going to
happen. It makes perfect sense, but the less said about it the better. I’m tired
of waiting for them to find out it’s a perfect marriage. I can’t make them and
continue to do my own thing. I’ll continue to pursue my own [televised]
special.”
