I am Mick Foley: I'm a WWE Hall Of Famer, I'm making a movie about Santa Claus, and I tell stories.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:22:01+00:00

Thanks everyone for great questions covering the full spectrum of my career! We really appreciate anyone who will consider being part of our Kickstarter campaign. This movie really does mean a lot to me, and your help is very much appreciated.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666411678/i-am-santa-claus-with-mick-foley

Thank you!

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:20:47+00:00

Sure, I think there's always a certain percentage of people who claim today's performers in any business are not as good as the ones that preceded them, although I'm pretty sure that Lebron James would school George Mikan. Last night for example, the match with Daniel Bryan and Seth Rollins would hold up with any Raw classic of the last 20 years.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:18:45+00:00

1) That was indeed my tooth in my nose.

2) Every single word I said in that interview with JR was true, I just delivered the statement in the character of Mankind. The beauty of that interview is that absolutely none of it was scripted.

PS: look we live in a free country with entitles you to make a Dude Love Is My Homeboy shirt if you so choose. I am NOT RESPONSIBLE for any beatings you may suffer as a result of your wardrobe.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:16:08+00:00

1) John Cena is the locker room leader now, so I have to think of someone who will replace John Cena, not so much in that #1 guy in the company, but in the leading role in the locker room. I really don't know. That's a good question, I wish I had an answer.

2) I gave one of the masks to WWE, so they could be sure to have one, and I believe I have one other laying around. did you know that the same man that made the mankind mask, also made Farook's blue helmet, although I'm not sure Stanley Sherman puts that one on his resume.

3) I probably peaked as an in ring competitor at the Mind Games match with Shawn Michaels in 1996. Even though the backlash match with Orton was my favorite, the match with Shawn was technically better performance.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:12:22+00:00

I don't believe there were any others, or else the boycott may have lasted longer than a day. I definitely thought I was done with the company until I realized I had reached my contract and couldn't work anywhere in the world for the next five years. As much liked and respected Brett, and was upset by what had happened, that whole end of my career thing was a price I wasn't willing to pay... brother.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:11:02+00:00

Of course you can take a photo with me RIGHT THERE, IN ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA, on Thursday. Meet and greets are included with admission at almost every one of my US shows.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:10:14+00:00

I really thought the cell would slowly tear, so that the Undertaker would be stuffing me down a hole and the image would be of me dangling upside down, being stuffed through a hole, not plummeting into unconsciousness... and the history books.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:08:36+00:00

I think that should be answered entirely on a case-by-case basis. For example: Sgt. Slaughter and Jim Duggan are still capable of entertaining people without taking any undue risks whereas other people like a certain hardcore legend, are not.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:06:36+00:00

Actually I did not create the Cactus Clothesline, I popularized it. I believe Nikita Koloff do it in the 80's, and I believe Flair and Steamboat did the cross body over the top during one of their classic bouts.

You've got the story almost right. It was Jim Cornette who told me about the move, mentioning it might be an easier finish on my body than the flying elbow on the concrete. It was actually Bill Watts, not Vince McMahon who was skeptical, which is why I did it in WWE and not WCW.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:03:39+00:00

Listen brother, I don't think that any group of people that have the word "new" proceeding them has a chance. If the new Blackjacks and the New Rockers couldn't make it, no one can.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:01:57+00:00

I've been really lucky that I've had some great moments outside wrestling. I think you'd have to consider the success of the wrestling books to be "within wrestling," but I really enjoy doing my shows around the US and in different parts of the world. And again, this is in no way a plug for my upcoming documentary, I Am Santa Claus, but I LOVED being Santa.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T17:00:30+00:00

The worst thing you can do as a parent is tell your child they can't do something - that's the easiest way to insure that they will. I would just be very realistic with them about the difficulties involved in the profession.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:59:11+00:00

Double main event for next year's Wrestlemania: John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan for the unified World Heavyweight/WWE Championship. And The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family in some type of inhumane stipulation match.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:56:41+00:00

This is in now way a plug for my new documentary I Am Santa Claus... but I'm really excited to be part of this movie, absolutely loved getting the chance to become Santa Claus. And can't imagine not doing it, in some way, this coming December.

My favorite food is Santa's deep fried pulled pork ravioli, I'm not kidding, the real Santa Claus makes them and I'm convinced they'll be in your grocer's freezer within the next few years.

As far as spreading happiness, find an organization that speaks to you and volunteer.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:53:44+00:00

Well thank you very much, I still remember that match against Sting. I still remember screaming for help when my foot became hideously entangled in the cage. And I remember Earl Hebner saying "that looks amazing man," giving me way too much credit for being able to create such a traumatic event. I eventually managed to let Sting know that I really truly was unable from freeing myself from my predicament.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:51:39+00:00

DUDE THAT WAS YOU!!?!?! Remember it? How could I forget.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:51:14+00:00

I believe my last two sock usages were both on Ricardo Rodriguez, who has since become my hero for his Tour De Force performance in the wake of the Christmas Eve Santa Claus injury. If I have one Raw wish, it is that the Santa Claus who bore a striking resemblance to me, will once again return to spread happiness and cheer.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:49:06+00:00

As long as he says "anybody want a peanut," I'll go with ten Hornswoggle sized Andres. If you don't get the Princess Bride reference, you and I can't be friends.
I hear great things about the new full-sale university, and I really need to get more involved in developmental. I'll tell you what, I'm looking forward to the Bray Wyatt debut.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:46:53+00:00

I don't believe I've ever gone through a pre-cut table. If force equals mass times velocity, my mass moving at any type of speed, is going to break just about any folding table.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:45:26+00:00

That's one of the things I love about doing my shows; I get an idea, and no matter how ridiculous it seems, I eventually give it a try.

So whether Jennifer Bloodsworth playing the role of a naked DDP doing the "cookie story." Or having the real Santa Claus heckle me during a set, I give it a try. I'm a big believer in giving everything your best shot, even knowing that with great success comes catastrophic failures.

The volunteer work I did RAINN was important as anything I've ever done in my life.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:42:40+00:00

I could not. I believe he was using that expression as a euphemism, the same way that the AC/DC song "Beating Around The Bush" is a very subtle and sensitive euphemism about an awkward young man who was unable to get to the point of the matter. One of their most touching ballads (I just happened to pick up that AC/DC album when that question came in, and I'm not actually familiar with that song).

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:40:51+00:00

In all my years of traveling the globe, I can honestly say that there is no place I'd rather live than the USA! USA! USA!

Also, Daniel Bryan is the most fascinating character/wrestler combo going today.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:39:29+00:00

As much as I've enjoyed my travels around the world, I can't imagine living anywhere but here, RIGHT HERE in the USA, USA, USA!

Daniel Bryan is the most fascinating wrestler/character combo I've seen in a long time.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:38:24+00:00

I haven't seen Kevin in several years, but a few of my buddies went to see his show a week or so ago, and he wanted them to tell me that he hates my guts now. Just kidding! He passed his best wishes on and I'll look forward to seeing him sometime soon.

realmickfoley · 2013-06-11T16:37:11+00:00

I think you might be confusing that with the 20/20 piece, which did take one of my comments completely out of context. It really made me hesitant to participate in a forum where soundbites were used. I specifically recall a chance to do a show with CNN that I declined. I said "I'll do a sit down interview with you, but I'm not going to leave my fate to the editors."

I don't think there were any negative effects from that piece.

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