I don't think he's one of the best, I most definitely disagree. He was good during his time but for him to get any recognition he'd have to put his body through hell. He was not known for his in ring savvy
@@drewsabo807 he was not just stunt guy..He could talk very well and cut great pomos,he had great comic timing, and has given some of the best segments of all time in wwe, though he might have been average inring wrestler technically but he had great inring psychology, also could pull off different gimmicks at the same time and different roles other than wrestler..You cut all his stunts and still he would be one of the greats of all time for the memorable segments and promos he has given.. Also, his stunts were not like today's era..His stunts actually made sense, didn't seemed choreographed and had ring psychology behind it..
I wish this interview had gone on for longer this was just an insight into a truly humble down to earth honest and caring family man, I have the most respect for Mick Foley out of any wrestler for the fact that he has given so much to the wrestling industry so selflessly and doesn't have a bad word to say about anybody.
He’s one of the first wrestlers I met and absolutely one of the kindest. I watched him drop a duffle bag on the way to his car, dig through his gear for a sharpie marker all to sign autographs for strangers in a parking lot. They had a marker but he realized it was washable and wanted to do them one better. Anybody else would’ve just signed and kept moving or said “sorry I’m in a rush” and moved on. He’s the real deal. Very nice and articulate. I’m sure I don’t agree with everything the guy thinks politically but that doesn’t matter. People are individuals and he’s a very articulate guy.
Mick is phenomenal. He was never really hugely athletic (well he never looked it) yet he could put on a great match and take serious bumps while also portraying brilliant character/gimmicks and on top of that he is extremely intelligent and a brilliant writer. Oh and he's an extremely nice guy :)
I love him so much. Believe it or not, my favorite angle of his was being Commissioner and having DEBRA as his Lt. Commissioner. They complimented each other so well, and made such a great team ! Mick would be a great team with anyone though, he's such a stand up guy and talented athlete and performer.
Lord. Hogan will never be gone. If he can get back in the HOF after everything he's done. He's life..... brother. And yes I know this was done years ago
"Are entertainers like you protected enough by the sport? That, my friends, is the million-dollar question, and if anyone in wrestling had bothered to take it seriously at this time, Benoit and his family would still be alive. Jesse Ventura is a big believer in personal responsibility like Mick said, but Jesse is also the guy wanted to start a union for wrestlers (before Hogan preemptively ratted him out).
@@shootboxpodcast I agree, remember he's a journalist, if he had sucked up to all the wrestlers and not been critical (which I think is super annoying) he wouldn't have been taken serious as a sports journalist/interviewer
N I do love this dude man n he has gotten better rather than word since this performance almost 20 yrs ago. When he mixed up the joke I felt so bad for him like a tear came to my eye
You know he's an amazing nice down to earth person when even Jim Cornette says you're the nicest guy in the wrestling business and Cornett hates everyone when even Jim says he's first class human being that's saying a lot about the person Mick Foley is
After hearing what he says here it's crazy to think of the matches he was in after it. The Street Fight with HHH at Royal Rumble 2000, the Hell in a Cell with HHH at No way out etc.
Mick has always said he doesnt LOVE to get hurt. He LOVES to entertain. He doesnt LOVE pain, he's not used to it. It's about doing whatever it takes. To leave it all out there. He loves wrestling. He loves his fans. He's an amazing humanitarian. Giving so much to benefits and childrens hospitals
You guys that believe that this and the HIAC match at No Way Out 2000 were depressing disappointments are looking at it the wrong way. Mick did retire from full-time competition and road traveling. The note to keep in mind is that the wresting industry is a never say never place, and this has been established many times by different performers. Foley didn't go back on his word as badly as it is painted to be by some individuals.
Sometimes I just ask myself why he put himself through so much abuse. I mean yeah as a fan I liked seeing it but as a human being its almost like he didnt need to put himself through so much. I respect the hell out of Mick Foley and thank him for entertaining me for many years.
its almost depressing to watch this interview knowing the future, that mick wouldn't retire. to hear what he was experience and now knowing that he has put himself through twice as much. Just like the wrestler it becomes and addiction and nothing else they can do.
he said he would not be a regular (week by week) wrestler. He had some matches, he had a little run in TNA and that's it. But when you love this business so much you can never actually retire. When you love something so much you will never let go 100 percent. And i must tell you he had good matches after his retirement. See the matches against Orton or Edge. When you retire, in that moment you say it's for real, but after a period you start missing it. Only if you have passion.
funny thing abt this interview where Foley talks abt retirement or close to it.. and if i remember correctly he did sort of retire.. but couple years later he has even more of a hardcore match with EDGE where Mick goes through a flaming table at WM.. and another one with Orton where he goes through HELL with tumb tacks and barbed wire tables... non the less Foley is one tough SOB..
If he is this articulate with words while being cognitively on the decline due to extreme stunts and headshots, he would be as smart as Stephen Hawking or Niel Tyson DeGrasse if he didn't enter the magical world of Pro Wrestling
I wonder if he's going to be writing more fiction. I hope he isn't wrestling now because if he became permanently injured, such as brain damage or something, the world would lose a really nice guy and an excellent novelist. He has a way with words and character development that I think most writers should envy. However good an entertainer he is, he is an even better writer
That King of the Ring 1999 match between Foley and The Rock, was the only match that I got personally offended. It was too F’d up. Even ECW never pissed me off that bad. I genuinely was upset at the Rock, because you could tell Foley was getting f’d up for real.
You're actually quite wrong, Mick has stated in quite a few interviews that he doesn't love pain, he is just willing to push himself so much further to get a reaction from the crowd.
That's not the real reason why. The Benoit double-murder-suicide happened in 2007. WWE went PG in 2009. They were also PG before the Attitude Era. They went back to the PG direction because they get bigger advertisers like K-Mart and Mattel now when before their biggest sponsor was Castrol GTX.
lol at the top of the video that comment about man with three faces made me think of Jerry Lawler one time saying Mick was the man with three faces and they are all ugly.
@@moustxche absolutely 4 faces i agree 100% don't you think Cactus Jack Mankind and Dude Love are all apart of Foley's real personality he's a very facinating and interesting man behind that simple demeanor is very complex individual
define 'successful' and define multiple characters. is goldust/dustin rhodes 'successful' as both roles? is razor ramone different enough from scott hall to qualify as different characters?
The scariest thing here, he is a very intelligent person. Now I would expect some dumb ass to like getting hit with chairs, falling great distances on to tables etc. But somehow it is more worrying when an intelligent person does it. It is obviously a conscious decision on his part as a life course to take in order to be successful, so fair play to him.
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By far one of the best to ever lace up boots and enter the squared circle! King Foley.
I don't think he's one of the best, I most definitely disagree. He was good during his time but for him to get any recognition he'd have to put his body through hell. He was not known for his in ring savvy
@@drewsabo807 he was not just stunt guy..He could talk very well and cut great pomos,he had great comic timing, and has given some of the best segments of all time in wwe, though he might have been average inring wrestler technically but he had great inring psychology, also could pull off different gimmicks at the same time and different roles other than wrestler..You cut all his stunts and still he would be one of the greats of all time for the memorable segments and promos he has given.. Also, his stunts were not like today's era..His stunts actually made sense, didn't seemed choreographed and had ring psychology behind it..
@@drewsabo807 you have no idea what you’re talking about. You’re obviously a rock fan.
Mick Foley= LEGEND.
He's a stoopid guy
@@SillyBillies1 Just like u.
Ric flair called him a glorified stuntman. Can’t really disagree
I wish this interview had gone on for longer this was just an insight into a truly humble down to earth honest and caring family man, I have the most respect for Mick Foley out of any wrestler for the fact that he has given so much to the wrestling industry so selflessly and doesn't have a bad word to say about anybody.
Mick Foley u are a living legend
They don't make wrestlers like they used to. They were a different breed back then
Yeah, they were born with an extra pair of balls.
+jb0177 Yep. And now Foley cant even put his own socks on because his hips are so fucked.
They don't train em like they did Foley and earlier generations anymore.
Chris Craven
How do you know, were you there?
Mick Foley is a legend of pro wrestling, the guys pushed new ground with his style. Much respect Mr Foley!!
groan there it is!
this was in 99? wtf mick foley has accomploshed alot being an outstanding wrestler, an author, and he deserves all the credit go foley go!!
Mick is such a great talker.
He's no Rock or Jake but he's, in neck and neck with Paul Heyman, as one of the best 10 talkers of all time.
The Three Faces of Foley =
=Cactus Jack!=
=Dude Love!=
=Mankind!=
A living legend of the professional wrestling world.
He is really articulate. I'm impressed. I might actually read his book now.
His books are really really good!! Excellent even. Best sellers list don't lie.
"Alright, have a nice day."
I love you Mick Foley, you are my hero!
He’s one of the first wrestlers I met and absolutely one of the kindest. I watched him drop a duffle bag on the way to his car, dig through his gear for a sharpie marker all to sign autographs for strangers in a parking lot. They had a marker but he realized it was washable and wanted to do them one better. Anybody else would’ve just signed and kept moving or said “sorry I’m in a rush” and moved on. He’s the real deal. Very nice and articulate. I’m sure I don’t agree with everything the guy thinks politically but that doesn’t matter. People are individuals and he’s a very articulate guy.
Love this story
Mick is phenomenal. He was never really hugely athletic (well he never looked it) yet he could put on a great match and take serious bumps while also portraying brilliant character/gimmicks and on top of that he is extremely intelligent and a brilliant writer. Oh and he's an extremely nice guy :)
mikeykm1993 his feud with Sting. Nuff said.
Mick is one toughest guy....but also big loveable human being on this earth....example to others
What an amazingly down to earth guy
Watched him wrestle at an Indy show a few years back in a steel cage match. The dude puts on a hell of a show.
Loved ya mick Mrs foley babyboy is a LEGEND WRESTLER AND LEGENDARY PERSON
I love Mick Foley so much!
I'm not even a wrestling fan, hey i hate wrestling, but Mick Foley is a VERY interesting and genuinely nice guy. I enjoyed watching this
I love him so much. Believe it or not, my favorite angle of his was being Commissioner and having DEBRA as his Lt. Commissioner. They complimented each other so well, and made such a great team ! Mick would be a great team with anyone though, he's such a stand up guy and talented athlete and performer.
i really hope mick foley does go in the hall of fame!!!!!
Lord. Hogan will never be gone. If he can get back in the HOF after everything he's done. He's life..... brother. And yes I know this was done years ago
"Are entertainers like you protected enough by the sport?
That, my friends, is the million-dollar question, and if anyone in wrestling had bothered to take it seriously at this time, Benoit and his family would still be alive. Jesse Ventura is a big believer in personal responsibility like Mick said, but Jesse is also the guy wanted to start a union for wrestlers (before Hogan preemptively ratted him out).
Head phone users 5:26-5:27 beware... 14:03 as well
And 0:45
@@supersupersomething 5:42 and not just head phone users, that skip hurts my ears on a laptop speaker!
Appreciate ya homie!
holy dogshit, guys did you notice it? he doesnt interrupt all the time, and the interview is so much better
I think because he is not as controversial as the other guys hes interviewed.
michael landsberg is a professional at pushing buttons. i feel like he respected foley enough to just have a good interview.
@@shootboxpodcast I agree, remember he's a journalist, if he had sucked up to all the wrestlers and not been critical (which I think is super annoying) he wouldn't have been taken serious as a sports journalist/interviewer
When they had the Big Shows Dad being dead angle, the poem Boss Man read and the entire cemetery scene in general was (for its time), really unique.
I’m ngl I laughed my fucking ass off at that whole angle.
Mick foley the legend
Gotta love Mick Foley !
I absolutely love his old school WCW matches with Vader. Some of my favorite matches ever
Thank you Mr. Foley!
The legend the icon the myth cactus jack aka mick Foley
Mick is The Man !!! 👍🏻
Mick Foley is such a nice guy. Just listen to him address WCW making fun of Jim Ross. What a guy.
King of the Dead matches long live the the king 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
Everyone loves Mck because he really seems like a good guy and also seem like a regular guy out there doing crazy shit. It was great! lol
Even Jim Cornette said he's a first class human being the nicest guy in wrestling business and Jim hates everyone
I like Mick. He reminds me alot of Kevin Smith with his new standup/smodcast gig.
Would love to see Mick Foley do a weekly podcast!
You got it now!
Well Mick Foley proved there was plenty else he could do. He wrote 2 best-selling books, and is now proving to be a very good stand-up/story-teller.
This is frankly the nicest and most wonderful man, author, father, husband, and charitable guy that Wrestling...or Mankind...will know!!! #SaintMick
Sir, I wish I had the 5k to give to "RAIIN" to have my yard mowed!!! #SaintMick #ToriAmos
As the mother of a son with Autism.....ending love and prayers to the Foley family and Mickey Jr.!
THE REAL HARD CORE LEGEND!!!
Funny how they talked about him being the commissioner. He became it the next year.
TNA wrestling came to an arena I worked at as a cook a couple years ago... ticket sales . . . 367 .. The arena held 9,000... hilarious
You just admitted to working as a "wook" at a sporting arena...hilarious.
Michael Asleson you just admitted to being a jerk...hilarious
strocat25
That's impressive for a TNA house show...
strocat25 lol
Shabby Nabby "Jerk" doesn't hold any sort of stigmatic effect to sadists.
love Mick Foley
Yes foley should be set for life
N I do love this dude man n he has gotten better rather than word since this performance almost 20 yrs ago. When he mixed up the joke I felt so bad for him like a tear came to my eye
I don't even watch wrestling anymore everything past the attitude era has sucked but Foley is damn legend long live mankind
You know he's an amazing nice down to earth person when even Jim Cornette says you're the nicest guy in the wrestling business and Cornett hates everyone when even Jim says he's first class human being that's saying a lot about the person Mick Foley is
i meant foley few times meeting him again in edinburgh in few hes the most down to earth guy u could ever meet and yeah hes very bright
The nicest bloke in wrestling.
Of course the WWE should be taking care of him. He put his mind and body on the line above and beyond what was required or expected of him.
What a guy. Such a legend.
After hearing what he says here it's crazy to think of the matches he was in after it. The Street Fight with HHH at Royal Rumble 2000, the Hell in a Cell with HHH at No way out etc.
MAN = DUDE . KIND = LOVE
and that man can write a damn book too
pretty impressive interview w/ cactus jack.
If you're wearing headphones, beware that :46 mark. Unpleasant static skip. Not fun.
and 5:28 and 5:45. Jesus Christ.
+Dashen Grizzly 12:34 too :(
Lmaoooo
Just as I was reading that it coincidently happened! LOL
Man, imagine if Foley retired for good in 99? His body would've seen a lot more better days.
Then we wouldn't see him and HHH finish their 3yr feud.
Mick has always said he doesnt LOVE to get hurt. He LOVES to entertain. He doesnt LOVE pain, he's not used to it. It's about doing whatever it takes. To leave it all out there. He loves wrestling. He loves his fans. He's an amazing humanitarian. Giving so much to benefits and childrens hospitals
i love how he gaffed on that joke and said family of four instead of wrestler. god bless u Mick
no1 can match this guys heart/stamina/charisma
Should have listened to his own advice
You guys that believe that this and the HIAC match at No Way Out 2000 were depressing disappointments are looking at it the wrong way. Mick did retire from full-time competition and road traveling. The note to keep in mind is that the wresting industry is a never say never place, and this has been established many times by different performers. Foley didn't go back on his word as badly as it is painted to be by some individuals.
Anyone else really want to try The Keg just from seeing the ads on all these interviews? 🤣
King 👑 of the dead matches
I saw both of Micks books at a used book store the other day i might go get it
i'm suprised that mick foley is still ok after all those thing he did...
Mortiis he's not now, he walks on a cane now and also had a knee and hip replaced
It doesn't appear he is as of late, really not acting right. Has a blank stare now a days 😔
@@ivxx3485 no wonder after all he did...
Mickey Foley is a God
16:08 : Landsberg was prophetic there with the Commissioner idea. lol
How do I get added to the list of people who can never take a chair shot to head?
Sometimes I just ask myself why he put himself through so much abuse. I mean yeah as a fan I liked seeing it but as a human being its almost like he didnt need to put himself through so much. I respect the hell out of Mick Foley and thank him for entertaining me for many years.
Mick Foley for 2012/ 2013 wwe hall of fame
He did actually become commissioner:)
he did the royal rumble 2000 after this street fight with triple h ... props to mick
its almost depressing to watch this interview knowing the future, that mick wouldn't retire. to hear what he was experience and now knowing that he has put himself through twice as much. Just like the wrestler it becomes and addiction and nothing else they can do.
Foley is god
Foley is good. Have a nice day!
Foley is a good Hardcore god
Funny thing is this interview was filmed in 1999 after he retired from the WWF he would end up going to work for TNA
he said he would not be a regular (week by week) wrestler. He had some matches, he had a little run in TNA and that's it. But when you love this business so much you can never actually retire. When you love something so much you will never let go 100 percent. And i must tell you he had good matches after his retirement. See the matches against Orton or Edge. When you retire, in that moment you say it's for real, but after a period you start missing it. Only if you have passion.
1 year later, still up. Hello.
Because it's meant to be candid and completely open.
Foley! Foley! Foley!
funny thing abt this interview where Foley talks abt retirement or close to it.. and if i remember correctly he did sort of retire.. but couple years later he has even more of a hardcore match with EDGE where Mick goes through a flaming table at WM.. and another one with Orton where he goes through HELL with tumb tacks and barbed wire tables... non the less Foley is one tough SOB..
what a guy
99 he said he was done with the hardcore matches but yet gave a GREAT hardcore match with randy ortan
And edge at wrestlemania. Plus he tagged with edge at ecw one night stand in a brutal match
HHH
he was amazing in Stranglemania as Cactus Sack!
Mick did not retire forever after this time period
I enjoy your attitude.
If he is this articulate with words while being cognitively on the decline due to extreme stunts and headshots, he would be as smart as Stephen Hawking or Niel Tyson DeGrasse if he didn't enter the magical world of Pro Wrestling
good interview
I wonder if he's going to be writing more fiction. I hope he isn't wrestling now because if he became permanently injured, such as brain damage or something, the world would lose a really nice guy and an excellent novelist. He has a way with words and character development that I think most writers should envy. However good an entertainer he is, he is an even better writer
That King of the Ring 1999 match between Foley and The Rock, was the only match that I got personally offended. It was too F’d up. Even ECW never pissed me off that bad. I genuinely was upset at the Rock, because you could tell Foley was getting f’d up for real.
Wow, they predicted his run as WWE Commissioner months in advance.
Mick rocks with stone cold
You're actually quite wrong, Mick has stated in quite a few interviews that he doesn't love pain, he is just willing to push himself so much further to get a reaction from the crowd.
My Mt. Rushmore of wrestlers
1. Ric Flair
2. Sting
3. Stone Cold
4. Mankind/ Dude Love/ Cactus Jack/ Mick Foley
Off the WRECK CORD
Don't forget dumping cookies in DDP's bed.
That's not the real reason why. The Benoit double-murder-suicide happened in 2007. WWE went PG in 2009. They were also PG before the Attitude Era. They went back to the PG direction because they get bigger advertisers like K-Mart and Mattel now when before their biggest sponsor was Castrol GTX.
lol at the top of the video that comment about man with three faces made me think of Jerry Lawler one time saying Mick was the man with three faces and they are all ugly.
LMAO I remember that, I think it was the 98 hell in a cell with undertaker after he got thrown from the top of the cage, I could be wrong though.
SHAND TASTIC Prolly, Lawler has had some real good bits over the years
4 faces, mick foley, cactus jack, mankind and dude love
Yea that was a classic line....Back when Jerry really was "The King"
@@moustxche absolutely 4 faces i agree 100% don't you think Cactus Jack Mankind and Dude Love are all apart of Foley's real personality he's a very facinating and interesting man behind that simple demeanor is very complex individual
define 'successful' and define multiple characters. is goldust/dustin rhodes 'successful' as both roles? is razor ramone different enough from scott hall to qualify as different characters?
The scariest thing here, he is a very intelligent person. Now I would expect some dumb ass to like getting hit with chairs, falling great distances on to tables etc. But somehow it is more worrying when an intelligent person does it. It is obviously a conscious decision on his part as a life course to take in order to be successful, so fair play to him.
omg so many breaks