Will Mick Foley have one more match at WWE WrestleMania 28?
by Keith Harris on Aug 4, 2011 9:23 PM EDT
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Dave Meltzer broke the news in his subscriber only August 8th Observer Newsletter that Mick Foley is in negotiations for his likeness to be used in THQ's next WWE videogame, WWE '12, and that both sides are open to the idea of Foley having a major match at WrestleMania 28 next year. Apparently, Foley would like his youngest kids to have the opportunity to see him wrestle for WWE live and what better place to have what would likely be his last high profile match than on the show that his former partner The Rock will have his first match in seven years.
This news has been expected for some time. I expected Foley to return to WWE in late 2011 when WWE took the highly unusual step to plug his latest book Countdown To Lockdown in return for being a vocal defender of Linda McMahon during her senate run last year, many months before Foley quit TNA over creative frustration, which made a WWE return even more likely. After all, Foley doesn't like being without a regular pay cheque.
The pink elephant in the room is that Foley has been very open about the neurological problems that he deals with due to suffering dozens of concussions during his wrestling career. Clearly he could safely work a match which required no bumps or hits to the head (like how Bret Hart's match with Vince McMahon was booked at WrestleMania 26), but given that Foley's last match with Ric Flair in TNA was his usual hardcore stunt show, I doubt he would hold back like Bret had to do for his own safety and WWE likely wouldn't try to stop him. That would be a mistake that I hope Foley doesn't make.
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I was thinking he should take on Taker in a No Holds Barred match but after reading this I’m not so sure
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No no no
Every time I see Foley all I can think about is what he’s going to look like in 10 or 20 years (if he makes it that long), and I so do not want to see that. Somebody should be stopping him.
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
I don’t get why people are assuming Foley has to do 10 shots to the head to have a match? He doesn’t need to do that and WWE doesn’t need him to have that kind of match to get over and make money.
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by Major on Aug 4, 2011 10:09 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Don't do it Mick
You managed to avoid that one fall/chairshot with your name on it. Keep it that way.
Roadhouse!
mick's big reward for standing up for linda mcmahon .......
Is being handcuffed to John lauranitis at ringside during the rock vs cena wm xxviii main event! Foley armed with Mr. Socko, in rock’s corner and John lauranitis representing “the best interests of WWE” in John cena’s corner. Given this scenario potentially occuring, I’d like to hear from some of the poster’s on this site, as to how they would handle this.
Scott Druyan
by matz57 on Aug 4, 2011 11:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i would like to see foley v taker at wm28 and i agree he does not have to have a hardcore match to have a good one, but it will likely turn into one because foley believes that is what his fans expect to see out of him and he is one to always deliver to his fans what they want. it could still be an “easy” hardcore match, which both men could certainly pull off. and with the age and condition of both men it is likely to be their last matches. i firmly believe that they will take undertaker to 20-0 and he will be done. and there are not too many other men that would make a believable streak-ender for taker at mania.
Nobody wants to see Mick wrestle
2 minutes in the “BOOORING” chants would start. Nor would Mick want to “wrestle”, he knows what his fans expect to see in the ring. It would be hard enough to pull off a good hardcore match w/o headshots, but it could be done. But if you have to tone it down, it shouldn’t be done.
Roadhouse!
by GoForthAndDie on Aug 5, 2011 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t want to see Mick kill himself, but if he has to have a “match” like Bret Hart had please spare us all.
by The so-called Beautiful on Aug 5, 2011 1:05 AM EDT reply actions
Please Don't
I really hope he doesn’t have a match. An appearance, sure, maybe something as simple as a guest referee that gets involved in one spot.
Mick Foley has cultivated this reputaton and built a fanbase that actively doesn’t want to see him in a match because they are worried about him. He spends his late career mentioning anecdotes like how stairs are hell for his knees, does he really think anyone is clamoring for “one more match”?
Agree with u 100%, mick Foley should not be an active in ring participant going forward. A special referee, enforcer role, etc… Is the most I care to see Foley involved in! Please mick, enough! Call it a career at wm xxviii.
Scott Druyan
by matz57 on Aug 5, 2011 9:26 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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