"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).
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..
@@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
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.
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
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 :)
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.
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.
personal responsibility bullshit copout excuse. i like mick but i'm dissapointed in him. he should speak out against how the wrestling business is structured and how it treats its wrestlers like (as bret hart would say) 'circus animals'. They are don't have benefits, unions etc. And definitely, wrestlers need unions and benefits given the physical nature of what they do. If they don't, the promoter will just walk all over them
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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.
I could never accept North American TV ad breaks. At the end of this video, they come back from a break to do a 45 second segment. What is the point in that?
Its sad how Foley talks about wanting to get out with his health, yet in reality after many comes backs for another pay day, WWE's medical staff wont pass him as fit to wrestle because of his head, knees and back injuries. He should have stayed retired. He'd be in much better health.
my opinion: you're right he should've stayed retired, and it is sad how he wanted to get out with his health and ended up leaving in poor health, but as a hardcore Foley fan who has followed him since his debut in 83 (when i say i *followed* him I mean it literally, I watched many different wrestling promotions for the first time due to Foley either making an appearance or joining the roster and staying a while) I want to say I've seen every match he's ever wrestled but I don't know that to be fact or fiction, it's Foley we're talking about he's been everywhere and had more matches than anyone, but I honestly feel the mass majority of the damage Mick had done to his body during his entire career was from 1983-2001 (more so 91-01), from his debut in 83 to his "retirement" in late 2000 (around the time of this interview) he "retired" in December of 2000 and since then yes, he did wrestle some more, but it wasn't anywhere near full time when we're talking about Foley, a guy who seemed to eat and sleep in the ring when wrestling full time, and since it wasn't many matches (for Foley) I just can't see those really changing how his health would be if he did stop in 01 as though he did wrestled more it really just can't compare at *all* to how often/much he wrestled in his prime as he was being thrown through and off hell in the cell cages. taking that fact into consideration it's logical to assume the mass majority of the damage he did to his body came from 91-01 and I'm sure you can agree with that, though he still went on a good run after his "retirement" but more so appearances, eg: special ref some matches etc etc rather than match after match. but did all those late matches effect him? yes it did, was it a bad idea? yes it was, but would he really have got out in much better health if he never took another bump after 2001? Idk, I feel the damage had already been done before his "retirement" in 01 and it was gonna hit him very fast with each year he aged, I'm sure as it caught up to him it must've felt like he was still wrestling every other day while he just sat on the couch all day in reality.
If you even see my comment (as yours is 2 years old) you can ignore it if you don't feel like giving some random dude a few minutes of your time just to read the *book* i wrote lol! sorry bud, my job involves typing so I'm pretty good at it (170~ words per minute even though I'm embarrassed to admit that lol) just a fast typing die-hard Foley fan who loves a good debate. wouldn't be offended if you chose not to read it though as I know it's way too long.
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
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"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).
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= LEGEND.
He's a stoopid guy
@@SillyBillies1 Just like u.
Ric flair called him a glorified stuntman. Can’t really disagree
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.
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
Mick Foley u are a living legend
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.
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!!
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.
"Alright, have a nice day."
I love you Mick Foley, you are my hero!
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
Funny how they talked about him being the commissioner. He became it the next year.
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
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!
The Three Faces of Foley =
=Cactus Jack!=
=Dude Love!=
=Mankind!=
A living legend of the professional wrestling world.
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 Foley is such a nice guy. Just listen to him address WCW making fun of Jim Ross. What a guy.
Should have listened to his own advice
The legend the icon the myth cactus jack aka mick Foley
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.
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
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.
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.
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
The nicest bloke in wrestling.
What an amazingly down to earth guy
personal responsibility bullshit copout excuse. i like mick but i'm dissapointed in him. he should speak out against how the wrestling business is structured and how it treats its wrestlers like (as bret hart would say) 'circus animals'. They are don't have benefits, unions etc. And definitely, wrestlers need unions and benefits given the physical nature of what they do. If they don't, the promoter will just walk all over them
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...
Mick Foley is a legend of pro wrestling, the guys pushed new ground with his style. Much respect Mr Foley!!
groan there it is!
Mick foley the legend
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
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
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.
Loved ya mick Mrs foley babyboy is a LEGEND WRESTLER AND LEGENDARY PERSON
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
Mick is The Man !!! 👍🏻
King of the Dead matches long live the the king 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
THE REAL HARD CORE LEGEND!!!
Mick is one toughest guy....but also big loveable human being on this earth....example to others
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.
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.
pretty impressive interview w/ cactus jack.
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
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.
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.
16:08 : Landsberg was prophetic there with the Commissioner idea. lol
Plus, everytime he came back, it was to put a younger guy over e.g. Orton, Edge.
i really hope mick foley does go in the hall of fame!!!!!
Gotta love Mick Foley !
I love Mick Foley so much!
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?
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
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.
and that man can write a damn book too
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!
Managed to be a famed wrestler and a great human being at the same time.
Not a common story.
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
How do I get added to the list of people who can never take a chair shot to head?
Don't forget dumping cookies in DDP's bed.
no pretty sure he's a human being and doesn't love being tortured...
That's not a knife. [draws a large hunters knife] That's a knife!
Foley is god
Foley is good. Have a nice day!
Foley is a good Hardcore god
King 👑 of the dead matches
Yes foley should be set for life
love Mick Foley
MAN = DUDE . KIND = LOVE
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.
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.
I absolutely love his old school WCW matches with Vader. Some of my favorite matches ever
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.
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.
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.
Cm punk is wack
He did actually become commissioner:)
I don't even watch wrestling anymore everything past the attitude era has sucked but Foley is damn legend long live mankind
Thank you Mr. Foley!
i love how he gaffed on that joke and said family of four instead of wrestler. god bless u Mick
You forgot the landmine explosions, the fire, and the electric pools.
sounds like there is great steak and good friends!!
dude lost an ear nuff said
Foley! Foley! Foley!
Ps, he was wrong. He NAILED his match at Royal Rumble 2000.
Mick rocks with stone cold
kinda funny that mick would be involved in a retirement match with triple h, which he would come back from a month later:P
what is foley best book
I could never accept North American TV ad breaks. At the end of this video, they come back from a break to do a 45 second segment. What is the point in that?
This presenter is AWFUL! SOMONE FIRE HIM AND STOP HIM FROM RUINING ANY MORE SHOOTS!
Its sad how Foley talks about wanting to get out with his health, yet in reality after many comes backs for another pay day, WWE's medical staff wont pass him as fit to wrestle because of his head, knees and back injuries. He should have stayed retired. He'd be in much better health.
my opinion: you're right he should've stayed retired, and it is sad how he wanted to get out with his health and ended up leaving in poor health, but as a hardcore Foley fan who has followed him since his debut in 83 (when i say i *followed* him I mean it literally, I watched many different wrestling promotions for the first time due to Foley either making an appearance or joining the roster and staying a while) I want to say I've seen every match he's ever wrestled but I don't know that to be fact or fiction, it's Foley we're talking about he's been everywhere and had more matches than anyone, but I honestly feel the mass majority of the damage Mick had done to his body during his entire career was from 1983-2001 (more so 91-01), from his debut in 83 to his "retirement" in late 2000 (around the time of this interview) he "retired" in December of 2000 and since then yes, he did wrestle some more, but it wasn't anywhere near full time when we're talking about Foley, a guy who seemed to eat and sleep in the ring when wrestling full time, and since it wasn't many matches (for Foley) I just can't see those really changing how his health would be if he did stop in 01 as though he did wrestled more it really just can't compare at *all* to how often/much he wrestled in his prime as he was being thrown through and off hell in the cell cages. taking that fact into consideration it's logical to assume the mass majority of the damage he did to his body came from 91-01 and I'm sure you can agree with that, though he still went on a good run after his "retirement" but more so appearances, eg: special ref some matches etc etc rather than match after match. but did all those late matches effect him? yes it did, was it a bad idea? yes it was, but would he really have got out in much better health if he never took another bump after 2001? Idk, I feel the damage had already been done before his "retirement" in 01 and it was gonna hit him very fast with each year he aged, I'm sure as it caught up to him it must've felt like he was still wrestling every other day while he just sat on the couch all day in reality.
If you even see my comment (as yours is 2 years old) you can ignore it if you don't feel like giving some random dude a few minutes of your time just to read the *book* i wrote lol! sorry bud, my job involves typing so I'm pretty good at it (170~ words per minute even though I'm embarrassed to admit that lol) just a fast typing die-hard Foley fan who loves a good debate. wouldn't be offended if you chose not to read it though as I know it's way too long.
#BACKWHEN240pWASWATCHABLE #RIPWCW #RIPMICFOLEY #STONECOLDSTUNNER #STEVECRUSHINGBEERCANSONHISHEADWASCOOL
mick foley is still alive.
no1 can match this guys heart/stamina/charisma
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.!
Mickey Foley is a God
Off the WRECK CORD
omg so many breaks
Landsberg needs to lay off the botox....
bob SNUBbert ..maybe but I think he just looks homosexual😄
Wow, they predicted his run as WWE Commissioner months in advance.
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
What year is this from? 1998-2000?
Landsberg was the worst fast talking interviewer ever in Canada.