Mick Foley Blogs
DISNEY REUNION: A TALE OF KINDNESS
My time as a guest at the Nashville celebrity con was just about up. It was a slow Sunday, and it seemed like all the wrestling fans who had wanted to meet me were already gone. I was in the beginning stages of packing up when I saw a striking woman with husband and adult ...
A WRESTLER’S QUEST FOR A CUSTOM VEST: HOW A WWE CHAMP FOUND A HERO IN LIZ KITLEY
While I am certainly not an expert on women’s basketball, I do think my rapid trajectory from curious highlight seeker to super-fan is indicative of how far, how fast the women’s game has come to be appreciated by sports fans in general. Two years ago, I was just a guy ...
FOREVER FUNK
It’s been a little over 24 hours since Terry Funk’s daughters shared with me the news that their legendary father had passed away. When his daughter Brandee’s caller ID came up on my phone, I had this immediate feeling that Terry had suffered a bad fall or something of that ...
Kenya Update
Here is an update on the construction of the school I am funding in Kenya, through Child Fund International. I wanted to do something big to commemorate the 30th year that my wife and I have been sponsoring children through #ChildFund – and this is it. Founded in 1938,
For My Bearded Friends
As a bearded man for the past 35 years (I think the only three times I have shaved since 1985 have been as part of a ECW angle in 1995, a manicure Mr. McMahon gave Mankind in 1997, and a shave when I had knee surgery in 1999, so I could go on vacation without being as ...
A First for Foley!
Just a few months ago, I reached my 2,000th review on Cameo (a first for any current or former professional wrestler on the site) and thanks to all of the Foley fans who have ordered Cameo videos from me over this past year, I’ve now hit upwards of 2,500 reviews ...
A Landmark Moment for Mick
THANK YOU to everyone who helped me pass a very important milestone: my TWO THOUSANDTH 5-star review on Cameo – that’s DOUBLE (almost TRIPLE) the total of reviews the next closest wrestler has amassed – and that wrestler is Bret “Hitman” Hart, one of the greatest
Mick’s 25 Favorite Kinks Songs
Heading into March, I had four of my busiest months in recent years lined up. But 4 shows into a 47 show tour, the serious nature of the Coronavirus became apparent quickly, and the rest of the tour was postponed. So instead of my “Nice Day Tour” storytelling show hitting 47
Mick Foley’s 10 Favorite Hallmark Christmas Movies
Has there ever been more of a reason to embrace Christmas in July? With our world in turmoil, and the Coronavirus pandemic greatly limiting many of the things we love and enjoy, isn’t nice to just sit back, relax and relive some of what it is we love about Hallmark Christmas
The Man and The Child
Yesterday’s news of Becky Lynch expecting a child was one of the best things I have ever seen in wrestling. Life has not been easy for any of us during this pandemic – and discovering something to smile about, something to believe in, something to take our minds off ...
A Little Good News!
Reasons to smile have been in short supply lately, with the world turned upside down due to the Coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak. So, I think when one of those reasons surfaces, we should celebrate it. This is a great story TMZ did on how ‘The Man’ Becky Lynch ...
The Falcon is Landing!
I am URGING you to find The Peanut Butter Falcon at a theater near you – and see it in the big screen while you have the chance! This movie is getting incredible reviews – 98% on Rotten Tomatoes and 97% from moviegoers and several film critics have listed it as ...
A Way to Honor Ashley
The wonderful women who worked with Ashley Massaro in WWE have come together to create a fund for her daughter’s education which can be found at this link: www.gofundme.com/AshleyMassarosDaughterEducationalFund I hope you will consider donating, or getting the ...
Sue is a Warrior
I had just tweeted out my congratulations to longtime WWE employee Susan Aitchison for being announced as the recipient of the Warrior Award at this year’s WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony, when a fan asked a very valid question. “Who is she?” Followed by, “I’d like to ...
10 Reasons Why Nita Strauss is the Coolest Person in the World
Nita Strauss is one of the top guitarists in the world, and is currently on tour as the lead guitarist for the legendary Alice Cooper. I met Nita a couple years ago, am proud to call her a good friend, and, after much thought, have come to think she might just be the coolest
All Hail King Ricochet
Rocky Balboa was really onto something in the original “Rocky” when he expressed concern to little Marie about the reputation she was creating for herself by hanging out on the corner by the Atomic Hoagie Shop. “They don’t remember you”, the Italian Stallion warned her. ...
Foley’s Friday Favorites: Ranking the ‘Friday the 13th’ Movies
For Christmas 2016 my son Mickey’s big gift was a Fender Jaguar electric guitar. Retail value $1,200. This Christmas, his big gift was the “Friday the 13th” box set. Retail value $25. He loved them both equally! A few days after Christmas, we watched the original 1980 ...
Happy Anniversary
25 years. No off-season. No reruns. And since that Westminster Dog show situation was resolved (in which the dog show would preempt Raw for two weeks each year) several years ago, no off weeks. That’s nothing short of amazing, and absolutely a cause for celebration. Even if ...
Foley Fires Back – How I REALLY Feel About Stephanie McMahon
The February 27th, 2016 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw included a backstage promo delivered by Stephanie McMahon that was, perhaps, the most deliberately evil dressing down I’d received in my entire career. Sure, I’d endured constant threats to my well being, my livelihood ...
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