Foley points out that it’s often been said that performers can’t truly advance in the WWE until McMahon gets behind you. Foley thought he did good stuff with Undertaker after debuting in WWE, but he doesn’t think McMahon really got behind him as a character until he started to introduce the real life story of Mick Foley into the fold. After the infamous series of sit down interviews with Ross, McMahon really took a liking to Foley and his career saw a major boost.
Foley says that he and Shawn Michaels always had a mutual respect for each other and they got along fine, but they were never real close friends. Three months ago Foley received a text from Michaels out of the blue after getting Foley’s number from a friend at the Performance Centre. The NXT trainees were watching footage of those sit down interviews and Michaels had to personally text Foley to tell him how amazing they were. Apparently Michaels hadn’t seen them when they originally aired over 20 years ago.
Foley also mentions that he recently received a text from Vince McMahon, informing him that his son has been doing a great job as a part of WWE’s creative team. Foley knows that working for the creative team is a thankless job, so he’s proud of his son for pursuing his dream of writing for WWE.
That sums up today’s episode of The Ross Report. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya tomorrow for another recap!
