Mick Foley Details Why He Cut Ties With WWE Over ‘Cozy’ Donald Trump Relationship
AEW‘s Mick Foley explains why he left WWE due to the promotion’s relationship with Donald Trump.
Speaking on the Ariel Helwani Show, new AEW star Mick Foley noted that Donald Trump’s controversial statement about the murder of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, was a big factor in his decision to sever ties with WWE, claiming the promotion had a”cozy relationship” with the US President. Trump claimed Reiner died “reportedly due to the anger he caused others” and alleged he suffered from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
“Well, everyone has to make the decision that feels right to them. I sometimes describe someone’s big break as being more like a series of little breaks, like a ball-peen hammer and a windshield. You don’t know which tap actually causes the crack, but without a multitude of them, that windshield’s not cracking at all. So for me, it was the comments about Rob Reiner. Just heartless, unbelievably cruel comments coming from the most powerful man in the world, finding joy in how somebody died,” Mick Foley said.
“I don’t want to paraphrase, but belittling the man who just died, somehow tying his own death into Reiner’s dislike of Donald Trump. For me, that was the ball-peen hammer tap that broke the windshield. I just think WWE had a very cozy relationship where there was definitely the illusion of a relationship there, the perception rather,” Mick Foley continued.
Mick Foley is satisfied with his decision to leave WWE
“I think when five different people are posing in the Oval Office, and they’ve all received Stone Cold Stunners, that’s a little cozy. And Ariel, I felt like even though I wasn’t technically employed by the company, but because I had a legends deal, because my name’s been associated with WWE for over 30 years, that I was complicit in my silence. And so I did speak up,” he said.
“I reached out to the head of talent relations, who I consider a friend, who I still write handwritten letters from Santa to every year, and send the videos out. So basically, I give up the legend’s deal that runs out at the end of this month. I realized that by giving up two really easy, very high-paying jobs at WrestleMania week for WWE that I had to work 24 hours on my own to make what I could have at six. And I’m okay with that. So I’m good with my decision,” Mick Foley continued.
Foley says he wouldn’t have been able to look at himself in the mirror if he continued with WWE
Speaking further, Mick Foley essentially noted that he chose personal integrity and a clear conscience for his family’s legacy over remaining with a company associated with Donald Trump.
“Everyone, I think, has to make a decision that’s right for them, and in my case, I just didn’t want to be in a position where my grandchildren are asking what their grandfather was doing when things were really tough. And I want my children to be able to say, this is what grandpa did. So I made the move that I felt was right for me. I love that company. I’m not going to disparage them. But it didn’t seem like a good fit. Didn’t seem like a fit that would allow me to look at myself in the mirror before I went to bed,” Mick Foley concluded.
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