Source: Mike Mooneyham of the Post and Courier
In a recent interview promoting his new book, Countdown to Lockdown, Mick Foley talked about a variety of topics. These topics included his pending program with Ric Flair, his final discussions with Vince McMahon regarding Jim Ross, and more. You can read the full (excellent) interview by clicking here or scroll down to read highlights.
On Commentating in WWE:
“It just didn’t feel fulfilling… I know it’s a tough economy, and sometimes people have to do what they have to do to make ends meet. So if I had either loved the job or really needed it, I would have stuck it out. But I didn’t particularly like it and I didn’t particularly need it.”
On Vince McMahon’s Style of Yelling Into the Headsets:
“That’s his style, and it’s his company. I think Jim Ross really liked the couple of occasions (in the book) where I take the reader behind the scenes into the heart of conversations I had with Vince. That last one I had backstage at the Nassau Coliseum was pretty intense. But I tried to keep it as respectful as I could.”
On Jim Ross’ Treatment by Vince McMahon:
“We talked for about 20 minutes, the conversation intense but never heated, until I implied that WWE hadn’t treated J.R, with the respect I thought they should have.”
On Working with Ric Flair:
“I really have enjoyed it. I haven’t really worked with Ric until the last few weeks. I sent out a tweet saying the recent interview I did with Ric was one of the great moments of my career. I followed it up with a little essay on how great it was for the way it made me feel. It’s not necessarily an interview that people are going to say was one of the best interviews of all time. It’s great because it made me feel so alive and made me look forward to a match in a way that I hadn’t in such a long time.”
