Mick Foley explains why he distanced himself from WWE after their relationship with Donald Trump.
“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. I don’t want to paraphrase, but belittling the man who just died, somehow tying his death into Reiner’s dislike of Donald Trump. For me, that was the ball-peen hammer tap that broke into the windshield. I just think WWE had a very cozy relationship where there was definitely the illusion of a relationship there. The perception, rather. 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. I felt like even though I wasn’t technically employed by the company, but because I had a legends deal and because my name’s been associated with WWE for over 30 years, that I was complicit in my silence. So I did speak up. 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… basically, I give up the legends deal. It runs out at the end of this month. I realized that by giving up two very easy, high paying jobs at WrestleMania week for WWE that I had to work 24 hours on my own to make what I could’ve in six, I’m okay with that. So I’m good with my decision. 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. I want my children to be able to say, ‘This is what grandpa did.’ So I made the move that I thought 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.”
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Shoutout, one of the coolest and most genuine people on this app and in the community as a whole, ik im tweeting into the void most of the time but Adonis is one of the reasons im so passionate abt my opinions so @JoeHulbert as long as donny is on the payroll you’re alright by me
This kid made it to 21 today. And for him, and for every version of me that has fought their battles and has stuck around even when everything in him was screaming to give up, I hope I’m making them proud every single day ❤️
This kid made it to 21 today. And for him, and for every version of me that has fought their battles and has stuck around even when everything in him was screaming to give up, I hope I’m making them proud every single day ❤️
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