Mick Foley is a former WWE Champion, and a WWE Hall of Famer, but it seems that the thing he’s most well known for is his infamous Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker.
The match was absolutely brutal, and Mick is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the match by going on tour and sharing all of the inside info in regards to what was actually going on throughout all the chaos.
Mick recently spoke to Sports Illustrated about the big anniversary, and he revealed that he told Vince McMahon two big lies before the match went down.
“I told Mr. McMahon two of the biggest lies of my life that day. I told him I had been on top of the cell earlier that afternoon, and I told him that I felt completely comfortable up there. Had I gone up there for a walk-through, there would be no twentieth anniversary because I would have realized that getting thrown off was a terrible idea.”
The match definitely made Mick Foley a household name, but it also made him realize that he needed to change.
“It was that that made me finally believe in my own mortality,” said Foley. “That cleared the way for a very different Mankind character who feuded with and later teamed with The Rock. I was really so caught up in preparation that I didn’t call home before matches, I always called home after matches. I did that on every occasion except for this one, but I thought I had a legitimate excuse for not calling home because I was unconscious. I later heard from WWE agent Dave Hebner, who said my family was very upset. When I did call, I got an earful from my wife, who wasn’t thrilled with my decision-making. I could have used a sympathetic ear, but what I really needed was someone to tell me that I couldn’t continue to do the things I was doing if I wanted to see my children grow.”
Foley used to avoid talking about the infamous match during his one man shows, but a few years ago we managed to catch one of his shows on the 16th anniversary of the match, so he broke his rule for one night only.
The stories that Mick shares about the match, and what it was like from his perspective are definitely worth the price of admission. If you interested in attending one of his shows you can check out his tour dates here.
