WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley reveals his favourite moments with Randy Orton
WWE Legend Mick Foley joined Rene Paquette and Miesha Tate on SiriusXM’s Throwing Down with Renee & Miesha, where he discussed the 20th anniversary of Randy Orton’s debut in WWE.
Mick shared his surprise at Orton, who surpassed the twenty-year mark as an active in-ring competitor.
“I think it’s surprising when anyone makes it twenty years,” Foley said. “I try to tell people that it’s a marathon, not a sprint, and not to get too dejected. I remember, not to be a name-dropper, but if you’re going to drop a name it might as well be Becky Lynch’s name. Prior to being The Man, you know, she was – I was going to say a little frustrated, but probably more than a little. (H/T Wrestling Inc.)
Foley explained how the feud with Randy Orton was balanced on him as he walked away from the match because of a confidence crisis, but he had to do a lot of convincing to make sure the idea was pulled off.
“Stephanie called me up, ‘we’re gonna have Evolution attack you.’ I said, ‘Why? What happened to me stepping out of the match?’ “She said, ‘my dad doesn’t think the fans will ever forgive you.’ So I said, ‘OK, I’m gonna call your dad.’ So I called Vince, and he said, ‘Mick, you’ve just worked so hard. I’d hate to have the fans rebel on you that way.’ I said, ‘Vince, you’re a big fan of Westerns, right? Go back and watch Shane and tell me how could that movie – as he accepts the challenge the first time because the entire movie is predicated on this guy finding this deep part, dark part of his soul that he thought he’d left behind.“
WWE Legend Mick Foley reveals the idea of Randy Orton spitting on him
Foley revealed that Randy Orton didn’t want to spit on him and said he would just pretend. Foley’s idea was to do all the spitting thing, and he told Orton that this was one of the crucial moments of his career.
“They went with my idea, but I had to talk Randy into spitting on me, on camera. He did not want to do it, then he finally said, ‘Mick, what if I just pretend? I won’t really spit on you.’ I said, ‘Randy, this is one of the most important moments of your career. You need to dig down as deep into your lungs as far as you can, and the people need to see that residue, proving he was a gamer when it came time to do it. You would never guess that he was hesitating on that.”
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