Mick Foley Tells Funny Vince McMahon WWE Hall Of Fame Story

During our recent Inside The Ropes Live show with the WWE Hall Of Famer The Hardcore Legend Mick Foley, the Mickster told us about a conversation between Vince McMahon and himself where he pitched a hilarious idea prior to being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame class of 2013 at Madison Square Garden. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews and don't forget to like and comment too!
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[@FloridaManRacer]

Mick's ability to tell a story is so damn good. He's slow, methodical and he knows when to accentuate a moment.

[@aaronhurst4379]

He does stand-up as well which probably explains it

[@sohell1992]

All pro wrestlers are story tellers. It's not really surprising that a guy like Mick Foley who is known for his legendary promos is a good story teller.

[@BrunoSuicida]

@@sohell1992 You don't see Reigns doing good promos tho kek

[@nichhodge8503]

I totally agree I’ve seen his 20yrs of Hell show which was the first time I saw him on a stage telling stories and I thought he’s a total natural at this. I don’t know if being in wrestling in front of live audiences doing promos and telling stories in the ring with his body has helped him as no wrestler I’ve seen in shows like this or shoot interviews are as good as Mick (Paul Heyman & Jim Cornette are good too but they’re not wrestlers). I’d never read any of Mick’s books but on KZbin I found the audiobook of “Have A Nice Day” and Mick reads his book and I really enjoyed that too. If you’ve not read any of his books look up his audiobooks on KZbin I only found “Have A Nice Day” by accident and really should look for his other books

[@Stubby1085]

Just a suggestion of course, but Mick has written a couple of books and they are really interesting if you like wrestling especially around that time in the industry. Really really funny stories.

[@davidborden9542]

Even Gilberg got a sparkler!! 😂😂😎

[@RetroX-uu6cq]

Damn I laughed pretty hard at that one

[@davidborden9542]

Me audible pop!! Just Ha HA Ha!! 😎

[@jayfrmdav3964]

😂😂

[@dieseltyme]

Deep cut

[@kaizenmckenzie4782]

Mick should be getting royalties for what he did for WWE including giving his life for the company.

[@daviddavidson8050]

Amen to that!

[@mckdink]

I think you meant "Giving" lol

[@kaizenmckenzie4782]

@@mckdink What I don't know what you're talking about thanks for making me correct my grammar

[@619able]

Kaizen Mckenzie he is. From merch and the network

[@kihlos2768]

Isn’t he under a legends contract? He makes appearances now and then anyway, pretty sure he’s getting paid.

[@spartan113ish]

His Vince impression sounds like Mark Hamil doing a Harrison Ford impression.

[@StuUngar]

“Hey kid, it ain’t that kinda movie....”

[@beelzeboss9631]

It's scarily accurate

[@jonathancampbell5231]

IKR? Exactly what I thought!

[@bartlett247]

We need a remake of Star Wars with Mick as Luke and Vince as Han. John Laurinaitis can be Chewie texting next to him the whole time

[@getbn6547]

Love Mick, he's everyone's crazy but lovable uncle that would set himself on fire just to see us smile.

[@michaelmccarthy4892]

Mick does a great Vince McMahon impression.

[@handleyt2024]

He sounds more like The Undertaker.

[@johnnytransam5894]

Bruce Prichard’s Vince impression is so freaking good.

[@StuUngar]

Nothing like Prichards

[@ChannelEleven59]

Michael McCarthy Mick sounds more like Dirty Harry or The Outlaw Josey Wales. 😂 Kevin Nash and Scott Hall do good ones.

[@rogertayloRRR]

His vince sounds like triple h a bit

[@maxschreck5847]

With some of Vince's ideas, I'm surprised he didn't hear "flying into the air with Santa" and think "It's such good shit?"

[@varunpadalkar]

At Hall of Fame? Not making him money

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

@@varunpadalkar HoF rakes in loads of money!!

[@lanceturley7745]

If Mick had ended with "...and then Santa farts, and falls into a swimming pool!" Vince would have greenlit that shit on the spot, without question.

[@starkk19]

If you try it again the next month, he might like it. Vince being Vince.

[@MrCubFan415]

@@lanceturley7745 this had me laughing for a minute straight lmao

[@StephanPendley]

Mic Foley out here repping $10 Wal Mart shoes 🔥 (I have the same pair)

[@davidolsen2495]

Mick was always and still is really cheap when it comes to him self. His family is what he spends his money on. Really quite remarkable.

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

There is a reason why he's still one of the wealthiest wrestlers of all time...

[@opticbigevil7828]

People knock on Walmart shoes but them muthas are some comfortable ass shoes

[@viletoxxie]

aye those walmart shoes are solid

[@pjshock8110]

I noticed lmao 😂

[@lvdb702]

Ever Gillberg got a sparkler, that’s some funny shit right there.

[@SevenFingerDiscount]

Every time I hear new stories about Vince McMahon, I'm puzzled over...everything

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

As Adam Blampied said "he's the weirdest goddamn nightmare to ever power walk"

[@sparkydeltorro]

i've watched this a few times on repeat just for Mick's shift at the end. He's joking but he's legitmately really scary for a second.

[@Trafficcoordinator]

I love how every week wrestler does a perfect Vince McMahon impersonation

[@joserosario4917]

He sounds like triple h when he tries to do Vince voice

[@CheezeGrenade]

That was like the greatest promo i think I've seen all year so far.

[@prodigy69couk]

I’d give that man right there everything he asked for..an absolute funny warm hearted gent of a man 🎅 🛷

[@zavierbusby7167]

“I was THERE!”

[@marcodominguez3646]

I like that Mick's Vince impression is different than the standard foaming at the mouth sound of Vince.

[@AshBlossomWorshiper]

1:40 Isnt that the same man who said "Dish ish shuch good chit" to the pooper scooper... 3:55 ok. He's not wrong there 😭😂

[@freewillygoss]

I got to hear him tell this story live in Cleveland and he's such a great story teller I love it. Mick is the man

[@mokshkhosla]

Mick is and always will be the hardcore legend. Sad to see his legacy is just over with him no body to carry that... Perhaps jon moxley or joe janela can match that hardcore , putting your body on the line attitude.

[@th3envyp238]

Lmfao Jon Moxley is NOT hardcore

[@mokshkhosla]

Th3 Envy p go back and watch his work before NXT you know nothing about probably!!

[@mokshkhosla]

Artur Pires true though 👍🏻

[@th3envyp238]

@@mokshkhosla Maybe so, I have watched some stuff and it was decently violent but that was a decade ago. His last extreme match did not impress me

[@mokshkhosla]

Th3 Envy p you will be a 'New Jack' fan bro 👍🏻

[@daniellynch9841]

As a fan of wwe .man just imagine the funny stories that all the boys have ..man i wood read that book cus there has to be alot of stories that the boys could tell.that wood have u pussing ur paints.thanks mick for all u gave and done in ur short career

[@Horatio787]

Mick Foley wrote his auto-biography like 15 years ago. It's a really good read.

[@Rockhound6165]

I almost half expected Vince to reply like Henry Hill to Tommy during the "I'm funny, how" scene in Goodfellas.

[@naraicks]

those "lightning bolts" are special effects done in post. Foley is being a writer here

[@23Skadoosh]

They are now, but back then it was actually something you could experience. I been to a couple shows where Undertaker had bolts of lightning hit the ring posts, and you could actually see it and feel it.

[@naraicks]

@@23Skadoosh bullshit? really? how????

[@VelvetThunderB99]

@@naraicks lmao what a mark

[@heddingite]

@@naraicks they do it at science museums. Something to do with charged magnets. Tesla invented it

[@naraicks]

@@VelvetThunderB99 :)

[@antoniovera288]

Mick foley was so magical he didnt needed any explosion to be legend. He was the explosion itself.

[@peterisnardi1197]

Another awesome Mick Foley promo...

[@InsideTheRopes]

During our recent Inside The Ropes Live show with the WWE Hall Of Famer The Hardcore Legend Mick Foley, the Mickster told us about a conversation between Vince McMahon and himself where he pitched a hilarious idea prior to being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame class of 2013 at Madison Square Garden. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews and don't forget to like and comment too!

[@kenterminateddq5311]

I like to ask what made Mick so angry during his Cactus Jack or Mankind promos. Everytime Mick does a interview, he seems so calm and articulate. :)

[@daviddavidson8050]

Beautiful moment! Mick has all the bells and whistles down so well. Not only is he a hardcore wrestling legend he's a freaking funny story teller.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@daviddavidson8050 That's one underrated thing that Terry Funk & Foley have in common.

[@daviddavidson8050]

@@kenterminateddq5311 true enough! Terry Funk is a really funny old man. Great point.

[@daviddavidson8050]

@@Fabi_W I second that! Mick is a master storyteller and he has a great gift for grabbing your attention and holding you their until he's done with the story. So where's the beef guys?! Give us a link to this epic moment of Mickdom if you have the testicular fortitude🍒💪!? Have a nice day! 😀 Bang! Bang! 🔫

[@rockerseven]

For the longest time I always wondered how they did the lightning bolt effect, but if you ever watch, it's always from a wide shot still camera, and the bolt is clearly just superimposed over the shot to match up where the pyro will go off.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Well I thought so too but Mick says here the lightning bolt actually happened in the arena? I mean he's joking... right?

[@redrick8900]

No. They started doing that eventually to save money.

[@dineatdennys247]

I was front row at Arlington improv for micks comedy show he could tell I was a huge guy at 6ft7 and big fan of his so he decided to yell in my face all night like that then after the show I kinda caught him off guard on meet and greet afterwards asked him to sign 3x on my arm around my 3 faces tattoos knew he just made my day after I raised my sleeves

[@TheDoodlez1111]

really every wwe employee can impersonate vince perfectly xDD

[@pearljam619]

This man has given absolutely everything he has and more to the wrestling business. A true legend and a true gentleman.

[@joshg9538]

I respect the this man so much true icon.

[@FactTasticuk]

Holy crap, Vince was actually right for a change. That's one hell of a stupid idea.

[@HDrobveelben]

vince is also correct on changing the weather is most likely easier to do then what mick proposed

[@CrossGraves]

Are all these just being reuploaded? Like I feel like I have seen all these before especially the heyman ones.

[@InsideTheRopes]

All the clips we put up are the first time, but some clips are from the same shows, like the Heyman ones, so might look familiar. All original clips though :)

[@clicherrosariogalvez8259]

Mick uno de lo grande desde República Dominicana

[@The_General_Zubas]

I shoulda went to Mick Foleys comedy tour!

[@stoneman472]

Mick Fucking Foley ladies and gentlemen! That man gave everything he had to give to the company.

[@ztm454]

Mick should of said do it or you'll do a gauntlet match against the three faces of Foley

[@DaveyBlade13]

I got chills for a second there

[@ENCwwe]

Mick may have taken one too many bumps to the head...

[@TheRobbo007]

PWF Rick ample blows to the head

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

Yet concussions isn't the reason he retired...

[@dane21dc]

Rick May have?

[@Amy-and-Ozzy]

Anyone who knows Mick or read his books knows how obsessed he is with santa and xmas!

[@TheLibermania]

@@Amy-and-Ozzy He even called his daughter Noel (christmas in french)

[@devon33801]

Lmfao, that sound so ridiculous when he yells it 🤣

[@brandonfiend]

That buried alive ppv was the only WWF event I ever got to attend. I was 10. Great show.

[@2texastornado]

Mick Foley is Good 😀. He helped the company with his three faces and should live the life of luxery from the ashes of ECW, WCW, and WWF/E that he helped with. Thank you Mick "For God is my witness he is broken in half"

[@m.y1152]

It's such good shit

[@JellyBeanJoe7777]

YOU'LL LOVE IT, ITS SUCH GOOD SHIT

[@secondpower993]

PAL!!!!

[@Dave_ja_vu]

🤣🤣🤣 What a great story

[@rtyuik7]

Mick: "hey Vince, whatll it cost for me to be a Big Name after a coupla years?" Vince: "oh, yknow, a few teeth, part of an ear..." Mick: "okay, how bout an Entrance Package?" Vince: "out of the question"

[@Yoness28]

0:54 what does he say? I can’t understand him

[@thecircus1464]

Mick impersonating Vince said “ It’s where you saw Snuka Dive off the cage now get to your point”

[@alexrowdyrodrigues9716]

Met Mick at Comic Con! He is honestly the most humble chilled out dude I have ever met! Truly life changing!

[@Eva_H]

Mick is love Mick is life I love this guy I lost my FUCKING ear BANG! BANG!

[@aquamexicancarlo4853]

Does the interviewer still work for that channel that left what culture to start something new

[@aaronhurst4379]

Fuck, as if I didn't love this guy enough already! He sounds like an American Billy Connolly here, no wonder he worked so well in ICW

[@HellBrYnger]

probably a cheap question, but is there a full version of this/all of the sit ins? and is there an option to watch them for free? :/ sry, that im not one of those superchat-spewing subs

[@InsideTheRopes]

We only release clips here on our channel. If you wanna see a full show we run events throughout the year, you can keep up to date with what's coming up by vitising our website insidetheropes.co.uk

[@raccoonstarsmember]

Love you, Mick. You've given us so much.

[@GrassValleyGreg]

I was SO bummed when Mick had to cancel his show at Comedy Works in Denver for back surgery. Totally understand, of course. But I woulda been there with bells on.

[@caseyrayharris.esquire489]

Aww! I was really hoping he'd get the Santa sleigh ride

[@yaburu]

That response from Vince....Destruction 100 lol.

[@DukeDarkshadow]

The man who wanted to do an angle about him being the father of his daughter's firstborn child thought that Foley flying off with Santa was the stupidest thing he'd ever heard. Figure that one out.

[@nickm724]

When did Mick become Dutch Mantell??

[@rogertayloRRR]

His vince impression sounds like triple h lol Good story

[@AsherTrasher2023]

Vince McMahon is on the naughty list

[@jeffreyrusselljr7713]

HAVE A NICE DAY!

[@jamesgilbert6023]

Bang bang

[@souryabanik]

What a storyteller!!

[@ace2dabass620]

Fly into the Sky!! On a Sleigh with Santa!!

[@TeeAnDees]

Mick foley looks like Serj Tankian in 20 years

[@anthonysteer4798]

I love Mick Foley

[@Quelraven]

I've never thought about it, but how did they do that lightning

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Shouting to Vince like that is epic

[@silvershock82]

Mick says he loves Santa and I guess he wasn't lying because it took me a while to notice his shirt 😂😂

[@craigusselman546]

S-I-D EEK EEK EEEK EEK- TIK TIK-But here comes Santa Foley.

[@jmbthegreat]

Vince McMahon... the "genius" behind a match between him and GOD thought having Mick Foley, a man that gave so much for Vince's company, flying through the air in a sleigh with Santa was a stupid idea...

[@majesticmelon4715]

Idk if this story is better with or without context as to how it's come up

[@daviddavidson8050]

Mick Foley hardcore legend is looking more and more like the kindly old grandfather at Christmas dinner. Oddly enough this Christmas-like story is appropriate for the look.

[@doubles7533]

I mean let's be honest.....it was a fucking terrible idea

[@robertacesar2807]

just how do you all come up with these different names for the Www wrestling company? there is Raw, Smackdown, blackyard wrestling, ,nxt ,AEW , impact , 205, wrestle phobia, how many more are there?Now inside the Ropes,next it probably would be ,WTAW whip that ass wrestling .lol

[@deanmcveigh7803]

He loves this story as much as Jim Ross loves telling the dad at the airport one

[@zer0sinder]

I'm fuckin' dead! 🤣

[@TakeNoteOfThat]

Vince probably thinks Santa is a pushover.

[@FangMorrow]

I still don’t know how they did the bolts of lightning

[@xantastic6301]

1:36 😂😂😂😂

[@jonathanlarosa1801]

this is the greatest story ever

[@superfish8600]

When santa dies mick folly will be the new santa

[@mr.c4p]

mick seems so different these days, i'm not sure what's going on. he seems medicated, maybe pain pills. can't blame him if he is.

[@DrLipkin]

He's taken a lot of shots to the head. That can add up, becoming more pronounced later in life.

[@mr.c4p]

@@DrLipkin he sounds a little bit high though, lol. maybe he started smoking the ganja.

[@nohbuddy1]

Brain damage for sure

[@Natschke_Family_Adventures]

Could it be because he's not in gimmick and not in the business?????? LMAO.

[@Collinzmusic]

@@Natschke_Family_Adventures agreed, people forget that Mick Foley is human after all :p

[@jaybird7300]

BEST MODERN DAY WRESTLER EVER!! MADE THE WWF LEGIT!!!

[@justinlaite5542]

The lightning bolt is only seen on tv, no one sees it in the arena.

[@JEGG1314]

Still a great promo.

[@charlesjones32787]

Great story teller

[@robertflannery6368]

It was fort wayne indiana buried alive in your house. I was there! Lol mick can make that mistake though. #legend

[@smellygoat]

What a coincidence so was X-Pac. #hewasthereandeverywhere

[@ClamSword]

Robert Flannery no actually it was in Indianapolis. So you obviously weren’t there or you aren’t remembering it correctly. Straight from Wikipedia. In Your House 11: Buried Alive was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on October 20, 1996 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.

[@jonathanhamilton2437]

He must be a Andy kaufman fan

[@jonathanhamilton2437]

Really I didn't know that cool

[@jonathanhamilton2437]

Did mick foley wrestle in the 70s?

[@jonathanhamilton2437]

I think u were meaning kaufman and I was meaning foley mixup

[@mikemiken1963]

@@jonathanhamilton2437 He said together, idk wtf he is talking about.

[@jonathanhamilton2437]

Just a mixup I think

[@kingcookie9777]

Gildberg XD

[@andrewbenjamin3835]

Damn mickie

[@jmissle]

I must admit I was never a Mick Foley fan during his in ring days....But dang he has some funny stories

[@basedokadaizo]

Mick defied what a human should survive for the sake of the WWE, he should have gotten to fly into the sky on a sleigh with Santa.

[@M15949]

brillliant. My god

[@DownUnderPunk]

It’s one thing to yell at the chairman when it’s scripted. It’s another thing to yell at him and walk out of the WWE. But trust Mick Foley to have the balls to legitimately yell at the chairman across his desk about a fucking sleigh! 😂

[@theslinger77]

I never thought about it till now. Its crazy how they gave other guys a huge push that aren't even close to the talent Mick Foley was. While Mick had sacrifice his life just to have a shot at getting over. Best wrestler ever.

[@CurvyTribune]

LMFAO 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bobbydelacroix1515]

I own those walmart shoes too 😂

[@JnEricsonx]

I'm so happy I got to meet him at NYCC. I had a photo taken of me holding-very carefully mind you cause Mick had a hand on the end-a barbed wire bat against his head and me doing a half ass like roar face into the camera.

[@Flynn01979]

Started channeling a little Mankind at the end of that story.

[@vicreece8681]

He still can cut a promo!!! DAMN!! #BANGBANG

[@IFAMILYIH]

EVEN GILBERG GOT A SPARKLER

[@nortonwink8175]

Is it me or is Mic the wrestling equivalent of Kevin Smith