In this week’s Interview Classic episode from five years ago (4-17-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an interview with Mick Foley, a pioneer of early hardcore style wrestling and one of his generation’s great promo artists. In this wide-ranging interview lasting well over an hour, Foley talks about these topics:<ul><li>His memories of the 1997 King of the Ring match with Triple H that was highlighted on Raw last week in the Triple H Career Moment Countdown.</li><li>Advice Triple H gave him about his in-ring style as a babyface.</li><li>His thoughts on empty arena wrestling, his memories of Backlash 1999's Boiler Room match with Big Show and his Halftime Heat match with The Rock (including a great story on helping Rock prepare by watching the Terry Funk vs. Jerry Lawler empty arena match).</li><li>The parallels of The Fiend/Bray Wyatt and Mankind/Mick Foley characters with a critique of Bray's early work.</li><li>How he feels about pro wrestling still happening despite the rest of entertainment shutting down due to the coronavirus.</li><li>His thoughts on Vince McMahon and how he has changed over the years.</li><li>Memories of working for Joe Pedicino and his Global Wrestling Federation.</li><li>NXT starting a true developmental off-shoot where wrestlers can find their voice in a smaller setting.</li><li>His son working behind the scenes in NXT and where his son's passion lies.</li><li>Working with Big Show on his new Netflix sitcom series.</li><li>Did Big Show have the career he deserved?</li><li>His kinship with Chris Jericho and thoughts on the long-lasting career he's had.</li><li>A great anecdote about Japanese wrestling culture, Jericho bulking up, and Jericho's approach to t-shirts in Japan.</li><li>What prompted him to compliment Samoa Joe's color commentary on Twitter.</li><li>His thoughts on MVP and the new team of Cedric Alexander & Ricochet.</li><li>His opinion on Drew McIntyre as a centerpiece top act in WWE.</li><li>His updated thoughts on the women's division in WWE including Becky Lynch.</li></ul>VIP AFTERSHOW TOPICS…<ul><li>Any interest in writing another wrestling book and the plot idea he has in mind.</li><li>Mick’s position on semi-colons and commas.</li><li>Someone who betrayed his trust and how it changed his approach to interacting online.</li><li>Which two or three wrestlers did he have the most fun working with.</li><li>His thoughts on Undertaker breaking character and diving into social media and long-form interviews, in light of Mick’s Hall of Fame speech comment about not wanting to live in a world where Undertaker is Tweeting.</li><li>What he’s doing to fill his time isolating himself during the coronavirus.</li></ul>Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support</a>.

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INTERVIEW CLASSIC: Mick Foley talks King of the Ring 1997 vs. Triple H, Taker breaking character, Fiend-Mankind parallels, Samoa Joe, more

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