WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley took to his YouTube channel, where he talked about a number of topics including how he has reached his weight-loss goal of 100 pounds and how he is thinking about making a return to in-ring action at the upcoming WWE Royal Rumble PLE.
Foley said, “I weighed in a 360 and I was looking to get down to 280 by June 7th and do a death match on my 60th birthday. Unfortunately, training a little bit in the ring, I got a slight concussion and I thought, ‘If I got a concussion from that little bit that I did, what I plan do to in the deathmatch would likely kill me.’ It wouldn’t likely kill me, but I thought there was a great likelihood that if I were to drop the elbow that I always wanted to drop, off a TV truck onto the hood of a car, it seriously could undo all the benefits of having my hip replacement, and that’s been a game changer for me. The hip and knee. I thought, ‘I don’t want to take that chance of feeling numb and having a serious concussion or losing the ability to walk away without discomfort,’ which the hip replacement really helped. I started to gain weight because no matter how much weight I gained, I still felt so much better than I had. Icouldn’t walk up a slight incline getting off my plane without having to sit down for 5 or 10 minutes. I thought, ‘I’m a heart attack waiting to happen.’ If I need a little help, I should take that and say I’m not going to do it all on my own and greatly reduce my chances of doing it. I wouldn’t say I’m not entering the Royal Rumble, but I’m not entering the Royal Rumble. That’s a pretty big leap.”
You can check out Foley’s comments in the video below.
(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
