Interview: Mick Foley on His Legacy, Kevin Owens, & Boiler Room Brawl 1996

Comics website FanFest.com held a recent interview with Mick Foley, discussing his legacy being heavily associated with Hell in a Cell 1998, Kevin Owens’ cage fall at Extreme Rules, and which moment from his career gets overlooked the most.

On the topic of his legacy being heavily associated with Hell in a Cell 1998, Foley stated that he actually felt bothered for a while about his career being mainly remembered because of his fall from the cell during his match against the Undertaker.

“For a while, it kinda bothered me that that was the only thing people remembered me for. But as is often the case with iconic characters whether it be Batman or the Fonz, after a while you stop regretting it and realize how lucky you are to be a part of something people remember so fondly. (With the anniversary) I’ve had a great time bringing that night back to life on stage and I enjoy talking about it with a lot of people who were not even born when that match took place 20 years ago.”

On the topic of Kevin Owens’ fall from the cage at Extreme Rules 2018:

“I’ve heard great things about it, but I’ve yet to see it. I need to text Kevin and see if he’s okay, but from what I hear it was sensational.”

On the topic of which moment from his career gets overlooked the most:

“I think the 1996 Boiler Room Brawl was overlooked. I think there’s a lot of good stuff in there. (It) could have done with more commentary as they left it blank there for 12 minutes. It was really odd, which I think made it come off as a little unusual, but I think that was what Mr. McMahon was looking for. So definitely check out the 1996 Boiler Room Brawl, as the Undertaker and I took a beating in that one.”