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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 13, 2018 6:09:49 GMT -5
The other night, my wife and I took our son and his friend to meet Cactus himself in Rosemont, IL as a part of his "20 Years of Hell" comedy tour. He was great and as down to earth as most would suspect. We picked up VIP tickets to enter the building 2 hours early among 75 guests and you got to spend a few unrushed minutes sitting with him at his table, asking him questions and listening to his short stories while taking pictures and having your stuff signed. I asked him if Bruce Prichard is correct when Vince begins every sentence with "G** damn, pal." He laughed and said actually no, but it is one of his "go to's" lol. The other thing I mentioned was my thoughts about WWE shows, and how I've been a fan going back to the 1980's. I told him that I felt that a show like Raw should have some grit to it and now look so slick. I thought it hit just the right look production wise in 2000, when it had just the right balance. Then after that, it seemed too overproduced, too big, too bright and just...overstimulating... Mick paused and said "Interesting. You know, I really feel like things started to change with the way the show's were being produced after my 'Mick Foley, This is Your Life' segment"..Mick went on to have a great show and mentioned something hilarious that stuck out. He said that after he was chokeslammed through the cell by Undertaker, there was that spot where Terry Funk was also chokeslammed by Taker...but on that slam, Terry lost a shoe. Mick said that his first conscious thought after rolling over on the mat was "Oh look, it's a shoe" lol. Awesome night.   |
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Post by Mongo Bears on Apr 13, 2018 7:06:09 GMT -5
Nice
Hopefully we see some signed Mattel dude love figures in the near future.
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Post by qdogg on Apr 13, 2018 7:22:35 GMT -5
Awesome that you got to meet Foley! He truly is one of the greats in this biz
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Post by Bandalero on Apr 13, 2018 7:31:02 GMT -5
Did you know your wife is Michelle McCool's doppelganger?
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Post by TheHitmanKid on Apr 13, 2018 10:49:02 GMT -5
Nothing about a Dude Love Finally being released.... Ok......
That's awesome you met him. I've never heard a bad story about anybody when they meet Foley.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Apr 13, 2018 12:47:17 GMT -5
2000 Raw and 2001 Smackdown! were the perfect sets, the lighting, the stage, the music, the pyro, everything was just right
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Post by Gorilla on Apr 13, 2018 16:47:36 GMT -5
Great story, thanks for sharing.
Side note, Did you marry your mom?
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 13, 2018 18:54:47 GMT -5
Did you know your wife is Michelle McCool's doppelganger? The closest I'll ever get to being half as awesome as Taker *sigh* lol |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 13, 2018 18:56:38 GMT -5
Great story, thanks for sharing. Side note, Did you marry your mom? There's a 9 year age difference between the two of us. I'm 36 and she's 45.. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 13, 2018 18:59:54 GMT -5
2000 Raw and 2001 Smackdown! were the perfect sets, the lighting, the stage, the music, the pyro, everything was just right Yeah, he really pondered that too. And I think he agreed. It was a great balance. Mick kind of thinks that his famous skit with the Rock brought about the slow transition towards the "over-done mentality" that we discussed. |
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Apr 13, 2018 19:30:57 GMT -5
2000 Raw and 2001 Smackdown! were the perfect sets, the lighting, the stage, the music, the pyro, everything was just right Yeah, he really pondered that too. And I think he agreed. It was a great balance. Mick kind of thinks that his famous skit with the Rock brought about the slow transition towards the "over-done mentality" that we discussed. I don’t think This Is Your Life really did that because first off, the Raw is War set was still relatively simple at the time; they had barely added the lights to the WWF logo under the tron, and the Attitude pillars were still there instead of minitrons. They went to the best Raw set a few months after that show too. I think it was just TV quality getter better and Vince feeling the show needed an update despite not really needing anything after they got the SD fist, which is why the shows much so much more lighting after the 02 Draft and Raw used that bright ass orange graphics set |
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Apr 13, 2018 21:28:05 GMT -5
Great story, thanks for sharing. Side note, Did you marry your mom? There's a 9 year age difference between the two of us. I'm 36 and she's 45.. I don't think it's so much that she looks old as it is you look way younger than 36. |
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Post by Gorilla on Apr 13, 2018 22:57:23 GMT -5
Great story, thanks for sharing. Side note, Did you marry your mom? There's a 9 year age difference between the two of us. I'm 36 and she's 45.. I thought she'd be about 36 like me, and you were about 22. Now that I know we're the same age, I'm jealous of you! Anyway, cool pic, and thanks for sharing |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 14, 2018 8:38:58 GMT -5
There's a 9 year age difference between the two of us. I'm 36 and she's 45.. I thought she'd be about 36 like me, and you were about 22. Now that I know we're the same age, I'm jealous of you! Anyway, cool pic, and thanks for sharing Haha, I wasn't taking it as an insult, no worries! I wouldn't have replied had I thought so. There is a strict code in my house that I am NEVER to go clean shaven. I'm the youth Arn Anderson. Place a photo from every 20 years - put a photo on the table...1998, 2008, 2018...nothing changed lol. Thanks, brother! |
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Post by A-Rob on Apr 16, 2018 19:52:34 GMT -5
Great report!
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Post by BOOKER_T on Apr 16, 2018 22:03:40 GMT -5
Nice story,Glad you had a good time
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Post by ARUN on Apr 16, 2018 23:15:58 GMT -5
Awesome!
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Post by Controversial Maverick PUNK on Apr 17, 2018 0:27:19 GMT -5
There's a 9 year age difference between the two of us. I'm 36 and she's 45.. I don't think it's so much that she looks old as it is you look way younger than 36. Looks older than 36, to me. It surprised me, he wasn't at least 40. |
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Post by chrissyy on Apr 19, 2018 21:25:39 GMT -5
congrats dude!! Foley really is one off the coolest guys too meet & the signed hasbro looks great
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