Mick Foley Shares The Two Big Lies That He Told Vince McMahon Before His Hell In A Cell Match Against The Undertaker

Mick Foley was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated. This was in order to promote his “20 Years of Hell” tour. Foley spoke about his Hell in a Cell match against the Undertaker at King of the Ring 1998.

Specifically, Foley spoke about the two lies that he told Vince McMahon before the match. Here is what he said:

“I told Mr. McMahon two of the biggest lies of my life that day. I told him I had been on top of the cell earlier that afternoon, and I told him that I felt completely comfortable up there. Had I gone up there for a walk-through, there would be no twentieth anniversary because I would have realized that getting thrown off was a terrible idea”

Foley continued, talking about how the match changed him:

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“It was that that made me finally believe in my own mortality. That cleared the way for a very different Mankind character who feuded with and later teamed with The Rock. … I was really so caught up in preparation that I didn’t call home before matches, I always called home after matches. I did that on every occasion except for this one, but I thought I had a legitimate excuse for not calling home because I was unconscious.

“I later heard from WWE agent Dave Hebner, who said my family was very upset. When I did call, I got an earful from my wife, who wasn’t thrilled with my decision-making. I could have used a sympathetic ear, but what I really needed was someone to tell me that I couldn’t continue to do the things I was doing if I wanted to see my children grow.”

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