Mick Foley Reveals Frustration Over Donald Trump’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has been outspoken about his political views, particularly his opposition to Donald Trump. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Foley has revealed why he was frustrated with Trump’s WWE Hall of Fame induction in 2013.

While speaking to Inside the Ropes, Mick Foley was asked if he ever thought he would go into the Hall of Fame the same year as Donald Trump back in 2013. Foley stated that while he was excited to be part of the WWE Hall of Fame and appreciated the large crowds at events like WrestleMania in Dallas, he felt upset about a few things. The last time he performed in front of such a big crowd was at the Hall of Fame ceremony in 2013. Afterwards, he hosted a small post-show celebration at a bar called Foley’s, which was close to Madison Square Garden.

“Listen, I don’t want to badmouth the WWE Hall of Fame, but I know you know, it’s funny. I don’t know how many people we have here, but I’m thrilled to be here, right? And I was thrilled when we had 101,000 people in Dallas, right? You know, looking around when Steve Austin’s music hits, and I just looked around—everyone’s looking at him. I took it all in because I’d never been in front of that many people before and likely never would again. I took it all in. But the last time I was in front of a crowd of that magnitude was the Hall of Fame, the day after the Hall of Fame induction, you know, at the WWE at WrestleMania. They have everyone come out, and I had a post-show celebration at a place called Foolies, right? It’s three blocks from Madison Square Garden.”

Foley’s son Mickey has autism, so Foley had told WWE they needed to stay in New York instead of traveling to Hackensack because his son couldn’t handle long bus rides or large crowds. While most people went back to Hackensack, The Hardcore Legend stayed behind with a small group of friends. However, he had to leave the party early because he had a 7 a.m. wake-up call to rehearse for his Hall of Fame entrance.

When Mick Foley walked out in front of 75,000 people, all he could think about was how he had to wake up at 7 a.m. for the rehearsal. He felt that as a bestselling author, he should not have had to go through such an early wake-up, especially since Donald Trump, who was also being inducted, didn’t have to do the same. Foley was frustrated by this and admitted he held a grudge against Trump for not having to get up early like he did.

“I know some of you know that. I have a son, Mickey, who’s on the autism spectrum, and I told WWE, like, ‘He can’t travel. We have to stay in New York. We can’t stay in Hackensack because if you put my son on a bus four hours before the event, he’s not going to be there. Like, he can’t take crowds and all that.’ So, everyone else had to go back to Hackensack, and I had, like, a big party by myself—there was like 11 people there, you know, at Foley’s. But we had to cut the party short because I had to go get some sleep, because I had a 7 a.m. wake-up call to rehearse my Hall of Fame walkthrough.

You know, and so I swear to you, the only thing I could think of when I walked out there, as they go, ‘Mick Foley,’ and they’re playing to 75,000 people out there, all I could think was, ‘They needed to wake me up at 7 a.m. to do this?’ Like, I’m a New York Times number one bestselling author. They couldn’t have told me what star to stand on? Donald Trump didn’t have to get up at 7 a.m. That’s all I could think of. I was looking at Trump like, he didn’t have to wake up at 7 a.m. So, I was just inside, and it’s more than just the horrible policy, but I held a grudge against Donald Trump for not having to get up at 7 a.m. when I did—kicking me out of my own post-Hall of Fame celebratory party.”

Mick Foley was also genuinely sad after Donald Trump won the Presidential Election this year. However, many fans would likely believe Foley’s frustration with Trump was understandable, given the special treatment Trump received compared to Foley’s own experience.

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