WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has revealed that he met with AEW star MJF to discuss a potential “final match” before his plans fell through due to health concerns.
Foley, who turns 60 next year, had initially planned a farewell match but had to cancel it due to concussion-related issues. Despite the cancellation, he received numerous offers from various promotions, including AEW.
Foley was particularly impressed by MJF’s pitch for a six-week storyline leading up to the match. He praised MJF’s talent and ability to work around his limitations.
As Foley himself said, “Man, when I was thinking of having that last match, I’ll tell you what, when I announced that intention, there were no shortage of people from every promotion reaching out to me and one guy I probably would have gone with because he’d clearly done some thinking about it and lined out …