4. Mick Foley Reveals A Story Where Vince McMahon Chewed Out Braun Strowman
During a recent appearance on Lilian Garcia’s “Making Their Way to the Ring” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer and current Raw General Manager Mick Foley talked about James Ellsworth, Chris Jericho’s “List”, Vince McMahon chewing out Braun Strowman & more. Below are the highlights:
What did he do for Ellsworth?
“The idea of pushing for James Ellsworth would actually be too ridiculous. I didn’t actually go up and say, hey you oughta use this kid. I did mention to several people, producers that he made for phenomenal TV.”
On how Chris Jericho came up with “The List”:
“I’m so proud to say that he was complaining about me, and there was a guy from catering going by and he was like, that Foley. You know what I’m going to do? You know what I’m going to do?
Then he grabs a notebook away from the guy and he goes, I’m going to start a list. And I said to somebody, he’s going to have that over in three weeks. Sure enough, it’s become part of the wrestling lexicon.”
On Vince McMahon chewing out Braun Strowman:
“I was about to go out there a couple weeks ago, and I heard Braun Strowman say, I want a title shot. Mr. McMahon’s behind the curtain, at the board watching the monitor, and he goes, oh god, it’s not a title shot. I was thinking to myself, then what is it?
That’s exactly what I would go to call it when I would go out there. You want a title shot? He’s like, it’s a title match. It’s a match! So if you ever wonder what it’s like to see a six-foot-eight, three hundred pound behemoth get chewed out, you should’ve been there.”
