In January 2024, Janel Grant filed a lawsuit by which Vince McMahon was accused of sexual assault and trafficking. McMahon is below federal investigation, and he has denied the allegations. Over a 12 months later, former WWE stars proceed to touch upon the allegations.
WWE Corridor of Famer Mick Foley, alongside Rikishi, spoke with followers at a panel at Comedian-Con Northern Eire. (Through Monopoly Occasions) In a single spotlight, they had been requested to touch upon their relationship with McMahon.
“I genuinely appreciated him,” Mick Foley stated. “My relationship was by no means the identical with him after I left WWE and went to TNA for 3 years, however to today, I’m nonetheless looking for an deal with to put in writing to him, simply to thank him for taking an opportunity on me. I believe all of us are a mixture of excellent traits and unhealthy traits, and also you hope your good traits outweigh your unhealthy traits. It appears maybe that Vince obtained it backwards there for a short time. However I’ve been there when he’s achieved good issues. I’ve seen him do good issues.”
Mick Foley: I’m Holding Off Judgment For Now
Mick Foley then stated that McMahon did the appropriate issues a number of the time. He said that he felt unhealthy that McMahon obtained into one thing that appeared unsavory. Foley famous that he would maintain off judgment till he noticed the Netflix docuseries, and he selected to understand McMahon till he discovered extra.
“I do know, after I was writing books, I needed to primarily do one thing like ‘Rooster Soup For The Wrestling Fan’s Soul,’ about a few of these actual heartwarming moments,” Mick Foley stated. “He was like, ‘Mick, I’m afraid that might come throughout as self-serving.’ So he was somebody who did the appropriate issues for the appropriate causes a number of the time.
“I really feel actually unhealthy that somebody I care about obtained into one thing that appears fairly unsavory. I’m gonna maintain off judgment till I see the [Netflix docuseries]. However I believe one factor that’s lucky is, no matter he did or didn’t do, I don’t suppose many people are permitting that to mess with our recollections. He was instrumental in creating a few of these recollections. So I’m selecting to understand him till I study extra about what could have gone down.”
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