WWE Legend Mick Foley talks about his video gaming habits in this exclusive interview.
If you were in your prime today, who would you want to be able to go in the ring with from the current roster?
I would love to wrestle CM Punk, I really would. CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler. I prided myself on being able to adapt to anybody’s style. I would bring my style, and then I would adapt it a little bit. So I could go with a highflyer like Shawn Michaels. I could go with a brawler like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. I would have loved to have wrestled those two guys in particular.
CM Punk is on the cover of WWE 13. A lot of people are saying he’s the bridge between that Attitude Era and today. What are your thoughts about him?
That’s an excellent point. He would have fit in really well back then. I think that’s part of the reason he’s been able to stand out, because he would have fit in so well with our guys, bringing a lot of that WWE attitude to the current product, and doing it without the liberty of using bad language. We had that liberty, so he’s actually got to be better and more creative than we were. If things weren’t going well, we could be, “I’ll kick your blank.” That was the, “go to” line. Or you could always pick up a chair and use it. Now guys have to be a little more creative.
How did you transition from professional wrestling to New York Times bestselling author?
I love writing. I think whether it’s the children’s book that’s out now, A Most Mizerable Christmas, available at bookstores everywhere, or the towering New York Times #1 best seller, Have a Nice Day, that people could see that I enjoyed it.
I did all the writing for both by hand; 200,000 words in 50 days in the case of Have a Nice Day, obviously, a picture book. Harry Potter’s up there in the 200,000 range, but this is a nice way to spend family time. Kids are gonna really enjoy having their parents read it to them, and parents are gonna enjoy reading it to their kids.
Do you have a favorite story regarding your writing career that you can share?
I’ll bring up the fact that my son, Hugh, who’s nine, listed me as his favorite author in school and the teacher said I was not an acceptable answer. You couldn’t use your dad. I was, “Does she know that I’ve written five New York Times bestsellers? I’m actually gonna bring that up.”
How do you say I’m not acceptable? What makes someone else more acceptable? How many books do you have to write to be an acceptable choice? I’m my son’s favorite author, darn it.
