Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley who is a former three times WWE World champion recently talked about his classic Hell in a Cell match against Triple H which took place at No Way Out pay per view event of 2000 and said that he should not have return to action after that match.
The match was scheduled for the WWE World Championship and it took place at the mentioned event No Way Out of year 2000. This was the last pay per view before WrestleMania 2000 and there was a lot of expectations from this match since fans were expecting a similar match to the one from King of the Ring 1998 where Foley faced the Undertaker which was also a Hell in a Cell match.
Mick Foley Thinks He Should Not Have Return To Action After Classic Match
Much like his Hell in a Cell match from King of the Ring 1998, this one was amazing as well and it is considered as one of the best Hell in a Cell matches in the history of WWE. During the time Foley was already a main event star as he already won the WWE World Championship 3 times. So it was quite an unpredictable match.
It was the title vs career match. WWE tried to make this match more interesting with the mentioned stipulation because poly was scheduled to retire after this match. In those days internet was not very loud so it was not been leaked before the event. Foley leaving in ring action was a huge blow for both the fans and WWE.
But Foley did return to action soon after this event. He returned to fight for the WWE World Championship once again, this time at WrestleMania 2000. This was a fatal 4 way match with the Big Show and the Rock also being involved. Of course Triple H was the defending champion. Once again, Foley failed to win, and after this defeat he remained out of action for a long time.
Mick Foley who is a former three times WWE World champion recently spoke on his Foley is Pod where he talked about his classic Hell in a Cell match against Triple H which took place at No Way Out pay per view event of 2000 and said that he should not have return to action after that match. He said;
“Yeah, it really is, it’s the perfect exit,” [His match at Hell in a Cell]
“If I could re-write my own history, I never would’ve wrestled again. I would’ve had to come back against Randy [Orton at WWE “Backlash” 2004] because you’re allowed one comeback match. I would’ve done the tag with The Rock, followed it up with the match against Randy and then never wrestled again.
“I think everyone accepts that you’re going to have one comeback match, but I wouldn’t have done a match six weeks later [at “WrestleMania 2000”]. I would’ve done those two matches and that would’ve been it.”
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