Mick Foley Involved In “Unfortunate Incident” at His One-Man Show Comedy Event in Birmingham, England & Says Situation Was Resolved Afterwards

WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW personality Mick Foley announced earlier today on Instagram that a theft incident took place at a recent one-man comedy show event he held in Birmingham, England as part of his “40 Years of Foley” stage show tour.

Foley stated that two men at the show placed a bid for an auction for the shirts he wears with the money going to the Cauliflower Alley Club’s fund to help wrestlers in need. Foley stated that when it came time to pay, the two men ran off with the signed shirts without paying for it.

“Hello everybody. It’s the Hardcore Legend Mick Foley. En route to Cardiff, Wales, following one of my favorite shows I’ve ever done, and it was in Birmingham, U.K., where we had an unfortunate incident, that showed both the worst that mankind — not the wrestler — but the people have to offer. But also the best. As many of you know, I do a nightly shirt-off-my-back auction for Cauliflower Alley Club that has raised more than $40,000 for wrestlers in need and last night I was thrilled to get a winning bid of £900… That’s over a thousand dollars in U.S. money. Took photos with these guys, thanked them thoroughly, signed both the t-shirt I was wearing and the outer shirt, and then they ran. They ran. They did a runner. Took off without paying. Three or four other people came forward with donations so that all in all, we were able to donate $600 to the Cauliflower Alley Club. But I’d like to address those two guys who chose to run. You know who you are. We know who you are and we’re going to give you a couple of days to do the right thing. At the very least, you return the shirt. It would be really nice if you made a donation. I don’t expect £900; that’s a lot of money. Maybe you guys shouldn’t do that when you’re drinking. Maybe you shouldn’t make promises you can’t keep but if you don’t do something, some small way of atoning, not only will you know who you are and not only will I know who you are, but a lot of people will know who you are because there were cameras everywhere.”

In a follow-up post, Foley announced that the situation was resolved after the two men were inebriated when they ran off with the shirts and had showed him proof that they made a donation to the Cauliflower Alley Club. Foley also stated that “I believe in second chances. People mess up, especially when they’ve been drinking. And these two guys made good on their promise.”

UPDATE: Mick Foley shared the two men were inebriated when they ran off with the shirts, and showed him proof that they made a donation to the Cauliflower Alley Club

“I believe in second chances. People mess up, especially when they’ve been drinking. And these two guys made good… https://t.co/sU1AZU3Tlg pic.twitter.com/YoZ82wZybJ

— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) August 28, 2026

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com