By Chris Walters on March 14, 2004 at 7:06 PM EST

Ryan Lim from Vancouver's 104.5 CFML radio (radiocfml.com) sent in the following recap of a recent interview he conducted with WWE legend Mick Foley.

-- Summary of the interview:

Ryan thanks Foley for taking the time out to come and do the interview, and they joke about diving off of cages vs. being thrown off of cages.

They talk about the WWE Day proclamation in New York

Ryan says wrestling to Foley has always been in his blood. Foley then says that he was one of those fans who really loved wrestling and was under the impression that he could do it. He said he hard to work hard to do it, but he eventually made it. It took him 11 years to get to the WWE, and all the hard work paid off.

Ryan asks why is wrestling so important to Foley that it is worth coming back despite all of his injuries. Foley says passion and pride led him to come back over and over again.

Ryan asks what is it that bought Mick back from his retired state in 2000. Mick says he thinks everyone in wrestling realizes that there is no true wrestling retiring. They would always come back eventually.

Ryan asks is this going to be your final match after WMXX. Foley says he's certainly not going to be a regular. He's thinking he'll be around for a while.

Ryan then brings up Foley's autobiographies when he wrote about his family. He then asks how hard is it to maintain a family life as well as a pro-wrestling life. Mick says it's not easy, as many people have failed. He says you certainly cannot be as good as a father away as you would be with your family at home. He says the hardest role he's ever had to play is being Superdad, making the best of his time with his kids- despite his injuries and being extremely tired. He and his wife don't let their 3 year old watch wrestling, so he just thinks that every dad has his own action figure.

Ryan then asks if his family still worry for Foley when he gets hurt in the ring. Foley says he thinks they realize it is the repetitive nature of some of the blows that really causes the blows that really causes the harm.

Ryan asks if he sees any of his kids growing up to be the next Foley in the squared circle. Foley says he hopes not. He says it's a tough life and the chances of making it aren't very good but the chances of getting hurt are. He says if they wanted to do it he wouldn't tell them they can't, but he would stress the importance of going to school so if they get hurt, they wouldn't be hurt and uneducated.

Ryan brings up when Foley jumped off the roof of his friend's house. Foley said it was one goofing thing him and his friends did, it wasn't something that happened a lot. Foley says he hopes kids don't get the same idea of what he did, because that isn't the way to prove yourself to the world.

Ryan stays on the discussion of backyard wrestling with Foley, and he plays the clip of Triple H's opinion of Backyard wrestling in November. Mick says a lot of the dangerous things these backyard wrestlers do are media fueled phenomenons. He says people have been wrestling in their backyard for decades. Just kids having their fun. He says the media doesn't want to see elbow drops and punches, but for the kids to go through tables. So a lot of the wrestling has been media fueled. He says he would stand by Triple H's statement, "Where are the parents?" We are there to entertain them, not to baby-sit.

Ryan asks how do you respond to the critics who put down what you do and what you have done by saying 'Wresting is fake'. He says wrestling is not for everyone. But he says reasonable people who look at what we do, physiologically, and think there is no danger and talent involved is an idiot.

Commercial Break

Ryan then brings up Foley's venture into becoming a best-selling author. Foley says he is very proud of his books. He said it was nice of people to want to read up on his life and himself. He says even if his book didn't sell as good as it did, he would still be proud because he made it. He mentions that he's proud that he was able to out-sell all the presidential books when his first book came out. Mick mentions above all, he's trying to take his unique position as a well known wrestler to promote children's literacy, specifically involving inner-city kids. Foley says he feels for these kids, and he's trying to promote to them that it's all about choice, and that they can get a good education.

Ryan goes back to his autobiographies. Ryan asks what is it about his style and his books that have attracted so many people, considering he's outsold the Rock's attempts, as Hogan etc. Foley says he thinks his books have been attracted because he was first to make an autobiography- a first look behind the curtain of professional wrestling, and the fact that he didn't have a ghostwriter- it was all him.

Ryan brings up his CBS deal and a transition into acting. Foley says he hasn't really tried to make a transition, but he's tried to take advantage of the opportunities as they came. He mentions that if CBS came up to you and say that they're interested in making a series out of you, you'd be a fool to turn it down. He's not actively pursuing a career in TV though. He says acting isn't a real passion of his as wrestling and writing are.

Ryan asks if we will see Foley in any type of movie in the future. Foley laughs and says no. He did mention that he auditioned for the part of the redneck bartender in the new Starsky and Hutch movie. He says he is happy with his role in life.

Ryan then talks about The Rock. He talks about how The Rock leaves for several months, comes back, and is then in the main event status as if he never left. He then asks if that has caused any backstage animosity for the wrestlers who have tried to take his spot and then were shot back down due to his reappearance. Foley says he hopes not because that's what he's doing too. He says he doesn't think so, though. He feels that people realize that The Rock has been really good to wrestling, and that his participation at PPVs have always added to the show. Foley says in his case, he's tried to offer fans a unique story for people to talk about- something deep, and something emotional- something not many people would involve themselves in.

Ryan asks what are Mick's personal opinions on Randy Orton, the person not the wrestler. Foley says he doesn't really know him that well. He says he wasn't necessarily a friend of his fathers, but respects him. He says he thinks Randy appreciates this chance that he's getting right now. But he told Randy that he also had to hold up his end of the bargain.

Ryan asks whom else does Foley see as taking the next step into the spotlight. Foley says Edge is coming back from a neck injury. He says it all depends on the story he is in and if it captures the viewer's imaginations. He brings up Eddie Guerrero and how good he is doing so far.

Ryan brings up when Foley left the WWE at one point. Ryan asks how does Foley feel about being involved with WWE now. He says he didn't feel like he had a place anymore when he had left a few years ago. He enjoyed his role as a commissioner, but he felt like he had enough of wrestling at that point. But it was never the direction of the company.

Ryan then talks about Wrestlemania XX on Sunday. Foley talks about The Rock n' Sock Connection being brought back one more time, and that it'll be his first match since 2000. He says he sees Flair as a wildcard in that match. He says it's like the Superbowl, but bigger.

Ryan asks what is next for Mick Foley. Foley says a big children's book in October and a novel he wrote a year ago but just finished re-writing and should be released in April 2005.

Ryan thanks Mick Foley for taking the time out for the interview and wishes him luck in his match at Wrestlemania XX.

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