– Below is Sean Waltman’s first video Q&A session from his new website. Waltman comments on Scott Hall’s condition, among other things:
– NotInHallofFame.com has a new interview up with former TNA star Mick Foley. Here is a part where Foley is asked about the WWE Hall of Fame:
During Baron Mikel Scicluna’s match, either you or Michael Cole made a joke about him being a Hall of Famer; I believe the same with Johnny Rodz. Though that was likely tongue in cheek, at the same you have these two in the Hall of Fame with Bruno Sammartino not. Granted, we know why that is with Bruno, but once your career winds up in TNA you would have to be considered a lock by many wrestling fans to enter the WWE Hall of Fame, should you wish to go in. What then is your take on the WWE Hall of Fame as an institution? Do you view it as a marketing thing, or do you view it as legitimate? Again, as I watched that thing with Edge, it really struck me that there was an audience who really believe in this Hall.
“Yeah, I think it’s all of the above. It is a legitimate Hall of Fame, for a lot of guys it is the Hall of Fame. It is a marketing tool, and it is one man’s creation and in some cases one man’s decision, but there are certain guys like Edge, like Shawn Michaels, like the majority who consider the Hall of Fame to be the final exclamation point on their career. I remember in ’96, I was the one guy not invited to the Hall of Fame dinner as they wanted to protect my character at the time. In 2003, there was talk of inducting me in the Hall of Fame in the middle of the ring at Madison Square Garden., because the event hadn’t become bigger than the Hall itself. There is no actual physical hall. It was only after that in 2004 they started filming it and to their credit it has become one of the biggest events of the year and certainly is an honor that most people feel is legitimate and would appreciate to be in”
Well, when we say most people would we include Mick Foley in that?
“Would I say that? Yeah. It’s funny. I used to go back and forth because deep down everyone needs that healing moment with Vince whether they realize it or not. Everybody wants to have closure with Vince. I would say to people when I asked “I don’t know, maybe for my kids, maybe if I got to go first or last” but the game changer for me was when they mentioned my book (Countdown to Lockdown) on the air in October. I thought that showed a great deal of respect. It was a nice gesture and much appreciated. At that point I made the mental decision that if I was ever asked I would go in.”
