WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley recently talked about the working experience with the WWE Chairwoman and Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon during their time as WWE RAW authority figures. Foley and McMahon were appointed RAW general manager and RAW commissioner, respectively, shortly before the 2016 WWE Draft.
Foley’s run as the general manager run ended when McMahon fired him on the March 20, 2017, episode of RAW. He was replaced by Kurt Angle two weeks later.
While they had a great relationship in real life, the two often clashed on-screen as they attempted to co-exist as the red brand’s ultimate decision-makers. The hardcore legend has revealed that Steph helped him with memory loss.
Mick Foley opens up on Stephanie McMahon
On his FOLEY is POD podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer recalled how McMahon regularly helped him when he forgot his lines:
“She expected a lot from herself,” Foley said. “Her father [former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon] expected a lot from her, and she delivered. You never see her mess up a promo. She was there to rescue me when I couldn’t remember what I was doing.”
Foley further talked about Kevin Owens winning the vacant Universal Championship in 2016 after Triple H surprisingly attacked Seth Rollins. The RAW authority figures filmed the three-minute segment without Vince McMahon’s permission because they thought the storyline development needed to be addressed. They later showed the footage to the then-WWE boss, who approved it:
“He looked at it afterwards for what seemed like an eternity, nodded his head, and went, ‘We’ll do it your way,'” Foley said. “And as he’s walking down the hallway, [WWE producer] Road Dogg comes up to me and Stephanie and goes, ‘We all know you can’t get your own way for like six weeks after that.'”
