It's fair to say that fans are concerned about Kevin Owens. After all, his feud with Braun Strowman saw him take an insane number of bumps, many of which run the risk of shortening his career. However, that's all done with now and the former Universal and US Champion will hopefully be able to take it easy for a while (especially now the Monster Among Men has set his sights on Roman Reigns).
During a recent interview, Owens was asked about being thrown off the top of a cage by Strowman at the Extreme Rules PPV and it probably won't surprise you that Mick Foley's name came up.
"The tribute to Mick Foley I can’t even say was voluntary because we happened to be in that city and I happened to be in a steel cage match. As far as who’s idea it was and why it happened… I’m gonna keep that under wraps for now. Once I realized what was gonna happen, of course in my head comparing it to what Mick Foley did twenty years before was an obvious thing. But, I’ll never be arrogant enough to say what I did equals to what he did. His will live on forever and I don’t think I can say the same about mine.
"Look, I will remember forever watching Mick Foley get thrown off that cell. I wasn’t trying to emulate or top what he did. I don’t think anybody will ever top it. But some people felt it was similar and he sent me a text a few days later congratulating me and making a special moment and I really appreciated that. It’s very flattering, but I would never put what I did in the same league as what he did ever. His was legendary, you know it’s a history-making moment and that was a moment people will always remember […] I would never put myself in the same class as him."
There are definitely comparisons which can be made between Owens and Foley but what no one wants to see is the former ending up in the same poor physical condition as the WWE Hall of Famer a couple of decades from now. In fairness, WWE is much safer these days but Owens doesn't need to pull off these sorts of moves to get over so here's hoping we'll see more of him in the ring now.