Mick Foley On The Challenges The Superstars Competing In The Women's ROYAL RUMBLE Match Could Face
Mick Foley has been an outspoken proponent for quality in pro-wrestling for a long time, and here he shares his thoughts on the first-ever women's Royal Rumble match, and the potential challenges involved...
The historic, first-ever women's Royal Rumble match takes place at the Royal Rumble PPV on January 28, and one man who will be keeping a very close eye on the action is the Hardcore Legend himself, Mick Foley.
Foley has long been an advocate for women's wrestling getting a bigger share of spotlight, so during a recent interview with NBC Sports, the former RAW General Manager was asked for his opinion on the match and what he felt were some of the challenges the ladies could face:
“I guess it depends on the positioning of the match on the card. I’m guessing that it’s going to be first. Just trying to live up to the lure of rumbles in the past will be a challenge. It is almost always the highlight of the show. The match really gains due to the anticipation during it. I’ll be rooting for the women. I’ll be glued to my TV set and just hoping that it goes as well as possible for everybody.
I hope they have a couple of surprise entrees. Both from the past and a couple of new names. The women are so determined. Through sheer force of will, they’re going to have a very good match, but the one thing you can’t ever … you can’t book magic. I hope there’s that element of magic in the air when they take to the ring.”
Something tells me that magic will be present, but as we've seen so often in the past, the winner will most likely determine the overall reaction to the match.
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