While Mick Foley has refrained from badmouthing his former employers at WWE, he did recently touch on a major difference between Vince McMahon and Tony Khan.
According to Foley, the AEW president/CEO approaches his work with a “type of joy” that Vince lacked.
The WWE Hall of Famer debuted at AEW’s Double or Nothing on May 26, where he received a low-blow from MJF. Foley’s move to become All Elite came months after he announced his departure from WWE due to the promotion’s close ties U.S. President
Donald Trump.
During a Tuesday (June 2) interview with Ariel Halwani, Foley touched on a number of topics, including his belief that he still has “one last good match” left in him, as my colleague Sean Rueter covered yesterday.
Foley’s happiness about signing with AEW was also evident in a recent interview he posted on social media. Part of his excitement comes from the difference he has already seen between working for Khan and WWE’s former boss, Vince McMahon.
“In no way am I here to throw stones at WWE. I love the company. I always will,” Foley said. “I will always be deeply appreciative for every opportunity they afforded me, but there’s something unique about seeing the owner of the company just so obviously happy and excited. Mr. McMahon had a different way of doing things, but it wasn’t that type of joy.”
He continued: “Tony is excited. Tony loves what he’s doing. He’s happy to be there, and that type of enthusiasm makes me feel enthusiastic.”
According to Foley, AEW has reignited a passion for wrestling inside him.
“I’m just excited about the future and I’m excited about wrestling in a way that I haven’t been in a few years,” The Hardcore Legend said. “And I want to thank AEW fans, and the AEW product for helping me fall in love with professional wrestling all over again.”
What do you think, Cagesiders? Can you, as observers, see any differences between Vince and Tony? Let us know in the comments.
