Does Mick Foley See Himself in “The Wrestler?”
The New York Entertainment has got an article up on TNA superstar Mick Foley. Here they show parallels between Randy “the Ram” Robinson’s plight in the film and current TNA star Mick Foley. here are a few exceprts from the article:
There are certainly parallels one could draw between the Beyond the Mat documentary you starred in and this fictionalized portrait of an aging wrestler in the twilight years of his career. Particularly with the Jake “the Snake” Roberts sections of Beyond.
I had read in advance of seeing the film that there were shades of Jake, Terry Funk, and myself in Mickey Rourke’s character. After absorbing it, I certainly saw shades of Jake the Snake, just a little bit of Terry Funk, and I was actually disappointed I didn’t see more of myself in Mickey Rourke’s performance [laughs].
We think you might be a little bit too close to it! We certainly saw the parallels with your infamous “Hell in a Cell” match and the brutal match that occurs in the middle portion of the film, what with the devastating use of thumbtacks and staples. These were some of the things that you pioneered and ushered into the mainstream.
I can see how some of the extreme things he did and maybe even elements of his horrible wardrobe could’ve been partially inspired by me. You could also look at “Hell in a Cell” and say that any legitimate sporting contest would end when one of the participants was knocked unconscious. [Ed. note: That participant was Foley.] But mine didn’t, and in the back of my mind, no matter how badly hurt I was, I wanted to finish that match back in 1998. That’s exactly what I got from Randy the Ram, except that he took it even one step further in that he would rather risk death than not get in his signature move.
How do you think that WWE chairman Vince McMahon is going to respond to the film?
I personally don’t think Vince will like it, because Vince really believes in the philosophy of keeping wrestling as entertainment for the fans. And part of that is keeping up the mystique of what goes on behind the scenes. I’m not sure he would enjoy a film that shines a light on the hardships that some wrestlers go through. To read the FULL ARTICLE GO HERE>>>>
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