WWE legend Mick Foley carved out a legacy in the pro wrestling picture as an athlete who could endure pain like no other, earning him the moniker “The Hardcore Legend.”
He has taken some of the most dangerous bumps in the industry. His Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker at King of the Ring in 1998 is regarded as one of his most memorable and controversial matches of all time. Aside from this, he is also known for his various personas, including Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love. These were known as the “Three Faces of Foley.”
Foley, 60, recently discussed his health with Chris Van Vliet. He told the host that despite severe pain in some parts of his body, he was doing reasonably well for a wrestler his age.
Mick Foley Opens Up About Losing Significant Weight While Discussing His Health
On Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Mick Foley revealed he had lost a significant amount of weight and, as a result, was moving better.
Foley noted that his hip and knee replacements were “game changers,” and that now he can maintain his weight at 300 pounds or under.
The crazy thing is, Iâ€m moving better. I dropped like 90 [pounds]. At one point, Iâ€d gone from 372 to 273, and then I may have taken it too easy for the next four or five months and crept up towards 300, but I think Iâ€m down around 275, and hip and knee replacements, those were game changers,” Foley said.
Mick Foley then articulated his almost “agonizing” pain, despite his high threshold. He revealed that, according to his kids, he sometimes “punched my right thigh to try to get some feeling in my nerves.” The Hall of Famer further opened up about meeting a physical therapist at the behest of his friend.
When I went at a friendâ€s request, whoâ€s a physical therapist, she said, ‘I think thatâ€s your hip.’ And I was like, ‘But the pains in my lower back.’ She explained something about the piriformis muscle gripping onto the nerve, mimicking sciatica. And when I went to that doctor, orthopedic guy, and I saw the hip, I wasnâ€t dismayed, I was actually happy, because I saw, you can fix this. He said, ‘Iâ€ve been doing this for 25 years. Itâ€s the worst hip Iâ€ve ever seen. I donâ€t know how youâ€re walking.â€
Once I realized there was hope, and then once I had the hip followed by the knee, it was like a new lease on life. Now, if you were to suddenly transform someone else into my current body, sure, they might think it was hell on earth, but compared to how I felt for like, 10-15, years, yeah, I am doing a lot better,†Mick Foley said.
Throughout the years, Mick Foley has had multiple retirements. However, his most definitive retirement may have happened in 2012, as he had his final match to date that year, at the Royal Rumble. Since then, he has only made appearances and has been part of storylines in a non-wrestling capacity.
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