4 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night’s WWE Backstage (Nov 13)

1. A Waste Of Mick Foley

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Mick Foley’s appearance was alright.

He used his authority to put over Bray Wyatt’s reinvention before the conversation steered to the famous story of his losing an ear in Germany. He re-told the tale, as Booker put him over as a warrior—Booker, being wonderfully bad at this, also cut him off at the best, goriest part—and it was a decent time for about two minutes.

It was just a way to get a Legend on the show to boost that dire rating, and while it was probably a better idea for Foley, author, promo genius, to further explore the creativity of Wyatt’s 2019—to actually get it over—that’s not what happened.

This show is just a chat.

It’s just an empty chat that accomplishes nothing and is conducted far more interestingly away from the WWE umbrella.

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