Mick Foley speaks on the best way to use a ring bell.
The ring bell not only rings at the start of every wrestling match but is sometimes used as a weapon. In fact, in two of WWE's most heralded matches of all time, Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart at WWE WrestleMania 13, and Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleMania 3, the ring bell was directly factored into the ending of both legendary matches. Now, Mick Foley is explaining how he preferred to use the bell in his hardcore matches most effectively.
Mick Foley recently spoke about a variety of hardcore weapons on Maven's YouTube channel. One of the weapons Foley was asked about was the ring bell, and he explained his approach to using it in the ring.
"I was a big believer in just coming at you with the body as hard as I could, but I would have the prop with me. So I was going to hit you as hard as I could, but I wouldn't be hitting you with the bell. I remember Randy Orton like, 'I've never done this before.' I said, 'Run into me as hard as you can, but just you're running into me with the object as opposed to going [motions like he's swinging the bell], and especially when it's something like that, you can't really work with it. It's noticeable, but not bad, most of the time. If somebody doesn't know what they're doing, they could split you open like a ripe melon."
Elsewhere in the video, he spoke about being the first person that Triple H ever hit with a sledgehammer. Learn more about that experience here.
At this link, fans can learn about Mick Foley's thoughts on using fire extinguishers in matches.
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