Mick Foley: WWE Has Lost A Bit Of Magic
Mick Foley knows plenty about the magic of theme parks, being a theme park enthusiast who has been on many rides and coasters.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani, Foley compared theme park magic to the magic of wrestling, and how AEW differs from WWE.
“In the case of Storyland, family owned and operated for 60 years, and then a corporation bought it, and two years later, I went with my family, and in some accounts, it’s nicer because they have the money to put in new rides, but it loses a little bit of magic. What I feel from watching the two shows is that AEW has that little bit of magic and WWE has kind of lost it. When you’re part of a corporation and the bottom line is everything, you take away from your midcard by making it clear that what you’re selling is more important than the product in the ring. In AEW, the personal ownership shows in a way of love and a feeling of magic that I don’t think the corporate ownership of WWE displays,” he said.
Fans and pundits have described WWE as “soulless” in recent months, driven by the amount of ads during WrestleMania 42.
Elsewhere during the interview, Foley praised AEW for its work in the midcard. You can find his full comments here.
If you use any of the quotes above, please credit and link to the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription.
