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The Foley Files: February 19, 2010

Posted: Feb 23rd 2010 By: mikeiles

Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of The Foley Files. I think we have to consider this to be among the biggest weeks ever in TNA history, with the announcement of the big move to Monday nights, beginning March 8th. I applaud this bold move, and think it could turn out to be the best thing that could happen for everyone involved - TNA, WWE, me, wrestlers from both groups, Dixie, Vince, and especially all the fans. I know the move will divide some of the fans, but I really think it will bring new ones to the table, and get some former wrestling fans, who had wandered away for a while to remember what they loved about wrestling.

I can now say that I have completed the writing for "Countdown to Lockdown", after spending twenty hours or so on the book's Afterword, where I take a look back and try to figure out what it all meant. I wanted the book to have a perfect finish, and therefore spent a great deal of time editing and rewriting, wanting to make sure I got it just right. I think i did, thanks in great part to my friend Jill Thompson, the talented young lady who illustrated two of my children's books, and really knows her wrestling and writing, in addition to being the creator of "The Scary Godmother" series of children's books, which have been turned into perennial Halloween favorites on the cartoon channel. Sometimes, the toughest thing a writer can di is accept that more is not always better, but I have no doubt that trimming a few hundreds words, and tweaking (one of my favorite words) the rest of the chapter has left me with a conclusion that I am really proud of. I know there are people out there who really feel like one, two, or three memoirs were enough for them. If they feel that way, than it's probably true...for them. But for people who enjoyed the last book, or who are open to the idea that this crazy wrestling business can provide inspiration for countless stories - I do believe you will enjoy this one. Wow, that was a horribly constructed sentence! Don't worry, the book is much better written than that.

Next week on The Foley Files, in recognition of the Winter Olympics, I will share a personal story from "Countdown" about Olympic gold medalist Dorothy Hammil, who set my heart ablaze way back in 1976.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a little bit about a special sale of career and personal items I would be conducting to benefit the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. I give you now the current list of items. The sale will be held in conjunction with the dinner that night -February 20th in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. The dinner begins at 7 pm, but doors open at 5 for the special Hardcore sale. For more information, visit the Hall's website at www.pwhf.org

Please let me know if you heard about it on The Foley Files. Oh yeah, for all you O&A fans out there, I will be on Opie and Anthony on Tuesday morning, talking about my upcoming comedy shows in Baltimore on February 24th and in New York City (a benefit for the people of Haiti, with all proceeds going to UNICEF) on February 25th. You can check out www.totalextremecomedy.com for more information on the Baltimore show, and can call (908) 670-0012 for reservations to the New York show at the Broadway Comedy Club. Hope to see some of you out there.

Tags: Mick Foley, TNA, WWE