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Mick's Blog: 7/24/2010

Posted: Jul 28th 2010 By: mikeiles

Hi everyone. Still trying to adjust to United States time, after an incredible eight days in India. Just a nice little jaunt from Delhi to Paris, to New York, to san Diego for the big Comic Con. All in all, from door to door, including a nine hour layover in New York, the trip clocked in right around the 40 hour mark. Nice!

I just did a couple signings at the Con to promote a new comic book "RPM", that I co-wrote along with Shane Riches. It's my first venture into the comic world, but after seeing the book in all its full color glory, I think it's a real blast; a good, old-fashioned action adventure story, with a couple of modern day twists and turns. I'm pretty exhausted, but looking forward to heading back to the Impact Zone for the next couple of TNA tapings.

Spending a little time in a country like India will tend to change a guy's perspective on the little things in life..like phones that won't get reception, DVR's that don't record, or any one of those things in life that seem so important at the time. Looking at the poverty on the streets of Mumbai; mile after mile of families living in tents, little kids standing in traffic, hoping for just a sale of goods, or a simple handout, is an image that's going to stay with me a while.

But the fans in India are second to none when it comes to enthusiasm or knowledge of wrestling. Everywhere we went, be it an official mall visit, a trip to a radio station, or just a walk on the street, we were met by fans who had essentially grown up with guys like me and Kurt Angle in their living room. While it was clear that fans were more familiar with our WWE days, the TNA brand is definitely on the map in India, and with performances like the ones Jay Lethal put on in radio and television studios in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyperbadad, and Punjab, fans will be talking about TNA in the days, weeks and months to come.

Lethal was on fire in some of these interviews, leaving me and Kurt to play the straight men to some of the funniest moments I've been witness to in this business. Kurt and I both told Jay that if he could somehow channel the energy that makes his Macho Man and Ric Flair imitations so entertaining, into his own unique character, Jay Lethal will have a place near the top of the business for a long time to come.

Thanks to everyone who has been reading these blogs, and who enjoyed my top ten lists and story about meeting President Clinton. As many of you know, I'm still not fully comfortable with a computer, and I know my supply of original material on here has not been very inspiring. But, I am going to do my best to improve on that, now that I'm back in the US, with alot on my mind, and "Countdown to Lockdown" a little over two months away. Thanks to Ariel for sharing her thoughts on the Clinton story...I have to learn how to respond to comments directly.

Plenty more to talk about next time. Until then...be good to each other out there.

Tags: Mick Foley, TNA, WWE, Ric Flair