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The Foley Files - Updated 12/11

Posted: Dec 14th 2009 By: mikeiles

Remember last week, when I said that in my experience with writing a web log for WWE that many times the experience was a pain in the neck, but that, sometimes I'd write some stuff I could really be proud of? Well, this is part of the first group, the pain in the neck stuff. I'm writing this at about 5:30 in the morning, following a six hour writing session, which was supposed to produce an article for Slate.com. Slate's a great website, one of the most respected out there, but they'd better have some pretty good editors on board to salvage this article. It's not that it's bad - actually, I think it's quite good. It's just four times longer that what they asked for. So, we'll see. I will let you know next week, as Slate was going to post this piece on December 24th or 25th.

I guess I sure picked a bad time to post that initial "Foley Files". I had no sooner put it up when I found out that Umaga had died. I was shocked and saddened and my heart goes out to his family. My wife used to mention what a nice face he had underneath all the make-up. She was right; he was a nice guy. But in that ring, he did wonders with a character that at first looked like it was going to be limiting. I know WWE has to protect themselves from a public relations standpoint, but from a human standpoint, they really should be doing a better job then just the three sentence standard, which always includes the date the deceased was terminated from their contract. I worked there a long time - I know that they're not heartless. But they sure sound that way in cases like this.

Nash sure ran a pretty good show - hope I'm not out of a job. How about that Eric Young interview and facial expressions, or that ODB-Tara match? That's one that will live on in Foley family history, as we were trimming the Christmas tree at the time of the match, so when we look back on our family memories years from now, it will be accompanied by the sights and sounds of an ODB Christmas.

I believe things will really start heating up on Impact, once Jeff Jarrett returns, and once I finally have my face to face with the Hulk. It's about time...brother.

Tags: Mick Foley, TNA, WWE, Jeff Jarrett