Mick Foley Claims This WWE Hall Of Famer Hit Hardest
Mick Foley has faced all manner of greats during his illustrious career but now the WWE Hall Of Famer has revealed just which opponent hit the hardest.
Mick Foley has shared the ring with many top names in the wrestling business as well as some of the sport’s wildest men such as Abdullah The Butcher, Terry Funk, and Atsushi Onita but it was a WCW rival that proved to pack the hardest punch during Foley’s career.
Mick Foley Says Vader Hit Hardest In The Ring
Appearing on the WWE Vault YouTube channel, Mick Foley looked back at the key moments of his time as Cactus Jack. Foley recalled his bouts with WWE Hall of Famer Vader and claimed that the big man was the one who hit the hardest in the ring:
I was really excited about the Texas Death Match because it played to my strengths, and I did not think I would ever get a chance to main event another big show in WCW, so I wanted to make sure I took full advantage of it.
He was very comfortable here opening me up. When I’m asked by fans who was the hardest-hitting competitor I’d ever shared a ring with, I don’t even have to think about it; it was Vader. It jogs your brain. It really does. Nobody brought it the way that Vader did, and there were those who did not like to work that style, and I did. I liked working with Vader because his size made me such an underdog.
Two types of people that Vader would face. There were those who were so intimidated. Then there were those who saw it as an amazing challenge, and I saw it as an amazing challenge. This is my Frazier/Ali. This is my ‘Thriller in Manila.’
He was about business when he got in there. If you weren’t interested in having a great match, he was going to tear you apart. He forced you to be your best… I really thought this match was the apex of my career in wrestling, and I’m so glad to tell you I was wrong.
Mick Foley recently caused upset with his comments about Vince McMahon who is currently the subject of a lawsuit alleging that he committed serious sexual assault and sex trafficking.