Mick Foley On Why He Wants To Do One More Match

In early February, Mick Foley revealed plans to come out of retirement for the first time since 2012 when he had a brief cameo in the Royal Rumble match. Foley wanted to go out in a blaze of glory in a death match, closing out his career on his terms.

When speaking on a recent YouTube video, Foley opened up on what is driving him towards a return to the ring, and it all comes down to motivation and being in shape.

“One day, when I was really struggling, I realized that what used to be the best motivation for me was another match. I always got in shape with the goal of having another match, another match, another match. Fast forward, my wrestling days are over. I've spent, with two small occasions, since 1999, well over 300 pounds. I got down on three different occasions below 300 and then as I saw my weight really get away from me, I thought, maybe I need that same kind of motivation and along the way I can appreciate the lifestyle changes, eating differences, exercise. There is no reason for somebody, at my age and weight, to not be exercising for three straight years. It's embarrassing. It's embarrassing when you're asked in the airport if you need a wheelchair. It's embarrassing to be the guy who is bigger than the chair on the airline. 

“It's something of a paradox that by competing in a death match, I will have a much better life. That day, or night, is going to be tough. It's going to be tough, but the lessons I learn leading up to that match are lessons I intend to carry forward for the rest of my life. To me, it's the difference between being a grandfather someday, or can crawl on the ground and play with their grandchildren or a grandfather who sits and watches from the sidelines. I don't want to be that guy sitting on the sidelines. I know having a wild match involving barbed wire and thumbtacks...we're going to bring in a bed of nails. These are going to be tools of life for dad.”

Foley noted that he was seeking catharsis from returning to the ring, and that he wants a sense of peace when he is finally done and finished with one more, definitive, retirement match, with the hope of picking up better habits of staying in shape and improving his life.

H/T Fightful