WWE Hall of Famer Had a “45 Minutes Shouting Match” Over a Segment Where Vince McMahon Faked His Death

Over the years, WWE has had its fair share of controversial stories on TV. One such angle was the ‘limousine explosion’ on RAW in which Vince McMahon supposedly dies. The segment garnered a mixed response from viewers. One WWE legend clearly hated the angle and got into an argument with Vince McMahon over it.

The angle was immediately dropped, however, due to the Chris Benoit tragedy.

Mick Foley was in stern opposition to the angle taking place even before the Benoit incident. According to the ‘Hardcore Legend’, this was not the right direction to go into.

Mick Foley confronted Vince McMahon about the angle

Mick Foley revealed on his Foley is Pod show, that he told the former WWE CEO he ‘hated’ the segment and was upset about it.

“I was really upset about it. I had about a 45 minute talk/shouting match with Mr. McMahon, because I hated that angle. Because at the time, I was doing quite a bit with injured service members. And I was always working with kids who were facing challenges and you know, including imminent deaths”, Foley said.

The Hall of Famer further revealed that a U.S. service member thought the owner of WWE was dead.

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“I remember saying, ‘You know who does think you’re dead? A child who’s facing challenges and the prospect of death. You know, who else thinks you’re dead? US service member who lost both her legs. These are people coming up to me asking about you.’ and he goes ‘Mick, Vince McMahon didn’t die. Mr. McMahon died.’

“And I went ‘Do you think our fans know the difference?’ He goes ‘Of course they do.’. And clearly, I did not know the difference. Like I wasn’t aware there was Vince and Mr. McMahon, and this is when I saw the full gospel tabernacle come in, “ Mick Foley added.

Although the pay-off to this storyline could’ve made for some interesting television, it never saw the light of the day because of the unfortunate Chris Benoit tragedy. WWE ultimately buried the angle, and they did not mention it again.

One could clearly see why a legend like Mick Foley opposed this idea. He knew WWE served as inspiration to millions across the globe and seeing something like this could’ve had an adverse effect on their psyche.

Vince McMahon put out many maverick segments on WWE TV in his time, but faking his death was a high road even by his own ridiculous standards.

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