“You can’t fake the shock that he was in”- Mick Foley reveals about the stunt at Backlash 2004 that Randy Orton thought was a bad idea
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Mick Foley and Randy Orton in WWE
Randy Orton has been regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and his illustrious career is proof of that. Orton’s involvement in some interesting storylines and his ability to captivate the crowd by his performances have been widely praised. Randy Orton has been in the main event scene or in the upper mid card since the beginning of his career. What makes Orton a perfect wrestler is his incredible consistency throughout the years.
Randy Orton has been great as a babyface and as a heel,with most of his career displaying himself as a heel. He is skilled at delivering promos and his ability of switching his characters have made him one of the best in the industry. Randy has fought with almost every great wrestler there was during his time, the rise from a rookie to one of the best in the company is really commendable. Randy’s career should be looked upon as an inspiration by many upcoming wrestlers.
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Randy Orton and Mick Foley had a feud in 2004
Back in 2004, At the 2004 Royal Rumble Mick Foley had eliminated Orton and himself after which Orton struck foley with a steel chair and the two brawled all the way to the back. The Rivalry further escalated when Evolution( Batista, Ric Flair and Orton) defeated The Rock ‘n’ Sock Connection (Foley and The Rock) in a Handicap match at WrestleMania 20. Orton delivered an RKO to Foley to win the match.
This fueled their feud, and Foley challenged Orton to a hard-hitting bout for the Intercontinental Championship at Backlash. The Viper accepted the offer that night, with Foley adding a condition that the Evolution members be barred from ringside.
The match between Mick Foley and Randy Orton was incredible.They stole the show that year, generating a bout that has survived the test of time. The match has been regarded as one of the greatest in the history of professional wrestling. Randy and Mick both put their bodies on the line and displayed some brutal moments like Randy being thrown on thumbtacks, foley delivering an elbow drop off the entrance stage and many more. Orton then delivered an RKO to Mick on the barbed wire baseball bat to win the match.
Recently, Mick Foley on his podcast “Foley is Pod” said that Randy was in shock after the stunt involving thumbtacks, he said that after the stunt he brought Randy and threw him off the ramp, which also gave him time to rest as the camera went up.
You can’t fake the shock that he was in,” Foley said, during the latest episode of “Foley is Pod.” “His eyes were just wide open. I bring him up to the ramp and throw him off the ramp, which also gives me a little bit of time to rest up as that camera goes over and over”.
Foley continued and said that when the match referee Mike Chioda went on to check Randy and Randy told Chioda that the thumbtacks stunt was a bad idea. Foley concluded by saying that the elbow drop on Randy was the best one of his career.
“Mike Chioda goes to check on Randy, and all Randy can say is, ‘Chioda, those tacks were a bad idea.’ He’s really feeling it and now. I come off that ring apron with what I think is the best elbow of my career, partially because it’s captured with that low-angle shot; I couldn’t have dropped a better one in my life.”
Randy Orton has timely said that the match was a turning point in his career and that he made the WWE Universe realize that he was a true wrestler and has the audacity to put his body on the line to entertain the fans.
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