AEW frontman Mick Foley has revealed the main reason he left WWE and explained why he has no second thoughts about the decision.
Foley decided to end his WWE Legends deal earlier this year and eventually joined their rival, AEW. The WWE Hall of Fame, in the latest edition of “The Mick And Kenny ShowNext to fan Kenny Jordan said this WWE’s close relationship with President Donald Trump promotion was the main reason he left the position.
“I hadn’t actually worked for them in nine years, had I? I had a contract with Legends and I signed at conventions and performed occasionally. They were just going in a direction, and I mean people know I’m not comfortable with them; this isn’t a politically motivated show at all, but I just thought they were being a little too cozy and I could tell he wasn’t too comfortable with our current president. WWE, I would part with them,” he said.
Foley has no regrets about his stint in WWE and enjoyed working with the TKO-owned promotion. But he felt it was time to leave, even though the money offered by WWE was great.
“But I loved my time, I really enjoyed my time with them,” he said. “I’ve never regretted it, Kenny. When I was at WrestleCon in Las Vegas, I realized that I had to work about 20 hours to create what I would create in four hours with WWE, and I’m fine with that,” the legend added.
Since his AEW debut in May, Foley has regularly appeared in Tony Khan’s promotion. The Hardcore Legend was featured on the AEW pay-per-view pre-show panel and in backstage and in-ring segments, including one at AEW Dynamite Beach Break where he had a segment with Kyle Fletcher and Don Callis’ family.