Mick Foley has responded to recent comments made by Ric Flair which were in response to Mick Foleyās recentĀ criticism of the WWE product. Flair said:
āThe problem I have is [Foley is] not there. Like, to me, Mick has become a Monday morning quarterback. Heās only observing what heās watching on TV. Do you know what I mean? And I donāt think itās fair to the company to be ostracized or scrutinized by someone thatās not thereā¦[Foley]ās just saying āthis can happenā, but if [he is] not there on top of it, watching it take place or unfold or come together, whatever the terminology would be, itās just hard for me to understand how you sit back and critique it.ā
Mick Foley has responded with the following on Facebook:
"BEING FAIR TO FLAIR
Based on the cavalcade of comments I received beginning with the words āDid you hear what Ric Flair said?ā, I thought I would eventually have to respond. But thereās no story here. Ricās criticism of me was mild at best; besides heās Ric Flair. Heās pretty much earned the right to speak his mind about anything he wants in the wrestling world.I had the right to criticize WWE, which I didā¦
Ric Flair had the right to criticize my criticism of WWE, which he didā¦
But when we get to a point where I start criticizing Ric Flairās criticism of me criticizing the WWE, the whole thing starts to sound pretty silly, doesnāt it?
So letās not go there.
Instead of addressing a situation that isnāt actually there, let me share a little Foley-Flair story with you: following the Natalya vs Charlotte WWE NXT match at NXT Takeover on May 29th, 2014 ā the match I still consider to be THE game-changer in?#?WomensWrestling? in WWE ā I spent several hours (more hours than any writing project Iāve done in the last three years) trying to express just how meaningful that match had been. I received a message from Charlotte telling me how much she appreciated my words, and I wrote back āYou know, your dad and I might not agree on muchā¦but we both believe in you.ā
WOOOOO!"
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