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WWE Contemplating Foley vs Punk For TLC

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#5 ·
Oh god no. This is an awful idea. Dude does not need to take any more bodily harm at this stage in his life. He can barely walk, I remember him hitting a DDT on someone earlier this year, he had to crawl to the ropes for support to get himself up. All in all this outcome would not be a good one.
 
#6 ·
Foley is in bad shape but what else can they do? You don't want Ryback losing to Punk AGAIN, you don't want Cena losing to Punk AGAIN (though Cena can afford it, but that's not what WWE will want, he's the top, TOP guy), you don't have anybody else that's believable against Punk, or one that could sell as well, and this is a PPV where you don't need a particularly strong WWE Championship match, it's just one of those "get it over with so we can move on to the real story" PPV's.

I think Miz is gonna screw over Team Foley on Sunday, so that would throw a wrench into Foley vs Punk if it happens, how do you work around that, etc. I guess they could just not have that happen. If Foley turned into Cactus Jack, Punk would be able to sell that moment really well and it could garner some interest for the PPV. Granted, it wouldn't be a really hardcore, traditional Jack match, but it would threaten Punk and put a good story behind it, and make him look good when he wins.

The only other alternative I can see is Big Show goes over Sheamus, and then Big Show fights Orton at TLC and somehow Sheamus goes after Punk for TLC, but that would make NO sense because you'd be promoting Sheamus for losing to Big Show, but he's the only real person that I could see as a threat besides Ryback and Cena, who should not be taking another loss.
 
#8 ·
I don't think Foley can take much more wrestling, give him comedy and he'll run with it and love it, give him some good subjects and he can cut a fine promo, but a match probably wouldn't be very good.

I've said before you can hide a lot of sloppiness through chair shots and flaming tables, but some times it's just too much for even the flamingest, spikiest, barbed wire coated exploding table to cover.
 
#9 ·
Well, Foley V Orton and Foley V Edge were awesome and in theory, I'd love to see this match.

However, can you see the E letting Foley do a Foley style match. No thumbtacks, flaming tables, chairshots, handcuffs and general utter craziness. Basically, I don't think Foley could work a current style WWE match.
 
#12 ·
He never looked like he was in shape but he was able to wrestle long matches at a quick pace. I don't think he could do that now so I don't see how he could make a singles match with Punk work. Call it shape or phyisical conditioning but however you look at it I'm not sure if Foley can physically do what needs to be done to work a main event match against Punk. If they do go through with the idea I would be excited to see the match in hopes of Mick proving everyone wrong.

The promos leading into the match would be incredible at least.
 
#20 · (Edited)
The more I think about it, the more I wouldn't mind a match between the two (presumably a hardcore one, a little over 10 minutes) as it would be a good set up before Rock/ Punk but I'd rather it not be the PPV before the Rumble, rather a RAW Main Event. Then again I think Foley is the only guy right now Punk could face and not be booked like a complete bitch against.
 
#23 ·
Never gonna happen for 2 reasons:

A) Mick can barely make his way down the ramp so there's no way they're going to risk killing him for a throwaway PPV.

B)Whoever doesn't take the pin at SS (presumably Ryback) is going to have a legit claim to a title match so I don't know why they'd piss on that feud just to get Foley into the mix.
 
#25 ·
maybe because Vince doesn't want Ryback to lose to Punk 3 straight PPVs and Vince doesn't want Cena to keep jobbing to Punk. I am sure Cena is tired of it as well.
 
#27 ·
Punk is still bitter he never got to work with Nash and to him this is his chance to finally work with an ageing, out of shape TNA reject, clinging to their legend status despite current viewers not knowing who they are.

The worst thing is Mick no doubt still thinks he can go.
 
#29 ·
I loved the idea of Foley having a match a few months ago...then I saw him in the ring and my interest immediately died. The guy can't even walk never mind have a match. Not happening and if it does it will be hard to watch for all the wrong reasons. Horrible idea imo.
 
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