WWE Six-Pack: The Miz Steals the Show
By Mike Janela
Biggest Loser: Mick Foley, Raw
After a couple weeks of running around unchecked, Mick Foley had his legs cut out from under him this week.
We already covered Stephanie McMahon putting him in his place for ineffectively overstepping his bounds. But there was also Seth Rollins’ complete disregard for Foley’s edicts. Rollins essentially told him he was going to crash Chris Jericho’s “Highlight Reel” and there was nothing Foley could do about it. And that’s exactly what happened.
Then there was the matter of putting Sheamus and Cesaro in a tag team. Deciding to throw those two together certainly qualifies as outside-the-box thinking. But to pair them off in doubles competition when both thought they’d be fighting for a singles title opportunity retroactively cheapens their best-of-7 series.
It also punches a giant hole through Foley’s credibility as a GM moving forward. What Sheamus and Cesaro got was not what they were promised. At least not what was inferred, anyway. So next time Foley promises somebody a vague opportunity, why should they take his words at face value when this precedent has just been set?
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Plus, putting Sheamus and Cesaro together required Foley to essentially grovel to get them to put their hatred aside for the sake of teamwork. Making your general manager plead and beg his wrestlers is not a good look for a guy you need to imbue with authority.