By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

TNA wrestler Mick Foley says he agrees with some of the criticism that TNA's product can have too much going on at times to where it's difficult to follow.

"That's the product of working too hard sometimes," Foley told Brian Fritz for Fanhouse.com. "I think you'd rather have the work ethic and do too much than believe you can go into coast mode and give the fans too little. I've always maintained that the success of the show is finding the right balance. Some weeks we do a better job than others but I think overall we're doing a lot better than we were a few years ago and I believe that formula is going to be tweaked and hopefully improved and perfected."

Foley also had an interesting quote that he hopes Hulk Hogan remains backstage helping the creative effort rather than stepping into the ring as a wrestler. Foley said Hogan would be susceptible to looking out for himself before the other wrestlers.

"I think it's difficult to fully capitalize on all of the tools available to someone if they are a current wrestler. It's just human nature that person is going to think of themselves usually to the detriment of other wrestlers in the company," Foley said. "So I think it's great that Hulk's on the sidelines looking in. I'd always heard he had a great mind for the business and I have been very impressed in the little bit of time I've known him."

Foley also went inside Ric Flair's mindset that Flair was concerned about being disloyal to WWE if he joined TNA. Foley equated WWE to the New York Yankees and TNA to the Minnesota Twins, saying the Yankees will recover and retool if they lose a big free agent to another baseball team.

"I had actually talked with Ric a little bit about coming in and there's so many guys that have such a deep respect for Vince McMahon and feel in a way they're being disloyal by coming to TNA," Foley said. "My message is to always reassure them that Vince is going to be just fine."

Link: Read the entire Mick Foley interview with more quotes on the subjects at fanhouse.com.

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