{"id":13949,"date":"2016-03-22T21:45:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T02:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13949"},"modified":"2016-03-22T22:29:20","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T03:29:20","slug":"322-wwe-sportscenter-mick-foley-talks-wwe-roster-needing-connect-fans-real-way-wm-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/22\/322-wwe-sportscenter-mick-foley-talks-wwe-roster-needing-connect-fans-real-way-wm-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/22 WWE on SportsCenter &#8211; Mick Foley talks WWE roster needing to &#8220;connect with fans in a real way,&#8221; WM memories, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1300038761\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>WWE on ESPNews SportsCenter<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>March 22, 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Guest: Mick Foley<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Host: Jonathan Coachman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WWE legend Mick Foley was interviewed in this week&#8217;s segment on ESPNews&#8217;s SportsCenter broadcast Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Foley reminisced about his WrestleMania career, including setting out to steal the show with Edge at WM22 since he heard whispers about never having a classic WrestleMania match to that point.<\/p>\n<p>After some basic back-and-forth between Foley and Coach about playing different characters, facing The Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell, and other WWE memories, Foley got down to the business of advice to the current WWE roster.<\/p>\n<p>Foley said being able to &#8220;connect with fans in a real way&#8221; made up for not being a &#8220;finely-tuned athlete,&#8221; whether he was playing himself, Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude Love, or The Commissioner. 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