Mick Foley owes a lot to Kevin James.
Although James is known for his roles in The King of Queens, Grown Ups and Paul Blart: Mall Cop, James has been frequently circulating social media as an internet meme. The image in question sees the Hollywood actor smirking while on the set of The King of Queens, which has been frequently altered for comedic effect. The new viral craze has also caught the attention of The Hardcore Legend.
Captioning an image of James with the WWE Championship draped over his shoulder on social media, Foley, who went to the same high school as James, credited the actor and fellow wrestling team alumni with helping him realise his dream of being a full-time professional wrestler:
THE KING OF QUEENS! Although the winged eagle belt looks like it was photoshopped onto my high school pal kevinjamesofficial, it’s still a great image. Had I never ventured down to my high school wrestling room and competed with Kevin day in and day out, there’s no way I would have had the confidence to take a shot at my dream of wrestling professionally. …have a nice day!
Mick Foley Recalls Refusing Instructions From The Boss
Known for taking multiple risks in his career both creatively and literally, Foley would always sacrifice his body to put on the best show possible for the fans regardless of his own health, such as the infamous World Title match against The Rock at Royal Rumble 1999 or losing an ear in a match against Vader. In his legendary Street Fight against Triple H, Mick Foley purposely defied orders from Vince McMahon to make sure that the match would be of the highest quality.
In a new episode of his podcast, Mick Foley gave credit to a surprising WWE name.