Mick Foley: Commissioner Mick Foley

Quotes 

• Commissioner Mick Foley : You know, since Monday night, I've been getting asked the same question over and over. And no, it's not when is my book coming out in paperback, which, by the way, will be October. No, I'm talking about the question of who will be the #1 contender for SummerSlam. Will it be Olympic champion Kurt Angle?

  [the crowd boos] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : Or will it be the Game, Triple H?

  [more boos] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : And I guess the most important thing to consider before making a final ruling is the integrity of the commissionership position. And so, with that in mind, I've come to the...

  [Kurt Angle's music hits, and he comes out to the ring with Shane McMahon] 

  Kurt Angle : Hold on a second, Mick. Now, you saw what happened Monday night. I was the one who suplexed Chris Jericho from the top rope and covered him 1-2-3. Therefore, I will be the one to face the Rock at SummerSlam for the WWF championship. Now, the only thing that I was upset about from Monday night is that my friend, oh, yeah, my friend, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, who happens to be my friend Shane McMahon's sister, was Rock Bottomed by the Rock.

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Kurt Angle : Now, this is a prime example of what will *not* happen when I become WWF champion. Because I will not be the New Jersey of champions, oh, no.

  [the crowd jeers] 

  Kurt Angle : I will have class, and I will have some pride. It's true, Mick, it's true. So when I become champion, I will raise the standard of what it means to be WWF champion. With these gold medals, Mick, and you've seen 'em many times, and the integrity of Olympic competition, I will bring the standard of excellence to the WWF championship that hasn't been experienced since the days of Bruno Sammartino. That's true.

• Triple H : Now, Mick, I know you're not the smartest commissioner we've ever had here in the World Wrestling Federation, but I know that even... there is no way, Mick, you are gonna listen to this little jerk right here.

  [pointing at Kurt] 

  Triple H : Yeah, you're a jerk. It's true, it's true. Now, Mick, you know that he does not deserve to be #1 contender. He is not in that league now, nor will he ever be deserving of being deemed a #1 contender. I pinned Chris Jericho Monday night on "Raw". I did what I needed to do, and I should be celebrating my victory, and I should be celebrating the fact that I am a few weeks away from SummerSlam and getting back my World Wrestling Federation championship from the Rock.

  [turning to get in Kurt's face] 

  Triple H : Now, the only thing that I take exception to is the fact...

  [the crowd starts chanting for the Rock] 

  Triple H : All right, I changed my mind. That, I take exception to, and you I take exception to. I take exception to the fact that you have any concern over the well-being of my wife. Now, listen, I have told you before, and I am telling you for the last time, stay away from my wife.

  Shane McMahon : [pushing him and Kurt apart]  Check it out, chill out, chill out. Wait a minute. Just hold on. Just chill out. Chill out. Chill out. Chill out. We all share the same sentiment for Stephanie. Okay? We all share that same sentiment.

  [waving his hand in Hunter's face] 

  Shane McMahon : Hey, chill out.

  [to Kurt] 

  Shane McMahon : Just chill out for a sec. The pain that my baby sister Stephanie is in is a direct result of the Rock Bottom. But the one thing that we are all united in is that we vow vengeance on the Rock. We are going to get payback on the Rock. We're going to take the Rock out.

  Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley : Thank you, Shane. Thank you, Hunter. And thank you, Kurt. And thank all of you who have been sharing my pain. But... but I don't want you to worry too much, because even the Rock Bottom won't prevent me, the World Wrestling Federation women's champion, from defending my title. As... as soon as I'm physically able.

  Commissioner Mick Foley : Stephanie, let me interrupt for just a second...

  Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley : No, wait, wait, wait. Thank you for your sympathy.

  Commissioner Mick Foley : You know, it... it's not very often that we all stand united in the same feeling, but I too was concerned when the Rock laid you flat on your back with the Rock Bottom. I think all of us shared a concern for your welfare on Monday night.

  [the crowd boos] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : So, as WWF commissioner and a representative of the people, I'd like to be the one to ask you how your back is feeling.

  [before she can speak] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : It doesn't matter how your back is feeling!

  [the crowd cheers, and he tries to keep an angry Triple H at bay] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : Now, what does matter is who is the #1 contender for the WWF title. And on Monday night, I gave my word as the commissioner that whoever ended that match with their arm raised in a token of victory would be that #1 contender. Kurt Angle, your arm was raised. Triple H, your arm was raised. So, at SummerSlam, it will be Kurt Angle versus Triple H versus the Rock in a triple-threat match for the WWF title. That's the good news. Hey, that's the good news. That's the good news, guys. The bad news is, the two of you are going to have to get together, because in this very ring, in New Jersey...

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : ...the team of Kurt Angle and Triple H will see tag-team action against their opponents, the Undertaker...

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : ...and the Rock! Have a great match, and... and have a nice day!