Mick Foley revealed on Curtain Jerkers with JBL that the moment Vince McMahon ended his in-ring career came when Foley told him he could not remember where he lived.
The conversation happened in October 1999. Foley had gone to Vince's office to say he needed to retire due to mobility problems and memory issues from years of hard bumps.
"I said, Vince, I can't remember where I lived some of the time. Right there, he goes, 'You've just had your last match.'"
Foley said he had also been leading with his head to compensate for reduced mobility, which made things worse. Steve Austin's neck injury ultimately saved him, opening the door for one more run and the Hell in a Cell program with Triple H.
"Hunter was already a huge star, but he was looking for that opponent he could walk through hell with, and I was looking for somebody who could raise me up and let me ride off into the sunset. It was just a best case scenario for both people."
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