The incident took place in 2004 during RAW when Mick Foley went up to Ric Flair to get a copy of his book signed for charity. Even though Flair reached out to shake Foley’s hand, Cactus Jack did not shake the veteran’s hand and instead pressed him if he would sign the book.
Speaking on Ric Flair’s podcast Wooooo Nation Uncensored, Mick Foley spoke about how he did not anticipate Flair getting up and punching him in the face for refusing the handshake. The two men had a war of words, and other superstars had to intervene to break up the brawl.
The Hardcore Legend continued to elaborate on his heated exchange with The Nature Boy:
Mick Foley and Ric Flair have resolved their issues
Foley admitted that even though he was not a bully, his intention was to make Flair look bad that day. Flair even noted in his book that he never thought the former WWE Champion was a good worker.
The two men resolved their conflict and even faced each other at SummerSlam in 2006. Foley also talked about how Flair’s punch hurt him emotionally as he did not expect the matter to escalate so quickly.
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