8 Things Fans Forgot About Mick Foley's Time As WWE Commissioner

The Commissioner stint of Mick Foley saw him having one of the most successful and efficient runs as an authority figure. Foley retired from full-time competition in 2000, but WWE wanted to keep him around for the star power. Few wrestlers fit into the authority figure position as well as Foley did to contribute to the overall product.

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Foley found himself in quite a few storylines or segments that made him a memorable performer in the unique role. The timing did not see Foley having matches or huge payoffs, which makes it easy to overlook what he did in that chapter of his career. Foley had the following noteworthy moments from his time as a WWE Commissioner.

8 Enforcing Light Heavyweight Weight Limit For Christian

A hilarious use of Mick Foley as Commissioner saw him having great backstage segments with Christian. The tag team of Edge and Christian were thriving as comedic heels, but Christian was looking to qualify for the light heavyweight division.

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Foley stayed on him by weighing Christian to ensure he wasn’t over the weight limit. Christian taking part in segments forcing himself to sweat off pounds or throw up featured Foley showing his comedic timing for their strong chemistry.

7 Continuing Feud With Triple H

The final feud for Mick Foley as a full-time wrestler saw him losing a few classic matches to Triple H. A Hell in a Cell match had the stipulation of Foley retiring when Triple H defeated him to retain the WWE Championship.

Foley continued to play into his feud with Triple H as the Commissioner when having the power to run the show. Triple H was the top heel in 2000 and often placed into difficult matches thanks to Foley refusing to let him get away with anything as an enemy.

6 Quitting On Vince’s Jet

The second tenure of Mick Foley’s time as WWE Commissioner came in late 2001 when he was once again placed in the role. However, Foley grew tired of having to answer to the heel Vince McMahon and it led to a noteworthy quitting segment.

A rare use of Vince’s jet on television saw Foley having a heated exchange with McMahon about his future. Foley flat-out quit while Vince arrogantly ate cheese, showing zero emotion like the ruthless villain that he was.

5 Debra As His Lieutenant Commissioner

WWE struggled to find the right role for Debra after Jeff Jarrett left the company to end her time as his manager. Mick Foley becoming Commissioner of WWE led to him naming the fellow face Debra as his Lieutenant Commissioner as a glorified assistant.

There were many comedic backstage segments between Foley and Debra running the show together. Debra also gained more power during the rare weeks that Foley wasn’t able to appear on television shows.

4 Creating The Cheap Pop

Wrestlers have been using the concept of the “cheap pop” for years in their promos. The instance of a wrestler showing love to the city that an event takes place in often received a huge pop since fans loved to be catered towards.

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Mick Foley was the first wrestler to coin the term "cheap pop" and sort of broke the fourth wall by doing so. WWE playing into the tongue-in-cheek use of the promos worked since fans loved Foley and were in on the joke by reacting loudly each week.

3 Stopping Vince From Banning 6-Man Hell In A Cell Match

Mick Foley found himself in a unique storyline with Vince McMahon ahead of Armageddon 2000. The hype was off the charts for the six-man WWE Championship match between Kurt Angle, Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Rikishi, and The Undertaker inside of Hell in a Cell.

McMahon was against Foley booking that match since it put the careers of six top stars in harm’s way. The build saw Vince trying to stop it weeks before the event up to the night of the show, but it ended up violently taking place.

2 Leading Case To Find Steve Austin's Attacker

The mystery of someone running over Steve Austin with a car had nearly a full year’s build when he was written off television to have neck surgery. Austin returning saw him trying to find his attacker to gain revenge, leading to Mick Foley running a case.

Foley investigated suspects each week and it became one of the biggest storylines on the show. It was Foley who discovered that Rikishi was the one to run over Austin, and Mick shocked wrestling fans with the reveal. The use of Foley added another variable to the already pivotal angle for WWE.

1 Coming Up With TLC Match

The era of Mick Foley as WWE Commissioner saw him being the reason for the legendary TLC match existing in kayfabe. Edge & Christian, The Hardy Boyz, and The Dudley Boyz were coming off an epic three-team ladder match at WrestleMania 2000 that featured tables.

Foley was the one to book the TLC match implementing tables, ladders, and chairs as all being legal in their next match at SummerSlam 2000. The first match was a big enough hit to become part of the company moving forward, resulting in this gimmick match having its very own PPV beginning in 2009.