‘Heart attack waiting to happen’ – WWE Attitude Era icon drops weight and jokes about Royal Rumble
Mick Foley is getting in shape. The wrestling legend joked about entering this year’s Royal Rumble match as he updated fans on his impressive weight loss journey. WWE Hall of Famer Foley has shared news of his weight loss journeyWWE The WWE legend decided last year that he wanted to shed around 80 pounds so he could step back into the ring for a special bout on his 60th birthday. “I weighed in at 360 pounds and I was looking to get down to 280 by June 7 to do a death match,” Foley, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013, told fans. “Unfortunately, training a little bit in the ring, I got a slight concussion. And I thought, if I got a concussion from the little bit that I did, then what I planned to do in this death match would likely kill me.” With any plans for that match nixed, Foley admitted that had been ‘packing on the pounds’ because no matter how much weight he gained, he still felt in better condition than he did after performing in the ring. He revealed that he was in serious danger of hitting 400 pounds and decided to take action after realising how much he struggled to work out after catching Covid. “Even as I started to gain weight, and I was probably about 310 pounds when I got Covid, I could still do like 40 push-ups. After I got Covid, I could do three,” he said. “I kept waiting, working on them. After a month, I could do five. It was like, ‘What happened?’ It was really scary for me.” Aiming to get down to 280 pounds for his 60th birthday, Foley weighed in at 360 pounds in March 2024. Now, 10 months on, he is rejuvenated, weighing in at 279.9 pounds in January 2025. “Five months early! Bang bang,” a delighted Foley said, before teasing a Royal Rumble appearance. “I wouldn’t say I’m not entering the Royal Rumble… But I’m not entering the Royal Rumble,” he said. Foley showed off his weight loss in a video shared on YouTubeMick Foley He was delighted after hitting his goal five months earlyMick Foley “No, that’s a pretty big leap from what I’ve been saying.” Despite initially ruling it out, Foley then pretended to get a call from Paul ‘Triple H‘ Levesque to discuss his involvement. “Hold on, let me get this,” he told the camera, as Triple H’s theme song played over the video. “Hey Hunter. I’m doing good. I have lost some weight, yeah. I have been working out. Royal Rumble? Let me call you right back.” As well as joking about a WWE return, Foley revealed how he managed to drop 80 pounds so quickly. “I did it the old-fashioned way, it was really a three-step process. Healthier eating, working out, and I cheated,” he said. Foley joked about getting a call from Triple H as he teased appearing in the RumbleWWE “I went to a doctor, they saw me at over 370 pounds and suggested I could use a little help in the form of Wegovy (weight loss medication). “I know some people call it cheating, I just thought it was levelling the playing field. “I’d lost all my strength, my metabolism was at an all-time low… I thought, ‘I’m a heart attack waiting to happen’ and if I need a little help, I should take that. So man, I’m taking it pretty easy.” “I can’t just go back to working out like I did when I was 21 and in pretty good shape. I feel pretty good.”
Mick Foley is getting in shape.
The wrestling legend joked about entering this year’s Royal Rumble match as he updated fans on his impressive weight loss journey.
The WWE legend decided last year that he wanted to shed around 80 pounds so he could step back into the ring for a special bout on his 60th birthday.
“I weighed in at 360 pounds and I was looking to get down to 280 by June 7 to do a death match,” Foley, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013, told fans.
“Unfortunately, training a little bit in the ring, I got a slight concussion. And I thought, if I got a concussion from the little bit that I did, then what I planned to do in this death match would likely kill me.”
With any plans for that match nixed, Foley admitted that had been ‘packing on the pounds’ because no matter how much weight he gained, he still felt in better condition than he did after performing in the ring.
He revealed that he was in serious danger of hitting 400 pounds and decided to take action after realising how much he struggled to work out after catching Covid.
“Even as I started to gain weight, and I was probably about 310 pounds when I got Covid, I could still do like 40 push-ups. After I got Covid, I could do three,” he said.
“I kept waiting, working on them. After a month, I could do five. It was like, ‘What happened?’ It was really scary for me.”
Aiming to get down to 280 pounds for his 60th birthday, Foley weighed in at 360 pounds in March 2024.
Now, 10 months on, he is rejuvenated, weighing in at 279.9 pounds in January 2025.
“Five months early! Bang bang,” a delighted Foley said, before teasing a Royal Rumble appearance.
“I wouldn’t say I’m not entering the Royal Rumble… But I’m not entering the Royal Rumble,” he said.
“No, that’s a pretty big leap from what I’ve been saying.”
Despite initially ruling it out, Foley then pretended to get a call from Paul ‘Triple H‘ Levesque to discuss his involvement.
“Hold on, let me get this,” he told the camera, as Triple H’s theme song played over the video.
“Hey Hunter. I’m doing good. I have lost some weight, yeah. I have been working out. Royal Rumble? Let me call you right back.”
As well as joking about a WWE return, Foley revealed how he managed to drop 80 pounds so quickly.
“I did it the old-fashioned way, it was really a three-step process. Healthier eating, working out, and I cheated,” he said.
“I went to a doctor, they saw me at over 370 pounds and suggested I could use a little help in the form of Wegovy (weight loss medication).
“I know some people call it cheating, I just thought it was levelling the playing field.
“I’d lost all my strength, my metabolism was at an all-time low… I thought, ‘I’m a heart attack waiting to happen’ and if I need a little help, I should take that. So man, I’m taking it pretty easy.”
“I can’t just go back to working out like I did when I was 21 and in pretty good shape. I feel pretty good.”
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