Al Snow and Foley won the WWE Tag Team Championship from Crash Holly and Hardcore Holly on the November 4, 1999 episode of WWE SmackDown. Four days later, they quickly dropped the titles to Billy Gunn and Road Dogg on the next episode of WWE RAW.
Speaking on Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions show, Foley said the pre-taped SmackDown match had to be edited due to his “really awkward” mistakes. Following the match, Vince McMahon told Foley that his in-ring career was over.
Steve Austin underwent neck surgery in January 2000, forcing him to miss almost an entire year of in-ring action. As a result, Vince McMahon decided he wanted to keep Mick Foley on the WWE roster for another few months.
Vince McMahon booked Mick Foley in a retirement match
In early 2000, Vince McMahon lacked credible babyface superstars on the WWE roster who could challenge Triple H for the WWE Championship.
Although he originally wanted Mick Foley to retire, the WWE Chairman approached him about having two matches against Triple H. Foley added,
Foley lost a Street Fight against Triple H at the Royal Rumble and a Hell in a Cell retirement match at No Way Out. The WWE legend also participated in a Fatal 4-Way match against Triple H, The Rock, and The Big Show at WrestleMania 2000.
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