Mick Foley Believes AEW Does A ‘Much Better Job’ Than WWE With Its Midcard, ‘I Think There’s Just A Little Bit More Pride’

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Mick Foley has named one area he believes AEW does a “much better job” than WWE – the booking of the midcard.

Foley recently officially joined AEW as a member of the broadcast team on the Double Or Nothing pre-show after departing WWE due to disagreeing with the company’s political affiliations.

Speaking on the Ariel Helwani Show today, Foley put over how AEW books its midcard division compared to WWE, saying AEW seems to have “a little bit more pride.”

He explained:

“This is one of the first things I said to Tony. AEW has done a really good job of making their midcard mean something.

“That’s one place where I will compare the two companies. They do a much better job in the midcard. I think there’s just a little bit more pride.

“Going back to the way WWE did things – they would build a tag team for two or three years, have them win the Tag Team Title multiple times, and then two big stars who’d never teamed would face the tag team and destroy them. Showing you that the tag team was never that important to begin with, that’d be the message that I would get as a fan.

“I don’t think you see that type of thing (in AEW). That was one of the things that drew me in to AEW.”

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What Mick Foley Will Do In AEW

While Mick Foley was a co-host on the AEW Double Or Nothing pre-show, he also got into it with MJF, and has yet to reveal a defined job title for his role in the company.

Asked what his role will be going forward, Foley said he’ll essentially be the “Swiss Army Knife” of AEW, explaining:

“I think my role is to be the Swiss Army Knife of AEW. I’ll work wherever I can and wherever they need me best.

“There’s quite a few things I can do. I can host those shows with Renee. Renee’s so much fun to work with. I think I can do a good job on publicity, being sent out a day or two early to get some publicity.

“I believe I could take on a managerial role for a handful of misfit babyfaces or heels, and try to take some of the guys in the middle of the card and give them a little boost up a little closer to the top of the card.”

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