10 Reasons Why Mick Foley Is Good for WWE

Mick Foley is officially back in the WWE.

Though he returned to the company last year, he was relegated to a horrific "This is Your Life" segment with John Cena and dressing as Santa Claus in his first two appearances with the company.

Now, however, it looks like he's got himself a recurring role on TV, and that just fine by me.

Foley is back where he belongs: in the WWE and appearing on Monday Night Raw on a consistent basis.

I know some of you might not be stoked about seeing Foley every week, but make no mistake about it—it's definitely not a bad thing.

Here are 10 reasons why Foley is good for the WWE. 

10. His Mic Skills

Quite simply, Mick Foley can really work the mic.

Last week's episode of Raw saw Foley open and close the show with a promo, and he officially killed both of them (in a good way, that is).

While I always preach about how I want to see more wrestling and fewer promos, I can make an exception for someone who's as good on the mic as Foley is.

There are only a handful of really good to great mic workers in the WWE right now, and Foley instantly gives the company a star who can improve the quality of promos on Raw every week.

Foley's good enough on the mic to both add to the show and help improve the mic work of others.

Younger stars, like Dolph Ziggler, will improve their promo skills just by working with Foley, which is a luxury that the WWE should feel blessed to have.

9. He's a Great Ambassador for the Company

As great as Mick Foley is on-screen, he's just as valuable to the WWE off it.

Foley can undoubtedly work as an ambassador for the WWE and promote the company through a variety of different ways.

Given that he does stand-up comedy, he can promote the WWE at his comedy shows, and he can also do that through radio appearances and by working with organizations like the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The bottom line is that people will recognize Foley, so the WWE should use that to its advantage by having Foley make as many appearances for the company as possible.

As long he's out there spreading the word about the WWE in a positive way, he's getting the job done.

8. His Name Value

Mick Foley isn't on the level of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock or Hulk Hogan.

But he is still one of the most well-known wrestlers on the planet because of his success during the best period in wrestling history, the Attitude Era.

While Foley isn't ridiculously famous outside of pro wrestling, he has a huge following within it and brings a ton of name value to the WWE.

Though the company will and should continue to push its younger stars, it still has to have popular stars who can increase ratings, generate more pay-per-view buys and keep some of the older fans around.

Foley is one of the few wrestlers around who can actually do that.

7. He's a Part-Time "Special Attraction" Performer

The WWE is fortunate enough to have a few part-time performers whom the company can bill as "special attraction" performers.

You have guys like The Undertaker and Triple H who are rarely around, so it seems like a big deal when they actually are.

The great thing about those wrestlers is that since they're gone so often, they don't take away from the younger stars the WWE should be building its future around. But at the same time, they can be used whenever needed.

That's exactly what Mick Foley will do.

While he may not have very many more matches in him, he can be used as a "special attraction" performer in a number of different roles.

I think we've already seen that since he returned to the WWE a few months ago and will continue to see that as we move forward.

6. He Can Put Someone Over without Even Wrestling

Just watch this video and check out what Mick Foley does here.

He doesn't wrestle, and he doesn't even take a bump. Yet, he still manages to put John Cena over.

(Insert joke about Cena needing to be put over here.)

But seriously, Foley is so well-respected in the business that the fans will listen to what he has to say and take it to heart.

If he says that Cena is one of the greatest performers in WWE history, then people will believe it. If he says that Dolph Ziggler is talented enough to become WWE Champion, then people will believe it. If he says that Zack Ryder is one of the best wrestlers around, then people will believe it.

Foley doesn't even have to have a specific role to succeed in the WWE.

If he can help other stars get over without even having to break a sweat, then he's doing more for the company than he ever could in some other role.

5. He Can Help Heels Get Over

You know what Mick Foley did for John Laurinaitis on last week's Raw?

He helped him get over as a huge heel.

When Laurinaitis blasted Foley in the face with the microphone, he got a ton of heat from the crowd, and though I guess a number of baby faces could have done what Foley did, I don't think it would have been nearly as successful.

The fans hated Laurinaitis so much after that segment in large part because Foley is a wrestling legend, and it was seen a big slap in the face to treat him like that.

Since Foley is no longer a full-time wrestler, though, he can do something like that, help Laurinaitis get over and prevent some up-and-coming baby face from having to take that shot (and look weak in the process).

4. He's Got One More Match Left (To Put Someone Over)

According to Mick Foley himself, he's got "one more match" left in him before he calls it quits for good.

You know what that means, right? It's time to put someone over.

After seeing Foley's involvement with Dolph Ziggler on last week's Raw, I think there's a chance we could see Foley vs. Ziggler at WrestleMania 28.

But it really doesn't matter who Foley takes on in his final match because the goal is always the same: to put over an up-and-coming star and make him look good.

It would be a huge accomplishment for someone like Ziggler, Cody Rhodes or Wade Barrett to beat a future WWE Hall of Famer at the biggest pay-per-view of the year or even another PPV for that matter.

And, to be honest, I think we'll see Foley take on a younger star at some point in 2012 and then ride off into the sunset.

3. He's Versatile

You can put Mick Foley in just about any role and make it work.

Need Foley to do some lame comedy skit? He's got you covered.

Need him to get serious and stand face-to-face with John Laurinaitis? He can do that, too.

Foley can do anything that the WWE needs him to, and he'll be able to pull it off without any sort of problem.

He can work as an ambassador, an on-screen performer, a special attraction wrestler and so on and so forth, and most importantly, he can do all those things well.

I don't get why you wouldn't want to have someone like that working for your company.

2. He Can Mentor the Young Talents

It's very rare that you see a company succeed when it's run by a bunch of young guys who have never been there before.

Translation: Every company needs some experienced veterans to succeed.

A software company isn't going to be successful if its CEO and President are both 22 years old and have never run a business before.

Similarly, the WWE is not going to succeed if it strictly features young stars and has no veteran leadership whatsoever.

That's where someone like Mick Foley comes in.

He can mentor the WWE's up-and-coming stars, help them improve on the mic and teach them how to show more emotion when in the ring. Having someone around who can do that is huge for every up-and-coming wrestler.

I think that any young star will tell you that there's no way in hell he would have achieved so much success without having some veterans mentor them along the way.

1. He's a Baby Face from Whom Everyone Can Benefit

When I see Mick Foley in a WWE ring, I think to myself, "What harm can he do by being there?"

It's not like he's some egotistical star who's looking to steal the spotlight and main event every episode of Raw and every pay-per-view.

In fact, Foley's there primarily for the benefit of everyone other than himself.

He can serve as an ambassador for the company, a mentor to the young stars, a manager, someone who's there to put young stars over and an authority figure, among countless other positions.

In other words, he's going to be an on-screen and off-screen baby face who can serve the WWE in a boatload of different ways that the entire company will benefit from.

I'd say that that's a great type of guy to have around.

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