Mick Foley Needs Hip Surgery But Doesn’t Have Health Insurance, Talks WWE Contract Status, More

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley took to Facebook today to address reports of a possible hip surgery. Foley says he does need the $60,000 operation but he doesn’t have health insurance after having his coverage dropped this year.

The RAW General Manager reveals that he is on a handshake deal with WWE, besides the Legends deal which is for merchandise, and confirms he missed Monday’s RAW. You can read his full post below:

ABOUT THAT HIP OPERATION

I guess I should’ve said something when I started getting prayers and well wishes from friends and colleagues alike – including some of the biggest names in the business. I have definitely mentioned that I needed a hip replacement, definitely mentioned that I intended to get one sometime early in 2017, but never actually set a date. I have this little tiny problem in that I don’t actually have health insurance.

I had health insurance for 26 years, but the last four years have been tough – with companies sending out letters telling me they will no longer be insuring families, and that I needed to find alternate insurance. By 2016 health insurance was particularly confusing, and after missing one payment, I found myself no longer insured. I am doing my best to be insured in 2017, but nothing is guaranteed, and I have no idea how this new insurance company will feel about replacing a hip that clearly should’ve been replaced many years ago.

For those wondering why the general manager of Raw needs to procure his own health insurance: well, I’m on a handshake deal. I do the job as long as …

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