Foley announced his involvement in a message on Twitter, saying he will be in the UK for his comedy tour so he will be dropping by before he starts his 18-city over a span of 19 days.

Both RAW and Smackdown will be taped in London’s O2 Arena next week.

Foley came out to a loud ovation and did a few comedy spots. He thanked several people including Jimmy Snuka, Jim Ross, Randy Orton, The Rock, and The Undertaker. Foley talked a bit about that Hell In A Cell match against the Undertaker and put over Ross for his contribution to that match.

The highlight of Foley’s speech came when he said that he never managed to beat Chris Jericho and expressed his wish to at least drop an elbow on him. Jericho rushed to the stage and laid down on the floor as Foley prepared to drop an elbow. CM Punk then joined in on the fun and acted as the referee as Foley hit the elbow, followed by a three count by CM Punk.

During his speech he mentioned he wished Santa Claus was there and after he wrapped up, Santa Claus came out and gave Foley a jacket as Christmas music was played in the background.

Foley’s speech went almost an hour and was the person who spoke the longest.

You can see a video of Foley dropping the elbow on Jericho below courtesy of YouTube user djPortaRock.

Foley was left out of the one hour edited version of the show and instead Trish Stratus, Donald Trump, and Bruno Sammartino were going to be highlighted.

Foley mentioned that he was going to give it his all to make that decision seem as stupid as it can get and a lot of fans voiced their displeasure at the company for leaving out Foley from the TV broadcast.

“Don’t worry @RealMickFoley – I had a nice talk with @VinceMcMahon and your #WWEHOF speech Will be televised. All is calm, all is bright,” said a tweet from ‘Santa Claus’ which was retweeted by Foley. Foley is really into Christmas in real life.

“Please give @SantaClausWay a follow and thank him for saving #WWEHOF. He never did get me those 2 front teeth, but delivered BIG TIME today,” added Foley afterward, saying that he cannot wait till Saturday.

“I’ll give the best speech I can, and let the decision makers make the decisions,” Foley wrote after it was revealed that Trish Stratus, Donald Trump, and Bruno Sammartino will be the three headliners on the USA Network one hour broadcast.

“I’ll accept that it was a simply a decision that was beyond my control, and do everything I can – through the passion for my profession – to make that decision look as glaringly stupid as possible,” Foley added.

The addition of Trump and Trish to the broadcast stem most likely from the fact that Vince and Stephanie McMahon will be doing the inductions respectively, raising the profile for both inductees.

The one hour broadcast which airs on Tuesday is always butchered by the WWE crew and all the good stuff is left in the editing room due to the long acceptance speeches and limited amount of airtime. The full Hall of Fame ceremony will be included in the WrestleMania 29 Blu-Ray and DVD release.

The announcement was made in a video on YouTube owned by Mick’s son Mickey. Foley said that such a monumental announcement could only be done on his YouTube channel but before he revealed the decision he asked his son if Bret Hart got a better ovation than him on RAW yesterday.

“I believe so,” his son replies.

“The man who will be inducting me into the Hall of Fame is Al Snow,” Foley first said, before his son replies with a “Really?”

Foley starts laughing but then said that his idol and mentor Terry Funk would be doing the honors.

You can see the video of the decision below.

Foley has been touring the country doing his stand up comedy show, and there were several hundred die-hard wrestling fans to see the Hardcore Legend do his thing.

Burns is a long time wrestling fan, and his set was mostly based around wrestling which hit the spot with the fans in the audience. He said himself during his set that he can tell Randy Orton jokes and it’s nice to have the audience understand what he’s talking about.

He told stories about some of his legendary signs at PPV’s (including the ‘Randy Orton Orange-O-Meter’ at WrestleMania) and the time he got the Great Khali to break character in the ring.

Better known in the UK than he is in his own country, Burns met Foley in the UK and the tour was his idea. Burns told stories of staying at the Foley household while preparing for the tour.

After a 40 minute set by Burns, Foley took to the stage and owned it. Most comedians are told to work on getting a good five to ten minutes, and Foley did over an hour, telling stories from his life on the road, his time in all the wrestling companies, and took questions from the audience.

It was an intimate, and very funny evening, as Foley tried out material that he admitted himself was still a work in progress. He told stories of failing to call his wife after a hardcore match, his time in ECW/WWE/TNA, some of the great pranks he’s played on other wrestlers, and talked about the Hell In A Cell match against the Undertaker. He says he feels like he’s in Groundhog Day as there isn’t a day that goes by where someone doesn’t ask him about THAT match.

Foley made fun of some wrestlers, but never mean, as it was clear that he has a great love for the people he has worked with and a genuine affection, still, for the industry.

Foley also brought along some clips to expand on his stories, including the spear Edge gave him into a flaming table which looks even more painful in slow-mo.

Burns joined Foley on stage towards the end to help Mick re-enact a classic ‘wrestlers on the road’ story, and without giving too much away, it was the highlight of the night. So funny.

For a man who is just beginning as a stand up comic, Foley had the audience laughing from start to finish, and it is just impossible to not like the man. He is just what you expect. Genuine, funny and interesting.

After the show, Foley stayed behind for a meet and greet, and was happy to pose for photos and sign items that fans had brought in. Foley said that he dated an Australian girl in his youth, and has always had an affection for the Australian sense of humor.

Foley wraps up his Australian tour at the end of this week, and as a long time fan, it was a joy to hear the great man talk about his life, which is told in a manner that you can’t help but laugh at.

Foley also promised that this Hall of Fame speech will be something to remember at this year’s ceremony.

If Foley comes to your town, don’t miss this show. It is a very rare chance to hear a living legend tell stories about wrestling, and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. It did for me. Tour dates are on his website.

PS – Foley didn’t tell a single Al Snow joke.

PPS – And yes, the crowd did stand and chant “FOLEY! FOLEY! FOLEY!” when he came on stage.

Titled ‘For All Mankind: Life & Career of Mick Foley,’ this release will go on sale on April 16 on a 3 disc DVD set or a 2 disc Blu-Ray.

Disc one will contain the usual sit down documentary with interviews with Foley and other current and former WWE Superstars. Topics tackled are his WCW days, feud with Vader and Sting, Hell In A Cell, the creation of Mr. Socko, the Rock, and others.

There will be 17 full matches from his career spanned over the two other discs and several other Blu-Ray only content. You can see a full list of matches and chapters and extra content below.

Disc One

A Happy Story

Idyllic Childhood

Huge Fan

Training School

Working the Road

WCW

Sting

Vader

ECW & Japan

Mankind

Dude Love

Hell in a Cell

Mr. Socko

The Rock

Author

Triple H

Commissioner

Going Away

Randy Orton

Making a Difference

Edge

Retirement

Stand Up Comic

A Complete One-Off

Disc Two

Jack Foley / Les Thornton vs. The British Bulldogs
Superstars September 1986
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

Cactus Jack / Gary Young vs. Scott Steiner / Billy Travis
AWA All Star Wrestling October 1988

Cactus Jack Manson vs. Brickhouse Brown
Wild West Wrestling April 1989

Cactus Jack vs. Keith Hart
Power Hour March 1990

Submit or Surrender Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sting
Power Hour November 1991

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Cactus Jack vs. Van Hammer
Clash of the Champions XVIII 21st January, 1992

Barbed Wire Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sandman
Ft. Lauderdale, FL May 1995

Cactus Jack vs. Shane Douglas
CyberSlam February 1996
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

Mankind vs. Rocky Maivia
IYH: Cold Day in Hell 11th May, 1997

Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
IYH: Canadian Stampede 6th July, 1997

Disc Three

Dude Love vs. Rocky Maivia
RAW 17th November, 1997

Hell in a Cell
Mankind vs. Undertaker
King of the Ring 28th June, 1998
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Mankind / Kane vs. New Age Outlaws
RAW 13th July, 1998

WWE Championship Match
Mankind vs. The Rock
IYH: Rock Bottom 13th December, 1998

WWE Tag Team Championship
Mankind / The Rock vs. Triple H / Shane McMahon
SmackDown 2nd September, 1999

Mankind vs. Al Snow
SmackDown 16th December, 1999

Hell In A Cell – Retirement Match
Cactus Jack vs. Triple H
No Way Out 27th February, 2000

Blu-Ray Exclusive Content

Sting’s Birthday Cake
WCW World Championship Wrestling 5th October, 1991

No Ear Surgery
WCW Saturday Night 10th September, 1994

Barbie
RAW 5th April, 2004

Cutting Edge
SmackDown 1st August, 2008

Relevancy with CM Punk
RAW 24th September, 2012

* Stories

Frank Foley

Snowed In

DeNucci Training School

Arrested in Italy?

Cactus Jack – The Name

Africa

Birth of Bang Bang

Losing Teeth

On the Spot

Wanted T-Shirt

Smoking Flight?

Anti-Hardcore ECW

Farewell in ECW

Vicious Suplex

Kevin Sullivan – Mentor

Rock `n Sock Jacket

Disneyland

Loogie Heard `Round the World

Commentator

Mr. Socko vs. The Cobra

Comedy Show

Favorite Mick Foley Persona

Sheamus Meets Mick

Christmas Cheer

Wardrobe

Thrifty Mick

Great Dad

Titled ‘For All Mankind – Life & Career of Mick Foley,’ the three disc DVD and two disc Blu-Ray will feature the usual sit-down documentary which will occupy the first hour or more of the footage followed by several matches from his career.

This release is scheduled to be out in stores and online on April 16.

The plan was to announce the first inductee on Monday during RAW but a story published on the New York Post today seems to have expedited the process.

Foley made his wrestling debut in 1983 and in 1991 moved to World Championship Wrestling under the name of Cactus Jack. He remained in WCW until 1994 where he had feuds with Sting, Paul Orndorff, Vader, and others.

In 1994, he jumped to ECW, then shortly to Smokey Mountain Wrestling, before heading to Japan.

In 1996, Mick Foley signed for the WWE and wrestled as Mankind, Dude Love, and Cactus Jack where he became the WWE champion twice. He stayed in WWE until retiring in 2000. He took the Commissioner role that year but left in 2001.

Foley appeared for WWE several times between 2003 and 2008 and even took the role of a color commentator for Smackdown. Unfortunately he didn’t appreciate Vince McMahon screaming in his ear too much and decided to leave WWE once again.

Later in 2008, Foley joined TNA Wrestling where he stayed there till 2011, before returning to WWE at the end of that same year.

Foley won the WCW tag team title once with Kevin Sullivan, the ECW tag team title twice with Mikey Whipwreck, the WWE title three times, the Hardcore title once, and the WWE tag team titles on eight different occasions, once with Steve Austin, once with Chainsaw Charlie, twice with Kane, once with Al Snow, and twice with The Rock. In TNA, he won the Legends title and the World Heavyweight title both on a single occasion.

WWE has not made the official announcement yet and is expected to reveal the first person to be inducted on Monday during the 20th anniversary of RAW.

Foley has often said that it would be a dream to be inducted in the Hall of Fame in Madison Square Garden, which is considered to be the “mecca” for professional wrestling.

Tickets for the show has been on a pre-sale for around two weeks and they will go on sale to the general public tomorrow, Saturday, January 12, at Ticketmaster.com.

So far the Hall of Fame is the only WWE event to be held in New York during the WrestleMania 29 weekend.

In the interview, Foley talks how he was impressed with the graphics of WWE ’13 and said that he “looks good” and the “musculature is not exaggerated,” with the game designers slimming him down just enough to where he “still look dangerous.”

When asked about who he would wrestle if he were in his prime today, Foley fired two names immediately – CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler. He said that he is able to adapt to anyone’s style and it doesn’t matter if he was wrestling Shawn Michaels or Steve Austin.

You can read the full interview here.