Darby Allin on the idea of wrestling Mick Foley in AEW someday

[Puma37]

Darby Allin went on The Mark Hoke Show and got asked a question a lot of AEW fans have probably wondered about, whether Mick Foley might ever step back into the ring for one final match. Foley has been fairly open in recent years about wanting one more match since being forced into retirement in 2012, and Allin's answer leaned heavily on his own experience working with someone else who was told the exact same thing about never wrestling again

Allin drew a direct parallel to Sting, pointing out that everyone told Sting there was nothing left for him to do after his 2014 neck injury forced his retirement, yet Sting still felt like there was an unwritten final chapter and eventually answered that call. Allin's framing was pretty simple, if Foley genuinely feels that same pull in his spirit, nobody should stand in his way regardless of how long he has been retired

What is genuinely funny is that when Allin was actually asked to picture himself as Foley's opponent specifically, he admitted he had never once considered it as a real possibility before this interview. His honest reaction was that the idea sounds totally insane the moment you actually try to visualize it, though he clarified he meant that in the best possible way rather than as a criticism

Allin explained that teaming up with Sting felt exactly the same way before it actually happened, since Sting's retirement made it feel pointless to even imagine a scenario where they would share the ring. Foley sits in that same mental category for Allin now, someone who has been retired for so long that picturing an actual match with him just never crossed his mind until someone else brought it up directly

Foley currently works AEW's broadcast team. So he is around the product regularly even without being an active competitor, which probably keeps this exact question alive among fans every time his name comes up in a storyline or backstage segment

Darby Allin Discusses Possibility Of Wrestling With Mick Foley In AEW - Wrestling Inc.www.wrestlinginc.com

[Foundry20]

The Sting parallel is such a smart way to answer this without directly committing to anything. Allin gets to sound supportive and open minded without actually promising a specific match is coming

[Molly32]

Foley at his age taking a real hardcore style bump again is genuinely terrifying to think about given how brutal his body already is from decades of unprotected chair shots and barbed wire.

One more match sounds romantic in theory but the physical reality could be ugly

[Teal Shannon]

Allin admitting he never even considered Foley as a realistic opponent until asked directly is refreshingly honest for a wrestling interview. Most guys would just play along and pretend they had already fantasy booked the whole thing in their head. Wrestling never really lets go of people that easily

[Scholes22]

There is something poetic about Foley watching wrestling evolve from the announce desk for over a decade and still feeling that itch.

Some performers just never fully let go of wanting to be back in the ring no matter how much time passes

[Daniel85]

AEW clearly has an easy pitch sitting right here if Foley ever does decide to do one more match. Allin has exactly the right chaotic hardcore style and clear reverence for Foley's legacy to make it feel genuinely special rather than just nostalgic

[Galaxy Sofia]

Would love to know what Tony Khan actually thinks about this idea behind the scenes.

Since he tends to be the one who ultimately greenlights these kinds of nostalgic legacy matches when they do eventually happen

[Always_Craig96]

Sounds totally insane in all the best ways is such a perfect wrestler's answer.

Acknowledging the absurdity while still leaving the door wide open for it to actually happen down the road

[NovaPrime]

Foley being forced into retirement back in 2012 versus still talking about wanting one more match over a decade later shows how hard it is for some legends to walk away. That itch apparently never fully goes away

[Jan1]

Genuinely hope this stays hypothetical honestly.

Foley has already given his body enough over a legendary career and does not owe anyone another hardcore match just to satisfy a nostalgic fan question on a podcast

[WanderingSentinel]

The framing around a final chapter being unwritten really resonates with how a lot of veteran wrestlers seem to think about their own legacy near the end. It is less about the match itself and more about needing closure on their own terms. Fans would show up in force either way