Mick Foley Thanks Santino Marella, Remembers In-ring Encounter

As we previously reported, during a WWE live event in Toronto, Santino Marella announced his retirement from in-ring competition. His retirement came due to a third neck injury, an injury which plagued him in the past. While he did not appear on the July 7 edition of “Monday Night Raw,” he got a great reception from the Toronto crowd and a thanks from Mick Foley.

The WWE Hall of Famer went to his Facebook page on July 7, in order to remember the career of Santino Marella and thank him for his work.

Below is Foley’s post:

“THANK YOU SANTINO

I heard that Santino Marella announced last night in Toronto that his in-ring days might be winding down due to another neck injury. If so, I’d like to send out a special thank you.

Thank you Santino, for making me run upstairs to find the source of my children’s huge waves of laughter, to see your dance off with Vladimir Koslov – reminding me what it was I loved about wrestling, at a time when I had briefly stopped watching.

Thank you Santino, for making me jump up from Chris Giordano’s couch and cheer you on out loud while watching the 2012 Elimination Chamber,

Thank you for giving me one last great in-ring moment when The Sock met The Cobra – a clash for the ages.

Thank you Santino Marella, you entertaining somanagun!

Feel free to share your favorite Santino moment.` I, for one, will be eagerly awaiting a “Best of Santino” on #WWECountdown.”

Editor’s Note

An awesome remembrance from Mick Foley. I will never forget the 2012 “Elimination Chamber” when just for a second, everybody thought Santino would become the World Heavyweight Champion.