Mick Foley Out As Raw GM

The writing was on the wall for a while. Especially after last week, when Mick Foley attacked Triple H, you just knew he was going to get fired as Raw GM. And they did it this week. Stephanie McMahon fired him.

This, of course, will not be the end of Mick Foley. He will probably be a part of Wrestlemania. He'll show up now and then down the line. But the guy obviously needed to take some time off. There were multiple reasons why, including a lack of freshness.

I will say that I liked the relationship Stephanie and Foley had when this first got started. Heel Stephanie McMahon and face Mick Foley? How is that going to work? But it looked like they were actually on the same page for a while. They might have had Stephanie turn back into her tough heel character too soon. It's a little refreshing to see her be something else besides this heel character that rarely gets her comeuppance.

Should Mick Foley be replaced? Maybe down the line. Right now, it just seems pointless. With Triple H back, Raw still has two on-screen authority figures. Bringing in a third, whether that person in aligned with Triple H and Stephanie or not, might just be too much. Down the line, however, you can bring up guys like Sting, Kurt Angle, and so on. Lana might get promoted. Lots of options. But no need to rush to that now.