Paul Walter Hauser In Talks To Portray Wrestling Legend Mick Foley
Actor Paul Walter Hauser is excited at the prospect of playing Mick Foley and is 'literally talking to him right now' about turning this dream into reality.
Hauser is no stranger pro wrestling himself. He's graced the squared circle on several occasions and boasts a record of 3-0. Many of his matches are hardcore in nature, involving weapons and violent stunts. During an interview with Mike Roe for The Wrap, Hauser reveals that he's trying to secure a role that is near and dear to his heart.
“I’m literally talking to Mick Foley right now about the potential of playing him in a movie or limited series," Hauser tells The Wrap.
"I don’t know which and I don’t know how, but he and I have become friendly, and I think he knows that that could be a really great stroke of genius in casting me to play him.”
Hauser shares that he's received offers to play wrestlers before. While he's excited to work on a Mick Foley project, he won't just sign on to play a wrestler because he likes the sport. He takes his work very seriously and takes pride in selecting roles that truly resonate with him and stories that he wants to share.
“If TNA or AEW or MLW wanted to sign me, I would literally take that into consideration to be part of a contracted role somewhere,” Paul Walter Hauser to The Wrap.
Hauser says that Mick Foley doesn't look like the typical 'bodybuilder wrestler, which works in his favor. He joked that his own body type is more similar to stockier wrestlers like Foley and the late Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart.
In an industry overflowing with larger-than-life personalities, Mick Foley's life story remains among the most captivating. There's a reason his life story is a New York Times best-seller, which would make getting a project like this greenlit a lot easier.
Hauser keeps a busy career in Hollywood, but he always makes time for wrestling and tries to blend those worlds whenever he can. Earlier this year, he brought pro wrestling to the Emmy Awards by name dropping the nWo, the Dudley Boyz and more during his acceptance speech.
Paul Walter Hauser returns to the ring when he competes in the 40-person MLW Battle Riot event on Saturday, June 1 from Atlanta, GA.
