Santino Marella Recalls Pitching Mick Foley On Mr. Socko & Cobra Spot For 2012 Royal Rumble

Santino Marella recently recalled pitching the Mr. Socko vs. Cobra spot to Mick Foley for the 2012 Royal Rumble. The 2012 interation of the PPV featured a moment when Foley and Marella had a moment in the ring where they pulled out their respective sock puppets and faced off. Unfortunately, Cody Rhodes recovered after not too long and broke it up.

Marella recalled pitching the idea in his interview with We R Wrestling. He noted that Foley was excited about the idea and that they had some more planned, but Rhodes jumped them “too early.” You can see the highlights below:

On Pitching the Idea:

“I pitched it, I kind of came up with it. But the my favorite part about it is when I was explaining it to Mick Foley. The excitement in his face and he was just brought back to — he was like a fan, you know? And he was picturing and visualizing it. He just had this huge smile on his face.”

On How It Played Out:

“When we executed it — you know, we didn’t time it out, but it took the exact same time to put on our socks and our cobras. And then actually, we had more planned. We were supposed to go like all the way to one side and then kind of all the way back to the other side. But Cody Rhodes, he jumped us too early. And I remember saying, ‘We had more planned, man!’ But at least we got to do the the most important part, like the showdown.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit We R Wrestling with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.