In speaking on his official blog, WWE legend Mick Foley announced that his WrestleMania XXVIII raffle in association with RAINN, a charity providing aid to survivors of sexual violence, had raised close to $60,000.

“FINALLY…The Sock can stop bothering you! Actually, it wasn’t that bad, was it? I know I was pretty steady with the plugs for RAINN and the raffle for an entire month. But when it was all said and done, YOU raised almost $60,000 to help survivors of sexual violence, AND you helped create awareness about a subject that is difficult for most people to speak of, let alone do something about. At the beginning of the raffle, I wrote that we would need about 2,500 entrants to meet my hopes for a very successful event. That’s almost exactly what we got! I really can’t thank all of you enough for the generosity to give of yourselves at a really tough financial time; knowing that the odds of winning were extremely small, but that the act of giving was just as important as the luck of winning. Well, maybe not QUITE as important as winning, but pretty close!”

Foley also announced that he has discussed the possibility of combining his raffle and Shawn Michaels’ raffle into one at WrestleMania 29 next year. The full blog is available at this link.