Mick Foley

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Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. (born June 7, 1965) is an American professional wrestler and author. He has wrestled under a wide variety of gimmicks, most notably Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love.

Foley, who became a professional wrestler in 1985, was noted for his thoughtful and intense promos, in-ring tenacity, and willingness to put his body on the line for many dangerous spots. He is also noted for having his three gimmicks being radically different, as Cactus Jack was a maniacal and bloodthirsty Western outlaw; Mankind, a tortured soul who hid behind a leather mask and inflicted pain on others to ease his memories of his dark past; and Dude Love, a swinging "hip cat" who loved to shimmy and shake.

Known as a "hardcore legend," he has participated in some of wrestling's most brutal and memorable matches. He has wrestled all over the world with numerous organizations, including IWA, FMW, SMW, WCW, ECW, and in his later years WWE. Foley is best known for being a key player in the WWF during its "Attitude"(see Attitude era) and "Monday Night Wars" of the company with competing WCW. His accumulated injuries forced him into retirement in 2000, though he still occasionally wrestles and plays non-wrestling roles in WWE, as well as other organizations. He is also a best-selling author, having written his autobiography Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks himself and other books. He is currently with WWE.

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Early life

Foley was born in Bloomington, Indiana; his family moved to East Setauket, Long Island, New York soon after he was born. There he attended Ward Melville High School, where he took part in lacrosse and amateur wrestling. Foley's true passion was for professional wrestling, however; as a student at State University of New York at Cortland, he hitchhiked to Madison Square Garden to see his favorite wrestler, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, in a steel cage match against Don Muraco. Foley said later that Snuka's flying body splash from the top of the cage inspired him to pursue a career in wrestling.<ref name=WWEProfileMickFoley>WWE Profile for Mick Foley, www.wwe.com, accessed April 4, 2006</ref>

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Early Wrestling Career

Foley formally trained at Dominic DeNucci's wrestling school in Pennsylvania, debuting in June 1985. In addition to appearing on DeNucci's cards, Foley and several other students also took part in some squash matches for WWF TV tapings. The group also made several tours of African countries.

After several years of wrestling on independent cards, Foley began receiving offers from various regional promotions; he credits a mention in the Wrestling Observer newsletter for generating interest in Cactus Jack. Soon after, Foley began wrestling for Memphis-based CWA, where he teamed with Gary Young as part of the Stud Stable. Cactus and Young briefly held the CWA tag titles in late 1988. <ref name=SlamFoleyBio>Slam Wrestling! Mick Foley bio, slam.canoe.ca, accessed March 20, 2006</ref> On November 20 Foley left CWA after being defeated in a Loser-Leaves-Town match; he next turned up in Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling(later USWA).<ref name=TripodFoleyBioFrames>Tripod.com Mick Foley Bio Missing Details, members.tripod.com/~mick_foley, accessed March 20, 2006</ref>

In WCCW Cactus Jack (billed as "Cactus Jack Manson") was a major part of Skandor Akbar's stable, feuding with top babyfaces like Eric Embry. Foley won several titles, including the company's light heavyweight and tag team titles. Foley sustained a broken wrist in a scaffold match with Eric Embry, and eventually left the company after another loser-leaves-town match. Foley briefly competed in Alabama's Continental Wrestling Federation before signing with World Championship Wrestling.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioFrames/>, <ref name=SlamFoleyBio/>

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NWA/WCW

Image:CactusJack.jpg In 1989, Cactus Jack would arrive in the WCW area of the NWA and stay with the company for about 2 years, and was used mostly in the lower-midcard,<ref name=SlamFoleyBio/> teaming up with Kevin Sullivan. The most-remembered moment of Foley's first WCW tenure came during a match with Mil Mascaras, in which he took a bump from the ring apron to the floor on live TV; this prompted announcer Jim Cornette to shout "Cactus Jack is dead!" While taking risky bumps in an era before such moves were commonplace gave Cactus Jack more notoriety, Foley claimed WCW's bookers (including Ric Flair and Ole Anderson) didn't consider him as much more than a lower-midcarder. Foley left the company in 1991, returning to the independent circuit.

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UWF

In UWF Foley would team with Bob Orton and feud with Don Muraco, Sunny Beach, and Brian Blair. He would then be managed by John Tolos, and together with Orton, would lose to Sunny Beach and Stevie Ray UWF Beach Brawl 1991. Foley began growing in cult popularity because of his growing repertoire of high-risk moves(such as a "hipbuster"). It was also during a match in July 1991 that Foley would debut the Double-arm DDT on J.T. Smith, which would serve as his finisher for years to follow. Foley would soon leave and go to Tri-State Wrestling.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioFrames/>

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Tri-State Wrestling and GWF

Tri-State Wrestling's style of high impact and violent wrestling style fit Foley well and had memorable matches with "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, including several no-holds-barred type matches. On one night, known as Tri-State's Summer Sizzler 1991, Foley and Eddie Gilbert would have three matches all in one night. Cactus Jack's results for the matches are as follows: winning a Falls Count Anywhere Match, then losing a Stretcher Match, and then fighting to a double disqualification inside of a steel cage. WCW promoters began noticing Foley because of these matches; and he would return there, but before he did he would also have a short run in GWF.<ref name=SlamFoleyBio/>, <ref name=TripodFoleyBioFrames/>

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WCW

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Debut, Feud with Sting, and the WCW Championship

On September 5th, he jumped out of a large "gift box" and attacked fan favorite Sting, leading to a long series of matches between the two superstars. Foley would participate in a Chamber of Horrors Match teaming with Abdullah the Butcher, Vader, and Diamond Studd(Scott Hall) teamed up to take on "Team Sting"—Sting himself, El Gigante, and the Steiner Brothers. Team Sting won the match.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex>Tripod.com Mick Foley Excellent Bio, keyalex.tripod.com, accessed March 20, 2006</ref>, <ref name=SlamFoleyBio/>

After feuds with Van Hammer and Abdullah the Butcher Cactus Jack received a shot at the WCW champion Sting in a Falls Count Anywhere Match at Beach Blast 1992. The match was highly regarded and featured a number of memorable spots by Foley, including a backdrop onto the hard entrance walkway in the beginning of the match. Sting would win the match but fans were now becoming impressed by Foley. He would receive another title shot at new world champion Ron Simmons, but lost this one as well.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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Face Turn, Feud with Orndoff, and #1 Contendership

At Starrcade 1992 Foley was scheduled to have a tag team match with bitter rival Johnny B. Badd against Van Hammer and Danny Spivey. The two spent most of the match fighting each other, which helped turn Cactus Jack into a face. This was an important change because Cactus Jack had been a heel for a long time up till this point.

Foley's feud with Badd would continue until he would defeat him in a match at Clash of the Champions XXII. Sting and Dustin Rhodes—who had a 3 on 2 match later that night against Vader, Barry Windham, and Paul Orndorff—were impressed by Foley's win and asked him for help. He agreed and the match became 3 on 3, with Cactus Jack pinning Paul Orndorff for the win. This would begin a Cactus Jack-Paul Orndoff feud. At Super Brawl 1993, the two would meet in a last man standing match, which Foley would win after he nailed Orndoff with a shovel. After the victory against the legendary Orndorff, Cactus was given the #1 contendership once again; this time the WCW Champion was Vader.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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Feud with Vader

Cactus Jack fought Vader on April 6 1993. Foley said on his Greatest Hits and Misses: A Life in Wrestling DVD that he and Vader wanted to bring up the violence in the match, so he allowed Vader to hit him full force in the face several times, which led to heavy bleeding that was edited out by WCW(they had a no blood policy at the time). He sustained a broken nose, a dislocated jaw and needed 27 stitches, but won the match via countout. The finish meant a rematch was necessary.

On April 21, Jack returned to fight Vader. It wasn't long before Jack's manager, Harley Race, turned on him and Cactus Jack was in the fan's favor as he battled Vader. Foley wanted some time off to be with his newborn daughter(Noelle Foley) and needed knee surgery to repair his torn posterior cruciate ligament, so a dangerous spot was devised for the rematch with Vader on April 23 1993, to give Foley an alibi for his absence. Vader removed the protective mats at ringside and powerbombed Cactus onto the exposed concrete floor, causing a legitimate concussion, fans believed his career was over.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

This was the time of the infamous "amnesia angle" where Cactus Jack's disappearance was explained by a storyline having him having gone crazy, been institutionalized, escaped, and had amnesia. WCW began vignettes with camera crews finding Cactus Jack in Cleveland living with the homeless and thinking he's a sea captain. An actress was also hired to play his wife sent in to talk sense into him.<ref name=AngelfireFoleyTrivia>Angelfire.com Mick Foley Specific Trivia, angelfire.com, accessed March 20, 2006</ref> Foley states in his first autobiography that he hated the amnesia vignettes. Interestingly, it is said that an actress was hired to play Foley's wife, because his real wife, Colette, was deemed far too attractive to be married to him.

Foley returned in the fall of 1993 to save the British Bulldog from an attack by Vader. He then proceeded to feud with Vader and other wrestlers managed by Harley Race. Cactus Jack then defeated Yoshi Kwan at Fall Brawl 1993 to gain #1 contendership for the WCW World Championship. Foley and Vader were then booked for a Texas Death Match at Halloween Havoc 1993. In one of WCW's most brutal matches of all-time, the two led a bloody battle for the fans. In the end, Harley Race used a cattle prod on Jack, knocking him out for over 10 seconds and giving Vader the victory. After the match, WCW decided that, because of how violent their matches had been, Cactus Jack and Vader would never again be booked against each other on a PPV.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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Tag Team Championships, Losing an Ear, and Leaving WCW

After his feuds with Vader, Cactus Jack set his sights on the WCW tag team champions in a team with Maxx Payne. The two got a shot at the titles against The Nasty Boys, but the Nasty Boys' manager Missy Hyatt prevented their victory on two consecutive occasions. Kevin Sullivan replaced Payne when the Nasty Boys injured him at Spring Stampede 1994.

In the middle of these tag wars WCW began a tour of Europe. On March 16 1994, Foley and Vader had one of the most infamous matches in wrestling history in Munich, Germany. Foley began a hangman, a spot where a wrestler's head is tangled between the top two ring ropes. The spot is usually painful but safe, however, unbeknownst to Foley a wrestler had earlier complained that the ropes were too loose, and they were tightened to the maximum by the ring staff. As he struggled to pull himself out, he severely damaged his right ear, causing it to tear off completely. He underwent surgery later that day to reattach the cartilage from the ear to his head, so a total reconstruction could take place in the future. Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan were scheduled to win the tag team titles at Slamboree 1994; so the choice was either to stay and reattach his ear or go to the PPV and win the titles. Foley chose to go to the PPV. The tag team titles would be Mick Foley's only title in WCW.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

At Bash at the Beach 1994, Cactus Jack and Sullivan lost the tag team titles to Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma, and Sullivan then blamed Jack for the loss. The two engaged in a Summer long feud, which culminated in a loser leaves town match at Fall Brawl 1994, which Cactus Jack lost, ending his WCW career. After losing, Cactus decided to split his wrestling between SMW, ECW, and Japan.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioFrames/>

Mick Foley states in his DVD "Greatest Hits and Misses" he was frustrated by WCW's refusal to work a storyline around losing his ear.

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ECW, SMW, and Japan

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ECW

After leaving WCW, Mick decided that he would now bank on the success and popularity of his insane, brutal matches, by making them his specialty. He went to the newly formed Extreme Championship Wrestling, and began a feud with a man just as insane: Sabu. Cactus Jack had a brutal, bloody feud with Sabu creating some memorable matches.

Jack then began to feud with an idol of his: Terry Funk. The two met at Hardcore Heaven 1994, but were attacked by Public Enemy. Cactus Jack and Terry Funk became allies, and billing began for a match against Public Enemy, but Funk abruptly quit ECW because of a plane ticket problem. Tommy Dreamer was announced as Funk's replacement, but was removed by Public Enemy, so Cactus Jack chose Mikey Whipwreck to replace Dreamer. Whipwreck was by reputation a horrible wrestler, but he and Cactus Jack surprisingly won the tag team titles.

Cactus Jack and Whipwreck had a long ECW tag team title reign, until it finally ended at November To Remember 1994, where they lost to Public Enemy. Whipwreck was unable to compete in a rematch, so Cactus Jack brought Kevin Sullivan from WCW to ECW to team with him. During the match, Sullivan turned on Cactus Jack, which began one of the highest regarded feuds to that date in ECW history. The feud was never resolved because Sullivan soon left ECW.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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SMW

At the tail end of 1994, Foley joined Smokey Mountain Wrestling, where as Cactus Jack he caused Boo Bradley to lose the TV Title. Cactus Jack then began a crusade to rid Bradley of his valet Tammy Sytch. He ignited a feud between Chris Candido and Bradley when he accused Candido of having sexual relations with Sytch. Cactus Jack left SMW before the feud was resolved.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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Japan, King of the Death Match, and Return to ECW

In 1995 Foley returned to Japan and wrestled in IWA. There he feuded and had brutal matches against Terry Funk and Shoji Nakamaki. However Foley soon returned to ECW to feud with a wrestler known as Sandman. Terry Funk returned to team up with Sandman, during a particularly violent spot the pair hit Cactus with a singapore cane 46 times. He would be rescued, however, by his old tag team partner Shane Douglas. Cactus Jack then defeated Terry Funk at Hostile City Showdown 1995. Next he fought Sandman for the ECW championship. During the match Cactus Jack knocked Sandman unconscious and was declared the winner, however referee Bill Alfonso reversed his decision stating that the title cannot change hands by knockout.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

Returning to Japan, Cactus Jack then began a feud with Leatherface, whom he had betrayed during a tag team match. Along with Japan, Foley also continued to wrestle in the independent circuits, including winning Ozark Mountain and Steel City championships. Mick Foley's greatest accomplishment, however, occurred on August 20 1995 when IWA organized a "King of the Death Match" tournament. Each level of the tournament featured a new and deadly gimmick: Cactus Jack's first round was a barbwire baseball bat, thumbtack death match, defeating Terry Gordy; the second round was a barbwire board match, bed of nails match where Cactus Jack defeated Shoji Nakamaki. The final, against Terry Funk, was a barbed wire rope, barbed wire C4 board, time bomb death match, which Cactus Jack won with help from Tiger Jeet Sing. After the match, both men were ravaged by the wire, and burned by the C4 explosions. This was important to Mick Foley's career, as Cactus Jack was able to defeat all his greatest opponents in his trade all in one night. He later stated on his Greatest Hits and Misses: A Life in Wrestling DVD that he only received $300 for the entire night. Foley didn't leave IWA just yet and teamed with Tracy Smothers for a quick run with the IWA tag team titles, until finally returning to ECW.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

Foley then returned to ECW to team with Tommy Dreamer. At this time he began a "anti-hardcore" gimmick, which aggravated his partner. This lasted until August 5 1995 during a match between himself and Tommy Dreamer against the Pitbulls Cactus Jack returned back to his old self when he performed a DDT on his partner. Later on August 28 1995 he defeated 911(which was quite an accomplishment at the time, as 911 had previously been undefeated). For Foley's heel gimmick he began praising WWF and WCW on ECW television. This infuriated WWF hater Shane Douglas, and also got him the hatred of the fans, and the two met in a match which ended with Cactus Jack put into a figure four leglock and hit repeatedly with a chair by Mikey Whipwreck. Foley's last ECW match was against Whipwreck in April 1996. Foley later said that this was his favorite moment in his career; even though he had been playing a heel in ECW and had praised opponent companies he received enormous cheer and the crowd chanted his name.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/> By the spring of 1996, Foley had left both Japan and ECW behind, and Cactus Jack went into a semi-retirement.<ref name=SlamFoleyBio/>, <ref name=TripodFoleyBioFrames/>

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World Wrestling Federation

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Debut and Feud with The Undertaker

Image:MickFoleyMankindOldSchool.jpg Foley arrived in the WWF in 1996 not as Cactus Jack but as Mankind, a tortured soul who lived in a "boiler room," spoke to a rat and wore a Hannibal Lecter-like mask in the ring. Mankind debuted the day after Wrestlemania XII, quickly moving into a feud with The Undertaker. This feud would continue on to King of the Ring 1996, Mankind's PPV debut. During the match Undertaker's manager Paul Bearer "accidentally" struck Undertaker in the head with an urn, allowing Mankind to apply the mandible claw for the win. The two then began interfering in each other's matches until they were booked in a Boiler Room Brawl Match, in which the goal was to escape and reach the ring and take the urn from Paul Bearer. The Undertaker appeared to have won, but Paul Bearer refused to hand him the urn, giving the victory to Mankind.

Mankind then earned #1 contendership to the WWF World Championship versus Shawn Michaels at In Your House: Mind Games 1996. Shawn Michaels was able to win by disqualification due to interference by Vader and The Undertaker. (Foley later said many times, including on his Greatest Hits and Misses: A Life in Wrestling DVD, that this was his best match in his career)

The Mankind-Undertaker feud continued to a Buried Alive match at In Your House: Buried Alive 1996. Undertaker won the match but Paul Bearer appeared with Terry Gordy and combined with Mankind and other heels attacked The Undertaker and buried him alive. The Undertaker was supposedly "dead" but dug himself out while accompanied by lightning. Undertaker wanted Paul Bearer to himself now and challenged Mankind to a match at Survivor Series 1996, with the stipulation that, if he won, he would receive five minutes alone with Paul Bearer. Undertaker won the match but was attacked by Terry Gordy once again, saving Paul Bearer. The Undertaker-Mankind feud ended after one more match between Undertaker and Mankind at In Your House: Revenge of the Taker 1997 for the WWF Championship(which Undertaker had defeated Sid Vicious for earlier at Wrestlemania 13). Undertaker won the match and Paul Bearer took a leave of absence, ending the Undertaker-Mankind feud. After this point Mick Foley would take a whole new direction with his career.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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Dude Love

A series of interviews were held between Jim Ross and Mankind. During the interviews Ross brought up the topic of Mick Foley's home videos of him starring as Dude Love, and at the end of each interview Mankind would place Ross in the mandible claw. Before he did that Mankind told Ross that he was not the crazy psycho everybody thought he was and that, really, he was just a guy who dreamed of wrestling like his idol "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. He also told him that he had been to Madison Square Garden and seen Snuka do the splash off the top and that it would change his life forever, that when he saw Snuka do the move he knew he wanted to be a wrestler. These were the first hints at Mick Foley's Dude Love character.

At the time "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels had won the WWF Tag Team Championships from Owen Hart and the British Bulldog, but Michaels was soon out to injuries(see Michaels and WWF Attitude) and the two also couldn't get along. They were stripped of the titles but Austin was still scheduled to face Owen Hart and the British Bulldog the next week. Mankind campaigned relentlessly for the job. He saved Austin from beatings, and wore "pick me Steve" signs while walking around ringside during Austin's matches, but Austin said he wanted "nothing to do with a freak". So Austin was to face Owen Hart and the British Bulldog alone the next week. Austin wrestled the match by himself for a while, however suddenly Dude Love would appear on the titantron saying he was coming to help. Then Dude Love came out to his new music and he and Austin would become the new WWF Tag Team Champions. After the match Austin and Dude Love shook hands, a precedent because this would be the first time Austin would show anyone any respect.<ref name=GeocitiesInterviews>Geocities.com Specifically for Jim Ross Interview with Mick Foley and Dude Love Information, geocities.com, accessed March 20, 2006</ref>

Image:Dude love.JPG Meanwhile, before all this occurred, recently at Wrestlemania 13 Mankind had teamed with Vader to challenge Owen Hart and the British Bulldog for the WWF tag team championships, however they lost when Mankind went insane and would not let go of the mandible claw on the British Bulldog. The match shifted Mankind to the fan's favor and he became the fan favorite to win that year's King of the Ring tournament. Mankind advanced to the final round of King of the Ring 1997 but lost to Hunter Hearst Helmsley (later Triple H). The two would begin a feud that would lead to a match at In Your House:: Canadian Stampede 1997. Mankind impersonated as a camera man and attacked Helmsley from behind, however the match would end in a double count-out. The Mankind-Helmsley feud would be put on hold for a while for the storyline with Stone Cold Steve Austin but the two would again meet at Summerslam 1997 in a classic Steel Cage Match. Mankind won the match and, in addition, climbed up to the top of the cage and delivered a flying elbow as his idol the Superfly had. Afterwards he lay on the floor, until the Dude Love music began playing, to which he danced out of the arena. Mick Foley entered the match as Mankind but left as Dude Love.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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Return of Cactus Jack

Dude Love and Stone Cold Steve Austin were forced to vacate their Tag Team Titles due to Austin's genuine neck injury during Summerslam 1997(see Stone Cold Feud with Hart Foundation). Foley continued his feud with Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Dude Love was booked to face Hunter Hearst Helmsley at a Falls Count Anywhere Match. One of Foley's best segments aired before the match began. It had all three of Foley's characters speaking to each other, including Mankind and Dude Love discussing who would be the better one of them to face Hunter Hearst Helmsley: They announce the best man would be Cactus Jack! Cactus Jack appeared in the segment with a trashcan and struck the screen with it; then he came out with several weapons to a huge pop from the crowd and "ECW!" chants. Cactus Jack would defeat Hunter Hearst Helmsley with a piledriver through a table. The significance of this match is it is the beginning of the new style of matches and wrestling(more hardcore) that would emerge during the WWF's attitude era.

About around this time Mick Foley contemplated leaving the WWF after the Montreal Screwjob, but changed his mind. Terry Funk had joined the WWF for a while and had a new "Chainsaw Charlie" gimmick. He and Cactus Jack fought the New Age Outlaws in a dumpster match at Wrestlemania XIV. The two won the belts controversially when they placed the New Age Outlaws in dumpsters other than the ones placed for them in the ring, though the referee allowed it. The next night Vince McMahon stripped them of the belts because of this. The New Age Outlaws won in a rematch that night when the faction D-Generation X, which the New Age Outlaws joined that very night, arrived and helped them win.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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Dude Love vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin

On April 6 1998 Mick Foley turned into a heel when Cactus Jack explained they would not see him anymore because they only cheered for Austin. Vince McMahon explained to Austin the next week that he would face a "mystery" (Austin had won his championship at Wrestlemania XIV that year) opponent at Unforgiven 1998. That opponent turned out to be Dude Love. The match ended in a no contest (see Unforgiven 1998 article). Vince, displeased with the outcome, required Foley to prove he deserved a shot at the title with a #1 Contendership match against his old opponent Terry Funk. The match was WWF's first ever "Hardcore Match". It was also the first time, and one of few occasions, where Mick Foley would wrestle as himself. Foley won the match and then took on the Dude Love persona when Vince McMahon came out to the Dude Love music.

At Over the Edge 1998 Dude Love challenged Stone Cold Steve Austin for the world title. The Undertaker was in Austin's corner while Vince McMahon played the special guest referee. The match's rules would change as it progressed: from a standard match, to a "no disqualification" match, and lastly to a no disqualification and "anywhere-falls" match. Dude Love would still lose at the end and was "fired" by Vince McMahon the next night.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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Hell in a Cell

Frustrated by the losses, Mick reverted to an untucked shirt and neck tie gimmic of Mankind and joined forces with Paul Bearer once again. He also wore sneakers instead of wrestling boots. At the time Undertaker was seeking a shot at the WWF Championship and was informed by Vince McMahon that he would have to defeat his brother Kane. Mankind made his return during the contest and cost the Undertaker the match and his chance for a shot at the championship. Soon after, a match was set between Mankind and a vengeful Undertaker for King of the Ring 1998. The match would be a second ever Hell in the Cell match.

The Hell in the Cell match at King of the Ring 1998 became one of his most famous matches of all time. Foley received numerous injuries in the course of the match, including minor kidney damage, and took two dangerous and highly influential bumps, the first being thrown off the cell and the second being chokeslammed through the cage to the canvas with a chair landing on his head. Both wrestlers received a standing ovation for the match (which Foley lost), and the event is often said to have jump-started Foley's main event career. Many future matches attempted to replicate some of the spots from this match (a detailed description of the match is available in the Hell in a Cell article). In his autobiography Have a Nice Day! A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks, Foley remarks that he couldn't remember half of what happened in the match, and that, while writing the book, he had to go back and watch the match again.

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Mr. Socko and the Championship

Vince McMahon was nursing wounds, given to him by Undertaker and Kane, in a hospital and Mankind appeared to try to cheer him up. He brought a clown, which irritated McMahon, and then he brought out a sock he called "Mr. Socko" (Mr. Socko was a sock puppet he wore on his hand). McMahon told him to get out of there, which he did, only to be attacked by Steve Austin after. Over the next few weeks Mr. Socko would reappear in matches because Mankind would wear it on his hand when applying the Mandible Claw.

Over the next few weeks Mankind became Vince McMahon’s protégé, while his son Shane had betrayed him for Stone Cold Steve Austin. McMahon also created the Hardcore Championship for him (which would create a whole new division of “hardcore” wrestlers later). Mankind had even changed his look: he now sported a tux, wore fake teeth, and shaved. With all this Corporate backing he was the favorite to win the WWF Championship at Survivor Series 1998. Mankind defeated Duane Gill and then Al Snow. In his third he was to face Stone Cold Steve Austin but during the match Shane McMahon turned on him and counted Mankind to victory instead. Mankind’s final match, and the final match of that Survivor Series, was with The Rock. It was believed that the McMahon and his stable the Corporation were not fans of The Rock because of his popularity, however Mankind was betrayed at the end. The Rock placed Mankind in the sharpshooter and McMahon forced the bell to be rung, despite Mankind not giving up (this was a reference to the Montreal Screwjob). The Corporation had been using Mankind as a pawn all along.

After weeks of trying to get his hands on Vince McMahon's new stable The Corporation (Vince McMahon, Shane, McMahon, Big Bossman, The Rock, Ken Shamrock, and new commissioner Shawn Michaels) Mankind was given a title shot at The Rock at In Your House 1998. Mankind dominated the match, and knocked The Rock out with the mandible claw, but Vince McMahon ruled Mankind was not the WWF Champion because The Rock never gave up. After more weeks of going after The Corporation, Mick had his big night. On December 28 1998 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Mankind asked for a shot at the world championship against The Rock, but was given Triple H instead for a spot in the Royal Rumble match. Shane attacked Mankind, giving Triple H the win, but because he too hated the McMahons, Triple H told Mankind, he hated to win that way, but he'll do anything with the title involved, but he would leave Mick a present, and then he Pedigreed Shane. Mankind then put a submission move on Shane McMahon and refused to release until he was given the title shot, until Vince McMahon begrudgingly agreed.

D-Generation X had joined Mankind against Vince McMahon’s Corporation and stood in his corner while the Corporation stood in The Rock’s. Mankind had demanded that the match be a “no disqualification” match; and when Mankind was able to apply to the mandible claw onto The Rock getting him down, suddenly Ken Shamrock climbed up into the ring and struck the back of Mankind with a steel chair. Billy Gunn forced Ken Shamrock out of the ring and then they and the Corporation members then began fighting on the outside of the ring. Suddenly Stone Cold Steve Austin’s music came over the sound system and he walked into the ring, picked up the chair Ken Shamrock had dropped, struck The Rock in the head with it, and helped Mankind over onto him. The referee counted to three and Mankind had won the WWF Championship, and was carried on the backs of D-Generation X celebrating. Finally,Mick Foley had acheived his longtime dream of becoming the WWF champion,as the ref counted to three,the crowd went completely nuts so to say.Vince McMahon was absolutely livid afterwards.Foley dedicated his win to his children by saying "And at the risk of not sounding very cool,i want to dedicate this victory to my two little people at home,Big Daddy-O did it!!"

In non-kayfabe terms the win was in response to WCW Nitro, that had at the time given their WCW Championship to their star Goldberg on live television Nitro instead of a PPV (see Monday Night Wars 1997-1998). Vince McMahon was also taking advantage of the WCW’s tactics of spoiling WWE RAW events, which had been pretaped. The tactic proved to be a success as on the night Foley's title win was to be broadcast, WCW announcer Tony Schiavone announced on WCW's competing WCW Nitro that Foley would win his first championship, which WCW knew because the WWF's RAW had been taped previously and Nitro was live. He then added the sarcastic remark, "That'll put a lot of butts in the seats." This proved to be a mistake on the part of WCW, as Nielsen Ratings showed that over half a million viewers switched from Nitro to RAW almost immediately, despite the Hogan vs Nash main event which led to the reformation of the nWo. Foley later stated that he took great personal pride from this, and "Mick Foley put my butt in this seat" signs were seen in arenas for years afterward.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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World Title Changing Hands

He first lost the WWE belt to The Rock in a brutal I Quit Match at Royal Rumble 1999. During the match Foley took more impressive and dangerous bumps, including a 10ft fall from a balcony onto some genuine electrical equipment, which was gimmicked to emit sparks upon impact. He was then handcuffed by The Rock and hit in the head with a steel chair eleven times, despite the two competitors agreeing before the match that only five chair shots would be given. This match is featured on Barry Blaustein's documentary Beyond the Mat. The film shows the effects the match had on Foley and his wife and two children who were sitting at ringside.Image:Mankind106.jpg

The next night Mankind revealed that The Rock had used a recording, and that he had never given up. A rematch was set on Halftime Heat 1999, aired during Superbowl Halftime XXXIII, where Mankind and The Rock fought in WWF's first ever Empty Arena Match. Mankind would win the title, less than 48 hours after he lost it at Royal Rumble 1999.

The two were booked again to take part in another brutal contest, but this time a last man standing match at St. Valentines Day Massacre. The match was as brutal as their previous two encounters but neither competitor left the victor. The next night, Shawn Michaels announced that the main event for Wrestlemania XV would be Mankind defending against Steve Austin, but Vince booked Mankind to defend the WWF title one more time, on that night, against The Rock in a ladder match. With the help of WWF newcomer “The Big Show” Paul Wight The Rock won the WWF title.

The Big Show was named the special guest referee at Wrestlemania XV and Mankind campaigned to be named the second referee. Vince McMahon eventually agreed and Mankind was set to face The Big Show at Wrestlemania XV, with the winner becoming the referee. Mankind won when The Big Show was disqualified for using a steel chair, but was too hurt to continue. However, as the Rock-Austin main event of the night shifted to The Rock, Mankind returned to count Austin to victory.

By early 1999, Foley's fourteen years of wrestling were taking their toll on his body. He states in his second autobiography that he knew his days as an active wrestler were numbered the moment he tore a knee ligament and dislocated his kneecap in a match with The Rock in February 1999. He required double knee surgery, which left him out of action for 2 months. He returned to win the WWE Championship for the third time at Summerslam 1999, in a triple threat match against Steve Austin and Triple H which was officiated by Jesse 'The Body' Ventura. It is believed that Mankind was given the championship that night because Stone Cold Steve Austin refused to lose it to Triple H, which Mankind would do the next night on RAW.<ref name=SlamFoleySummerslam>Slam Wrestling! Mick Foley new champion at Summerslam!, slam.canoe.ca, accessed March 22, 2006</ref>, <ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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Retirement and Feud with Triple H

As year 1999 neared its end Mick Foley told Vince McMahon that he had to retire and that his body was giving way. However with stars such as Stone Cold Steve Austin and the Undertaker out due to injuries (see The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin-Austin vs McMahon respectively) Foley was still required to wrestle.

A major feud developed between Mankind and The McMahon-Helmsley regime, led by Triple H, in late 1999. It led to Mankind reverting back to his Cactus Jack persona during a famous segment on Smackdown!, and then facing Triple H for the WWF Championship at ‘’Royal Rumble 2000’’ in a 'Street Fight'. The violent match saw the return of barbed wire and thumbtacks to the WWF, both usually trademark accessories of Foley. The end of the match came when Triple H pedigreed Cactus into the sea of tacks. This feud would continue to a retirement match at ‘’No Way Out 2000’’ in a Hell in a Cell match for the championship, which Foley would lose—ending his career.

Mick left for a few weeks, but returned at the request of Linda McMahon to wrestle as Mick Foley for the WWF Title against Triple H, The Rock, and the Big Show at Wrestlemania 2000. Mick accepted though did not win, and this was indeed his last match for several years.<ref name=TripodFoleyBioKeyalex/>

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The Rock and Sock Connection

Foley teamed up with the rock to create the "Rock and Sock Connection". This was an amusing tag team as Foley was always put down by The Rock. Also much to The Great One's disliking Foley would steal The Rocks catchphrases, The Rock would say stuff like "Finally The Rock has come back to Indiana" and Foley's version was "Finally Mankind has come back to The Boiler room". This tag team ended when Foley had to retire. But Foley came back for 1 match with The Rock which they unfortunately lost.

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Acrimony with Ric Flair

Foley wrote in 'Have a Nice Day! that Ric Flair was "every bit as bad on the booking side of things as he was great on the wrestling side of it." In response, Flair wrote in his autobiography that Foley's was a "glorified stuntman" and that he was able to climb the ladder in the WWF only because he was friends with the bookers. The two had a backstage confrontation at a RAW event in 2003, but Foley wrote on his blog that they have largely reconciled.<ref name=SlamFoleyRicFlair>Slam Wrestling! Ric Flair Attacks Mick Foley, slam.canoe.ca, accessed March 20, 2006</ref>

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After Retirement

Image:Mickfoleygreatesthits3.jpgAfter retiring from active competition, Foley served as storyline WWE Commissioner and later replaced "Stone Cold" Steve Austin as co-general manager of RAW. He eventually tired of the day-to-day travel and left his full-time duties to write and spend time with his family.

Throughout his career, and under all of his aliases, Foley has proved extremely popular to his fans, even when he wrestled as a heel. Foley has always been accessible to his fans and will spend long periods of time with them signing autographs and posing for pictures. His hard work is often credited with helping to re-establish pro wrestling's popularity after the steroid and sex scandals of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Foley has made numerous appearances in the Ring of Honor promotion, having been involved in feuds with Ricky Steamboat, Samoa Joe and The Embassy, and appeared at Shane Douglas's Hardcore Homecoming as a guest referee.

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Returns to the Ring

In 2004, Foley returned briefly to wrestling. He lost a tag team match with the The Rock, as the "Rock 'n' Sock Connection", against the WWE stable "Evolution" at Wrestlemania XX, getting pinned by Randy Orton. Foley developed a feud with Randy Orton and the two had a Hardcore match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Backlash 2004. Foley brought out a bat covered in barbed wire, affectionately called "Barby", and lost when Orton used his finisher on Foley onto "Barby".

Foley has the reputation of "putting over" younger wrestlers, losing to them to solidify their place as main eventers, Triple H and Randy Orton being some of the foremost examples.

At short notice he wrestled a match for Japanese promotion Z1 Hustle-3 on May 8th 2004. He lost to triple crown champion Toshiaki Kawada via pinfall.

He also appeared as a color commentator at WWE's ECW One Night Stand 2005 PPV, which aired on 12 June, 2005, and would later begin negotiations with WWE regarding a storyline for his return. In an interview with Between The Ropes on August 31 2005, Mick Foley confirmed that, prior to signing with WWE, he had been negotiating a deal to debut with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, that would have had him participating in a figurehead role and wrestling on an infrequent basis.

Foley returned in 2005 in a match where fans were able to vote on which persona he would appear as—Mankind, Dude Love, or Cactus Jack—against Carlito at Taboo Tuesday 2005. Foley cut promos for each character and an online vote was held (Mick later said he did the worst promo for Dude Love because of his dislike for the character). The fans voted for "Mankind", and Foley went on to win the match with the Mandible Claw (Foley added an afro to Mr. Socko in an attempt to mock Carlito, who has an afro).

On the December 5, 2005 edition of WWE RAW, Foley was the prosecutor in the Trial of Eric Bischoff. He won the case, and Bischoff was thrown in the back of a garbage truck by Vince McMahon.

At the RAW "Tribute to the Troops" on December 19, 2005 Foley, dressed as Santa Claus, defeated John Bradshaw Layfield with the Mandible Claw.

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Mick Foley vs Edge

On the February 16, 2006 RAW, Foley returned to referee the WWE Championship Match between Edge and John Cena. Cena eventually ended up getting the victory, but after the match Lita gave Foley a low blow which allowed Edge to spear Foley.

The following week on the February 20, 2006 RAW, Edge challenged Foley to a match at Wrestlemania 22, and gave him one week to respond. On February 27, 2006, Foley declined the offer, but challenged Edge to a hardcore match instead. Foley then took up "barbie"(his barbwire two by four) and chased Edge and Lita from the ring.

At Saturday Night's Main Event on March 18, 2006, Foley was a guest on Edge's interview segment entitled The Cutting Edge. The two men ended up fighting each other with Mick dumping a bag of thumbtacks into the ring. Lita ended up hitting Mick with a steel chair which allowed Edge to throw Foley into the thumbtacks. However, Mick just got up and smiled and began stalking Edge and Lita. He eventually hit Edge with the one man “conchairto” on steel ramp leading to ring, much like what Edge did to him two weeks earlier.

Two nights later on RAW, Foley came to the ring and said that "something changed" when he tasted his own blood on Saturday Night. He feels that when he tasted his blood, it awoke the "Hardcore Legend" from its slumber. Foley then exclaimed that Cactus Jack has once again returned, and Cactus Jack will be in the ring against Edge at Wrestlemania's hardcore match. He also gave Lita a Mandible Claw after a failed low blow by Lita.

On March 27, 2006 RAW, Foley offered Edge and Lita a "present" to apologize for giving Lita a Mandible Claw. Edge came out and accepted the gift, stating that Foley had been appearing on RAW for a paycheck. Edge opened the "present" and found a bat that Mick said he could use at Wrestlemania. Edge proceeded to attempt to attack Foley with the bat, but it turned out that Foley had a barbed wire bat with him, Foley knocked the bat out of Edge's hands, and barely missed Edge's head while Edge was escaping.

Mick lost at WrestleMania 22 after being caught standing on the apron, which allowed Edge to successfully catch him in a "through the middle rope" spear, ending in both wrestlers landing on a flaming table. The start of the match was very much in Edge's favour until he realized his skin was bleeding after giving Foley a spear, Foley then removed his shirt to show barbed wire wrapped around his waist under his clothes.

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Outside Wrestling

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Mick Foley the Benefactor

Mick Foley has participated in numerous Make-A-Wish Foundation events as well as surprise visits to children in hospitals, and has publicly voiced his relationship with the Christian Children's Fund. Foley has also visited schools and libraries, talking to students about the value of education and the importance of reading. Foley has also traveled to various military bases and military hospitals to visit U.S. troops giving get-well wishes to soldiers.<ref name=WWEProfileMickFoley/>

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Writing career

Having experienced much during his long career, Foley developed a desire to tell his story both to wrestling fans and non-fans alike as he became more popular in the late-1990s. Throughout most of 1999, Foley wrote out his autobiography, by himself, in over 800 pages of longhand (claiming his manual typewriter broke). The book, Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks, became a huge success, topping the New York Times' nonfiction bestseller list for several weeks. Many book reviews refused to review his book because it was written by a professional wrestler. The follow-up, Foley is Good (2001), debuted at #1 on the New York Times list. Foley has also written three children's books, Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx, Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos, and more recently Tales from Wrescal Lane (2004). Foley has also written Tietam Brown (2003), a coming-of-age type story aimed at young adults all of which have received favorable reviews. Foley's next novel, Scooter, was released in August of 2005. Foley's unlikely emergence as a gifted author has allowed him to start a new career, both as an author and motivational speaker. He has recently stated that he is in talks to publish a novel based on the days prior to Wrestlemania

Foley also writes "Foley is Blog" on WWE's website, which focuses on Foley's stories and travels in pro wrestling.

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Film, television and radio career

Foley has made guest appearances in the TV series Boy Meets World and Good vs. Evil. He also featured prominently in the documentary Beyond the Mat.He also appeared in Big Money Hustlas, a movie made by, and starring the Insane Clown Posse where Foley portrayed Cactus Sac, a moniker he received in their Stranglemania video release which consisted of Japanese deathmatches, re-recorded with their commentary. In the late 1990's, Foley hosted a series of Robot Wars dubbed "Extreme Warriors" and aired on the TNN cable network in the United States.

Foley was a frequent guest on Air America Radio's Morning Sedition. He did several stints as the show's guest host when the show's regular hosts were on vacation. He also hosted WWE's radio show, which was held in WWF New York.

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Wrestling facts

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Finishing and signature moves

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Signature weapons

  • Mr. Socko (a gymsock with a crudely drawn face on it worn on foley's hand when performing the mandible claw; wrapped in barbed wire for "extreme" situations e.g. Hardcore Homecoming and WrestleMania 22)
  • Barbie (baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire)
  • Thumbtacks
  • 2X4 wrapped in barbed wire
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Championships and accomplishments

  • ACW
  • 1-time ACW Universal Television Champion
  • Continental Wrestling Association
  • 1-time CWA Tag Team Champion (with Gary Young)
  • Great Lakes Championship Wrestling
  • 1-time GLCW Heavyweight Champion
  • International Wrestling Association (Japan)
  • 1995 King of the Death Match
  • 1-time IWA Tag Team Champion (with Tracy Smothers)
  • Music City Wrestling
  • 1-time MCW North American Heavyweight Champion
  • NAW
  • 1-time NAW Heavyweight Champion
  • National Wrestling League
  • 1-time NWL Heavyweight Champion
  • Osark Mountain Wrestling
  • 1-time OMW North American Heavyweight Champion
  • PWI ranked him # 46 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
  • 1993 PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler
  • 1998 PWI Match of the Year, versus The Undertaker (Hell in a Cell)
  • 1999 PWI Match of the Year Award, versus The Rock
  • Steel City Wrestling
  • He is a member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (inducted in 2000)
  • 1991 Best Brawler
  • 1992 Best Brawler
  • 1993 Best Brawler
  • 1994 Best Brawler
  • 1995 Best Interviews
  • 1995 Best Brawler
  • 1996 Best Brawler
  • 1997 Best Brawler
  • 1998 Best Brawler
  • 1999 Best Brawler
  • 2000 Feud of the Year (versus Triple H)
  • 2000 Best Brawler
  • 2004 Best Interviews
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Championship succession

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Personal life

Foley is married to Collette with three sons: Dewey; Michael Jr. and Hewey, and a daughter, Noelle.

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Trivia

  • Foley's extensive list of wrestling-related injuries, including eight concussions, broken bones and dislocated joins, can be found on the back cover of Have a Nice Day. Foley says his most painful injury was his torn abdominal muscle in 1992, followed by having his head slammed in a cage door by Chyna at Summerslam 1997.
  • Took his trademark catchphrase "Bang, Bang!" from the B-52's song "Love Shack." The song was running through his head at the end of a match, and he held his fingers up like pistols while reciting the "bang bang bang on the door..." verse.
  • The rat Mankind was talking to was actually owned as a pet by legendary wrestling manager, James E. Cornette.
  • Mick Foley, as Mankind, is the only one to hold a KO victory over The Undertaker, as of 2006.
  • Foley's current theme song, Wreck was written by the band, Queen.
  • The only time Foley has lost consciousness during a match was after falling through the top of the cage in 1998 during his Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker.
  • Mick Foley, as Mankind, was the first ever WWE hardcore champion. The belt was awarded to him by Vince McMahon on November 2, 1998.
  • The episode of RAW (1999) on which he won his first WWE Championship was taped 6 days before it aired. Foley did not tell his two kids that he had won, so he could watch it with them on TV and surprise them.
  • At the 1998 Royal Rumble Foley appeared as Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love, the only time in which one performer appeared in the Rumble under multiple gimmicks.
  • The last time his children Dewey and Nicole saw their father perform live was the "I Quit" match at the 1999 Royal Rumble (the match was featured in the documentary Beyond the Mat),in which Foley was hit 12 times with a steel chair,The kids were in the front row with their mother and were shown to be shaken. They haven't attended a live show since.
  • Mick Foley helped WWE's RAW achieve its highest ratings ever with a segment featuring himself, as Mankind, and The Rock. The "This is Your Life" segment aired on September 27 1999, and received an 8.4 rating.
  • He is one of a handful of wrestlers who have held the tag team titles in WWE, WCW and ECW.
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Books

  • Foley, Mick (1999) Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. ReganBooks. ISBN 0060392991.
  • Foley, Mick (2000) Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos. ReganBooks. ISBN 0060394145.
  • Foley, Mick (2001) Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0060002514.
  • Foley, Mick (2002) Foley Is Good: And the Real World is Faker Than Wrestling. ReganBooks. ISBN 0061032417.
  • Foley, Mick (2003) Tietam Brown. Knopf. ISBN 0375415505.
  • Foley, Mick (2004) Tales From Wrescal Lane. World Wrestling Entertainment. ISBN 0743466349.
  • Foley, Mick (2005) Scooter. Knopf. ISBN 1400044146.
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Footnotes

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References

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Books

  • Foley, Mick (1999) Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. ReganBooks. ISBN 0060392991.
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DVDs

  • WWE: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops(WWE Home Video, 2000)
  • WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses: A Life in Wrestling(WWE Home Video, 2003)
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External links

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External links

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