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Mick Foley
An image of Mick Foley.
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Ring name(s) Cactus Jack[1]
Cactus Jack Foley
Cactus Jack Manson[1]
Dude Love[1]
Jack Foley
Mankind[1]
Mick Foley[1]
Nick Foley
Super Zodiac #2
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1. 88 m)[1][2]
Billed weight 287 lb (130 kg)[2]
Born June 7, 1965 (1965-06-07) (age 43)[1][3]
Bloomington, Indiana[3]
Resides East Setauket, New York[1]
Billed from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - as Cactus Jack
The Boiler Room- as Mankind
Long Island, New York[2] - as Mick Foley/Dude Love
Trained by Dominic DeNucci[1][2]
Debut June 1986[4]

Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Bloomington is a city and the County seat of Monroe County in the south central region of the U Setauket-East Setauket is a Census-designated place (CDP in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. Truth or Consequences is a spa city in and the County seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. A mechanical room or a boiler room is a room or space in a building dedicated to the mechanical equipment and its associated electrical equipment Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Dominic DeNucci is a retired Italian - American Professional wrestler. [1][3] (born June 7, 1965)[1][3] is an American author, actor and professional wrestler. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), as a color commentator on its SmackDown! brand. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means [5]

Throughout his wrestling career, Foley has wrestled for many different promotions, both under his real name and under various personas (most notably Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love). A persona, in the word's everyday usage is a social Role or a character played by an Actor. He is the first ever WWF Hardcore Champion and became a three-time WWF Champion as Mankind. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE He is also one of the most successful tag team wrestlers in history, being an eight-time WWF Tag Team Champion, a two-time ECW World Tag Team Champion, a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and a one-time WCWA Tag Team Champion. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team championship contested in Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling The WCWA World Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in World Class Championship Wrestling. He is also a one-time WCWA Light Heavyweight Champion. The WCWA Light Heavyweight Championship was a title in World Class Championship Wrestling after it became the "World Class Wrestling Association" for the lighter wrestlers

Foley is a multiple-time New York Times bestselling author. [3] He was also a subject of the documentary Beyond the Mat, which followed him at the peak of his career. Beyond the Mat is a 1999 Professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W More recently, he was signed up to Bloodstained Memoirs, another wrestling documentary. Bloodstained Memoirs is a Professional wrestling documentary which began production in 2005 [6] [7]

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Early life

Foley was born in Bloomington, Indiana. Bloomington is a city and the County seat of Monroe County in the south central region of the U [3] Shortly after he was born, Foley's family moved to Setauket-East Setauket, New York, where Foley attended Ward Melville High School, played lacrosse, and wrestled. Setauket-East Setauket is a Census-designated place (CDP in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. Ward Melville High School is a public High school in the Three Village Central School District of Suffolk County, New York on Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. [3][8] Mick Foley was also a high school classmate of Kevin James of King of Queens, and the two were on the wrestling team together. The name Kevin James may refer to Kevin James (actor, American actor and comedian Kevin James (alleged terrorist, American arrested The King of Queens is an Emmy -nominated American Sitcom that ran for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007 [9] While 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. The State University of New York College at Cortland, also called SUNY Cortland, is located in Cortland, New York. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. James Reiher (born May 18 1943 is an American professional wrestler, and Actor, better known by his ring name of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Don Muraco (born Don Morrow on September 10, 1949) also known as Don "The Rock" Muraco and The Magnificent Muraco [2][10] Foley has said that Snuka's flying body splash from the top of the cage inspired him to pursue a career in pro wrestling. [2][11] Foley is visible on the WWE video of the event. [11]

Career

Early career

Foley formally trained at Dominic DeNucci's wrestling school in Freedom, Pennsylvania, driving several hours weekly from his college campus in Cortland, New York, and debuted in June 1986. Dominic DeNucci is a retired Italian - American Professional wrestler. Freedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River, 25 miles (40 km northwest of Pittsburgh. Cortland is a City in Cortland County New York, USA. As of the 2000 census the city had a population of 18740 [3][12] In addition to appearing on DeNucci's cards, Foley and several other students also took part in some squash matches for WWF TV tapings, wrestling under the name "Jack Foley," including a match where Foley and Les Thornton faced the British Bulldogs, during which The Dynamite Kid clotheslined Foley with such force that he was unable to eat solid food for several days. In Professional wrestling, a squash is an extremely short match in which one performer is booked as defeating another easily and quickly not out of luck but due to his overwhelming Les Thornton (born 1935 is a retired British professional wrestler who competed in European and North American regional promotions throughout the 1970s and 1980s including Stampede For the tag-based game see British Bulldogs (game. as the British Bulldog Thomas Billington (born 5 December 1958 in Golborne Lancashire is a retired English Professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation [13]

After several years of wrestling in the independent circuit, Foley began receiving offers from various regional promotions, including the UWF. In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 [14] He joined Memphis-based CWA as Cactus Jack, where he teamed with Gary Young as part of the Stud Stable. The Stud Stable was a Professional wrestling heel stable in World Championship Wrestling, Southeast Championship Wrestling and the Continental Wrestling [15] Cactus and Young briefly held the CWA tag titles in late 1988. [16] On November 20, Foley left CWA for Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas.

In World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) Cactus Jack, billed as Cactus Jack Manson, was a major part of Skandor Akbar's stable. Jim Whebbe (born September 29 1934) is a former Professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar which translated [17] Foley also won several titles, including the company's light heavyweight and tag team titles before leaving the company, losing his last match to Eric Embry in nine seconds. Douglas Eric Embry is a retired Professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the United States Wrestling Association and World Class Championship He then briefly competed in Alabama's Continental Wrestling Federation before completing a brief stint with World Championship Wrestling, including a match against Mil Mascaras at Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout. Aaron Rodríguez Arellano (born in San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico on July 15 1942 best known as Mil Máscaras ( A Thousand Masks The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. [18] It was during this period that Foley was involved in a car accident that resulted in the loss of his two front teeth, adding to the distinctive look for which he is famous. [19] Following the short stint with WCW, Foley then signed with Herb Abrams's Universal Wrestling Federation. Herb C Abrams ( 1954 - July 23, 1996) was an American Professional wrestling promoter from New York. The Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF was an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Herb Abrams. [16][20] In UWF, Foley teamed with Bob Orton to feud with Don Muraco, Sunny Beach, and Brian Blair. This article is about Bob Orton Sr For his son who is also known as "Cowboy" Bob Orton, see Bob Orton Jr Don Muraco (born Don Morrow on September 10, 1949) also known as Don "The Rock" Muraco and The Magnificent Muraco Brian Leslie Blair (born January 12, 1954 in Gary Indiana) is a local politician in Florida, who gained fame as a Professional wrestler Foley amassed a cult following because of his growing repertoire of high-risk moves. During a match in July 1991, Foley debuted the Double-arm DDT, which he used as a finisher for years to follow. In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat

He soon left UWF for Tri-State Wrestling,[21] whose style of high impact and violent wrestling style fit Foley well. A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional On one night, known as Tri-State's Summer Sizzler 1991, Cactus Jack and Eddie Gilbert had three matches in one night: Cactus won a Falls Count Anywhere match, lost a Stretcher match, and then fought to a double disqualification in a Steel Cage match. Thomas Edward (Eddie Gilbert Jr ( August 14, 1961 &ndash February 18, 1995) was an American professional wrestler Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing [22] These matches caught the attention of World Championship Wrestling promoters, and after a brief stint working in the Global Wrestling Federation, he joined WCW. Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. [16][22]

World Championship Wrestling (1991-1994)

On September 5, 1991, Cactus Jack debuted as a heel and attacked Sting. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. [23] After feuds with Van Hammer and Abdullah the Butcher, Cactus Jack faced Sting, then WCW champion, in a non-title Falls Count Anywhere match at Beach Blast 1992, which Sting won. Mark Hildreth is a former Professional wrestler best known as Van Hammer in World Championship Wrestling. Larry Shreve (born Lawrence Robert Shreve on January 11 1941) best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times the Madman from Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing [24] For a long time, Foley considered this the best match he ever worked. [24]

Cactus Jack first wrestled Vader on April 6, 1993. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Foley and Leon White wanted an intense match, so they agreed that Vader would hit Cactus with a series of heavy blows to the face. [25] WCW edited the match heavily because it was against their policies to show the heavy bleeding that resulted. [25] Foley suffered a broken nose, a dislocated jaw and needed twenty-seven stitches, but won the match via countout. [25] Because the title did not change hands on a countout, WCW booked a rematch. Foley, however, wanted some time off to be with his newborn daughter and get surgery to repair a knee injury. As a result, in the rematch with Vader on April 23, the two executed a dangerous spot to sell a storyline injury. Vader removed the protective mats at ringside and power-bombed Cactus onto the exposed concrete floor, causing a legitimate concussion and causing Foley to temporarily lose sensation in his left foot and hand. [26] While Foley was away, WCW ran an angle where Cactus Jack's absence was explained with a farcical comedy storyline in which he went crazy, was institutionalized, escaped, and developed amnesia. A farce is a Comedy written for the stage or film which aims to Entertain the audience by means of unlikely extravagant and improbable situations disguise and mistaken [27] Foley had wanted the injury storyline to be very serious and generate genuine sympathy for him before his return. The comedy vignettes that WCW produced instead were so bad that Foley jokes in Have a Nice Day that they were the brainchild of WCW executives who regarded a surefire moneymaking feud as a problem that needed to be solved. [28]

Foley returned in the fall of 1993 to save the British Bulldog from an attack by Vader. The British Bulldog redirects here for other uses see British Bulldog. He then proceeded to feud with Vader and other wrestlers managed by Harley Race, Jack's former manager. Harley Leland Race (born April 11 1943) is a retired American professional wrestler and current promoter In one of WCW's most brutal matches of all time, Cactus faced Vader in a Texas Death match at Halloween Havoc. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 [29] Race won the match for Vader by using a cattle prod on Cactus, knocking him out for over ten seconds. The level of violence involved in this feud caused WCW to refuse to ever again book Cactus Jack against Vader on a pay-per-view. On March 16, 1994, during a WCW European tour, Foley and Vader had one of the most infamous matches in wrestling history in Munich, Germany. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Foley began a hangman, a spot where a wrestler's head is tangled between the top two ring ropes, which is usually painful but safe. [30] Unbeknownst to Foley, however, 2 Cold Scorpio had earlier complained that the ropes were too loose, resulting in the ring staff tightening the ropes to the maximum. Charles "Charlie" Scaggs During his simultaneous reign as Television and Tag Team Champion he insisted on being referred to as 2 Gold Scorpio. [31] As Foley struggled to pull himself out, he tore off two-thirds of his ear and underwent surgery later that day to reattach the cartilage from the ear to his head, so that a total reconstruction would be possible in the future. [32] Later that year, Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan were scheduled to win the tag team titles at Slamboree 1994. Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. Slamboree was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May [33] Foley had to choose between reattaching his ear or wrestling in the pay-per-view and winning the titles. Foley chose to wrestle and won his only championship in WCW. Foley has said several times that he was frustrated by WCW's reluctance to work a storyline around losing his ear.

On April 23, in a match with Vader, Foley again took a powerbomb onto the concrete. [34] Expecting a brilliant remark from the commentators about the fact that it was the same move that disabled him exactly one year prior, Foley was left unsatisfied with Bobby Heenan's announcement of "That'll give you Excedrine Headache No. Raymond Louis Heenan (born November 1, 1944) better known as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, is a former American Professional 9. " Foley recounts this as the moment that set his intention to leave WCW. [35] At Bash at the Beach, Cactus Jack and Sullivan lost the tag team titles to Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma),[36] and Sullivan then blamed Cactus for the loss. Bash at the Beach was a yearly Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW Pretty Wonderful was a Professional wrestling tag team comprised of "Mr Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation Paul Roma (born Paul Centopani April 29 1960 is a Professional wrestler who is most known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Cactus Jack officially turned heel when he attacked Kevin's kayfabe brother Dave Sullivan, however, the Sullivan brothers aroused so little sympathy from viewers that the fans reacted as though Cactus were the face. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional [37] Cactus and Kevin Sullivan engaged in a summer-long feud, which culminated in a Loser Leaves Town match at Fall Brawl, which Cactus lost, ending his WCW career. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 [38] After losing, Cactus decided to split his wrestling between SMW, ECW, and Japan.

Extreme Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Japan (1994-1996)

After leaving WCW, Foley decided to wrestle for promotions that would fully enable the violent, brutal matches that made him popular. He went to the newly formed Extreme Championship Wrestling and began a feud with a man as noted for "insanity" as he was: Sabu. Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. Jack then began working the ECW tag team division on teams with Terry Funk, Mikey Whipwreck, and Kevin Sullivan. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the James Watson (born June 4 1973) better known as Mikey Whipwreck, is a semi-retired American Professional wrestler best known Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. He had two ECW Tag Team Championship reigns with Whipwreck while in ECW. The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team championship contested in Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme

At the tail end of 1994, Foley joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling as Cactus Jack, causing Boo Bradley to lose the TV Title. Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October Jonathan Rechner (born April 11, 1972 in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey) better known by his Ring name Balls Mahoney, Cactus Jack then began a crusade to rid Bradley of his valet Tammy Lynn Sytch. Tammy Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972) is a Professional wrestling manager and personality He ignited a feud between Chris Candido and Bradley when he accused Candido of having sexual relations with Sytch. Christopher Candito ( March 21 1972 &ndash April 28 2005) On November 19, 1994, Candido won a 10-man tournament defeating Cactus Jack left SMW before the feud was resolved.

In 1995, Foley went to Japan and wrestled in IWA, where he engaged in feuds with Terry Funk and Shoji Nakamaki. International Wrestling Association of Japan, more commonly known as IWA Japan, is a Japanese Professional wrestling promotion operating since 1994 Foley, however, soon returned to ECW to feud with The Sandman. James (" Jim " Fullington Following the highly-publicised caning of Michael P Terry Funk returned to team up with Sandman, and during a particularly violent spot, the pair hit Cactus with a Singapore cane forty-six times. For the village near Anjar Kutch Gujarat India see Shinai village. Cactus Jack then defeated Terry Funk at Hostile City Showdown 1995. Later, he fought Sandman for the ECW championship. During the match, Cactus Jack knocked Sandman unconscious and was declared the winner. Referee Bill Alfonso, however, reversed his decision on the grounds that the title cannot change hands by knockout. William Matthew Alfonso (born August 11, 1957 in Tampa Florida) better known as Bill Alfonso is a former Professional wrestling

Returning to the IWA, Cactus Jack began a feud with Leatherface, whom he had betrayed during a tag team match. Michael Kirchner (born September 7, 1957) is a former professional wrestler who is most remembered for his characters Corporal Kirchner Foley also continued to wrestle in independent circuits, winning championships on the Ozark Mountain and Steel City circuits. On August 20, 1995, IWA organized a "King of the Death Match" tournament. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 International Wrestling Association of Japan, more commonly known as IWA Japan, is a Japanese Professional wrestling promotion operating since 1994 Each level of the tournament featured a new and deadly gimmick: Cactus Jack's first round was a barbed-wire baseball bat, thumbtack death match, in which he defeated Terry Gordy; the second round was a barbed-wire board, bed of nails match where Cactus Jack defeated Shoji Nakamaki. The final, against Terry Funk, was a barbed-wire rope, barbed-wire and C4 board, time-bomb death match, which Cactus Jack won with help from Tiger Jeet Singh. Jagjit Singh Hans (born 1944 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is a semi-retired professional wrestler known better by his ring name Tiger After the match, both men were ravaged by the wire, and burned by the C4 explosions. Foley later claimed that he only received $300 for the entire night. [39] After the tournament, he teamed with Tracy Smothers for a quick run with the IWA tag team titles. Tracy Smothers (born September 2, 1962) is an American professional wrestler.

Foley then returned to ECW to team with Tommy Dreamer. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Cactus began a gimmick where he criticized hardcore wrestling and sought to renounce his status as a hardcore wrestling icon. He said that he was on a mission to save his partner from making the mistake of trying to please bloodthirsty fans. The mismatched partnership lasted until August 5, 1995, when Cactus turned on Dreamer when they were teaming against The Pitbulls. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 This article is about the Extreme Championship Wrestling team Cactus Jack DDT'ed his partner and joined Raven's Nest, as he wished to serve Raven's "higher purpose. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional " He remained one of Raven's top henchmen for the remainder of his time in ECW. On August 28, Cactus beat the previously undefeated 911. As part of Foley's heel gimmick, he began praising WWF and WCW on ECW television. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. At first, ECW fans did not really boo Cactus's "anti-hardcore" heel character, but once they learned that he was leaving the organization for the WWF, they began hating him passionately. They did not even react positively when, as his departure grew nearer, Foley attempted to shift away from his character and give sincere good-bye interviews. Cactus was booked to face WWF hater Shane Douglas, who won when he put Jack into a figure four leglock that allowed Mikey Whipwreck to hit him repeatedly with a steel chair. Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. Foley's last ECW match was against Whipwreck in April 1996. The ECW fans, who knew that this was Foley's last match, finally returned his affection. They cheered him throughout the match and chanted, "Please don't go!" After the match, Foley told the audience that their reaction made everything worthwhile and made his exit by dancing with Stevie Richards and The Blue Meanie. For similar names see the disambiguation page Stephen Richards Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler and Brian Heffron (born May 18 1973 is a professional wrestler better known as The Blue Meanie. Foley has said that this exit was his favorite moment in wrestling. [40][16]

World Wrestling Federation

Multiple personalities (1996-1998)

Foley arrived in the WWF in 1996 with a new gimmick: Mankind, a tortured soul who lived in a boiler room, spoke to a rat, pulled out his hair during matches, and wore a Hannibal Lecter-inspired mask in the ring. Origin and development Thomas Harris has given few interviews and has never explained where he got inspiration for Hannibal Lecter but in a documentary for Hannibal Rising [3] Mankind debuted the day after WrestleMania XII, quickly moving into a feud with The Undertaker. WrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. This feud continued through King of the Ring, Mankind's WWF pay-per-view debut. King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. During the match, Undertaker's manager Paul Bearer "accidentally" struck him with the urn, allowing Mankind to apply the Mandible claw for the win. William Alvin Moody (born April 10 1954) better known by his Ring names Percy Pringle and Paul Bearer, is a former Professional The Mandible Claw is a Professional wrestling maneuver which when applied correctly against an individual can cause intense legitimate pain The two then began interfering in each other's matches until they were booked in a Boiler Room brawl, in which the goal was to escape the arena's boiler room and reach the ring to take the urn from Paul Bearer. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The Undertaker appeared to have won, but Paul Bearer refused to hand him the urn, allowing Mankind to win, thus (for the time being) ending the relationship between Paul and the Undertaker.

Mankind then earned #1 contendership to the WWF World Championship versus Shawn Michaels at In Your House: Mind Games. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Michaels won by disqualification via interference by Vader and The Undertaker. For several years, Foley considered this match his best ever, saying "Sure, at 280 pounds I still looked like hell, but after a brutal cardiovascular training regimen, I was able to go full-tilt for twenty-seven minutes with a smaller, quicker, better athlete than me. "

The Mankind-Undertaker feud continued with the first ever Buried Alive match at In Your House: Buried Alive. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Undertaker won the match, but Paul Bearer, Terry Gordy (as the Executioner), Mankind and other heels attacked 'Taker and buried him alive. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy ( April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) was a Professional wrestler who was most famous in the United States for In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. Afterward, he challenged Mankind to a match at Survivor Series, which he won. Survivor Series (1996 was the tenth annual Survivor Series Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The feud ended after one more match at In Your House: Revenge of the Taker for the WWF Championship, which Undertaker had won at WrestleMania 13. In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF WrestleMania 13 was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Undertaker won the match and Bearer took a leave of absence, ending the feud.

Jim Ross then began conducting a series of interviews with Mankind. James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J During the interviews, Ross brought up the topic of Foley's home videos and the character he played in them, Dude Love. Around this time, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels won the WWF Tag Team Championships from Owen Hart and The British Bulldog, but Michaels was injured and could no longer compete. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Owen James Hart (May 7 1965 – May 23 1999 As those attempts were unsuccessful he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him The British Bulldog redirects here for other uses see British Bulldog. Mankind tried to replace him, but Austin said he wanted "nothing to do with a freak" and resigned himself to facing Hart and the Bulldog alone the next week. Halfway into the match, however, Mick Foley debuted a new persona known as Dude Love who suddenly appeared and helped Austin take the victory, becoming the new Tag Team Champions. A persona, in the word's everyday usage is a social Role or a character played by an Actor. Austin and Dude vacated their tag team titles when Austin suffered a serious neck injury at the hands of Owen Hart at SummerSlam. SummerSlam (1997 was the tenth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Dude Love feuded with Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as the two competed in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing One of Foley's most memorable vignettes aired before the match began, in which Dude Love and Mankind discussed who should wrestle the upcoming match. Eventually, "they" decided that it should be Cactus Jack, and Foley's old character made his WWF debut. Jack won the match with a Piledriver through a table. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Shortly thereafter, ECW's Terry Funk joined the WWF as "Chainsaw Charlie," and he and Jack defeated the New Age Outlaws at WrestleMania XIV in a Dumpster match to win the tag team titles. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the The Voodoo Kin Mafia, Career World Wrestling Federation (1997-2001 Formation The Outlaws first formed on a 1997 episode of Shotgun Saturday WrestleMania XIV was the fourteenth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The next night, however, Vince McMahon stripped them of the belts and scheduled a rematch in a steel cage, which the Outlaws won with help from their new allies, D-Generation X. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr D-Generation X (also known and spelled as Degeneration X, DX and D-X) is an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team (formerly

On April 6, 1998, Foley turned heel when Cactus Jack explained the fans would not see him anymore because they didn't appreciate him and only cared about Stone Cold Steve Austin. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Vince McMahon explained to Austin the next week that he would face a "mystery" opponent at Unforgiven. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Unforgiven is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the That opponent turned out to be Dude Love, who won the match by DQ, meaning that Austin retained the title. Vince, displeased with the outcome, required Foley to prove he deserved another shot at Austin's title with a #1 Contendership match against his former partner, Terry Funk. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the The match was both the WWF's first ever "Hardcore match" and the first time that Foley wrestled under his own name. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using Foley won, and after the match, a proud Mr. McMahon came out to Dude Love's music and presented Foley with the Dude Love costume. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr At Over the Edge, Dude Love took on Austin for the title. Over the Edge In Your House was the first annual Over the Edge Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling McMahon designated his subordinates as the timekeeper and ring announcer and made himself the special referee, & just to make sure Mcmahon would try to be unfair The Undertaker came to ringside to make sure Vince would not try any of his dirty tricks, because of The Undertaker's help, Dude Love lost and was "fired" by McMahon the next night. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker.

Hell in a Cell

Main article: Hell in a Cell

Foley then reverted to his Mankind character, who began wearing an untucked shirt with a loose necktie (a jab at Mr. A Hell in a Cell match (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a Professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment in McMahon for having Dude Love dress more professionally in order to fit into his idea of a "corporate champion") and feuding with The Undertaker. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. At King of the Ring, the two competed in the third-ever Hell in a Cell match. King of the Ring (1998 was the sixth annual King of the Ring Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling A Hell in a Cell match (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a Professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment in Foley received numerous injuries and took two extremely dangerous and highly influential bumps. In Professional wrestling, a bump occurs whenever a wrestler hits the mat or the arena floor after receiving a move from his/her opponent The first one came as both wrestlers were brawling on top of the cell, and Undertaker threw Mankind from a height of sixteen feet and sent him crashing through the Spanish announcers' table. This event also triggered Jim Ross famously shouting "Good God almighty! Good God almighty! They've killed him! As God as my witness, he is broken in half!" This fall was planned. James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J According to Foley in Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses, the second was accidental. Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses A Life in Wrestling is a two disc DVD set that looks back at the wrestling career of Mick Foley. With both men back on the top of the cell, Undertaker chokeslammed Mankind, and a section of the cage gave way. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's Foley fell through and hit the ring hard. A chair that had been atop the cage also slammed Foley's head and knocked out a tooth as he hit the canvas. He was also knocked unconscious for a few moments from the impact, but he finished the match after waking up. Although Mankind lost, both wrestlers received a standing ovation for the match, 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. In his autobiography Have a Nice Day! A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks, Foley wrote that he couldn't remember much of what happened, and he had to watch a tape of the match to write about it. The match was voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Match of the Year for 1998. Although many fans regard the match as a classic, it has generated controversy as well. Critics charge that the falls in the match were so extreme and they set the bar for further bumps so high that the inevitable attempts to equal or surpass them would be unsafe for the wrestlers involved. Additionally, in his autobiography, Terry Funk states that both falls, including the second one through the cage, were planned. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the Some sources, including Power Slam magazine and Pro Wrestling Torch, reported that Foley denied planning this bump to placate his wife, who was furious with him after the match. Power Slam is an independent monthly non- Kayfabe wrestling magazine published in the United Kingdom by SW Publishing with co-publishers Findlay Martin and Colin Wade Keller is a wrestling columnist He runs the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter widely regarded as one of the most influential newsletters in Professional wrestling Foley said in his first book that his wife cried during a post match phone conversation between the two, and this made Foley strongly consider retiring from wrestling. He also said that after the match, Vince McMahon thanked him for all he had done for the company, but made Foley promise to "never do anything like that again. "

WWF Championship and retirement (1998-2000)

Foley with Mr. Socko, a sock puppet Foley used in particular with his Mankind character.
Foley with Mr. Socko, a sock puppet Foley used in particular with his Mankind character. A sock puppet is a Puppet made from a Sock (or similar garment which is placed over the hand of a Puppeteer.

Although conventional wisdom holds that the Hell in a Cell match was responsible for Foley's rise to main event status, live television crowds did not initially get behind Mankind because of the match. Foley decided that crowds might respond better if Mankind were more of a comedy character, and so he became less of a tortured soul and more of a goofy, broken down oaf. While Vince McMahon was in a hospital nursing wounds suffered at the hands of The Undertaker and Kane, Mankind arrived to cheer him up. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Having succeeded only in irritating McMahon, Mankind unveiled a sock puppet named Mr. Socko. Intended to be a one-time joke, Socko became an overnight sensation. Mankind began putting the sock on his hand before applying his finisher, the Mandible claw. The Mandible Claw is a Professional wrestling maneuver which when applied correctly against an individual can cause intense legitimate pain

McMahon manipulated Mankind, who saw the WWF owner as a father figure, into doing his bidding. McMahon created the Hardcore Championship and awarded it to Mankind, making him the first-ever champion of the hardcore division. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World Mankind was then pushed as the favorite to win the WWF Championship at Survivor Series, as McMahon appeared to be manipulating the tournament so that Mankind would win. Survivor Series (1998 was the twelfth annual Survivor Series Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling He and The Rock both reached the finals, where McMahon turned on Mankind. As The Rock placed Mankind in the Sharpshooter, McMahon ordered the timekeeper to ring the bell even though Mankind did not submit, a reference to the Montreal Screwjob from the year before. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. The Montreal Screwjob was the real life double-crossing of defending WWF Champion Bret Hart by Vince McMahon, the owner of the After McMahon's betrayal, Mankind became the #1 babyface in the company. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains

After weeks of trying to get his hands on Mr. McMahon's new faction, the Corporation, Mankind received a title shot with The Rock at In Your House. The Corporation was a heel stable in the late 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Mankind knocked The Rock out with the Mandible Claw, but McMahon ruled that the title would not change hands because The Rock never gave up. After several weeks of going after the Corporation, Mankind had his big night on December 29, where Mankind defeated The Rock and won his first WWF championship. The taped show was broadcast on January 4, 1999, so that is the date WWE recognizes as beginning the title run. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Having title changes on broadcast television rather than pay-per-view was uncommon in professional wrestling, but because of the Monday Night Wars, TV ratings became more important. Monday Night Wars is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised American Professional wrestling from September 4, 1995, to The rival WCW, attempting to take advantage of the fact that their show Monday Nitro aired live while Mankind's title victory was taped the week before, had announcer Tony Schiavone reveal the ending of the Mankind-Rock match before it aired. Noah Anthony "Tony" Schiavone (born on November 7 1957) (pronounced "sha- VAHN -ee" is a sports radio host and former Professional He then added sarcastically, "That'll put a lot of butts in the seats. " The move backfired for WCW, as Nielsen Ratings suggested 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. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television The Fingerpoke of Doom is the common Nickname for a pivotal storyline in American Professional wrestling history that happened on January The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Foley took great personal pride from this, and "Mick Foley put my ass in this seat" signs began showing up at WWF events.

Mankind first lost the WWF title to The Rock in a "I Quit" match at Royal Rumble. An "I Quit" Match is a type of Professional wrestling match in which the only way to win is to make the opponent say the words "I quit" (usually into a Royal Rumble (1999 No Chance In Hell was the twelfth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling During the match, Foley took several bumps, including eleven unprotected chairshots. This match is featured on Barry Blaustein's documentary Beyond the Mat, which shows the impact the match had on Foley and his family at ringside. Beyond the Mat is a 1999 Professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W The match ended after Mankind lost consciousness and The Rock's allies played a recording of Mankind saying "I Quit" from an earlier interview. The match led to some legitimate tension between Foley and The Rock for a time, because in the planning for the match, far fewer chairshots were to have been used. The match was also voted 1999's Match of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Mankind won the title back at a rematch on Halftime Heat, which aired during halftime at Super Bowl XXXIII, in the WWF's first ever Empty Arena match. Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played on January 31, 1999 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Florida to decide the Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The two then competed in a Last Man Standing match at St. Valentines Day Massacre, which ended without a winner, meaning that Mankind retained the title. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF The next night, Mr. McMahon booked a ladder match for the championship, which The Rock won with help from The Big Show. Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American Later in the year, Foley and The Rock patched up their friendship and teamed up to form a comedy team called the Rock 'n' Sock Connection, becoming one of the most popular teams during that time. Rock 'N' Sock Connection is a former Professional wrestling Tag team of The Rock and Mankind that wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation The pair won the tag team titles on three occasions. Mick Foley helped WWF Raw achieve its highest ratings ever with a segment featuring himself (as Mankind) and The Rock. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television The "This is Your Life" segment aired on September 27, 1999 and received an 8. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 4 rating. [41]

Foley returned from knee surgery as Mankind to win the WWF Championship for the third time at SummerSlam in a triple threat match against Steve Austin and Triple H. SummerSlam (1999 was the twelfth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley It is believed that Mankind was booked to win the championship that night because Austin refused to lose it to Triple H. [42] Triple H defeated Mankind and won the title the next night on Raw. A major feud developed between Mankind and the McMahon-Helmsley regime, led by Triple H, which led to Mankind's reverting to his Cactus Jack persona and facing Triple H for the WWF Championship at Royal Rumble in a street fight. Royal Rumble (2000 was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Cactus used barbed wire and thumbtacks, trademark weapons from his pre-WWF days, but Triple H won the match after delivering two pedigrees, the second onto a pile of tacks. This feud culminated with a rematch at No Way Out in a Hell in a Cell match, where stipulations held that if Cactus Jack did not win the title, Mick Foley would retire from wrestling. No Way Out is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced every February by the American Professional wrestling promotion, World Wrestling Triple H won, ostensibly ending Foley's career. Foley left for a few weeks but returned at the request of Linda McMahon to wrestle for the title at WrestleMania 2000 against Triple H, The Rock, and The Big Show. Linda Marie Edwards-McMahon (born October 4 1948) is the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc WrestleMania 2000 was the sixteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment [43] Triple H won, and Foley did not wrestle again for four years.

Commissioner (2000-2001)

After retiring from active competition, Foley served as storyline WWF Commissioner under his real name & not one of his personas. This is a list of authority figures, people who hold on-screen power in selective Professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America Personas are fictitious characters that are created to represent the different user types within a targeted demographic that might use a site or product Foley has said that he intended for his Commissioner Foley character to be a "role model for nerds," cracking lame jokes and making no attempt to appear tough or scary. Foley turned getting cheap pops into something of a catchphrase, as he shamelessly declared at each WWF show that he was thrilled to be "right here in (whatever city he was performing in)!" punctuated with a thumbs-up gesture. In Professional wrestling, a pop refers to the reaction of the crowd often integrated into the show During this time, Commissioner Foley engaged in rivalries with Kurt Angle, Edge and Christian, and Vince McMahon without actually wrestling them. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Edge and Christian (E&C is a former Tag team of on-screen brothers made of real life best friends Edge (Adam Copeland and Christian He left the position in December 2000 after being "fired" on screen by Vince McMahon.

Foley made a surprise return to the Monday Night Raw just prior to WrestleMania X-Seven and announced that he would be the special guest referee in the match between Mr. WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation McMahon and his son Shane at WrestleMania. After WrestleMania, Foley made sporadic WWF TV appearances throughout the spring and summer, at one point introducing Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura during a taping of Raw in the state as a foil to Mr. McMahon, as well as serving as the guest referee for the Earl Hebner vs. Nick Patrick Referee match at the InVasion pay-per-view. Invasion (also typeset as InVasion) was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF

Foley returned as commissioner in October 2001, near the end of The Invasion angle. This article is about the storyline For the pay-per-view see WWF InVasion. During this brief tenure, Foley had the opportunity to shoot on the WWF's direction and how dissatisfied he was with it. In Professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event &ndash that is an event that is "real" and not staged Saying that there were far too many championships in the company, he booked unification matches prior to the final pay-per-view of the storyline, Survivor Series. Survivor Series (2001 was the fifteenth annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation After Survivor Series, he ended his commissionership at Vince McMahon's request and left the company. Foley and McMahon had a real-life falling out with each other at the time, and Foley was absent from WWE for almost two years.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003-present)

Foley returned in June 2003 to referee the Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and Kevin Nash at Bad Blood. A Hell in a Cell match (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a Professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment in On June 23, during a Raw broadcast in Madison Square Garden, he was honored for his achievements in the ring and presented with the retired WWE Hardcore Championship belt. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World The evening ended with Foley taking a beating and kicked down stairs by Randy Orton and Ric Flair. Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion In December 2003, Foley returned to replace Steve Austin as co-general manager of Raw. He soon grew tired of the day-to-day travel and left his full-time duties to write and spend time with his family. In the storyline, Foley was afraid to wrestle a match with Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton and walked out of the arena rather than face him.

In 2004, Foley returned briefly to wrestling, competing in the Royal Rumble and eliminating both Randy Orton and himself with a clothesline. He and The Rock reunited as the Rock 'n' Sock Connection and lost a handicap match to Evolution at WrestleMania XX when Randy Orton pinned Foley with an RKO as Mick pulled out Mr. Evolution was a Professional wrestling heel stable on World Wrestling Entertainment 's Raw brand consisting of WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Socko, this match turned out to be The Rock's final match in the WWE. The two continued to feud, culminating in a hardcore match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Backlash, where Orton defeated Mick Foley as his Cactus Jack persona to retain the title with an RKO onto a barbed wire wrapped baseball bat, which Foley now regards as possibly the best match of his career. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Backlash (2004 was the sixth annual Backlash Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE A persona, in the word's everyday usage is a social Role or a character played by an Actor. [44]

Foley appeared as a color commentator at WWE's ECW One Night Stand, which aired on June 12, 2005, and subsequently renewed his contract with WWE. ECW One Night Stand (2005 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In an interview with "Between The Ropes" on August 31, Foley acknowledged that prior to signing with WWE he had been negotiating a deal with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett 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. Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown Taboo Tuesday (2005 was the second annual Taboo Tuesday Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Foley cut promos for each character and an online vote was held. The fans voted for Mankind, who went on to win the match with The Mandible Claw using Mr. Socko with an afro to make fun of Carlito's.

On the February 16, 2006 Raw, Foley returned to referee the WWE Championship match between Edge and John Cena. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows After Cena won, Edge attacked Foley, and the following week, Edge challenged Foley to a match at WrestleMania 22. WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Edge defeated Foley after Spearing him through a flaming table. In the weeks after the match, Foley turned heel and allied himself with Edge against the newly rejuvenated ECW. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent This would be the first WWE heel turn of Foley since his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin as Dude Love back in 1998. At ECW One Night Stand, Foley, Edge & Lita defeated Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer and Beulah McGillicutty after Edge hit Beulah with The Spear for the win. ECW One Night Stand (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler Amy Christine Dumas (born April 14 1975 After briefly working on the Independent circuit and in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Dumas signed with Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Trisa Hayes Laughlin (born Trisa Hayes on March 14 1969) better known by her Stage name, Beulah McGillicutty, is an American

Foley then engaged in a storyline rivalry with Ric Flair, inspired by real-life animosity between the two. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion In Have a Nice Day!, Foley wrote that 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 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 has said that they have largely reconciled. [45] To spark the feud, Flair again called Foley a "glorified stuntman" and Foley called Flair a "washed up piece of crap" and challenged him to a match. The result was a Two out of Three Falls match at Vengeance, where Flair beat Foley in two straight falls; with a rollup counter to the figure four in the first and by DQ in the second after a trashcan shot. Vengeance (2006 was the sixth annual Vengeance Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE After the match, Flair was split wide open by Foley with a barbed wire bat. The two then wrestled an "I Quit" match at SummerSlam, which Flair won when he forced Foley to quit by threatening Melina with a barbed wire bat. An "I Quit" Match is a type of Professional wrestling match in which the only way to win is to make the opponent say the words "I quit" (usually into a SummerSlam (2006 was the nineteenth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Melina Nava Perez (born March 9 1979 better known simply as Melina, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling [46] On the August 21 edition of Raw, Mick Foley literally kissed Vince McMahon's buttocks as part of McMahon's "kiss my ass club" gimmick after he threatened to fire Melina. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr The buttocks (singular buttock) are rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the Pelvic region of the Apes including Humans Shortly thereafter, she betrayed Foley and announced that he was fired.

Seven months later, Foley made his return to Raw on March 5, 2007, tricking Mr. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. McMahon into giving him his job back. On April 9, Foley contributed to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and helped a young child named Michael Peña to become honorary GM of the night. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation [47]

Foley appeared again on June 11 for Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night insulting Mr. McMahon. Foley also announced his place as a number 1 contender for the WWE Championship. During the Raw broadcast before Vengeance, Foley was scheduled to make his official in-ring return in a match against Umaga but he attacked Umaga before the match, and the match was never started. Vengeance Night of Champions was the seventh annual Vengeance Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment At Vengeance, Foley wrestled in a WWE Championship Challenge match involving WWE Champion John Cena, Randy Orton, King Booker, and Bobby Lashley. John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle Cena retained by pinning Foley.

A month later, Foley made an appearance on Raw as the special guest referee for a match between Jonathan Coachman and Mr McMahon's kayfabe illegitimate son Hornswoggle. Jonathan William Coachman After this he would have an on-screen role as the "lackey" to then General Manager of Raw Eric Bischoff. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Hornswoggle won the match, after Foley handed him a miniature Mr. Socko. Foley then made an appearance on SmackDown the same week, where he defeated Coachman with Hornswoggle as the special guest referee. WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing On the January 7, 2008 episode of Raw, Foley and his tag team partner Hornswoggle qualified for the Royal Rumble by defeating The Highlanders, but Foley was eliminated by Triple H during the Rumble. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Royal Rumble (2008 was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment The Highlanders were a Scottish Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Kayfabe Cousins Robbie (Derek Graham-Couch

Foley debuted as a color commentator for SmackDown! alongside Michael Cole at Backlash 2008. Michael Sean Coulthard Due to his war zone experience in 1995 he was also selected to cover the aftermath of the bombing of the Alfred P Backlash (2008 was the tenth annual Backlash Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Foley is now the new color commentator for SmackDown!, replacing Jonathan Coachman. WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing Jonathan William Coachman After this he would have an on-screen role as the "lackey" to then General Manager of Raw Eric Bischoff. [48]

Freelance wrestler

Outside of WWE during his time of sporadic appearances, Foley partially retired from in-ring competition, making more guest appearances and cutting promos rather than actually wrestling. Foley, however, still occasionally competed and made several notable appearances in independent promotions, including Ring of Honor, where he feuded with the likes of Ricky Steamboat, Samoa Joe, CM Punk, and The Embassy. Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage The Embassy was a Professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor. During this time, Foley appeared at several supershows like International Showdown, Hardcore Homecoming, WrestleReunion, Ballpark Brawl, A Night of Appreciation for Sabu, as well as working a HUSTLE show against Toshiaki Kawada. Hardcore Homecoming was a series of Professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling WrestleReunion (or Wrestle Reunion is a Professional wrestling promotion and Fan convention, founded by Sal Corrente (aka "The Big Cheese" A Night of Appreciation was a Professional wrestling benefit show held to raise funds for American professional wrestler Terry "Sabu" Brunk, HUSTLE is a Japanese Professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada. is a Professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling.

Legacy

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. Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids ( AAS) are a class of Steroid hormones related to the hormone Testosterone. Foley was leading the online poll for Time Magazine's Man of the Year honor in 1998 before being removed as a candidate. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Person of the Year (formerly Man of the Year) is an annual issue of the United States Newsmagazine Time that features and profiles Foley is also seen as a pioneer of hardcore wrestling. The hardcore match became a staple of WWF programming in the late 1990s after Foley had several memorable hardcore-style matches, and it can be seen that Foley set the bar for hardcore-styled wrestling and matches.

Outside of wrestling

Writing career

Foley promoting his book on ECW (WWE)
Foley promoting his book on ECW (WWE)

From May 7 to July 1, 1999, Foley wrote his autobiography--without the aid of a ghostwriter, as he proudly notes in the introduction--in almost 800 pages of longhand. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A ghostwriter is a professional Writer who is paid to write books articles stories reports or other content which are officially credited to another person [49] The book, Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks, became hugely popular and topped the New York Times bestseller list for several weeks. Have a Nice Day A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks is an autobiography of former WWE and current TNA wrestler Mick Foley. The follow-up, Foley is Good: And The Real World is Faker Than Wrestling, was published in 2001 and debuted at #1 on the Times list. Foley Is Good And the Real World Is Faker than Wrestling is the second autobiography (2001 of The New York Times best-selling author former Foley has also written three children's books, Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx, Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos, and Tales from Wrescal Lane. He has also authored Tietam Brown, a coming-of-age story which was nominated for the WHSmith People's Choice Award in 2004. Tietam Brown is wrestler Mick Foley 's first novel published in 2003 Foley's second novel, Scooter, was published in August 2005. His writing has generally received favorable reviews. [50] Foley's most recent book is the third part of his autobiography called The Hardcore Diaries. The Hardcore Diaries is the third autobiography of New York Times best-selling author and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA wrestler It highlights his 2004 feud with Randy Orton, his match and later partnership with Edge, and program with Ric Flair in 2006. Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion [47] The Hardcore Diaries also spent time on the New York Times bestseller list. [47]

Foley authored a weblog titled Foley is Blog on WWE's website. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of The entries focused on Foley's stories and travels in pro wrestling. The blog, however, was later removed from the site.

Works

Memoirs

Children's fiction

Adult fiction

Film, television and radio

Mick Foley signing autographs
Mick Foley signing autographs

One of Foley's earliest acting roles was in 1996. Shortly before he left for Stamford, Foley appeared in Atlanta filmmakers Barry Norman and Michael Williams' short subject Deadbeats as "Bird," an armed robber turned debt collector. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. Robbery is the Crime of seizing Property through Violence or Intimidation. A collection agency is a business that pursues payments on Debts owed by individuals or businesses One of Foley's first TV guest appearances was as a wrestler on USA Network's short-lived action-comedy G vs. USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 E. He also featured prominently in the documentary Beyond the Mat. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Beyond the Mat is a 1999 Professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W He also appeared in the Insane Clown Posse vehicle Big Money Hustlas as Cactus Sac, which was basically the same character as his Cactus Jack persona. Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Delray Detroit. Big Money Hustlas is a 2000 Comedy film directed by John Cafiero as his feature film debut In the late 1990s, Foley hosted a series of Robot Wars dubbed "Extreme Warriors. " He also provided a guest voice for two episodes of the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, in which he portrayed a satirical earthbending wrestler named The Boulder, and provided the voice for Gorrath in the pilot episode of Megas XLR. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel Avatar The Last Airbender (also known in some countries as Avatar The Legend of Aang) is an Emmy award -winning American Megas XLR (short for e' X' tra L arge R obot is an American Anime-influenced Animated television series that aired on Foley appeared in an episode of Boy Meets World as Mankind, giving advice to Eric Matthews before giving Eric the mandible claw and a helicopter spin. Boy Meets World was an American Television sitcom that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, who grows up from a Eric Matthews (born 1969 in Compton California) is an American Composer, Musician, recording artist and record producer Mick Foley was also a voice in an episode of Celebrity Deathmatch where he was an animated version of Mankind doing a stunt from the ceiling, and later in the same episode he fought and defeated Ernest Hemingway. Celebrity Deathmatch is a Claymation Parody Television show that pits celebrities against each other in a Wrestling ring Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. Foley will have a small role in the upcoming thriller movie Anamorph starring Willem Dafoe. Anamorph is an independent Psychological thriller Film directed by Henry S William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage

Foley has frequently appeared on Air America Radio's Morning Sedition, including several stints as a guest host and has appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show. Air America Radio (commonly abbreviated to AAR) The Rachel Maddow Show is a weekday radio show on the Air America Radio network hosted by Rachel Maddow, and has been co-hosted by He also hosted WWE's radio show, which was held in WWF New York. Foley also occasionally appears on the Opie and Anthony Show. Opie ( Gregg Hughes, born May 23, 1963) Anthony ( Anthony Cumia, born April 26, 1961) and Jim

In the summer of 2007, Mick Foley was filmed for the upcoming film Bloodstained Memoirs, a wrestling documentary. Bloodstained Memoirs is a Professional wrestling documentary which began production in 2005 [51]

Personal life

Mick Foley has participated in numerous Make-A-Wish Foundation events, made surprise visits to children in hospitals and worked with the Christian Children's Fund. Christian Children's Fund ( CCF) is an international Child sponsorship group based in Richmond Virginia that provides assistance to communities in many Foley has also visited schools and libraries, talking to students about the value of education and the importance of reading and traveled to various military bases and military hospitals to visit U. S. troops. [2]

In the summer of 2004, Mick Foley spoke at the College Democrats of America Convention in Boston. He also opposed conservative John Bradshaw Layfield in a special debate on Raw prior to the 2004 presidential election. John Charles Layfield (born November 29 1966 known by his current Ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL, is an American The 2004 presidential election may refer to Afghan presidential election 2004 Algerian presidential election 2004 Austrian

Mick Foley is married to Collette Foley, née Christie. The couple have three sons and a daughter: Dewey Francis (born on February 20, 1992),[52] Michael Francis, Jr. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) (born in January 2001), Huey (born in 2003), and Noelle Margaret (born on December 15, 1993). Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) [53] Foley and his family will be starring in a reality television show for A&E Network. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta, The show is still being produced and no air time has been announced.

Mick Foley led the Saudi Arabian team out of the tunnel at the 2007 Special Olympic World Games in Shanghai, China. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million [54]

He has recently opened up his own eBay store, selling items from throughout his career. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mick Foley Profile. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ("WON HOF" for short is a professional wrestling hall of fame that exists only on paper The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ("WON HOF" for short is a professional wrestling hall of fame that exists only on paper "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses A Life in Wrestling is a two disc DVD set that looks back at the wrestling career of Mick Foley. Rock 'N' Sock Connection is a former Professional wrestling Tag team of The Rock and Mankind that wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bio. Retrieved on 2008-05-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i IGN: Mick Foley Biography. IGN. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video Retrieved on 2008-05-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
  4. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 78)
  5. ^ Foley joins Smackdown! broadcast team (2008-04-27). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Retrieved on 2008-04-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
  6. ^ pw. prowrestling.com.
  7. ^ BM. Bloodstained Memoirs Official Source.
  8. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 11-12, 19)
  9. ^ Joel Murphy (March 2007). One on One with Mick Foley (2007). HoboTrashcan. Retrieved on 2007-03-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
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  11. ^ a b Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 34)
  12. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 66-67, 78)
  13. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 82-85)
  14. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 91-93)
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  41. ^ Christopher Robin Zimmerman. Slashwrestling Raw report - with ratings. Retrieved on 2007-01-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
  42. ^ Powell, John (1999-08-23). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Mick Foley New Champion at SummerSlam!. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2006-03-22. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
  43. ^ Blackjack Brown (2000-04-02). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Foley's dream to come true at `WrestleMania'. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits
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  45. ^ Baines, Tim (2004-06-27). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Ric Flair Critical of Mick Foley in New Book. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2006-03-20. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
  46. ^ Flair and Foley put on great show. Chicago Sun Times (2006-08-27). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Retrieved on 2007-06-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.
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  50. ^ Powell's Books. Scooter: Synopses & Reviews. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
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  60. ^ ECW World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  61. ^ IWA World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  62. ^ MCW North American Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  63. ^ WCW World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  64. ^ USWA World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  65. ^ WCWA World Light Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  66. ^ WCWA World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  67. ^ WWWF/WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  68. ^ WWF/WWE Hardcore Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  69. ^ WWWF/WWF/WWE World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com

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