Mick Foley

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Recent Role:
Mankind on 30 Rock
Gender:
Male
Born:
6-7-1965
Birthplace:
Bloomington, Indiana
Birth Name:
Michael Francis Foley
AKA:
Michael Foley, Mick Foley, Cactus Jack, Jack Foley, Mankind, Dude Love, cactus jack mason
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley was born in Bloomington, Indiana and grew up in Smithtown, New York. Foley attended Ward Melville High School, where he was a member of the wrestling team. After attending college, Foley wrestled under the name "Jack Foley". He would later change this and wrestled under the name "Cactus Jack". After wrestling for numerous independent promotions, Foley made his way to World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled once again as Cactus Jack. He would soon make a name for himself in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where his high risk wrestling was a… More better fit. It was during his time at ECW that Foley would become known as a hardcore legend.

After exiting ECW, Foley went on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), now known as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Upon entering the WWE, Foley adopted the persona of the masked madman Mankind. During his tenure at WWE, Foley was able to perform as Dude Love, a character he had created in his teens though he would soon revert to Mankind. It was as Mankind that Foley performed in one of his most noted matches, A Hell in a Cell match against the Undertaker. A match which garnered a standing ovation as well as multiple injuries, including the loss of a tooth.

In the following years, Mick Foley would win the WWE championship multiple times, enter into tag teams (including the notable Rock 'n' Sock Connection with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) and would return to his Cactus Jack persona for a time before temporarily retiring from wrestling though he would later return to in ring performing and appearing in non wrestling roles such as commissioner and commentator During his career, Mick Foley has established himself as a legitimate writer, writing multiple autobiographical novels, fictional novels and children's books.

Recently, Foley left WWE for Total Nonstop Wrestling (TNA)

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    10 Perfect
    Mick Foley - Hardcore Legend, Wrestling Superstar, Awesome Entertainer. hide show

    Mick Foley is one of the greatest wrestling talents to ever hit the squared circle. From ECW (the original one) to WCW...From WWE to TNA, and everything in between, Mick Foley started from the bottom and worked his way to the top. Dude Love, Mankind....Cactus Jack....Even just Mick Foley, his charcters were both fun to watch and loved to be hated. Willing to sacrifice his body and well-being for the sake of my entertainment, he deserves and has my respect and gratitude for the years past and years to come of a great wrestling legend. Thank you very much Mick Foley!

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    thestuntmonkey Added Jun 23, 2009 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
    In my opinion Mick Foley the greatest hardcore wrestler and had some of the most shocking moments in WWE history hide show

    In my opinion Mick Foley the greatest hardcore wrestler and had some of the most shocking moments in WWE history. Mick has to be the greatest hard worker ever he his not the most good looking guy but he can kick your ass!!!. Mick has had some of the coolest gimmicks ever. The 3 faces of Foley are Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude love. Mick has put on some great matches with Triple H (the hell in the cell in 2000 and a street fight) The Rock( the ST. Valentine massacre last man standing match Mick's I Quit match against The Rock, is prominently featured in Barry Blaustein's 1999 wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat. The documentary shows the emotional effect Mick's match had on his wife and two of his children as they witnessed it while sitting at ringside. Stone Cold, and who could forget The Undertaker(hell in the Cell) where he fell from the top of the cell trough the announce table Mick's Hell in a Cell match as Mankind against The Undertaker at King of the Ring 1998, is one of the most famous matches in wrestling history. Mick took two dangerous and influential bumps and received serious injuries, which took two months to heal. the best calls by Jim Ross happened in that match. Mick is a 3 time world champion Mick Foley was an 8-Time WWE World Tag Team Champion: With: Stone Cold Steve Austin (1), Chainsaw Charlie (1), Kane (2), Al Snow (1), and The Rock (3 ) a ECW tag team champion(Mickey Whipwreck) The first ever Hardcore champion. Mick is a com-mentor on Smackdown I hope he comes back and wrestles Edge for the World heavyweight champion in a TLC match

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    skysofly4 Added Jun 13, 2008 All my reviews
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    8 Great
    Is a hard worker for WWE hide show

    Mick Foley, AKA Mankind has been with WWE for a long time, and has always seemed to be a very hard worker, has put on many great matches in his time, with the likes of HHH, The Rock, Stone Cold, Undertaker and others, Hopefully he gets into the hall of fame someday.

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    superman8119 Added Apr 29, 2007 All my reviews
 

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