Mick Foley
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Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr (born March 31, 1966) is an American author, actor and retired professional wrestler. He has wrestled under the names Dude Love, Cactus Jack, and Mankind. He famously performed for the World Wrestling Federation/WWE (where he is signed to under a legends contact), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
| Mick Foley | |
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| Ring name(s) | Cactus Jack Foley Cactus Jack[1] Cactus Jack Manson[1] Commissioner Foley[1] Dude Love[1] Jack Foley[1] Mankind[1] Mick Foley[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1][2] |
| Billed weight | 300 lb (140 kg)[2] |
| Born | 31 March 1966
(aged 60)[1][3] Bloomington, Indiana[3] |
| Billed from | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (as Cactus Jack and Dude Love) The Boiler Room (as Mankind) Long Island, New York[2] (as Mick Foley) |
| Trained by | Dominic DeNucci[1][2] |
| Debut | June 24, 1983[4] |
| Retired | January 29, 2012[2][5] |
| Website | RealMickFoley.com |
A hardcore specialist, Foley is known as "The King of Hardcore Wrestling". He is a former ECW, WCW and WWE Tag Team Champion and was a part of the "Rock and Sock Connection" with wrestler The Rock.
He has held the WWE Championship 3 times and won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship after defeating Sting at Lockdown 2008. In WWE he has won a total of 17 championships.
He was announced as the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013.[6]
Works
- (1999) Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-039299-1. (credited as Mankind/Mick Foley)
- (2001) Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker than Wrestling. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-103241-7.
- (2007) The Hardcore Diaries. PocketBooks. ISBN 1-4165-3157-2
- (2010) Countdown to Lockdown: A Hardcore Journal. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-56461-3
- (2000) Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-039414-5.
- (2001) Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0-06-000251-4.
- (2004) Tales From Wrescal Lane. World Wrestling Entertainment.ISBN 0-7434-6634-9.
Contemporary fiction
- (2003) Tietam Brown. Knopf. ISBN 0-375-41550-5.
- (2005) Scooter. Knopf. ISBN 1-4000-4414-6.
Filmography
- 2012: 30 Rock - as Mankind (1 Episode, "The Ballad of Kennith Parcell")
- 2010: Family Feud - as Himself (5 episodes)
- 2010: "Warren the Ape: Anger Management" - as Himself.
- 2010: Savage Hot Babe Massacre
- 2009: Hard Knocks - as TBA (Post-Production)
- 2009: Squidbillies - as Thunderclap (1 Episode, Anabolic-Holic)
- 2009: Bloodstained Memoirs - as Himself
- 2007: Anamorph - as Antique Store Owner
- 2007: Staten Island - as Pawn Shop Owner
- 2006–2007: Avatar: The Last Airbender - as The Boulder (Voice, 2 Episodes)
- 2003: Jimmy Kimmel Live! - as Himself (Guest Co-Host, 5 Episodes)
- 2001: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 2001: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - as Himself (Contestant)
- 2001: Robot Wars: Extreme Wars - as Himself (Host)
- 2000: Saturday Night Live - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 2000: Big Money Hustlas - as Cactus Sac
- 2000: Now and Again - as Charlie (1 Episode, "The Eggman Cometh")
- 2000: Celebrity Death Match - as Mankind (1 Episode, "Battle of the Heavy Metal Headbangers")
- 1999: Late Night with Conan O'Brien - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 1999: The Martin Short Show - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 1999: The Howard Stern Show - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 1999–2001: The Howard Stern Radio Show - as Himself (3 Episodes)
- 1999: G vs E - as Himself (1 Episode, "Sunday Night Evil")
- 1999: Boy Meets World - as Mankind (1 Episode, "For Love And Apartments")
- 1999: Total Request Live - as Mankind (1 Episode)
- 1999: Beyond the Mat - as Himself
Championships and accomplishments
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award (2011)[7]
- Continental Wrestling Association
- CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gary Young
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mikey Whipwreck[8]
- George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Frank Gotch Award (2010)[9]
- International Wrestling Association of Japan
- IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tracy Smothers[10]
- King of the Deathmatch (1995)
- Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2018[11]
- Mid-South Championship Wrestling
- North American Championship (3 times)[12]
- North American Wrestling
- NAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
- National Wrestling League
- NWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[14]
- Ozark Mountain Wrestling
- OMW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[15]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1993)[16]
- Match of the Year (1998) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring[16]
- Match of the Year (1999) vs. The Rock in an "I Quit" match at Royal Rumble[16]
- Ranked No. 19 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1999[17]
- Ranked No. 46 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003[18]
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2017
- Setup Thailand Pro Wrestling
- Setup 24/7 Championship (1 time)[19]
- Steel City Wrestling
- SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Blue Meanie[20]
- Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame
- Class of 1999 (Wrestling category)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Legends Championship (1 time)[21]
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[22]
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kevin Sullivan[23]
- World Class Championship Wrestling / United States Wrestling Association
- World Wrestling Federation/WWE
- WWF Championship (3 times)[29][30][31]
- WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time, first)[32]
- WWF Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Stone Cold Steve Austin (1), Chainsaw Charlie (1), Kane (2), The Rock (3) and Al Snow (1)[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
- Tag Team Royal Rumble (1998) – with Kane[41]
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2013)[42]
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- Loose Screw (1997)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Brawler (1991–2000)
- Best on Interviews (1995, 2004, 2006)
- Best Pro Wrestling Book (2010) for Countdown to Lockdown
- Feud of the Year (2000) vs. Triple H
- Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (1993) – Cactus Jack amnesia angle
- Readers' Favorite Wrestler (1998)[43]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2000)
- Other championships
- Tri-Cities Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Shane Douglas
Mick Foley Media
Foley as Cactus Jack at the IWA Kawasaki Dream, Tokyo, Japan in August 1995
Foley at WrestleMania X-Seven Fan Axxess
Foley at Bound for Glory IV
Foley at a TNA house show in Dublin, Ireland in January 2009
Foley returned to WWE in November 2011 at a house show in Dublin, Ireland
Foley at Tribute to the Troops in December 2016
Foley promoting his book on WWE ECW brand
Mick Foley signing autographs
Foley at a signing in 2008
Foley speaking at the USO Metro awards in March 2008
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Mick Foley's profileOnline World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Mick FoleyWWE Alumni profile, World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mick Foley BiographyIGN. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ↑ Foley, Have A Nice Day!, p. 78
- ↑ Mick Foley Explains Why He'll Never Wrestle AgainBleacher Report. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ Mick Foley to be inducted into WWE Hall of FameWWE. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
- ↑ Oliver, Greg. Lifetime honoree Foley captivates at CAC Baloney Blowout. Slam Wrestling (April 20, 2011). Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedECWtag. - ↑ Mick Foley, Terry Funk headline pro hall of fame class at Gable Museum. The Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ↑ IWA World Tag Team Championship historyWrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
- ↑ Next Official Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Official Memphis Wrestling. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ History of Extreme Midsouth WrestlingBuddy Huggins Productions & Extreme Midsouth Wrestling. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories (2000)Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Tsakiries, Phil. NWL – National Wrestling League NWL Heavyweight Title HistorySolie. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ↑ MCW North American Heavyweight Title historyWrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 PWI Awards. Pro Wrestling IllustratedKappa Publishing Group. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1999Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI YearsWrestling Information Archive. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Mick Foley named inaugural 24/7 Champion of Thailand's SETUP Pro Wrestling. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑ Westcott, Brian. SCW Tag Team Championship historySolie. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Solie's Title Histories: TNA – TOTAL NON-STOP ACTION. solie.org. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ↑ Solie's Title Histories: TNA – TOTAL NON-STOP ACTION. solie.org. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ↑ WCW World Tag Team Championship historyWrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
- ↑ USWA World Tag Team Championship historyWrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories (2000)Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ World Class Wrestling Association World Light Heavyweight Title. Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories (2006)Archeus Communications. ISBN 978-0-9698161-5-7.
- ↑ World Class Wrestling Association Tag Team Title. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ↑ Mankind's first WWF Championship reign.
- ↑ Mankind's second WWF Championship reign.
- ↑ Mankind's third WWF Championship reign.
- ↑ Hardcore Championship. WWE. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Stone Cole" Steve Austin and Dude Love's first World Tag Team Championship reign.
- ↑ Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie's first World Tag Team Championship reign.
- ↑ Kane and Mankind's first World Tag Team Championship reign.
- ↑ Kane and Mankind's second World Tag Team Championship reign.
- ↑ Mankidn and The Rock's first World Tag Team Championship reign.
- ↑ Mankind and The Rock's second World Tag Team Championship reign.
- ↑ Mankind and The Rock's third World Tag Team Championship reign.
- ↑ Mankind and Al Snow's first World Tag Team Championship reign.
- ↑ WWF RAW is WAR #264 " Events Database " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. cagematch.net. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedHallOfFame. - ↑ Meltzer, Dave. January 11, 1999 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Finger Poke of Doom, Awards results, Plus tons more. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (1999).
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