Nickname(s): The Hardcore Legend
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 297 lbs
From: East Setauket, Long Island, NY
Birthday: Jun 7
Pro Debut: 1986
Aliases: Jack Foley,
Nick Foley, "The Unpredictable"
Cactus Jack Foley,
Cactus Jack Manson,
Super Zodiac # 2, Cactus Jack,
Mankind,
Dude Love
Feds worked for: WCCW, USWA,
AWA,
WCW,
ECW,
WWF,
WWE,
TNA, Ballpark Brawl (NY), Border City Wrestling (Canada), Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Championship Wrestling Association (TN), Continental Wrestling Association (AL), Global Wrestling Federation (TX), Great Lakes Championship Wrestling (MI), Hardcore Homecoming (IL/PA), Independent Wrestling Association (IL), International Wrestling Association (Japan), International Wrestling Cartel (PA), Music City Wrestling (TN), National Wrestling League, NAW, New England Wrestling, New York Wrestling Connection (NY), Northeast Wrestling (CT),
OPWO (United Kingdom), Ozark Mountain Wrestling (MO), Ring of Honor, Smoky Mountain Wrestling (KY), Steel City Wrestling (PA), Tri-State Wrestling (PA), TWC, Universal Wrestling Federation (FL/NV/CA), UXW (NY/FL),
Warrior 1 Wrestling, World League Wrestling (MO), Z-1 Hustle (Japan)
Finisher: Double Arm DDT (as Cactus Jack); Mandible Claw (as Mankind)
Signature Moves: Sweet Shin Music, Running knee to corner, Cactus Clothesline (Clothesline over the top rope), Cactus Jack Crack
Smash (Splash on the floor), Cactus Elbow, Stump-Puller Piledriver, Cactus Knee Lift, Swining Neck Breaker, Sunset Flip
Career Highlights: -Championship Wrestling Association Tag Team Tag Team Champion (w/
Gary Young)
-ECW World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Mikey Whipwreck)
-GLCW Champion
-IWA King of the Death Match
-IWA (Japan) Tag Team Champion (w/
Tracy Smothers)
-MCW North American Champion
-NAW Champion
-NWL Champion
-OMW North American Champion
-OPWO Champion
-Steel City Tag Team Champion (w/ The Blue Meanie)
-TNA World Champion
-USWA World Tag Team Champion (w/
Scott Braddock)
-WCCW World Light Heavyweight Champion
-WCCW World Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Super Zodiac II and Scott Braddock)
-WCW World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Kevin Sullivan)
-WWF World Champion (3x)
-WWF Hardcore Champion
-WWF World Tag Team Champion (8x; 3 w/ The Rock; 2 w/ Kane; 1 each w/
Al Snow, Steve Austin, and
Chainsaw Charlie)
Affiliates: Scott Braddock, Gary Young,
Skandar Akbar, Kevin Sullivan, Maxx Payne,
Terry Funk, Mikey Whipwreck, The Blue World Order, Kane, The Rock, Al Snow, Steve Austin, Chainsaw Charlie, D-
Generation X, Edge, Lita, Johnny Nitro, Melina, Kane,
Paul Bearer, Downtown Bruno
Notable Feuds: Van Hammer, Terry Funk,
Eddie Gilbert, The Sandman,
Tommy Dreamer, Boo Bradley,
Leatherface,
Vader, Kevin Sullivan,
Sting, The Undertaker, Kane, Steve Austin, The Rock, Al Snow, Triple H, The New Age
Outlaws, Vince McMahon, William Regal, Randy Orton, Edge,
Ric Flair
Official Website:
Other Facts: -Raised in East Setauket, Long Island, NY but while wrestling as Cactus Jack he was billed from Truth or Consequences, NM and while wrestling as Mankind he was billed from The Boiler Room.
-His first son Dewey is named after
Dewey Robertson (AKA The
Missing Link)
-Attended high school and college with actor
Kevin James, the star of "The King of Queens". They were also on the school's wrestling team.
-Wrestled and played goalie in lacrosse in high school
-Was co-holder of the WCCW World Tag Team Titles (w/ Scott Braddock) when WCCW merged with Continental Wrestling Association and formed the United States Wrestling Alliance
-Before he made his debut in WWF, he was seen in vignettes, sometimes holding a live sewer rat. The rat belonged to
Jim Cornette.
-Has written 8 books. The first two, "Have A Nice Day" and "Foley Is Good" are Foley's autobiographies. The next 3 were children's books, "
Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos", "Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx", and "Tales from Wrascal Lane". The next two books were fictional novels "Tietam Brown" and "Scooter". Released his 3rd autobiography "Hardcore Diaries" in 2007.
-Bayside Entertainment Distribution released a DVD featuring Foley entitled "Cactus Jack: The Early Years"
-WWE has released 5 different DVD sets featuring Foley. They are "Three Faces of Foley", "Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops", "Madman Unmasked", "Greatest Hits & Misses", and "Greatest Hits & Misses Hardcore Edition"
-Was a main focus of the wrestling documentary "Beyond the Mat"
-Appeared in the 2007 movie "Anamorph". Has also appeared in the TV shows "Now And Again", "G vs. E", and "Boy Meets World", plus did voice over work for "Celebrity Deathmatch"
-Took his trademark catchphrase "Bang, Bang!" from the B-52's song "Love Shack." The song was running through his head at the end of a match, and he held his fingers up like pistols while reciting the "bang bang bang on the door..." verse.
-Appeared as Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love at the 1998 Royal Rumble, the only time in which one performer appeared in the same Rumble under multiple gimmicks.
-During the latter years, Foley used a sock puppet called Mr. Socko to deliver the Mandible Claw. Mr. Socko was introduced to WWF fans in a vignette with Vince McMahon at the hospital. Foley (as Mankind) was using Mr. Socko to cheer up McMahon. The idea for Mr. Socko came from Al Snow. The fans loved Mr. Socko and eventually Foley began using it while WWF marketed and sold Mr. Socko sock puppets and T-shirts.
-Former member of The
Stud Stable
-Former member of The Cartel
-Former member of Raven's Nest
-Former member of The Union
-Former commissioner of the WWE
-Current Executive Shareholder in TNA
-Ranked #45 in the 1991 PWI 500 (as Cactus Jack)
-Ranked #29 in the 1992 PWI 500 (as Cactus Jack)
-Ranked #53 in the 1993 PWI 500 (as Cactus Jack)
-Ranked #27 in the 1994 PWI 500 (as Cactus Jack)
-Ranked #31 in the 1995 PWI 500 (as Cactus Jack)
-Ranked #45 in the 1995 PWI 500 (as Mankind)
-Ranked #51 in the 1997 PWI 500 (as Mankind)
-Ranked #26 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Ranked #19 in the 1999 PWI 500 (as Mankind)
-Ranked #266 in the 2006 PWI 500
-Ranked #34 in the 2009 PWI 500
