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Mick Foley
Nickname: The Hardcore Legend
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 297 lbs.
From: East Setauket, Long Island, NY
Birthday: Jun 7th
Pro Debut: June 24, 1983
Aliases: Jack Foley, Nick Foley, Cactus Jack Foley, Cactus Jack Manson, Super Zodiac I, Cactus Jack, Mankind, Dude Love
Feds Worked For: AWA, ECW, GWF, NWA, OWF, ROH, TNA, USWA, WCW, WCCW, WCW, WWE, WWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (Mexico), Ballpark Brawl (NY), Big D Pro Wrestling (TX), Big Time Wrestling (MA), Border City Wrestling (Canada), Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Catch Wrestling Asociation (Germany), Championship Wrestling Association (TN), Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling (OH), Continental Wrestling Association (AR/IN/TN), Deaf Wrestlefest (PA), Eastern Championship Wrestling (PA), Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (Japan), Great Lakes Championship Wrestling (MI), Hardcore Homecoming (IL/PA), Heartland Wrestling Association (OH), HUSTLE (Japan), Independent Wrestling Association (IL), International Wrestling Association (Japan), International Wrestling Cartel (PA), IWA Japan (Japan), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Jersey Championship Wrestling (NJ), Juggalo Championship Wrestling, Michinoku Pro Wrestling (Japan), Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation (MD), Midwest Territorial Wrestling (MI), Music City Wrestling (TN), National Wrestling Conference (NV), National Wrestling League (MD/PA/WV), New England Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), New York Wrestling Connection (NY), Northeast Wrestling (CT/MA/NY/OH/OK/PA), NWA Championship Wrestling America (NJ), NWA Sabu (MI), Ohio Valley Wrestling (KY), OPWO (England), Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (NC), Ozark Mountain Wrestling (MO), Patriotic Wrestling Federation (SC), Smoky Mountain Wrestling (KY/NC/TN/WV), Steel City Wrestling (PA), Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (PA), TWC, Union of Wrestling Force International (Japan), Universal Wrestling Federation (CA/FL/NV/NY), UXW (FL/NY), Warrior-1 Wrestling, Wild West Wrestling (TX), World League Wrestling (KS/MO/OK), World Wrestling Association (NJ), Z-1 Hustle (Japan)
Finisher: Double Arm DDT (as Cactus Jack & Dude Love); 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: -ASP All Time Champion
-CWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Gary Young)
-ECW World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Mikey Whipwreck)
-GLCW Champion
-IWA Japan Tag Team Champion (w/ Tracy Smothers)
-IWA Japan King of the Death Match Champion
-NWL Champion
-OMW/NAASW North American Champion
-OPWO Champion
-SCW Champion
-SCW Tag Team Champion (w/ The Blue Meanie)
-TNA Legends Champion
-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 World Hardcore Champion
-WWF World Tag Team Champion (8x; 3 w/ The Rock, 2 w/ Kane, 1 each w/ Steve Austin, Chainsaw Charlie, and Al Snow)
Affiliates: Steve Austin, Gary Young/Super Zodiac II, Terry Funk/Chainaw Charlie, Kane, The Rock, Goldust, Kevin Sullivan, Mark Curtis, Percival Pringle III/Paul Bearer, Skandar Akbar, Makhan Singh, Rip Rogers, Kamala, King Kong Bundy, The Mising Link, Tommy Dreamer, Rob Van Dam, Raven, Rhino, Stevie Richards, Brother Devon, Brother Ray, Sabu, The Sandman, Guido Maritato, Tony Luke, Brian Kendrick, A. J. Styles, Samoa Joe, Jeff Jarrett, Rhino, Daniels, Jay Lethal, Eric Young, Consequences Creed, Brother Ray, Brother Devon, O. D. B., Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Petey Williams, Stevie Richards, Beulah McGillicutty, Brian Lee, Chastity, Don Bruise, Johnny Hot Body, Kimona Wanalaya, Lupus, Pitbull #1, Pitbull #2, Ron Harris, Don Harris, Tony Stetson, Ken Shamrock, Test, The Big Show, Freddie Fargo, Victor Quinones, F. T. R
Notable Feuds: Van Hammer, Terry Funk, Eddie Gilbert, The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, Boo Bradley, Chris Candido, Leatherface, Vader, Kevin Sullivan, Sting, The Undertaker, Kane, Steve Austin, The Rock, Al Snow, Triple H, Vince McMahon, William Regal, Randy Orton, Edge, Ric Flair, Billy Gunn, Ron Simmons/Faarooq, Road Dogg, Goldust, Davey Boy Smith, Owen Hart, Paul Orndorff, Tarzan Goto, Jeff Jarrett, Shawn Michaels, Mideon, Shoji Nakamaki, Norman the Lunatic/Makhan Singh
Other Facts: -Raised in East Setauket, Long Island, NY but while wrestling as any of the Cactus Jack characters, he was billed from Truth or Consequences, NM. While wrestling as Mankind he was billed from The Boiler Room.
-As Cactus Jack Foley, he used the nickname "The Unpredictable"
-In his 2nd ever professional match, and 1st ever with WWF, he was billed as Jack Foley, named after his father, and billed as hailing from Bloomington, IL
-Father of Dewey Foley, who was the head writer for WWE's "205 Live" program. Dewey is named after pro wrestler 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
-In college, he put a black-and-white photo of Abdullah the Butcher on the wall and told everyone Abdullah was his father.
-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.
-While competing as Mankind, Foley began using the Mandible Claw as his finisher. This move was invented by Dr. Sam Sheppard, who briefly had a career as a wrestler. The TV show and movie "The Fugitive" is loosely based on Sheppard's life.
-As Dude Love, he used Sweet Shin Music as one of his signature moves to set up his Double Underhook DDT finisher.
-In 1997 while competing as Dude Love, his wife Collette worked a show as one of his "Dudettes". A few months later, his 4 year old daughter Noelle did the same.
-Has written 9 books. The first four, "Have A Nice Day", "Foley Is Good", "The Hardcore Diaries" and "Countdown To Lockdown" are Foley's autobiographies. The next 3 were children's books, "Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos", "Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx", and "Tales from Wrescal Lane". The next two books were fictional novels "Tietam Brown" and "Scooter".
-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 one of the main focuses of the wrestling documentary "Beyond the Mat"
-Appeared in the TV shows "Boy Meets World" in 1999, "Good vs. Evil" in 1999, "Now and Again" in 2000, "Avatar: The Last Airbender" in 2005 and 2006, "Squidbillies" in 2009, "Warren the Ape" in 2010, and "30 Rock" in 2012.
-Appeared in the movies "Beyond the Mat" in 1999, "Big Money Hustlas" in 2000, "Anamorph" in 2007, "Staten Island" in 2007, "Tattoo: A Scarred History" in 2009, "All That Remains" in 2010, and "Chokeslam" in 2016.
-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.
-Narrated the 3rd episode of the first season of "Dark Side of the Ring" on VICE in 2019. The episode was entitled "The Killing of Bruiser Brody".
-Former member of The Stud Stable
-Former member of Devastation, Inc.
-Former member of Sullivan's Slaughterhouse
-Former member of The Cartel
-Former member of Raven's Nest
-Former member of The Union
-Former member of EV 2.0
-Former member of The Front Line
-Former commissioner of the WWE
-Former Executive Shareholder in TNA
-Former General Manager of WWE Monday Night RAW
-Voted Most Inspirational Wrestling of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1993
-Won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Best Brawler Bruiser Brody Memorial Award every year from 1991 to 2000
-Won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Best Feud Award (vs. Triple H) in 2000
-Won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Best On Interviews Award in 1995, 2004, and 2006
-Lifetime member of The Cauliflower Alley Club
-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
-Inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2000
-Received the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame's Frank Gotch Award in 2010
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2017
-Among the interviewees for "Dark Side of the Ring" episodes entitled ""Chris and Tammy", "What Happened to Doink the Clown" and "Abdullah the Butcher: Legacy of Blood"
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- 1967 Fritz Von Erich def. Brute Bernard for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 1972 Johnny Valentine def. Stan Stasiak for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 1980 Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown def. Junkyard Dog & Terry Orndorff for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 1983 Johnny Mantell def. Jimmy Garvin for the WCCW Television Champion
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- 10-27 1984 Chris Adams & Gino Hernandez & Jake Roberts def. Kerry Von Erich, Mike Von Erich, & Bobby Fulton (substituting for Kevin Von Erich) for the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion
- 10-27 1995 TNT def. Casey Cannon for the PZWA Heavyweight Champion
- 10-27 2007 Shane Rawls def. Jerry Bostic for the UWF06 Heavyweight Champion
- 10-27 2007 Les Mayne def. Dane Griffin for the UWF06 Texhoma Champion
- 10-27 2007 Martin Justice became the GPCW Lightweight Champion
- 10-27 2007 Justin Lee def. Shane Morbid for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 10-27 2023 Johnny Kove def. Koko for the CPW Heavyweight Champion
- 10-27 2023 Lunchador became the MajCW 24/7 On Call Native American Champion
- 10-27 2023 Handgun Dan def. Lunchador for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Native American Champion
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- 10-27 2023 Lunchador def. Brandon Warhawk for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Native American Champion
- 10-27 2024 Billie the Kiid def. Malik Mayfield for the ASP Livestream Champion
- 10-28 1975 Karl Kox def. Dick Murdoch for the TSW North American Champion
- 10-28 2006 Mass Destruction (Spoiler 2000 & Bash) became the NWA-U Universal Tag Team Champion
- 10-28 2006 John O'Malley def. Rocco Valentino for the NWA-U Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
- 10-28 2006 Christopher Fox became the NWA-U Universal Heavyweight Champion
- 10-28 2006 Rocco Valentino def. Christopher Fox for the NWA-U Universal Heavyweight Champion
- 10-28 2007 The South Side Soul Assassins (Tyson Jaymes & 3rd Rail) def. Bad Boy & Outlaw for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 10-28 2012 Bobby Starr def. Cody Jones for the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
- 10-28 2012 The Investment (Jason Noal & Jay Synn) became the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 10-28 2012 Johnny Z def. Double D for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
- 10-28 2017 Duke Swellington def. Kikutaro for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 10-29 1969 Johnny Valentine def. Wahoo McDaniel for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 10-29 1984 Kerry Von Erich def. Gino Hernandez for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 10-29 1995 The Bad Boyz (Brett Knight & Krull Danzig) became the WWEmp Tag Team Champions
- 10-29 1995 Shane Cortez def. Original Renegade for the WWEmp Television Champion
- 10-29 1995 Red Eagle def. Annihilator for the WWEmp Heavyweight Champion
- 10-29 2002 Ty Magnus def. Brandon Bishop for the ACW Heavyweight Champion
- 10-29 2016 Nathan Estrada def. Gavin Dixon for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 10-29 2016 Urn Stokes def. Steven Cruze for the ComPro Showtime Champion
- 10-29 2016 MX2 (Zak Mason & Dan Maestro) def. Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
- 10-29 2022 Ryan the Ripper def. Ronnie Morton for the RDW Brass Knucks Champion
- 10-29 2022 The Psychotic Messengers (Malachi & Maniac Mike) def. Team Boner (Drake Gallows & MLP) for the AIWF Tag Team Champions
- 10-29 2022 X-Rated (Kevin James Sanchez & Shane Sanchez & Ozzy Hendrix) def. The Psychotic Messengers (Malachi & Maniac Mike) for the EPW Tag Team Champions
- 10-30 1978 Mark Lewin & The White Knight became the WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion
- 10-30 2009 Franco D'Angelo def. Jeremy Quinn III for the ACW Heavyweight Champion
- 10-30 2010 Gene Valdez def. Ryan Reed for the NCW Heavyweight Champion
- 10-30 2010 Mr. Big & Michael H became the NCW Tag Team Champions
- 10-31 1967 Fritz Von Erich def. Brute Bernard for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 10-31 1972 Johnny Valentine def. Stan Stasiak for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 10-31 1980 Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown def. Junkyard Dog & Terry Orndorff for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 10-31 1983 Johnny Mantell def. Jimmy Garvin for the WCCW Television Champion
- 10-31 2009 Martin Justice became the OECW Heavyweight Champion
- 11-01 1960 Tony Jiminez & Jesse Jiminez became the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
- 11-01 1981 Ted DiBiase def. Paul Orndorff for the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
- 11-01 1982 Al Madril def. Frank Dusek for the WCCW Television Champion
- 11-01 2008 El Hoto def. Martin Justice for the OECW Southwestern Champion
- 11-01 2008 The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Matthews III) def. The New York Express (Jeff Knight & Thomas Knight) for the OECW Tag Team Champion
- 11-01 2013 Steven Sterling def. Bobby Starr for the ComPro Showtime Champion
- 11-01 2014 Guy Atticus became the IZW Impact Division Champion
- 11-01 2014 Kevin James Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 11-01 2019 Brock Landers def. Tego for the ASP Inter-County Champion
- 11-01 2020 Double D became the EPW Heavyweight Champion
- 11-01 2020 Drake Gallows became the EPW All-American Champion
- 11-01 2020 Revan became the EPW Internet Television Champion
- 11-01 2020 The Sidekicks (Kevin James Sanchez & Gemini [2nd]) became the EPW Tag Team Champions
- 11-01 2020 High Times (Father Padge & Dean Lambert) def. The Sidekicks (Kevin James Sanchez & Gemini [2nd]) for the EPW Tag Team Champions
- 11-02 1978 Ray Candy def. Ernie Ladd for the TSW Arkansas Champion
- 11-02 2002 Terry Montana def. Shadow of Death for the OCW Oklahoma Hardcore Champion
- 11-02 2003 Ty Magnus def. John O'Malley for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 11-02 2003 John O'Malley def. Ty Magnus for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 11-02 2003 X-Cal def. John O'Malley for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 11-02 2003 Outcast def. X-Cal for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 11-02 2013 Kevin Morgan def. Drake Gallows for the IZW Impact Division Champion
- 11-02 2013 What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) def. Team Bull (The Bronze Bull & Bobby Starr) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
- 11-02 2013 Miss Diss Lexia def. Erica for the IZW Queens Champion
- 11-02 2014 Les Mayne def. Rick Russo for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
- 11-02 2019 Clint Poe became the EmpCW All American Champion
- 11-02 2019 War Party (Gorgeous Garcia & Nytronis A’Teo) def. The Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the EmpCW Tag Team Champions
- 11-02 2019 Dexter Hardaway def. Double D for the EmpCW Heavyweight Champion
- 11-02 2019 Karnage def. Naiomi Sanders for the BPW 365 Champion
- 11-02 2019 Unicorn def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Champion
- 11-02 2019 Karnage def. Unicorn for the BPW 365 Champion
- 11-02 2019 C. M. Burnham def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Champion
- 11-02 2019 Karnage def. C. M. Burnham for the BPW 365 Champion
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