My passion for comedy will soon collaborate with my childhood love for pro wrestling as Mick Foley will be performing at the club I work at soon!
Let me nerd out for a moment:
Whether you know him as Mick Foley, Mankind, Dude Love, or Cactus Jack, it’s hard to deny that he is one of the most hardcore pro wrestlers to grace the WWE! He actually graced it when it was the WWF before the wildlife foundation won the rights to the name! Now, there are a lot of phenomenal wrestlers from the attitude era but no one worked as hard as Mick to please the audience. I always respected his grizzly aesthetic that was unique among his colleagues because that often puts people at a disadvantage. Here’s why it didn’t with Mick.
Whether you site his amazing
1. Hell In a Cell(1998): Mankind vs The Undertaker where Mankind was thrown from atop the 16 foot cell & dislocated his shoulder upon impact, unexpectedly got back up, climbed the cell, was chokeslammed through the top doors into the ring unintentionally which almost landed him on his head only to refuse medical attention again as a bone or tooth protruded from his nose, only to be slammed onto a bed of thumbtacks & get Tombstone Pile Drivin for the most graceful loss in wrestling history,
2. I Quit Match(1999): Mankind vs The Rock where the 2 had a no disqualification match. Mankind was handcuffed by The Rock, then hit with 8 unprotected chair shots in the head before finally losing the match in another highly respected performance,
3. Japanese Deathmatch(1995): Mick Foley vs Terry Funk where the 2 Hardcore LEGENDS obliterated each other in a blood soaked battle with barbed wire, thumb tacks, illegal moves, & the cherry on top which is wrestling in an exploding ring that detonates C4 as the match concludes, resulting in Funk being rushed to the Er while Mick received numerous 2nd degree burns in what is revered as being the greatest Deathmatch in history,
4. Or Cactus Jack vs Vader(1994) in a match performed in Germany. Vader, known as a notoriously dangerous opponent already battled Jack in a phenomenal match that included a spot where Jack intentionally gets stuck in the ropes but they are wound way too tight, resulting in his ear being torn off upon his release! The referee put his severed ear in his pocket as the match continued! Yes, he finished the damn match with part of his body in another man’s pocket!
The reason I mention this is because wrestlers receive a negative reputation for choreographing matches as if they should throw caution to the wind in such extreme circumstances. These are a few examples of an extraordinary performer continuing beyond the breaking point of most to put on a show that fans will never forget. Now I’m not a huge fan of current wrestling but that doesn’t take away from the physically demanding nature of the job as many people perform 150-250 nights a year. The wear & tear is no laughing matter as many of the legends retire due to injuries such as broken necks or excessive head damage. Some of these men are bad MFers.
Mick Foley will be telling many of these stories first hand at my local club & if you think I’m not having him sign a Mr. Socko, you’re a crazy fool! Thank you Mick for years of history making torture that planted you in the WWE Hall of Fame as well as made you known as a Hardcore Legend!
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