Guide Note

Mick Foley is a professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and a New York Times bestselling author.¹ Foley is expected to join Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) after his contract expires in September 2008.²

Fast Facts

1. Born: June 7, 1965¹
2. Birthplace: Bloomington, Indiana¹
3. Height: 6'2"³
4. Weight: 297 lbs³
5. Debut: 1986³
6. Alter Egos: Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love³
7. Trademark moves: Double-arm DDT and Mandible Claw³
8. Three-time WWE Champion³

Foley wrestled for several different promotions, including ECW, WCW, and the WWE. He also wrestled under many different personas, beginning with Cactus Jack. After stints in ECW and WCW, Foley joined the World Wrestling Federation as Mankind. His first major feud was with The Undertaker, followed by feuds with Shawn Michaels and The Rock. Foley would win his first WWF Heavyweight Championship in 1999 on the January 4 edition of WWE Raw, defeating The Rock.³

During a feud with The Undertaker in 1998, Foley turned back to his Mankind persona for the first ever Hell in a Cell match. Foley received numerous injuries after taking two very dangerous falls in the match. The first occurred when Undertaker threw Foley 16 feet off the top of the cage and onto an announce table. The second occurred when Undertaker chokeslammed Foley on the top of the cage, breaking a section of the cage with Foley landing in the ring. A chair also fell with him to the mat, knocking out one of his teeth. Despite being knocked unconscious for a few moments, Foley finished the match, being defeated by The Undertaker. The match is credited with catapulting Foley into main event status.¹