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| 1 | In his first autobiography, "Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks," he mentioned that he had been reading about various psychological conditions while thinking up ideas for his Mankind character. One of Mankind's unusual habits was pulling out his hair at random intervals. While not acknowledged in Mick's book or by WWE, this is a legitimate psychological condition, known as Trichotillomania. |
| 2 | Came out of retirement to team up with the Rock against Evolution's Ric Flair, Randy Orton and Batista in a Handicap match at WrestleMania XX. Lost when he (Foley) was pinned by Randy Orton. [March 2004] |
| 3 | Appeared in Alex Shane's FWA promotion in England. Had matches with Shane himself and Samoa Joe. [June 2005] |
| 4 | Was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Other inductees were Trish Stratus, Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund and Donald Trump. |
| 5 | He considers tearing his abdominal muscle to be his most painful wrestling injury. |
| 6 | He thinks so highly of WWE announcer Jim Ross that he comes up with match spots with Ross' calls in mind. |
| 7 | During his steel cage match with Triple H at Summerslam (1997), Chyna slammed the cage door on his head so hard that, because the pain was so great, he grabbed his arm instead of his head where the contact was made. |
| 8 | Of all the wrestlers he's been in the ring with, he trusts the Undertaker the most. |
| 9 | For many years, he claimed his missing front teeth were kicked out by Sting during a match. In his book "Have a Nice Day!", he reveals they were actually knocked out when Foley was involved in a car accident in the late 1980s. |
| 10 | Parents were Jack and Beverly Foley. His mother was a former government worker. His dad served as the athletic director at Ward Melville High School for many years and was the inspiration for the Cactus Jack character. He died on September 14, 2009 at the age of 76. |
| 11 | For many years, he considered his match with Sting at WCW Beach Blast (1992) to be the greatest match he'd ever had. Sting was flattered to hear Foley say it, but was disappointed to learn Foley's match with Shawn Michaels at WWF in Your House: Mind Games (1996) had replaced it. |
| 12 | While writing his autobiography, he had only vague recollections of his Hell in a Cell match with the Undertaker. He had to go back and re-watch the match several times in order to write about it. |
| 13 | Firmly believes that potential wrestlers need a fall back career in case they can't succeed in wrestling. He once received a backyard wrestling video from a fan, with a note asking him to watch it. He wrote back saying that he wouldn't watch it until the fan finished school. |
| 14 | In his autobiography, he said that his favorite animated movie is The Iron Giant (1999), which is in his top four favorite films. |
| 15 | One of his teammates on the wrestling team at Ward Melville High School was future actor Kevin James. |
| 16 | Frequently wears a Minnesota Twins jersey. He got the jersey after he took batting practice with the team. He said that the players were so nice to him that became a Twins fans and starting wearing the jersey on his live TV appearances. |
| 17 | Has contributed much of his time to charity, especially in the New York City/Long Island area. He volunteered as a Sports Counselor at a camp for children with cancer and their siblings. During the camp he even called other wrestlers on his cell phone, at the request of some of the children. He has also raised money for a New York City family of multiple children with disabilities by "selling" his autographed photos and handing them the profits. |
| 18 | Attended Cortland University, along with The King of Queens (1998) star Kevin James (with whom he also attended high school). |
| 19 | Foley started team with Terry Funk, when he entered the WWE as Chainsaw Charlie. The duo won the tag team straps at Wrestlemania XIV, defeating the New Age Outlaws in a dumpster match. |
| 20 | In WCW, Cactus Jack debuted as a gift to Sting at Clash of the Champions XVI, On September 5, 1991. |
| 21 | Debuted in The WWE in 1996. |
| 22 | Competed in The 1998 Royal Rumble as all three of his personalities. |
| 23 | Former Co-General Manager of Raw. |
| 24 | On ABC World News Now, he debated with WWE champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield the day before the first Presidential debate. He supported John F. Kerry, John Bradshaw Layfield supported George W. Bush. |
| 25 | While his wrestling gimmick is that of a consistently dissheveled, borderline psychotic bruiser, in real life he is an exceptionally well-read, fiercely intelligent individual. |
| 26 | Notable Title Wins Include: WCW World Tag Team titles (2); ECW Tag Team titles (2); IWA Tag Team titles; IWA King of the Death Match; WWF Heavyweight title (3); WWF Tag Team titles (8); WWF Hardcore title (first) |
| 27 | Despite coming up with the character, Mick is not fond of his Dude Love persona. When the WWF asked permission to show his Dude Love home movie, Foley gave them access only to the wrestling scenes. |
| 28 | While in WCW, he once traveled with Steve Austin and Dallas Page. Because Page was so easy to rile up on a trip, he and Austin pulled a number of stunts, trying to see how long it would take Page to crack. |
| 29 | When making his World Wrestling Federation debut as Mankind, he was often seen in vignettes holding a live sewer rat. In real life, the rat was actually owned as a pet by legendary wrestling manager, James E. Cornette. |
| 30 | After losing the Hardcore title to the Big Bossman, never attempted to re-capture it. |
| 31 | Contrary to popular belief, never actually "won" the WWF Hardcore Championship. It was given to him as a gift by Vince McMahon. |
| 32 | Took his trademark catchphrase "Bang, Bang!" from the B-52's song "Love Shack." For some mysterious reason, the song had been running through his head, and he held his fingers up like pistols, and recited the "bang bang banging on the door..." verse. |
| 33 | The episode of WWE Raw (1993) on which he won his first WWF Championship was taped 6 days before it aired. Foley did not tell his 2 kids that he had won, so he could watch it with them on TV and see their surprise. |
| 34 | On an episode of rival program WCW Monday Nitro (1995), WCW commentator Tony Schiavone sarcastically remarked on Foley's WWE Title win, "That'll put asses in the seats." Thousands of Foley fans replied by carrying signs to WWF events reading, "Mick Foley put my ass in this seat" for the year to follow. |
| 35 | The WWF originally wanted the mouthpiece of his Mankind mask to resemble the mask Hannibal Lecter wore in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), complete with bars across the mouth. |
| 36 | Wrestled Vader (Leon White) the night he had his ear ripped off in Germany. |
| 37 | Two of his 4 books have been #1 on the New York Times Best-Sellers List- "Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks" and "Foley Is
Good: And the Real World Is Faker Than Wrestling". His 2 children's books are holiday books - "Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos" and "Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx". He is also the author of "Scooter", a novel published in 2005. |
| 38 | The last time his children Dewey and Noelle saw their father perform live was during an exceptionally brutal PPV match between Foley and The Rock (the match was featured in Beyond the Mat (1999), during which Foley was handcuffed and he was subjected to eleven consecutive chair shots to the head. The kids were in the front row with their mother and were shown to be shaken. They haven't attended a live show since. |
| 39 | Though officially retired from professional wrestling, Foley is still involved in "wrestling" (in a way), as host of the mechanical "wrestling" show Robot Wars, on TNN. |
| 40 | His appointment to the position of WWF Commisioner occurred in Worcester MA, at the same arena where he won his first-ever WWF Heavyweight Championship several years before. |
| 41 | Was inspired to become a wrestler after hitchhiking to Madison Square Garden to see a cage match between Jimmy Snuka and Don Muraco. |
| 42 | First wrestler to appear on Howard Stern's radio show. |
| 43 | Attended college at, and played lacrosse for SUNY Cortland. |
| 44 | Became commissioner of the WWF on June 26, 2000, after Shawn Michaels gave up the job. |
| 45 | The first ever WWF Hardcore Champion. |
| 46 | Along with partner Allen Sarven, won the tag team titles from the New Age Outlaws on November 5, 1999, and held the title for 3 days. Is one of the shortest title reigns ever recorded. |
| 47 | Apparently, Mankind's sock puppet friend, "Mr. Socko", was WWF superstar Allen Sarven's idea. |
| 48 | Children: Dewey, Noelle, Hewey and Michael Jr. (b. January 2001) |
| 49 | March 16, 1994: Foley lost 2/3 of his right ear in a match against Vader (Leon White) in Munich, Germany. |
| 50 | Some of his other injuries include: A broken jaw, fractured left shoulder, broken right wrist, a broken toe, two broken noses, second degree burns and a total of over 300 stitches all over his body. 1998: In an intensely brutal Hell in a Cell match vs The Undertaker, Foley had, his shoulder and jaw dislocated and a tooth knocked into his nose. |
| 51 | Retired from pro wrestling on February 27, 2000, after losing to "Hunter Hearst Helmsley" in a Hell in a Cell cage match, but returned for one night only two months later to participate in the main event of WrestleMania 2000. |
| 52 | Has won tag team titles with Kane (WWF) The Rock (WWF), Mikey Whipreck (ECW), Al Snow (WWF), Kevin Sullivan (WCW) & Steve Austin (WWF) |
| 53 | Former WWF World, Tag Team & Hardcore champion, WCW Tag Team champion & ECW Tag Team champion |
| 54 | On August 20, 1995, he won the IWA King of the Death Match tournament in Japan by defeating Terry Funk in an exploding ring match. He later ended up winning the WWF tag team titles with him. |
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