Foley (WWE) appreciation thread
 

So, I thought, "let's find some way to share all of our collective memories of Mick while he was in WWE under various "faces of Foley"." So, post matches, memories, whatever else springs to mind. Just don't go too crazy on me with the TNA stuff. I don't know who the hell thought it would be a good idea for him to have a TNA world title run, but it wasn't.


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Backlash 2004 - Randy Orton vs Cactus Ja
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I think commissioner Foley was my favorite. Nothin' against his in-ring skills, because he was in some great battles, but seeing his comic side was great.

Here's Mick's infamous "Cane Dewey" promo from ECW

-One of my favorite promos of all time

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Doesn't seem to be on youtube, but Mankind Vs Shawn Michaels at Mind Games.. killer match.

Damninator you should be banned for this not being the FIRST video in thread

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Yeah, you're right. Totally dropped the ball there.

Now, this vid (\/) has nothing whatsoever to do with Foley, except that I typed "Mick Foley wins first Hardcore Championship" in YouTube and found...a Here Comes The Pain first blood match glitch?

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Synopsis for the crappy vid quality: Kane goes to perform his finisher, ref counters it, makes Kane bleed. Bell rings. Loading screen...Earl holds up the hand of the referee, who, logically enough wins because he was the first to make his "opponent" bleed:rofl:

Never knew Shane Sewell was part of WWE in 2003.:shifty:

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One of my favorite segments.

Foley, in WWE, was a repeated flash in the pan. He put asses in seats in WWE, but so did Big Poppa Pump, Brock Lesnar, and Goldberg.


With all due respect to what Foley did for the industry outside of WWE, it's a damn shame that Rude, Piper, Henning, and DiBaise never held the WWE title like Foley did.

Wouldn't be a Foley Appreciation Thread without this segment ;)

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Definitely calling bullshit on that. Foley was the guy that every wrestling fan could relate to. He was the normal looking goofball who worked his ass off to make it in the business. And he was incredibly entertaining to watch and root for.

Foley winning the title was the moment the WWF turned the corner and started winning the ratings war. He's a bit more important than the names you mentioned.

Besides, I could name you probably 30 champions who were less deserving of the world title than Piper. And Foley wouldn't be one of them.

Where is lost in Cleveland? lol

hell in the cell at kotr 98 was insane he should have been crippled after that
that was the first time i ever went to a wwf/wwe show, when he went through the table off the top of the cage i couldnt believe how loud it was, i didnt think he was gettin up after that.... then through the cage from the top, that might have been even crazier...

i cant believe that they would even do a stunt like that just one month after owen hart fell to his death at the ppv just before that....

also i met foley as cactus jack in like march 96 i think (may have been 95) at a little show at my high school... paid 8 bucks for an autograph.....

This is coming from the Goldust/Kane mark, its best to ignore it.

Foley was more over than those that you listed, therefore he sells more tickets, therefore he wins more titles.

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For posterity's sake.

Here's what happens when Cactus asks for a chair in ECW from Hardcore Heaven '94 and instead of one he gets dozens and dozens of them

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lol at Funk selling a chair hitting him.