Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr (born March 31, 1966 is an American author, actor and professional wrestler. He has wrestled under the names Dude Love, Cactus Jack, and Mankind.
| Mick Foley | |
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| Born | March 31, 1966[1][2] Bloomington, Indiana[2] |
| Website | RealMickFoley.com |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Cactus Jack Foley Cactus Jack[1] Cactus Jack Manson[1] Commissioner Foley[1] Dude Love[1] Jack Foley[1] Mankind[1] Mick Foley[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1][3] |
| Billed weight | 287 lb (130 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (as Cactus Jack and Dude Love) The Boiler Room (as Mankind) Long Island, New York[3] (as Mick Foley) |
| Trained by | Dominic DeNucci[1][3] |
| Debut | June 24, 1983[4] |
| Retired | February 27, 2000[3][5] (Semi active since) |
Mick Foley
Careers
A hardcore specialist, Foley is known as "The King of Hardcore Wrestling". He is a former ECW, WCW and WWE Tag Team Champion and was a part of the "Rock and Sock Connection" with wrestler The Rock.
He has held the WWE Championship 3 times. He has held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship after defeating Sting at Lockdown 2008. In WWE he has won a total of 17 championships.
He was announced as the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013.[6]
Works
- (1999) Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-039299-1. (credited as Mankind/Mick Foley)
- (2001) Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker than Wrestling. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-103241-7.
- (2007) The Hardcore Diaries. PocketBooks. ISBN 1-4165-3157-2
- (2010) Countdown to Lockdown: A Hardcore Journal. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-56461-3
- (2000) Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-039414-5.
- (2001) Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0-06-000251-4.
- (2004) Tales From Wrescal Lane. World Wrestling Entertainment.ISBN 0-7434-6634-9.
Contemporary fiction
Filmography
- 2012: 30 Rock - as Mankind (1 Episode, "The Ballad of Kennith Parcell")
- 2010: Family Feud - as Himself (5 episodes)
- 2010: "Warren the Ape: Anger Management" - as Himself.
- 2010: Savage Hot Babe Massacre
- 2009–2010: The Daily Show - Himself (Job Title: "Senior Ass Kicker")(2 episodes)
- 2009: Hard Knocks - as TBA (Post-Production)
- 2009: Squidbillies - as Thunderclap (1 Episode, Anabolic-Holic)
- 2009: Bloodstained Memoirs - as Himself
- 2007: Anamorph - as Antique Store Owner
- 2007: Staten Island - as Pawn Shop Owner
- 2006–2007: Avatar: The Last Airbender - as The Boulder (Voice, 2 Episodes)
- 2003: Jimmy Kimmel Live! - as Himself (Guest Co-Host, 5 Episodes)
- 2001: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 2001: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - as Himself (Contestant)
- 2001: Robot Wars: Extreme Wars - as Himself (Host)
- 2000: Saturday Night Live - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 2000: Big Money Hustlas - as Cactus Sac
- 2000: Now and Again - as Charlie (1 Episode, "The Eggman Cometh")
- 2000: Celebrity Death Match - as Mankind (1 Episode, "Battle of the Heavy Metal Headbangers")
- 1999: Late Night with Conan O'Brien - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 1999: The Martin Short Show - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 1999: The Howard Stern Show - as Himself (1 Episode)
- 1999–2001: The Howard Stern Radio Show - as Himself (3 Episodes)
- 1999: G vs E - as Himself (1 Episode, "Sunday Night Evil")
- 1999: Boy Meets World - as Mankind (1 Episode, "For Love And Apartments")
- 1999: Total Request Live - as Mankind (1 Episode)
- 1999: Beyond the Mat - as Himself
References
- "Mick Foley's profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- "Mick Foley Biography". IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- "Mick Foley". WWE Alumni profile, World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- Foley, Have A Nice Day!, p. 78
- "Triple H vs. Cactus Jack - Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship". WWE. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- "Mick Foley to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame". WWE. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
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