March 16, 1994: Munich, Germany. In a match against the WCW champ, Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack gets his head tied up between the top and middle ring ropes. Accidentally, Cactus slipped out of the ropes. The tension in the tightened ring ropes was enough to tear his right ear completely off and badly tear his left ear. Part of the right ear was iced and saved. The left required 12 stitches. He continued the match for two more minutes before the planned ending (he lost by pinfall). Vader punched Cactus many times in the side of his head, until his ear just fell off. The referee picked the ear up and gave it to a ring attendant. Cactus was in good spirits afterwards with little damage to his hearing and some trouble with his balance. Cactus returned to the ring April 17, 1994. Reports were that Cactus was planning to take a few months time off to have reconstructive surgery on the ear, but it never happened. To date, he has shown no hearing problems or other ill effects. Only one other wrestler has had their ear ripped off in a match (Yukon Eric against Killer Kowalski). In an ECW interview, Cactus said he woke up in a hospital bed in Munich, German and saw his severed ear laying in a trashcan, while a nurse said "Is this a joke?" Sorry, it really happened.

He swallowed them. He had them knocked down his throat at a houseshow match against Sting. Actually, no. This is what he claimed for many years. They were actually knocked out during a car accident. For some reason, he prefers to wrestle without his 'caps'.

Cactus Jack wrestled many barbed wire matches in 1995. In the second round of the King of Death tournament in Tokyo, Japan. It was a Barbed Wire Barricade, Bed of Nails match against Shoji Nakamaki. Cactus took many bumps into a barbed wire platformand the bed of nails. Another match that contributed to the scars on his arm was his barbed wire match against the Sandman at a 1995 ECW show. Cactus took many bumps against the barbed wire wing ropes, which teared his arm apart In addition, getting cut by Leatherface's chainsaw doesn't help either!

Mick Foley has wrestled as the following:

Cactus Jack, Dude Love, Mankind, Jack Manson, Cactus Jack Manson, Jack Foley, and Mick Foley.

Simply put, Time Magazine held their annual online poll to determine their Man of the Year. Wrestling fans turned out in droves to vote Mick Foley as their Man of the Year. At one point, Foley dominated the voting controlling over 50% of the total votes. In a despicable act, TIME.com eliminated Mick Foley from the voting, so they could 'give' the award to Bill Clinton and Ken Starr. WWF.com made good by awarding Mick with their official Man of the Year award. Congrats Mick!

It finally happened! On the 1/4/99 edition of Monday Night RAW, Mick Foley realized his lifelong dream of finally becoming a World Champion... Hard work paid off for Mr. Foley. Congratulations, you deserve it! Afterwards, Mick Foley won the WWF Title two more times.

Mick has finally released his acclaimed auto-biography. At over 500 pages long, it is one of the most insightful and terrific books I have ever read. He is now a NY Times #1 Bestseller, and has finally reached mainstream acceptance. In addition, there are talks of even making a movie based on the book.

First off, this was probably the worst angle in WCW history (#1 being that Shockmaster crap) In 1993, Cactus Jack wrestled WCW World champion Vader on an episode of WCW Saturday Night. Vader powerbombed him on concrete and won the match. Cactus Jack was not heard from for weeks. (It was merely an angle to give Mick Foley some time off with his wife, his son, and his newborn baby girl, Noel Foley). But as part of the storyline, WCW began doing vignettes with camera crews "finding" Cactus Jack in Cleveland hanging out with homeless people. Oh, and he wasn't playing himself; instead, he was playing a former sea captain. They even "flew" his "wife" and son to "Cleveland" to talk some sense into him. Ironically enough, they had a dumpy looking actress play his wife, instead of Colette. Eventually Cactus returned to WCW to feud with Vader and other wrestlers managed by Harley Race. Cactus Jack defeated Yoshi Kwan at Fall Brawl to win his bag back, there was something in there, which I can't recall. Cactus Jack lost the feud at Haloween Havoc, when he lost the Texas Death Match to Big Van Vader

You're kidding, right? Cactus Jack has wrestled all over the world. He's wrestled in the WWF, WCW, ECW, IWA, FMW, NWC, Steel City, SMW, USWA, NWA, Ozark, CWA, UWF, and TONS more. He's been everywhere and done everything. He had an incredible indy feud with the late, great "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert.

WCW had just signed Hulk Hogan to a long term contract. Ted Turner wanted to make WCW more family orientated by banning blade jobs and various hardcore behavior. Cactus Jack, after winning the WCW tag title with Kevin Sullivan, seemed unhappy with his character and WCW's direction. Cactus Jack was very underpaid, despite wrestling in many WCW main events. Also, Ric Flair's booking style didn't have any long-term plans for Cactus. As part of an agreement between WCW & ECW, Cactus Jack wrestled Sabu at Hostile City Showdown '94 and lost. Afterwards, he spat on the WCW tag belt and threw it down. Eventually, Cactus Jack and WCW parted ways; but not after Cactus lost a "loser-leaves-town" match against Kevin Sullivan. Cactus Jack returned to ECW full time and won the tag belts with Mikey Whipwreck in a couple of weeks. Its funny, because Cactus Jack praised WCW during his heel turn (in a mocking way) by wearing T-Shirts that said: "Forgive me Uncle Eric!" & "Dungeon of Doom!" Mick Foley goes into detail about this in his book

Its prolly the best interview ever in wrestling. Cactus Jack breaks kayfabe and talks about how he wants Tommy Dreamer to stop being hardcore. He then starts going nuts and talks about how great his life is, because he's hardcore. This explanation does the interview NO JUSTICE.

This was a sign held by one of the ECW fans during the Cactus Jack/Terry Funk match at Hostile City Showdown ’95. It became the basis of the entire "I’m Hardcore" angle. The Sandman is an ECW wrestler known for attacking other wrestlers with his Singapore Cane. So, the sign was basically encouraging the assault of Mick Foley’s then 4 year-old son. Cactus used it his reasoning for turning on the ECW fans.

ECW sells an "EC F'N W" T-Shirt. Cactus Jack signed with the WWF in late-1995 and decided to make the WWF seem more hardcore, in a mocking sort of way. His answer was to wear a "WW F'N F" T-Shirt and talk about wrestling Mabel and the Smoking Gunns. He even screamed for Vince McMahon's help during a bout with Shane Douglas

This was what he based his heel turn on Mikey Whipwreck. He claimed that Mikey left Doritos around Cactus Jack; and he developed an eating disorder as a result of the the Doritos "haunting him, and calling him, until he couldn't resist anymore." Too funny for words.

His last ECW match was at Big Ass Extreme Bash against Mikey Whipwreck. He debuted the Mandible Claw in the match, and eventually pinned him after a piledriver. Afterwards, the ECW fans gave him a standing ovation. Cactus Jack, Stevie Richards, and the Blue Meanie danced and hugged while "New York, New York" blared throughout the Arena. Cactus Jack got his wish, and strutted out of the ECW Arena,I have this one on DVD very good match and alot of respect goes to this man.

Vince McMahon didn't think that Cactus Jack would be a successful gimmick in the WWF, so he brainstormed and came up with a new gimmick for Mick Foley..... Mason the Mutilator. After much discussion, they finally agreed upon the name Mankind (would have a double meaning). The WWF gave Mick a series of "Up Close" interview segments with Jim Ross, in which Mick discussed his career as Cactus Jack and his dreams of being Dude Love. Before the 9/22/97 MSG RAW show in which Dude Love was supposed to face HHH; the WWF bookers thought that Mick should use the Cactus Jack gimmick in order to give the fans a surprise. Cactus Jack got a tremendous ovation in the Garden. Afterwards, he reverted back to the Mankind/Dude Love gimmicks.

The WWF and Mick Foley want the Cactus Jack persona to be regarded as special. The persona is used as his last resort to end a feud (against HHH and the New Age Outlaws). They don't want to tarnish the image by jobbing Cactus Jack. BTW, the name Cactus Jack was a tribute to his father; Mr. Jack Foley

Yes they are. They have worked with each other for many years now. They've had matches all over the globe, and never disappoint the crowds. They have a great deal of trust for each other (thats why they perform so many highspots in their matches).

WCW Wrestle War (2/25/90) --- Norman the Lunatic def. Cactus Jack

WCW Capital Combat (5/19/90) --- Warriors/Norman def. Cactus/Bigelow/Sullivan

UWF Beach Brawl (6/9/91) --- Steve Ray/Sunny Beach def. Cactus Jack/Orton

WCW Haloween Havoc (10/27/91) --- Gigante/Sting/Steiners def. Cactus/Vader/Studd/Abdullah

WCW Starrcade (12/29/91) --- Steamboat/Champion def. Cactus/Buddy Parker

WCW Superbrawl II (2/29/92) --- Ron Simmons def. Cactus Jack

WCW Beach Blast (6/20/92) --- Sting def. Cactus Jack

WCW Starrcade (12/28/92) --- Hammer/Spivey def. Cactus Jack/Badd

WCW Superbrawl III (2/21/93) --- Cactus Jack def. Paul Orndorff

WCW Fall Brawl (9/19/93) --- Cactus Jack def. Yoshi Kwan

WCW Haloween Havoc (10/24/93) --- Big Van Vader def. Cactus Jack

WCW Battlebowl (11/20/93) --- Cactus Jack/Vader def. Norris/Kane

WCW Starrcade (12/27/93) --- Cactus Jack/Maxx Payne def. Slazenger/Pierce

WCW Superbrawl IV (2/20/94) --- Cactus Jack/Payne def. Nasty Boys by DQ

WCW Spring Stampede (4/17/94) --- Nasty Boys def. Cactus Jack/Payne

WCW Slamboree (5/22/94) --- Cactus/Sullivan def. Nasty Boys to win WCW Tag Titles

WCW Bash at the Beach (7/17/94) --- Orndorff/Roma def. Cactus/Sullivan to win WCW Tag Titles

WCW Fall Brawl (9/18/94) --- Kevin Sullivan def. Cactus Jack in a 'Loser Leaves WCW' Match

WWF Royal Rumble (1/19/98) --- Eliminated from Royal Rumble

WWF No Way Out (2/15/98) --- Cactus/Funk/Austin/Hart defeated HHH/Vega/NAO

WWF Wrestlemania 14 (3/29/98) --- Cactus/Funk def. New Age Outlaws to win WWF Tag Titles

WWF Royal Rumble (1/23/00) --- HHH def. Cactus Jack in a streetfight

WWF No Way Out (2/27/00) --- HHH def. Cactus Jack in the Hell in the Cell

WWF Wrestlemania (4/2/00) --- In a 4-way elimination match (between HHH, Rock, Show, and Foley) HHH wins

Mankind debuted on 4/1/96 on the Monday Night RAW after Wrestlemania. He destroyed Bob Holly, and made him submit via the Mandible Claw. Later on that night, Mankind visciously attacked the Undertaker. This led to a violent feud lasted throughout 1996.

What was the Mankind gimmick intended to be?

Mankind was supposed to be a tortured soul. A child of extremem neglect. As the story went, he used to be a very well mannered child who played the piano for his mother and her friends. Mankind felt he was being used by his 'perfect' mother, so he smashed his fingers with a hammer (the mandible claw fingers). He then isolated himself, and hung out with sewer rats... Good thing this angle didn't last too long.

What was the Mankind gimmick intended to be?

In an attempt to give Mick Foley some mic time, the WWF decided to let Jim Ross interview him in some segments in which WWF fans would understand his background as Cactus Jack, Dude Love, and his inner feelings. It was a great series of interviews ending with Mankind giving Jim Ross the mandible claw. But yet, the fans started to cheer him in his match against savio Vega to qualify for the King of the Ring tourney.

After KotR '97, HBK had to vacate his half of the WWF tag titles. Steve Austin was left without a partner. Mankind wanted to be Steve's partner and petitioned to be chosen. He wore placards that read 'Pick Me Steve' and an Austin 3:16 T-shirt. Austin didn't want Mankind as his partner, so his 'stunned' him. Austin defended against Owen Hart/British Bulldog. Dude Love appeared and wrestled as Steve's partner. They won the tag belts, and finally Steve accepted Mick Foley.

I keep hearing about his performance at the 1998 King of the Ring... Please explain!

Hey! No need to yell at me.... Mankind climbed to the roof of the Hell in the Cell and challenged the Undertaker to fight him atop the cage. The Undertaker obliged and brawled with Mankind. At one point, the Undertaker threw Mankind off of the cage, landing on top of the Spanish announcers table and destroying it in the process. It was a hellacious 16 foot fall. Foley was taken out on a stretcher. Foley didn't want to go out like that, so he climbed back on top of the cage. The Undertaker chokeslammed him thru the roof of the cage to the ring underneath(This was not sopesed to happen). Foley eventually got back up (while the Undertaker chokeslammed Terry Funk), and brought thumbtacks into the ring. Foley got chokeslammed on top of them, and the Undertaker finally tombstoned the poor SOB. This is a must see performance containing my all time favorite bumps, Got to be a must see.

What injuries did he suffer at King of the Ring?

Here is the official report, courtesy of Bob Barnett...

The KOTR suicide show was all Mick Foley's idea. He had told people earlier in the day that he was going to do an insane bump onto the infamous Spanish announcers table-but no one knew it would be from the top of the cage. His padding was to deflect the tacks-it didn't cushion the bumps. Foley blacked out twice during the match-after each of the 2 big bumps. The bump through the cage was unplanned. The cage was not supposed to break. It was his idea to keep going out there. He dislocated his jaw on the first bump-and Francois (the trainer) put it back in place. He also broke several ribs. And these are just the known injuries before he was X-rayed. Undertaker broke his ankle in 2 places.

In an act of pure lunacy, Foley returned to action only 2 days later at the RAW tapings.

Yes and no. Vince designed the belt specifically for Foley, and it will be defended on RAWs and PPVs. All Hardcore Title Matches are no DQ matches with falls that count anywhere.

Nope. What you heard was a recording of Foley saying "I Quit" during a promo he cut during Sunday Night Heat. Once again, Foley gets screwed. Don't worry, he submitted to a Hercules torture rack back in 1986 on WWF TV.

PPV Win/Loss Records as Mankind

WWF King of the Ring (6/23/96) --- Mankind def. Undertaker

WWF International Incident (7/21/96) --- Mankind def. Henry Godwinn

WWF Summerslam (8/18/96) --- Mankind def. Undertaker in a Boiler Room Brawl

WWF Mind Games (9/22/96) --- Shawn Michaels def. Mankind by DQ

WWF Buried Alive (10/20/96) --- Undertaker def. Mankind

WWF Survivor Series (11/16/96) --- Undertaker def. Mankind

WWF Royal Rumble (1/19/97) --- Eliminated from Royal Rumble

WWF Wrestlemania 13 (3/23/97) --- Mankind/Vader & Owen/Bulldog wrestled to a double countout

WWF Revenge of the Taker (4/20/97) --- Undertaker def. Mankind

WWF Cold Day in Hell (5/11/97) --- Mankind def. Rocky Maivia

WWF King of the Ring (6/8/97) --- Mankind def. Jerry Lawler; HHH def. Mankind

WWF Canadian Stampede (7/6/97) --- Mankind & HHH wrestled to a double DQ

WWF Summerslam (8/3/97) --- Mankind def. Hunter Helmsley

WWF Survivor Series (11/9/97) --- Kane def. Mankind

WWF Royal Rumble (1/19/98) --- Eliminated from Royal Rumble

WWF King of the Ring (6/28/98) --- Undertaker def. Mankind

WWF Fully Loaded (7/26/98) --- Austin/Undertaker def. Mankind/Kane to win WWF Tag Titles

WWF Summerslam (8/30/98) --- New Age Outlaws def. Mankind to win WWF Tag Titles

WWF Breakdown (9/28/98) --- In a 3-way match (between Mankind, Rock, and Shamrock) The Rock Pinned Shamrock

WWF Judgment Day (10/18/98) --- Ken Shamrock def. Mankind

WWF Survivor Series (11/15/98) --- Mankind def. Dwayne Gill; Mankind def. Al Snow; Mankind def. Steve Austin; The Rock def. Mankind

WWF Rock Bottom (12/13/98) --- Mankind def. The Rock (WWF Title not awarded to Mankind)

WWF Royal Rumble (1/24/99) --- The Rock def. Mankind in an "I Quit Match" to win the WWF Title

WWF Valentine's Masacre (2/14/99) --- Mankind and Rock went to a No-Contest in a "Last Man Standing Match"

WWF Wrestlemania XV (3/28/99) --- Mankind def. Paul Wight by DQ

WWF Backlash (4/25/99) --- Mankind def. Paul Wight in a "Boiler Room Brawl"

WWF No Mercy (5/15/99) --- Billy Gunn def. Mankind

WWF Over the Edge (5/22/99) --- Union def. Corporate Ministry (Mankind only survivor)

WWF Summerslam (8/22/99) --- In a 3-way match (between SCSA, HHH, and Mankind) Mankind pins Austin to win WWF Title

WWF Unforgiven (9/26/99) --- HHH won a 6-man match to become WWF champ (vs. Big Show, Bulldog, Mankind, Rock, Kane)

WWF No Mercy (10/17/99) --- Val Venis def. Mankind

WWF Survivor Series (11/14/99) --- New Age Outlaws def. Mankind/Al Snow

WWF Armageddon (12/13/99) --- Rock N' Sock Connection def. New Age Outlaws by DQ

As a teenager, Mick Foley was obsessed with wrestling. His friends and him pretended they wrestled in the WWF; and were all vying for the WWF Championship. Mick played Dude Love. A hippie sort of character. Not exactly a heartthrob as many would lead you to believe. It was a gimmick that Foley created.

As I said before, Foley and his friends recorded their matches onto a video. Dude Love was the real star, tho. Dude Love did many high risk manuevers. One being, diving off his friend's 2 story house onto a bed of mattresses. The imapct was so great that Dude Love actually shit his pants. Bet you didn't know that, eh? Well, its not true. Actually, after the dive, Big Dick Zuck "sodimized him"!! Anyways, the video ended up in Dominic DeNucci's hands, and Foley was accepted to be trained by Dominic. There are two videos, The Loved One & The Legend of Frank Foley.

Dude Love first appeared in the WWF on 7/14/97's Monday Night RAW. Austin had no tag partner against Bulldog/Owen Hart. Once Austin cleaned house, Dude Love appeared on the Titan-Tron declaring that he's there to save the day. Dude Love got the pin on the British Bulldog and Austin & Love were tag champs.

PPV Win/Loss Records as Dude Love

WWF One Night Only (9/20/97) --- Hunter Helmsley def. Dude Love

WWF Royal Rumble (1/19/98) --- Eliminated from Royal Rumble

WWF Unforgiven (4/26/98) --- Dude Love def. Steve Austin by DQ

WWF Over the Edge (5/24/98) --- Steve Austin def. Dude Love

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