* Just Mick Foley himself. A PromotedFanboy, he was told that he was too fat to be a wrestler and that he did not have the look. Today Mick Foley is a legend, liked and respected by every professional wrestling fan, who appreciate him for the things he put his body through just so he could keep us entertained. As the fans themselves say. "Thank You, Mick" .
* For a while after his famous Hell in a Cell match with the Undertaker, Mick would be somewhat aggravated that it was basically the only thing anyone wanted to talk to him about for a long time. Eventually, however, after talking to the Undertaker years later, ‘Taker noted ''he'' gets asked about that match all the time as well and how it’ll be remembered long after the both of them are gone. It was there that Mick realized that the match was his legacy, a moment like Jimmy Snuka jumping off the steel cage at Madison Square Garden that inspired him, that will entertain fans and inspire future wrestlers for years to come, that he made peace with the match.
* He's going to donate half the proceeds from his latest book to RAINN. The other half? To rape victims in Sierra Leone.
* Being awarded the retired Hardcore Championship in a ceremony held by Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin and various Wrestling/{{ECW}} alumni.
* [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]'s version of "This is Your Life" for Mick. Crosses with SugarWiki/FunnyMoments, his first guest from his past was the woman whose house he would leap off during his teen years and his second guest was the man who inspired him to be a wrestler, Wrestling/JimmySnuka.
* After former WWE wrestler and longtime friend Wrestling/LunaVachon's house burned down, she lost all of the memorabilia she had of her wrestling career. Mick Foley called on fans to mail her any Luna Vachon memorabilia they had.
* Wishing Maffew of Website/{{Botchamania}} fame well after the former was attacked by a dog (bonus points since Mick is Maffew's favorite professional wrestler). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXwtmSFz8xg Watch the heartwarming.]]
* His first ever WWF championship win in 1999: a stunning victory against Wrestling/TheRock and Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's PowerStable Wrestling/TheCorporation. While the crowd went wild and the members of Wrestling/DGenerationX[[note]]Of course, this is the same [=DX=] who beat the hell out of Cactus Jack and Wrestling/TerryFunk in a tag team title cage match the night after ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XIV'', injuring Terry and breaking up their team.[[/note]] hoisted Mankind onto their shoulders, Mick grabbed the microphone and said to his kids watching at home:
--> "At the risk of not sounding very cool, I'd like to dedicate this match to my two little people watching at home, and say... '''big Daddy-o did it!!!'''"
** Pay close attention when Mick grabs the mic; Triple H himself motions for the crowd to hush, ''and they do.''
** It also resulted in what is quite possibly the best call Wrestling/MichaelCole ever made on commentary:
--->'''Cole:''' ''Mankind has achieved his dream, and the dream of everyone else who's been told "You can't do it"!''
*** Props to Cole, [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct he legitimately sounds like he's going to break out in happy tears making that call.]]
** Add in the effects of Tony Schiavone's famous "That'll put some butts in the seats" comment about this match: over half a million people changed from ''Nitro'' to ''Raw'' just to see Mick win his first championship. Schiavone himself rang Mick up to apologise, because the remark had actually hurt his feelings, and also admitted that if he'd been a viewer he would have changed the channel to watch Mick win too.
** Wrestling fans get one here as well. For years after the incident, it was not uncommon to see fans at WWE events hold up signs saying “Mick Foley put my butt in this seat!”
* The fact that he's still married to his wife after twenty years is definitely some kind of record for the [[PeerPressureMakesYouEvil high-pressure environment]] of pro wrestling. Pick up any one of his books and his love for his wife and kids shines through every page.
* According to Mick, Wrestling/StacyKeibler once told him that she became interested in [[Wrestling/{{Test}} Andrew "Test" Martin]] because she felt bad for him after Mick had made so many jokes at [=Test=]'s expense in his books.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPG_cOehxLk After being inducted into the Hall of Fame]], Mick mentions in jest that his one regret is never getting to beat Wrestling/ChrisJericho. Chris promptly gets up on stage and lays himself down to give Mick the chance, with Wrestling/CMPunk acting as a referee. At first, Mick claims, "I don't have any elbows left in me!" In true Foley fashion, however, he embraces the moment and gives Chris an elbow and a pin for an enthusiastic three-count by all in attendance. Even Jericho was grinning.
-->'''Mick:''' I just wanna say one thing to my wife... [[Film/{{Rocky}} yo, Adrian; I did it!]]
* Dude Love's debut. Dude Love is the character Foley created for himself when he was a teenager wrestling with friends in his backyard. It was who he wanted to be in pro wrestling, but was told that he didn't have the looks to play the heartthrob character. Wrestling/VinceMcMahon loved the story of Mick's desire to be Dude Love and offered Foley the chance to use the Dude Love persona permanently, even though he was already over as Mankind. So, not only got Mick to present his own creation on national TV, but he debuted it on the night he won his first title in the WWF (The Tag Team Titles with Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin). When Foley and Austin scored the pinfall, the look on Foley's face just warms your heart.
** When Mick incredulously asked Vince why he was so keen on Mick getting to play this goofy disco dancing hippie on a semi-regular basis (and tagging with the company’s hottest star no less), Vince simply noted, “Dude Love makes people feel good about themselves.”
* As seen in the documentary ''I Am Santa Claus'' a large portion of his post-wrestling career is dressing up as and playing SantaClaus. And he's great at it.
* The team of The Rock and Mankind (The Rock 'n Sock Connection). The former was a hip, electrifying, good looking young man with a bit of a bullying streak. The latter was an overweight, scraggly dork who took every opportunity to look "uncool" as possible (to the point of using a dirty sock as a puppet named Socko, hence the "Sock" part of the team name). Nevertheless, they had amazing chemistry together and complimented each other nicely in a match. It was like the high school's popular jock hanging out with the good-natured geek. Even after splitting, they remained good friends in kayfabe and in real life.
* Mick's final night as General Manager of ''Raw'' was this after he was fired. Backstage, he was approached by some of the wrestlers he helped along the way. Wrestling/SamiZayn, who he drew the passion out of during Sami's feud with Wrestling/BraunStrowman, told Mick that he was every bit the man Sami hoped he'd be, and that he was glad to have met someone he considered a hero; Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} [[Wrestling/TheBar and]] [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]], who he put together as a tag team after they wrestled to a draw in their best-of-seven series, thanked him for believing in them when no one else did; and Wrestling/{{Bayley}}, of course, who he signed to ''Raw'' in the first place, sent him off with a hug.
* His relationship with Wrestling/VinceMcMahon during his active career in WWE was something of a EarnYourHappyEnding. When Mick was first hired, Vince hadn’t seen any of his matches or promos and had dismissed him as a GarbageWrestler who likely wouldn’t stay long. He relented to hiring Mick at the insistence of Wrestling/JimRoss who he told he let Foley get hired so that JR would know “what it’s like to have a talent break your heart.” However, Mick slowly but surely won Vince over.
** When discussing when Mick would debut in the WWE, Mick told Vince that he had previously promised a booker in Japan that he would appear for a few dates there so Mick would like his debut some time after that. Vince asked if Mick had signed a contract for those dates. Mick said no but he told the booker he’d be there and he’d like to honor his word. Vince incredulously asked if Mick was seriously saying he was planning to appear on those dates in Japan instead of debuting in WWE earlier— where he’d get a bigger payday— just based on a verbal agreement. Mick responded that he’d like to keep his word. Mick expected Vince to scoff at the idea but Vince approvingly stated “That’s the kind of man I want working for me” and blessed off Mick fulfilling his commitments. Mick later realized that Vince had gotten burned by talent in the recent past who had misled the company into thinking they were loyal before jumping to WCW for more money and respected that Mick prioritized his integrity over money.
** Despite never seeing his promos, Vince quietly observed the filming of Mick’s infamous interview vignettes as Mankind with JR. Famously, at the end of filming the last segment, Vince apparently beamed, “That’s good shit!” This is also where Vince found out about Mick originally coming up with Dude Love as a character in his teens and deciding Dude Love should be an actual character in WWE.
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