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* ActingForTwo: Invoked during the pre-match promo for his match with Wrestling/TripleH on the 22nd of September 1997's episode of ''RAW''. Prior to the match, Dude Love and Mankind sat opposite each other discussing who should face Hunter in a street fight. Dude mentions that a street fight isn't his bag and Mankind notes that while he'd relish the chance to tear Triple H apart, there is someone who would be better suited to the job. Enter Cactus Jack. Foley would also enter the 1998 Royal Rumble with all three personas, although obviously not at the same time.
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** Possibly the biggest What Could Have Been moment of Mick's career was after the infamous 1999 ''Royal Rumble'' (11 unprotected chair shots to the head) match. The Rock by this point had just become a face, and Mick devised a method of going heel by getting The Rock to like him, then turning on him out of nowhere, using that match as an excuse to bring back Cactus Jack(the old, WCW/ECW style Cactus, not the slightly sanitized version that would show up in the WWF later). The Rock, however, was so new to working babyface that nerves completely shut down any of Foley's attempts, and when he heard that Foley's turn would be based on the ''Rumble'' match, he got so upset about it that Mick decided not to pursue the angle further.
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** Possibly the biggest What Could Have Been moment of Mick's career was after the infamous 1999 ''Royal Rumble'' (11 unprotected chair shots to the head) match. The Rock by this point had just become a face, and Mick devised a method of going heel by getting The Rock to like him, then turning on him out of nowhere, using that match as an excuse to bring back Cactus Jack(the Jack (the old, WCW/ECW style Cactus, not the slightly sanitized version that would show up in the WWF later). The Rock, however, was so new to working babyface that nerves completely shut down any of Foley's attempts, and when he heard that Foley's turn would be based on the ''Rumble'' match, he got so upset about it that Mick decided not to pursue the angle further.
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** Foley has stated that he got cold feet and considered climbing down before The Undertaker got to the ring in their legendary Hell in a Cell match but worried it would kill his career. The last few years of Foley’s career would likely be very different without those bumps.
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* CreatorBacklash: Mick is not especially fond of how his tag match with the Rock against Evolution at ''Wrestlemania XX'' turned out. This motivated his drive towards making sure his match with Randy Orton the next month could compensate, a match Foley considers to be the greatest he’s ever had.
* DoingItForTheArt: Foley has some absolutely ''ridiculous'' bumps to his name, such as being thrown off the Wrestling/HellInACell in 1998 or the entirety of his "I Quit" match in 1999 against [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (where he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back and took over ten chairshots directly to his head in what is considered one of the most violent displays WWE has ever allowed). Sadly his dedication to this style of bumping probably harmed him later in life (as neurologists eventually forced him to retire for fear of permanent brain damage).
** Considering that many other wrestlers have been forced to retire at a young age due to injuries, it's more of a wonder that Mick Foley managed to last as long as he did and still retain his mental faculties.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Foley's response to taunts from [[FatBastard Bubba the Love Sponge]] was a ''very real'' punch to the face. Considering that Foley is well-known for his charity work and being an overall NiceGuy, and Bubba is well-known for making racist remarks about Haitians [[DudeNotFunny immediately after the 2009 earthquake]], one can hardly blame him.
* FollowTheLeader: Since ''Have A Nice Day'' was released, almost every popular wrestler has a book out now. Many of which directly reference Foley's books or even have a foreword written by Foley.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Foley has some absolutely ''ridiculous'' bumps to his name, such as being thrown off the Wrestling/HellInACell in 1998 or the entirety of his "I Quit" match in 1999 against [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (where he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back and took over ten chairshots directly to his head in what is considered one of the most violent displays WWE has ever allowed). Sadly his dedication to this style of bumping probably harmed him later in life (as neurologists eventually forced him to retire for fear of permanent brain damage).
** Considering that many other wrestlers have been forced to retire at a young age due to injuries, it's more of a wonder that Mick Foley managed to last as long as he did and still retain his mental faculties.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Foley's response to taunts from [[FatBastard Bubba the Love Sponge]] was a ''very real'' punch to the face. Considering that Foley is well-known for his charity work and being an overall NiceGuy, and Bubba is well-known for making racist remarks about Haitians [[DudeNotFunny immediately after the 2009 earthquake]], one can hardly blame him.
* FollowTheLeader: Since ''Have A Nice Day'' was released, almost every popular wrestler has a book out now. Many of which directly reference Foley's books or even have a foreword written by Foley.
* OldShame:
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* CreatorBacklash: Mick is not especially fond of how his tag match with the Rock against Evolution at ''Wrestlemania XX'' turned out. This motivated his drive towards making sure his match with Randy Orton the next month could compensate, a match Foley considers to be the greatest he’s ever had.
* DoingItForTheArt: Foley has some absolutely ''ridiculous'' bumps to his name, such as being thrown off the Wrestling/HellInACell in 1998 or the entirety of his "I Quit" match in 1999 against [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (where he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back and took over ten chairshots directly to his head in what is considered one of the most violent displays WWE has ever allowed). Sadly his dedication to this style of bumping probably harmed him later in life (as neurologists eventually forced him to retire for fear of permanent brain damage).
** Considering that many other wrestlers have been forced to retire at a young age due to injuries, it's more of a wonder that Mick Foley managed to last as long as he did and still retain his mental faculties.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Foley's response to taunts from [[FatBastard Bubba the Love Sponge]] was a ''very real'' punch to the face. Considering that Foley is well-known for his charity work and being an overall NiceGuy, and Bubba is well-known for making racist remarks about Haitians [[DudeNotFunny immediately after the 2009 earthquake]], one can hardly blame him.
* FollowTheLeader: Since ''Have A Nice Day'' was released, almost every popular wrestler has a book out now. Many of which directly reference Foley's books or even have a foreword written by Foley.
* OldShame:
* DoingItForTheArt: Foley has some absolutely ''ridiculous'' bumps to his name, such as being thrown off the Wrestling/HellInACell in 1998 or the entirety of his "I Quit" match in 1999 against [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (where he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back and took over ten chairshots directly to his head in what is considered one of the most violent displays WWE has ever allowed). Sadly his dedication to this style of bumping probably harmed him later in life (as neurologists eventually forced him to retire for fear of permanent brain damage).
** Considering that many other wrestlers have been forced to retire at a young age due to injuries, it's more of a wonder that Mick Foley managed to last as long as he did and still retain his mental faculties.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Foley's response to taunts from [[FatBastard Bubba the Love Sponge]] was a ''very real'' punch to the face. Considering that Foley is well-known for his charity work and being an overall NiceGuy, and Bubba is well-known for making racist remarks about Haitians [[DudeNotFunny immediately after the 2009 earthquake]], one can hardly blame him.
* FollowTheLeader: Since ''Have A Nice Day'' was released, almost every popular wrestler has a book out now. Many of which directly reference Foley's books or even have a foreword written by Foley.
* OldShame:
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** Mick is not especially fond of how his tag match with the Rock against Evolution at ''Wrestlemania XX'' turned out. This motivated his drive towards making sure his match with Randy Orton the next month could compensate, a match Foley considers to be the greatest he’s ever had.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Foley's response to taunts from [[FatBastard Bubba the Love Sponge]] was a ''very real'' punch to the face. Considering that Foley is well-known for his charity work and being an overall NiceGuy, and Bubba is well-known for making racist remarks about Haitians [[DudeNotFunny immediately after the 2009 earthquake]], one can hardly blame him.
* FollowTheLeader: Since ''Have A Nice Day'' was released, almost every popular wrestler has a book out now. Many of which directly reference Foley's books or even have a foreword written by Foley.
* OnSetInjury: Foley has some absolutely ''ridiculous'' bumps to his name, such as being thrown off the Wrestling/HellInACell in 1998 or the entirety of his "I Quit" match in 1999 against [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (where he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back and took over ten chairshots directly to his head in what is considered one of the most violent displays WWE has ever allowed). Sadly his dedication to this style of bumping probably harmed him later in life (as neurologists eventually forced him to retire for fear of permanent brain damage). Considering that many other wrestlers have been forced to retire at a young age due to injuries, it's more of a wonder that Mick Foley managed to last as long as he did and still retain his mental faculties.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Foley's response to taunts from [[FatBastard Bubba the Love Sponge]] was a ''very real'' punch to the face. Considering that Foley is well-known for his charity work and being an overall NiceGuy, and Bubba is well-known for making racist remarks about Haitians [[DudeNotFunny immediately after the 2009 earthquake]], one can hardly blame him.
* FollowTheLeader: Since ''Have A Nice Day'' was released, almost every popular wrestler has a book out now. Many of which directly reference Foley's books or even have a foreword written by Foley.
* OnSetInjury: Foley has some absolutely ''ridiculous'' bumps to his name, such as being thrown off the Wrestling/HellInACell in 1998 or the entirety of his "I Quit" match in 1999 against [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (where he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back and took over ten chairshots directly to his head in what is considered one of the most violent displays WWE has ever allowed). Sadly his dedication to this style of bumping probably harmed him later in life (as neurologists eventually forced him to retire for fear of permanent brain damage). Considering that many other wrestlers have been forced to retire at a young age due to injuries, it's more of a wonder that Mick Foley managed to last as long as he did and still retain his mental faculties.
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* CreatorBacklash: Mick is not especially fond of how his tag match with the Rock against Evolution at ''Wrestlemania XX'' turned out. This motivated his drive towards making sure his match with Randy Orton the next month could compensate, a match Foley considers to be the greatest he’s ever had.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Mick is a professional, and even when he thinks something funny or silly is going on can keep it together...but one time, at a house show, he was unable to stop himself from laughing at the mental image of the gag he and the Rock had put together for their promo, resulting in him, Rock, Stone Cold and Kane standing in the ring giggling. The audience (perhaps surprisingly, perhaps not), loved it (Mick theorized that the fans really do like to see evidence that they're performers and coworkers who get along as opposed to believing them to be mortal enemies).
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** Foley acknowledges that his old Fire Chair stunt was "unbelievably stupid." The trick came very close to killing Terry Funk, after which Foley permanently removed it from his repertoire.
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** The original design for Mankind that was pitched to Foley by Vince was that he would be a man wearing a mask and chainmail armor under the name "Mason the Mutilator". Foley was into it, but he requested a different name, "Mankind", which thankfully Vince liked more. While the chainmail idea was gonna go through, it was dropped as they felt it could cause too much interference in the ring, and Foley suggested a more "battered modern wrestler" clothing look, leading to the Mankind outfit that would come to be.
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** The original design for Mankind that was pitched to Foley by Vince was that he would be a man wearing a mask and chainmail armor under the name "Mason the Mutilator". Foley was into it, but he requested a different name, "Mankind", which thankfully Vince liked more. While the chainmail idea was gonna go through, it was dropped as they felt it could cause too much interference in the ring, and Foley suggested a more "battered modern wrestler" clothing look, leading to the Mankind outfit that would come to be.be.
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** Possibly the biggest What Could Have Been moment of Mick's career was after the infamous 1999 ''Royal Rumble''(11 Rumble'' (11 unprotected chair shots to the head) match. The Rock by this point had just become a face, and Mick devised a method of going heel by getting The Rock to like him, then turning on him out of nowhere, using that match as an excuse to bring back Cactus Jack(the old, WCW/ECW style Cactus, not the slightly sanitized version that would show up in the WWF later). The Rock, however, was so new to working babyface that nerves completely shut down any of Foley's attempts, and when he heard that Foley's turn would be based on the ''Rumble'' match, he got so upset about it that Mick decided not to pursue the angle further.
