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Mankind vs. The Undertaker was a professional wrestling match between Mankind (Mick Foley) and The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) of the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and took place inside a Hell in a Cell, a 16-foot (4.9 m) high steel cage structure with a roof.
Michael Francis Foley [16] [4] was born in Bloomington, Indiana, [16] on June 7, 1965. [4] [16] He is of Irish descent, [17] and has an older brother named John.Shortly after his birth, he moved with his family to the Long Island town of East Setauket, about 40 miles east of New York City, where he attended Ward Melville High School.
In reality, Mick Foley had needed knee surgery due to injuries suffered months earlier at Survivor Series [6] and St. Valentine's Day Massacre. [7] He would be unable to wrestle until August 1999. The following week, Mr. McMahon revealed himself as the "higher power" which The Undertaker had been taking orders from the entire time he was in ...
Mick Foley, who wrestled as "Mankind" in 1998, was the first Hardcore Champion. The WWE Hardcore Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested for in the United States–based World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promotion, formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) before May 2002.
The '99 Rumble match is definitely acquired taste, and if you weren’t a fan of the period, you will probably think it sucks. It's dated as hell and is a microcosm of the Attitude Era, but I loved the Rumble match itself warts and all and that's mostly what the rating is for (the Rumble and Rock-Foley). Your mileage will totally vary".
The 2008 Royal Rumble was the 21st annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions.
On the October 22 episode of Sunday Night Heat, the Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Guerrero could not wrestle on the pay-per-view, due to injury and pitted Mr. Ass and Chyna against Richards and Venis later that night at No Mercy. [5] At Unforgiven, Chris Jericho defeated X-Pac. [7]
Soon after, at #16, Mick Foley returned to the ring in his Mankind gimmick, returning the favor by eliminating Chainsaw Charlie, while Ken Shamrock and Maivia resumed their feud from earlier. Jarrett officially came out at #18 and was soon joined in the ring by Owen Hart, who ran out from the back and eliminated Jarrett.