10 Impossible Wrestling Teases That Almost Happened

10. Dean Ambrose VS Mick Foley

He might not have been the most technically gifted, but Foley's heart and willingness to sacrifice his body for entertainment inspired a great number of talents.

Coming up through the ranks of FCW, before he donned the body armour of The Shield, was the young Dean Ambrose. A violent, psychotic character with little regard for his own safety, if Foley was to put one last guy over, then Ambrose seemed perfect. At WrestleMania weekend in 2012, the two got into a tense war of words that was filmed on a cell-phone to blur the lines of reality and WWE’s sanitised product.

Due to a misunderstanding and some undelivered answering machine calls, the feud almost fell apart early as Ambrose launched into tirades on Twitter that stepped over the line of comfort for Mick. Foley even called the WWE to declare he was pulling out of the angle before the two had a chance to clear the air and re-energise.

Foley got right back into the mindset for it and, ahead of their planned SummerSlam bout, went through WWE’s physical checks. Ultimately, Foley’s beaten up body failed the impact test and he had to hang up his working boots for good.

Whilst Ambrose found success later that year debuting with The Shield, the potential of the Lunatic Fringe retiring Foley will always haunt wrestling fans.