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2. Mick Foley Throws It To The Ground
"Mick Foley Throws It To The Ground" sure sounds like the title of an entry about Cactus Jack getting in all sorts of bother for disgracing a belt, doesn't it?
Foley maintained his intent was missed, but the spit he also aimed square at the gold wasn't so...
It all came up, as it were, when Jack went to Extreme Championship Wrestling for a independent wrestling hardcore dream match with Sabu. An amicable talent trade turned a little less so when it became apparent just how suited to the surrounds Cactus was.
Everything from his look to the style and energy of his matches and indeed his character's propensity for danger seemed to jive better with the grubby bingo hall in Philadelphia rather than the glossy and ever-changing face of World Championship Wrestling.
Feeling as though he'd disgraced himself against the 'The Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death–Defying Maniac', he made the point that losing his pride there was worth more than any belt. The phlegm-soaked strap hit the deck, as did Foley's WCW prospects. For the duration of his ECW tenure and especially after arriving in WWE by 1996, he didn't appear particularly devastated with his decision.