10 Spontaneous Wrestling Decisions That Became Famous

When a grown man elicits mass cheers for pulling a dirty sweat sock from his nether regions, there's an argument to made that anything can get over in pro wrestling. It's fair to say that Mick Foley's natural charisma and likeability greatly helped his cause when it came to such an act, but it's still an incredible feat.

Since the debut of his Mankind character, Foley had been using the Mandible Claw as one of his main finishing holds. The general idea was that he would painfully insert fingers into an opponent's mouth, causing a a paradoxical feeling of agony and paralysis. It was a scary move, so naturally Mick elected to start wearing a sock on his hand whilst doing it.

As Mankind became more and more endearing to fans, Foley decided to draw a face on a sock and store it in his tights. Then, when about to perform the Claw, he could pull it out to a huge response. It was a wacky idea, one which surprised the likes of Steve Austin when it became a genuine success.