10 Times Wrestlers Ignored All Advice

2. Mick Foley

Mankind Undertaker King Of The Ring 1998
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The commentary call Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler made when Mick Foley came hurtling towards the announce table off Hell In A Cell at King Of The Ring 1998 will live forever. Lines like, "With God as my witness, he's broken in half" and, "That's it, he's dead" are timeless.

Bruce Prichard wanted the drama to stop there.

Via his 'Something To Wrestle With' podcast, Prichard said that he couldn't believe it when Foley told him he wanted to go on top of the cage twice in the same match. Keep in mind this had never been done before (he and The Undertaker were working only the third HIAC encounter) and you might begin to understand why the producer was left totally baffled.

Bruce thought going back up top would spoil the lasting image of the first bump. He believed that original announce desk fall should be the finish, not the beginning. Mick couldn't care less what anybody else thought, because he was determined to make the match memorable.

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