10 Wrestlers Who Literally Destroyed The Ring

3. Cactus Jack

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As one of the most selfless performers in wrestling history, Mick Foley regularly sacrificed his long-term health for the purpose of telling a good story. He was at the heart of some of the Attitude Era’s most death-defying spots, and while his Hell In A Cell bout with The Undertaker remains his most iconic, his No Way Out 2000 contest with Triple H was a better match, and produced some serious ring destruction.

With his career on the line, Foley, working as Cactus Jack, put Triple H through a brutal, bloody onslaught. The match made its way to the top of the cell (because of course it did), but Cactus was reversed as he tried to drop Hunter on a flaming 2x4, which not only sent him tumbling through the roof, but the ring itself.

Foley is both the bravest man in the world and a complete lunatic for agreeing to such a spot after almost killing himself against ‘Taker, but it went over huge. Cactus was finished, and ‘The Game’ immediately became WWE’s top heel. An iconic moment from one of the best matches of either man’s career, and a startling reminder of the sacrifices Foley made for the business.

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