10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Aug 3)

9. Being Remembered For HIAC Used To Bother Mick Foley

The Undertaker Mankind
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At a recent fan convention, cage-diving, concrete-bump-taking legend Mick Foley revealed that he wasn't always so fond of his historic Hell In A Cell match against The Undertaker at King Of The Ring 1998. In fact, being remembered solely for spots like his announce table bump or fall through the Cell roof used to bother Mick.

He hated that people only recalled those two bumps.

Over time, Mick's outlook on fan sentiment softened, and he realised that it wasn't cool to judge anyone for wanting to talk at length about that fateful night. When younger fans (some of whom hadn't been born when the match took place) approached him with questions, Foley regretted being so hard-headed before.

Suddenly, he had a new found appreciation for the spots and recognised he was lucky to have such a wild story to tell. At the same time, Mick still believes his Boiler Room Brawl match against 'Taker at SummerSlam 1996 is totally overlooked by comparison.

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