15 Things We Learned From Dark Side Of The Ring: Mick Foley's Hell In A Cell

Never underestimate the power of the old adage: 'Fake it till you make it'. Mick used that to great effect when trying to sell both Vince McMahon and Undertaker on kicking the HIAC match off on top of the cage. When Vince asked if Foley had ever been on top of the thing, Mick bluffed and said he'd been up there walking around before. It was "fine". The truth was very, very different.

Foley had never been on top of the Cell. It's actually a slight shock that McMahon believed something so silly. The Hell In A Cell structure had only been used once, so when would Mick even have had the chance to just casually take an afternoon stroll next to the arena lighting rig?! Regardless, Mick must've put in an award winning acting performance, because both Vince and 'Taker bought what he was selling.

Then, crunch time. Come the match itself, Foley awkwardly clambered on top of the cage and admits he was bloody "terrified" when he got up there. By his own admission, the-then Mankind "isn't good with heights". He'd never been this high up for any of his previous bumps, obviously. That was a little lie told when pitching the match layout so it'd be completely unique next to the original one starring that ultra-talented and handsome git Shawn Michaels.

During 'Dark Side', Mick admitted something else: He legit thought about climbing back down during The Undertaker's entrance, and he was racking his brains to think of a way to do that “gracefully, without ruining [his] career”. Foley knew fine well it'd look cowardly if the lights came back on and he was inside the ring, so the WWE legend stayed put.

It's probably just as well the bottom half of his ring gear was brown, eh?