20 Most Iconic WWE Wrestlers Of All Time

16. Mick Foley

Whereas Daniel Bryan has an everyman quality that fans can easily connect with, so too does Mick Foley. Sure, we've seen him pull his own hair out, wear torture-style masks, rock uncomfortably back and forth, talk up his love of violence, show an affinity for barbwire, and get thrown off the top of a cell... but still, Mick Foley has the ability to connect with every fan in any arena he's ever performed in. Foley is an icon of the Attitude Era, being one the tops stars of the hottest time in professional wrestling. He was the lovable loser with a penchant for violence that fans couldn't help but root for. He was no pretty boy, he was no 6'10" monster, he was no shredded Adonis of a man, but he could (and regularly would) take a hell of a beating, wearing his bumps, bruises and broken bones as a badge of honour after blowing people's minds with the wince-inducing bumps he'd take. And when it came down to it, we all knew that, despite whatever we saw on screen, Mick Foley was a genuinely nice guy with a heart of gold. In a world of egos, politics and backstabbing, Foley is and was the kind of guy who you just want to cheer for.
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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.