When dozens of ECW fans threw their chairs into the ring at Hardcore Heaven of 1994, its of little surprise that Mick Foley was one of the instigating parties. Competing alongside Terry Funk as Cactus Jack, Foley and his partner called to the audience for a steel chair in order to finish off their fallen opponents. The Philadelphia crowd got a little carried away though, and proceeded to hurl a hefty chunk of the arenas furnishings into the squared circle. Wrestlers, announcers and commentators alike looked on in disbelief, utterly powerless to a stunning show of people power that would have done John Laurinaitis proud. It may not have been Foley himself loading the ring with weapons, but you can bet your bottom dollar that it was his hardcore style that influenced the audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgefT5_t62A This piece of footage has since become one of the most famous clips in the world of hardcore wrestling, and Foley was certainly at least partly responsible for that.
