The Many Faces Of Mick Foley Ranked - From Worst To Best
4. The Legend Maker
Foley had a brief run in 2004 that could feasibly be regarded as one of the best of his career, even if it revolved around a single feud. The Hardcore Legend returned proper at the 2004 Royal Rumble, eliminating Randy Orton and himself with a trademark Cactus Clothesline, weeks after Orton had spit in his face and branded him a phoney.
This lead to Foley's first WWE matches for four years, but the man himself has stated that his iconic bout with Orton at Backlash was the best of his career. He isn't wrong, in truth. All three classic Faces of Foley had been established at this point, and whilst it was Cactus Jack that was RKO'd onto a barbed wire baseball bat it was clearly Mick Foley through and through.
In truth, this should have been the end of Mick Foley's in-ring career. As it is, he was completely selfless and helped launched The Legend Killer into the stratosphere.