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WWE - Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses: A Life in Wrestling

WWE - Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses: A Life in Wrestling

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the greatest of all time.
Review: Now i will admit Mick Foley is not the best technically sound wrestler, but the heart and courage this man put in his matches were amazing. From his days as Cactus Jack, to the bizzare Mankind, and to the goofy Dude Love, Mick Foley gave it his all and as a fan of the wwe I would like to thank Mick Foley. BANG BANG!

List of Matches.
1)vs. Big Van Vader
Ok but very slow.6/10

2)Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne vs. The Nasty Boys
Alright, not a big fan of wcw though.4/10

3)vs. Sabu
High flying sabu was great, but not very hardcore.7/10

4)vs. Chris Candido
Just skip.2/10

5)Cactus Jack & Raven vs. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer
Very hardcore, and everything was used to hit each other with.10/10

6)vs. Mikey Whipwreck
Great, ECW was awesome,and Mikey Whipwreck did a great moonsault.8/10

7) vs. Shawn Micheals
Good match that solidified HBK as whatever kind of wrestler he wanted to be. Mick was great and put a good effort into. 7/10

8)vs.Hunter Hearst Helmsley (HHH)

good falls count anywhere match,not as good as the royal rumble, but still a great RAW match up.9/10

9)vs. Terry Funk
Great hardcore match from two hardcore legends. Mick was sadistic in this one and Terry Funk proved that he could still go with the best of them. 8.5/10

10)vs.Stone Cold
Did like the match changing every time Stone Cold got the advantage. Stone Cold fought through all of it and came out on top. 7/10
11)Hell in a Cell vs. UnderTaker
Most of you already knows what happens in this match,but Mick shows alot of heart in this one. 10/10

12)vs. The Rock
Not their greatest match,rather would have wanted to see the Royal Rumble 99 match.But this one was also good . 8/10

13)street fight vs. HHH
Amazing!!!! A great effort by both men, and Mick was crazy in this one. This match showed what triple h was made of and why he is called "the Game". Mick took some extreme bumps and took everything HHH could give, but a pedigree on some thumbtacks took Mick Foley out. 50/10

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: mick foley's greatest hits & misses review
Review: Once there was a great wrestler by the name of Mick Foley (Cactus Jack, Mankind, Dude Love). A guy who was willing to put his body and sometimes life on the line just to entertain the fans who paid their money to see him wrestle. He's a hardcore legend and has so many severe injuries, he was probably the toughest wrestler alive back then judging from this (i wasn't watching it then). Here's a compilation of his best matches from WCW, ECW, SMW (Smoky Mountain Wrestling), and the WWE.

Disc one

1 Cactus Jack vs Big Van Vader (WCW Saturday Night 4-17-93) - A very brutal match. To those of you who think wrestling is all fake, take a look at this. Vader delivers real punches to the nose of foley and breaks his nose. Great performance by cactus jack 7/10.

2 Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne vs The Nasty Boys (WCW Spring Stampede - Chicago Street Fight 4-17-94) - One of my favorite matches. A great fight all over the place. Total destruction of every object 10/10.

3 Cactus Jack vs Sabu (ECW Hostile City Showdown 6-24-94) - Boring. Bad video quality. This was Cactus Jack's ECW debut 6/10.

4 Cactus Jack vs Chris Candido (Smoky Mountain Wrestling 11-18-94) - Many people don't like this match. I thought it was pretty good 8/10.

5 Cactus Jack vs The Sandman (ECW - Texas Death Match 2-4-95) - Very boring match. Sandman takes tremendous chair shots to the head though 4/10.

6 Cactus Jack & Raven vs Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer (ECW November 2 Remember 11-18-95) - Very bloody and brutal. At least it wasn't too long. But Cactus just cuts Terry Funk's arm with some sharp thing and it's just horrible. I just can't watch that thing. Still not a bad match though 6/10.

7 Cactus Jack vs Mikey Whipwreck (ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 3-9-96) - Cactus Jack's last ECW match. And a really good one 8/10.

Extras include 3 bonus matches on disc 1

1 Cactus Jack vs Sting (WCW Beach Blast - Falls Count Anywhere/No DQ 6-20-92) - I don't understand why this wasn't in the main matches. A great match 9/10.

2 Cactus Jack vs Sabu (ECW 9-30-94) - A good match. They brawl all over the place 7/10.

3 "Jack" Foley & Les Thornton vs The British Bulldogs (WWE 9-13-86) - Features a 21 year old Foley. Good match 7/10.

Disc 2

1 Mankind vs Shawn Michaels (WWE In Your House:Mind Games - WWE Championship 9-22-96) - A great match. One of HBK's and Foley's best matches. Has everything you need. Hardcore, Mat wrestling, Brawling. It's almost 10/10.

2 Cactus Jack vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley (Triple H) (WWE Raw is War - Falls Count Anywhere/No DQ 9-22-97) - Great quick match. Nice piledriver through a table 9/10.

3 Mick Foley vs Terry Funk (WWE Raw is War - Falls Count Anywhere/No DQ 5-4-98) - A good match. Happens pretty much the same stuff as in the match above. But I liked it 8/10.

4 Dude Love vs Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE Over The Edge - Falls Count Anywhere/No DQ - WWE Championship 5-31-98) - A very good match. Vince McMahon is the referee here 8/10.

5 Mankind vs Undertaker (WWE King Of The Ring - Hell In A Cell 6-28-98) - A great match. The most famous probably. Foley can fly. Man this guy has more guts than anyone 10/10.

6 Mankind vs The Rock (WWE Raw is War - No DQ - WWE Championship 1-4-99) - Finally Foley wins the wwe title. Not the best match but still good 8/10.

7 Cactus Jack vs Triple H (WWE Royal Rumble - Street Fight - WWE Championship - 1-23-00) - Another great match. One of Triple H's best. Both take some huge bumps. You gotta give credit to Triple H. He lost so much blood here and still pedigreed Cactus on tacks. A great match 10/10.

Buy this if you're a wrestling/mick foley fan. One of the best WWE dvd's I have.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Why Mick Why?
Review: Once upon a time this DVD was worth buying. Instead, our buddy Mick Foley has disrespected wrestling fans misleading us to thinking this is a DVD paying tribute to Mick's entire career but instead its just prefabricated lies esp. the last years of Foley's career.

What Foley and the WWE forget to show you is how Triple H booked himself to humiliate Foley left and right til he buried him outt of the WWE. You'd think Foley ended his career in shame but nothing compared to what Triple H has done the past 6 months.

What this DVD fails to show is a representation of failure in one's career... what foley did in the WWE this year was a disgrace tot he sport. He continued to let Triple H book him into losing matches not against triple H...(...). Not only did Orton constantly humiliate Foley time after time but constantly defeated him in wrestling matches. Foley didn't have one single victory against this overrated star.

Foley's career ended in a waste and he can thank Triple H for bullyhing him in the booking dept.

Vince McMahon said it best after Orton beat up Foley backstage...

HELP HELP HELP, I need a janitor! Yep, foley is worthy of being a janitor these days.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: mick foleys hits/ misses
Review: review for mick foleys hits and misses


disc 1 wcw/ecw days

cactus jack vs big van vader

ok match the acting is unbeliavable though they really punch each other u can actually see cactus jacks nose break.
3/5


cactus jack & maxx payne vs the nasty boys

good match goes all over the arena maxx payne gets thrown through a souvenier stand and when cactus gets hit with a shovel in the face it looks so real.
4/5


cactus vs sabu

good match sabu is really quick and does a lot of great moonasaults. this was a very anticipated match people thought that some one was actually gonna die
3/5


cactus vs chris candido

bad match hardly even worth watching exept if u want to see what smokey mountain wrestling is.
1.5/5


cactus vs the sandman texas death match

not that great of a match sandman actually gets knocked out. sand man gets ddted so many times on the concrete floor and keeps getting up again and again cactus gets very frusterated.
2.5/5


cactus & raven vs terry funk and & tommy dreamer

fantastic match they us everything imaginable like a golf club a shopping cart a vcr pool stick and a whole lot of other stuff.its naty to see when cactus is cutting terry funk with scissors HE IS REALLY CUTTING HIM its nasty.
5/5


cactus vs mikey whipreck

this is cactus jacks last ecw match good match with mikey whripreck doing a crazy flip off the top rope into the audience on cactus. cactuses speech at the end of this match is great also.
4/5 just cause its cactuses last ecw match

the extras on this disc are alot of promos and 3 matches cactus jack vs sting with commentary the rematch of cactus vs sabu and a really old tag match with 'jack foley'& less thorton vs the british bull dogs micks wwe debut match.


2nd disc wwe/wwf days

mankind vs shawn michaels

great match mankind (mick foley) is crazy he stabs him self with a pen in this match. great spots when mankind get his head stuck between the ropes when mankind and shawn michaels crash through the table, when they use the casket and the vandamater at the end. also undertaker maxx payne and vader interfere in this match
5/5


cactus vs hunter hearst helmsley fall count any where match

good match with the return of cactus jack good promo in the beginning also. great spot when mick foley does a pile driver to hhh ( hunter hearst helmsley) on the table they also go to the back and smash each other through the souvenier tables. its a pretty quick match though.
4/5



mick foley vs terry funk

very good match they go in the back a lot and pull off some crazy moves. terry funk pulls off a crazy moonasault from the entrence ways. steve austin is at ring side being a announcer hes very funny in this match.
4.8/5


dude love (mick foley) vs steve austin

good match with steve austin using his bear as a weapon and them using the car propts.
4.5/5


Mankind vs the undertaker hell in a cell

best match on the dvds incredible bumps by mick foley when he gets thrown off the top of the cell through the announcers table, when he gets chokeslamed through the top of the cell and when he gets chokeslammed on thumb tacks. if u look hard enough u can see micks tooth that ripped through his skin into his nose eww.
5/5

mankind vs the rock

good match its kind of a quick match almost every one from the locker room is out there it should of been a lumber jack match.Great spot when manking gets rock bottomed through the announcers table.
4.2/5


cactus jack vs hhh street fight

fantastic match alot of great spots u even get to see the rock interfere for like one second.
4.9/5


there are also some extras on this dvd like some promos, the birth of mr socko and al snow and mickfoley take a trip to vegas really funny.


i reccomend this dvd highly if ure a true fan of wrestling and mick foley or dude love or cactus jack or mankind lol.



Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Foley! Foley! Foley!
Review: Since I'd only started watching wrestling during the late Attitude era, I didn't really know much about Mick Foley's career before he donned the leather mask and sock puppet. When his first book ("Have a Nice Day!") came out, I picked it up like a good Mankind fan, and discovered how inspirational and strangely gentle this in-ring psycho was. From getting his arm nearly blown off in Japan to going to theme parks with his kids, Foley turned out to be one hell of a role model.

Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses is a good tribute to his legend. Although Foley himself admits that some of the matches included on the DVD aren't the best (see his bout with Sandman, or his first televised match with the British Bulldogs), they all show the Hardcore Legend doing what he does best: getting the living crap kicked out of him in as entertaining a way as possible. In fact, throughout the entire DVD, Foley only wins a handful of the matches shown.

But truthfully, for me, the main selling point of the DVD was the collection of Foley promos. Having never heard the "Cane Dewey" promo or Mick's first Mankind vignettes before this DVD, I couldn't help but be impressed. In all honesty, they could have devoted the entire DVD to a collection of Mick Foley promos, and I would have been perfectly happy. "Cane Dewey," for those (like me) that haven't seen it before...wow. Unfortunately, Mankind's interview with Jim Ross is severely cut down (only the last part is included on the DVD), and none of Mick's later mic sessions (besides a brief skit with Kurt Angle) are shown. I really wouldn't have complained about losing the Vader match in return for the Cactus Jack/Triple H buildup to the Royal Rumble street fight.

As far as the matches go, simple brutality is the name of the game. The Hell in the Cell with Undertaker is included, as is the Street Fight with Captain Trips. Also shown is a great tag ECW tag match between Cactus Jack/Raven and Terry Funk/Tommy Dreamer, Mankind vs. Shawn Michaels, a great Foley/Candido match, and a suprisingly good bout between Mick and Maxx Payne and the Nasty Boys (table suplex!). Unfortunately, on the flip side we have the almost depressingly boring Vader/Cactus Jack brawl (partially due to the simply pitiful commentary), which is, at least, the first match on the DVD. Also, I was somewhat disappointed that none of Foley's Japanese Deathmatches were included, or (a nitpick probably shared by no one) the Dude Love/Owen Hart brawl in which the two men savagely beat eachother with bags of popcorn. Not exactly Ric Flair/Steamboat, but classic nonetheless.

All in all, while the quality of the included matches isn't up to the standards set by Ric Flair's DVD, and more promos and interviews would have been appreciated, Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses is still an excellent collection and a tribute to a great human being. For the Foley Fan who already has Mick's two autobiographies and a copy of Tietam Brown, this is for you. For the Scott Keiths out there hoping for a package of ***** matches, well, look elsewhere.

Have a nice day!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mick truely is a legend
Review: The WWE have finally releaded a DVD with everything you could possibly want on it. Hardcore wrestling was pervected by mick thou he was not the one to start hardcore he just helped to make it mainstream. Being that ime a fan of hardcore wrestling doesnt mean its my choice of wrestling viewing most of the time ide much rather watch a proper match like Chris Benoit(Pegasis Kid) versus Eddy guerrero (Black Tiger) or Jushin Lyger versus Silver King but then I would rather watch some guy jump of a 30 foot balcony through 10 tables then watch another Los Guerreos versus The self proclaimed worlds greatest tag team match. You should buy this DVD now if you are a fan of Mick or if you have not seen much of his work and would like to. No point in putting the matches down seen as other reviewers have already dont that ide just thought ide give you my opinion on Mick Foley

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Just short of Perfection!
Review: Theer's a few matches from Foley's pre-WWF days that were sacrificed for more of his WWF work. But overall the match selection and video quality is great. Along with Foley's insight of the matches and events leading up to them, this is a great DVD.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good DVD, Except for one Thing
Review: This a good dvd that covers his WCW, ECW, SMW, and WWE days. The only problem that I see with the DVD is the Mick Foley matches from 1998-2000. Which is part of the WWF Attitude era. The WWF logo is smugged out on everything you can think of: Turnbuckles, banners, ring apprains, t-shirts etc... This is pretty annoying and I don't care how diehard of a fan you are because it is an eye sore. I have to tell like it is just like Jesse Ventura. If I was Vince, I would resolve the problem right away with the World Wildlife Foundation because if not fans are just going to buy WWE bootleg dvd's. Which will hurt the company's bottomline. I just don't see people paying $20 to $30 for this shotty production everytime. "Monday Night Wars" and Kurt Angle are the next future WWE DVD releases. I tell you people something, I'm sorry to say this but I'm not that excited it about it. I hope my review helps.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A perfect companion to "Have A Nice Day" and "Foley Is Good"
Review: This collection features not only some of the greatest Mick Foley matches of all time, but also some of the greatest moments in all of wrestling.

Much like Ric Flair did on his DVD, Foley introduces the matches with an almost "shoot" like quality. He is rather candid on his thoughts ranging from his real life issues with Vince McMahon (which culminated in Foley taking a nineteen month hiatus from the WWE) to his nearly quitting professional wrestling over his accidentally setting Terry Funk on fire in a wrestling stunt gone awry (perhaps thankfully, that footage is NOT included on this set).

While not featuring as many five-star classics as "The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection", this set, nevertheless, serves as a reminder of one man's dedication to the sport of wrestling and the oft-times disturbing sacrifices he has made along the way.

This set acts as a perfect companion to Foley's biographies, "Have A Nice Day" and "Foley Is Good". Readers of these two books will instantly recount various chapters as they watch Foley's ancedotes play themselves out.

The reason I am only giving "Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses: A Life In Wrestling" a near sacreligious four star rating is because of the questionable decision to include (and exclude) a few select matches.

One can almost sense the disdain in Mick's voice as he makes it a point to mention how NOT all of the matches in this collection were hand-picked by him. Case in point, the Texas Death match against the Sandman from ECW. Unfortunately, the first disc is slightly blemished by the inclusion of this match which disrupts the flow of an otherwise great series of matches. Foley does not hide the fact that said match is extremely bad (he refers to it as a "train wreck"). Then again, it is a Sandman match, so what can you expect really? Still, I would have much rather WWE include footage of FMW's 1995 King of the Death Match Tournament, since footage of it has been used on WWE TV in the past. The absence of the 1999 Royal Rumble match and Halftime Heat, both against The Rock, are also noteworthy. The exclusion of the former is especially striking since it is referenced later on in the Cactus Jack/HHH match from the 2000 Royal Rumble.

Rare interviews and promos such as the now-famous "Cane Dewey" and the "Cactus spits on WCW tag belt" promos *almost* more than makes up for the lack of a few important matches.

Also, look for Foley's second official match (footage of the first official match doesn't exist according to him)as a VERY svelte Foley and Les Thorntan battle the British Bulldogs from a 1986 episode of "WWF Superstars"

Whereas "The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection" regaled old school wrestling fans with its look at the history of modern professional wrestling, "Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses: A Life In Wrestling" appeals to newer fans who are most familar with Foley's stints on WWE TV. Buy this DVD and bare witness to the rise of one of the most memorable wrestling personalities ever.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mick Foley... Hardcore Legend
Review: This DVD highlighting Mick Foley's career from WCW to ECW to Smoky Mountain to WWE is a real thriller. All of the clips are uncut, and every single drop of blood is still intact. This includes his most famous matches (King of the Ring 1998, vs. Undertaker), his most famous promos/interviews ("Anti-Hardcore Promo, ECW), along with his more humorous bits (Mick and Al Snow lost in Las Vegas). If you are a WWE fan, an old-school WCW/ECW fan, or especially a Mick Foley fan, I strongly recommend you pick this double-disc set up. It's a real steal at it's Amazon price.


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