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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: 4 stars
Summary: Exxxxxxxcellent DVD.......
Review: ........considering Mick Foley is a one maybe two-dimensional stuntman.

Lots of the classic matches......SOME good interviews and vignettes included.

A must for any "Cardhore" wrestling fans!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Courtesy of 1wrestling.com
Review: According to the trailer, it will include over 5 hours of Foley matches. From clips on the DVD, WWF matches you will see at least in part include The Hell in the Cell with Foley vs. The Undertaker, Foley vs. Triple H at Royal Rumble 2000, Foley vs. Steve Austin from Over the Edge, Foley's WWF championship win over The Rock in Worcester, MA, and Foley vs. Funk from Raw is War.

WCW matches that are showcased in the trailer are the entire Cactus Jack vs. Vader series from 1993, Sting vs. Cactus Jack at WCW Beach Blast '92 and Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne vs. The Nasty Boys at WCW Spring Stampede 94.

The Foley DVD will also feature, for the first time on a WWE release since they purchased the assets of Extreme Championshp Wrestling, ECW footage of Cactus Jack vs. Sabu (matches from the ECW Arena in 6/94 and Hamburg, PA in 11/94), Foley's farewell match vs. Mikey Whipwreck from the Big Ass Extreme Bash, Cactus Jack & Whipwreck vs. The Public Enemy from 8/94, Cactus Jack vs. The Sandman in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Match from 6/95, and Terry Funk vs. Cactus Jack from ECW Hostile City Showdown '95.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mick is the one and only HARDCORE LEGEND
Review: after the sucess of the ric flair dvd the wwe have released a dvd dedicated to mick foley.
This dvd is great becasue it showcases his career in some of his greatest matches.
it truly is awsome.
The only thing that could of been better was a third disc with matches from 2000 onwards.Such as wrestlemania 2000 and his im pact today.
Overall bloody excellent dvd.Must have.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The life and times of Mrs. Foley's baby boy...
Review: Allow me to begin by saying that I am a hugh Mick Foley fan. If you get the Royal Rumble 2004 DVD and you see the Mick Foley chair, I'm doing my ommage to the Corporate Mankind with my shorthsleeved white shirt and tie two rows back. (Buy the Rumble 2004 DVD from Amazon as well.) (Shameless plug, isn't it.) But that doesn't have much to do with this DVD set.

I don't mind the matches they put on here. Everyone can say that they remember a different match that could be used instead of a match on the DVD. Personnally, I would like a little more coverage of the great fueds that Mick has had. Instead of one match with the Undertaker or the Rock or HHH, maybe the WWE should have increased it to a 3 or 4 DVD set and shown the great fueds. I would have liked to seen the buried alive match with the Undertaker as well as the Hell in the Cell. I would have liked to seen the Halftime Heat as well as the Raw match with the Rock. I would have liked to seen the Hell in the Cell as well as the Street Fight with HHH. Maybe a little could have been done with the first Hard Core Champion Mankind. (Those of us who were paying attention remember when Vince gave up Stone Cold's destroyed title belt to Mankind as the Hard Core Champion.) If wishes and buts were candies and nuts...

None of this really matters to this DVD set. It stands alone as a good compilation. And most importantly to me, Mick explains a little about each match, and all the matches were shown completely.

All in all, you can't please everybody, but this DVD does it's best to try. And it succeeds in accomplishing it's goal. It chronicals the career of "The" Hardcore Legend.

Buy this set.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Is there no limit to Mick Foley's madness?
Review: At first, it took me 3 tries before my player could actually play the DVD. It kept on reading 'UNABLE TO READ DISC' but the third time was the charm. The matches are good, Mick Foley's narration is top notch, and his EXCLUSIVE footage from his archives, not the companies, is great. How it is that he was able to get the footage from ECW in such excellent quality is beyond me. I guess you'd have to be a film major to know how it's done.

I've been a Foley fan ever since he brought back Cactus Jack in the WWF. I've collected every 'Best of Mick Foley' tape on the net and a few that were done by fans of the hardcore legend. I've even gotten the nerve to ask him if he would autograph a personalized Cactus Jack t-shirt, and he did.

I think this DVD is a must have for any hardcore wrestling fan, or anybody that just wants it cuz Foley's the main character.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: foley
Review: Cactus v vader - vader delivers real punches to the face of Cactus. It's a bad match.

Cactus/max payne V Nasty boys, this features unbelievable chair shots. Great match.

Cactus V Sabu - good match with Sabu doing dangerous moonsaults.

Cactus v chris candido - bad match

Cactus v Sandman - not their best match but one that you had to stare at...good match

Cactus/Raven V Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer - great match. A lot of weapons used. What Cactus does to Terry Funks arm is horrid.

Cactus V Mikey Whipreck - great match. They both took some big bumps.

Extras(matches)

Mick does commentary with the coach for the rematch with Sabu and against Sting. The commentary is funny. There's mickfoley's second career tag match with him teaming with Less Thortan v British Bulldogs. This is not a dud because it has some good wrestling moves

Disk 2.

V Shawn Michaels, 1996 - some hardcore wrestling and technical wrestling.

V HHH - A great short match.

V 53 year old Terry Funk - They were both killing each other in this with vile chair shots and piledrivers.

V Stone Cold - great match. The closeline is the best bit.

V Undertaker, Hell in a cell - This is why I bought the DVD. Unless you seen the 4 main highlights this is unpredictable. A stupid thing is there are videos of mick foleys entrance music on the options menu and it'll spoil what happens in this match. Mankind nearly killed himself and the people who thinks wrestling is fake should watch this.

V Rock, Raw is War, this is entertaining for a short match. Some funny stuff and the actors know how to keep a straight face and not laugth.

V Triple H - Another great match on this DVD. Features one of the best bumps of all time at the end of the match.

Where is that Kurt Angle DVD WWE.


Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mick is God
Review: Disc 1
WCW
Cactus Jack vs. Vader
-Very good match and very brutal. Man Vader dosen't punching Mick's nose and breaks it.
Winner:Cactus Jack
9/10
Chicago Street Fight
Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne vs. (WCW Tag Team Champions) Nasty Boys
-Now this is a hardcore match and it's even in my hometown. Disapointing ending
Winners:Nasty Boys
10/10
SMW
Cactus Jack vs. Chris Candido
-fairly good match.
Winner:I forgot sorry!
6.5/10
ECW
Cactus Jack vs. Sabu
-good hardcore action, but slow.

Winner:Cactus Jack
7/10
Texas Death Match
Cactus Jack vs. The Sandman
-oh man this is a very good hardcore match. That Sandman would not stay down.
Winner:Cactus Jack
9/10
Cactus Jack & Raven vs. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer
-very brutal hardcore match. I loved it.
Winner:Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer
10/10
Cactus Jack vs. Mikey Whipwreck
-this was Mick's last match in ECW so this match was important to him.
Winner:Cactus Jack
8/10

Disc 2
WWF
WWF Title
Mankind vs. Shawn Michaels

-this was suppose to be a normal match but became a hardcore match, but who cares, it was awesome
Winner:Shawn Michaels
9.5/10
Street Fight
Cactus Jack vs. HHH
-this was the return of Cactus and very hardcore
Winner:Cactus Jack
10/10
No Holds Barred
Mick Foley vs. Terry Funk
-awesome hardcore action
Winner:Mick Foley
10/10
WWF Title
Dude Love vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin(Champion)
-Austin got ... whipped but fairly good.
Winner:Stone Cold Steve Austin
7/10
Hell In A Cell

Mankind vs. The Undertaker
-oh my god, this match made Foley so famous after he was tossed of the cell through the spanish annouch table.
Winner:The Undertaker
11/10
WWF Title
Mankind vs. The Rock(champion)
-finally Foley won the title
Winner:Mankind
8.5/10
Street Fight
WWF Title
Cactus Jack vs. Triple H(champion)
-wow, this has to be the best match Foley wrestled as Cactus Jack. The first time barred wire was used in a match.
Winner:Triple H
11/10

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: amazing dvd!!!
Review: double disques incroyable regroupant les combats mythiques de foley.les bonus sont superbes et esperons que cette édition incitera wwe à éditer d'autres grandes stars tel que Goldberg,Bret hart,Macho man,ultimate warrior,sting etc.a ne pas rater.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A very good DVD
Review: First off, I am a huge Mick Foley mark, so take my opinion for what it is worth. This DVD is a must-have for any Mick Foley fan. It is a steal at its low price, and well worth the money. Those of you who buy this DVD looking for great technical matches will probably be disappointed, for Foley was never really that type of wrestler. However, if you are looking for some truly hardcore matches with plenty of spots that will make you rewind the DVD to view them again, this is the DVD for you.
Perhaps the most compelling thing about this DVD is the abuse that Mick puts his body through. On this DVD alone, Mick takes dozens and dozens of hard bumps onto solid concrete and then gets up and continues the match as though it was nothing. Watching him wrestle, it is easy to underestimate how much alot of what he does really hurts. A casual WWE fan probably won't be able to understand the hype behind Mick Foley, but those who understand the build-up of a great match will be amazed by the little things that Foley does to make both the match and his opponent look better. Heck, Foley had alot to do with getting the Rock over as an effective heel during the late nineties, as well as HHH. Foley, by putting his body through extreme pain, was able to make both of these superstars look far more vicious and heel-like than they ever had before.
All the matches on this DVD are outstanding. The only exception to this is the Cactus Jack vs. Sandman match, which I believe was included on this DVD to show you how Foley is able to carry a match with an opponent who is basically contributing nothing to the match. The Sandman was knocked stupid very early on in this match, and could hardly stand. He clearly had no idea what was going on for the rest of the match. However, Foley was able to save the match by carefully directing the flow of the match, and makes the match halfway watchable, instead of the total disaster that it could have been. The only reason I give this DVD four stars instead of five is that there are plenty of other Foley moments that could have been included. Cactus Jack vs. Terry Funk in Japan would have been great to include on this DVD, as many non-Japanese fans haven't seen this match before, and it is hands down the bloodiest match I have ever seen, period. I'm not sure if WWE has the rights to that tape, however. Regardless, Foley/HHH Hell in a Cell should definently have been included in this set, as well as Mankind vs. The Rock, I-Quit match, if for no other reason than the brutal chairshots that Foley takes while handcuffed. I would also have liked to see more of Foley's promo's and interviews, as I think Foley is one of the greatest promo guys ever, possibly second only to Ric Flair. The match with Vader where Foley lost his ear should also have been included on this set. Finally, an interview with Foley about the transition from WWE Superstar to two-time best-selling author would have been nice. Even still, the DVD is by far worth the money it costs, and is a must buy. It isn't perfect, but it's darn close.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A touch of overkill on a few matches, but a great set.
Review: First things first: If you're a big wrestling fan who buys a lot of wrestling DVDs, this might be a tough purchase to justify. After all, the Shawn Michaels/Mankind match is on both the Mick Foley: Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops and the From The Vault Shawn Michaels DVD, as well as being on this. The Street Fight from Royal Rumble 2000 is already avalible on the Triple H The Game DVD, and almost all of the ECW matches are on The Best of Cactus Jack in ECW Pioneer DVD.

So, if you already own all of that, it's a tougher to justify purchase. If you don't have any of those, buy this. Now.

Unlike the ECW DVD, there are actually some really good matches in this, not just his legendary promo work. However, the Cane Dewey promo, which was oddly missing from the Pioneer disc, is on this. It also has the highly influential Steve Austin match from Over the Edge 98, which might seem a little tame now, but was truly revolutionary at the time. Ditto the Cactus Jack/Max Payne vs. The Nasty Boys Chigaco Street Fight from Spring Stampedee 94.

There is more than enough here to justify a purchase at the right price even if you do own all of the DVDs I mentioned earlier. It's just not quite a slam dunk like it is if you don't have them.


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