Rating: 
Summary: One of the best
Review: I like the fact that this DVD contains matches from his ECW/WCW years as well as the WWE ones. On the 1st disc, the best marches are the match against Vader and his last ECW match. However, the best match on the entire set is definately "Hell in a Cell", with my second favorite being the matches against Triple H (not because Triple H is my favorite wrestler, but because of the way Dude Love, Cactus Jack, and Mankind are used on the same screen and because I love matches that end backstage). Mick Foley is not just a great wrestler, but a tremendous human being...Here is a quote from Barry J. Blaustein in "Beyond the Mat":
"Mick's behavior coulb be explained if he were crazy, but of all the wrestlers I met, Mick was the most normal, and the one I had the most in common with."What ultimately makes the set so great is actually Foley's humor. You can tell that this is a man who has not allowed his fame to go to his head. He still cares about his wife and kids. He still has a real prespective on life, and he has plans for his future, unlike many other former stars who have no direction (a la Jake Roberts). Oh yeh; the extras are pretty good, too (I dudn't know that Mick had wrestled in the WWF in 1986!) and the Al Snow bit is really funny. Also buy his books; theyre really awesome. I still can't get over how he was able to wrestle Hell in a Cell after that fall!
Rating: 
Summary: Great DVD, but left out many things in Foley's latter career
Review: I particularily loved this DVD. However, I think that it should have been structured a little differently, preferrably how Ric Flair's DVD is structured. I wish that it was a 3 DVD set, maybe Mick's best matches from WCW on disc 1, ECW on disc 2, and finally WWE (WWF) on disc 3. It does leave out the match with he and Vader at Halloween Havoc (Famous 'Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal' match) that was definately one of my favorites, Mick's battle w/ the Rock at RR '99 in which was my favorite of Mick Foley, they leave out the HIAC match at No Way Out against Triple H, and the Summerslam '97 match in a cage against Triple H. I wish it could have been more of a chronicle type DVD, like Flair's, because we would have got to have seen (or had clips of) the famouse King of the Death Match Tournament. All in all this is a good DVD. They did pick some great matches. I wish that WWE would have included Mick Foley's greatest feuds on there which were Vader, The Rock, Triple H, and of course Undertaker. Eventhough there is at least one match from each of those feuds, they are not matches that really said a lot about those feuds. Mick Foley has had a wonderful career, and will be remembered for decades to come for his contribution to the business. I say for newer wrestling fans, particularily from '96-present...you will think this is a 5 star DVD, but for wrestling fans who have followed Foley's career for the past 15 years, you might be slightly dissapointed, because most of the matches that really defined him are not included. There are some great extras that I think everyone will enjoy. It would have been better for most of the extras be those that led up to particular matches. But, we can't have it all. WWE and Mick Foley, u all did a great job, and I hope there will be a volume 2! lol
Rating: 
Summary: A Good DVD set, But Not Great. . .
Review: I was very excited when I first hear that this DVD was to be released and did much research to find out which matches would be included. Sadly, I am not very pleased with the match selection of this set. I guess my major problem is a good number of the matches are introduced by Foley with the comment, "This is not the greatest match that _____ and I would have together, but. . ." and he even refers to the match with Sandman as a "Train Wreck". I mean, if this is supposed to be a compilation of the guy's greatest matches, shouldn't it have his GREATEST MATCHES? Even Foley doesn't seem overly excited about the selection and implies more than once that the WWE chose most of these matches, not him. Almost everything the guy did in the WWF up until 1998 was ignored besides his match with HBK that was released on a previous Foley DVD AND the HBK 2 did set. Why not the Boiler Room Brawl or even his first win over the Undertaker at KOTR '96? He supposedly had more success against the Undertaker than anyone else; why not show a bit of it? They have the infamous Hell in a Cell match which is the most overplayed, over-released, and over-talked about match in WWF/E history. Foley admits it's not his favorite match though it was important to his career. Watch, it'll be released on the Undertaker DVD set too. . . My biggest gripe about the DVD is that they decided to release the Street Fight with Triple H over the Hell in the Cell match, which ended Foley's career. I think his retirement match should have definitely been on there instead of a match that has been released twice before on DVD. Also, then blurring of the old WWF logo drives me nuts as well, but I guess that can't be helped. Overall, this is an OKAY set that could have been much better by just tweaking a few of the matches. More extras would have been cool too. The man has had an awesome career and this release does reflect that, though if someone who has no idea what Mick Foley is all about saw this, they may walk away with the wrong idea.
Rating:
Summary: mick foleys greatest
Review: I'm getting this for christmas and its gonna be awsome i cant wait for christmas so i can watch it. p.s foleys like my 3rd favorete wrestler of all time.
Rating:
Summary: Great, but I wanted more.
Review: I've always been a huge Foley fan, going all the way since I'd first seen him in the Dallas Sportatorium, taking a sick fall from the ring to the floor. So the news of this boxed set was a big deal to me. I've been an independent pro wrestler in Texas for nearly 6 years now, and Mick is easily the biggest influence on my style and character, as I emulate some facets of my idol in my work. This set has some great, great moments. Disc 1, however, seems a little off to me. Only one Cactus Jack VS Vader match is shown, and it's not the best they had. I would have much rather seen the "Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal" match they had later, as well as at least a mention of the brutal powerbomb on the floor that added so much to this war. The Cactus VS Sandman match is out of place as well. The bonus features on Disc 1 has Cactus VS Sting and Cactus VS Sabu II, both great matches that are much more deserving of main menu than the two I mentioned. Disc 2, the WWF years, is fantastic, though I don't know why the I Quit match between Mankind and the Rock isn't there. Nor was the Boiler Room Brawl between him and The Undertaker. The WWF "attitude" logo is blurred out due to legal reasons, but WWE can't be blamed for that. Even still, it can be somewhat distracting. Some of the hilarious Rock and Sock Connection stuff should have been included as well. Navigation of the discs is very easy...much easier than the Flair set's was. All of the audio and video is top notch quality, even though there is some editing of matches (anything voiced by Jesse Ventura is edited out, and the WWF Cactus Jack music is dubbed in his WCW and ECW entrances). Great value for the price of a true legends work...a man that truly busted his butt to give the fans their moneys worth. The only reason it didn't get 5 stars from me is for the lack of important career moments and matches that, for some reason, were excluded. Exclusions aside, though, this is a must buy for anyone who wants to see the work of someone who truly gave of himself for the wrestling business. Bang Bang!
Rating:
Summary: ECW on a WWE DVD??? Does it get any better???
Review: It looks like the success of the Ric Flair DVD is creating quite a stir at WWE, as they are now bringing out a whole slew of career retrospective discs. The Flair one is awesome, and this new one, showcasing Mick Foley, looks top notch as well! Just check out this match listing: 1. Cactus Jack vs. Big Van Vader (from WCW Saturday Night, 4/17/93: This includes footage from Mick's personal library which shows the blood that WCW edited out of the match when it aired on TBS!)
2. Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne vs. WCW World tag team champions the Nasty Boys
in a Chicago Street Fight (from WCW Spring Stampede, 8:54, 4/17/94) ****3/4
3. Cactus Jack vs. Sabu (from ECW Hostile City Showdown, 13:00, 6/24/94: Foley's ECW debut)
4. Cactus Jack vs. Chris Candido (from Smoky Mountain Wrestling, 11/18/94)
5. Cactus Jack vs. The Sandman in a Texas Death Match (from ECW Double Tables, 15:46, 2/4/95)
6. Cactus Jack & Raven vs. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer (from ECW November 2 Remember, 13:36, 11/18/95) ****
7. Cactus Jack vs. Mikey Whipwreck (from ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash, 17:18, 3/9/96) ***3/4
Disc 1 Extras:
* Post-Vader match interview (from WCW Saturday Night, 4/24/95)
* Cactus Jack vs. WCW World Champion Sting in a falls count anywhere match (from WCW Beach Blast, 11:24, 6/20/92) ****1/2
* Cactus Jack spits on WCW Tag Team Championship belt (from ECW Hostile City Showdown, 6/24/94)
* The "Cane Dewey" Promo - Mick's all time favorite promo
* "Anti-Hardcore" promo - Cactus denounces ECW Fans
* Cactus Jack vs. Sabu (from Hamburg, PA; 9/30/94)
* Mick Foley's ECW Farewell Speech following match with Mikey Whipwreck (3/9/96)
* "Jack"" Foley & Les Thornton vs. British Bulldogs (Mick's WWF debut, 9/13/86)
* WWE Confidential feature - Explains Mick's long absence
Disc 2
1. Introducting Mankind
2. Mankind vs. WWF World champion Shawn Michaels (from WWF Mind Games, 26:25, 9/22/96) *****
3. Cactus Jack vs. Triple H in a Falls Count Anywhere match (from RAW, 9/22/97)
4. Mick Foley vs. Terry Funk (from RAW, 5/4/98)
5. Dude Love vs. WWF World Champion Steve Austin (from Over the Edge, 22:28, 5/31/98) ****3/4
6. Mankind vs. The Undertaker in "Hell in a Cell" (from King of the Ring, 16:00, 6/28/98)
7. Mankind vs. WWF World champion The Rock (Foley wins World title, from RAW, 1/4/99)
8. Cactus Jack vs. WWF World champion Triple H in a Street Fight (from Royal Rumble, 26:51, 1/23/00) *****
Disc 2 Extras:
* Mankind teasers - First look at Mankind
* Music To My Ear - Mankind talks about his symphony of destruction
* Mind Games - J.R., Mankind and Paul Bearer prior to the Shawn Michaels match
* Jim Ross interviews Mankind (from RAW, 6/9/97)
* The Birth of Mr. Socko (10/5/98)
* Mick and Al Snow in Vegas - stalked by a fan
* More Mick and Al in Vegas - Mick and Al ride the rides, join a lounge band and visit a gentleman's club
* Commissioner Foley & Kurt Angle - The Commish books a match From the looks of this, this will be one of the best DVD's ever. Lets hope WWE keeps up the good work, and release a Bret Hart dvd soon...
Rating:
Summary: Finally, a wrestling DVD worth buying!!
Review: Its about time that I got excited about a wrestling DVD comming out. Epecialy exciting seeing tht its a Mick Foley DVD. All of Micks greatest matches including his WWE debue in 1986. This is a must have for any fan of Mick or hardcore wrestling. Matches from ECW, WCW and WWE, you couldn't ask for more. Unless they could add an additional 5 hours added on to it of course. But 6.5 hours will do. This is the life of Mick Foley. Buy it, live it, love it!!!
Rating:
Summary: Great dvd, a must for all hardcore fans
Review: Mick Foley is a hardcore legend who has a lot of amazing matches. One of my favorite match's is Mankind and the undertaker at "King of the Ring" and Cactus Jack and Raven vs. Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer in ECW. The matches I disliked though, was the match between Mick Foley and Chris Candido. It just wasn't good. The ECW matches are awesome. The sandman match I didn't really like either, but I guess he just wanted people to see his frustration because the sandman was all knocked out and could hardly walk. It also has the famous and one of my favorite matches, with Shawn Michaels at MindGames. The only thing that I didn't like was if you could see the wwf sign they bluer it out. That gets really annoying. The only match I think is missing is between Mankind and Undertaker and Summer Slam'96,(The Boiler Room Match)that and the match where Mankind and The Rock fought in the empty arena, that was just great. They also should have put the ECW promo where Cactus Jack wears that funny shirt,WW F'n F. That shirt is really funny. Other than those draw backs this DVD is really good. What would have been greater though if they would have some of the Barbwire matches with Cactus Jack vs. Terry Funk in Japan. A definite must for all wrestling fans.
Rating:
Summary: Great dvd, a must for all hardcore fans
Review: Mick Foley is a hardcore legend who has a lot of amazing matches. One of my favorite match's is Mankind and the undertaker at "King of the Ring" and Cactus Jack and Raven vs. Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer in ECW. The matches I disliked though, was the match between Mick Foley and Chris Candido. It just wasn't good. The ECW matches are awesome. The sandman match I didn't really like either, but I guess he just wanted people to see his frustration because the sandman was all knocked out and could hardly walk. It also has the famous and one of my favorite matches, with Shawn Michaels at MindGames. The only thing that I didn't like was if you could see the wwf sign they bluer it out. That gets really annoying. The only match I think is missing is between Mankind and Undertaker and Summer Slam'96,(The Boiler Room Match)that and the match where Mankind and The Rock fought in the empty arena, that was just great. They also should have put the ECW promo where Cactus Jack wears that funny shirt,WW F'n F. That shirt is really funny. Other than those draw backs this DVD is really good. What would have been greater though if they would have some of the Barbwire matches with Cactus Jack vs. Terry Funk in Japan. A definite must for all wrestling fans.
Rating:
Summary: Almost perfect, but not quite... BANG BANG!
Review: No documentery here but Foley introduces all the matches.
1. Mick Foley & Les Thornton Vs. The British Bulldogs - His first pro match was against one of the greatest tag teams in history. Cool to see the Dynamite Kid on DVD! - DUD
2. Cactus Jack Vs. Sting - Falls count anywhere - Awesome match where both men do some MEGA-CRAZY stuff on the harsh concrete floor. Unfortunatly Jesse Ventura's original commentary isn't here which is MUCH better than Foley & The Coach's. ***** out of 5
3. Cactus Jack Manson Vs. Vader - Vader is the LAST guy you want to let smack you around, but Cactus does it. This is a TV match that has un-shown footage. Pretty brutal match **
4. Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne Vs. The Nasty Boys - Streetfight - An ECW match years before ECW. They brawl all over the place with every weapon they can find. Forget those wimpy tin-foil trashcans that WWF used, this is all super-stiff shots. Should've also had the Sullivan/Cactus Vs. Nasty Boys match to bookend this with. *****
5. Cactus Jack Vs. Sabu - WCW Vs. ECW - The Dream match of the two most insane bumpers in the business. ***1/2
6. Cactus Jack Vs. Sabu - Rematch in Germany where Sabu gets hurt (like always :-) halfway through the match. ***
7. Cactus Jack Vs. Chris Candido - SMW - Not sure why this is here. OK match. **
8. Cactus Jack Vs. The Sandman - Texas Death match - Poor Sandman got hit with a legit frying pan early, OUCH, giving him a concussion, and making him a walking zombie for the rest of the match! Cactus can say that he actually "carried" someone to a good match :-) **
9. Cactus Jack & Raven Vs. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer - A typical crazy ECW tag match with EVERY object being used on each other including a VCR, a shopping cart and a Dungeon of Doom/Eric Bishoff shirt. ****
10. Cactus Jack Vs. Mikey Whipreck - Cactus's last ECW match againt former friend Whipreck. A pretty good send off as both guys pull out big moves. ***1/2
11. Mankind Vs. Shawn Michaels - WWF Championship - Great match between different styles. Amazingly even THIS great performance didn't elevate Mankind to main event status, it would take 2 falls off a cage to get that. *****
12. Cactus Jack Vs. HHH - Falls count everywhere - Really cool RAW match that went all over the arena. ****
13. Mic Foley Vs. Terry Funk - Streetfight - Another great TV match that goes everywhere. Should've had the WM Dumpster match preceed this one. ***1/2
14. Dude Love Vs. Steve Austin - WWF Championship - A Perfectly written and performed match that has everything going against Austin. *****
15. Mankind Vs. The Undertaker - Hell in the Cell - MOTY 98 - I couldn't believe the first HITC, but this one is even MORE brutal. My heart still pounds everytime I see this, thinking how amazed and scared I felt watching this live on PPV. Mankind just refused to be beaten. *****
16. Mankind Vs. The Rock - WWF Championship - This is one of my most favorite feuds ever. The Rock defends his belt against Mankind on RAW. ***1/2
17. Cactus Jack Vs. HHH - Street Fight - MOTY 2000 - Triple H tries to survive a crazy streetfight with the returning Cactus Jack! *****
Whew! Lots of matches and they're all great. But I though a lot of essential matches were left out: (Cactus Vs. Eddie Gilbert, Cactus Vs. Vader HHavoc, Cactus/Sullivan Vs Nasty Boys, Cactus Vs. Funk Deathmatch Finals, Mankind Vs. The Rock RRumble, Cactus Jack Vs. HHH Hell-in the-Cell) Hence the 4-star rating. Plus the blurred out logos is pretty anoying. Still what's here is great and this is a great buy!
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