Triple H and Foley feuded in 1997, with Foley morphing into his Cactus Jack persona to challenge The Game.
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Michael Francis Foley Sr., often referred to as Mick Foley, is a former wrestler, author wrestling manager, referee, and commentator signed to WWE. He was a professional wrestling champion who worked for many wrestling promotions, including ‘World Championship Wrestling’, ‘National Wrestling Alliance’, and ‘Extreme Championship Wrestling’ during his career. He has also taken part in several wrestling promotions in Japan. His career took off when his video stunts were noticed and appreciated by Demonic DeNucci, who later decided to mentor him. Since then, Foley never had to look back. With a prolific career, Foley stands tall among the greatest wrestlers for WWE.
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Triple H and Foley feuded in 1997, with Foley morphing into his Cactus Jack persona to challenge The Game. Their feud was rekindled one again at the end of 1999, when Triple H (as an authority figure) began picking on Foley, who agreed to a match at 2000’s Royal Rumble.
But it wouldn’t be Mick Foley that Triple H would be facing; it was Cactus Jack. The way Triple H sold the threat of Cactus was perfect, and the two went on to have a classic hardcore match followed by an equally violent Hell In A Cell match at No Way Out. Foley lost the latter, thus ending his career as an active wrestler. At least for a bit.
A feud that began in a boiler room and ended in a hospital room, ‘Taker and Mankind were at odds throughout most of the late ’90s. Their creepy gimmicks and dark personas making them natural enemies, and the involvement of Paul Bearer and Kane meant the storyline had a purpose beyond the usual wrestling matches.
Their feud was mostly resolved by the time 1998’s King Of The Ring came around, and Foley was concerned no-one would care about their match due to how long the story has been going at that point. What he came up with to combat this fear became the most iconic match of the Attitude Era, with Foley launched from the top of the Hell In A Cell cage through the announcers’ table below. This was just one of many other crazy stunts that defined this brutal finale to such a legendary feud.
In 2004, Randy Orton was at the peak of his Legend Killer gimmick, where he would humiliate and beat older wrestlers. This led to Foley confronting the young superstar, with each man representing their respective generations. Orton taunted and incited Foley to fight him, spitting in his face and labeling him a coward.
Foley snapped, and the two fought a classic ‘Legend Vs. Legend Killer’ hardcore match at Backlash. This is a match that the two consider as one of the best of their careers, despite Foley being way past his peak in the ring.
