WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is a legend in the professional wrestling business. However, the three-time WWE Champion announced that he won’t be renewing his Legends contract with WWE when it expires in June 2026, due to the company’s ties to President Trump. Furthermore, the Hardcore Legend won’t feature with WWE while Trump is in power, but Foley’s legacy has already been cemented with a catalog of fantastic matches in WWE.
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“The Three Faces of Foley”: Mankind, Cactus Jack, and Dude Love are Foley’s personas. He’s found success in WWE with all gimmicks and won championships portraying all three.
Also, Foley, wrestling as Mick Foley, has built up some strong matches in his catalog. Hardcore style matches are Foley’s bread and butter, and he has a high threshold of pain. Some of the greatest matches that he’s featured in are some of the most violent matches in history.
Only five of Foley’s iconic matches will be featured. An honorable mention goes out to his WWE Championship match with Steve Austin as Dude Love at Over the Edge: In Your House, 1998. His first WWE Championship win over The Rock on January 4, 1999, was another memorable moment.
His “I Quit” match with Rock at the 1999 Royal Rumble for the WWE Championship, and his Hardcore match with Edge at WrestleMania 22 are also honorably mentioned.
5. Mankind Vs. The Undertaker – King Of The Ring 1998
If there is a wrestling match to introduce to a new wrestling fan, it’s Mankind and The Undertaker’s Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring 1998. Mankind and Undertaker renewed their rivalry on June 1, 1998, as Mankind cost Undertaker the chance at becoming the number one contender for Steve Austin’s WWE Championship.
Nevertheless, they wasted no time in their Hell in a Cell match by starting at the top of the cell. The two super-heavyweights clashed, with Mankind bringing a chair to the top of the cell.
Within minutes, the Deadman launched Mankind off the top of the cell and through the broadcast table. Somehow, Mankind found a way to continue the match. He took more punishment as he returned to the top of the cell, and Undertaker chokeslammed Mankind through the top of the cell, and he crashed below into the ring with the cell giving way.
Both men shed blood, and Mankind crashed and burned into the thumbtacks. For sure, it wasn’t a technical masterclass, but the brawl was immense. Ultimately, Undertaker brought an end to the proceedings with a devastating Tombstone Piledriver.
