Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses
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| Running time | 390 minutes (approx.) |
Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses: A Life in Wrestling is a two disc DVD set that looks back at the wrestling career of Mick Foley. It was released on January 20, 2004.
Contents |
[edit] Original Release
[edit] Disc One
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Cactus Jack vs. Big Van Vader (WCW Saturday Night, April 17, 1993)
- Since WCW had a strict policy on blood not being shown on television at the time, the appearance of blood was edited out of the original broadcast. Blood was shown on the DVD thanks to an unedited copy of the match that Foley owned.
- This match is missing the original commentary by Jesse "The Body" Ventura, due to an early 1990s lawsuit involving videotape royalties filed by Ventura against the WWF.
- Chicago Street Fight for the WCW World Tag Team Championship: Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne vs. The Nasty Boys (Spring Stampede, April 17, 1994)
- The match finished as the first runner up in Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the Year voting.
- Cactus Jack vs. Sabu (ECW Hostile City Showdown, June 24, 1994)
- On the DVD, Foley said that fans might have been disappointed with the match since they expected to "see someone die."
- Cactus Jack vs. Chris Candido (Smoky Mountain Wrestling, November 18, 1994)
- This was the only match on the DVD to take place in Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
- The chapter includes a pre-match promo from Cactus Jack.
- Texas Death match: Cactus Jack vs. The Sandman (Extreme Championship Wrestling, February 4, 1995)
- Foley does not consider this match one of his best, due to the fact that The Sandman suffered a concussion early in the match and thus is clearly dazed and confused throughout the match, seemingly forgetting the rules of the Last Man Standing gimmick. Foley did not even pick it for the DVD.
- Cactus Jack & Raven vs. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer (November to Remember, November 18, 1995)
- Cactus Jack vs. Mikey Whipwreck (ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash, March 9, 1996)
- This was Foley's last match in ECW before going to the World Wrestling Federation.
- Foley said on the DVD that the standing ovation he got from the fans following the match may have been the greatest moment of his career.
- Bonus Material
- Post-match interview with Cactus Jack following his match with Vader.
- Cactus Jack vs. Sting from Beach Blast 1992 (features commentary by Foley and Jonathan Coachman)
- Cactus Jack spits on the WCW World Tag Team Championship belt.
- "Cane Dewey" promo (can also be found in Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks)
- "Anti Hardcore" promo (can also be found in Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks)
- Cactus Jack vs Sabu from September 30, 1994 (features commentary by Foley and Jonathan Coachman)
- ECW farewell speech
- Mick Foley's WWE television debut: "Jack Foley" & Les Thornton vs. The British Bulldogs (September 13, 1986)
- Feature from WWE Confidential
[edit] Disc Two
- WWF Championship: Mankind vs. Shawn Michaels (In Your House 10: Mind Games, September 22, 1996)
- Foley considered this match the best of his career for the majority of his career. However, in his latest book, The Hardcore Diaries, he mentioned that his hardcore match with Randy Orton that occurred in 2004 at Backlash exceeded this match.
- First runner up in Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the Year voting.
- Falls Count Anywhere match: Cactus Jack vs. Triple H (WWF RAW is War, September 22, 1997)
- Mick Foley's first match in the WWF as Cactus Jack.
- Includes what many believe to be one of Foley's best promos in which he appeared as Mankind, Dude Love and Cactus Jack.[citation needed] In this promo, they all try to decide who would be the best opponent for Triple H. Foley ends the promo saying "Cactus Jack is back!"
- Falls Count Anywhere match: Mick Foley vs. Terry Funk (WWF RAW is War, May 4, 1998)
- Until 2000, this was the only match where Foley wrestled under his real name.
- WWF Championship: Dude Love vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (In Your House 22: Over the Edge, May 31, 1998)
- Hell in a Cell: Mankind vs. The Undertaker (King of the Ring, June 28, 1998)
- Voted Match Of The Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
- WWF Championship: Mankind vs. The Rock (WWF Raw Is War, December 28, 1998. Show aired January 4, 1999)
- On rival promotion WCW's television show WCW Monday Nitro, announcer Tony Schiavone mentioned Foley's title victory which was the main event of a taped Raw whereas Nitro was a live show. Schiavone sarcastically said of Foley's victory "That will put some butts in the seats." Following the comment, many fans switched over to Raw to see the championship match, resulting in many lost viewers for Nitro's main event which was the infamous "Fingerpoke of Doom" match between Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash.
- Following this incident, WWF Fans would occasionally arrive at shows with signs bearing such statements as "Mick Foley put my butt in this seat".
- Street Fight for the WWF Championship: Cactus Jack vs. Triple H (WWF Royal Rumble, January 23, 2000)
- Bonus Material
- Four Mankind promos leading up to his WWF Debut.
- Music to my ear
- Interview with Jim Ross prior to Mankind's match against Shawn Michaels.
- Jim Ross interviews Mankind (can also be found in Have A Nice Day)
- The birth of Mr. Socko.
- Two extras that feature Mick Foley and Al Snow in Las Vegas.
- Segment from 2000 with Foley and Kurt Angle with Foley as the WWF Commissioner in which Foley books a reluctant Angle into match with The Undertaker.
[edit] Re-release
| Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses (Hardcore Edition) |
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On March 6, 2007 WWE re-released the Greatest Hits and Misses DVD with a bonus disc with Foley's alterego "Dude Love" as the coverart. The third disc includes alternate commentary by Joey Styles and Mick Foley himself on the following matches:
- Backlash 2004 - April 18, 2004
- WWE Intercontinental Championship - No Holds Barred Match: Mick Foley vs. Randy Orton
- WrestleMania 22 - April 2, 2006
- Hardcore Match: Mick Foley vs. Edge
- ECW One Night Stand - June 11, 2006
- Extreme Rules Match: Mick Foley, Edge, and Lita vs.Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer, and Beulah McGillicutty
- SummerSlam 2006 - August 20, 2006
- "I Quit" match: Mick Foley vs. Ric Flair
The original two discs have also been repackaged with new menu designs and the updated don't try this at home promo. It lacks some hidden extras on both discs.
Hidden Extras
- On "Jack" Foley and Les Thornton vs. British Bulldogs, click right arrow or right directional button twice to see an extended video of dude love jumping off a roof. (Disc 1)
- On Dude Love vs. Stone Cold, click left, right,left to see Dude Love's Titantron (Disc 2)
- On Cactus Jack vs. HHH, click left, right left to see a DX Productions video of Mankind in the unemployment office. (disc 2)
- On Mick Foley vs Edge, click left, right,left, right to get a pre WM22 Promo (Disc 3)
- On Mick Foley and Edge vs. Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk, click left, left to see a pre ECW One Night Stand Promo (Disc 3)
- On Mick Foley vs. Ric Flair, click left, right to see the scars left by Ric Flair's Barbed Wire chest chops. (Disc 3)
