Still one of the most insane things you'll ever see in wrestling. It also makes me feel really old that this happened when I was 18.
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On this day 20 years ago, Undertaker threw Mankind off of the top of Hell in a Cell
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Still one of the most insane things you'll ever see in wrestling. It also makes me feel really old that this happened when I was 18.
I find it amazing that people still watch wrestling. That's not an indictment against its fans. I just see there are plenty of you here on Era but I don't think I've heard anyone even mention it in person for at least a decade.
I mean, people are still and always will be the age I was when I watched wrestling, so I'd never be surprised that people "still" watch it.
The product is absolute trash now, but I've watched it for so long now (though I did take a break at one point), that's it's just become part of my Monday routine. lol
I find it amazing that people still watch [insert anything ever on TV]
Fun fact, despite this looking more impressive, Foley said this wasn't the bump that hurt more. It was the botched chokeslam through the cell (which wasn't supposed to break), and even then the thing that hurt most was the chair he was holding landed on his head, leading to the now-infamous shot of Foley's tooth coming out his nose.
An absolute car wreck of a match in the best way, Foley was desperate to find a way for him and an injured Taker to meet the expectations coming off the previous Cell match, surprisingly he was right in that turning himself into a human sacrifice for sports entertainment was the way to do it, as ill advised as it is.
Still the peak WWE high spot moment to be honest, it likely wont be matched and nor should it.
Underrated moment of commentary amidst all the JR calls is when Foley goes through the cell and King almost casually just drops "that's it, he's dead"
Still the peak WWE high spot moment to be honest, it likely wont be matched and nor should it.
Underrated moment of commentary amidst all the JR calls is when Foley goes through the cell and King almost casually just drops "that's it, he's dead"
Yup, this was the moment he became a legend. Vince never would have given him the championship if this hadn't happened.
It was nuts. The chokeslam that broke through the cage (which was unplanned!) was even crazier.
The taker/HBK HIAC match the year earlier was the better match though (and is still the best ever wwf/e match for me, just edging out austin/hart).
The taker/HBK HIAC match the year earlier was the better match though (and is still the best ever wwf/e match for me, just edging out austin/hart).
One name for me got me back into wrestling, and home grown hero as well: Kenny Omega.
To this day the part that sticks with me after Mankind is thrown off the cell is Jerry Lawler when he plainly says "Oh my God". He broke character completely because he was so shocked at what he just saw.
For me it's mick sitting up and seeing the tooth in his nose
NJPW is still somewhat underground, but it's the best wrestling there's been for a long, long time.
Edge & Christian vs Hardy Boyz vs Dudley Boyz TLC II is still my favorite. (also with appearances by Rhyno, Lita, and Spike Dudley).
I wasn't watching during that Mick Foley era but I still remember that crazy fall.
I wasn't watching during that Mick Foley era but I still remember that crazy fall.
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Never watched WWF when i was young but this is so fake . Does anyone really enjoy slow fake punching ?
You'd be surprised man. I was truly shocked to find out how many people I work with watch it. It's just something that no one brings up.
So, the thing is, with wrestling people aren't watching it for realism. If they wanted realistic hand to hand combat they would watch MMA or I guess competitive martial arts. These folks are entertainers, and they do so in various ways.
To say it's "so fake" because of the "slow fake punching" is seriously missing what makes this match insane. Mick Foley was thrown almost 2 stories off the cage through a wooden announcers booth, and then slammed about 15 feet through a chainlink section and onto the mat. He was seriously fucked up from this match. The punches may not be real, but to say they aren't putting themselves at severe risk for peoples entertainment is patently false. These guys get hurt all the time, and Mick Foley was a real extreme case of that--he broke like every bone in his body, his autobiography is insane--but even your less extreme personalities are regularly combating injuries. There's also something to be said about how easily something like throwing a "fake punch" can go wrong and turn into something very real. When you're selling an act like this, it's not uncommon to make real contact several times a match.
You should watch the whole PPV start to finish if you haven't. It's mind blowing.
The HIAC match happens midway through. Foley does a run in during the last match AFTER all the shit that happened to him in the HIAC match.
That's not something people often talk about. More than half an hour after the HIAC match, he wasn't in hospital. He was back in the goddamn ring.
The HIAC match happens midway through. Foley does a run in during the last match AFTER all the shit that happened to him in the HIAC match.
That's not something people often talk about. More than half an hour after the HIAC match, he wasn't in hospital. He was back in the goddamn ring.
Yeah, I think I marked out more when he he was choked slam
Through the cage
I was very disappointed that when I watched The Avengers that I didn't see the news reports about them saving New York from aliens.
Hopefully I'll meet Iron Man one day.