Mick Foley is a former American professional wrestler, color commentator and author currently connected to WWE. Among Foley’s many legacy bouquets, he is considered one of the greatest wrestlers in WWE history. He was inducted into the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame; four times world champion; an eleven-time World Tag Team Champion; once TNA Legends Champion and first WWF Hardcore Champion.
Michael Francis Foley was born in Bloomington, Indiana on June 7, 1965, and was raised by his parents along with his older brother, John Foley. He practically grew up in East Setauket, New York when his family later moved to the town, where he attended Ward Melville High School, played lacrosse and wrestled as an extracurricular .
Wrestling career
Foley’s wrestling career was inspired by his favorite wrestler, Jimmy Snuka. While still a student at the State University of New York at Cortland, he used to go to Madison Square Garden to indulge and watch ring fights.
In his pursuit of professional wrestling, Foley began his training at Dominic DeNucci’s wrestling school in Freedom, Pennsylvania. He debuted in 1983 and took part in squash matches as a jobber for WWF television tapings with Prime Time Wrestling and Superstars of Wrestling. He struggled for several years as Jack Foley and Nick Foley, facing top talent including the British Bulldogs and Hercules Hernandez.
At the time, Foley was also wrestling in the independent circuit since he had not signed a contract with the promotion.
However, he finally got his break in the field when he started getting offers from various regional promotions. After making his pick of the offers, Foley joined the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) under the name Cactus Jack, where he teamed with Gary Young on Stud Stable. As Cactus Jack, he always showed up in the ring with a barbed wire baseball bat and went on to win the title in the 1995 King of Deathmatch tournament in Yokohama, Japan.
Mick Foley continued to struggle, taking on the name, Humanity, a character Foley was inspired by reading ‘Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein’ and listening to the music of Tori Amos. He became a three-time WWE Champion and was best known for his epic and brutal fight with The Undertaker in 1998 ‘s Hell in a Cell encounter. Foley was knocked unconscious during the fight, but was injured multiple times, one of his front teeth being lodged in his nose.
What happened to his ear?
Foley’s right ear was amputated in a match dubbed one of WWE’s most brutal, against Vader in Munich, Germany in 1994.
Still wrestling as Cactus, Foley faced Vader in a Texas Deathmatch at Halloween Havoc. His feud with his opponent made the fight so violent that WCW later refused to book him again against Vader on pay-per-view.
As the two exchanged blows, Vader reached out and grabbed Foley’s ear, which had already suffered a bad cut during the executioner, and ripped it out. Despite this, rather than patching up his ears, Foley opted to wrestle the already scheduled fight with Kevin Sullivan and won his only WCW Championship title.
Life after the struggle
Considering he will be retiring from the ring soon, Foley immersed himself in writing and the result is his memoir, Good Day. For those without the help of a ghostwriter, Foley’s memoir hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list in October 1999 and stayed there for over five months.
So far, the former wrestling mania has written five books including
- Foley is good,
- diaries,
- Countdown to lockdown
- Tietam Brown
- A Christmas not to be missed
With his verbal and literal skills, Mick Foley became a guest lecturer at universities and quickly transitioned into comedic comedy in 2009. He is currently represented by Innovative Artists.
As there are no limits in the entertainment industry, the former wrestler has channeled his acting skills and been featured in several movies, TV shows including Celebrity Swap. He has also lent his voice to animated series such as Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Mick Foley and his family have been sponsoring children with Child-Fund International for over two decades.
Net value
The veteran wrestler earned several million dollars during his in-ring career from 1983 to 2012; author from 1999 to present; to an actor from 1996 to present.
His annual salary is set at $1 million and his salary net worth is estimated at $15 million. He currently lives in East Setauket, an upscale neighborhood in New York City, and owns a modest collection of luxury cars.
Mick Foley’s wife
Foley has been married to former model Colette since 1992 and they have four children. Noelle Margaret, Dewey Francis, Hughie Francis and Michael Francis Foley Jr.
Girl
Her daughter Noelle Margaret Foley is quite an adult now and making her mark on social media. She already has up to 859,000 followers on Instagram and seems pretty interested in following in her dad’s footsteps in the wrestling world. With her six frame curves and slender curves, she is described as someone who can be considered for the Intercontinental Championship. But from her sexy side on her IG page, I would say, modeling looks more like her for 23 year olds.
But the little girl who cried more than a decade ago when she watched her dad get hit with a chair in the ring, is now becoming a wrestling pro herself.
The entire Foley family also stars in a reality show, Holy Foley, based on life in the Smithtown neighborhood of the Foley family’s home. It premiered in 2016 on WWE Network. Noelle’s wrestling training is filmed throughout the series on the theme of the unique daughter-father bond.
body measurement
Height: 188cm (6ft 2in)
Poids: 130 kg (287 lb)
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