
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley Names His 'Greatest Match of All Time'
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Mick Foley remains one of the most beloved figures in all of professional wrestling.
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Whether he's Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude Love, or even Saint Mick during the holidays, Foley is remembered for his commitment inside the ring, his unique connection with the crowd, and, of course, his hardcore style.
Naturally, Foley has a bevy of classic matches that fans can argue are his best. However, Foley himself believes the answer is simple.
Mick Foley prepares to slam Randy Orton during WrestleMania XX
Mick Foley prepares to slam Randy Orton during WrestleMania XX
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In an interview with Denise Salcedo at Comic Con Revolution, Foley revealed that his favorite match of all time wasn't against The Rock, Triple H, or even The Undertaker.
Instead, it was against a then fairly fresh Randy Orton who was just establishing himself as "The Legend Killer."
"It was my favorite match of all time," Foley said. "I remember dropping that elbow on Randy and thinking it was the most perfect elbow I'd ever dropped. I also remember the feeling like he was growing in front of people's eyes.
"You know, people are getting to see a different side of Randy Orton. They really embraced it. I think it was a really good match for both of us. "
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It seems that the feeling is mutual. In an episode of Stone Cold Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions (per Gisberto Guzzo and Jeremy Lambert of Fightful), Orton thanked Foley as well as pro wrestling legend Harley Race for establishing the "Legend Killer" persona.
"Mick Foley had everything to do with it [the Legend Killer]," Orton said. "The idea itself, I'm not sure, but Foley made me. Talking about coming around, he let me spit in his face. Harley Race too (let me spit in his face).
"I knew he [Race] was going to take a swing at me and I knew I'd better get out of the way, I don't care what age the man was, I did not want to get knocked out on live television doing this with him. But old school, it goes back. Loved my dad.
"That goes to that -- a lot of these guys that were like this [tight] with my man. That respect was there. I'm Cowboy Bob's son, they loved him. 'Your Bob's kid? Let's go. I'm going to do what I can.'
"So here, just like Mark, just like Taker with the hip tosses and the arms drags and yadda yadda yadda here's Harley race. That was huge for me man. Same with Mick."
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