Did Mick Foley have any good matches after retiring in WWE?

[@Mark_of_Tread]

Had a vip meet and greet with Mick after one of his comedy sets a few years ago, he recorded an awesome video encouraging my daughter through some tough times she was having in school due to her autism, genuinely one of the best guys in the biz

[@Daddy_Ogg]

He is such a lovely person. My #1 wrestler🙂

[@matthewlane518]

That is so cool!!

[@PrlytheWn]

What a class act. Glad he did that for your little girl.

[@LAshades]

"the biz" taha. Stop bro.

[@francisbrodie9140]

Did u hear about markyd123 giving handjobs to elderly men? I was shocked I didn’t think he was a gay sex worker, strange world

[@denniswilliams6519]

His post-retirement run was worth it just for the two hardcore matches with Orton and Edge. Really helped to legitimize the two of them in the eyes of the fans and were just fun feuds. And even if the match was just okay it was nice to see Foley and Rock team up for WrestleMania one more time.

[@trueSconox]

did ya watch his tna run?

[@alexandru5369]

Agree less is more. Just sucks Vince hurried him back for that crappy WM 2000 match so soon after his retirement and I pretend like his TNAS/Impact run never happened (ignorance can be bliss)

[@papitads1066]

Facts bro that’s my first exposure to hardcore wrestling

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

I loved seeing The Rock in the ring vs the guys in Evolution. The Rock's exchange with Ric Flair is worth viewing on it's own. I remember seeing before it was edited, Foley was crawling trying to make the tag, Flair pulled Foley back by his leg to Evolution's corner and said "I don't think so motherfucker."

[@jonathancampbell5231]

@@alexandru5369 He wasn't "hurried" back; it was months in the making, from the year before, and Mick planned out most of the feud himself over Vince's objections even. The problem was that try as he might, Foley couldn't get in shape for the match, so it was made into a 3 on 2. The legit embarrassment he felt over the WM20 match (which isn't a bad match; Foley himself just isn't good in it) motivated him to try extra hard to lose weight for the Backlash match.

[@VI_V2]

I love watching Marky D videos... I never know when I'll show up.

[@jjenk911]

Mick Foley slimmed down a lot after his retirement. He was probably around 260 or thereabouts in 2004

[@mushroomsamba82]

Mick didn't have a perfect career and probably went back in the ring a few too many times towards the end but at least Mick was putting people over, especially the younger guys at the time like Orton and Edge. Can't fault Foley for his passion and love of wrestling.

[@quentinkaasa47]

If he really loved wrestling then he wouldn't have ever worked that Joey Ryan match.

[@zemox2534]

@@quentinkaasa47 Dude he was just trying to be professional. Seriously who the hell are you to say something so disrespectful about Foley? A real fan wouldn't say something so stupid!

[@quentinkaasa47]

@@zemox2534 Mick Foley is the one disrespecting the business, not me. How was he trying to be professional by working with Joey Ryan? You're making no sense.

[@chrisrosenberger7744]

@@quentinkaasa47 who is Joey Ryan and why are you so mad about Mick Foley working with him? I’m genuinely curious bc I’ve never heard of that person before

[@quentinkaasa47]

​@@chrisrosenberger7744 Look him up. He was a garbage comedy wrestler from the indy scene, who couldn't make it in the big leagues - so in the mid-2010's he reinvented himself and became popular amongst the internet wrestling community for a spot he started doing in his matches called the Penisplex. Somebody would grab his crotch and he would use his "magical superdick" to flip the other person over. Mick appeared at an indy show in 2017 with Joey. He put his sock on his hand and did the stupid penis spot. Thankfully in 2020 Joey was pretty much blackballed from the industry after close to 20 women he had worked with accused him of sexual assault and/or harassment. The POS attempted to sue several of his accusers, but he has since dropped those. The guy had so many supporters in the wrestling community before mid-2020 and has now become a pariah. The fans who supported him though were almost as bad. Joey played a large part in popularizing the over-the-top goofy, garbage wrestling amongst the hardcore wrestling fanbase - the same fans who have supported AEW from the start. Plenty of the "talent" AEW started out with were friends of his and also took part in the goofy comedy wrestling that only appeals to that niche part of the fanbase.

[@paulgreinke2586]

I'm a little disappointed that promos were not even mentioned. The pre match package for orton vs foley is one of the best production pieces wwe has ever done. Wrestling is the art of making people pay money for a fake fight and foley was the master of that art.

[@TheCamSays]

That promo is so great that they even used some of Mick’s Japan deathmatches in it. Edited it out for the Network versions sadly.

[@arostwocents]

Promos and hype are the one thing modern fans can't understand when they learn about classic wrestling , I think that's why they think everything is about work rate and why wrestling is so boring now. Kids watch Angle v ec3 and think the match sucks but don't understand even with recent stuff like that how much the amazing mic work of the feud added. You just don't see stuff like Cactus Jack is Back anymore as characters of that level don't exist now

[@jiovanysoltero923]

WrestleMania 22 is my favorite design and always loved the Banners of the wrestlers hanging from the rafters of everyone making it to the Big Show. I wish they did more of the Banners in future WrestleManias.

[@Mecanotech]

I had it on DVD. One of the best things I remember that year.

[@travisjohnson6358]

I've got it on DVD in the steel case

[@jiovanysoltero923]

@@Mecanotech the theme song for that year was a Banger

[@jiovanysoltero923]

BIG TIME!!!!!

[@TheJohno95]

The WrestlingBios jab was worth sitting through the whole thing for! You can tell who's busy typing away before the video is half over because they probably wouldn't catch that. Funny, as always, Hawk!

[@alexf9381]

Hey, dude. What time in this video was that reference?

[@TheJohno95]

@@alexf9381 At around the 17:00 mark. And it goes on for a while. He keeps calling one of the Highlanders WrestlingBios. It's pure gold!

[@arostwocents]

The first bump on the steps against Edge looked like one of most painful bumps ive ever seen 😮

[@WhatAisleIsTheMustardOn]

Doesn't the hawk usually factor in promo work into his grading. Micks promos at this time were great could of bumped up his grade for sure.

[@francisbrodie9140]

Can’t believe markyd123 got caught giving elderly men handjobs! Terrible behaviour

[@zemox2534]

Mick always cut Great promos

[@TubbyJ420]

anytime i can tell people about Foley vs Ric Flair in TNA 2010 i take the opportunity. their last man standing match is awesome. they took some crazy bumps for their age, and ric even has the ultra-rare successful jump from the top rope, through a table!!

[@SoundStalk]

I just wish foley had won the I quit match against ric because it doesn't make sense in keyfabe why foley would quit

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

"Why didn't that hurt Foley?" Because it's Cactus Jack

[@Nicomartz52]

At that point. Foley was like Jackie Chan to me, in the Sense they can do the shittiest things in the world and I Gonna love it anyway

[@michiel1162]

with the difference that Jackie was still in top shape while Foley was kind off forgotten glory

[@gian3008]

We should add CM Punk to that category!

[@anonluxor470]

Fun fact: foley and flair had beef with each other because flair called mick a glorified stuntman in one of his books which why the both of them tried to kill each other at one night stand and SummerSlam 2006

[@sam041390]

You mean Vengeance...Not One Night Stand

[@anonluxor470]

@@sam041390 oh right sorry it been a while since I heard the story

[@sam041390]

@@anonluxor470 It's all good...Happens to the best of us

[@quentinkaasa47]

It was Flair's one and only autobiography from 2004. They had already patched things up in real life before their TV feud began.

[@thunderstorm3969]

Really want to see a Ashley Massaro Ring of The Hawk episode in the future.

[@northofnashira2575]

I think she had too many matches to qualify.

[@Venemofthe888]

You asked where Bischoff was during the hardcore match with Edge & Foley. Bischoff was gone from WWE by that point being fired on TV by McMahon and placed in a garbage truck after his trial. Yes a trial and Foley was even the lawyer holding a lunchbox instead of a briefcase

[@afanasiy23]

I think he had a great after retirement run, it's not only the matches that he did, but the whole program.

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

I watched that WM 22 match so much when I was younger I can hear all the bumps and Joey Styles' commentary in my head even without the audio

[@ChristopherJohn4389]

Cactus vs Orton at Backlash is one of my top 10 matches of all time.

[@DavidRagan3134]

I hadn't realized how skinny Foley was for his 2004 run. He looked more agile too...maybe his later matches wouldn't have been so bad if he hadn't stayed trimmed down.

[@gian3008]

"Maybe his later matches WOULD NOT have been bad if he HAD NOT stayed trimmed down..." Interesting.

[@dillburge122012]

Video idea: was JBL’s title reign really that bad?

[@LumpyAdams]

Good promos. Matches were hot death.

[@andrebryant5081]

Yes because he was ratings killer and when Cena won ratings were going up

[@slashandbones13]

Backlash 2004 is Foley's favorite match of his career apparently. There was a few minutes I would be less harsh on. Hard to be critical on a Santa match at a Tribute to the Troops show, the triple threat with Tommy Dreamer was actually a really good twist for the audience at the time, and the "I Quit" match being bowling shoe ugly worked for what they were going for.

[@tafua_a]

What people sometimes don't get it, oftentimes a fight is ugly. The right kind of ugly can make some matches actually compelling. The Flair match is a good example-

[@jiovanysoltero923]

I completely forgot that HBK and Mick actually in the same ring in the mid 2000s. I only thought they had a few matches and then the Mind games ppv match in the 90s

[@michaelbandada9887]

I remember Mick and HBK wrestle in a match where Triple H, Chyna and Rick Rude interfere and help Shawn win, thus setting the foundations for D-Generation X

[@WhipLashJimmyFrank]

Hope we get Edge’s 2020 return final run when he retires. Was it fun or should he have stayed home drinking rum?

[@Smeeeeeghead]

I can understand why guys like Shawn, Foley, Flair, Funk etc all go back on their retirements, the money for that "one last match" is just too good! But at the end of the day it really does sour me a little on their legacy. Sometimes its best to just leave well enough alone.

[@kidwaryodproduction]

Fun fact : Jimmy Valiant at 79 years old, Having a retirement match on 2021. Then back to wrestle again in this year (He's 80 yrs.old now) But it was in comedic style match. Not like Ric Flair latest match.

[@TheLibermania]

12:35 After this whole Edge storyline Foley was also a heel. Which is stupid, because Foley was already established as one of the nicest and lets be honest one of the most beloved guys in the Wrestling industry. Surely that works in the hometown of his opponent, but it simply doesn't work to turn Foley Heel at that point.

[@michaelbandada9887]

I remember him going off against Ric Flair in 2006 because of their issues back in the day although I prefer Mick Foley to be the face who goes against Ric Flair, the guy who is a proper wrestler and he hates Mick Foley because his way of wrestling is utter trash yet Foley succeeded in the business because he worked hard to accomplish his goals despite getting hurt

[@leonconnelly5303]

He wanted to do it he was bored of being the nice guy. He was heel for most of his career up until his main event run in 98. It’s what he felt more comfortable doing

[@leonconnelly5303]

@@michaelbandada9887 I think the idea mick foley isn’t a proper wrestler just cause he took crazy bumps is silly. And wasn’t a lot of flairs greatness from his similar willingness to hurt himself like with his blading

[@Carlitonsp1]

If only Wrestle Bios applied a chinlock during that match. Would have turned things around.

[@CJeyBlaughwithme]

He didn't want to be compared to Davey Boy.

[@mariomm9080]

Do Sgt Slaughter too he had around 30 matches after retiring 1996-2012

[@RJPHOTONYC]

My favorite match in WWE history is Orton and Foley at backlash, so im happy you gave that an A

[@RC99_Productions]

17:15 HOLY SHIT THAT'S BK JORDAN! Random blue trunks jobber on RAW but he's a name I haven't seen in forever!

[@conradojavier7547]

Give us Giant Gonzales on R.O.T.H.

[@adupree771]

I would love to see a video on Bobby lashley’s first WWE run

[@tafua_a]

I find it interesting that oftentimes, you say some of the better workers on this series you rank them a bit low because they don't have much promo time, and yet with this Foley run, which had some really great promos (like the one he cut on Orton before that hardcore match, or his confrontation with Terry Funk) weren't even mentioned. Those promos to me bump it up to the bottom of the B tier.

[@Homerstar]

Foley was supposed to have one more match in 2012 against Dean Ambrose, they even started building up the feud on twitter. However, WWE wouldn’t clear him so he officially retired.

[@thesfdoctor3603]

1:09 I know you can't really see it, but the guy that was hit by Foley was of course Fit Finlay

[@jamieholmes4751]

Big Show threw himself over the ropes in the 2004 Royal Rumble 😉😉😉 Back on topic , I enjoyed the Cactus Jack/Randy Orton Backlash 2004 match . The best one in my opinion 😃😃

[@ricardonb6375]

I get it, you're not a fan of you-know-who, along with everyone else who can't forgive and forget

[@MitsubishiLancerEvo]

@@ricardonb6375 Chris Benoit. The wrestler Chris Benoit. Not the man

[@tafua_a]

Congrats to Big Show for his second Rumble victory, I don't get why he celebrated by falling asleep on the ropes and slowly falling over!

[@albinomaybe2323]

This video was awesome thanks, could you do all of the Hulksters matches from was 2002-2006 run?

[@michaelbandada9887]

Mick Foley elevated both Randy Orton and Edge to new heights, physical well-being be damned!

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

No he didnt. Their success is from them. He did squat. Lazy cheeseburger eater thug is what he is

[@hmdwgf]

That Summerslam match Mick had with Flair in 2006 was probably the bloodiest match Foley ever had in the WWE- and one of the bloodiest matches ever seen in WWE. That Guerrero/JBL match in 2004 where JBL hit one of Guerrero’s arteries and he bled like a fountain is probably the bloodiest WWE match ever but the Foley/Flair Summerslam 06 match is up there with the bloodiest of lot.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Just going through the list of somewhat unnatural injuries and disturbing injuries in reality him standing stable in the ring and giving a DDT or elbow drop even just once in a while is doing pretty good I am surprised that he can walk

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

Love Mick Foley but he should have stayed retired after that last match with Edge at WM. He became less and less mobile and I hated to see him take such bad bumps this late in his career. However I actually did like the ECW One Night Stand match where he and Edge went against Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer. Funk slapped him around at the beginning and Foley said "this is a bad idea. I don't want to be here..."

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

No FK!! He shouldn't have even made it that far. Him and his garbage match outlaw mudshow stuff. I wish jim cornette would hate him!👇🏽

[@HereticalKitsune]

I loved the christmas match, not gonna lie. As much as I dislike JBL, his sell, this "wtf did you just do?", and the pay back was gold for me!

[@speedwaynutt]

Interesting fact back in 2012 wwe was looking at doing Foley vs Ambrose the only issue being Foley could not pass the medical stuff.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

He like many wrestlers stayed in the ring past their welcome

[@mushroomsamba82]

At least he was willing to put people over unlike certain Hawks 😉

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Wholly Crap! 15:57 i did Not know Bobby Lashley could fly like that. It'd be kinda terrifying to have to catch him on your own. 😄👍

[@tman1782]

Bruh the dumping in his nappy bit will always be funny 🤣 like WTF is a nappy love the vids Hawk

[@charlespatterson]

Markyd name drops wrestling bios kinda cool. Just saying 🙂

[@paulsletten8985]

Fellow crossover fan, hello!!

[@carter3369]

“Reliving The War” on Thursday’s is must watch for any wrestling fan

[@charlespatterson]

Hey Paul been trying to get markyd to do it. If enough of us crossover fans come together and keep the pressure maybe we will get that epic vid🙂

[@charlespatterson]

Reliving the war is never to missed. First thing I watch the second it comes up. Not unlike markyds videos

[@Justicesdad]

Awesome stuff by both men

[@JerH24]

Get well soon

[@DolFunDolhpinVtuber]

Much better than his TNA run.

[@jabbarmuhammad8804]

Holy moly it's the hardcore legend mick Foley he actually had some good matches in WWE

[@chrispaul1858]

Bro look after your throat, I missed your intro. Pure gold

[@fhqwgads5000]

Hell yeah. Any excuse to talk about Backlash 04 is money. PS I fucking love wmXX, and by extension the 3v2 match. Also, Foley dropped an apron elbow on Flair during this match before throwing up the Bang Bang! PSPS omg watching clips in black and white is SO 2004. I remember Brock Lesnar trashing Zack Gowan was an early example.

[@GuiOmania]

Its crazy that Backlash 2004 is one of is greatest match in history !!!

[@loujackcity]

hope your voice feels better king! i still did the intro anyway

[@b1slee267]

Mick foley is the embodiment of taking bumps.. true legend

[@wweminehead]

I am here for the hawk

[@hectorrico8661]

Theres a bundle of nerves behind your head. Thats why those punches are banned in boxing/mma. Punches behind the head are called "rabbit punches". Its so disgusting watching him land on the back of his head. The Edge match was awesome, full of psychology.

[@stevenhigney3985]

Hogan discussed numbness in his fingers to this day courtesy of Orndorff laying into that exact area during their feud. In fact, watch any of the Orndorf/Hogan stuff in 86 and it's legit the only way they strike each other and does not look pretty.

[@hectorrico8661]

@@stevenhigney3985 Yeah man CTE aint no joke. Only a few MMA guys have been diagnosed with "Pugilist-Parkinsons". But Mike Tyson had a reality tv show once. He was at Muhammad Ali's house. He was a vegetable. He had no idea who Mike was, who his own daughter/nurses are. Its heart breaking. In Mick Foley's first book he was proud that his whole career he never placed his hand behind his head to break his fall. Thats scary.

[@nicholasokeefe3632]

WM 22 Edge vs Foley, probably wanna of the most memorable matches for me since I was a massive Edge fan as a kid and that match made him a star for me

[@Ryusuta]

It's insane to think that the Foley/Orton match was nearly 20 years ago by this point.

[@matthewhenningervonada9914]

I already asked, but you think you can do both the warrior runs?

[@ilovegodandjesus712]

I hope you feel better markyd123

[@DioBrandoWRYYYYYY]

Alas, not retiring when he should have is something he shouldn't have but did inherit from his friend and mentor Terry Funk.

[@DJWreckAlot]

Out of your mind not doing the Hawk Squawk

[@larrytod9790]

I bet it feels weird to see someone other then abyss to get out Thumbtacks huh marky?

[@ricardonb6375]

He's the TNA guy. He has seen all of Abyss's matches and is suffering from PTSD because of that.

[@ghostmark2005]

i think, if I'm remembering right, foley said during Foley is Pod that he won't watch the wrestlemania match due to him having horrible nerves that he couldn't control and didn't feel right the entire match

[@Mattknowsurmom]

Wow so you do the j.o.b fresh every episode?? Dedication hope you feel better bud

[@NcWcN1]

0:23 ever thought of recording four or five takes of the "if you know a wrestler..." bit for situations like these?

[@tyrfg8]

I wanna see a match between Markyd and wrestlingbios now lol

[@kaysebain1004]

That would be a crazy thing man if wwe jumped on it they could get all the wrestling KZbinrs in a royal rumble 😂

[@psynque]

How much money do I need to pay on this guys patreon to have him review his favourite matches? 2 hour video about some X-Division matches no one remembers.

[@maverickhunter8755]

Hope you feel better soon!

[@brandonyouth5241]

10:09 apparently Bischoff was fired from his position as the GM of Raw 4 months prior, sent packing by Cena via a trash truck lol

[@alonzohamptonwade9031]

I was supposed to Wrestlemania 22 to party but I ended up going to jail

[@zeke5989]

Eh, Foley vs Flair I quit could have been special, but Vince wouldn't give them an additional 10 minutes or so to tell the story. For an I quit match; there was very little ebb and flow and anticipation, unfortunately.

[@jreed7125]

19:43 WAIT when was Kanyon's WWE Run featured on ROTH? I suggested that a while back

[@Markyd123]

It’s coming in a day or two

[@jreed7125]

@@Markyd123 Oh hell yeah. Who Betta Than Kanyon

[@ricardonb6375]

MVP?

[@jreed7125]

@@ricardonb6375 NOBODY

[@rycoleman]

i was looking at it like, wait that’s not who i just watched a 20 minute video about

[@Richard-Hawkins.]

Alright mate. I got a video for you. Tajiri in wwe. Was he any good?

[@nicholashurst780]

Lol as much as the Wrestling Bios jokes crack me up I'd love to see a crossover video. Love to see you work with Dave Knows Wrestling too

[@rdtworld9720]

Wow I need to rewatch the 3 on 2 handicap match at Mania, I recall that match being awesome

[@jonathancampbell5231]

It's not rated in the match quality per say but on how good the wrestler in question does "in it". In this case, even Foley felt disappointed in his performance in the match (and actually wanted it to be over before it started because he'd hoped to be in better shape by the time WM20 came around and was ashamed that he failed).

[@SANDMAN_7]

Mick foley in tna was so fun to watch

[@SlaytanicSuperstarr]

Foley will always be a legend. His worst matches are still better then hogan's best.

[@scootbonds8797]

0:22, what is hawkamnia? I told you about this clip 2 years ago yet, you still use it, you deserve a brick to the head! Jk, I don't I don't want to end up dead! LoL, love your content! Thanks for putting out so much awesome content, cheers brother 🍻🍺🍻

[@papitads1066]

That 5 way match is such an odd ball I didn’t even know Bobby, Booker, Orton, Cena and Foley had a match together🤣🤣and I used to watch WWE religiously. I need to see a video package of the build up to that

[@paultheretrogamer]

Top video marky

[@edwells4769]

That shit at 1:12 looked pretty damn vicious. Maybe a good camera angle and it caught his shoulder?

[@nathanwagner9895]

I hope you have plans to watch more lucha underground. I miss when it was on Netflix. I think you should do a ring of hawk video on rey mysterio in lucha underground or brian cage in lucha underground. Or even sammy callihan in lucha underground.

[@nicksoapdish157]

Mick Foley is my favorite wrestler and that being said, I personally believe he should have retired after ECW: One Night Stand 2006. However the money was so good by WWE for him to stay away, so I can't really blame him for that.

[@Mister_Skar]

How about "How many actually good/classic matches did Hulk Hogan have at WCW" cause I can only think of maybe one or two.

[@karmaisreal261]

What does Hulk have to do with Foley?

[@Mister_Skar]

@@karmaisreal261 Nothing, it was just an idea for a video that I got from watching this video so I thought I'd suggest it?

[@northofnashira2575]

Can we get a Ring of the Hawk for Wrestling Bios?

[@Chilewrestlingfan]

Can you do the best of Vampiro in TNA? It was any good? Thx bro keep the good work!

[@48jhj]

i really believe the match with randy at backlash 04 made ortron a superstar. still to this day one of my fav matches.

[@BradRedacted]

I forgot about his dude with flair in 06 and his appearance at vengeance 07 feels weird

[@MrFoxxx47]

How great it would've been if Mick only came back for the Orton and Edge matches.

[@1alsturgeon]

Even though the Orton match was beyond perfect, if Foley had kept him self in shape during his off seasons I think he could of easily had a string of better one off matches once every other year or so. His fued with Edge and Flair weren't bad, they were just too close together.

[@Jay-br3mo]

Rock N Sock vs Evolution seems like the forgotten match of WMXX

[@juggaajlp]

Mick Foley matches is better in WWE than TNA.

[@andu1854]

Yes; Vs Randy Orton, edge at WM, and the ECW main with edge vs Funk and dreamer

[@overthetopdevito7503]

Give us a Ring of The Hawk Highlanders tag run

[@UnparalleledTwoFive]

Why not pre-record the Hawk voice so you never have to do it again, essentially.

[@arostwocents]

I didnt know he competed as Mankind after returning 😮

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Whats up with the Wrestling bios comment ? I know the channel but i didnt get the reference . Anybody fill me in ???

[@mrmoviemanic1]

I disagree with the Orton vs Foley feud over Edge’s as I honestly just loved Edge and Foley’s chemistry more.