Mick Foley Tells Great Story About Buried Alive Match Against Undertaker

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In this clip from our live show, Mick Foley tells an awesome story about his famed Buried Alive match from In Your House in 1996 against The Undertaker, the idea for the match, the awesome structure that was hidden beneath the dirt and much more! Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews and don't forget to like and comment too! This video is proudly sponsored by Beer 52! Claim Your FREE Case Of Beer from the UK's No. 1 Craft Beer Club today at beer52.com/insidetheropes - Selected By Experts - Delivered To You!

[@drakeslocum2564]

What’s up

[@Tad1945]

Undertaker and mankind was one of my favourite feuds.

[@brisiplays3899]

That was actually Vince McMahon who said that The Undertaker was alive at the end of that match just to clarify things a bit.

[@ovi85]

Where and how can I watch the full show ?

[@jameswesten2018]

That part in Stepbrothers is hilarious "it's just like cold case files....it's just like cold case files..."

[@Spritespitfire]

I really love that Mick Foley is such a great orator. It just gives him and all of his characters when I go back and watch his matches an extra layer.

[@clarencegutsy7309]

I love that the interviewer lets the wrestlers in these clips speak freely and without interruption.

[@pezpowerproductions2602]

I just wish he would laugh a bit at Micks jokes.

[@tylerhawn8821]

Not like Aubrey Edwards on AEW podcast lol

[@toptenguy1]

"ROLL TIDE"

[@maverickoasiis]

Right😂😂

[@ryancoon4678]

Yes

[@sammyitaliano3901]

Top storytellers in WWE history: Mick Foley Chris Jericho Edge Paul Heyman Randy Orton HHH

[@WebVManReturns]

Sammy Italiano Austin, Scott Hall

[@KenpachiPoker]

Bret hart

[@leemcnamara2560]

Im remove orton and put in cm punk but thats just me 🙂

[@RatedAwesome]

I was gonna argue edges place on your list cause I'm a huge edge head, but... you nailed the order perfectly

[@rubenarriaga3029]

Jim Cornette

[@murraysaucedo897]

I remember back in those days IYH PPV’s were like a Monday Night Raw episode on steroids

[@AlejandroHernandez-ew9nl]

Pun intended ? 😂

[@e.y.d.6079]

Just listen to Mick here. See how a good story raises the morale and willingness of everyone participating in it. If only today's WWE wrestlers had that.

[@lalegende2746]

I had the honor of meeting Mick when I was 10. Such an incredible down-to-earth man and he was super friendly

[@mtrheins]

I always wondered how they pulled this off!!!! These inside stories are everything and it’s been amazing reliving my childhood and teenage years!

[@sinistertangent8177]

I could listen to this man tell stories all day. What a damn treasure!

[@Justin_Ebright]

Mick's a legend man. I mean sure, there's a lot of wrestlers I'd like to meet, but Mick is one of 3 I'd actually like to hang out with for a day and get to know as a person, not just performer. He put himself through HELL and somehow is still humble. Like no Mick, there are people who are gifted careers in the WWE, then there's you, who ripped, tore, and bled his way to the top. You earned it, and you should wear that with pride. Bret Hart and Glen Jacobs being the other two (Kane, another man who you'd think wouldn't be humble but is, it's crazy lol)

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

I'd love to talk both wrestling and politics with Glenn Jacobs (Kane).

[@michaelgibson2160]

I could listen intently to Mrs. Foley' s baby boy read the classified ads in the Boca Raton Daily Gazette w rapt attention! The man has a way w words! Love ya Mick!

[@alancardwell7587]

Hahahaha, just pretend you didn't see that! I was the warm up match for Al Snow

[@AmAxel35]

"He employs my son" Vince: we're gonna have you cane Dewey

[@lrs1975]

I could literally listen to Mick Foley tell wrestling stories all day.

[@samtheguru]

Just seeing Mick Foley makes me feel happy inside.

[@boomboom3728]

This guy has so much money and dresses like a homeless man 🤣 love it.

[@Dannytournier]

Hathor Bj ha ha that’s good man I agree

[@SAM-zt2uy]

Saw him 2 years ago I swear the only thing he’s changed is his t shirt, nicest man you could ever meet

[@jordanmccluskey891]

Cause Mick Foley is the Greatest of all time he doesn’t need million dollar clothes

[@abdullahosmani13]

he's wearing his original outfit, i think he does it for the fans

[@jordanmccluskey891]

@@abdullahosmani13 a true legend

[@livewire4519]

Mick Foley (as Cactus Jack) beat Triple H in 1997 on Monday Night Raw in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Undertaker lost a Casket Match to Yokozuna at the 1994 Royal Rumble and lost one to Goldust at In Your House: Beware of Dog a few months before the Buried Alive Match.

[@dobtoronto]

That's very good to know. Taker had specialty matches and the streak. And his survivor series performances.

[@madarafan2749]

Wasn't this match with Yokozuna where he was put in the casket by 4 or 5 guys?

[@livewire4519]

@@madarafan2749 yes. There was like 10 guys that helped stuff him in the casket. Yokozuna, Bam Bam Bigelow, Diesel, Jeff Jarrett, Tenyru, Great Kabuki, The Headshrinkers, Crush, and Adam Bomb were the ones that stuffed him in the casket. He then returned at the 1994 Summerslam with the purple attire.

[@madarafan2749]

@@livewire4519 thanks. I only remembered Jeff jarrett

[@livewire4519]

@@madarafan2749 No problem

[@bryanpark2760]

If Foley isn't God I demand a recount.

[@boman9313]

I loved watching your matches mick. You are a true legend

[@craigusselman546]

Mick has a lovely beard HAVE A NICE DAYYYY!

[@MrBrknsyt]

Buried Alive Match in the PG Era is just any John Cena Match.

[@kostadean2839]

so boring

[@lalegende2746]

Well the PG era is thankfully over and John Cena barely wrestles anymore

[@markbleichwehl]

Inside the Ropes is undoubtedly the best. Great Interviews

[@ThatKiwiDudeTV]

The Dale and Brenan referance on point

[@sororitysleepawaymortuary1659]

Goldust was also there to help bury the Undertaker. i really liked the Executioner and would have liked to see him more. I thought the Goldust Mankind pairing was very interesting/bizarre/deranged.

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Actually it was Vince McMahon who made the call at Buried Alive. "He's Alive! The Undertaker is ALIVE! The Undertaker Lives! He will NOT REST IN PEACE!

[@robertcravey2722]

...also, met Mick at an airport in 1997, extremely nice fella!

[@JohnnyPerth]

Mick is such a great story teller

[@ratboy3679]

I never watched wrestling...KZbin randomly put this on after joe Rogan clip...WOW..it sparked my interest for first time...this guys a good storyteller.....just watched actual match for first time🤯

[@inuenndo_]

Watch Mankind V Undertaker King of the Ring 1998

[@user-vm3hz9vf8e]

mankind was one of my favorites growing up!!

[@martymarmean9058]

I just was watching this last night

[@PeteSanctions]

I wish more people knew about Richie Posner's contributions to WWE behind the scenes like this

[@bloodyjoe1245]

I came here right after watching the buried alive match he just mentioned lol

[@derrickswerld]

Damn I Thought It Was Just Me 🤣 I'm About To Watch The Boiler room brawl 😂 Just to hear Mankind and his hilarious verbal mannerisms 🤣

[@foscogrubb]

Not enough people in that crowd had scene the buried alive match. I was expecting a roar of applause when he asked if anyone had seen the match.

[@williampatrick2971]

I didn’t know other match happened after the main event, after the show went off the air.

[@ericpaul7496]

Cactus Jack is awesome I mean mankind is awesome I mean mick Foley is awesome I mean dude love is awesome lol

[@nichhodge8503]

I believe this match happened on my birthday 20th October (certainly one, in fact I think 2 different buried alive matches happened on 20th October with one being against Kane I think) as I always remember seeing the grave stone with my date of birth (obviously not the same year as I wasn’t born 1996) that’s why it sticks in my mind. Edit: Yes the Mankind buried alive match happened on 20th October and was the only one to take part on that date. The Kane buried alive match was on the 24th October which is close that’s probably why I thought 2 matches happened on the 20th October

[@Ryan21500]

I remember trying to convince friends when I was younger he was dude love and cactus Jack!

[@MrEvilpanda69]

We went for the holy shit of Undertaker getting buried alive to a Bushwackers match ahahahaha.

[@boxingfan6766]

Can you please upload the full videos instead of just clips?

[@morgancarini1130]

Only Problem is it wasn't The Bushwhackers that were in the match, it was The Godwinns

[@btf_flotsam478]

Still equally absurd.

[@trollem69]

Ohhh... The WWF. You said it bruva. So ridiculous, the early to Mid 90s WWF was.

[@justinbreault6454]

I can't help but notice how mick's hand is forever stuck in the mandible claw. His right hand ring and middle fingers are almost fused together

[@Jerry8yomomma]

I still don't know how Undertaker put his hand back up through the dirt

[@garretindall2820]

I remember that match 🔥

[@k1ng_0fthes0uth-8]

Storytime with uncle Mick 🍿🍿🍿

[@michaelsmiley15]

One of the things I think is a problem with a company now and in general is that all of those things that were the Golden Age of modern day professional wrestling they're gone they were just so good those matches for individuals who put it on the line in ways that nobody else can contemplate When you're talking about the history of matches between the undertaker and Mick Foley fully they did so many different various things in a small amount of time that I think both of them could not do more than what they had already done because of and to a certain extent continued as they had been from a purely simple standpoint of They were not gonna be able to keep doing it Mic foley was willing to sacrifice himself in dangerous ways and put the company in significant liability and Vince did not want him to do that and kind of had to hold people back in certain occasions in certain matches because getting significant injuries at that time was great concern because at that point in wrestler's contracts the company was not paying any health insurance it wasn't until And I forget the match and it was after Owen Hart's accident the injury was significant enough to warrant a company actually starting to pay For the talents health plan That means any injuries occurred all medical treatments treatments that they needed to undergo the company had to pay for Now it's simply an issue anymore everything is covered in the contracts retirements health plans benefits workers comp et cetery it's all in contract now but back in those days with TLC matches and the Hell in a cell matches and the more violent the matches got the greater the danger risk of significant injury that the company was going you have to pay for and that's why they don't do it anymore today is because for what the talent is not capable of those kind of matches it number 2 it's just too dangerous

[@talhabilal7630]

Cactus Jack is one of my most Favorite Wrestlers of all time.

[@ALIAN18]

I thought the Undertaker arm would come up and remain up during the New Rockers v Bushwackers match

[@alexchapman8927]

For the sake of accuracy, Mick Foley has won at least one falls count anywhere match against Triple H

[@callummc1988]

Doesn't by any means ruin the story, but the dark match was actually New Rockers Vs the Godwinns. Bushwhackers left the company a few weeks earlier

[@davidashcroft9825]

It was Godwins vs New Rockers at Buried Alive

[@HeartWarriorDad]

is there a way to listen to this entire interview?

[@jb888888888]

They were just getting to the good part! You cut off the New Rockers/Bushwackers story!

[@simplymv6394]

Mick: “For those who don’t know about the match-“ Everyone who’s watching: *”Yes Mick, we came here to see you we know about that match”*

[@jeffofarrell6283]

The Bushwackers were not on this card. It was actually the Godwins vs New Rockers.

[@BH-zc6hu]

I remember watching this show live on pay-per-view and wondering what happened next

[@knightveg]

Strange people on here talk about good wrestlers doing storylines, But but do not include the Undertaker as the best Body bag, casket match, hell in a cell, burnt alive, buried alive, punjabi prison match, boiler room brawl, ministry of darkness, american badass, battle with the power trip, chain match,boneyard match

[@Lunakitz]

Foley is GOD!

[@billpetersheim1343]

The New Rockers actually fought the Godwins. Not the Bushwackers

[@aboutthebook3213]

I remember other wrestlers coming to help fill Mankind fill the hole. I just assumed they all hated The Undertaker lol

[@jaredking5396]

I was there for this. Goldust also helped bury Taker lol

[@ewalk_]

Everyone watching mick explaining the buried alive match:👁👄👁 Vince:😐

[@tgblanke]

I'm surprised he could remember all this

[@kriegerhain]

9:20 after watching the Match I have to admit.... Mick you wasn't even close to that Pyro

[@sappyfoot]

please talk about booker t

[@rockerseven]

Didn't they actually reveal how a buried alive match took place in that special "Wrestling's Greatest Secrets Revealed?"

[@b-rye223]

Damn....look at his ear

[@christophernicholson20]

Yeah when he was Cactus Jack he had his ear ripped off his head in a match against Vader he lost his ear

[@medicai6927]

"That dosn't fly in the og era" tell that to wrestlemania

[@The-Marinho]

Feed me more

[@horrorfiend7694]

Mick Foley tell a story about being constipated and have every ear in the room hanging on to his every word.

[@shellbacksclub]

the grave site was on a mound. Why wouldn't they make it L shaped with a tunnel to get out?

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

OSHA wasn't a thing LOL

[@paulcowlishaw]

I'm surprised Vince McMahon didn't write this speech.

[@AngryitNerd]

wish he would tell the story about how he discovered someone was going around the country posing as mick but name was dick foley.. dressed the same way as mick and did all his moves

[@nymphetaminedisposed]

Wooowwww!! And I watched that on ppv that night in like 1st grade😂😂. Who would've thought that the show continued after the "main event"

[@bholamodak1984]

I know mic Foley's other 2 names mankind, cactus, but, he has always a shocks for wrestlers mouth👄.

[@TheCollabnerd]

1:53 ‘You realise, we’re talking about a match where the goal of the match is to BURY YOUR OPPONENT ALIVE? That doesn’t fly in the PG era.’ Cut to Bragging Rights 2010, the height of the PG Era, where Kane and The Undertaker are in a Buried Alive Match 😂😂

[@Natefuentes]

Shoutout to Rhea Ripley apparently Mick is a fan

[@MrKinkyjim]

Undertaker lost a casket match to yokozuna

[@theF1oracle]

Trying to fit yoko into a casket, sounds almost impossible !

[@PhantomofDB]

He also lost one to Goldust about 2 months prior to this at “beware of dog” iyh

[@browngaymethodistjesuschri1361]

The audio is dumb, the video is significantly quieter than the intro, you basically cant watch these videos on a night. Good shi tho channel’s sick

[@lukemilam918]

“Buried alive wouldn’t work in today’s PG era *undertaker buries AJ alive*

[@tammyforbes2101]

They had a grave yard match didn’t they! That’s got to be far worse then just bearing a guy under some dirt at the arena!

[@salamandersaladman8483]

so we just arent gonna talk about the match they literally had a month ago where the goal was to permanently cripple somebodys vision in probably the most painful experience imaginable

[@jonpoon3896]

HHH has been doing it for years

[@wendellcarlisle1450]

Harder to do in front of a live audience. When its cinematic it's easy to do.

[@SCU3A_S7EVE]

And immediately afterwards, Hornswaggle chases R-Truth into the boneyard and pins him clean to win the game 24-7 championship.

[@ng23242]

“But in my day we buried our opponents alive, and we l i k e d i t-“

[@PinkStarburst717]

Mick is an outstanding story teller.

[@drsmainemusic]

Read his first two books if you haven't already! Incredible, hilarious and in some cases stomach churning stuff!

[@PinkStarburst717]

@@drsmainemusic thanks man! I'll have to pick them up. Lookin forward to it.

[@Its_LandoPrime]

Mick is just awesome.

[@SrDeMaFp]

He really is! That ending had me laugbing so hard I couldnt catch my breath!

[@betterthanmost9549]

Its amazing how much of his mental faculties he still has after all those concussions. Mick is a national treasure and should be protected at all costs.

[@JakeW26]

I could listen to Mick tell stories about his pro wrestling career for day's

[@musicfanhawk4523]

That seems to be all he does these days! Beyond his spoken word tours, constant interviews like this do get old. I didn't think he would become one of those types.

[@kordeljohnson]

@@musicfanhawk4523 so you’d rather him jumping off cages in his 50s?

[@streetrat48]

Mick rocking the Rhea Ripley shirt. Awesome.

[@eddead4235]

As dan bryan said ur love for female talent is creepy

[@gameboysleepyd4277]

He always finds a way to slip a AL SNOW joke in there lol

[@slipknuts]

His first book was an absolute knockout of al snow 😆

[@gameboysleepyd4277]

@@slipknuts yeah I remember lol

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

@@slipknuts They even turned that into an angle. Al Snow "found" a copy of Mick's book in a trash can. It was the copy that Mick had given to the Rock. That lead to a temporary breakup of the Rock and Sock Connection. Later it was revealed that Al Snow had thrown the book away because of all the Al Snow jokes.

[@sese6227]

Bearer is such an underrated manager, especially when he was a heel. I see a lot of lists, where he's absent & he was absolutely impeccable. From the voice, to the facial expressions, to that peacock strut he'd do... pure perfection.

[@connortivoli3161]

I completely agree with you, alot of wrestlers will say that there was nobody more passionate and loved wrestling than him.

[@ChrisManley1994]

“After seventeen minutes of hard work AND being buried alive.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

I LOVED that Undertaker Mankind feud in 96. They had some amazing matches. As great as it was, The HIAC match was just the icing on the cake of an awesome 2 year rivalry.

[@charlesolson8054]

I seen this match live. I was 12 years old about to turn 13 and while I was a huge Undertaker fan, this match made him immortal in my eyes and also made me realize how great Mankind was. Greatest match I've seen live.

[@meems4378]

Lucky bastard. The only show I saw live was 1999 over the edge in KCMO. So all I remember, also as a 12 year old, was Owen hart. I legit can't remember anything else as an adult. Really just getting back into wrestling now.

[@scottudell7202]

Mick Foley is among the greatest professional wrestlers, and the Undertaker is right there with him. I vividly remember the Mankind vs Undertaker Buried Alive match. It really was an amazing thing to see happen.

[@chadcondit6360]

Man, the 90's had so many gifted storytellers, and WWE actually gave them the creative freedom to use those abilities. The results were long-term stories with fantastic payoffs. Now, every wrestler has to essentially read promos off scripts approved by Vince. Every now and then they give wrestlers some creative freedom and the results are way better than anything creative comes up with (see Bray Wyatt). The point is, fucking hands off Vince, let your talent do the work for you!

[@tinocontreras5105]

Yeah like bray and uncle howdy. That guy thinks he's more creative than what he really is. Now he's gone lol, with his puppets

[@pierson974]

Many of my favorite matches involve Mick Foley. One of my favorite moments is socko meeting the cobra. Legends colliding

[@TheGodinme88]

Wow!! I always thought that was the final match of the night🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@melhungi4235]

I love his dress attire.

[@shreddedindian2458]

I always felt Mike Foley would have been an amazing Hagrid from Harry potter

[@Junky284]

He is really a stuntman working as a wrestler. Legend.

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

He had better wrestling skills than he's given credit for. He was a decent amateur wrestler too. He just knew that people didn't want to see him using hip tosses and arm drags. They wanted to see chairs, tables, and thumbtacks.

[@ltortjr]

Mick Foley has got to be one of the greatest story tellers of all time. I’m not just saying in wrestling either. Really as a person in general.

[@Derek70388]

Mick is a great story teller. Very articulate and well spoken. Given how many head shots he’s taken, it’s a miracle he’s still coherent.

[@WrestlingWithEvil]

I love this channel, thank you

[@InsideTheRopes]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@GetOnTheFloor82]

I started at 8am this morning.....watching some Jericho stuff from Inside The Ropes. Watched 4 or 5 videos. Now in on my 6th Foley video. It's 10.07am Laziest Saturday morning ever. Love this. This guys are absolute legends 👏 🙌 💙 ❤️