Bruce Prichard shoots on the Undertaker vs Mankind Hell in a Cell Match 

@Da Cashman Didn't Foley's teeth get pushed up into his nose or something? Ik he was super disfigured

@Da Cashman Well he did land on Hugo

Sketch Stevens yea when he got choke slammed through the cell, there was a chair that fell with him and landed on his face. The tooth went through his lip and into his nose or something. You could see it when he was sitting against the turnbuckle smiling

Mick is lucky to have any of his faculties

@@michaelreed1215 Mick said he wasn't smiling, he was trying to stick his tongue through the hole in his lip...

I think about that too lol and it was totally unplanned

Mick Foley's true legacy

If almost dying means he was fine except for a dislocated shoulder and a tooth up his nose then sure

And not die no less

Powerbomb 7 off the cell here comes the pain.

Hearing this quote and what Nash/Sullivan said about WM XIV when Austin won the Title, I’m surprised that those WCW guys knew WWF was going to win the war, in the hype of the MNW of 1998.

@Douglas Taggart yep that's what I've always heard.

And that's coming from the same guy that drove Foley out of WCW..

Where do you go from there? Oh yeah, The Titantron!

Yup that was the call that got me. JR is an a commentator he’s supposed to sell like that. King was a wrestler he knows when shit goes wrong. And the way he said that was real, he genuinely thought he was dead.

Romeo Barnes it sounded so matter-of-fact, like it was just the obvious conclusion to make. fantastic call.

This line doesnt get enough love.

My favorite line in wrestling history

The plainness in his call of it was scary then, but now you hear it and you laugh

If you hear Lawler say that, it definitely sounded like he legitimately thought the match had just killed Mick Foley

So true. Omg what a stud

I get what your saying but that match def stood on its own.

"oh my, oh my, oh my"

Byron like "Undertaker just threw him off the cell, haha he likes to have fun!"

jr didnt put it over the top, mankind did, jr just added teh sauce.

disagree. on the other hand wcw would have killed it completely

Enough's enough!

He’s got a smile on his face for gawd sake...... Are you kidding me?

That's it he's dead...

Thats it that killed him!

He is broken in half!

Goes to show you don't have to be in the ring all day too leave an imprint. Not a bunch of finishers and high spots.

Remember watching this with my family and our family friends and we were all gobbsmacked by what we saw, but we knew we had witnessed history.

They had no idea what was supposed to happen, so their reaction was 100% real.

Shawn May JR knew what was going to happen, it’s just that he’s the greatest commentator of all time.

He didn't sell anything. Those reactions were unscripted and real

@@rs-vp7re I couldn't have said if better. He wasn't selling, he was in shock..

Mick Foley sold that match

No Foley is good

Hard Knocks and cheap pops.

WILL SOMEBODY STOP THE DAMN MATCH?!

@@ShuffleUpandDeal32 probably the same reason that people like you feel the need to push your beliefs on to everyone else….because they/you want to

@@ShuffleUpandDeal32 clearly you do if you are that offended that someone said foley is god…a pretty standard saying

The funny thing is that McMahon didn't even want Foley on the roster. J.R. had to beg Vince to give him a shot

@@skippythealien9627 That's why Vince didn't want Foley on the roster. Because of stuff like the Hell In The Cell. Eric Bischoff also felt the same way when Mick was in WCW. When Mick had the top of his ear ripped off from a botched spot involving the ropes, Bischoff's response was "Another Mick Foley incident. Why can't he just have a regular match?" Now that I'm older, I agree with both of them. I can't watch Mick's stuff anymore. He took way too many bumps that he didn't need to take and it's a miracle he's still alive, let alone walking.

@@pikkon899 Plus it's a huge risk. Look at what happened to Owen Hart during a much more controlled and choreographed stunt. I love Mick but he was reckless and must have been a nightmare to insure. Last thing a company wants is to have an employee die on their watch because the family and the fans will blame the boss for letting that type of stuff take place.

His greatest rival. No one pushed Taker to the limit like Foley. No one forced him to change his wrestling style and become so vicious in the ring.

I agree. I'd even say Austin

The problem is how would they have possibly topped that at WrestleMania?

I like this match happen at wrestlemania

vigilanteghost Agreed. One of my fav rivalries of all time. The storytelling, the brawls, the characters.

Terry even left his shoes in the ring

@@bloodybreathittstudios1532 🤣

That something indicative of JUST concussions? I feel it doesn't even take a concussion to make visible and audible the frailties of the human recollection. Hell - it doesn't even take a drop off a cell to do that. A walk into the kitchen is enough, so I can't imagine what two drops and a very physical match would do. Additionally the post-match anecdote about the thumbtacks was originally between Mick and Undertaker with Undi saying in a gruff tone "MICK, LOOK AT YOUR ARM!" So either his head was way more messed up than anyone's said because of the match, or Pritch or whomever is using some inventive misremembering of his own to put himself closer to the story. No clue which it is tbh.

Some people are just that tough. Foley, funk, jun kasai, nick gage, etc... Lived their entire adult lives putting themselves through literal car crashes every weekend night and can still function within society. The latter 2 arent as respected as of now, but us modern age "know it all" internet fans would be surprised at how their peers view them on a performance level, mental level, and moral level. The 4 hardcore legends who are true to the bone badass.

Hes still relatively Young. Hopefully in the upcoming years he maintains his mental faculties. Obviously he's not thirty but he's also not 70.

Shut up

@Hodge Stuff just shut up lol

that's the scary thing. Undertaker tossing Mick was massive and would have killed any normal man...but at least it was "planned." The fact that second bump through the roof of the cage was not planned and Foley still came out both alive and able to move his limbs is even crazier

I agree I was in disbelief.. it was the realest match I had ever seen. If Mick was built like a average wrestler he would’ve died

Me too

no.......Chuck Norris is made out of Mick Foley

Underrated comment! 😂🤣

@@ozzyisgreat4eva Chuck Norris is made out of Chuck Norris!!!

Lmao

So did the Undertaker...

When undertaker got raised up on top of the cell he must have thought holy shit this man died I can never wrestle again with that in/on my mind forever now

This is a quote I need more info on because you're wrong listen closely he says "Good God almighty, "THEY'VE" Killed him. Is JR talking about the creative team?

shane peacher exactly

@@thecardiac00 I actually think he said "that" not "they've"

Exactly, I think it's because it was his genuine reaction. He had no idea that would happen. I'm assuming he has to have said this before Owen but I remember him saying it was the only thing in Wrestling that legitimately scared him.

@@joni1405 No they actually said "They've" and it was a reference to the Booking and creative team.

It was rough to watch then. I thought he was going to die.

Try being there to this day scariest thing I've ever seen

Its violence and adrenaline used to be satisfying to me, but now it's kind of painful to watch!

David Furtado it’s not hard to watch for me at all!

It's not rough, Foley did worse in Japan....and if you watched ECW at the time, new jack did this stuff regularly.

Or his head has been smashed so many times that his memory and recollection is unreliable

You went on to become a cardiologist?

Yeah well imagine being 17 going to Vengeance and Chris Benoit did not show up

@@OmegaRedFan Imagine being at Survivor Series in Boston at age 5, first live WWF/WWE event, and you get the Bushwhackers/MOM/Doink match.

Completely agree. He just flops weak kneed like a dead fish. Legendary.

Oh Yeah, when his legs just buckled beneath him from a punch that Taker held back 95% of... Instantly it was evident that he wasn't kayfabe selling at this point. Mick was out on his feet. His bell got rung so hard, it has to be cracked like the liberty bell. It was genuinely terrifying watching him try blankly continue the match with his lights out, as well as no one home!

Yes! I've always thought that THAT moment said a lot in high volumes as well as at the end, when he tries to throw one leg up to kick out, as Taker got the 3 count. Like there was still about 20% of him still able to GO, somewhere in that mind and body of Mick's... If he could have added another 30% to that 20% that was left, it would have been enough energy to kick out... But truly... He just didn't have enough, but the important part is... In the end, he still had SOME! And he walked away. Shoulders to lean on, yes. But still, NO medics at all until he was out of sight behind gorilla. Pure... Simply fucking pure.

@@seanpurdom6380 I’ve seen him tell the story about that match, and it was truly incredible. The leg kick at the end definitely added to the lore. He had mentioned after the match, he asked if he had already been on a stretcher that night, and said he couldn’t be on a stretcher twice in one night ool

Imagine being in one of the front rows right by where mankind fell through the table. You’ll never forget that

Like any wrestler need's Russos approval for what is and isn't a great match lol. Russo could have told Foley the match was shit and it wouldn't have meant a damn thing...Russo doesn't and never will know great wrestling. This match was solidified as legendarium the moment the bell rang...it sucks Foley thought he needed to ask Russo of all people what HE thought to believe as much.

@@Remmy0930 exactly lmfao. Made me laugh to read that in the original comment.

Yeah and he was trying to use his tongue to wiggle the tooth around... Haha

not mine

Those were the screams of men 😎

I can hear em now.imprinted in the brain is from being 8 years old

It's interesting that if you replay that bump a few times but just listen to the crowd, it sounds completely different than your average big moment pop. Listen to it, the crowd are horrified. They didn't have Lawler and Ross to talk them through what just happened, they must have assumed that Foley just got killed right in front of their eyes. And the cell being pulled back up with Taker on top would have solidified the fact that Mick Foley was in serious trouble. Then the crazy fucker gets up for round 2 and 3....

Cuz you're soft

I grew up at the best time. I was a little kid in the eighties so I was able to fully enjoy Hulkamania, was 13-14 when Sunny came in and was at the pissed off teen stage when DX and Stone Cold were at the top. Got to see the greatest match ever (Savage v Steamboat at WMIII) and the (at least at the time) most awe inspiring display of will in wrestling history by Mick at Hell in a Cell.

Lol you never saw new jack then.

@@drunkensailor112 That's not what he meant. Mick was hurt and a lot of the guys from ECW were also hurt during their matches, legitimately but the big difference here his that Mick stayed down, no one in ECW sold shit. They would slice themselves open with cheese graters, jump off ridiculous high altitudes only to back into the ring, pin each other and kick out like nothing happened. You can even hear a person in the crowd say "Mick, finish the match Mick!" That's the mindset of the ECW crowd. They didn't care. Mick was hurt, he sold it, they had a long pause before he went back in and Vince coming down to check on Mick was the icing on the cake. In other words, psychology. ECW never had that. You became concerned for Mick. You were never concerned for Mick or anyone in ECW because they got back up regardless.

@@drunkensailor112 Exactly!

Yeah seriously just imagine if cole and Corey graves or God forbid Renee Young had called it 😂😂😂

County Poe Ever!!!!!

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It was like JR stopped calling the match and started doing a news report. No, he really must be dead. Surely, he is now dead.

I don’t know if it’s the best match ever. Maybe most jaw dropping match ever

Had everything but a decent workrate.

Decent work rate? You've got to be joking

Anyone who witnessed it will remember their names. No one who watched that will ever forget Mankind or Undertaker.

David Herring he’s referring to the Meltzer rating system

Obviously but you can be in control of a fall in regards to your timing of the turn and leading into the bump. Saying that he's in control of the bump doesn't mean that he's breaking the laws of physics 😑

Bet your a hoot at a party

Not even what they meant lol...he’s in control as in it’s his idea and spot,

He meant Dave Meltzer

He doesn't like it bc it's too risky. He hit on this if you catch the whole podcast this came from.

He’s saying Bruce hates Tuna Meltzer and his star ratings

Those giant balls cushioned his landing

Al_Pacino's_Stuntdouble that match though is a masterpiece. Different, not as much about the bumps. Both masterpieces but different

That match wasn’t a one bump match though. There was so much to that match and it all flowed perfectly. It was a perfect match and then you add in Kane debuting. This match was, for better or worse, a two bump match. Everything they did after the chokeslam through the cage didn’t matter. No one remembers anything besides the shot of Foley with the tooth in his nose and the fact they used tacks.

There's nothing more then the bumps. They started on the top and two minutes later Foley was down. When they came up again, well, the second bump came a minute after. Then some brawl, a piledriver, backdrop on thumbs, chockslam on thumbs tombstone. Four wrestling moves in one of the most famous wrestling match ever.

Terry Funk went out twice to check on Mick...

Okada vs Omega and Jericho vs Naito are better wrestling matches as wrestling matches, but Hell in the Cell was a better spectacle. Both 5 stars for different reasons.

He rated matches differently back then, he has said he would give some old matches better ratings now but a star rating doesn't matter that much

Foley was done wrestling by the time it was time to end the streak

It wouldn't have done anything for a retired wrestler either.

The streak didn’t really exist until Wrestlemania X8. Before that it was purely coincidental.

😂😂 make the big bastard chase you!!!

and for the smarks "flair vs steamboat"

@@daleva187goligo Goddamn right.

Bret/Shawn in Montreal is more INfamous I would say. The other two were proper matches built up around who they featured and the anticipation of seeing them fight. Montreal was an inside shoot controversy that happened to come to it's zenith live on camera and was less about the match or title defense and more about serving as what essentially ushered in the Attitude Era officially when Vince finally decided to embrace all that heat and become the evil Mr. McMahon on TV.

Brett/stone cold

What about Shawn and razors ladder match?

Same I just realized that

How old r U? Just curious.!!.

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@@macdaddy1149 👌

I always think he a psychopath with multiple personality disorder

I'm kind of right there with you. I was never a huge fan because I'm more into heels (and when I started watching he was face) but over time I couldn't help but ask myself wtf the point was? I don't even find this to be a good match. That they start at the top of the cage makes it feel so contrived. It's like they started with how it, perhaps should end if anything. There's no reason to head to the top from the start so it basically feels like a setup for the spot instead a natural progression of a fight. Then it's sort of like big spot, big spot, watch a really fucked up person try to finish a match. Not only is it unnecessary, but it feels ass backwards.

@@raym.778 Mankind was a heel.Nothing was ever gonna change that. Until this match. They had to start there not end there. Him coming back for more and more changed everything. Fan perception, character. Everything. He instantly became a babyface and a top maineventer from there on out

Foley is just a different kinda guy. I know you're post is old. I watched him in smaller territories when I was a young cub. I knew he was legit crazy back then.

"GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! THEY KILLED HIM!"

That's likely because Benoit did steroids for a long time, or at least that's what everyone said. However Foley took just as hard of bell ringers than Benoit.

Choke slammed right out of his trainers, Hilarious!

Out of his Dad white new balances ....terrific. hilarious

Mick said Vince initially said no but Mick convinced him by comparing it to missing an elbow drop jumping off the top ropes but the table wasn't supposed to collapse. The second drop wasn't planned and Mick didn't remember much of the actual match. He didn't remember taking out the thumbtacks.

cpk1994 Yeah, thats the way I remember Foley telling it too