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Mick Foley

Mick Foley is an American former wrestler and writer.

He is mainly known for his militancy in the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment, where he played Mankind, Cactus Jack and Dude Love, as well as under his real name.

Before joining Vince McMahon's federation, he wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, as well as in Japan and in numerous federations belonging to the independent circuit, earning a reputation as a hardcore wrestler, which accompanied him throughout the his career, being dubbed The Hardcore Legend. Between 2008 and 2011 he wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Over the course of his career, he won twenty-seven titles including four world titles, having held the WWF Championship three times and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once. Terry Funk inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.

After publishing his autobiography, entitled Have a Nice Day!, in the early 2000s, he met with great public and critical acclaim with the publication of four books of children's stories.

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