Velvet Sky

Friday, 26 October 2012

Velvet Sky

Velvet Sky Dry Humping The Ropes with that SEXY ASS!!!!!!!!!

Velvet Sky Vs. Lacey Von Erich Sexy Mud Wrestling Match

Mick Foley FIRES Velvet Sky - Pro Wrestling Syndicate 2011

Bound for Glory -Velvet Sky vs. Madison Rayne vs. Mickie James vs. Winter (Watch in HD)

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Orlando, Florida
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50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified 8 times platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. His album The Massacre has been certified 5 times platinum by the RIAA and has sold 11 million copies worldwide.
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A.J. Styles
Allen Jones (born June 2, 1978), better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the reigning TNA Television Champion in his second reign. He, James Storm, Jeff Jarrett and Abyss (who wrestled under the name Justice) are the only wrestlers to perform on the inaugural NWA-TNA pay-per-view event on June 19, 2002, and still be employed by the company in a wrestling role today. Since he joined TNA, Styles has been the first TNA X Division Champion while also having the most reigns with six, a five-time World Tag Team Champion (4 NWA and 1 TNA) and a four-time World Heavyweight Champion (3 NWA and 1 TNA). With having won the TNA X Division, NWA World Tag Team, and NWA World Heavyweight Championships, Styles was the first to complete the TNA Triple Crown Championship. Styles would later complete the Triple Crown three more times, making him the only man to complete it more than once and for most of TNA's existence the only one to complete it at all. His victory over Booker T for the TNA Legends Championship made him the first, and only, man to have ever won the TNA Grand Slam Championship, which he has done twice. He is also the longest reigning TNA World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history. In 2010 he became the first TNA wrestler currently under contract to rank in at #1 on Pro Wrestling Illustrated annual PWI 500 list.
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Abyss (wrestler)
Christopher J. "Chris" Parks, better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former three-time world heavyweight champion having held the 1PW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once.
http://wn.com/Abyss_(wrestler)
Amber O'Neal
Kimberly Dawn Davis (born June 22, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, '''Amber O'Neal'''.
http://wn.com/Amber_O'Neal
Ana Rocha
Ana Rocha (born December 28, 1984) is an Portuguese-American professional wrestler and manager known by her ring name "The Portuguese Princess" Ariel, who has competed in Northeastern independent promotions including Ring of Honor, IWA Mid-South and the National Wrestling Alliance.
http://wn.com/Ana_Rocha
Angel Orsini
Angel Orsini (born August 26, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and former mixed martial arts fighter, best known by her ringname Riptide, who has competed in North American independent promotions including Women Extreme Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling, most notably as The Prodigette who managed the stable Sideshow Freaks during the last years of the promotion.
http://wn.com/Angel_Orsini
April Hunter
April Hunter (born September 24, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and fitness and glamour model. She has appeared in many publications, from MuscleMag International to Playboy Magazine and even has her own comic book series, Code Red by Pickle Press.
http://wn.com/April_Hunter
Ayako Hamada
http://wn.com/Ayako_Hamada
Brooke Adams (model)
Brooke Adams (born December 4, 1984) is an American model, dancer and former WWE Diva, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Miss Tessmacher.
http://wn.com/Brooke_Adams_(model)
Brooke Hogan
Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5, 1988), better known by her stage name Brooke Hogan, is an American singer, actress, model, socialite, and television personality, and the oldest child of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (Terry Gene Bollea). She appeared on the reality-television series Hogan Knows Best, which focused on her family, and which premiered on July 10, 2005 on VH1. Since the cancellation of Hogan Knows Best, she's starred in a spin-off reality series called Brooke Knows Best which focuses on her life now independent from her parents and living with two roommates. She released her debut album Undiscovered in 2006. In 2009, she released her second studio album, The Redemption, and appeared in a second season of Brooke Knows Best.
http://wn.com/Brooke_Hogan
Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell (born March 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He has also wrestled as Curry Man and Suicide. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and currently works regularly for Ring of Honor as well as several independent promotions.
http://wn.com/Christopher_Daniels
Christy Hemme
Christina Lee "Christy" Hemme (born October 28, 1980) is an American actress, singer, model, professional wrestling valet and former professional wrestler. Hemme is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, as a backstage interviewer.
http://wn.com/Christy_Hemme
Ciara
Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985), who performs under the mononym Ciara, is an American recording artist, dancer, actress, and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer, Jazze Pha. With his help, she was signed to LaFace Records, and went on to become a successful artist, selling more than seven million albums worldwide and having numerous top ten hits.
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Dale Oliver
Dale Byron Oliver is an American music composer who works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Formerly a guitarist in BackHawk (the backing band of the American country music group BlackHawk), Oliver serves mainly as a composer of theme music used in professional wrestling.
http://wn.com/Dale_Oliver
Dixie Carter-Salinas
Dixie Lee Carter-Salinas (born October 6, 1964) more commonly known as Dixie Carter, is an American businesswoman and wrestling promoter currently serving as president of the limited liability company TNA Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, TNA Entertainment produces professional wrestling television programs, live events, pay-per-views and associated merchandise such as video games.
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Earl Hebner
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Eric Bischoff
Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and professional wrestling booker, producer, and on-screen personality who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, as Executive Producer. He is best known for serving as Executive Producer and later President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, the General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainment's Raw brand.
http://wn.com/Eric_Bischoff
Gail Kim
Kimberly Gail (born February 20, 1977), also known as Gail Kim, is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent. She is currently signed with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promotion, assigned to its Raw brand.
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Hermie Sadler
Herman Marion Sadler III (born April 24, 1969) is an American race car driver/announcer and professional wrestling promoter from Emporia, Virginia. He is also an advocate for autism research, as his daughter Hailie Dru, was diagnosed with the disorder in 2001. His younger brother Elliott Sadler is also a NASCAR driver.
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Hulk Hogan
Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
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Héctor Guerrero
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Jacqueline Moore
Jacqueline DeLois Moore (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler who is best known for her stint in World Wrestling Entertainment from 1998 to 2004 as well as working for World Championship Wrestling in 1997/98 and later Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as occasional wrestler, manager and road agent.
http://wn.com/Jacqueline_Moore
Jaime Lynne
Jaime Lynne (born March 17, 1979) is a former American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, Lollipop. Lynne is perhaps best known for her appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a cage dancer.
http://wn.com/Jaime_Lynne
James Storm
James Allan Black (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name James Storm. He is currently contracted with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is a former 10-time Tag Team champion having won the NWA World Tag Team Championship seven times and the TNA World Tag Team Championship three times.
http://wn.com/James_Storm
Janel Horton
Janel Horton (born October 15, 1978) is an American professional wrestler and manager, known by her ringname Alere Little Feather, who competes in North American independent promotions including CHIKARA, MXW Pro Wrestling, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, Jersey All-Pro Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, National Wrestling League, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Women's Extreme Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling. Among those she has managed on the independent circuit include Mana the Polynesian Warrior, The Great Samu and Sonjay Dutt.
http://wn.com/Janel_Horton
Jay Lethal
Jamar Shipman (born April 21, 1985 in Elizabeth, New Jersey), better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is the current X Division Champion in his fifth reign. Since competing in TNA, he has also been a one-time World Tag Team Champion with Consequences Creed.
http://wn.com/Jay_Lethal
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey "Jeff" Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the reigning TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE).
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Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds minority stock. He is well-known from his multiple runs in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the 1990s.
http://wn.com/Jeff_Jarrett
Jeremy Borash
Jeremy Borash (born July 19, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), is an American professional wrestling play-by-play commentator, announcer, ring announcer, booker, interviewer, producer and website designer. He was heavily involved in World Championship Wrestling, the now defunct World Wrestling All-Stars promotion, and has been a very influential staff member of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling since its inception in 2002. He is a member of the TNA creative team and is the host of TNA Today.
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Jessica Kresa
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John Layfield
John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966) is an American Retired professional wrestler and a current commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League. Layfield is best known by his ring names, Bradshaw, John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL from his time in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he is the longest reigning WWE Champion in SmackDown history with a reign lasting 280 days.
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John Stagikas
John Stagikas (born July 31, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Hurricane" John Walters and in Lucha Libre USA as RJ Brewer, the kayfabe son of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.
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Karen Jarrett
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Katarina Waters
Katarina Waters (born November 10, 1980) is a German-born English professional wrestler and valet. She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment, performing on its Raw brand under the ring name Katie Lea. Prior to signing with WWE, she spent many years on the independent circuit, particularly in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, where she used the ring name Nikita. After signing with WWE, she competed in their former developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling, where she became a two time Women's Champion before being called up to the main roster.
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Kia Stevens
Kia Michelle Stevens (born September 4, 1977), better known by her ring names Amazing Kong and Awesome Kong, is an American independent professional wrestler, best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). She is currently working for Shimmer Women Athletes, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Lucha Libre USA, and various independent promotions in the United States and Japan.
http://wn.com/Kia_Stevens
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, actor and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former three-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, and recognized by the promotion as a 13-time World Champion.
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Lacey Von Erich
Lacey Adkisson (born July 17, 1986) is an American professional wrestler better known by her ring name Lacey Von Erich. She is the daughter of Kerry Von Erich and the granddaughter of Fritz Von Erich. She is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
http://wn.com/Lacey_Von_Erich
Lisa Marie Varon
Lisa Marie Varon (born February 10, 1971), is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and fitness competitor of Puerto Rican and Turkish descent. Varon is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment under the ringname Victoria, where she is a former two-time WWE Women's champion and for her current tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ringname Tara, where she is a former four-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion.
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Matthew Kaye
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Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. (born June 7, 1965) is an American actor, author, comedian, voice actor, and professional wrestler.
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Mickie Knuckles
Mickie Lee Knuckles (born May 16, 1984) is an American professional wrestler who has worked for a number of major independent promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Chikara and Combat Zone Wrestling. She also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Moose. She is most notable for her hard-hitting style and inter-gender deathmatches.
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Mike Tenay
Michael William "Mike" Tenay (born August 15, 1954) is a professional wrestling play-by-play announcer currently employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Prior to signing with TNA in 2002, he had a notable tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1994-2001. Known by the nickname "The Professor", Tenay is a highly respected historian of professional wrestling due to his extensive knowledge of the business. Current TNA Executive Producer and former WCW president Eric Bischoff has described Tenay as "a walking encyclopedia of knowledge."
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Monty Sopp
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Mr. Kennedy
Kenneth Anderson (born March 6, 1976) is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) using the name Mr. Anderson. He wrestled under the ring name Mr. Kennedy during his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between 2005 and 2009.
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Muhammed Lawal
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Nick Aldis
Nicholas Harry "Nick" Aldis (born November 6, 1986) is an English professional wrestler and actor. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Magnus, where he is a one time World Tag Team Champion with Doug Williams. Aldis also appeared on the United Kingdom revival of Gladiators, where he was known by the name Oblivion.
http://wn.com/Nick_Aldis
Nicole Raczynski
Nicole Raczynski (born April 19, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Roxxi. She currently works for Shimmer Women Athletes and various other independent promotions under the ring name Nikki Roxx.
http://wn.com/Nicole_Raczynski
ODB (wrestler)
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Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well known professional wrestlers in the world.
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Rob Strauss
Robert "Rob" Strauss (born October 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Robbie E. He has also competed in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions under the ring name Rob Eckos, including Chaotic Wrestling, the East Coast Wrestling Association, Hardway Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling and Mikey Whipwreck's New York Wrestling Connection.
http://wn.com/Rob_Strauss
Rob Van Dam
Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970), better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (RVD), is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Szatkowski has held twenty-eight championships in various promotions during his career, and is a three-time world champion: a one-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWE Champion, and one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, and the only man to hold the ECW World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Championship simultaneously. Van Dam is the only man to hold the ECW, WWE, and TNA World Heavyweight titles in his career. He was also the winner of WWE's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2006.
http://wn.com/Rob_Van_Dam
Samoa Joe
:"King Joe" redirects here. For the monster, see King Joe (Ultra monster).
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Sarah Stock
Sarah Stock (born March 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She currently competes for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where she is a former Knockout Tag Team Champion, under the ring name Sarita and for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Dark Angel. Stock has wrestled for many independent promotions throughout North America, facing both male and female wrestlers.
http://wn.com/Sarah_Stock
Shantelle Malawski
Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born January 26, 1986) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Taylor Wilde. Wilde was the first women's wrestler to hold both the TNA Women's Knockout and TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship and is currently in her second reign as a Tag Team Champion.
http://wn.com/Shantelle_Malawski
Shawn Hernandez
Shawn Hernandez (born February 11, 1973) is an American professional wrestler of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring names, "Hotstuff Hernandez" and "Hernandez".
http://wn.com/Shawn_Hernandez
SoCal Val
Valerie Elizabeth Wyndham (born March 27, 1986) is an American professional wrestling valet, better known by her ring name, SoCal Val. She is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
http://wn.com/SoCal_Val
Tazz
Peter Senerchia (born October 11, 1967) is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
http://wn.com/Tazz
Terry Gerin
http://wn.com/Terry_Gerin
Thea Trinidad
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Tommy Mercer
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Trenesha Biggers
Trenesha Biggers (born December 25, 1981) is a model and professional wrestler who worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rhaka Khan. She was in the final top 25 in the 2005 WWE Diva Search.
http://wn.com/Trenesha_Biggers
Velvet Sky
Jamie Szantyr (born June 2, 1981) is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Velvet Sky. She also works outside of TNA as Talia Madison.
http://wn.com/Velvet_Sky
Wade Keller
Wade Keller (born May 22, 1971) is a wrestling columnist. He runs the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter, widely regarded as one of the most influential newsletters in professional wrestling.
http://wn.com/Wade_Keller

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Velvet Sky Vs. Lacey Von Erich Sexy Mud Wrestling Match

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Mick Foley FIRES Velvet Sky - Pro Wrestling Syndicate 2011

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This article is about the American professional wrestler. For South African airline, see Velvet Sky (airline).

Velvet Sky
Velvet Sky, Los Angeles, CA on October 1, 2011
Ring name(s)	Velvet Sky^[1] Talia Madison^[2] Miss Talia^[2] Talia Doll^[2] Talia^[3]
Billed height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)^[2]
Billed weight	125 lb (57 kg)^[4]
Born	(1981-06-02) June 2, 1981 (age 31)^[2] New Britain, Connecticut^[4]
Resides	Waterbury, Connecticut^[2]^[4]
Billed from	The Big Apple Daytona Beach, Florida
Trained by	Jason Knight^[2] Kevin Landry^[2]
Debut	2003^[2]

Jamie Szantyr (born June 2, 1981)^[2] is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Velvet Sky.^[1] She is a former TNA Women's Knockout Champion and TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion with her former Beautiful People partners Madison Rayne and Lacey Von Erich. While as a team the three defended the title under the Freebird rule and hold the longest reign for the championship. She also works outside of TNA as Talia Madison and Miss Talia.

1 Professional wrestling career
2 Personal life
3 Other media
4 In wrestling
5 Championships and accomplishments
6 References
7 External links

Professional wrestling career [link]

Early career [link]

Talia Madison (right) and The Blue Meanie in September 2005.

Prior to debuting, Szantyr was trained by Jason Knight and Kevin Landry at the House of Pain Pro Wrestling Dojo.^[2]^[3] After completing her training, she began working as a valet and wrestler on the independent circuit using the ring names Miss Talia, Talia Doll, and Talia Madison.^[2] On the independent circuit, she formed a tag team known as T&A with April Hunter.^[2]^[4] She was booked to her first wrestling championship during her time in World Xtreme Wrestling, getting the WXW Women's Championship after winning a battle royal on May 29, 2004.^[5]

Szantyr made a few appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005 and 2006.^[4] On the February 24, 2005 episode of WWE SmackDown!, she appeared as an extra during the JBL "Celebration of Excellence" party. She was then defeated by Victoria on July 11 in a match taped for WWE Heat.^[6] On January 2, 2006, she and Trinity were planted in the front row of the audience to be selected to dance with The Heart Throbs after their match in another Heat segment.^[7] She also auditioned for the 2007 Diva Search, but did not make the final eight.^[2]^[8]

As Talia Madison, she held Defiant Pro Wrestling Women's title, which she got on April 8, 2006 after defeating Alere Little Feather and Nikki Roxx in a three-way match.^[4] Later that year, she debuted in MXW Pro Wrestling and defeated Alere Little Feather at Brass City Battle. She also wrestled in Women's Extreme Wrestling both as Talia Doll and Talia Madison, where she mainly worked in tag team matches. She found championship success here as half of The Simple Girls/The Madison Sisters with her (kayfabe) sister Nikki Madison, and as the "T" half of the T&A tag team with April Hunter, defeating Team Blondage's Amber O'Neal and Lollipop to get the title on WEW's April 6, 2006 pay-per-view.^[9] She also held the WEW World Women's title (as Talia Madison), defeating Angel Orsini on May 5, 2007.^[4]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling [link]

Debut (2007)[link]

When Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced the creation of their women's division in 2007, Szantyr, using her Talia Madison ring name, was announced as one of the ten wrestlers in a 10-woman Gauntlet match to crown the first TNA Women's Knockout Champion at Bound for Glory pay-per-view.^[10] Before the show she made non-wrestling appearances on the October 5 episode of TNA Today^[11] and the October 11 Impact!, standing at ringside for the debut match of Amazing Kong along with the other gauntlet match participants. In the weeks following the gauntlet match, her ring name was changed to Velvet Sky.

The Beautiful People (2007–2011)[link]

Main article: The Beautiful People

Angelina Love and Velvet Sky as the Beautiful People.

At the December Turning Point pay-per-view, Sky and Angelina Love were paired together and dubbed "Velvet Love Entertainment",^[12] later renamed to "The Beautiful People". After defeating ODB and Roxxi Laveaux early in the show, Love and Sky assisted Gail Kim in her match against Awesome Kong.^[12] They assisted Kim again after another match against Kong on the December 6 episode of Impact! and at Final Resolution pay-per-view, helping to stop a brawl post match.^[13]

On the March 13 episode of Impact!, Sky and Love attacked Roxxi Laveaux and later that night Gail Kim, thus becoming heels for the first time in TNA. At Lockdown, Sky and Love participated in the first ever "Queen of the Cage" match, which was won by Laveaux when Laveaux pinned Love inside the cage. Sky and Love participated in the Make Over Battle Royal-Ladder Match at Sacrifice, which was won by Gail Kim. A pre-match stipulation determined that the loser of the ladder match portion of the match would have their head shaved, unless this was Gail Kim, otherwise Love would have her head shave. Sky and Love later added another factor to their gimmicks, placing brown paper bags over opponents heads. Soon after, Moose joined The Beautiful People, but she was quickly removed from the stable and the TNA roster after suffering an injury on the independent circuit. On July 17 episode of Impact!, Sky won a Knockouts Battle Royal for number one contendership to the Women's Knockout Championship, but lost the title match the next week as well as two more title matches immediately following to then champion Taylor Wilde.

The Beautiful People began associating with Cute Kip, who become known as their "fashionist". At Bound for Glory IV, The Beautiful People and Cute Kip were defeated by ODB, Rhaka Khan, and Rhino. In March 2009 the team gained a new member in Madison Rayne, while Kip was "fired" from the stable twice in the following month before finally becoming a road agent for the company. Sky was in Love's corner when she defeated Kong and Wilde to claim the TNA Women's Knockout Championship at Lockdown. Sky was also in Love's corner at Slammiversary where she helped her defeat Tara by spraying hairspray in her eyes. At Hard Justice Sky, along with Angelina Love, competed in a tag match against ODB and Cody Deaner in a losing effort when Deaner pinned Sky causing Love to lose the Championship to ODB.^[14]

After this loss, Madison Rayne was kicked out of The Beautiful People, with the pair vowing revenge in the upcoming tournament for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship. The last of the four quarter final matches pitted The Beautiful People against Madison Rayne and a mystery partner. This mystery partner was later revealed to be the returning Roxxi. Regardless, The Beautiful People won the match and advanced to the semi-finals.

Velvet Sky (right) posing with new Beautiful People partners.

Since that match was taped, Angelina Love had been released from her TNA Wrestling contract due to work visa issues. On the last episode of Impact! taped before her release Love and Sky advanced to the finals of the tag team tournament by defeating Tara and Christy Hemme after interference from Madison Rayne. Afterwards Rayne apologized to both Sky and Love, and was then welcomed back into the Beautiful People. At No Surrender Sky and Love's replacement Rayne were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Sarita and Taylor Wilde.^[15] On October 1 Love's replacement Lacey Von Erich made her debut and joined the Beautiful People.^[16] Love would return to the company on the January 14, 2010, episode of Impact!, but instead of re-joining the Beautiful People, she attacked them, thus turning face.^[17] On the March 8 Monday night episode of Impact! Sky and Rayne defeated the teams of Love and Tara and Sarita and Taylor Wilde in a three-way match to win the vacant TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship, after interference from Daffney.^[18] The three members of the Beautiful People will defend the titles under the Freebird rule.^[19] On the April 5 episode of Impact!, Sky was one of the four winners of the very first LockBox Showdown Elimination Tag Match. The box she opened contained a contract for Sky to challenge anyone of her choosing at any time, regardless of the stipulation. Sky then announced that she would be using her contract to face the new Knockout Champion Angelina Love in a Leather and Lace match the following week.^[20] With Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne scheduled to receive a shot at the Knockout Championship at Lockdown, the Beautiful People turned the Leather and Lace match into a three-on-one beatdown in order to soften Love up for the pay-per-view the following Sunday.^[21] At the pay-per-view Rayne and Sky defeated Love and Tara, with Rayne becoming the new Women's Knockout Champion.^[22] Sky faced Love once again on the June 24 episode of Impact and won via disqualification after being dropped with a DDT on a steel chair, just like Von Erich the previous week.^[23]

On June 27, 2010, Szantyr announced that she had signed a long–term contract extension with TNA.^[24]^[25]

Sky posing in January 2011.

In the summer of 2010, Sky began showing signs of a face turn, when Rayne began talking down to her and Von Erich, declaring that she did not need either of them and then recruited a mystery woman hiding behind a motorcycle helmet to help her in her feud with Angelina Love.^[26]^[27] On the July 22 episode of Impact! Sky refused to go along with Rayne, the mystery woman and Sarita, when they all got done assaulting Love and Taylor Wilde, Von Erich on the other hand chose to leave with the trio.^[28] On July 27, at the tapings of the August 5 episode of Impact!, Sky and Von Erich lost the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship to Hamada and Taylor Wilde, when Rayne's and the mystery woman's interference backfired.^[29]^[30] The following week Sky turned face by attacking the mystery woman during Rayne's title match with Angelina Love and in doing so caused a distraction, which cost Rayne the Women's Knockout Championship.^[31] On the August 19 episode of Impact!, Sky reunited with Angelina Love, accompanying her to the ring and helping her successfully defend the Women's Knockout Championship against Rayne, who was with the mysterious biker woman. After the match Sky and Love were beaten down by Rayne and the mystery woman.^[32] Rayne's mysterious ally was finally unmasked as Tara on the September 2 episode of Impact!, when the two of them defeated Sky and Love in their first match together in a year.^[33] At No Surrender Sky defeated Rayne in a singles match.^[34] Lacey Von Erich would join Sky and Love in the Beautiful People, after being saved by them from Rayne and Tara on the September 16 episode of Impact!.^[35] She, however, would leave the promotion two months later on November 11.^[36] In October Sky entered a feud with Sarita, who would score back–to–back pinfall victories over her on the October 28 and the November 4 episodes of Impact!, first in a six knockout tag team match and then in a singles match.^[37]^[38] On the December 9 episode of Impact! Sky and Love defeated Sarita and Daffney in the first round match of a tournament for the vacant Knockouts Tag Team Championship, but Sky was still unable to pin Sarita.^[39] Two weeks later, Sarita attacked Sky prior to her and Love's tournament final match. As a result, Winter, who had been stalking Love for the past months, stepped up, took Sky's place in the match and teamed with Love to defeat Madison Rayne and Tara for the Knockouts Tag Team Championship.^[40] The following week Sarita defeated Sky in a Strap match.^[41] On the January 27 episode of Impact!, Sky brawled with Winter, claiming she was trying to break up the Beautiful People.^[42] Sarita pinned Sky once again on the February 17 episode of Impact!, in a tag team match, where she teamed with Rosita and Sky with Love. After the match Sky challenged Sarita to a one–on–one match, where she agreed to put her career on the line.^[43] On the March 3 episode of Impact! Sky was finally able to defeat Sarita in a singles match, salvaging her career in the process.^[44] On March 13 at Victory Road, Sky inadvertently cost Love and Winter the Knockouts Tag Team Championship in a match against Sarita and Rosita.^[45] On the March 24 episode of Impact!, Winter, seemingly having control over Love's actions, prevented her from saving Sky from a beatdown at the hands of Sarita and Rosita.^[46] On the April 7 episode of Impact!, Love, still under Winter's spell, turned on Sky during a Knockouts Tag Team Championship match against Sarita and Rosita and left her to be pinned by the champions, effectively ending the Beautiful People.^[47]

Singles competition; Women's Knockout Champion (2011–present)[link]

On the April 28 episode of Impact!, Love defeated Sky via submission in a singles match, no-selling all of her opponent's offense during the match.^[48] On the May 5 episode of Impact!, Sky pinned Winter in a two–on–three handicap match, where she teamed with Kurt Angle to face Winter, Love and Jeff Jarrett, announcing her intention of becoming the TNA Women's Knockout Champion in the process.^[49] On the May 19 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky defeated Love and Winter in a two–on–one handicap match, but was afterwards attacked by the returning ODB, who claimed that she had gotten fired from TNA the previous June because of her.^[50]^[51] Sky and ODB faced each other in a singles match on the June 9 episode of Impact Wrestling, with Sky emerging victorious.^[52] The following week, Sky and Ms. Tessmacher failed in their attempt to win the Knockouts Tag Team Championship from Rosita and Sarita due to outside interference from ODB. Afterwards, Sky was beaten down by ODB and her new tag team partner, Jacqueline.^[53] On the June 12 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky and Tessmacher were defeated by Jacqueline and ODB in a tag team match.^[54] The feud was seemingly ended on the July 7 episode of Impact Wrestling, when Sky defeated ODB and Jacqueline in a two–on–one handicap match, forcing both of them out of TNA as per stipulation of the match.^[55] On the July 21 episode of Impact Wrestling, TNA Women's Knockout Champion Mickie James awarded Sky a shot at her title, but before the match could take place, James was attacked by Angelina Love and Winter. When Sky tried to make the save, she was attacked by the returning ODB and Jacqueline, who were then in turn attacked by the also returning Traci Brooks.^[56]

On the September 15 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky defeated Angelina Love to qualify for a four-way TNA Women's Knockout Championship match at Bound for Glory.^[57] On October 16 at Bound for Glory, Sky won the TNA Women's Knockout Championship for the first time by defeating previous champion Winter, Madison Rayne and Mickie James in a four-way match, when Traci Brooks replaced original guest referee Karen Jarrett and counted the deciding pinfall.^[58] On the October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky came to thank the fans for supporting her, as she became the new Women's Knockout Champion. During her speech, she was attacked by the returning Gail Kim.^[59] On November 13 at Turning Point, Sky lost the Women's Knockout Championship to Gail Kim, ending her reign at 28 days.^[60] On the January 26 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky and Mickie James were defeated by Tara in a three-way number one contenders match for the Knockouts Championship.^[61] On the April 5 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky defeated Angelina Love, Madison Rayne, Mickie James, Tara and Winter in a six-way match to become the number one contender to Gail Kim's Women's Knockout Championship.^[62] On April 15 at Lockdown, Sky unsuccessfully challenged Kim for the title in a steel cage match.^[63] Sky received another shot at the title on the May 17 episode of Impact Wrestling, but was again defeated by Kim in a three-way match, which also included Brooke Tessmacher.^[64]

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2011)[link]

On June 18, 2011, Sky made her debut for Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración at TripleManía XIX, where she teamed with Angelina Love, Mickie James and Sexy Star to defeat Cynthia Moreno, Faby Apache, Lolita and Mari Apache in an eight woman tag team match.^[65] On September 8, AAA announced that Sky would return to the promotion on October 9 at Héroes Inmortales.^[66] At the pay-per-view, Sky teamed with Jennifer Blake and Sexy Star to defeat Cynthia Moreno, Faby Apache and Mari Apache in a six woman tag team "Glow in the Dark" match.^[67]

Personal life [link]

In high school, Szantyr competed in cheerleading, softball, cross-country, and track.^[2]

Other media [link]

She was featured on MTV's Made alongside A.J. Styles, Taylor Wilde, and Angelina Love.^[68] On January 24, 2009, she appeared as a soccerette on British television program Soccer AM, along with Angelina Love.^[69] In November 2010 she was a contestant on an all TNA week of Family Feud, teaming with Angelina Love, Christy Hemme, Lacey Von Erich and Tara against Jay Lethal, Matt Morgan, Mick Foley, Mr. Anderson and Rob Van Dam.^[70]

In wrestling [link]

Sky performing a DDT on Sarita.

Sky applying the octopus stretch on Taylor Wilde.

Sky in April 2010.

Finishing moves
- As Talia / Talia Madison
  - Blonde Ambition^[71] / Diva Drop^[72] (Diving neckbreaker)^[4]
  - Re-Talia-tion^[4] (Straight jacket sitout rear mat slam)^[72]
- As Velvet Sky
  - Beauty Mark (Double knee backbreaker)^[73] – 2009
  - Beauty-T (Spike DDT)^[34]^[74] – 2010–present
  - In Yo' Face! (Sitout double underhook facebuster)^[75]^[76] – 2011–present
  - Skyliner (Straight jacket sitout rear mat slam)^[23] – 2010

Signature moves
- Grabs a hold of the wrists of an opponent on their back and then performs multiple stomps on the opponent's chest, driving their back of the head into the mat^[77]
- Northern Lights suplex^[4]
- Octopus stretch, while biting the trapped arm, sometimes into a sunset flip^[78]
- Reverse bulldog^[4]
- Snapmare followed by a shoot kick to the back of the opponent's head^[79]
- Tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown^[37]
- Triangle choke^[71]

With Angelina Love
- Finishing moves
  - Makeover (Russian legsweep (Sky) / Botox Injection (Love) combination)^[80]
  - Simultaneous roundhouse kicks to the abdomen (Sky) and the back of the leg (Love)^[81]
- Signature moves
  - Hollering Elbow (Double elbow drop, with theatrics)^[82]

With Madison Rayne
- Double Russian legsweep^[83]
- Double straight jacket sleeper slam^[84]

With Lacey Von Erich
- Double DDT^[85]

Wrestlers managed
- The Brain Surgeons^[4]
- Simon Diamond^[4]
- Romeo Roselli^[4]
- Matt Striker^[4]
- John Walters^[4]
- Alere Little Feather^[4]
- Jason Knight
- Angelina Love^[4]
- Cute Kip^[4]
- Madison Rayne^[4]

Entrance themes
- "Goodies" by Ciara (WXW)
- "Just a Lil Bit" by 50 Cent (Independent circuit)
- "I'm About to Freak" by Dale Oliver (TNA)^[86]
- "Angel On My Shoulder" by Dale Oliver (TNA)^[87]

Championships and accomplishments [link]

Velvet Sky as TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion.

Defiant Pro Wrestling
- DPW Women's Championship (1 time)^[88]

Georgia Wrestling Alliance
- GWA Ladies Championship (1 time)^[89]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked her #17 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2011^[90]

TNT Pro Wrestling
- TNT Women's Championship (1 time)^[91]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1 time)¹ – with Lacey Von Erich and Madison Rayne^[92]
- TNA Women's Knockout Championship (1 time)^[58]

Universal Wrestling Association
- UWA Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ariel^[93]

Women's Extreme Wrestling
- WEW World Championship (1 time)^[94]
- WEW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with April Hunter (1) and Tiffany Madison (1)^[9]

World Xtreme Wrestling
- WXW Women's Championship (1 time)^[5]

¹Sky defended the title with either Von Erich or Rayne under the Freebird Rule.

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v t e TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions

Sarita and Taylor Wilde · Awesome Kong and Hamada · The Beautiful People (Lacey Von Erich, Madison Rayne, and Velvet Sky) · Hamada and Taylor Wilde · Angelina Love and Winter · Mexican America (Rosita and Sarita) · TnT (Brooke Tessmacher and Tara) · Gail Kim and Madison Rayne · Eric Young and ODB (current)

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Gail Kim (current) · Awesome Kong · Taylor Wilde · Angelina Love · Tara · ODB · Madison Rayne · Mickie James · Winter · Velvet Sky

v t e Total Nonstop Action Wrestling employees

Male wrestlers	Abyss A.J. Styles Alex Silva Austin Aries Bobby Roode Bully Ray Chris Sabin Christopher Daniels Crimson D'Angelo Dinero Devon Douglas Williams Eric Young Garett Bischoff Gunner Hernandez Hulk Hogan James Storm Jeff Hardy Jesse Sorensen Kazarian Kid Kash King Mo Kurt Angle Magnus Mark Haskins Matt Morgan Mr. Anderson Ric Flair Rob Terry Rob Van Dam Robbie E Samoa Joe Sting Zema Ion

Female wrestlers	Angelina Love Brooke Tessmacher Gail Kim Madison Rayne Mickie James ODB Rosita Sarita Tara Velvet Sky Winter

Other talent	Brooke Hogan Bruce Prichard Christy Hemme Dixie Carter Eric Bischoff Don West Earl Hebner Héctor Guerrero Hermie Sadler Jeff Jarrett Jeremy Borash Mike Tenay SoCal Val Taz

Tag teams/Stables	Angelina Love and Winter Mexican America TnT

Persondata
Name	Sky, Velvet
Alternative names	Szantyr, Jamie; Madison, Talia; Miss Talia; Talia Doll; Talia
Short description	Professional wrestler
Date of birth	June 2, 1981
Place of birth	New Britain, Connecticut
Date of death
Place of death

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http://nl.wn.com/Velvet Sky

http://pt.wn.com/Velvet Sky

http://de.wn.com/Jamie Szantyr

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SoCal Val
SoCal Val in July 2010
Ring name(s)	Miss Valerie SoCal Val SoCal Valerie Valerie Valerie Wyndham
Billed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)^[1]
Billed weight	105 lb (48 kg)
Born	(1986-03-27) March 27, 1986 (age 26) Beverly Hills, California^[1]
Resides	Orlando, Florida
Billed from	Southern California
Debut	March 2002

Valerie Elizabeth Wyndham^[1] (born March 27, 1986) is an American professional wrestling valet, better known by her ring name, SoCal Val. She is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

1 Career
- 1.1 Independent circuit
- 1.2 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2006-present)
2 Other media
3 In wrestling
4 References
5 External links

Career [link]

Independent circuit [link]

Wyndham was approached by a promoter at a wrestling show and offered the possibility of being a manager.^[2] She debuted in March 2002 for the Golden State Championship Wrestling independent promotion in Anaheim, California.^[1] She acted as the manager of Pinoy Boy. She promptly betrayed him by berating him after he was defeated by Scott Lost and then left with Lost. From the age of fifteen, she acted as a manager, ring girl, and timekeeper.^[1] She appeared for several other promotions in Southern California before her family moved across the country to Orlando, Florida when she was sixteen. Wyndham developed the character of SoCal Val, a wealthy, petulant, ruthless villain, who was based on Stephanie McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), whom Wyndham admired.^[1]^[2]

In addition to working for multiple independent promotions, Wyndham appeared with WWE in early 2005 on SmackDown! as part of a vignette featuring Luther Reigns.^[1] She regularly appears with the Orlando based promotion TNA Wrestling, working variously as a ring girl and merchandise model beginning in June 2005.^[1] She appeared at TNA's No Surrender pay-per-view on July 17, 2005 alongside ring announcer Jeremy Borash and used to be an interviewer on the now defunct TNA Global Impact!.

As a part of Women's Extreme Wrestling (WEW), Wyndham started out as an "executive" under Francine Fournier.^[1] Wyndham later wrestled Francine in a Kiss My Foot match, which Wyndham lost.^[1] She later became the General Manager of WEW. In 2007 she starred in RingDivas second feature film, Girls of War.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2006-present)[link]

File:We want hogan val.jpg

SoCal Val at a TNA event in 2007.

In August 2006, SoCal Val officially signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). On August 18, SoCal Val got kicked out by the Women's Extreme Wrestling promotion at their PPV taping event Twisted Steel and Sex Appeal. On the December 14, 2006 episode of Impact!, Kurt Angle dragged her in the ring and threatened to break her ankle until Jim Cornette talked him into letting her go. On the March 8, 2007 episode of Impact!, SoCal Val got injured after receiving the Black Hole Slam from Abyss.

In 2008, Val entered into an on-screen relationship with Jay Lethal with signs of Sonjay Dutt also showing affection for Val. Lethal lost his X Division championship to Petey Williams after a Canadian Destroyer on the April 17 episode of Impact!. As part of the storyline, at Slammiversary, Val was scheduled to marry Lethal, but their wedding was ruined when Sonjay Dutt claimed he should marry Val and attacked Lethal. At No Surrender, she became a heel by giving Lethal a low blow, allowing Dutt to get the victory. In the following weeks, Val's actions were explained by transitioning her character into a gold digger, claiming that Dutt's father was the richest man in India. In 2009, Dutt was released thus ending the storyline.

She returned to her previous role as a ring girl on the April 2, 2009 edition of Impact!. She began working as a backstage interviewer beginning on the Sacrifice pre-show. On the October 8, 2009 edition of Impact!, Val was briefly assaulted by Awesome Kong, who had come to the ring during Tara's match against ODB with a sledgehammer that she intended to use to kill Tara's pet tarantula, Poison. Although Kong made Val position Poison on the floor outside the ring for her to smash with her sledgehammer, Tara was able to attack Kong and stop her from inflicting any damage.

In June 2010, Wyndham began working as the ring announcer on Xplosion.^[3]

Other media [link]

In July 2006, Val was contacted by Playboy about doing a centerfold for the magazine. She commented about it on her MySpace blog, saying: "It's a very serious thing to consider and the jury is still out on how I am going to handle this one. I've spoken to the people in my life whose opinions I value most, and each has been very supportive. For that I am grateful....but this is one I'm going to have to decide all on my own." She ended up declining the offer.^[4] She has also been in advertisements for Morphoplex.^[1] In 2009, Val appeared in a video promo for the F.E.A.R. 2 game, dressed as an Armacham FEAR AWAY nurse.^[5]

In wrestling [link]

Finishing moves
- SoCal Slap (Bitch slap)

Wrestlers managed

Entrance themes

"Magnify" by Dale Oliver (TNA)^[6]

References [link]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Sawicki, Jonathon (January 24, 2006). "So Cal Val: Setting a prime example". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2006/01/03/1377304.html. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "SoCal Val". GLORY Wrestling. http://www.glorywrestling.com/gg/Valerie/V.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
^ Waldman, Jon (2010-09-16). "SoCal Val: 'I feel like I am twice as busy'". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/09/16/15373221.html. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
^ [1]
^ http://www.gametrailers.com/player/44751.html?r=1&type=wmv
^ "TNA Knocked Out DVD Soundtrack". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. http://knockedoutdvd.com/soundtrack/. Retrieved 2010-05-06. ^{[dead link]}

External links [link]

Professional wrestling portal

v t e Total Nonstop Action Wrestling employees

Male wrestlers	Abyss A.J. Styles Alex Silva Austin Aries Bobby Roode Bully Ray Chris Sabin Christopher Daniels Crimson D'Angelo Dinero Devon Douglas Williams Eric Young Garett Bischoff Gunner Hernandez Hulk Hogan James Storm Jeff Hardy Jesse Sorensen Kazarian Kid Kash King Mo Kurt Angle Magnus Mark Haskins Matt Morgan Mr. Anderson Ric Flair Rob Terry Rob Van Dam Robbie E Samoa Joe Sting Zema Ion

Female wrestlers	Angelina Love Brooke Tessmacher Gail Kim Madison Rayne Mickie James ODB Rosita Sarita Tara Velvet Sky Winter

Other talent	Brooke Hogan Bruce Prichard Christy Hemme Dixie Carter Eric Bischoff Don West Earl Hebner Héctor Guerrero Hermie Sadler Jeff Jarrett Jeremy Borash Mike Tenay SoCal Val Taz

Tag teams/Stables	Angelina Love and Winter Mexican America TnT

Persondata
Name	Socal Val
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 27, 1986
Place of birth	Beverly Hills, California
Date of death
Place of death

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Lacey Von Erich

Ring name(s)	Lacey Von Erich^[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Born	(1986-07-17) July 17, 1986 (age 25)^[2] Dallas, Texas^[2]
Resides	Los Angeles, California
Billed from	Dallas, Texas
Trained by	Steve Keirn^[3]
Debut	2007^[3]

Lacey Dawn Adkisson^[3]^[4] (born July 17, 1986)^[2] is an American professional wrestler better known by her ring name Lacey Von Erich. She is the daughter of Kerry Von Erich and the granddaughter of Fritz Von Erich. She is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where she is a one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion, defending under the freebird rule and holding the longest reign for the championship with former Beautiful People partners Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne.

1 Professional wrestling career
2 Other media
3 Personal life
4 In wrestling
5 Championships and accomplishments
6 References
7 External links

Professional wrestling career [link]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2007)[link]

Adkisson signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment in August 2007.^[4] She was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in Tampa, Florida, and became the first third generation wrestler from the Von Erich family.^[4] She made her debut for FCW on September 15, 2007 managing Billy Kidman under the ring name Lacey Von Erich.^[5] On September 25, 2007, Lacey then appeared as the valet for Ryan O' Reilly along with Maryse Ouellet.^[6] On October 9, 2007 Von Erich made her in-ring debut in a loss against Nattie Neidhart.^[4]^[7] Von Erich made the decision to leave World Wrestling Entertainment due to heavy travel schedule and did not want to be away from her son.^[4]

Lacey made an appearance at WrestleMania XXV, where the Von Erich family was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. She was seen in the audience as her uncle, Kevin Von Erich, accepted the induction.

Independent circuit (2008–present)[link]

On March 8, 2008, Von Erich returned to the ring with Missy Hyatt in her corner in a match against Angel Orsini in Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey. Wrestling barefoot like her uncle Kevin, Von Erich won the match by defeating Orsini with the Iron Claw. On March 22, 2008, Von Erich made her debut in Professional Championship Wrestling in Arlington, Texas. She teamed up with Action Jackson to defeat Mike Foxx and Claudia in a mixed tag team match.^[8] Before the debut at PCW she wrestled in a mixed tag team match vs. JT Lamotta and MissDiss_lexia at SWWA in Granbury, TX/ Von Erich joined Pro Wrestling Revolution on June 7, 2008. In December 2008, she defeated Cheerleader Melissa at a Pro Wrestling Revolution show in San Francisco, California.^[2]

On July 10, 2009, Lacey Von Erich defeated Mia Martinez, Faith, Huntress, and Kimberly Kash to become the new WCPW Ladies Champion.^[9]

Wrestlicious (2009–2010)[link]

In 2009, Von Erich began working for an all-female wrestling promotion, Wrestlicious, which was created by Jimmy Hart and started airing in March 2010.^[10] She, however, had to be released by the company after the tapings of the first season of episodes, after signing with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.^[2] She debuted on March 17 edition of Takedown in a tag team main event, where she and Amber Lively defeated Draculetta and White Magic via disqualification.^[11] On the April 7 edition of Takedown, Von Erich participated in a battle royal to determine the top two contenders for the Wrestlicious Crown. She was eliminated by Kickstart Katie.^[12] On the May 19 edition of Takedown, Von Erich helped Alexandra the Great in her submission match against Kickstart Katie. She ended up putting Brooke Lynne in the Von Erich Claw to make her drop her towel and give Alexandra the victory over Katie.^[13]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009–2010)[link]

Von Erich with the Ugly Stick, as part of The Beautiful People.

On the October 1, 2009, episode of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Impact!, Von Erich debuted as a heel, by aligning herself with the Beautiful People of Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne and attacking the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions, Taylor Wilde and Sarita.^[14] On the October 15 edition of Impact! she made her in-ring debut teaming with Sky and Rayne in a six knockout tag team match, where they defeated the team of Awesome Kong, ODB and Tara.^[15] Two weeks later on Impact! she once again teamed with Sky and Rayne in a six knockouts tag team match, where they defeated ODB, Christy Hemme and Hamada, when Von Erich pinned Hemme after a chokeslam, scoring her first victory in TNA.^[16] On November 5, she started carrying a pink nightstick with her to the ring, dubbed "Lacey's Ugly Stick". At Turning Point, the Beautiful People were unsuccessful in gaining any gold in TNA, as ODB pinned Rayne in a six knockout tag team match with all the gold on the line to win the match for the reigning champions.^[17] The Beautiful People began appearing in backstage segments they dubbed as their reality show "The Meanest Girls", an allusion to the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls.^[18] On the December 10 edition of Impact! Von Erich was defeated by Velvet Sky in a mud wrestling match refereed by Madison Rayne. The match was booked by Kevin Nash, who was in charge for the evening, in an attempt to get big ratings.^[19] On the January 14, 2010, edition of Impact! Sky, Rayne and Von Erich were attacked by the returning Angelina Love, whom Von Erich had replaced in the Beautiful People.^[20] On the March 8 Monday night edition of Impact! Rayne and Sky defeated the teams of Love and Tara and Sarita and Taylor Wilde in a three-way match to win the vacant TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship, which they defended with Von Erich under the Freebird rule.^[21] Her first title defense was on the April 19 edition of Impact!, where she teamed with Velvet Sky to defeat the team of Daffney and ODB.^[22] On the June 17 edition of Impact! Von Erich competed in her second singles match in TNA against Angelina Love, who was making a return from an injury, and won via disqualification after she was dropped on a steel chair with a DDT.^[23]

On July 11 at Victory Road, Rayne lost the Women's Knockout Championship to Angelina Love via disqualification due to outside interference from a person incognito in a motorcycle helmet. Prior to the match it was announced that the title would change hands via disqualification, if either Velvet Sky or Lacey Von Erich interfered in the match.^[24] On the following edition of Impact!, The Beautiful People imploded as Sky said she didn't approve of Rayne's recent attitude, behavior, and apparent affiliation with the mystery woman at the pay-per-view, to which Rayne responded by saying that she didn't need Sky anymore. Sky and Von Erich then walked out on Rayne as she and the mystery woman ganged up on Love.^[25] On the July 22 edition of Impact!, the Women's Knockout Championship was returned to Rayne, when it was declared that there was no proof that the person who had interfered in the match was either Sky or Von Erich. Later that same night Rayne managed to convince Von Erich to abandon Sky and leave with her and the mystery woman.^[26]^[27] On July 27, at the tapings of the August 5 edition of Impact!, Von Erich and Sky lost the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship to Hamada and Taylor Wilde, when Rayne's and the mystery woman's interference backfired. Later in the night, Sky and Rayne were seen fighting backstage, during which Sky shoved Von Erich, who tried to make peace between her team mates, inadvertently knocking her unconscious.^[28]^[29] The following week it was announced that Von Erich had suffered a broken cheek bone in the scuffle.^[30]

On the September 16 edition of Impact!, Von Erich returned from her injury teaming with Rayne against Wilde and Hamada for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship. Von Erich and Rayne were unsuccessful in regaining the championships, after which Von Erich was attacked by Rayne and Tara, before being saved by Velvet Sky and Angelina Love, thus turning Von Erich face.^[31] On the October 28 edition of Impact! it was announced that Von Erich had agreed to train Miss Tessmacher to wrestle, after her stable mates had turned her down the previous week.^[32] However, on November 11, 2010, Adkisson announced her departure from TNA.^[33]

Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin (2009)[link]

In November 2009, Von Erich took part in the Australian tour "Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin" created by Hulk Hogan. On November 21 she won a bikini contest, which also included Koa Marie Turner, Stephanie Pietz and Kiara Dillon. She also interfered in the main event between Hogan and Ric Flair, on Flair's behalf but was stripped down by Hogan's manager, Jimmy Hart.^[34] In other matches on the tour she was used as Flair's manager.

Other media [link]

On January 25, 2010, Lacey appeared as a live guest on the weekly "Right After Wrestling" radio program on Hardcore Sports Radio on SIRIUS Radio Chanel 98 with host Arda Ocal.^[35] In November 2010 she was a contestant on an all TNA week of Family Feud, teaming with Angelina Love, Christy Hemme, Tara and Velvet Sky against Jay Lethal, Matt Morgan, Mick Foley, Mr. Anderson and Rob Van Dam.^[36]

Personal life [link]

Adkisson is part of the Von Erich family. Her grandfather was Fritz Von Erich, and she is the daughter of Kerry Von Erich.^[4] She has an older sister named Hollie.^[4] She has one child.^[4]

Adkisson runs her own advertising company in Southern California.^[4] In early 2009, she was diagnosed with meningitis after complaining of a migraine, but she made a full recovery.^[2]

In wrestling [link]

Von Erich applying the Von Erich Claw on Sarita.

Von Erich performing a chokeslam.

Finishing moves
- Chokeslam^[37]
- Tornado Punch (Discus punch)^[3] – adopted from her father
- Von Erich Claw (Clawhold)
Signature moves
- Back flip transitioned into an elbow drop, sometimes from the second rope
- Variations of Suplex
- Spinning savate kick^[22]
With Velvet Sky
- Double DDT^[38]
Nicknames
- "The Heir Apparent to the Von Erich Throne"^[39]
- "The Texas Twister"^[2]^[40]
Managers
- Missy Hyatt
Wrestlers managed
Entrance themes
- "Angel on My Shoulder" by Dale Oliver^[43]

Championships and accomplishments [link]

Von Erich with a TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship belt.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1 time)¹ – with Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne^[44]

Windy City Pro Wrestling
- WCPW Ladies Championship (1 time)^[9]^[45]

¹Von Erich defended the title with either Rayne or Sky under the Freebird Rule.

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Mick Foley

Ring name(s)	Cactus Jack Foley^[1] Cactus Jack^[2] Cactus Jack Manson^[2] Commissioner Foley^[2] Dude Love^[2] Jack Foley^[2] Mankind^[2] Mick Foley^[2]
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)^[2]^[3]
Billed weight	287 lb (130 kg)^[3]
Born	(1965-06-07) June 7, 1965 (age 47)^[2]^[4] Bloomington, Indiana^[4]
Resides	East Setauket, Long Island, New York^[2]
Billed from	Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (as Cactus Jack and Dude Love) The Boiler Room (as Mankind) Long Island, New York^[3] (as Mick Foley)
Trained by	Dominic DeNucci^[2]^[3]
Debut	June 24, 1986^[5]
Retired	February 27, 2000^[6]^[3] (Semi active since)
Website	RealMickFoley.com

Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr.^[2]^[4] (born June 7, 1965)^[2]^[4] is a American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he shares with Terry Funk. He is currently signed to a Legends contract with WWE, where he makes special guest appearances and serves as an ambassador.

Throughout his wrestling career, Foley has wrestled both under his real name and under various personas (most notably Dude Love, Cactus Jack and Mankind). He is a four-time World Champion (three WWF Championships, and one TNA World Heavyweight Championship). He is an 11-time Tag Team Champion (eight WWF Tag Team Titles, two ECW World Tag Team Titles, and one WCW World Tag Team Championship). He was also the first WWF Hardcore Champion, and held the TNA Legends Championship (now known as the Television Championship) once. Following his retirement from wrestling full-time, Foley appeared occasionally with WWE as a special guest referee and later as a color commentator for the SmackDown brand. Upon his departure from WWE in 2008, he signed with TNA, where he was a storyline stock holder of the company. All totaled, Foley has won 17 championships between WCW, ECW, WWF/E, and TNA.

In addition to wrestling, Foley is a multiple-time New York Times bestselling autobiographer.^[4] He was also a subject of the documentary Beyond the Mat, which followed him at the peak of his career. More recently, he appeared in Bloodstained Memoirs, another wrestling documentary.^[7]

1 Early life
2 Professional wrestling career
3 Writing career
- 3.1 List of works
4 Film, television and radio
- 4.1 Filmography
5 Activism
6 Personal life
7 In wrestling
8 Championships and accomplishments
- 8.1 Lucha de Apuesta record
9 See also
10 Footnotes
11 References
12 Further reading
13 External links

Early life [link]

Foley was born in Bloomington, Indiana. Shortly after he was born, Foley's family moved to East Setauket, New York, where Foley attended Ward Melville High School, played lacrosse, and wrestled.^[4]^[8] Foley was also a high school classmate of comic actor Kevin James of The King of Queens. The two were on the wrestling team together.^[9] While a student at State University of New York at Cortland, he hitchhiked to Madison Square Garden to see his favorite wrestler, Jimmy Snuka, in a steel cage match against Don Muraco.^[3]^[10] Foley has said that Snuka's flying body splash from the top of the cage inspired him to pursue a career in pro wrestling.^[3]^[10] Foley is visible on the WWE video of the event.^[10]

Professional wrestling career [link]

Training and early career (1983-1991)[link]

Mick Foley formally trained at Dominic DeNucci's wrestling school in Freedom, Pennsylvania, driving several hours weekly from his college campus in Cortland, New York, and debuted in 1983.^[4]^[11] In addition to appearing on DeNucci's cards, Foley and several other students also took part in some squash matches for WWF TV tapings, where he wrestled under the name "Jack Foley". In one of these matches Foley and Les Thornton faced the British Bulldogs, during which the Dynamite Kid clotheslined Foley with such force that he was unable to eat solid food for several weeks.^[12]

After several years of wrestling in the independent circuit, Foley began receiving offers from various regional promotions, including the UWF.^[13] He joined the Memphis, Tennessee-based CWA as Cactus Jack, where he teamed with Gary Young as part of the Stud Stable.^[14] Cactus and Young briefly held the CWA tag titles in late 1988.^[15] On November 20, Foley left CWA for Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling.

In World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), Cactus Jack, billed as Cactus Jack Manson, was a major part of Skandor Akbar's stable. (The addition of "Manson" to Foley's name came as the result of a woman who began to stalk him at WCCW shows who went by the name Mary Ann Manson; Foley later said that the connection of that stalker's name to his, as well as its connection to Charles Manson, made him uncomfortable.)^[16] Foley also won several titles, including the company's light heavyweight and tag team titles before leaving the company, losing his last match to Eric Embry in nine seconds. He then briefly competed in Alabama's Continental Wrestling Federation before completing a brief stint with World Championship Wrestling, including a match against Mil Máscaras at Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout.^[17] It was during this period that Foley was involved in a car accident that resulted in the loss of his two front teeth, adding to the distinctive look for which he is famous.^[18] Following the short stint with WCW, Foley then signed with Herb Abrams's Universal Wrestling Federation.^[15]^[19] In UWF, Foley teamed with Bob Orton to feud with Don Muraco, Sunny Beach, and Brian Blair.

He soon left UWF for Tri-State Wrestling (a forerunner to Extreme Championship Wrestling),^[20] whose style of high impact and violent wrestling style fit Foley well. On one night, known as Tri-State's Summer Sizzler 1991, Cactus Jack and Eddie Gilbert had three matches in one night: Cactus won a Falls Count Anywhere match, lost a Stretcher match, and then fought to a double disqualification in a Steel Cage match.^[21] These matches caught the attention of World Championship Wrestling promoters, and after a brief stint working in the Global Wrestling Federation, he joined WCW.^[15]^[21]

World Championship Wrestling (1991–1994)[link]

On September 5, 1991, Cactus Jack debuted as a heel and attacked Sting.^[22] After feuds with Van Hammer and Abdullah the Butcher, Cactus Jack faced Sting, then WCW champion, in a non-title Falls Count Anywhere match at Beach Blast in 1992, which Sting won.^[23] For a long time, Foley considered this the best match he ever worked.^[23]

After spending his 1½ years with WCW as a heel, Cactus Jack became a face after engaging in a feud with Paul Orndorff, Harley Race and Big Van Vader. Jack and Orndorff wrestled each other in a match for a spot on WCW Champion Vader's team at a Clash of Champions event. After the match, Race and Orndorff beat up Jack, turning him face. Later on at the Clash of Champions, Cactus Jack helped Sting's team win the match. He engaged in a feud with Orndorff, winning a falls-count-anywhere match against Orndorff at Superbrawl III. He then moved on to face Vader.

Cactus Jack wrestled Vader on April 6, 1993, winning by count-out, but being severely beaten in the process. As a result, in the rematch with Vader on April 23, the two executed a dangerous spot to sell a storyline injury. Vader removed the protective mats at ringside and powerbombed Cactus onto the exposed concrete floor, causing a legitimate concussion and causing Foley to temporarily lose sensation in his left foot.^[24] While Foley was away, WCW ran an angle where Cactus Jack's absence was explained with a farcical comedy storyline in which he went crazy, was institutionalized, escaped, and developed amnesia.^[25] Foley had wanted the injury storyline to be very serious and generate genuine sympathy for him before his return. The comedy vignettes that WCW produced instead were so bad that Foley jokes in Have a Nice Day that they were the brainchild of WCW executives who regarded a surefire moneymaking feud as a problem that needed to be solved.^[25]

In one of WCW's most brutal matches of all time, Cactus faced Vader in a Texas Death match at Halloween Havoc.^[26] Race won the match for Vader by using a cattle prod on Cactus, knocking him out. The level of violence involved in this feud caused WCW to refuse to book Cactus Jack against Vader on a pay-per-view again. On March 16, 1994, during a WCW European tour, Foley and Vader had one of the most infamous matches in wrestling history in Munich, Germany. Foley began a hangman, a spot where a wrestler's head is tangled between the top two ring ropes The spot is usually painful but safe (though in WCW the danger factor was raised slightly because their ring ropes were not actual ropes, but elevator cables encased with rubber).^[27] Unbeknownst to Foley, however, 2 Cold Scorpio had earlier complained that the ropes were too loose, resulting in the ring staff tightening the ropes to the maximum.^[27] As Foley struggled to pull himself out, he tore off two-thirds of his ear and underwent surgery later that day to reattach the cartilage from the ear to his head, so that a total reconstruction would be possible in the future.^[28] Later that year, Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan were scheduled to win the tag team titles at Slamboree in 1994.^[29] Foley had to choose between reattaching his ear or wrestling in the pay-per-view and winning the titles. Foley chose to wrestle and won his only championship in WCW. Later on, Foley was frustrated by WCW's reluctance to work a storyline around losing his ear.

WCW also shared a brief co-promotion with ECW during this time in which Foley represented WCW on ECW television as the WCW Tag Team champion. During a promo, Foley spat on his Tag Team title belt and threw it to the ground to appeal to the hardcore fans who frowned upon the mainstream promotions.

ECW, SMW, and Japan (1994–1996)[link]

After leaving WCW, Foley went to the newly formed Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and began a feud with Sabu. Jack then began working the ECW tag team division on teams with Terry Funk, Mikey Whipwreck, and Kevin Sullivan. He had two ECW World Tag Team Championship reigns with Whipwreck while in ECW.^[30]

At the tail end of 1994, Foley joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) as Cactus Jack, causing Boo Bradley to lose the TV Title. He often teamed with Brian Lee to feud with Bradley and Chris Candido. Cactus Jack then began a crusade to rid Bradley of his valet Tammy Lynn Sytch. He ignited a feud between Candido and Bradley when he accused Candido of having sexual relations with Sytch. Cactus Jack left SMW before the feud was resolved.

In 1995, Foley went to Japan and wrestled in International Wrestling Association of Japan, where he engaged in feuds with Terry Funk and Shoji Nakamaki. During his brief stint in Japan Foley had the nickname "Tsunami Stopper." Foley, however, soon returned to ECW to feud with The Sandman. Funk returned to team up with Sandman, and during a particularly violent spot, the pair hit Cactus with a Singapore cane forty-six times. Cactus Jack then defeated Funk at Hostile City Showdown 1995. Later, he fought Sandman for the ECW championship. During the match, Cactus Jack knocked Sandman unconscious and was declared the winner. Referee Bill Alfonso, however, reversed his decision on the grounds that the title cannot change hands by knockout.

Returning to the IWA, Cactus Jack began a feud with Leatherface, whom he had betrayed during a tag team match. Foley also continued to wrestle in independent circuits, winning championships on the Ozark Mountain and Steel City circuits. On August 20, 1995, IWA organized a "King of the Death Match" tournament. Each level of the tournament featured a new and deadly gimmick: Cactus Jack's first round was a barbed-wire baseball bat, thumbtack death match, in which he defeated Terry Gordy; the second round was a barbed-wire board, bed of nails match where Cactus Jack defeated Shoji Nakamaki. The final, against Terry Funk, was a barbed-wire rope, barbed-wire and C4 board, time-bomb death match, which Cactus Jack won with help from Tiger Jeet Singh. After the match, both men were ravaged by the wire, and burned by the C4 explosions. Foley later said that he only received $300 for the entire night^[31] but, "looking back [in 2010 he wrote that] that match in Honjo is probably the performance I'm proudest of."^[32] After the tournament, he teamed with Tracy Smothers for a quick run with the IWA tag team titles.

Foley then returned to ECW to team with Tommy Dreamer. Cactus began a gimmick where he criticized hardcore wrestling and sought to renounce his status as a hardcore wrestling icon. He said that he was on a mission to save his partner from making the mistake of trying to please bloodthirsty fans. The mismatched partnership lasted until August 5, 1995, when Cactus turned on Dreamer when they were teaming against The Pitbulls. Cactus Jack DDT'ed his partner and joined Raven's Nest, as he wished to serve Raven's "higher purpose." He remained one of Raven's top henchmen for the remainder of his time in ECW. On August 28, Cactus beat the previously undefeated 911. As part of Foley's heel gimmick, he began praising WWF and WCW on ECW television, which angered ECW fans. Their anger intensified once word began to spread that Foley was leaving to join the WWF (In Have a Nice Day, Foley recounted an incident where he asked an ECW roadie to sell T-shirts for him at an event held in a Queens, New York venue where he had been popular in even as a heel; the man came back after being spat upon numerous times by angry fans, who made him fear for his life^[33]). Even when he tried to give sincere good-byes to the fans, Cactus Jack was met with chants of "You sold out" by the ECW fanbase everywhere he went. Cactus was booked to face WWF hater Shane Douglas, who won when he put Jack into a figure four leglock that allowed Mikey Whipwreck to hit him repeatedly with a steel chair. Foley's last ECW match was against Whipwreck on March 9, 1996, and he recounts that he was not looking forward to it due to the increasingly hostile reactions he got even when he wasn't in character. The ECW fans, who knew that this was Foley's last match, finally returned his affection. They cheered him throughout the match and chanted, "Please don't go!" After the match, Foley told the audience that their reaction made everything worthwhile and made his exit by dancing with Stevie Richards and The Blue Meanie. Foley has said that this exit was his favorite moment in wrestling.^[15]^[34]

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1996-2008)[link]

Multiple personalities (1996–1998)[link]

Foley arrived in the WWF in 1996 with a new gimmick and perhaps his most famous personality: Mankind, a mentally deranged and schizophrenic who constantly squealed (even throughout his matches), shrieked "Mommy!", spoke to a rat named George, enjoyed pain, physically abused himself (such as by pulling out his hair), wore a mask and lived in boiler rooms; hence, his specialty match, the Boiler Room brawl.^[4] The original name that Vince McMahon had for Foley was "Mason the Mutilator", but Foley thought that Mankind would be a better name and McMahon changed it. Mankind debuted the day after WrestleMania XII, quickly moving into a feud with The Undertaker. This feud continued through King of the Ring, Mankind's WWF pay-per-view debut. During the match, Undertaker's manager, Paul Bearer, "accidentally" struck him with the urn, allowing Mankind to apply the mandible claw for the win. The two then began interfering in each other's matches until they were booked in the first ever Boiler Room brawl, in which the goal was to escape the arena's boiler room and reach the ring to take the urn from Paul Bearer.

The Undertaker appeared to have won, but Paul Bearer refused to hand him the urn, allowing Mankind to win, thus (for the time being) ending the relationship between Paul and the Undertaker. While Mankind was managed by Paul Bearer, he referred to him as "Uncle Paul." Mankind then earned the number one contendership to face the then WWF Champion Shawn Michaels at In Your House: Mind Games. Michaels won by disqualification via interference by Vader and The Undertaker. For several years, Foley considered this match his best ever, saying "Sure, at 280 pounds I still looked like hell, but after a brutal cardiovascular training regimen, I was able to go full-tilt for twenty-seven minutes with a smaller, quicker, better athlete than me."^[35]

The Mankind-Undertaker feud continued with the first ever Buried Alive match at In Your House: Buried Alive. Undertaker won the match, but Paul Bearer, Terry Gordy (as the Executioner), Mankind and other heels attacked the Undertaker and buried him alive. Afterward, he challenged Mankind to a match at Survivor Series, which he won. The feud ended after one more match at In Your House: Revenge of the Taker for the WWF Championship, which Undertaker had won at WrestleMania 13. Undertaker won the match and Bearer took a leave of absence, ending the feud.

Jim Ross then began conducting a series of interviews with Mankind. During the interviews, Ross brought up the topic of Foley's home videos and the character he played in them, Dude Love. Around this time, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels won the WWF Tag Team Championships from Owen Hart and The British Bulldog, but Michaels was injured and could no longer compete. Mankind tried to replace him, but Austin said he wanted "nothing to do with a freak" and resigned himself to facing Hart and the Bulldog alone the next week. Halfway into the match, however, Foley debuted a new persona known as Dude Love who suddenly appeared and helped Austin take the victory, becoming the new Tag Team Champions.^[36] The following week in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dude teamed with Austin, and Mankind's longtime nemesis, The Undertaker, to face Bret Hart, Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith, members of villainous anti-American stable, the Hart Foundation, in a USA vs. Canada Flag Match—the first match of its kind broadcast on Raw. The Hart Foundation would ultimately win the match due to assistance from another Foundation member, Brian Pillman.^[37] Austin and Dude vacated their tag team titles when Austin suffered a (legitimate) serious neck injury at the hands of Owen Hart at SummerSlam. Dude Love feuded with Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as the two competed in a Falls Count Anywhere match. One of Foley's most memorable vignettes aired before the match began, in which Dude Love and Mankind discussed who should wrestle the upcoming match. Eventually, "they" decided that it should be Cactus Jack, and Foley's old character made his WWF debut. Jack won the match with a Piledriver through a table. Shortly thereafter, Extreme Championship Wrestling's Terry Funk joined the WWF as "Chainsaw Charlie." At the 1998 Royal Rumble, he participated under three personas, Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love. Charlie and Jack defeated the New Age Outlaws at WrestleMania XIV in a Dumpster match to win the tag team titles. The next night, however, Vince McMahon stripped them of the belts and scheduled a rematch in a steel cage, which the Outlaws won with help from their new allies, D-Generation X.

On April 6, 1998, Foley turned heel when Cactus Jack explained the fans would not see him anymore because they did not appreciate him and only cared about Stone Cold Steve Austin. Vince McMahon explained to Austin the next week that he would face a "mystery" opponent at Unforgiven. That opponent turned out to be Dude Love, who won the match by disqualification, meaning that Austin retained the title. McMahon, displeased with the outcome, required Foley to prove he deserved another shot at Austin's title with a number one contendership match against his former partner, Terry Funk. The match was both the WWF's first ever "Hardcore match" and the first time that Foley wrestled under his own name. Foley won, and after the match, a proud McMahon came out to Dude Love's music and presented Foley with the Dude Love costume. At Over the Edge, Dude Love took on Austin for the title. McMahon designated his subordinates Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson as the timekeeper and ring announcer, and made himself the special referee. The Undertaker, however, came to ringside to ensure McMahon called the match fairly, and with his presence, Dude Love lost the match and was "fired" by McMahon the June 1st edition of Raw.

Hell in a Cell (1998)[link]

On that same episode of Raw, Foley then reverted to his Mankind character, who began wearing an untucked shirt with a loose necktie and feuding with The Undertaker. At King of the Ring, the two competed in the third Hell in a Cell match. In one of the most famous matches in professional wrestling history, Foley received numerous injuries and took two dangerous and highly influential bumps. The first one came as both wrestlers were brawling on top of the cell, and Undertaker threw Mankind from a height of 16 feet (4.9 m) and sent him crashing through the Spanish announcers' table. This event also triggered Jim Ross to famously shout "Good God almighty! Good God almighty! That killed him! As God as my witness, he is broken in half!", and "Good God, Good God! Will somebody stop the damn match? Enough's enough!". The match was momentarily halted so that Dr. Pettit, the WWE's resident doctor, and others could rush to ringside and attend to Foley. Moments later, as Foley was being wheeled up the entrance ramp on a stretcher, he got off the stretcher, and promptly made his way back to the cage, climbing to top of the cell, with the Undertaker doing likewise. With both men back on the top of the cell, albeit with some difficulty due to Foley having suffered a severely dislocated shoulder due to the fall, and with the Undertaker wrestling with a broken foot that night, the Undertaker chokeslammed Mankind onto the top of the cage, with that section of the cage giving way. Foley fell through and hit the ring hard; the cage giving way was a surprise to both Foley and the Undertaker,^[38] and the Undertaker later admitted he thought Foley was dead.^[39] A chair that had been atop the cage also slammed Foley's head and knocked out a tooth as he hit the canvas. He was also knocked unconscious for a few moments from the impact, but finished the match after waking up. After getting up, the tooth could be seen up his nose, and his mouth was bleeding profusely. Although Mankind lost, both wrestlers received a standing ovation for the match, and the event is often said to have jump-started Foley's main event career.

Many future matches attempted to replicate some of the spots from this match. In his autobiography Have a Nice Day! A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks, Foley wrote that he could not remember much of what happened, and he had to watch a tape of the match to write about it. The match was voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Match of the Year for 1998. Although many fans regard the match as a classic, it has generated controversy as well. Critics charge that the falls in the match were so extreme and they set the bar for further bumps so high that the inevitable attempts to equal or surpass them would be very dangerous for any wrestlers involved. Additionally, in his autobiography, Terry Funk wrote that both falls, including the second one through the cage, had been planned with the cell designers, but the cell was supposed to sag rather than break open.^[40] Foley said in his first book that his wife cried during a post match phone conversation between the two, and this made Foley strongly consider retiring from wrestling.^[41] He also said that after the match, Vince McMahon thanked him for all he had done for the company, but made Foley promise to "never do anything like that again."^[41] He also made mention in the book of a rather humorous exchange he and Undertaker had while being checked out more thoroughly by Dr. Pettit in the backstage area. Foley, still somewhat dazed from the concussion he sustained, turned to the Undertaker and asked "Did I use the thumbtacks?", which was a staple of a number of Foley's early matches. The Undertaker looked at him and rather sternly replied "Look at your arm, Mick!", at which point Foley discovered a significant number of thumbtacks still lodged in his arm.

WWF Champion and retirement (1998–2000)[link]

Main article: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection

Although conventional wisdom holds that the Hell in a Cell match was responsible for Foley's rise to main event status, live television crowds did not initially get behind Mankind because of the match. Following a summer where he teamed with Kane to win the WWF Tag Team Championship on two separate occasions, Foley decided that crowds might respond better if Mankind were more of a comedy character, and so he became less of a tortured soul and more of a goofy, broken down oaf. He began the transition into this character following Summerslam in 1998, after Kane turned on him and the two lost the tag team championships.

The following month Foley began an angle with Vince McMahon, with Mankind trying to be a friend to the hated Mr. McMahon. On a September episode of Raw, while McMahon was in a hospital nursing wounds suffered at the hands of The Undertaker and Kane, Mankind arrived to cheer him up. Having succeeded only in irritating McMahon, Mankind unveiled a sock puppet named Mr. Socko. Intended to be a one-time joke, Socko became an overnight sensation. Mankind began putting the sock on his hand before applying his finisher, the mandible claw, stuffing a smelly sock in the mouths of opposing wrestlers. The sweatsock became massively popular with the fans, mainly because it was marketed (mostly by Jerry "The King" Lawler during the events) as being a dirty, smelly, sweaty, repulsive, and vile sock.

McMahon manipulated Mankind, who saw the WWF owner as a father figure, into doing his bidding. McMahon created the Hardcore Championship and awarded it to Mankind, making him the first-ever champion of the hardcore division. Mankind was then pushed as the favorite to win the WWF Championship at Survivor Series, as McMahon appeared to be manipulating the tournament so that Mankind would win. He and The Rock both reached the finals, where McMahon turned on Mankind. As The Rock placed Mankind in the Sharpshooter, McMahon ordered the timekeeper to ring the bell even though Mankind did not submit, a reference to the Montreal Screwjob from the year before. As a result of Survivor Series, Mankind officially transitioned into a fan favorite, while The Rock became a villain and the crown jewel in McMahon's new Corporation faction.

After weeks of trying to get his hands on McMahon's new faction, the Corporation, Mankind received a title shot with The Rock at Rock Bottom: In Your House. Mankind knocked The Rock out by shoving a dirty sweatsock in the Rock's mouth, but McMahon ruled that the title would not change hands because The Rock never gave up. After several weeks of going after the Corporation, Mankind had his big night on December 29, where Mankind defeated The Rock and won his first WWF championship. The taped show was broadcast on January 4, 1999, so that is the date WWE recognizes as beginning the title run. Having title changes on broadcast television rather than pay-per-view was uncommon in professional wrestling, but because of the Monday Night Wars, TV ratings became more important. The rival WCW, attempting to take advantage of the fact that their show Monday Nitro aired live while Mankind's title victory was taped the week before, had announcer Tony Schiavone reveal the ending of the Mankind-Rock match before it aired. He then added sarcastically, "That'll put a lot of butts in the seats." The move backfired for WCW, as Nielsen ratings showed that Raw won the ratings battle that night, despite the Hogan vs. Nash main event which led to the reformation of the New World Order. Foley said that the ratings indicate that large numbers of viewers switched from Nitro to Raw to see him win the title and took great personal pride from this, and "Mick Foley put my ass in this seat" signs began showing up at WWF events.

Foley with Mr. Socko, a sock puppet Foley used in particular with his Mankind character.

Mankind first lost the WWF title to The Rock in a "I Quit" match at Royal Rumble. During the match, Foley took several bumps, including eleven unprotected chair shots. This match is featured on Barry Blaustein's documentary Beyond the Mat, which shows the impact the match had on Foley and his family at ringside. The match ended after Mankind lost consciousness and The Rock's allies played a recording of Mankind saying "I Quit" from an earlier interview. The match was also voted 1999's Match of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Mankind won the title back at a rematch on Halftime Heat, which aired during halftime at Super Bowl XXXIII, in the WWF's first ever Empty Arena match. The two then competed in a Last Man Standing match at St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which ended without a winner, meaning that Mankind retained the title. Mankind was said to have thrown out his left shoulder early in the match, but showed no signs of it and refused to stop the match. It had to be popped back into place afterward. The next night, Mr. McMahon booked a ladder match for the championship, which The Rock won with help from The Big Show. Later in the year, Foley and The Rock patched up their friendship and teamed up to form a comedy team called the Rock 'n' Sock Connection, becoming one of the most popular teams during that time. The pair won the tag team titles on three occasions. Foley helped WWF Raw achieve its highest ratings ever with a segment featuring himself (as Mankind) and The Rock. The "This is Your Life" segment aired on September 27, 1999 and received an 8.4 rating.^[42]

Foley returned from knee surgery as Mankind to win the WWF Championship for the third time at SummerSlam in a triple threat match against Steve Austin and Triple H. It is believed that Mankind was booked to win the championship that night because Austin refused to lose it to Triple H.^[43] Foley stated the reason he was booked into the match was because Austin had torn a ligament in his knee and a triple threat match would add enough intangibles to make an acceptable match without aggravating Austin's knee.^[44] Mankind's win also led to an enraged Triple H to assault Austin, justifying Austin's absence while his knee healed. Triple H defeated Mankind and won the title the next night on Raw. A major feud developed between Mankind and the McMahon-Helmsley regime, led by Triple H, which led to Mankind's reverting to his Cactus Jack persona and facing Triple H for the WWF Championship at Royal Rumble in a Street Fight. Cactus used barbed wire and thumbtacks, trademark weapons from his pre-WWF days, but Triple H won the match after delivering two pedigrees, the second onto a pile of tacks. This feud culminated with a rematch at No Way Out in a Hell in a Cell match, where stipulations held that if Cactus Jack did not win the title, Foley would retire from wrestling. Triple H won, after throwing Foley over him onto the cage. The cage gave away, snapped and Foley fell through the canvas thus ending the match, ostensibly ending Foley's career.^[6] Foley left for a few weeks but returned at the request of Linda McMahon to wrestle for the title at WrestleMania 2000 against Triple H, The Rock, and The Big Show.^[45] Triple H won, and Foley did not wrestle again for four years.

Commissioner (2000–2001)[link]

Foley in WrestleMania X-Seven Fan Axxess

After retiring from active competition, Foley served as storyline WWF Commissioner under his real name rather than one of his personas. Foley has said that he intended for his Commissioner Foley character to be a "role model for nerds," cracking lame jokes and making no attempt to appear tough or scary. He also had a knack during this time to have no one spot for his office; rather, Mick would have an office in all sorts of odd places (for example, closets). Foley turned getting cheap pops into something of a catchphrase, as he shamelessly declared at each WWF show that he was thrilled to be "right here in (whatever city he was performing in (e.g, New York))!" punctuated with an intentionally cheesy thumbs-up gesture. During this time, Commissioner Foley engaged in rivalries with Kurt Angle, Edge and Christian, and Vince McMahon without actually wrestling them. He left the position in December 2000 after being "fired" on screen by McMahon.

Foley made a surprise return on the Monday Night Raw just prior to WrestleMania X-Seven and announced that he would be the special guest referee in the match between Mr. McMahon and his son Shane at WrestleMania. After WrestleMania, Foley made sporadic WWF TV appearances throughout the spring and summer, at one point introducing Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura during a taping of Raw in the state as a foil to Mr. McMahon, as well as serving as the guest referee for the Earl Hebner versus Nick Patrick Referee match at the WWF Invasion pay-per-view.

Foley returned as commissioner in October 2001, near the end of The Invasion angle. During this brief tenure, Foley had the opportunity to shoot on the WWF's direction and how dissatisfied he was with it. Saying that there were far too many championships in the company, he booked unification matches prior to the final pay-per-view of the storyline, Survivor Series. After Survivor Series, he ended his commissionership at Vince McMahon's request and left the company.

Sporadic appearances and departure (2003–2008)[link]

Foley returned in June 2003 to referee the Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and Kevin Nash at Bad Blood. On June 23, during a Raw broadcast in Madison Square Garden, he was honored for his achievements in the ring and presented with the retired WWE Hardcore Championship belt. The evening ended with Foley taking a beating and kicked down stairs by Randy Orton and Ric Flair. In December 2003, Foley returned to replace Steve Austin as co-general manager of Raw. He soon grew tired of the day-to-day travel and left his full-time duties to write and spend time with his family. In the storyline, Foley was afraid to wrestle a match with Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton and walked out of the arena rather than face him.

In 2004, Foley returned briefly to wrestling, competing in the Royal Rumble and eliminating both Orton and himself with his trademark Cactus Jack clothesline. He and The Rock reunited as the Rock 'n' Sock Connection and lost a handicap match to Evolution at WrestleMania XX when Orton pinned Foley with an RKO as Foley pulled out Mr. Socko. The two continued to feud, culminating in a hardcore match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Backlash, where Orton defeated Foley as his Cactus Jack persona to retain the title with a botched RKO onto a barbed wire wrapped baseball bat, which Foley now regards as possibly the best match of his career.^[46] Later in the year, he would make a one-time appearance at Japanese promotion HUSTLE, challenging for the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship against then champion, Toshiaki Kawada, albeit in a losing effort.^[47]

Foley appeared as a color commentator at WWE's ECW One Night Stand, which aired on June 12, 2005, and subsequently renewed his contract with WWE. Foley returned in 2005 in a match where fans were able to vote on which persona he would appear as—Mankind, Dude Love, or Cactus Jack—against Carlito at Taboo Tuesday. Foley cut promos for each character and an online vote was held. The fans voted for Mankind, who went on to win the match. On the February 16, 2006 Raw, Foley returned to referee the WWE Championship match between Edge and John Cena. After Cena won, Edge attacked Foley, and the following week, Edge challenged Foley to a match at WrestleMania 22. Edge defeated Foley after spearing him through a flaming table. In the weeks after the match, Foley turned heel and allied himself with Edge against the newly rejuvenated ECW. This would be the first WWE heel turn (and his final heel turn) of Foley since his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin as Dude Love in 1998. This would also be his first heel run under his real name. Also during that time he would change his "thrilled to be here" catch phrase into a more heelish type way. For example on a RAW episode in Las Vegas Foley would say, "I'm thrilled to be right here in Las Vegas!" Then right after that he would say, "Well actually, Las Vegas isn't all that great." Then he would continue to make more negative comments while fans start booing at him. At ECW One Night Stand, Foley, Edge and Lita defeated Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer and Beulah McGillicutty.

Foley then engaged in a storyline rivalry with Ric Flair, inspired by real-life animosity between the two. In Have a Nice Day!, Foley wrote that Flair was "every bit as bad on the booking side of things as he was great on the wrestling side of it." In response, Flair wrote in his autobiography that Foley was "a glorified stuntman" and that he was able to climb the ladder in the WWF only because he was friends with the bookers. The two had a backstage confrontation at a Raw event in 2003, but Foley has said that they have largely reconciled.^[48] To spark the feud, Flair again called Foley a "glorified stuntman" and Foley called Flair a "washed up piece of crap" and challenged him to a match. The result was a Two out of Three Falls match at Vengeance, where Flair beat Foley in two straight falls; with a rollup counter to the figure four in the first and by disqualification in the second after a trashcan shot. After the match, Flair was split wide open by Foley with a barbed wire bat. The two then wrestled an "I Quit" match at SummerSlam, which Flair won when he forced Foley to quit by threatening Melina with a barbed wire bat.^[49] On the August 21 edition of Raw, Foley literally kissed Vince McMahon's buttocks as part of McMahon's "Kiss My Ass Club" gimmick after he threatened to fire Melina. Shortly thereafter, she betrayed Foley and announced that he was fired.

Seven months later, Foley made his return to Raw on March 5, 2007 as a face again and tricked McMahon into giving him his job back. On April 9, Foley contributed to the Make-a-Wish Foundation and helped a young child named Michael Peña to become an honorary General Manager of the night.^[50] Foley appeared again on June 11 for Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night insulting McMahon. Foley also announced his place as a number one contender for the WWE Championship. During the Raw broadcast before Vengeance, Foley was scheduled to make his official in-ring return in a match against Umaga but he attacked Umaga before the match, and the match was never started. At Vengeance, Foley wrestled in a WWE Championship Challenge match involving WWE Champion John Cena, Randy Orton, King Booker, and Bobby Lashley. Cena retained by pinning Foley. A month later, Foley made an appearance on Raw as the special guest referee for a match between Jonathan Coachman and Mr. McMahon's storyline illegitimate son Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle won the match, after Foley handed him a miniature Mr. Socko. Foley then made an appearance on SmackDown the same week, where he defeated Coachman with Hornswoggle as the special guest referee. On the January 7, 2008 episode of Raw, Foley and his tag team partner Hornswoggle qualified for the Royal Rumble by defeating The Highlanders, but Foley was eliminated by Triple H during the Rumble.

Foley debuted as a color commentator for SmackDown alongside Michael Cole at Backlash in 2008, replacing Jonathan Coachman.^[51] On the August 1 edition of SmackDown, Foley was kayfabe attacked by Edge during Edge's promo for his SummerSlam match against The Undertaker. Foley sat out the August 8 SmackDown to sell his recovery from the injuries. Tazz filled in for Foley as a color commentator on SmackDown, while Raw wrestler Matt Striker filled in for Tazz on ECW. Foley told Long Island Press pro wrestling columnist Josh Stewart in August 2008 that "creatively, the announcing job wasn't working out too well". Foley allowed his contract with WWE to expire on September 1, 2008 and quietly left the company.

Independent circuit (2003-2005)[link]

During his absences from WWE, Foley made frequent appearances on the independent circuit from 2003 to 2005, primarily in non-wrestling roles, either as a referee, manager, or special guest.

His first indy appearance was on December 12, 2003 for International Wrestling Cartel, where he was the special guest referee for the match between Dusty Rhodes and Jerry Lawler.

Foley would not appear on the independent circuit again until May 2004, when he appeared for the Japanese promotion HUSTLE and returned to the ring to face Toshiaki Kawada for the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, but ended up losing.

On September 14, Foley made his debut for Ring of Honor (where he made frequent appearances for his entire tenure on the independent circuit) and cut a promo, praising ROH and referring to it as "Ring of Hardcore", thus establishing himself as a babyface. After his initial appearance with ROH, Foley refereed a match between Jerry Lawler and Slyck Wagner Brown for the New England Wrestling promotion on October 3. On October 15, Foley returned to ROH where he confronted Ricky Steamboat, who claimed that traditional wrestling was better than hardcore wrestling. The next day, both Foley and Steamboat cut promos on each other, leading to a match between Team Steamboat (Nigel McGuiness and Chad Collyer) and Team Foley (Dan Maff and BJ Whitmer) later in the night, which Team Steamboat won. On November 6, Foley teased a heel turn when he called Samoa Joe (who was then the ROH Champion) "softcore". On November 20, Foley made a surprise appearance for New York Wrestling Connection, making a run-in during Mikey Whipwreck and Ken Scampi's match against Mayhem and Tony Burma, where he helped Whipwreck's team win.

Foley made an appearance on the Night of Appreciation for Sabu, where he refereed the match between Shane Douglas and Raven, where Sabu himself interfered in the match and helped Douglas win.

Foley returned to ROH on December 26 at ROH's Final Battle event and had his final confrontation with Ricky Steamboat (who had been rehired with WWE as a road agent), and the two made peace. On January 15, 2005, Foley turned heel after he was confronted by Samoa Joe and hit Joe over the head with a steel chair. One week later, Foley appeared with Border City Wrestling to referee the match between Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin for the BCW Television Championship, which Sabin won.

Foley refereed the main event of the first WrestleReunion show, which saw Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, and Mike Graham battle Abdullah the Butcher, Kevin Sullivan, and CM Punk.

On February 19, Foley resumed his feud with Samoa Joe in ROH, teasing a return to the ring but instead choosing Vordell Walker to fight Joe. After Joe defeated Walker, Foley introduced his "backup plan" New Cactus Jack to fight Joe in a second match, which Joe won as well. Foley disappeared from ROH for a while after this.

On February 26, Foley appeared with Frank Goodman's USA Xtreme promotion, cutting a promo saying that there was no need to wait until June for an ECW reunion (referring to the upcoming Hardcore Homecoming show put being together by Shane Douglas), and brought out Axl Rotten, Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, Tammy Sytch, Balls Mahoney, Al Snow, Justin Credible, The Sandman, Terry Funk and Sabu, much to the excitement of the crowd, who began an "E-C-Dub!" chant. But then, out came Raven, who cut a promo saying that he had only ever been the one true star of ECW and everyone else had just been a jobber, leading to a match between Raven and Balls Mahoney later in the night, which Raven won by DQ when he threw fire in Mahoney's eyes. After this, Foley and several of the other ECW alumni came to the ring and attacked Raven.

On April 2, Foley appaered with Harley Race's World League Wrestling to referee a match between Trevor Rhodes and Brandon Bishop, which was ruled a No-Contest. After the match, Rhodes, Bishop, and Johnny Gold all attacked Foley until Terry Funk and Harley Race made the save. Afterwards, Foley left the arena with Funk and Race.

On April 30, Foley refereed a match at a Northeast Wrestling show between Jerry Lawler and King Kong Bundy, which Lawler won.

On May 7, Foley returned to the ring at the Mark Curtis Memorial Show, teaming with Shane Douglas and with his trainer, Dominic DeNucci, in his corner, to take on the team of Al Snow and D'Lo Brown, who were managed by Les Thatcher. Foley and Douglas won the match.

The main event of the ECW reunion show Hardcore Homecoming was Terry Funk versus Sabu versus Shane Douglas in a Triple Threat Elimination No Ropes Barbed Wire Match. During the middle of the match, Bill Alfonso, who was in Sabu's corner, began pulling Shane Douglas into the wire, which led to Francine who was in Douglas' corner, attacking Alfonso. Using this as a distraction, Douglas brought a ladder into the ring when suddenly the lights in the arena went out. When they came back on, Foley was in the ring, as Cactus Jack, wearing a referee shirt. Foley pulled out a barbed-wire wrapped Mr. Socko and applied the Mandible Claw on Douglas, then DDT'd Douglas onto a steel chair. Terry Funk then crawled onto Douglas and eliminated him when Foley made the 3-count. After that, Funk targeted Sabu, throwing him into the barbed wire, then setting up a table and putting Sabu on it. Funk then climbed up the ladder, but before he got far, it collapsed from under his weight, sending him crashing through the table. Sabu then recovered, gave Funk an Arabian Facebuster off a chair, and pinned Funk to win the match. After the match ended, all four of them were greeted with chants of "Terry!" and "Sabu!" and "Foley!" and "Thank You Shane!" and of course "E-C-Dub! E-C-Dub!". The entire locker room emptied moments later and celebrated with Funk, Sabu, Foley, and Douglas in the ring to continued "E-C-Dub" chants.

On July 8, Foley returned to ROH as a face, confronting ROH Champion CM Punk, who had turned heel and mocked ROH and the championship after he had signed with WWE and threatened to take the title with him to WWE. Foley acted as a direct line to Vince McMahon, attempting to convince Punk to defend his title one last time on McMahon's orders before he departed from ROH (which he eventually would.)

On August 13, Foley made an appearance with Ballpark Brawl to make fun of Matt Striker, who had been doing an impersonation of The Rock. Later in the event, Foley refereed the Canes, Tables, and Chairs match between Sandman and Sabu, which Sandman won. After the match, Foley celebrated with Sandman by drinking beer with him in the middle of the ring.

On August 20, Foley returned to ROH again, as a face, to rescue Jade Chung from Prince Nana. Foley was then attacked from behind by Alex Shelley and The Embassy until Austin Aries and Roderick Strong chased them off. One week later, Foley returned to the ring for the second WrestleReunion show to team with Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr in a losing effort against the Midnight Express (Stan Lane, Bobby Eaton, and Dennis Condrey.)

Foley made his final regular appearance with ROH on September 17, when he was in A.J. Styles' corner in a match against Embassy member Jimmy Rave, which Styles won. Afterwards, Foley put over ROH huge saying he enjoyed being on ROH shows and would speak highly of it.

Foley made his final major independent circuit appearance on the Tribute to Starrcade show on November 19 as the referee for the match between Dustin Rhodes and Terry Funk, which ended in a No-Contest.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2008–2011)[link]

Foley at Bound for Glory IV.

TNA World Heavyweight Champion and TNA Legends Champion (2008–2009)[link]

On September 3, 2008, Foley's agency, Gillespie Talent, issued a press release that stated Foley had signed a short-term deal with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Foley claimed in the statement to be "very excited about the specifics of this agreement and the potential it holds".^[52] Foley made his TNA debut on September 5, at a TNA house show giving a short speech about how he loved the product, in which he also belittled WWE.^[53] The official TNA Wrestling website featured an image of a smiley face with a variation of Foley's catch phrase, "Have a nice day!" (and, before No Surrender, "Have a nice Sunday!").

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Foley at a TNA house show in Dublin, Ireland in January 2009

On the September 18, 2008 edition of Impact!, Foley made his first televised appearance for TNA, where Jeff Jarrett introduced him to the audience on the arena's video wall. Two weeks later, Foley made his full television debut in a promo making comments about the WWE roster, Vince McMahon and Kurt Angle. At Bound for Glory IV, he was the special guest enforcer for Jarrett and Angle's match. Later, on Impact!, Foley said goodbye, but was then approached by Jeff Jarrett with a new offer; he later indicated that they had come to terms on a new contract and would make a major announcement the next week. On the October 23 episode of Impact!, Foley announced that he was now co-owner of TNA along with Jarrett, just after Kurt Angle headbutted him.

On November 27, Thanksgiving Day, TNA presented the Turkey Bowl. Alex Shelley ended up being pinned by Rhino, and Foley handed Rhino the check. Afterwards, the defeated Shelley had to put on a Turkey Suit in compliance with the match rules, albeit with much refusal. However, Shelley "flipped off" Foley and proceeded to beat him up. In the aftermath, Mick mentioned that Shelley is lucky he still has his job. The Main Event Mafia's Kevin Nash, Booker T, and Scott Steiner were going to take on Brother Devon, A.J. Styles, and Mick Foley in his debut matchup at Genesis. Nash, however, suffered a legitimate staph infection and missed Genesis. He was replaced by Cute Kip. Foley got the pin when he hit Scott Steiner with a double arm DDT onto a chair.

On April 19, 2009 at Lockdown, he defeated Sting to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for his first ever championship in TNA, and his fourth World title overall. Mick did not lose the championship, but Sting became the new leader of the Main Event Mafia by pinning Kurt Angle at Sacrifice. Foley had also stated on Impact! tapings that if he retained the TNA World Heavyweight Title at the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary, he would only put the title up in a match once a year. However, he lost the title to Kurt Angle in the King of The Mountain match at Slammiversary. He received a rematch at Victory Road, commenting he had only submitted once in his career (to Terry Funk, in a spinning toe hold) and swore he'd never do it again. He lost the match when Angle forced him to submit again with the ankle lock.

On July 30, 2009, the 200th episode of Impact!, Foley won the TNA Legends Championship by pinning champion Kevin Nash in a tag team match where Nash teamed with Angle and Foley with Bobby Lashley. At Hard Justice Nash defeated Foley to regain the title, following interference from Traci Brooks.

Storylines with Abyss and Bischoff (2009–2010)[link]

On the September 24 edition of Impact! Foley turned heel again when he attacked Abyss during and after a TNA World Tag Team Championship match against Booker T and Scott Steiner. Foley revealed Abyss as the one who tore up his picture and beat him to a bloody pulp with a video tape and the baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. Abyss then challenged Foley to a Monster's Ball match which Foley accepted.^[54] At Bound for Glory Abyss defeated Foley in the match.^[55] Two weeks later, Foley turned face by turning on Dr. Stevie and saved Abyss from him.^[56] The following week he explained that he had played Dr. Stevie all along and had challenged Abyss to a match at Bound for Glory in order to see how tough he really was.^[57] On the November 12 edition of Impact! Raven returned to TNA and saved Stevie's future in the company by costing Abyss a match and throwing a fireball in Foley's face.^[58]

After this, Foley turned his attention away from Abyss and Dr. Stevie and concentrated on Hulk Hogan's arrival in TNA, appearing to be paranoid about Hogan taking over TNA. On the December 3 edition of Impact! Foley teased another heel turn by booking face Kurt Angle in a handicap match, after Angle refused to give him information on who Hogan is bringing to TNA.^[59] At Final Resolution Abyss and Foley defeated Stevie and Raven in a "Foley's Funhouse" tag team match.^[60] On January 4, 2010, the day of Hulk Hogan's debut for TNA, Foley was assaulted by the reunited Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman, when trying to get a meeting with Hogan.^[61] On the January 21 edition of Impact! new Executive Producer Eric Bischoff fired Foley, after claiming to have been attacked by him.^[62] On the February 11 edition of Impact!, Bischoff and Foley "talked it over", as Hogan had suggested two weeks prior, and Foley was entered in the 8 Card Stud Tournament at Against All Odds.^[63] The match was a No Disqualification match against Abyss, who won the match and advanced.^[64] On the March 15 edition of Impact! Bischoff announced that he would be shaving Foley bald as a punishment for trying to help Jeff Jarrett in a handicap match the previous week. At first Foley was seemingly going along with the plan, but at the last second he shoved Mr. Socko down Bischoff's throat, put him on the barber's chair and shaved him nearly bald.^[65] On the following edition of Impact!, Foley lost to Jarrett in a No Disqualification Career vs. Career match set up by Bischoff, forcing Foley to kayfabe leave TNA.^[66] In reality, Foley was taken off television due to him being on his way to exceed the maximum number of dates per year on his contract, at the pace he was making appearances.^[67]

EV 2.0; feud with Immortal (2010–2011)[link]

Foley returned to TNA on July 12, 2010, at the tapings of the July 15 edition of Impact!, leading an invasion of fellow ECW alumni TNA World Heavyweight Champion Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Stevie Richards, Rhino, Brother Devon, Pat Kenney and Al Snow forming the team of EV 2.0.^[68]^[69]^[70] The following week, TNA president Dixie Carter agreed to give the ECW alumni their own reunion pay–per–view event, Hardcore Justice: The Last Stand, as a celebration of hardcore wrestling and a final farewell to the company.^[71] At the event Foley refereed a Final Showdown match between Tommy Dreamer and Raven.^[72] On the following edition of Impact!, the ECW alumni, known collectively as Extreme, Version 2.0 (EV 2.0), were assaulted by A.J. Styles, Kazarian, Robert Roode, James Storm, Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan of Ric Flair's Fourtune stable, who thought they didn't deserve to be in TNA.^[73]^[74] In August Foley began writing a weekly column for TNA's website.^[75] On the October 7, 2010 live edition of Impact!, Foley defeated Ric Flair in a Last Man Standing match.^[76] At Bound for Glory Foley was in EV 2.0's corner, when Dreamer, Raven, Rhino, Richards and Sabu defeated Fourtune members Styles, Kazarian, Morgan, Roode and Storm in a Lethal Lockdown match.^[77] After not appearing for two months, Foley returned on the December 23 edition of Impact!, confronting Fortune and Immortal.^[78] After Genesis, Foley once again disappeared from TNA television, but kept making regular appearances at TNA house shows.^[79] At the tapings of the May 12 edition of Impact!, Foley made his return to TV as he was revealed as the "Network" consultant, who had been causing problems for Immortal for the past months.^[80]^[81] On May 23, Foley, who had expressed frustration with TNA and said that he did not plan to renew his contract with the promotion once it would expire in the fall of 2011, made a joke on Twitter, comparing his Empty Arena match with The Rock to a TNA house show.^[82]^[83] On the following edition of Impact Wrestling on June 2, Hulk Hogan announced that Foley had been fired as the Network Executive.^[84] This was done to write off Foley, who had asked for his release from TNA, off television. His departure from the promotion was confirmed on June 5, 2011.^[85]^[86]

Return to WWE (2011–present)[link]

Foley returned to WWE at a house show in Dublin, Ireland, taking a break from his UK comedy tour, on November 2, 2011, making an in-ring promo with The Miz and R-Truth and then guest refereed the tag team match, appearing again in Manchester on November 5.^[87] Foley returned to Monday Night Raw on November 14, which featured him presenting a "This is Your Life" celebration for John Cena (he presented a similar segment for The Rock 12 years earlier). Among those brought out were Cena's former tag team partner Bull Buchanan, his former baseball coach, and his father; however the segment was interrupted by The Rock, who delivered a Rock Bottom to Foley before leaving the ring, ending the segment.^[88] Foley was the special guest host on the live edition of Smackdown on November 29. Foley appeared on Raw on the January 16 2012 episode to announce his intentions to participate in the Royal Rumble match at the 2012 Royal Rumble pay-per-view. The next week, he also appeared, wishing Zack Ryder good luck in his match against Kane that night. ^[89] Foley participated in the Royal Rumble match at the 2012 Royal Rumble pay-per-view where he entered at number 7 and eliminated Justin Gabriel(with the help of Ricardo Rodriguez), Epico, & Primo, eventually being eliminated by Cody Rhodes after 06:34.

Foley appeared in a vignette alongside Santino Marella during Wrestlemania XXVIII.

On April 10, 2012, Foley made an appearance on WWE Smackdown: Blast from the Past.

Writing career [link]

Foley promoting his book on ECW

Foley is a multi-time New York Times bestselling author, particularly known for his ongoing series of memoirs. His writing has generally received favorable reviews.^[90]

From May 7 to July 1, 1999, Foley wrote his autobiography — without the aid of a ghostwriter, as he noted in the introduction — in almost 800 pages of longhand.^[91] The book, Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks topped The New York Times' non-fiction bestseller list for several weeks. The follow-up, Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker than Wrestling, was published in 2001.

The third part of his autobiography, The Hardcore Diaries, highlights his 2004 feud with Randy Orton, his match and later partnership with Edge, and program with Ric Flair in 2006.^[50] The Hardcore Diaries also spent time on the New York Times bestseller list.^[50] Foley's Countdown to Lockdown was published on October 1, 2010.^[92] On September 30, 2010, Joey Styles interviewed Foley on WWE.com -- even though Foley was under contract with TNA -- about his new book,^[93] while Michael Cole plugged the book on the September 27 edition of Raw^[94] and a piece was published by Foley in Slate of which portions were adapted from Countdown.^[32] WWE's promotion of a product released by an employee of a rival company was a quite unusual move and a welcome surprise for Foley, who has since stated that he was delighted at the respect shown by his former employer. On November 10, 2010, Foley appeared on The Daily Show and Off the Record to discuss the book and his charity work.^[95] Countdown to Lockdown wound up becoming Foley's first memoir not be number one on the New York Times bestseller list.^[96]

Foley has also written three children's books, Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx, Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos, and Tales from Wrescal Lane, in addition to two novels: Tietam Brown, a coming-of-age story which was nominated for the WHSmith People's Choice Award in 2004 and Scooter, was published in August 2005.

List of works [link]

Memoirs

(1999) Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-039299-1. (credited as Mankind/Mick Foley)
(2001) Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker than Wrestling. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-103241-7.
(2007) The Hardcore Diaries. PocketBooks. ISBN 1-4165-3157-2
(2010) Countdown to Lockdown: A Hardcore Journal. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-56461-3

Children's fiction

(2000) Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-039414-5.
(2001) Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0-06-000251-4.
(2004) Tales From Wrescal Lane. World Wrestling Entertainment.ISBN 0-7434-6634-9.

Adult fiction

(2003) Tietam Brown. Knopf. ISBN 0-375-41550-5.
(2005) Scooter. Knopf. ISBN 1-4000-4414-6.

Film, television and radio [link]

Mick Foley signing autographs

One of Foley's earliest acting roles was in 1996. Shortly before he left for Stamford, Foley appeared in Atlanta filmmakers Barry Norman and Michael Williams' short subject Deadbeats as "Bird", an armed robber turned debt collector. One of Foley's first TV guest appearances was as a wrestler on USA Network's short-lived action-comedy G vs E. He also featured prominently in the documentary Beyond the Mat. Foley, as Mankind, also starred in a series of commercials for Chef Boyardee's beef ravioli. He appeared in the Insane Clown Posse vehicle Big Money Hustlas as Cactus Sac, which was basically the same character as his Cactus Jack persona.

In late 2001, Foley hosted a series of Robot Wars dubbed "Extreme Warriors."^[97] He also provided a guest voice for two episodes of the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, in which he portrayed a satirical earthbending wrestler named the Boulder (essentially a parody of Foley's friend and former partner the Rock), and provided the voice for Gorrath in the pilot episode of Megas XLR. Foley appeared in an episode of Boy Meets World as Mankind, giving advice to Eric Matthews before giving Eric the mandible claw and an airplane spin. Foley was also a voice in an episode of Celebrity Deathmatch where he was an animated version of Mankind doing a stunt from the ceiling, and later in the same episode he fought and defeated Ernest Hemingway. Foley also had a small role in the 2007 thriller movie Anamorph starring Willem Dafoe.

Foley has frequently appeared on Air America Radio's Morning Sedition, including several stints as a guest host and has appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show. He also hosted WWE's radio show. Foley also occasionally appears on the Opie and Anthony Show. In the summer of 2007, Mick Foley was filmed for the film Bloodstained Memoirs, a wrestling documentary.^[98]

In 2009, Foley had a guest voice appearance on Adult Swim show Squidbillies as Thunder Clap, a former pro-wrestler (strongly resembling Hulk Hogan in both appearance and speech), who had recently gone through some tough times, during the Season 4 episode "Anabolic-holic". On August 22, 2009, Foley made his stand-up debut at the Improv in Los Angeles, CA. The event is being billed the "Total Xtreme Comedy show" and also features comedians, Steve Simone, Brad Williams, Bret Ernst and Ring of Honor's Colt Cabana, who is also making his stand-up debut. The money Foley makes from the event will go to Wrestler's Rescue, which creates awareness and helps raise money to support the health care needs of retired professional wrestlers. In October 2009, Foley was guest DJ on E Street Radio, a Satellite radio station dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen.

On November 19, 2009 Foley made his first appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Deemed the "Senior Ass Kicker", Foley defended the pro-gay rights views of Will Phillips. He showed up again on March 15, 2010 to help correspondent Wyatt Cenac compare politics to pro wrestling, giving speeches for and against the use of the filibuster. Due to his charitable work and for standing up for a Will Phillips, Foley was awarded a "Medal of Reasonableness" by Jon Stewart at the 2010 Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.^[99]^[100]

In mid 2010, Foley has appeared on Chicago Comic Con, where he had his own booth promoting TNA. He was also interviewed by Victory Records, mentioning his interest in Swedish hard rock band Sister Sin.^[101]

On September 27, 2010, it was announced that Union Square Agency and American Original would be producing a feature film based on Foley's life.^[102]

In November 2010 Foley was a contestant on an all TNA week of Family Feud, teaming with Jay Lethal, Matt Morgan, Mr. Anderson and Rob Van Dam against Angelina Love, Christy Hemme, Lacey Von Erich, Tara and Velvet Sky.^[103]

Foley and his family appeared on ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap on January 31, 2012. His wife Colette traded places on the show with Antonio Sabàto, Jr.'s fiancé, Cheryl Moana Marie Nunes.

Filmography [link]

Foley, during a visit to the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas on September 26, 2008.

2012: 30 Rock - as Mankind (1 Episode, "The Ballad of Kennith Parcell")
2010: Family Feud - as Himself (5 episodes)
2010: "Warren the Ape: Anger Management" - as Himself.
2010: Savage Hot Babe Massacre
2009–2010: The Daily Show - Himself (Job Title: "Senior Ass Kicker")(2 episodes)
2009: Hard Knocks - as TBA (Post-Production)
2009: Squidbillies - as Thunderclap (1 Episode, Anabolic-Holic)
2009: Bloodstained Memoirs - as Himself
2007: Anamorph - as Antique Store Owner
2007: Staten Island - as Pawn Shop Owner
2006–2007: Avatar: The Last Airbender - as The Boulder (Voice, 2 Episodes)
2003: Jimmy Kimmel Live - as Himself (Guest Co-Host, 5 Episodes)
2001: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - as Himself (1 Episode)
2001: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - as Himself (Contestant)
2001: Robot Wars: Extreme Wars - as Himself (Host)
2000: Saturday Night Live - as Himself (1 Episode)
2000: Big Money Hustlas - as Cactus Sac
2000: Now and Again - as Charlie (1 Episode, "The Eggman Cometh")
2000: Celebrity Death Match - as Mankind (1 Episode, "Battle of the Heavy Metal Headbangers")
1999: Late Night with Conan O'Brien - as Himself (1 Episode)
1999: The Martin Short Show - as Himself (1 Episode)
1999: The Howard Stern Show - as Himself (1 Episode)
1999–2001: The Howard Stern Radio Show - as Himself (3 Episodes)
1999: G vs E - as Himself (1 Episode, "Sunday Night Evil")
1999: Boy Meets World - as Mankind (1 Episode, "For Love And Apartments")
1999: Total Request Live - as Mankind (1 Episode)
1999: Beyond the Mat - as Himself

Activism [link]

Foley speaking at the USO Metro awards in Arlington, Virginia, March 25, 2008.

Much of Foley's charitable work revolves around children. Among his involvement, Foley has participated in numerous Make-a-Wish Foundation events, has made surprise visits to children in hospitals, and has visited schools and libraries to talk to students about the value of education and the importance of reading. Foley sponsors seven children with ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children's Fund), a group he has been affiliated with since 1992. In recent years, he has become one of the fund's leading donors, helping fund childhood education centers in the remote areas of the Philippines and Mexico, as well as four small community schools in the war-torn West African country of Sierra Leone. After visiting the country in November 2008, an experience he called "one of the best experiences of my life; maybe the best,"^[104] Foley committed to funding a larger primary school as well, which was completed in September 2009.

Foley has visited U.S. troops at various military bases and military hospitals. For several years Foley visited wounded soldiers at Washington D.C.-based military hospitals on almost a monthly basis, becoming known as a "Legend among hurt troops," according to a Washington Times article.^[105]

Having become a devoted fan of Tori Amos' music in 1993, (particularly the song "Winter" from the Little Earthquakes album),^[32] and following a meeting with Amos at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con, Foley became involved with the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), a group Amos co-founded in 1994. Since then, he has worked as a volunteer on their online hotline and as a member of their National Leadership Council. During a 15-month period ending in April 2011, Foley logged more than 550 hours talking to victims online. The same month, Foley offered to mow anyone's lawn who donated up to a certain amount to the organization, stating, "If you want to help survivors of sexual assault, or just want to see a big guy with long hair mowing your lawn in front of your friends, please take part..."^[106]^[107]^[108]

Continuing his campaign for the organization, in May 2011 Foley auctioned off on eBay two famous items associated with his wrestling career: his Cactus Jack lace-up "leopard skin" boots (still embedded with 149 thumbtacks from his Impact match with Ric Flair); and the white shirt that he wore as Mankind during 1998's "Hell in a Cell" match, among other items.^[109]

Foley has been outspoken in his support for the Democratic party. During the 2004 election cycle, Foley argued the Democratic point of view in a WWE-sponsored debate against John "Bradshaw" Layfield, who spoke for the Republican side. He was a contributor to Barack Obama's campaign for the U.S. presidency in 2008.^[110]

Personal life [link]

Foley and his wife Colette (née Christie) have three sons and a daughter: Dewey Francis (born 20 February 1992), Noelle Margaret (born 15 December 1993),^[111] Michael Francis, Jr. (born in 2001), and Hughie Francis (born in 2003).^{[citation needed]} Foley's father, Jack Foley, died on September 13, 2009.^[112]

In wrestling [link]

Foley preparing to perform his mandible claw on Kurt Angle.

Finishing moves
- Double underhook DDT^[2]^[3]^[113]
- Mandible Claw^[3] (WWF/E / TNA) / Love Handle^[114] (WWF) / Mr. Socko^[2] (WWF/E / TNA)

Signature moves
- Cactus Clothesline^[2]^[27] – Innovated
- Cactus Elbow (Diving elbow drop to the outside of the ring)^[1]
- Cactus Jack Crack Smash^[113]^[115] / Nestea Plunge^[1]^[115]^[116] (Senton to the outside of the ring, usually from the ring apron)^[117]
- Running knee lift to the face of an opponent seated in the corner^[2]
- Sweet Shin Music^[2] (Kick to the shin) – Parodied from Shawn Michaels

Managers
- The Grand Lizard of Wrestling^[118]
- Brian Hildebrand^[118]
- Paul Bearer^[50]
- Downtown Bruno^[119]
- Ron Fuller^[120]
- Kevin Sullivan^[121]

Nicknames
- "The Hardcore Legend"^[1]
- "The Unpredictable"^[1]
- "Mrs. Foley's Baby Boy"^[122]

Entrance themes
- "Mr. Bang Bang" by Jimmy Papa, Larry Velez, and Michael Seitz^[123]^[124] (WCW / WWF)
- "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses^[123]^[125] (UWF)
- "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf^[123] (ECW / IWC / ROH)
- "Back in Black" by AC/DC^[123] (ECW)
- "Schizophrenic" by Jim Johnston^[123] (WWF) (April 1, 1996–January 4, 1999)
- "Dude Love" by Jim Johnston (WWF)
- "Burned" by Jim Johnston (WWF; July 13, 1998–August 16, 1998; Used while Teaming with Kane)
- "Wreck" by Jim Johnston^[123] (WWF/E / IWC) (January 11, 1999–September 1, 2008; November 2, 2011–present)
- "Chic Chic Bang Bang" by Dale Oliver and Serg Salinas^[126]^[127] (TNA) (September 3, 2008–June 5, 2011)
- "Ode to Freud" by Jim Johnston (WWF / WWE) (Used as Mankind)

Championships and accomplishments [link]

Championship Wrestling Association
- CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[128] – with Gary Young
Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (2 times)^[30] – with Mikey Whipwreck
Extreme Mid-South Wrestling
- MSW North American Championship (1 time)^[129]
George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Frank Gotch Award (2010)^[130]
International Wrestling Association of Japan
- IWA World Tag Team Championship (IWA Japan version) (1 time)^[131] – with Tracy Smothers
- King of the Deathmatch (1995)
North American Wrestling
- NAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[132]
National Wrestling League
- NWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[133]
Ozark Mountain Wrestling
- OMW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[134]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Match of the Year (1998) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring^[135]
- PWI Match of the Year (1999)^[135] vs. The Rock in an "I Quit" match at Royal Rumble
- PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1993)^[136]
- PWI ranked him #19 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1999^[137]
- PWI ranked him #46 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003^[138]
Steel City Wrestling
- SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[139] – with The Blue Meanie
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Legends Championship (1 time)
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Championship Wrestling
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[140] – with Kevin Sullivan
World Class Wrestling Association
- USWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[141] – with Scott Braddock
- WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[142]
- WCWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times)^[143] – with Super Zodiak II (1) and Scott Braddock (1)
World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Championship (3 times)^[144]
- WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)^[145]
- WWF Tag Team Championship (8 times)^[36] – with Stone Cold Steve Austin (1), Chainsaw Charlie (1), Kane (2), Al Snow (1) and The Rock (3)
- Slammy Award (1997) for Loose Screw

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Best Brawler (1991–2000)
- Best on Interviews (1995, 2004, 2006)
- Feud of the Year (2000) vs. Triple H
- Best Pro Wrestling Book (2010) for "Countdown to Lockdown"
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2000)

Lucha de Apuesta record [link]

Wager	Winner	Loser	Location	Date	Notes
Career	Triple H	Cactus Jack	Hartford, Connecticut	02000-02-27February 27, 2000	Title vs. Career Hell in a Cell match at No Way Out 2000 between Cactus Jack's career and Triple H's WWF Championship.^[6]
Career	Jeff Jarrett	Mick Foley	Orlando, Florida	02010-05-22May 22, 2010	James Storm and Robert Roode served as the special guest referees for the match.^[66]

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References [link]

Foley, Mick (subject) (2003). Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses: A Life in Wrestling (DVD). WWE Home Video.
Foley, Mick (1999). Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-039299-1.
Foley, Mick (2001). Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker than Wrestling. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-103241-7.
Foley, Mick (200). The Hardcore Diaries. PocketBooks. ISBN 1-4165-3157-2.

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Gail Kim
Kim at an autograph signing in 2008.
Ring name(s)	Gail Kim La Felina^[1]
Billed height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)^[2]
Billed weight	125 lb (57 kg)^[2]
Born	(1977-02-20) February 20, 1977 (age 35)^[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada^[1]
Resides	Tampa, Florida^[2]
Billed from	Tampa, Florida Toronto, Ontario, Canada Korea^[2]
Trained by	Ron Hutchinson^[1] Rob Etcheverria^[1] Fit Finlay^[2]
Debut	December 2000^[2]
Website	http://www.thegailkim.com/

Gail Kim (born February 20, 1977)^[1] is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is the current and longest reigning TNA Women's Knockout Champion. She is also known for working with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where she won the WWE Women's Championship in her first match.

She began her career wrestling as La Felina on the Canadian independent circuit, before joining WWE in 2002 as Gail Kim. In her WWE debut match, she won the WWE Women's Championship. After being released by WWE in 2004, Kim joined TNA in September 2005. There, she joined the tag team America's Most Wanted as their valet. After the dissolution of the group, Kim performed as a singles wrestler, eventually going on to become the inaugural TNA Women's Knockout Champion in October 2007. She later left TNA in August 2008, to return to WWE three months later, making her televised return in March 2009. She announced on August 5, 2011 that she had quit WWE via her Twitter account. The following October she returned to TNA.

1 Personal life
2 Professional wrestling career
3 Other media
4 In wrestling
5 Championships and accomplishments
- 5.1 Lucha de Apuesta record
6 References
7 External links

Personal life [link]

Gail Kim was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 20, 1977. Kim majored in kinesiology at the University of Toronto before transferring to Ryerson University and changing her major to nutrition.^[1] Prior to signing with WWE, Kim undertook breast augmentation surgery. After signing, she had her implants enlarged. While performing for WWE, one of her implants ruptured, which resulted in her being sidelined for two weeks.^[3]

Kim married celebrity chef Robert Irvine May 10, 2012.^[4]^[5] The couple met on the set of Dinner: Impossible.^[6]

Professional wrestling career [link]

Canadian independent circuit (2000–2002)[link]

After obtaining her degree from Ryerson University, Kim decided to become a professional wrestler and joined Ron Hutchinson's "School of Pro Wrestling" in Toronto.^[7] She received supplementary training from Rob Etchevarria at the "Squared Circle Pro Wrestling Gym".^[1] She debuted in December 2000, wearing a mask and wrestling as "The Queen of the Cats" La Felina in the Southern Ontario-based Apocalypse Wrestling Federation. She, however, was eventually unmasked by Tracy Brooks in a "Mask versus Hair" match.^[7]^[8] Kim worked on the Canadian independent circuit for two years, wrestling for promotions such as Border City Wrestling.^[9]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2004)[link]

Kim was introduced to World Wrestling Federation (WWF) employee Nora Greenwald (known on-screen as Molly Holly) by Jason Sensation in 2001; Greenwald encouraged Kim to send her videos and tapes to WWF officials, which eventually led to her contract.^[3] In October 2002, she was hired by the WWF, now renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).^[10] She spent eight months training in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and appearing in house shows and dark matches before being called up to the main roster.^[9] After several weeks of vignettes showcasing Matrix-like effects aired on Raw, Kim debuted on June 30 as a fan favorite, with a Matrix-inspired outfit.^[9]

Her first televised WWE match was a seven-woman battle royal in Buffalo, New York on the June 30, 2003 episode of Raw with the WWE Women's Championship, then held by an injured Jazz, on the line.^[9] Kim won the match by lastly eliminating Victoria.^[9] Kim held the title for four weeks, before losing it to Molly Holly on the July 28, 2003 episode of Raw.^[11] Subsequently, Kim formed an alliance with Holly to take on Trish Stratus, who was later assisted by Lita. At WWE's Unforgiven PPV event on September 21, 2003, Stratus and Lita defeated Kim and Holly in a tag match.^[12] The four women continued to feud until November, when Kim was sidelined with a broken right collarbone.^[3]^[10] Kim returned to Raw in April 2004 and immediately reforged her alliance with Holly.^[10] At WWE's Bad Blood PPV event on June 13, 2004, she faced Lita, Stratus, and Victoria in a Fatal Four-Way for the WWE Women's Championship, which was won by Stratus.^[13]

Kim participated in a battle royal on October 19, 2004 at WWE's Taboo Tuesday PPV event, which was won by Stratus.^[10] She, however, was released by WWE on November 3, 2004 as a result of cost cutting.^[10]^[14] Kim was caught off guard by her release and was told that management wanted to take the women's division in a new direction.^[3]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling [link]

America's Most Wanted (2005–2007)[link]

Main article: America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)

An Asian female with dark hair standing next to two male wrestlers wearing wrestling gear, black coats, and championship belts.

Kim during her time managing America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris [top] and James Storm [bottom])

Following her release and the expiration of her 90-day no-compete clause,^[3] Kim made sporadic appearances on the independent circuit, including at Michigan's All World Wrestling League and in Japan.^[15] She also competed in Korea and Mexico before being signed by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion on September 6, 2005.^[10]^[16] She made her TNA debut on the October 8, 2005 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact!, aligning herself with Jeff Jarrett and America's Most Wanted (AMW) (Chris Harris and James Storm) and taking on the role of AMW's and Jarrett's manager.^[17] Kim made her in-ring debut on July 16, 2006 at TNA's Victory Road PPV event in a Six Man Mixed Tag Team match with AMW against A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Sirelda. However, her team ended up on the losing end of the contest.^[18] At TNA's Hard Justice PPV event on August 13, 2006, Kim defeated Sirelda in a standard wrestling match.^[19]

In early 2007 after the dissolution of AMW, Kim began a more active role as an in-ring competitor in TNA. This began with an on-screen feud with her former alliance, Storm, and his new manager Jacqueline. The first encounter between the group was on February 11, 2007 at TNA's Against All Odds PPV event in a Mixed Tag Team match, which Kim and her partner, Petey Williams, lost.^[20] On March 11, 2007 at TNA's Destination X PPV event, Storm and Jacqueline won a rematch against Williams and Kim in a Double Bullrope match.^[21] Kim went on to defeat Jacqueline in a Six Sides of Steel cage match on April 15, 2007 at TNA's Lockdown PPV event.^[22] Their feud came to an end on the May 3, 2007 episode of TNA Impact!, when Kim defeated Moore under street fight rules.^[23]

Singles competition (2007–2008)[link]

An Asian female with dark hair wearing light-blue wrestling gear standing in front of a crowd.

Kim during her time as a singles competitor in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

After the conclusion to her feud with Moore, Kim made two minor TNA PPV appearances before outlasting nine other competitors in a ten-woman gauntlet match to crown the first TNA Women's World Champion on October 14, 2007 at TNA's Bound for Glory PPV event.^[24]^[25]^[26] She made her first title defense on November 11 at TNA's Genesis PPV event; there she successfully retained the now renamed TNA Women's Knockout Championship by defeating Roxxi Laveaux, ODB, and Angel Williams.^[27] Kim then began a feud with Awesome Kong over the championship. Their first encounter occurred on December 2 at TNA's Turning Point PPV event, which resulted in Kim retaining due to a disqualification by Kong.^[28] On January 6, 2008 at TNA's Final Resolution PPV event, Kim defeated Kong in their second encounter to retain the championship under no disqualification rules.^[29] In their third and final encounter in the main event of the January 10 episode of TNA Impact!, Kong defeated Kim to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship.^[30]

During the January 24 episode of TNA Impact!, Kim was awarded the 2007 TNA Knockout of the Year award.^[31] Kim competed in a three way match on March 9 at TNA's Destination X PPV event against Kong and ODB, which Kong won.^[32] On April 13 at TNA's Lockdown PPV event, she teamed with ODB to defeat the team of Raisha Saeed and Kong in a tag team match.^[33] On May 11 at TNA's Sacrifice PPV event, Kim won a TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal, which involved a battle royal and then a ladder match, to become new one contender TNA Women's Knockout Championship.^[34] Kim competed for the championship on the May 15 episode of TNA Impact!, however failed to win the title.^[35] At TNA's Slammiversary PPV event on June 8 Kim teamed with ODB and Roxxi to defeat The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) and Moose in a six woman tag team match.^[36] Kim defeated Love on July 13 at TNA's Victory Road PPV event.^[37] Kim then teamed with ODB and Taylor Wilde to defeat the team of Kong and The Beautiful People on August 10 at TNA's Hard Justice PPV event in her last TNA PPV match.^[38] Kim's final TNA match aired on the August 21 episode of TNA Impact! in a losing effort to Kong under street fight rules.^[39] Kim left TNA in mid-August 2008 after the terms of her contract expired.^[40]

Return to World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2008–2011)[link]

After her contract expired with TNA, Kim re-signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in late-2008.^[41] She made her return on the March 27 episode of SmackDown, when she interrupted a WWE Divas Championship match between Michelle McCool and Maryse by attacking both competitors.^[42] Kim made her in-ring return on the March 30 episode of Raw on the winning team of an 18-Diva tag team match.^[43] She made her first WrestleMania appearance when she 25-Diva Miss WrestleMania battle royal on April 5, 2009 at WWE's WrestleMania XXV.^[44] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, Kim defeated then-Divas Champion Maryse.^[45] This earned her a championship match the following week, which she failed to win.^[46]

Kim at an autograph signing in Indianapolis, Indiana.

On the June 29 episode of Raw, Kim was traded to the Raw brand as part of a 15 wrestler tri-branded trade between Raw, SmackDown, and ECW.^[47] A few weeks later on the August 10 episode of Raw, she gained another Divas title shot by winning a Fatal 4-Way match, that also involved Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly, and Alicia Fox, to become number one contender.^[48] She was unsuccessful in winning the championship on the August 17 episode of Raw, when she faced then-champion Mickie James.^[49] At the Bragging Rights pay per-view on October 25, Kim, with Melina and Kelly Kelly, represented Raw in a losing effort to Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix, and Natalya, representing SmackDown.^[50] Kim was on the winning side of a five-on-five Survivor Series Elimination match on November 22 at the Survivor Series pay per-view.^[51]

In early 2010, a tournament was held for the newly vacated Divas Championship.^[52] Kim defeated Jillian Hall and Fox to make it to the finals, where she faced Maryse for the vacant title.^[53]^[54] The finals were held on the February 22 episode of Raw, which Maryse won to become the new champion.^[55] The finals were originally to be held on February 21 at the Elimination Chamber pay per-view,^[56] but the match was changed to the team of Maryse and Kim versus Team Lay-Cool (McCool and Layla), which was won by the latter thanks to Maryse abandoning Kim during the match.^[57] Kim was a part of the losing side of a 10-Diva tag team match at WWE's WrestleMania XXVI PPV event on March 28.^[58] At the Fatal 4-Way pay per-view on June 20 Kim challenged for the Divas Championship in a Fatal 4-Way match that also involved then-champion Eve, Maryse, and Fox; however, Fox won the contest.^[59]

In early 2011, Gail Kim became the on-screen girlfriend of Daniel Bryan and began accompanying him to the ring.^[60] At that time Bryan was managed by The Bella Twins and after they discovered Daniel Bryan kissing his new girlfriend, Gail Kim backstage, they assaulted her.^[61] On January 30 at the Royal Rumble, the Bella Twins once again assaulted Kim.^[62] On the following night on Raw, Gail was at ring side during Daniel Bryan's match against Tyson Kidd. After the match, the Bellas entered the ring, Nikki slapped Bryan and Gail attacked her.^[63]

On the August 1 episode of Raw, Kim participated in a Battle Royal to determine the number one contender for the Divas Championship, however, shortly after the match began, she eliminated herself. She later explained that WWE had instructed her to get herself eliminated from the match within the first minute, so she decided to take the easy way out and just eliminate herself.^[64] On August 5, Gail Kim announced on her Twitter page that she had quit the WWE following the incident.^[65] Kim later indicated that WWE did not grant her release, but would instead force her to stay with the promotion for the remainder of her contract.^[66] Kim's WWE.com profile was removed on September 30, indicating that she had officially left the company.^[67] Kim later stated in an interview with The Sun that she was not happy with her time in WWE due to feeling that she was being held back, while also vowing never to re-sign with the promotion.^[68]

Return to TNA Wrestling (2011–present)[link]

Kim returned to TNA on the October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, attacking TNA Women's Knockout Champion Velvet Sky and aligning herself with Karen Jarrett and Madison Rayne, thus establishing herself as a villain.^[69]^[70] On the October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, Jarrett named Kim the number one contender to Sky's title, before she went on to defeat Tara in her first match back with the promotion.^[71] On the November 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim and Rayne defeated TnT (Brooke Tessmacher and Tara) to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship.^[72] The following week they made their first title defense, defeating Mickie James and Velvet Sky.^[73] On November 13 at TNA's Turning Point PPV event, Kim defeated Velvet Sky to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship for the second time, making her a double champion.^[74] She made her first title defense on December 11 at TNA's Final Resolution PPV event, defeating Mickie James, following interference from Madison Rayne.^[75] On the December 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim retained her title against James following another interference from Rayne.^[76] On the January 5 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim and Rayne retained their tag team title against James and Traci Brooks.^[77] Three days later at Genesis, Kim defeated James via disqualification to retain the Women's Knockout Championship.^[78] On February 12 at Against All Odds, Kim successfully defended the Women's Knockout Championship against Tara in a match, during which Madison Rayne walked out on her Knockouts Tag Team Championship partner.^[79] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Rayne won a battle royal to became the number one contender to Kim's TNA Women's Knockout Championship.^[80] In the following weeks, tension between Kim and Rayne began to be teased with the two negatively interfering in each other's matches.^[81]^[82] On the March 8 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim and Rayne lost the Knockouts Tag Team Championship to Eric Young and ODB.^[83] On March 18 at Victory Road, Kim successfully defended the Women's Knockout Championship against Rayne.^[84] On the March 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim and Rayne reconciled and remained together as a team.^[85] On April 15 at Lockdown, Kim defeated Velvet Sky in a steel cage match, following a distraction from Rayne, to retain her title.^[86] On May 13 at Sacrifice, Kim defeated Brooke Tessmacher, pinning her with her feet on the ropes, for another successful title defense.^[87] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim successfully defended her title against Tessmacher and Velvet Sky in a three-way match.^[88] On May 20, Kim became the longest reigning TNA Women's Knockout Champion in history by breaking Madison Rayne's previous record of 188 days.

Other media [link]

Kim posed topless for a cell phone ad campaign in South Korea.^[89] In 2007, Kim was listed on Forbes' top 40 list of "America's Most Eligible Bachelorettes".^[90] In 2009, Kim was a part of the cast of the independent psychological thriller entitled Royal Kill.^[1] On October 13, 2011, Gail Kim, along with The Miz, John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, and Eve Torres appeared on a special WWE edition of Family BrainSurge.^[91]

In wrestling [link]

Finishing moves
- Christo / Flying Dragon (Tilt-a-whirl headscissors armbar)^[2]^[92]
- Eat Defeat (Inverted stomp facebreaker)^[93] – 2009–present
- Happy Ending (Straight jacket neckbreaker)^[2] – TNA; used as a signature move in WWE
- Hurricanrana pin^[2] – WWE; 2002–2004
- Over the shoulder back to belly piledriver^[26]^[94] – TNA

Signature moves
- Diving leg drop^[2]
- Dragon sleeper^[2]
- Front missile dropkick^[2]
- Over the shoulder single leg boston crab^[2]
- Springboard arm drag^[2]
- Toronto Slam (Double leg slam)^[2]

Managers
- Karen Jarrett^[72]
- Madison Rayne^[86]

Wrestlers managed
- America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm)^[10]
- Molly Holly
- Jeff Jarrett^[15]
- Eve Torres^[15]
- Daniel Bryan^[2]

Entrance themes
- "International Woman" by Dara Shindler (WWE; 2002–2004)^[95]
- "Unstoppable" by Dale Oliver (TNA; 2005–2008, 2011)^[96]
- "Strong and Sexy" by Jim Johnston (WWE; 2009–2011)^[97]
- "Puppet on a String" by Dale Oliver^[98]

Championships and accomplishments [link]

Gail Kim in February 2012 with the TNA Women's Knockout and TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship belts.

Apocalypse Wrestling Federation
- Diva of the Year (2001)^[7]

Funking Conservatory
- FC Women's Championship (1 time)^[2]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked her #3 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008^[99]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Madison Rayne^[72]
- TNA Women's Knockout Championship (2 times, current)^[26]^[74]
- Knockout of the Year (2007)^[31]

World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Women's Championship (1 time)^[100]

Lucha de Apuesta record [link]

References [link]

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