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Authors: Mick Foley

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Jill Thompson, my primary first reader, as always, had great judgment and insight.

Thanks to the gang at TNA—my boss, Dixie Carter, for her unwavering support; Lee South for all the great wrestling photos; and the promotional team who I just know will leap into action to support this book.

Thanks also to the good people at Grand Central: Jamie Raab, Deb Futter, Tanisha Christie, Leah Tracosas, Flag Tonuzi, Dana Trombley, and Pippa White.

A special thanks to Chelsea Laird for going above and beyond the call of duty on so many occasions just to help me out.

And to Tori Amos, whose music, spirit, and kindness were such a big inspiration in the writing of this book.

Lastly, a debt of gratitude to all the great people at RAINN and ChildFund International for their heartfelt belief in me.

Index
 

Note: The abbreviation MF in subheadings refers to Mick Foley.

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem,
162

63

Abyss,
78

79
,
304

A&E (cable TV),
91

93
,
95

97
,
260

Alimany (sponsored child),
183

87
,
307

All-Japan Wrestling,
63
,
129

Amos, Tori

Comic-Con and,
67

70
,
76
,
311

“Crucify,”
26

27
,
71

as inspiration for MF,
56
,
57

62
,
74
,
288
,
300
,
310

MF’s trip to
Lockdown
music,
213

“Winter,”
61

62
,
64
,
66
,
68
,
71

75
,
288
,
307

9

amphetamines,
252

53

anabolic steroids,
221
,
223
,
229
,
240

43
,
245

47
,
250

54

Anamorph
(film),
138

39

Anderson, Ken,
40

41
,
44

Angle, Kurt

Mark Coleman and,
175
,
177

79

cost of framing tributes and,
75

Destination X
and,
3

4

Impact
match vs. MF,
27

31
,
35

36
,
53

54
,
301

4

MF’s fear of,
1

2

MF’s workouts and,
19

as referee,
195

scripted wrestling and,
174

Sting and,
28

29
,
34

36
,
104

Angle Slam,
3
,
27
,
53

Animal House
(film),
16
,
20

anti-inflammatories,
247
,
250

Armstrong, Brian (“Road Dogg,” “B. G. James”),
59
,
112

See also
Sting (“the Icon”)

Austin, Steve (“Stone Cold”),
21

23
,
43
,
87
,
239
,
294

Awesome Kong,
309

barbed-wire bats,
22
,
79
,
110
,
272
,
277
,
289
,
296

97

barbed-wire matches,
62

66
,
74

baseball,
248

50
,
252

53

Batista,
23
,
40
,
143
,
147
,
166
,
263

Beer Money,
132
,
155

Benoit, Chris,
218
,
220

25

Bentley, Dianne,
47

51

Berry, Jennifer,
40

41

Beyond the Mat
(film),
40
,
65
,
91
,
137

Bigger, Stronger, Faster
(film),
245

Billy the Exterminator
(TV show),
92
,
97
,
260

Blackfoot,
73
,
211

Bombali, Sierra Leone,
180

81
,
184
,
187
,
191
,
307

Bonds, Barry,
249

50
,
252

Booker T,
77

78
,
83
,
120

22
,
128
,
131
,
275

Borash, Jeremy,
33

35
,
102

3
,
165
,
175
,
259

60
,
284
,
289

“Born in the U.S.A.” (Springsteen),
68

Brennan, Christine,
251

52

Brisco, Gerald,
235
,
239

Bruno,
121
,
209

Bubba the Love Sponge,
194
,
196

Busch Gardens,
131
,
159

60
,
194
,
197

Bush, George W.,
31
,
206

Cactus Jack, MF as,
60
,
105
,
206
,
256

58
,
266
,
268
,
270
,
273

74
,
277
,
287
,
291
,
293
,
307

Canyon, Christy,
16
,
58
,
121

22
,
121
n,
259
,
311

12

Carter, Dixie,
120
,
195
,
203

Casey, Sean,
262

63

Cena, John,
218
,
263
,
265

championship belts,
143

44

cheating,
241
,
249
,
251

53

ChildFund International

contact information for,
191

health clinics and,
190

MF’s Africa trips and,
183

84
,
186

MF’s donations to,
311

MF’s sponsorships and,
115
,
183
,
186
,
217

The O’Reilly Factor
and,
222

school construction and,
307

SEFAFU and,
310

Christian Children’s Fund.
See
ChildFund International

Christmas Story, A
(film),
53
,
208
,
309

Coachman, Jonathan,
132
,
136

37

Coe, David Allen,
210

11

Cole, Michael,
143
,
145

47
,
165

Coleman, Mark,
175

79

comeback matches,
8
,
95
,
134
,
136
,
287
,
304

5

Comic Book Tattoo
(Amos),
67

Comic-Con,
57

58
,
66

70
,
76
,
311

concussions,
223

25
,
239

cortisone,
250

51

Couric, Katie,
11
,
58
,
172

Croce, Jim,
70
,
76
,
176

77
,
178
,
311

“Crucify” (Amos),
26

27
,
71

Curry Man,
13
,
86
,
274

Cybex machines,
11

12
,
16

Dafoe, Willem,
139

40

Dalai Lama,
216

17

Davies, Ray,
156

57

D.D.P.,
121

22
,
126
,
203
,
259

deaths of young wrestlers,
214

15
,
221

27
,
239
,
242
,
244

DeNucci, Dominic,
297

Destination X
,
2

4

dignity,
156

57
,
235

37
,
254
,
255

Disneyland,
120

21
,
148
,
153
,
161
,
163
,
254

Divas (WWE),
16
,
97
,
131
,
264

Donohue, Jack,
162

63

double-arm DDT,
100
,
293

94

drop-toe hold,
297

drug testing,
230
,
244
,
252

55

dry mouth,
26
,
28

29
,
56
,
202
,
289
,
294
,
300

Duchenne muscular dystrophy,
232
,
259
,
264

Dude Love, MF as,
307

Duncan, Gary,
184
,
186

Dunn, Kevin,
142
,
166

67

Dynamic Kid/Tiger Mask match,
108

Earle, Steve,
73
,
212

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