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u/unitedWeStand206 · 286 pointsr/gifs

I feel for the guy. Mick Foley. He's not traditionally marketable.

Most people don't know that after diving, getting actually hurt, then getting back up onto the top of the cage. Mankind also got choke-slammed through the top of the cage (a scary, unplanned accident that he said hurt him worse than the 30 foot dive he took earlier), in which he fell 20 feet, and the metal fence/cage flipped over, and knocked out his two front teeth.

I shit you not, Mick Foley wrote a book about his 20 year career, didn't use a ghost writer, and it is fascinating, heart wrenching, heart warming book.

It's called, "Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks". I can't recommend it enough. Easy read. Simply amazing. He's actually a damn fine storyteller.
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You can see a pic from the back cover of his book that lists just a FEW of his injuries in his career, like a ear got ripped off, and 200+ stitches.

Here's a more complete list of his injuries:

  • Six concussions from 1986 to 1998
  • One broken jaw in 1986
  • Two broken noses in 1993
  • One broken cheekbone in 1998
  • Lost four front teeth from 1989 to 1998
  • Two-thirds of his ear ripped off in 1993
  • A separated shoulder in 1990
  • A fractured left shoulder in 1989
  • A dislocated shoulder in 1998
  • Second degree burn on his shoulder in 1995
  • Second degree burns on his arm in 1995
  • 54 stitches on his left arm in 1995
  • A broken right wrist in 1989
  • Bone chips in his right elbow in 1996
  • Six broken ribs from 1991 to 1998
  • A torn abdominal in 1992
  • A torn ACL
  • A broken toe in 1991
  • A total of over 300 stitches in his arms, head, eyebrows, hands, ears, shin, cheek and lip
  • Thousands of thumbtack holes
u/nine25 · 82 pointsr/SquaredCircle

Nasties were reckless and unsafe as fuck

> I had one more match before the surgery-a Chicago street fight (an anything-goes, falls-count-anywhere match) that would team me and Maxx in a war with the Nasty Boys. I knew it was my last match, but I just couldn’t get up for it. I wondered, “How am I going to get through this without stinking the place up?” The answer was simple. Survival. Jerry Saggs broke a pool cue over my head, and Brian Knobbs nearly dented my skull. The Nasties were sloppy as hell, and more than a little dangerous, but they knew how to brawl. About a minute into this thing, I realized that I’d better start fighting or I was going to get killed out there. About three minutes in, I realized we were in the midst of something pretty special. Saggs attempted to piledrive me on a table for the finish. The table buckled under our weight and we crashed to the ramp. As I got up, Saggs pushed me and I fell backward off the five-foot ramp and onto the cold, hard concrete below. I didn’t land flat, however, and I knew that my shoulder was injured. But at least I’d earned the right to rest, right? Not quite yet. Saggs hopped down off the ramp, and I winced when I saw Knobbs throw him a scoop shovel. It was plastic, but I knew with this crazy bastard swinging, it would hurt just the same. He raised the shovel high overhead, almost like an axe. I remembered what DeNucci had taught us about protecting our teeth and nose, and I turned my head to the side. Saggs proceeded to hit me about as hard as another human being could, but at least I’d be out of WCW.

Have a Nice Day!

u/Djeezus1 · 3 pointsr/TrueReddit

Wrestling's as real as theater or opera; instead of verses or arias, they do spots and promos. The latter is one of the reason the indy scene gets a more passionate following, as they understand that they cannot push the product as a con or rigged show; the only reals marks are kids until they figure it out, which, with the Internet, is quite easy.

Their history as a whole is quite intricate, from a carnival attraction in the late 1800s to a "legitimate" sport in the 1930 (at the time you had to be a real wrestler to hold the title, as you either could be betrayed by the opponent, the referee, the booker, the territory or the wrestling institution). It's only when you get to the 70s that we get a glimpse of the perverse effect of sensationalism had on the squared circle, which we see in full effect in Natch's article, such as cocaine, steroids, ring rats, ludicrous contracts, alcohol, etc.

We were lucky to have a solid 20 years of awesome wrestling, such as the WWF and NWA in the 80's and the WCW/WWE feuds in the 90s which prompted the consolidation & the end of the territory system across North America. However, it was a steep price: Natch is only one of many troubled performers that, when everything settle down, became a lost asset; and that's without including roster attrition to drug & physical abuse and crime-related incidents, which are at an all-time high in the sport's 150 year existence. Moreover, there is the lost integrity of the martial art, which at the time was for self-defense and competition, that, if performed correctly (e.g. Piledriver or chokehold) can be devastating for an opponent; most wrestlers today cannot wrestle efficiently to fully compete with another martial artist.

If you want to learn more, I can easily recommend the following books:

u/DrunkenFist · 3 pointsr/books

They don't get much more harrowing and twisted than Mick Foley's first autobiography. It's a great read even if you're not really interested in pro wrestling.

u/twosoon22 · 3 pointsr/SquaredCircle

Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks

http://www.amazon.com/Have-Nice-Day-Blood-Sweatsocks/dp/0061031011

u/mith · 1 pointr/gifs

Several years ago, I had a co-worker that was really into wrestling. So into it that I had to get into it myself so I'd have something to talk about with him on Tuesday and Friday mornings. He'd order all the pay-per-views and invite me over to watch them. Anyway, this was around the time Mick Foley's book came out. He ordered it and read it over a weekend, then shared it with me. The stories he tells about wrestling in Japan are sometimes too much to believe. Wrestling matches with thumbtacks or nails or broken glass, super sadistic stuff and very little of it was fake.

u/_Dimension · 1 pointr/books

Have a Nice Day:A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks by Mick Foley

Yes, it is about wrestling, but it is more about life, and it's hilarious.

u/Electrivire · 1 pointr/SquaredCircle

Mick Foley is one of my favorite authors.

[Have a Nice Day] (http://www.amazon.com/Have-Nice-Day-Blood-Sweatsocks/dp/0061031011)

u/chimpwizard · 1 pointr/AskReddit

If you are even remotely interested in prowrestling, I would recommend Mick Foley's autobiography (Have a Nice Day!). It is very funny and gives a great insight into the life of a professional wrestler.