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Mick Foley tours Madison Square Garden: photos
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Mick Foley has been coming to Madison Square Garden his whole life as both a fan, competitor and now a WWE Hall of Famer.- Q: v4 R! w# a2 M5 s
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As a teen, The Hardcore Legend famously hitchhiked his way from Long Island to Manhattan to see Jimmy Snuka leap off the top of a steel cage onto Don Muraco.
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After a remarkable career, Foley returned to MSG to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.0 d- r! d9 O: B, ]
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A native New Yorker, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at The World's Most Famous Arena is a personal homecoming for Mrs. Foley's Baby Boy.
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+ W* W% z: j: E& ~6 l- aFoley has a long history with longtime rival Triple H in the Garden. In 1997, Cactus Jack made his first appearance in WWE by defeating The Game there in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. w& y: h: N+ }# {3 R8 B
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" c* n9 a* E- n0 \- d+ I& v3 nMick walked the halls of MSG, recalling memories of the arena's most special moments.
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9 h9 |) ~2 x4 n3 `4 EFoley wrestled one of his final matches as a full-time competitor inside MSG at Royal Rumble 2000 when he faced Triple H in a Street Fight for the WWE Championship.
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2 w% @) l+ W x7 p2 k% hMick joins Bruno Sammartino and four others in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. |
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