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Mick Foley tours Madison Square Garden: photos
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' u& m- l* B+ O2 sMick Foley has been coming to Madison Square Garden his whole life as both a fan, competitor and now a WWE Hall of Famer./ n! R9 `& y. M& t
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0 W; P, V# f6 o, v- WAs 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.4 G% y. M; a8 f) m9 s: }
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After a remarkable career, Foley returned to MSG to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.. n& A4 i0 \7 j) I- }& m4 E
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# n2 q' B: N( K7 i( K0 oA 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.) \3 I) ~- _3 H) S+ }, y! M
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u' W6 S4 b$ R6 JFoley 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.
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Mick walked the halls of MSG, recalling memories of the arena's most special moments.
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9 ]5 `& t' Z: Y( U; p& K B* ]Foley 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.7 X# |/ L; ]) S; f
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4 X' z3 m% e% `Mick joins Bruno Sammartino and four others in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. |
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