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7 y* j' G5 D- }& v3 oMick Foley has been coming to Madison Square Garden his whole life as both a fan, competitor and now a WWE Hall of Famer.
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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.0 ~7 Q1 `* V. W" ]4 D5 Q4 ]* w
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1 \. z* X3 a) _, r- m! RAfter a remarkable career, Foley returned to MSG to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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3 Q5 u4 x2 i$ e5 f7 c) |8 BA 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.; _/ A6 a* D2 Q7 r$ |+ s
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+ @; b! S, V/ W# yFoley 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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% E- B2 ~2 @- {5 n8 f7 vMick walked the halls of MSG, recalling memories of the arena's most special moments.' h7 I! M6 H0 ^( |- c8 ]
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+ M. e; j+ _& o" W( |3 W8 sFoley 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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Mick joins Bruno Sammartino and four others in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. |
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