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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.
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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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6 m+ M% u* J6 S4 o: [After a remarkable career, Foley returned to MSG to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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/ N& Y3 E/ P) d$ m* x* H1 R2 cA 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.; e+ W$ g; o- d( I
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Foley 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.( C, X* P' o* s5 w4 h
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2 R( j, S' R. e( N7 d* oMick walked the halls of MSG, recalling memories of the arena's most special moments.; K* G3 v, w( m
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& ]! U: W x0 T) s' JFoley 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.1 H D7 F. v, D; m+ V2 V( `
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Mick joins Bruno Sammartino and four others in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. |
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