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Mick Foley tours Madison Square Garden: photos6 ^8 J7 ]' L- j9 M/ o3 O$ x
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$ F* d) ?5 J- Z- k! p1 fMick 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.& s) c: _4 L7 {- K @
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After a remarkable career, Foley returned to MSG to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. R$ a6 U7 E8 A0 _
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4 ^( U3 c6 f @& f$ DA 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.7 x! ?" d) m4 u1 ^/ c. O1 Q0 K7 H
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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.
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! l" @; y+ p, D1 q7 k; WMick walked the halls of MSG, recalling memories of the arena's most special moments.6 V4 g& b i9 m
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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 ~1 t# y' o* G8 g5 ~0 X5 B# E
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Mick joins Bruno Sammartino and four others in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. |
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