What: “Tales from Wrestling Past”
Who: Mick “Mankind” Foley
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Where: The Valhalla Room, 215 S. Walnut St., Muncie
Cost: $20
A steel cage enclosed wrestling icons Mick “Mankind” Foley and “The Undertaker” in a King of the Ring professional wrestling match.
The 1988 contest was a Hell in A Cell match, meaning the competitors could use whatever weapons and force they wanted to get their victory in the steel cage. The Undertaker won the match, but it was Foley’s fall from the top of the cage, which was 16 feet high, that made wrestling history.
Wrestling fans like Kyle DeWees, the general manager of Laughter House Five, remember the Hell in a Cell fight between The Undertaker and Foley as a legendary match.
“I remember so vividly watching that match. It was one of [Mick Foley’s] most epic matches ever,” DeWees said. “I have been a fan of the guy for so long.”
Laughter House Five will host Foley as “The Hardcore Legend” in his Tales from Wrestling Past tour Sunday in the Valhalla Room in downtown Muncie.
His show will be a comedic event where he shares stories from his journeys as a professional wrestler and later allows the audience to ask him questions about his career.
Foley, a Hoosier, is known in the world of professional wrestling for his ability to take insane amounts of pain in some of the most dramatic matches ever seen.
He intimidated opponents with barbed-wire bats while entertaining the crowd with “Mr. Socko,” a sock puppet he used during his finishing move, the Mandible Claw.
In 1996, Foley began working for World Wrestling Entertainment, then known as the World Wrestling Federation. He worked with other notable names in the business, including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and The Undertaker.
In April this year, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and in August, Foley retired from in-ring competition.
Foley said he looks forward to traveling around the country and sharing tales from his career. He said that while the stories are wrestling based, those who don’t follow the sport will also enjoy his show.
“No one seems to know what to expect from the show,” Foley said. “They’re all just taking blind leaps of faith, I guess, based on my years of going above and beyond to entertain them in the past. They all walk away, though, feeling like I exceeded their expectations.”
Foley said his favorite story is about a conversation he had with Vince McMahon, the owner of the WWE, regarding his exit from Madison Square Gardens after being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Without giving away all the details, Foley’s exit involved a sleigh and Santa Claus. He said McMahon was not very happy with the thought.
“After this story, I will have grown men and women cheering for Santa Claus,” Foley said.
The tales he will share include fellow legends of the ring Triple H and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
“The shows are never the same,” he said. “There is a Q&A every night, and if someone has a good question that brings about a good story, it becomes a unique experience.”
The general admission event begins at 8 p.m. and is a 21 and older show. Tickets cost $20 per person.
Visit tinyurl.com/FoleyInMuncie for more information or to purchase your tickets.
Laughter House Five will host another comedic wrestling event on Dec. 29 with Colt Cabana.
He will bring comedian Marty DeRosa and fellow wrestler Kevin Steen to Muncie to make fun of some of the worst matches in wrestling history.
For more information and to purchase tickets for this event, visit at Facebook.com/LH5Muncie.
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