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Mick Foley

Mick Foley grew up on Long Island, New York. He is the author of the number one New York Times bestsellers: Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker Than Wrestling and Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. He is also the author of two... Read full bio

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Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. Just where I am
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My life in 8 words: "Apparently conventional and uninteresting, actually an unfathomable conundrum"
Tales from Wrescal Lane is now available in eBook
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Tales from Wrescal Lane will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
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Chapter 1 from Hardcore Diaries
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Life is absurd – but divinely absurd. Q. What do you regret most? A. Wasting time on regret Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. Only others can see us from the outside. Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Falstaff - appalling in every way but impossible to hate Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. The dangerous contact sport, reading Learn more about Mick Foley

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411mania.com, July 17, 2010
...September 16th: Mickey Rourke - Wrestling With Demons by Sandro Monetti - October 1st: Countdown to Lockdown by Mick Foley - October 5th: WWE Heroes: Rise of the Firstborn - October 26th: Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask paperback release - November 30th:...
Pro Wrestling Insider, July 15, 2010
...by Jon Robison. 9/16: Mickey Rourke - Wrestling With Demons by Sandro Monetti 10/1: Countdown to Lockdown by Mick Foley 10/5: WWE Heroes: Rise of the Firstborn 10/26: Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask paperback release 11/30: WWE Championships:...
Pro Wrestling Insider, July 1, 2010
...by Jon Robison. 9/16: Mickey Rourke - Wrestling With Demons by Sandro Monetti 10/1: Countdown to Lockdown by Mick Foley 10/5: WWE Heroes: Rise of the Firstborn 10/26: Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask paperback release 11/30: WWE Championships:...
411mania.com, June 24, 2010
...Robison. * 9/16: Mickey Rourke - Wrestling With Demons by Sandro Monetti * 10/1: Countdown to Lockdown by Mick Foley * 10/5: WWE Heroes: Rise of the Firstborn * 10/26: Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask paperback release * 11/30: WWE Championships:...
MTV, June 15, 2010
...stars to give their interpretations of these delightful words. So click below for author and pro wrestling star Mick Foley (who totally nails Snooki's pathos), "Twilight" star Jackson Rathbone, fellow MTV headliner Warren the Ape and "The A-Team"...
MTV, June 14, 2010
...best recitations of those famous "JS" Zen moments. First to take up the challenge was former professional wrestler Mick Foley, who proudly channeled Snooki, proclaiming, "My boobs are so tight I can't breathe. Is that normal?" He also did a bang-up job...
411mania.com, June 11, 2010
...Road - Untold Stories from Outside the Ring by Jon Robison - October 1st: Countdown to Lockdown by Mick Foley - October 5th: WWE Heroes: Rise of the Firstborn - October 26th: Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask paperback release - November 30th: WWE...
OurSports Central, May 11, 2010
...- The Trenton Thunder Minor League Baseball team is pleased to welcome wrestling superstar, actor, and best-selling author Mick Foley to Waterfront Park on Wednesday, May 26 as the Thunder face the Erie SeaWolves at 7:05pm.Foley will throw out the...
Wrestlezone, April 11, 2010
...The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Mick Foley's new book 'Countdown to Lockdown' is scheduled to be released on October 1st, 2010. Several readers have sent in word that Tyler Black has posted a photo on...
Pro Wrestling Insider, April 8, 2010
...The final title for Mick Foley's new memoir is 'Countdown to Lockdown: A Hardcore Journal.' The book will be released by Grand Central Publishing on 10/1. The official synopsis for the book reads, 'The...
Pro Wrestling Insider, March 7, 2010
...Mick Foley's fourth memoir 'Countdown to Lockdown' will be released on 10/1 by Grand Central Publishing. The official synopsis for the book: The world famous wrestler and #1 New York...
Wrestlezone, February 20, 2010
...The following is an excerpt from the latest 'Foley Files' blog on TNAWrestling.com: Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of The Foley Files. I think we have to consider this to be among the biggest weeks ever in TNA history, with the...
Examiner.com, February 12, 2010
...have been become a staple of the wrestling industry. Some have been huge commercial and financial successes (like Mick Foley’s...
Blogcritics.org, January 31, 2010
...site-wide Irony received and responded to in kind, Roger... :-) by Dr Dreadful Why is Kurt Angle and Mick Foley on T N A Wrestling last week? by judith hedger Question: Where do you think that something else worthwhile you want from the... by Dr Dreadful...
Wrestlezone, November 29, 2009
...Foley has posted the following announcement on his MySpace page: 'As some of you know, I will have a new book coming out in early fall 2010, titled 'Countdown to Lockdown. The book is largely finished - I just have to write two last chapters in the next...
Wrestlezone, October 7, 2009
...PWInsider.com is reporting that former WWE and current TNA star Mick Foley plans to put together a stand-up comedy tour based on the routine he did back in August in LA during the SummerSlam weekend. Early reports are claiming that New...
411mania.com, August 31, 2009
...26th (Night of Champions PPV) TNA TNA Heavyweight Champion: Kurt Angle - 70 day reign, defeated former champion Mick Foley, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, and Jeff Jarrett in a King of the Mountain Match on June 21st (Slammiversary PPV) TNA Tag Team Champions:...
411mania.com, August 31, 2009
...26th (Night of Champions PPV) TNA TNA Heavyweight Champion: Kurt Angle - 70 day reign, defeated former champion Mick Foley, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, and Jeff Jarrett in a King of the Mountain Match on June 21st (Slammiversary PPV) TNA Tag Team Champions:...
eclectic / eccentric, June 9, 2010
...Vampires by Konstantinos Werewolves by Konstantinos Blue Skies, Red Soil by David T. Mudra Countdown to Lockdown by Mick Foley NERDS: M is for Mama's Boy by Michael Buckley A Spark of Blue Flame by Sandra Stanley-Stone Call from Jersey by P.F. Kluge...
Bleacher Report - Front Page, May 13, 2010
...better World if people didn't mock those things they don't "get" but the truth is we're all like Mick Foley: All of us are looking for the next cheap pop. The opportunity to look smart and sound funny is very hard to resist. Know-nothings are just...
Mike Ashmore's Thunder Thoughts, May 11, 2010
...– The Trenton Thunder Minor League Baseball team is pleased to welcome wrestling superstar, actor, and best-selling author Mick Foley (pictured with your dopey beat writer) to Waterfront Park on Wednesday, May 26 as the Thunder face the Erie SeaWolves...
Mike Ashmore's Thunder Thoughts, May 11, 2010
...– The Trenton Thunder Minor League Baseball team is pleased to welcome wrestling superstar, actor, and best-selling author Mick Foley (pictured with your dopey beat writer) to Waterfront Park on Wednesday, May 26 as the Thunder face the Erie SeaWolves...
Me And My Big Mouth, December 16, 2009
...and wide. One of the best I have found comes from the unlikely source of former WWE wrestler Mick Foley with his remarkable debut novel Tietam Brown . It also has the added advantage of being short. But that isn't the book I have picked as my number three...
Global Traveler Blog, November 11, 2009
...investigator. Chasteen is humorous and very human, unlike many larger-than-life fictional P.I.s. I recommend anything by Mick Foley . Whenever I say this, most people groan. However, whenever people have actually taken my recommendation and read any of...
Online World of Wrestling, October 17, 2009
...for the TNA title; Kurt Angle vs. Matt Morgan; Samoa Joe vs. Bobby Lashley in a submission match; Mick Foley vs. Abyss in a Monster’s Ball match with Dr. Stevie as the referee; Amazing Red vs. Suicide vs. D’Angelo Dinero vs. Daniels vs. Homicide in...
Jimmy Honeyman's MySpace Blog, September 6, 2009
...bean people with rolls of quarters strategically hidden in his trunks!! For the Non-wrestling fan, I would recommend Mick Foley's "Have a Nice Day". It is probably the best Sports related Bio i've read. Note the resembalance  between Kenny G and Shawn...