Jill Thompson, my primary first reader, as always, had great judgment and insight.
Thanks to the gang at TNA—my boss, Dixie Carter, for her unwavering support; Lee South for all the great wrestling photos; and the promotional team who I just know will leap into action to support this book.
Thanks also to the good people at Grand Central: Jamie Raab, Deb Futter, Tanisha Christie, Leah Tracosas, Flag Tonuzi, Dana Trombley, and Pippa White.
A special thanks to Chelsea Laird for going above and beyond the call of duty on so many occasions just to help me out.
And to Tori Amos, whose music, spirit, and kindness were such a big inspiration in the writing of this book.
Lastly, a debt of gratitude to all the great people at RAINN and ChildFund International for their heartfelt belief in me.
Index
Note: The abbreviation MF in subheadings refers to Mick Foley.
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem,
162
–
63
Abyss,
78
–
79
,
304
A&E (cable TV),
91
–
93
,
95
–
97
,
260
Alimany (sponsored child),
183
–
87
,
307
All-Japan Wrestling,
63
,
129
Amos, Tori
Comic-Con and,
67
–
70
,
76
,
311
“Crucify,”
26
–
27
,
71
as inspiration for MF,
56
,
57
–
62
,
74
,
288
,
300
,
310
MF’s trip to
Lockdown
music,
213
“Winter,”
61
–
62
,
64
,
66
,
68
,
71
–
75
,
288
,
307
–
9
amphetamines,
252
–
53
anabolic steroids,
221
,
223
,
229
,
240
–
43
,
245
–
47
,
250
–
54
Anamorph
(film),
138
–
39
Anderson, Ken,
40
–
41
,
44
Angle, Kurt
Mark Coleman and,
175
,
177
–
79
cost of framing tributes and,
75
Destination X
and,
3
–
4
Impact
match vs. MF,
27
–
31
,
35
–
36
,
53
–
54
,
301
–
4
MF’s fear of,
1
–
2
MF’s workouts and,
19
as referee,
195
scripted wrestling and,
174
Sting and,
28
–
29
,
34
–
36
,
104
Angle Slam,
3
,
27
,
53
Animal House
(film),
16
,
20
anti-inflammatories,
247
,
250
Armstrong, Brian (“Road Dogg,” “B. G. James”),
59
,
112
See also
Sting (“the Icon”)
Austin, Steve (“Stone Cold”),
21
–
23
,
43
,
87
,
239
,
294
Awesome Kong,
309
barbed-wire bats,
22
,
79
,
110
,
272
,
277
,
289
,
296
–
97
barbed-wire matches,
62
–
66
,
74
baseball,
248
–
50
,
252
–
53
Batista,
23
,
40
,
143
,
147
,
166
,
263
Beer Money,
132
,
155
Benoit, Chris,
218
,
220
–
25
Bentley, Dianne,
47
–
51
Berry, Jennifer,
40
–
41
Beyond the Mat
(film),
40
,
65
,
91
,
137
Bigger, Stronger, Faster
(film),
245
Billy the Exterminator
(TV show),
92
,
97
,
260
Blackfoot,
73
,
211
Bombali, Sierra Leone,
180
–
81
,
184
,
187
,
191
,
307
Bonds, Barry,
249
–
50
,
252
Booker T,
77
–
78
,
83
,
120
–
22
,
128
,
131
,
275
Borash, Jeremy,
33
–
35
,
102
–
3
,
165
,
175
,
259
–
60
,
284
,
289
“Born in the U.S.A.” (Springsteen),
68
Brennan, Christine,
251
–
52
Brisco, Gerald,
235
,
239
Bruno,
121
,
209
Bubba the Love Sponge,
194
,
196
Busch Gardens,
131
,
159
–
60
,
194
,
197
Bush, George W.,
31
,
206
Cactus Jack, MF as,
60
,
105
,
206
,
256
–
58
,
266
,
268
,
270
,
273
–
74
,
277
,
287
,
291
,
293
,
307
Canyon, Christy,
16
,
58
,
121
–
22
,
121
n,
259
,
311
–
12
Carter, Dixie,
120
,
195
,
203
Casey, Sean,
262
–
63
Cena, John,
218
,
263
,
265
championship belts,
143
–
44
cheating,
241
,
249
,
251
–
53
ChildFund International
contact information for,
191
health clinics and,
190
MF’s Africa trips and,
183
–
84
,
186
MF’s donations to,
311
MF’s sponsorships and,
115
,
183
,
186
,
217
The O’Reilly Factor
and,
222
school construction and,
307
SEFAFU and,
310
Christian Children’s Fund.
See
ChildFund International
Christmas Story, A
(film),
53
,
208
,
309
Coachman, Jonathan,
132
,
136
–
37
Coe, David Allen,
210
–
11
Cole, Michael,
143
,
145
–
47
,
165
Coleman, Mark,
175
–
79
comeback matches,
8
,
95
,
134
,
136
,
287
,
304
–
5
Comic Book Tattoo
(Amos),
67
Comic-Con,
57
–
58
,
66
–
70
,
76
,
311
concussions,
223
–
25
,
239
cortisone,
250
–
51
Couric, Katie,
11
,
58
,
172
Croce, Jim,
70
,
76
,
176
–
77
,
178
,
311
“Crucify” (Amos),
26
–
27
,
71
Curry Man,
13
,
86
,
274
Cybex machines,
11
–
12
,
16
Dafoe, Willem,
139
–
40
Dalai Lama,
216
–
17
Davies, Ray,
156
–
57
D.D.P.,
121
–
22
,
126
,
203
,
259
deaths of young wrestlers,
214
–
15
,
221
–
27
,
239
,
242
,
244
DeNucci, Dominic,
297
Destination X
,
2
–
4
dignity,
156
–
57
,
235
–
37
,
254
,
255
Disneyland,
120
–
21
,
148
,
153
,
161
,
163
,
254
Divas (WWE),
16
,
97
,
131
,
264
Donohue, Jack,
162
–
63
double-arm DDT,
100
,
293
–
94
drop-toe hold,
297
drug testing,
230
,
244
,
252
–
55
dry mouth,
26
,
28
–
29
,
56
,
202
,
289
,
294
,
300
Duchenne muscular dystrophy,
232
,
259
,
264
Dude Love, MF as,
307
Duncan, Gary,
184
,
186
Dunn, Kevin,
142
,
166
–
67
Dynamic Kid/Tiger Mask match,
108
Earle, Steve,
73
,
212