Mick Foley Remembers King Of The Death Match (Photo), Impact In 60 (Video)

mickfoley.jpgMick Foley 

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley recently posted the following message on his Facebook account, noting today was the anniversary of his infamous/notorious appearance in IWA Japan’s “King of the Deathmatch 1995” tournament. 

IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

It was called “The Kawasaki Dream” at the time. It has gone down in wrestling lore as “The King of the Death Match”. It was one of the longest, most painful days of my life. But it resulted in a particularly nice photo of my eyes, don’t you think?

The first ever 8-man single elimination deathmatch tournament featured Foley (wrestling as Cactus Jack) in three matches that night, including the main event which saw him face Terry Funk in a “Barbed wire rope, exploding C4 Time Bomb Death Match.” 

 

IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAYIt was called "The Kawasaki Dream" at the time. It has gone down in wrestling lore as "...

Posted by Mick Foley on Thursday, August 20, 2015

 

Impact In 60

The following video is the latest episode of Impact In 60, recapping the latest episode of Impact Wrestling, aired on August 19th on Destination America: 

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