Real Name: Michael Francis Foley
Eruption: Exposure
Nature: Martyr
Alleigance: NKL (Nova Kombat League)
Concept: Hardcore Legend
Background:
Michael Francis Foley was born on June 7, 1965, on East Setauket, Long Island, N.Y., the son of an athletic director and a teacher (who became a full-time mom).
Upon graduating from Ward Melville High School, Foley enrolled at the State University of New York at Cortland in upstate New York.
A lifelong wrestling fan who once hitchhiked to Madison Square Garden to see Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka take on Don Muraco in a steel cage, the seeds of his future career were planted while he was a college student. One night, Mick met up with a girl he had a crush on, and he wound up walking her home. They kissed, and afterwards, she responded with "the words that buried my heart, but launched my career: 'Good night... Frank'."
A dejected Foley returned to his room and decided to document his misery. He and his college buddies came up with a photographic essay they called "The Legend of Frank Foley" (it was later filmed on an eight-millimeter camera). As part of the production process, Foley took a dive off his bed onto a Teddy bear, and spit out a mouthful of red food coloring.
In his book, "Have a Nice Day!" Foley describes what happened next: Again my wind was knocked out, but even in my pain I heard a female voice cry out, "Ooh, that's the most disgusting thing I've ever seen." I vividly remember thinking, "I've got to get some more of that response."
In September 1985, Mick met former World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci through a Long Island wrestling promoter. Still in college, Mick in early 1986 began driving 400 miles from Cortland to Freedom, Pa., each weekend to train at DeNucci's school. He would sleep in the back of his car and eat peanut butter sandwiches to save money. After months of training and working in independent promotions (where he competed as Cactus Jack), Mick got the opportunity to work at a few World Wrestling Federation television tapings -- and to be squashed by well-known Federation Superstars, including the British Bulldogs. He wrestled under his real name and was what can politely be called an "enhancement talent." For fear that he would become a full-time jobber, Mick began declining invitations to attend TV tapings when fans started recognizing him.
In the summer of 1990, Mick was handing out flyers for an upcoming independent show he would be wrestling in on Long Island when he met a beautiful model named Colette Christie. It was the woman he would go on to marry.
Over the years Mick competed as Cactus Jack all over the world, mainly in Africa and Japan, and also in WCW and ECW. In 1996, the day after WrestleMania XII, he made his debut in the Federation as Mankind.
Since then, he's been Mankind, Dude Love and Cactus Jack.
On February 27, 2000, the career of the "Three Faces of Foley" came to an end when Foley, as Cactus Jack, put his career on the line for a chance at the main event at WrestleMania. When Triple H pinned Cactus after a brutal Hell in a Cell bout, Cactus left the Federation forever, as did Mankind and Dude Love.
However, on the March 20, 2000 edition of RAW IS WAR, Linda McMahon proved that dreams do come true in the World Wrestling Federation. Linda turned what was supposed to be a Triple Threat main event at WrestleMania into a Fatal Four Way, and the fourth participant was Mick Foley! This time, for one night only, Mick competed as himself. Unfortunately, he was pinned after two brutal Pedigrees by Triple H. But Foley was able to accomplish his dream of main eventing the biggest show of the year.
Whatever the persona, Mick Foley is one of the most respected competitors in the history of sports-entertainment. He has the reputation for enduring more pain that anyone. His maniacal personality is not just on display in the ring. Consider that he wrote his own autobiography, but since he doesn't own a computer or even a typewriter, he filled up 760 pages of notebook paper writing freehand! That book would go on to become a #1 New York Times bestseller.
Mick retired from active inring duty before the fall of wrestling in the ratings war to N! Prime and other nova centric entertainment. He did decide to stay on with the XWF when it was bought out by B.B. Bartlett. He stayed on as a manager and spokesperson but was relegated to behind the scenes work on house shows when he began to protest the use of Mitoids. At a house show in Chicago he met Battousai and the intense Quantum energies caused him to erupt. Which is strange because a lifetime of blood, sweat and dangerous work couldn't do it.
Right now he's trying to start his own federation apart from the XWF and the sometimes lethal shootfighting and drug use prevalent there. With him he'll be taking former WWF spokesman Shawn Michaels and current XWF stars Kane, Saturn, Bloodia and Matt Hardy. They plan to boost ratings by including floating rings courtesy of Maelstorm and appearances by Project Utopia powerhouses such as Victory Angel and Battousai. Even underground independant Basara has agreed to help out the fledgling federation.
Mick Foley lives in Florida with his wife Colette, as well as his young children Dewey and Noelle. He enjoys going to amusement parks, eating ice cream in bed and watching Nickelodeon.
Roleplaying Notes:
As a nova Mick Foley's ability to absorb punishment has increased tenfold. As has his 'thimblefull' of athletic ability. Which according to him was practically nonexistant before becoming a nova. His new in ring persona is a combination of his Cactus Jack and Mankind personas. He has a bit of the Cactus Jack attitude which he displays against his opponent but he still treats the fans to Mankind's usual lovable insanity. When forced to choose between attuning his full set of clothes or the leather mask and some skintight shorts he chose the clothes so as to spare television viewers the horror of his hairy back and flabby legs. His self effacing humor is almost as legendary as his capacity to withstand pain.
Mega Attributes:
Mega Strength: 2 [6]** (Hold*)
Mega Stamina: 3 [5]** (Hardbody, Regeneration, Resiliency)
Mega Wits: 2 (Enhanced Initiative)
Mega Charisma: 2 (Natural Agitator)
*Hold- New Mega Strength Enhancement.
Hold allows the nova to capture a person or object with the force of his Quantum aura. All autosuccesses from Mega Strength are counted towards any resisted rolls to keep the held victim from escaping. This also applies to power rolls by the victim such as Teleport, Bodymorph, etc. used to escape the hold. Powers used to escape that do not have a dice pool (such as Density Control-Decrease) default to Stamina for the resisted roll. Of course the nova has to first catch the victim before he can be held. So while a victim can be held while he is trying to become intangible the nova could not grab an already intangible nova.
