3 Superstars who weren't WWE fans growing up and 3 who were die-hard fans

#5 Mick Foley (WWE fan)

Mick Foley, dubbed as "The Hardcore Legend", was a die-hard WWE fan while growing up. While he was a student at the State University of New York at Cortland, Foley traveled to Madison Square Garden, NYC, to watch the now-iconic Steel Cage match pitting his favorite wrestler, Jimmy Snuka, with Don Muraco.

Snuka's flying body splash that he connected from the top of the cage has now gained legendary status, and Foley has stated multiple times that this was the moment he decided that he wanted to become a professional wrestler. Foley made a name for himself in several promotions, including WCW and ECW, before finally signing with WWE.

Foley's WWE title win over The Rock on an episode of RAW that was aired on January 4, 1999 went head-to-head with WCW's "Fingerpoke of Doom" moment.

WCW didn't recover from the blow and never beat WWE in the ratings war again. Foley went on to become a living legend who engaged in a string of memorable hardcore encounters with the likes of Triple H, Edge, and Randy Orton. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013, for his contributions to pro-wrestling.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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