10 WWE Wrestlers and their weapons of choice

#7 Mick Foley and Mr. Socko

A character as unique as Mick Foley deserved a weapon as unique as Mr. Socko

While so many of wrestlers’ signature weapons are blunt objects used to hit their opponents—often as not knocking them into unconsciousness—it’s fitting that Mick Foley would have a quirkier weapon of his own that evolved over his time in WWE.

As Mankind, Foley took to using the unconventional mandible claw as a submission finisher, but as he transitioned into a character that was less dark, more eccentric, he began using Mr. Socko. The sock puppet was introduced in vignettes during which Foley tried to cheer up Mr. McMahon in the hospital but soon became a signature part of his act, and putting it on became the precursor to him applying the mandible claw hold.

Mr. Socko stands in stark contrast to Foley’s next most famous weapon, Barbie—a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire—though he did bridge the gap between them in one occasion, wrapping Mr. Socko in barbed wire, including for his match with Edge at WrestleMania 22.