#1. Mick Foley
When you mention the word “hardcore”, it’s impossible not to think about Mick Foley.
The majority (if not, all) of his most famous matches have had extreme rules, making it clear that Foley’s always had a different definition of wrestling.
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You just never forget the heavy emotions he provokes when you watch him in a hardcore match, especially against the young talents he’s put over (such as Randy Orton and Edge) by the end of this career.
Baseball bats laced in barbed wire, flaming tables, top-of-the-cell falls and thumbtacks galore – this is how you remember a Mick Foley match.
With a toothless grin and a missing ear, he earned the spot as the very first WWE Hardcore Champion, eventually launching himself into the WWE Hall Of Fame afterwards.