25 years since the 'Three Faces Of Mick Foley' Royal Rumble match

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25 years ago, Mick Foley entered the Royal Rumble match three times, as the 'Three Faces of Foley' came into the match and left one by one. The man involved was Foley, who went into the match as all three of his characters, Cactus Jack, Dude Love and Mankind, but still didn't manage to win. Having been the second person out of the match Foley didn't return until the 16th entrant, this time as Mankind, but lasted just over two minutes before Goldberg eliminated him. Image: WWELater in the year he fought as Dude Love and lost a World Championship match against Stone Cold at Over the Edge, before being 'sacked.' Foley would have two more extremely important moments at the Rumble event, though neither of them would be in the 30 man over the top rope event.
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