There are several Mick Foley DVD's on the market and until 2012's For All Mankind, there was never one collection that served as a "Best Of", per se, tying in a variety of his best matches and unique life story. But in terms of match collection, this one is among the largest and most complete.

 

WWE was able to dig into its vast video library and come up with not only Foley's WWE and WCW footage, but ECW and Smoky Mountain Wrestling bouts as well. Honestly, the only thing missing would be some of his death match work in Japan. 

 

Instead of a biography (which wouldn't come until For All Mankind), the DVD contains tons of matches, sandwiched in between introductions by Foley.

 

The introductions, by the way, are top notch, with Foley breaching kayfabe at some points and even making fun of his fans by insinuating we don't have girlfriends (hey, I would have, but that bitch wouldn't let me watch TNA Impact in bed).

 

The match collection itself is fantastic and far-reaching, ranging from a prelim match against The British Bulldogs (no relation) to his career-defining Hell In A Cell match with The Undertaker.

 

That's not to mention excellent hardcore style matches involving Raven, The Rock, Terry Funk, Sabu, The Nasty Boys, Stone Cold Steve Austin,Sting, Shawn Michaels and The Sandman.

 

While many of the matches appear on other DVD collections, this collections has bonuses. In a WCW match with Big Van Vader, for example, Foley adds previously unseen footage from his personal video collection. Two matches features guest commentary by Foley and Jonathan Coachman.

 

And if you get the special "Hardcore Edition" of the DVD set, there are classic matches against Randy Orton, Edge and Ric Flair included on a third disc.

 

A wide range of voices serve as the soundtrack for the story of Mick Foley's career on commentary, including Jim Ross, Jerry The King Lawler, Tony Schiavone, Bobby The Brain Heenan, Joey Styles, Bruno Sammartino and even Vince McMahon. The only negative is that Jesse Ventura's voice is absent from a couple of WWF and WCW matches, which can be REALLY frustrating to hear announcers having conversations with themselves.

 

In addition, there are tons of good extras here. For example, there's a promo cut against Vader the week after the fateful WCW Saturday Night match, which would usher in the horrific "Lost In Cleveland" storyline. Foley's ECW era is represented well between the famous "Anti-Hardcore promos" and his farewell speech from the promotion. Plus you have WWE vignettes, interviews and even the hospital sketch that led to the birth of Mr. Socko. 

 

Overall, this is a fun and largely-complete collection of Foley's best ring work. Worth your money and then some.