Triple H vs. Cactus Jack - MotD#40

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###Match of the Day - Episode 40

bringing you a variety of great wrestling matches

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The Match

• Triple H vs. Cactus Jack - WWF - 2000 - Royal Rumble

To tie up FoleyMania here on reddit, here's one of his greatest matches, and the hi-light of his last great feud as a full time wrestler.

This match was the culmination of a rivalry that was intense and gripping, seeing Triple H and his wife embarrass Foley, on show after show, and upon losing him his job in a match with The Rock, he was fired and banished.

This lead to a Mankind imposter being used, (as played by Mideon of all people), and Foley being mocked and tormented. The following Raw, The Rock led the roster in a strike very similar to the one seen on this week's raw, 3rd October 2011, with the roster surrounding the ring in protest of Foley's firing.

He was reinstated and booked in a match, and on the following Smackdown Foley declared:

"Is this what you get off on? Making fun of me - how much more do you want from me? First...you take away my job - then you bring this idiot out there, and you take away my dignity.

Then, Monday night, in what should have been the greatest night of my life when I was reinstated on RAW is WAR, you take me, and you ruin my shirt, and you ruin my face, and I'll be honest, when I stepped into that shower and I let the cold water run down on my head, and I look down on that blood as it swirled around in that shower drain, I started thinking a little bit about what Mankind was.

Now, Mankind - is an entertaining son of a gun; Mankind - is a pretty damn good author; Mankind - is one tough SOB. And Mankind is one hell of a fighter. So it saddens me to say that after the beating you gave me on Monday night, one thing Mankind is not is ready to face you in a street fight at the Royal Rumble in Madison Square Garden.

Because you are, without a doubt, The Game. You are the best in the business right now...and as you said, well, Mankind in some ways is nothing more than a beaten up, pathetic fool, but I think the WWF fans deserve a substitute in that match...what I'm gonna do, Triple H, is I'm gonna name him right now, as a matter of fact, I think you know the guy..."

He removes the mask and shirt and tie...to reveal a familiar T-shirt.

"...and I think you know him pretty damn well - his name is CACTUS JACK!

And his first official act, as part of the WWF, is to kick your teeth all over the city of Chicago!"

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