QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Jun 10, 2006 -> 03:30 PM)
Foley and Funk in Japan definitely did have their hardcore matches in Japan, and Foley especially with the infamous Hell in the Cell in Pittsburgh against the Undertaker.
Sabu vs Funk (Born to be Wired -- WARNING NSFW AND GRAPHIC) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYRbsrmzi3I&search=sabu
Foley in Hell in the Cell that was referenced
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_83gn8AQyU...0cell%20mankind
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l4BtJjEHqA...0cell%20mankind
Foley was amazing in that match. I still can't believe that he asked to be thrown off the top of the cell. And lest we forget, losing an ear in Germany after getting stuck in the ropes + then deciding to go to the PPV and win the belts instead of surgery to attempt to get it attached. The powerbomb on concrete. There's so many instances to choose from there.
And that's not to give the Funker short shrift. He's put his body through Hell to entertain fans and was one of the first gaijins to be popular in Japan. His doctors even told him that he shouldn't even be able to walk without intense pain from all the bleeding and bumps he's taken.
Foley said it was either his ear, or he gets strangled by the ropes. Kinda like that guy who broke and cut off his own arm under the boulder, except not as extreme.