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Mick Foley Reveals Jim Cornette Gave Him the Idea for the Mandible Claw
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WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley recently joined Insight with Chris Van Vliet, where he discussed how he came up with his famous catchphrase, “Have a nice day!” Mick Foley also revealed the origin of his finishing hold, the Mandible Claw.
According to Foley, it was Jim Cornette who gave him the idea for the Mandible Claw. Below are some highlights:
On the Origin of ‘Have a Nice Day’
“I mean, that was just a throwaway. Jim Ross told me, you know, do your promo and just have a nice day. We might want to edit that in case Jim wants a piece of that marketing pie.”
Mick Foley on Jim Cornette Giving Him the Idea for the Mandible Claw
“I apologize to every younger sister or brother who had that happen. Jim Cornette gave me the idea, and it’s based on Dr. Sam Sheppard, who was the physician that both the TV show and later the movie The Fugitive was based. I’m not a historian like Corny is, but I believe that he was not guilty, but in that state, that wasn’t the same as being exonerated. So whether he would not practice medicine or could not, I don’t know, but he wrestled for a while in a couple of the Southern territories, and kind of slight a build, and they explained away his lack of physique by amplifying his knowledge of the human anatomy. So the idea is mandible claw, two fingers under the tongue. They press down simultaneously on the nerves lying underneath the tongue while also simultaneously pressing up with the thumb on the nerve underneath the chin. And if you do it, you cannot move. So that hurts. And if a guy like Danny Hodge had that incredible hand strength, if Danny Hodge were to put that on somebody, that person’s life would change.”
Mick Foley was later inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2013. As previously noted, Mick Foley recently released a video message directed at United States President Donald Trump last month, imploring the President and fellow WWE Hall of Famer to “stop the madness” going on in the country involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
