Mick Foley broke down the origin and mechanics of his signature move, the Mandible Claw, during his appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet . He revealed the idea came from Jim Cornette and was based on a real person.

“Jim Cornette gave me the idea, and it’s based on Dr Sam Shepard, who was the physician that both the TV show, and later the movie The Fugitive were based on,” Foley said.

Foley explained that Shepard, after being accused of murder, wrestled in some southern territories. “They explained away his lack of physique by amplifying his knowledge of the human anatomy,” he stated.

That “knowledge” was the secret to the hold. “So the idea is mandible claw, two fingers under the tongue. They press down simultaneously on the nerves lying underneath the tongue, while also simulta

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