My thoughts on the Legend no scratch the IMO the GREATEST WRESTLER OF ALL TIME.
The year was 1991 I had just started wrestling and my first ever exposure was to The Macho King. This was a time when Randy Savage was a heel and jobbers would carry him in a carriage while he sat on a throne with crown and scepter. At that time he was feuding with the Ultimate Warrior. Savage was trying to persuade Warrior at the time to give him a shot at the WWF title but the Warrior had refused him with Savage then sweared revenge. Later I would see Savage mercilessly beat Warrior who was set to wrestling Sgt. Slaughter and eventually lose the title to at Survivor Series. And would go all the way to Wrestlemania VII where Warrior probably had his best match ever would at the time "retire" the Macho Man from wrestling.
Then he had started doing commentary with Vince McMahon and listening to him talk kept me endlessly entertained and was finally hooked on watching wrestling and a follower of Macho Madness OOOOOOOHHHHHH YEEEEAAAAH.
One of my personal favorite matches of all time was his match in WCW against one of my favorite WCW wrestlers in DDP-Diamond Dallas Page in a falls count anywhere match at the Great American Bash 1997. This match had the two of the fight up and down the isle into the crowd and all over the arena just beating the crap out of each other. That feud Savage had with DDP for that time DDP has stated made DDP what he was and became.
However I will never forget when i finally saw it and neither will any wrestling fan or today's inspired wrestlers his match against Ricky Steamboat at Wrestlemania III at the Pontiac Silverdome. This match showcased 19 near falls and would go on to inspire greats into the business such as Booker T. This match amongst many is considered the greatest match ever if not the greatest match ever at Wrestlemania. This match was MOTY by both PWI and the Wrestling Observer.
Savage part of a wrestling family of Angelo Poffo and got hios start in Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1973 and got the name Randy Savage from then booker Ole Anderson(one of the original 4 horseman). He would go on to wrestle for the next 31 years ending in 2005 in TNA where he had been feuding with Jeff Jarret and was scheduled to win the NWA Title from him at Final Resolution but Savage didn't like the finish and walked away.
Randy Savage would also do various movies. But most notably being Bone Saw Mcgraw in Spider-Man(2002). He would give us a Rap album which has one of the most notable songs "Be a Man"(2003).
Continuously entertaining fans of wrestling and other media loved the Macho Man and he will be missed. The way I see it in the end..... and to quote my brother "
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