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Post by Midnight-Metal-Master on May 20, 2018 12:06:49 GMT -5
I’ll start off by saying that Randy Savage was one of the greatest professional wrestlers that ever lived. One of my earliest memories of my life is when I lived in Jackson Tn probably around the age of 3 I guess, watching wrestling with my dad and was hooked from that point on! Seeing Randy Savage, Elisabeth, Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior on WWF television for the first time my life changed Forever! I remember getting my first WWF hasbro action figures of the Macho King, Honky Tonk Man and Uktimate Warrior that year for Christmas. Years later going to see live shows of Wcw at the Jackson Coliseum in the mid 90s. I wanted to go mainly to see “The Macho Man”! Randy Savage was always one of my favorites! He was a great wrestler in the ring and a great person outside the ring. His voice and energy alone would make anyone stop whatever they were doing and watch to see just what he was going to do or say next! Not to mention the outrageous ring attires! Loved the fueds he had with Warrior, Hogan, Flair I didn’t care if he was a “good guy” at the time or a “bad guy” any chance I got to see Randy on screen or in person I loved every second of it! I remember reading articles of him reaching out to less fortunate children and ones with disabilities on his own time outside the ring. Seeing him in Spider-Man as bonesaw, the slim Jim commercials ect. The latest movie that “wwe” released about Savage I thought was pretty good also. When I heard the news of his passing my dad stopped me in the living room and broke the news as he told me the story was showing on the tv! I broke down even to this day I’ll never forget the feeling I got when I found out. Even now it still brings tears to my eyes. I wanted to make this thread as a reminder to the people that my have forgotten that it was on this day 7years ago we lost someone who truly was a remarkable individual who could NEVER be replaced! I’ll never forget “The Macho Man” he changed my life forever! Please Share your memories and favorite moments! Keep the madness alive!
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Post by LA Times on May 20, 2018 12:12:24 GMT -5
RIP Macho Man Randy Savage. He was almost the perfect pro wrestler-colorful character, great physique, can fly through the air and often imitated on interviews. I also heard on the day he died, the Slim Jim factory shut down for the day, even though he hadnt been their spokesperson for years.
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Post by The Brain on May 20, 2018 13:32:29 GMT -5
The tower of power,2 sweet to be sour,funky like a monkey OHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHH!!!!! Definitely one a kind. Hard to believe it's been 7 years already. RIP Macho.
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Post by marino13 on May 20, 2018 13:32:52 GMT -5
I've often credited Randy Savage as the reason I became hooked on wrestling back in the mid 80's. I think his WWF/E World title reign between WM 3 & 4 was one of my all time favorite reigns. And I still believe the Mega Power storyline is still the greatest wrestling story of all time. I bought into it so much, I've spent the last 30+ years hating Hulk Hogan because of it.
Randy was the man. And I think sometimes people forget how influential he was on the sport.
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Post by 👑🇵🇭⭐️ on May 20, 2018 15:13:26 GMT -5
Macho Man Randy Savage is the first Heel I became a fan of. He is the first SuperStar I imitated, using blankets in place of his robe. When he became the Macho King, I just lost it. I felt being King of the Ring was a bigger accomplishment than being WWF Champion. I loved him in the WWF. I loved him as an announcer. I loved him in WCW. I missed his run in TNA. I wish he made a WWE return, but at the very least, he’s where he belongs, in the WWE Hall of Fame.
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Post by LA Times on May 20, 2018 16:06:39 GMT -5
Macho Man Randy Savage is the first Heel I became a fan of. He is the first SuperStar I imitated, using blankets in place of his robe. When he became the Macho King, I just lost it. I felt being King of the Ring was a bigger accomplishment than being WWF Champion. I loved him in the WWF. I loved him as an announcer. I loved him in WCW. I missed his run in TNA. I wish he made a WWE return, but at the very least, he’s where he belongs, in the WWE Hall of Fame. His TNA run consisted of teaming with Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles in a 6man tag against Jeff Jarrett, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash and then quitting the next day when asked to job to Jeff Jarrett, so it was quite easy to miss. I am sure that match is one of Jeff Hardy or AJ Styles favorite moments in their wrestling careers though.
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Post by k5 on May 20, 2018 17:01:48 GMT -5
Macho Man Randy Savage is the first Heel I became a fan of. He is the first SuperStar I imitated, using blankets in place of his robe. When he became the Macho King, I just lost it. I felt being King of the Ring was a bigger accomplishment than being WWF Champion. I loved him in the WWF. I loved him as an announcer. I loved him in WCW. I missed his run in TNA. I wish he made a WWE return, but at the very least, he’s where he belongs, in the WWE Hall of Fame. His TNA run consisted of teaming with Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles in a 6man tag against Jeff Jarrett, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash and then quitting the next day when asked to job to Jeff Jarrett, so it was quite easy to miss. I am sure that match is one of Jeff Hardy or AJ Styles favorite moments in their wrestling careers though. I definetly bought that ppv and can remember it like yesterday. Macho was the reason that I got into wrestling after being given a LJN figure of him from my grandmother who worked at a Salvation Army donation store and found it there. by the time I started watching he was already in wcw, but I soon found a video store that had a huge collection of coliseum videos of the big events. One of the best, undoubtedly.
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Post by Patriot174 on May 20, 2018 19:19:35 GMT -5
My parents have always said, and will take to the grave, that I was named after him so it was hard not to gravitate towards him as my first favorite wrestler when I first started watching regularly in the summer of 1991. Since then, I did whatever I could to learn what I could about him and find whatever VHS tape I could get my hands on to see his earlier work; something I'd do for years until the net made it easier to acquire. I had the hard plastic Winged Eagle with me and jumping for joy with my family when he defeated Ric Flair for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania VIII; my first true Mania moment as a fan.
Learning about his death was a huge blow to my heart and I broke down really bad as the day went on. Strangely enough, though, one positive that came out of it was my becoming more open to the public about my wrestling fandom in expressing my condolences beyond this forum.
He's easily one of the best and one of the most influential professional wrestlers the industry has ever had. Incredible athleticism for a man as built as he was, colorful persona that shied away from the norm in the WWF when he arrived, a delivery on the mic that was as intense as it was gravitating. I definitely miss him to this day...my only hope that was lost 7 years ago was wanting him to find peace with the WWE like Warrior was able to 4 years ago...
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Post by The Brain on May 20, 2018 19:46:49 GMT -5
My parents have always said, and will take to the grave, that I was named after him so it was hard not to gravitate towards him as my first favorite wrestler when I first started watching regularly in the summer of 1991. Since then, I did whatever I could to learn what I could about him and find whatever VHS tape I could get my hands on to see his earlier work; something I'd do for years until the net made it easier to acquire. I had the hard plastic Winged Eagle with me and jumping for joy with my family when he defeated Ric Flair for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania VIII; my first true Mania moment as a fan. Learning about his death was a huge blow to my heart and I broke down really bad as the day went on. Strangely enough, though, one positive that came out of it was my becoming more open to the public about my wrestling fandom in expressing my condolences beyond this forum. He's easily one of the best and one of the most influential professional wrestlers the industry has ever had. Incredible athleticism for a man as built as he was, colorful persona that shied away from the norm in the WWF when he arrived, a delivery on the mic that was as intense as it was gravitating. I definitely miss him to this day... my only hope that was lost 7 years ago was wanting him to find peace with the WWE like Warrior was able to 4 years ago...Yeah same here. It still bothers me to this day we never got another Randy Savage appearance in WWE after his departure in 94. Imagine if he was there for his HOF induction. Talk about a classic speech.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on May 20, 2018 22:30:11 GMT -5
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Post by aggressiveperfectpoor on May 21, 2018 2:44:40 GMT -5
His death took the wind out of me, that's for sure. I, like many of you, was a fan growing up. I thought he was fascinating and funny when I was little and he'd come on. This was during his intercontinental reign. I became a HUGE fan when he became champion. Stayed a fan when he turned heel, and loved it when he came back for another face run. I enjoyed his WCW run (other than the end of it) for the most part. I'm so glad we have him immortalized in hundreds of matches online and on DVDs. It's hard to believe it's been seven years. But at least from what I understand he went in peace in his last minutes and no one was hurt. I guess when it comes down to it, that's the best you can hope for in times like that. Still. Rest In Peace Macho. We love you and miss you. Ooooooh YEAH!
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Post by koreygunz on May 21, 2018 7:08:31 GMT -5
Savage is my favorite wrestler of all time. The look, the voice, the mannerisms, the bright colors...that WAS wrestling to me as a kid.
I really got into wrestling in the early 90's. I learned all of my wrestling "history" by going back and watching old WrestleManias and PPVs and Coliseum Videos that were available at my local video stores. I liked Savage in all his incarnations, face or heel.
The "snake bite" incident between him and Jake Roberts is the first real MOMENT that I remember seeing live as a kid. That hooked me forever.
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on May 21, 2018 7:41:07 GMT -5
He will always be in the Danger Zone! Oooohhhh yeahhhh!!!!
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Post by punksnotdead on May 21, 2018 9:05:22 GMT -5
He's on my Mount Rushmore. I think when you think of one of a kind personalities you think of Macho. The attires, the voice, the promos. He was so unique and special and that resonated with an entire generation of fans. I think when I look back at my WCW fandom, it allowed me most to see guys like Macho, Sting, and Flair perform live. So you can be as critical of WCW as you want but from 98-00 I got to see a plethora of Icons perform and I'm extremely grateful for it. But to have a time machine and go back to those late 80s/early 90s years...
For those that experienced him, you'll never forget him. I have to think that one of Vince's biggest regrets is not reconciling with Randy. I don't know that anyone deserved that homecoming more than Macho and it just never happened for him. Still though, his story is that of triumph. I still don't think he gets enough credit for being such a great in-ring worker at a time when great in-ring workers weren't on top in the WWF. He defied those odds. I would say he was the precursor to Shawn Michaels in that regard. Just an unforgettable total package performer and there will never be another one like him.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2018 10:08:46 GMT -5
He was perfect. I recently watched the episode (I think it was Prime Time) where all the managers came out to try and sign him and he brought out Elizabeth.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 11:27:32 GMT -5
I dont care what anybody says, the program he had with Hogan leading into Wrestlemania 5 is one of the best ever.
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Post by JC Motors on May 22, 2018 13:15:08 GMT -5
He was an absolute Legend. He did it all. He had a rap album, Starred in Spider-Man, Worked for WWF, WCW and even had a brief stint in TNA. It's a shame he never got to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame when he was still alive.
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Post by The Brain on May 22, 2018 13:52:31 GMT -5
Let's keep the intensity going shall we?...
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Post by REAL REVY on May 23, 2018 14:48:08 GMT -5
RIP He was always A True Legend and Died doing what he Loved. RIP Macho
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Post by aggressiveperfectpoor on May 23, 2018 19:38:23 GMT -5
How come NO ONE EVER acknowledges that his elbow drop was completely different than anyone else's? His came across his body, everyone else dropped theirs from their head area.
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