sting44
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Post by sting44 on Jan 7, 2018 22:00:50 GMT -5
Was there a specefic reason that anyone knows or when it happened when he changed from the trunks to the tights and cowboy hat?
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 7, 2018 22:25:46 GMT -5
Dont know if there was a reason but I wasnt a fan. Sure his tights were more flashy & flamboyant but Macho in trunks just seemed much more "bad ass"
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Papi Joker
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Post by Papi Joker on Jan 7, 2018 23:25:23 GMT -5
trunks were the fad in the 80's. tights were the fad in the 90's, but also i think he started wearing them as he was losing mass as roids became illegal and that...
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Post by JokerFC on Jan 8, 2018 7:11:22 GMT -5
One of the most common theories in shoots, books etc that was Savage(as one of the heaviest users apparently) was warned to get off the roids....because of what was coming down the pipe......
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Post by robbutler01 on Jan 8, 2018 8:13:33 GMT -5
One of the most common theories in shoots, books etc that was Savage(as one of the heaviest users apparently) was warned to get off the roids....because of what was coming down the pipe...... interesting point and I didn't know that. always thought he was an average user as he was far from the biggest they had.
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Post by koreygunz on Jan 8, 2018 17:42:50 GMT -5
Savage was still big in 1990 when he changed it up to the tights and cowboy hat. He was, however, noticeably smaller and less defined in late 91-92.
I think Bruce Prichard said on his podcast that Savage made the change just to keep things different. His hat was even a replacement for the crown. Just wanting to be different
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Post by Stuart? on Jan 8, 2018 17:53:32 GMT -5
I always preferred Neon Cowboy Mach as a kid. Just thought the vibrant/colorful attires were a lot cooler than basic trunks that almost everyone else was wearing at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 17:59:04 GMT -5
I have to admit, when I think of Mach - it's the cowboy gear. The trunks were cool and all, but I just preferred the cowboy attires.
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raz2005uk
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Post by raz2005uk on Jan 8, 2018 20:43:33 GMT -5
Cowboy mach is my childhood memory too, made him unique and stand out amongst the crowd. I would tend to agree with the 'roid' theory as he was much leaner when he changed attires. Bit like Hogan changing to tights when he started to wean himself off the roids and lost alot of muscle mass. Interesting.....!!!!
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jan 8, 2018 23:09:53 GMT -5
Both were cool but when I think of Macho Man I think of his jackets with the tassels coming down and the hat and colorful pants.
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Post by PJ on Jan 9, 2018 16:30:17 GMT -5
I said this many times...certain changes I never got used to. 1. Savage switch from trunks to the tights and cowboy hats. 2. Jericho switching to trunks from the tights. 3. Warrior switching to the singlets. 4. HBK switching from tights to pants that looked like he had chaps on.
All four wrestlers I felt changed for the worse with those attire changes.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 9, 2018 19:03:45 GMT -5
My favourite Macho Man attire was his nWo. It stood out and made him look real badass.
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Post by PVA on Jan 11, 2018 14:36:37 GMT -5
I said this many times...certain changes I never got used to. 1. Savage switch from trunks to the tights and cowboy hats. 2. Jericho switching to trunks from the tights. 3. Warrior switching to the singlets. 4. HBK switching from tights to pants that looked like he had chaps on. All four wrestlers I felt changed for the worse with those attire changes. While I can see your point on the others #3 with warrior wasn’t a permanent change unlike the others.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 11, 2018 18:40:46 GMT -5
I said this many times...certain changes I never got used to. 1. Savage switch from trunks to the tights and cowboy hats. 2. Jericho switching to trunks from the tights. 3. Warrior switching to the singlets. 4. HBK switching from tights to pants that looked like he had chaps on. All four wrestlers I felt changed for the worse with those attire changes. Agreed....Ill add Scott Steiner switching to booty shorts & Booker T going to trunks as well. Also Sting in a singlet.
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Jan 14, 2018 13:07:06 GMT -5
WCW must not have cared about steroid use because Macho in 99 was so roided up he could barely move
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Post by warriorlynx on Jan 27, 2018 12:35:20 GMT -5
The cowboy hat was because of his receding hair line was getting worse and he was always sensitive about his look.
Randy was off the roids too that he admitted too, I think on Arsenio, but he was retiring in '91 (he and Liz may have been wanting to start a family) so it made sense for him to be off roids (since it can affect male fertility) and move on for a short time.
Eventually Vince begged him to come back and compete full-time especially when Hogan was leaving so he got a second run, but roids was a bigger no no in 92 compared to 89 when testing started.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 27, 2018 12:41:36 GMT -5
I always figured too that the new ring attire was more of a 90s look for him.
All through the 80s it was the trunks with the stars on them. Then once 1990 hit, Macho Man went with bright fluorescent colours and tights. It was kind of the style for the early 90s, and I thought it suited Randy really well!
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Post by JC Motors on Feb 12, 2018 11:36:09 GMT -5
WCW must not have cared about steroid use because Macho in 99 was so roided up he could barely move He was ungodly jacked up then
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Post by blissfan4life on Feb 24, 2018 22:52:15 GMT -5
His midlife crisis attire in 99, made him look like he raided Elton John's wardrobe
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Post by dixol on Feb 26, 2018 0:05:28 GMT -5
The last Macho Man DVD that was released has a segment where they talk to the guy who made all his outfits, including the cowboy hats. Just watch that to find out the reason for the change.
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