| Randy Savage | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Randy Savage[1][2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1. 88 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 237 lb (108 kg)[1][2] |
| Born | November 15, 1952 [1][2] Columbus, Ohio |
| Resides | Sarasota, Florida[1][2] |
| Billed from | Sarasota, Florida |
| Trained by | Angelo Poffo[2] |
| Debut | 1973[1][2] |
| Retired | 2004[3] |
| Website | MachoMan.com |
Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15, 1952)[2][1][3] better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, is a former American professional wrestler. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the state of Florida in the United States. Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the state of Florida in the United States. John Angelo Poffo (born April 10, 1925) is a former professional Wrestler and wrestling promoter of Italian origin Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Savage is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and most notably World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, For much of his tenure in the WWF, he was managed by his real life wife, "Miss Elizabeth" Hulette. In Professional wrestling, legit (from "legitimate" is a slang term used to describe a match or event which has not been booked, or a performer Elizabeth Ann Hulette ( November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003) best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U [3] Savage became instantly recognizable by wrestling fans for his distinctively deep, husky voice, colorful attire (often comprised of sunglasses and a bandanna, gaudy robes and/or a cowboy hat), intensity exhibited in and out of the ring, his catch phrase "Oooh, yeah!" and his strange interviews which often digress into cryptic nonsense. [3]
Savage is a six-time world champion, with four WCW title reigns and two WWF title reigns. In WWF, he was a 2 time WWF Champion,[4][5] a 1 time Intercontinental Champion[6][5] and the winner of 1987 King of the Ring tournament. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Champion by Ring name. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Intercontinental Champion by Ring name. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. [7][5] In WCW, he was a 4 time WCW World Heavyweight Champion[8][5] and the winner of 1995 World War 3 battle royal. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW World Heavyweight Champion by Ring name. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling World War 3 was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. World War 3 was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. [9][5]
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Early life
Savage was born in Columbus, Ohio to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American, and Judy, a Jewish American. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship American Jews, or Jewish Americans [10]
He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School in a suburb near Chicago, Illinois. Downers Grove North High School, or DGN, and locally referred to as "North" is a public four year High school located near the corner of Main Street and Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Randy Poffo attended Southern Illinois University and graduated in 1971. After college, Randy was a minor league baseball catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago White Sox farm systems. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. [1] He injured his natural (right) throwing shoulder at one point so he learned to throw with his left arm instead. When Poffo played for the St. Petersburg Cardinals minor-league baseball team in 1971, one of his teammates was Keith Hernandez. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Keith Hernandez (nicknamed "Mex" (born October 20, 1953, in San Francisco California) is a former Major League Baseball First The team was managed by Jimmy Piersall. James Anthony Piersall (born November 14, 1929 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball. [11]
Career
Early career
He is a second-generation professional wrestler; his father Angelo Poffo was a well-known wrestler in the 1950s and 1960s, who was featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! for his ability to do sit-ups for hours on end. John Angelo Poffo (born April 10, 1925) is a former professional Wrestler and wrestling promoter of Italian origin The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so The sit-up is a strength training exercise commonly performed with the aim of strengthening the abdominal muscles and Hip flexors This begins with lying with the [10] Randy's brother Lanny had a moderately successful career as a wrestler, too, most notably under the names "Leaping Lanny Poffo" and "The Genius. Lanny Poffo (born December 28, 1954 in Calgary, Alberta) better known by his Ring name "Leaping" Lanny Poffo "[10]
Randy first broke into the business in 1973 during the fall and winter of the baseball off season. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. [3] His first wrestling character, "The Spider Friend", was similar to Spider-Man. Spider-Man is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. [3] It is interesting to note that he would appear as a wrestler in the first Spider-Man film in 2002. Spider-Man is a 2002 American Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. His name change from Randy Poffo came at the suggestion of Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) booker Ole Anderson, who said that the name Poffo didn't fit someone who "wrestled like a savage". Georgia Championship Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta Georgia superstation Alan Robert Rogowski (born September 22 1942) better known by his Ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired Professional wrestler [3] During this transition from Poffo to Savage, he also toyed with the idea of wrestling as a blue clad medicine man named "The Big Geno", rumors were spread of a drug problem during his first few matches, as was common with early independent wrestlers, and Savage quietly put to rest the short lived Geno. [3] To this day Savage refuses to answer questions regarding The Big Geno and, eerily enough, he seems to become visibly shaken when this pseudonym is brought up. [3] When he decided to abandon his baseball career, he became a full time wrestler working with his brother and father. [3] Savage wrestled his first match against Midwest territory wrestler, the "Golden Boy" Paul Christy. Randy worked with his father and brother in Michigan, the Carolinas, Georgia, the Maritimes, and the eastern Tennessee territory run by Nick Gulas. Nick Gulas (1915?– January 21, 1991) was a Professional wrestling promoter in the Southern United States. [2]
After a while, his father felt that his sons were not getting the pushes they deserved so he started the "outlaw" International Championship Wrestling (ICW) promotion in the mid-American states. In Professional wrestling, a push is an attempt by the booker to make the wrestler win more matches and become more popular with the fans International Championship Wrestling was an independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Lexington Kentucky that operated from 1978 until [1] Eventually, ICW disbanded and Randy and Lanny entered the Memphis scene, joining Jerry Lawler's Continental Wrestling Association (their former competitors). Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling The Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association” was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. While there, Savage feuded with Lawler over the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers The Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship is a major Professional wrestling title in the Memphis Wrestling promotion He also teamed with Lanny to battle The Rock 'n' Roll Express; this feud included one infamous match on June 25, 1984 in Memphis, where Savage (kayfabe) injured Ricky Morton by piledriving him through the timekeeper's table, leading to the Express winning by disqualification. The Rock 'n' Roll Express was a Professional wrestling tag team comprised of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson that was popular in the 1980s Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton (born September 21, 1956) is an American professional wrestler. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Later in 1984, Savage turned babyface and allied with Lawler against Jimmy Hart's First Family stable, only to turn heel on Lawler again in early-1985 and resume the feud over the title. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. [3] This ended when Lawler beat Savage in a Loser Leaves Town match on June 8 in Nashville, Tennessee. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable [3]
World Wrestling Federation (1985-1994)
Early heel push (1985)
In June 1985, Savage signed with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, One of Savage's first appearances was on Tuesday Night Titans, where the established WWF managers all made their cases to offer their services to Savage (including Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Hart, and "Classy" Freddie Blassie). Tuesday Night Titans (abbreviated TNT) was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by the World Wrestling Federation, that In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Raymond Louis Heenan (born November 1, 1944) better known as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, is a former American Professional Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews Frederick Blassie ( February 8, 1918 &ndash June 2, 2003) better known as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, was an American [1] Savage eventually rejected all these offers in favor of his new manager, the debuting Miss Elizabeth. Elizabeth Ann Hulette ( November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003) best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U [2][1] He made his pay-per-view (PPV) debut at The Wrestling Classic on November 7, 1985, where he defeated Ivan Putski,[12][13] Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat,[12] and the Dynamite Kid[12][13] on his way to finishing runner-up to Junkyard Dog in a sixteen man tournament. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event The Wrestling Classic was a World Wrestling Federation (WWF Pay-per-view (PPV event that took place on November 7 1985 from the Rosemont Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Josef Bednarski. Putski gained his remarkable leg strength by running up and down the stands at a football stadium near his home in Austin Texas. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Thomas Billington (born 5 December 1958 in Golborne Lancashire is a retired English Professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation The nicknames "Junkyard Dog" & "JYD" may also refer to former pro-basketball player Jerome Williams, or Australian Football coach The Wrestling Classic was a World Wrestling Federation (WWF Pay-per-view (PPV event that took place on November 7 1985 from the Rosemont [13] Junkyard Dog beat him by countout in the finals. [12]
Intercontinental Champion (1986-1987)
In late 1985, Savage started a feud with Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana over the title. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Merced Solis (born May 10 1953) better known by his Ring name Tito Santana, is a retired Mexican American professional On November 2, 1985 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, he unsuccessfully challenged Santana for the title (Savage won the match by countout but not the title because a title does not change hands by countout)[14] before defeating Santana in a rematch on February 24, 1986 (taped February 8) edition of Prime Time Wrestling to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship at the Boston Garden by using an illegal steel object stashed in his tights. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. WWF Prime Time Wrestling (also known to fans as simply Prime Time or PTW) was a TV wrestling program that aired on the USA Network The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. The Boston Garden was a famous Arena built in 1928 in Boston Massachusetts. " Foreign object " is a Professional wrestling term for an object introduced into the match [15][16] Early on in his WWF career, Savage also won two countout victories in Madison Square Garden over his future tag-team partner WWF Champion Hulk Hogan (although the belt did not change due to the countout) and engaged in historic feuds with Bruno Sammartino and George "the Animal" Steele. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (born October 6 1935 is an Italian former professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the William James Myers (born April 16, 1937 in Detroit Michigan) better known by his Ring name George "The Animal" Steele [2]
Savage's feud with Steele began on January 4 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, when Steele began a crush on Miss Elizabeth. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. [17] At WrestleMania 2, Savage defeated Steele in a match to retain his Intercontinental title. WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (although [18] His another major title challenger was Jake "The Snake" Roberts, with whom he battled to a double disqualification on November 29 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. Aurelian Smith Jr (born May 30 1955 in Gainesville, Texas) is a second-generation American professional wrestler and Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe [19] He resumed his feud with George Steele in early 1987, culminating in two IC title matches, both won by Savage. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) [20][21]
Savage wrestled in what is widely considered to be one of the greatest matches in North American wrestling history when he faced Ricky Steamboat at WrestleMania III in the Pontiac Silverdome. WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The Pontiac Silverdome is a Domed Stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, a Satellite city of Detroit. The match was the culmination of a long and bitter feud, (which saw Savage crush Steamboat's larynx in kayfabe), and featured tremendous athleticism and in-ring storytelling. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers The larynx (plural larynges) colloquially known as the voicebox, is an organ in the Neck of Mammals involved in protection of the In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional After nineteen two-counts, Steamboat pinned Savage (with help from George Steele, who pushed Savage from the top rope seconds before he was pinned) to end his near 14 month reign as Intercontinental champion. William James Myers (born April 16, 1937 in Detroit Michigan) better known by his Ring name George "The Animal" Steele [22][23] The match was extremely choreographed, as opposed to the "on the fly" nature of most wrestling matches at the time. [3] Savage was a stickler for detail, and he and Steamboat laid out and rehearsed every spot in the match prior to WrestleMania, at his home in Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the [3] The highly influential match was considered an instant classic by both fans and critics and was named 1987's Match of the Year by both Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the Wrestling Observer. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. David Allan Meltzer (born October 24 1961 is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON. Steamboat and Randy Savage were even reported cheering and hugging with other wrestlers after the match. [2][3]
The Mega-Powers (1988)
Savage turned face later in 1987 and won the King of the Ring tournament. The Mega Powers were a Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF and World Championship Wrestling (WCW In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. [24] After drawing increasingly positive reactions for his charisma, in-ring ability, and the estimable presence of Miss Elizabeth, he began to feud with The Honky Tonk Man after Honky began to refer to himself as the "greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time. Honky Tonk Man redirects here For the song by Johnny Horton later covered by Dwight Yoakam see Honky Tonk Man (song. " On October 3 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, he solidified his status as a face when Elizabeth got Hulk Hogan to save him from a beatdown by Jimmy Hart's cronies, The Honky Tonk Man and The Hart Foundation after an IC title match against Honky. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews This article is about the Hart Foundation in professional wrestling [25] As a result, The Mega Powers were born. The Mega Powers were a Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF and World Championship Wrestling (WCW [26] Hogan and Savage together ruled the WWF for the next sixteen months. In later years in the WWF, he also became known for a very open and unscripted rivalry with Hogan after Savage accused Hogan of sleeping in Elizabeth's bed during a road trip. Savage and Elizabeth were divorced on September 18, 1992. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Savage and Hogan have a strained relationship to this day. It has been speculated that Savage punched Hogan in the face just prior to WrestleMania IX, causing Hogan to have a swollen eye during the event. WrestleMania IX was the ninth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. The story was found to be untrue. WWF said that Hogan's swollen eye was due to a jet-ski accident.
Savage reached the pinnacle of his career to date at WrestleMania IV when after defeating Butch Reed,[27] Greg Valentine,[27] and One Man Gang on the same day,[27] he defeated "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase in the finals of a 14 man tournament for the vacant WWF Championship. WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Butch Reed (born Bruce Reed on July 11 1954) is a professional wrestler best known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation John Anthony Wisniski Jr (born September 20, 1950) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American former professional wrestler best known as One Man Gang and Akeem the Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE [27][28][29] With help from Hulk Hogan, Macho Man pinned DiBiase. [28] Despite the WWF's disappointment in the "somber" crowd in Atlantic City, nothing like the one witnessed a year earlier in WrestleMania III in Pontiac, it was seen as a rejuvenation of a sport getting tired of the same champion. [3] However, Hogan's popularity would never be successfully overcome by Savage. Savage would set a new trend however because, after turning face, he would retain many fans who adored him as a heel.
Mega Powers' main feud was with The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant), whom they defeated in the main event of first-ever SummerSlam pay-per-view event. Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor SummerSlam (1988 was the first annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event [30][31] Savage was a successful champion and held the title for over a year and defended the WWF title against the likes of One Man Gang[32] and André the Giant. [33] Problems between Savage and Hogan began in early 1989 when Hogan also took Elizabeth as his manager. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) [26] At Royal Rumble 1989, Hogan accidentally eliminated Savage from the Royal Rumble match and they even came to beat each other until Elizabeth separated both of them from each other. Royal Rumble (1989 was the second annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF and the first [34] On February 3, 1989 edition of The Main Event, Savage turned heel on Hogan, getting jealous on him over Miss Elizabeth as his self-perceived third banana standing in the Mega Powers. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Main Event was a Professional wrestling television series a spin-off of the show WWF Saturday Night's Main Event and occasionally aired The Main Event was a Professional wrestling television series a spin-off of the show WWF Saturday Night's Main Event and occasionally aired In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. He solidified his heel turn after abandoning Hogan during a tag team match against Twin Towers (Akeem and Big Bossman), though Hogan picked up the win in the end. The Twin Towers were a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Akeem "The African Dream" (formerly the One Man Gang) and Big Bossman George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American former professional wrestler best known as One Man Gang and Akeem the Raymond W Traylor Jr (May 2 1963 – September 22 2004 was an American professional wrestler. [35]
At WrestleMania V, Savage dropped the WWF title to Hogan after a reign of 371 days, becoming sixth longest reigning WWF Champion in history (no champion after Savage would hold the title for more than a year until John Cena nineteen years later). WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Championship is a Professional wrestling championship. John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows [36][37] He eventually replaced Elizabeth as his valet with Sensational Sherri. Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler Savage would co-main event SummerSlam 1989, where he teamed with Zeus, a character from Hulk Hogan's movie, No Holds Barred, against Hogan and Brutus Beefcake. SummerSlam (1989 was the second annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister Jr June 24 1958) is an American Actor and former professional wrestler, best No Holds Barred is a 1989 Film produced by Michael Rachmil directed by Thomas J The Mega-Maniacs was the World Wrestling Federation Tag team of Hulk Hogan & Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake that had two distinct Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21 1957) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation In this match, Hogan "no-sold" Savage's flying elbow by standing straight up after Savage hit it in the center of the ring. In Professional wrestling, the sell is the physical element of making the action appear realistic to the crowd [38][39] Savage and Zeus faced Hogan and Beefcake in a rematch contested in a steel cage at No Holds Barred, and lost again. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing No Holds Barred is a 1989 Film produced by Michael Rachmil directed by Thomas J [40]
Macho King and "retirement" (1989-1991)
He adopted the moniker "Macho King" after defeating Jim Duggan for the makeshift King's Crown Championship (a moniker originally given to Harley Race on his WWF arrival. James Stuart Duggan (born January 14, 1954) and in WCW he was a 1 time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and a 1 time Harley Leland Race (born April 11 1943) is a retired American professional wrestler and current promoter )[41] After the match, Savage proceeded to give Duggan five big elbow drops from the top rope and Sherri did several splashes from the top to further humiliate Duggan. On a later wrestling episode, he had a coronation as the new "King of the WWF" led by wrestler The Genius (actually Savage's brother, Lanny Poffo), with Dibiase giving him a sceptre as a gift. In Professional wrestling, legit (from "legitimate" is a slang term used to describe a match or event which has not been booked, or a performer A sceptre or scepter is a symbolic ornamental staff held by a ruling Monarch, a prominent item of royal Regalia. Savage would use that sceptre as a weapon numerous times during his duration as "The Macho King. "
On February 23, 1990 edition of The Main Event, the "Macho King" got a shot at Hulk Hogan over the WWF Championship. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Main Event was a Professional wrestling television series a spin-off of the show WWF Saturday Night's Main Event and occasionally aired [42] Savage feuded with the "commoner" Dusty Rhodes, losing a mixed-tag match (along with Sherri) to Rhodes & Sapphire at WrestleMania VI[43] but beating him in a singles match at SummerSlam 1990. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American WrestleMania VI was the World Wrestling Federation 's (WWF sixth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event and the first to SummerSlam (1990 was the third annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF [44]
In late 1990, Savage started a feud with then-WWF champion The Ultimate Warrior. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. The feud escalated at Royal Rumble 1991 when Warrior refused to grant Savage the No. Royal Rumble (1991 was the fourth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF 1 contendership after Sgt. Slaughter (Warrior's opponent for the event) had already promised to do should he beat Warrior. This article is about the wrestler Robert Remus For the GI Joe character (based on Remus see Sgt Savage had sent "Sensational Queen" Sherri out before the match to try and convince the Warrior in a face-to-face interview laced with sexual innuendos. This failed to get anywhere with the champion. Outraged, Savage promised revenge, which he got during the Slaughter-Warrior title match. Before the match began, Randy "Macho King" Savage attacked the champion to the point where the Ultimate Warrior had to crawl to the ring for the match. The final nail in Warrior's title reign came when Savage ran out from backstage, smashed the sceptre over Warrior's head, (knocking him unconscious for Slaughter to pin), and then immediately sprinted back to the locker room.
This led to a career-ending match at WrestleMania VII. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Savage lost the match after delivering five consecutive elbow drops as the Warrior somehow managed to kick out and return to score the victory after several flying clotheslines and shoulder blocks. [45] After the match, Savage was attacked by Queen Sherri as he lay dejected in the ring. [3] This was too much for Miss Elizabeth who happened to be in the audience. [1] Elizabeth rushed to Savage's aid, fighting off Sherri and reuniting with her one-time love to huge crowd appreciation. [3] The match was far from a legitimate "retirement" match, especially since Savage stayed in WWF afterwards while the Ultimate Warrior himself eventually left at SummerSlam later that year. [3]
Later WWF career (1992-1994)
Savage returned to TV in a non-wrestling role as the "Macho Man" after WrestleMania VII as a broadcaster. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Meanwhile the angle with Miss Elizabeth continued, culminating with Savage "proposing" to her in the ring leading to an on-air "wedding" at SummerSlam 1991 dubbed The Match Made in Heaven. SummerSlam (1991 was the fourth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation It was at this time that Savage was targeted by Jake "The Snake" Roberts, who was by now a dastardly heel. Aurelian Smith Jr (born May 30 1955 in Gainesville, Texas) is a second-generation American professional wrestler and On an edition of Prime Time Wrestling prior to SummerSlam, the announcers and several other babyface wrestlers threw a "bachelor party" for Savage, with Roberts' arrival deemed unwelcome by the rest of the contingent due to his recent heel turn. WWF Prime Time Wrestling (also known to fans as simply Prime Time or PTW) was a TV wrestling program that aired on the USA Network [15]
In response, Roberts ambushed Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth at the wedding reception by putting a snake in their pile of wedding presents. Later, while Savage began a public campaign to get himself reinstated, Roberts forced a cobra to bite Savage's arm as the Macho Man was tied up in the ropes (seen on WWF Superstars). WWF Superstars of Wrestling was a Professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6, 1986 and was aired until 2001. Due to fan pressure brought on by Savage's lobbying, Savage was "re-instated" as a wrestler by WWF president Jack Tunney so that he could do battle with Roberts. Jack Tunney (b John Tunney 1935 &ndash January 24 2004) was a Canadian Wrestling promoter During the Tuesday in Texas pay-per-view, Roberts — after losing to Savage[46] — beat him down with three DDTs and then forced Elizabeth to beg for mercy towards her husband; when Roberts was dissatisfied with her, he slapped Elizabeth hard across the face. This Tuesday in Texas was a World Wrestling Federation Pay-per-view event that took place on December 3 1991 at the Freeman Coliseum The feud finally ended after a match on February 8, 1992 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, which Savage won. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) [47]
Savage began a storyline feud with WWF Champion "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion According to the storyline, Flair claimed that he had slept and carried on relations with Savage's wife Miss Elizabeth, going as far as presenting pictures of Elizabeth in which Flair had himself superimposed. This culminated in a title match at WrestleMania VIII and Savage won the match and his second WWF Championship. WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF [48][49][50] He had only one major title defense during his reign against Ultimate Warrior at SuummerSlam 1992. For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. SummerSlam (1992 was the fifth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Savage lost the match by countout but retained the title because a title does not change hands by countout or disqualification. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff [51][52] On September 14 edition of Prime Time Wrestling, Savage lost the WWF title back to Flair after interference by Razor Ramon. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television [15] Savage and Flair later swapped the WCW World Heavyweight Championship during their 1995–96 feud making them the only duo to win and lose both the WWF/E and WCW versions of the world title to each other. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
He formed a tag team with The Ultimate Warrior known as the Ultimate Maniacs after both men were attacked by Flair and Perfect at SummerSlam. Savage backed Warrior to be the man to dethrone Flair. On November 8 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, they took on Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster for the WWF Tag Team Championship. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Money Inc was a heel Professional wrestling Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation from February 1992 to August 1993 Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Money. Inc. lost by countout and retained their titles because a title cannot change hands by countout. [53] Savage and Warrior were scheduled to face Flair and Ramon in a tag team match at Survivor Series 1992. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Survivor Series (1992 was the sixth annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation However, Warrior was fired from the WWF weeks before the event, so Savage chose Mr. Perfect, executive consultant to Flair, as his partner to replace Warrior. Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr Perfect turned face and teamed with Savage. The duo defeated Flair and Ramon via a disqualification. [54]
When Monday Night RAW began in January 1993, Savage served primarily as a color commentator, wrestling only occasionally against characters such as Doink, The Repo Man, and Crush. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. Doink the Clown is a gimmick used by several professional wrestlers since the 1990s Barry Darsow (born October 6, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler perhaps best known as Smash one half of the Road Warriors Brian Keith Adams (January 31 1963 - August 13 2007 was an American actor and professional wrestler. However, he was the runner up in the Royal Rumble match at Royal Rumble 1993, where he was eliminated by Yokozuna. The Royal Rumble is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Royal Rumble (1993 was the sixth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Rodney Agatupu Anoa'i ( October 2 1966 &ndash October 23 2000) was a Samoan American professional wrestler [55][56] He returned to pay-per-view at Survivor Series 1993 as a substitute for Mr. Survivor Series (1993 was the seventh annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Perfect, and competed in the 1994 Royal Rumble match. Royal Rumble (1994 was the seventh annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation His last WWF pay-per-view appearance as a competitor was a victory over Crush in a Falls Count Anywhere Match at WrestleMania X. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing WrestleMania X was the tenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. [57] This came after Crush punctuated his heel turn by attacking Savage on Monday Night RAW, dropping him face-first on the guardrail, lacerating Savage's tongue. Savage also made periodic appearances in Jim Cornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling promotion in fall 1994. James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Meanwhile, Savage was also a color commentator for the 1994 King of the Ring and made his final WWF pay-per-view appearance at the 1994 SummerSlam, where he served as the master of ceremonies. King of the Ring (1994 was the second annual King of the Ring Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling SummerSlam (1994 was the seventh annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation
World Championship Wrestling (1994-2000)
Sporadic feuds (1994-1996)
Savage signed with WCW, and his first appearance was slated for Starrcade 1994, for which TV announcers speculated whether Savage would arrive to "shake [Hogan's] hand or slap his face". Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling Savage eventually saved Hogan from an attack by the 3 Faces of Fear, shaking hands with his friend and rival. The 3 Faces of Fear was a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling led by Kevin Sullivan and included The Butcher (Formerly His first WCW feud was against Avalanche. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers At SuperBrawl V, he teamed up with Sting and took on Avalanche and Big Bubba Rogers in a tag team match, which Sting and Savage won. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 Raymond W Traylor Jr (May 2 1963 – September 22 2004 was an American professional wrestler. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. [58] However, his encounter with Avalanche continued and ended at Uncensored 1995, with Savage getting the win by disqualification after a fan attacked Savage. This article is about the 'WCW' event for info about censoring on TV see Censorship. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion [59] It proved out to be Ric Flair and Savage resumed his WWF rivalry with Flair in WCW. [60]
He participated in the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament (created when former champion Vader was stripped of the belt for attacking WCW on-air Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel) and went on to defeat The Butcher in the first round[61] and "Stunning" Steve Austin in the quarterfinals. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Nicholas Warren Francis Bockwinkel (born December 6 1934) is a former American Professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Nick Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21 1957) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the [61] However, Savage interfered in Flair's match vs. Alex Wright. Alex Wright (born May 17 1975 is a German former professional wrestler. He attacked Flair and caused Wright to get disqualified, setting up a tournament semifinal match where the winner would face the winner of the Sting vs. Meng match for the United States Championship at The Great American Bash that June. Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (born February 3 1959 in Nuku'alofa Tonga) is a Professional wrestler and Actor, for both World The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Savage and Flair's match never took place, as Savage and Flair brawled in the backstage area prior to the bell ringing. [61] They were both eliminated from the tournament, and had their own match in the main event of The Great American Bash 1995, which Flair won with underhanded tactics. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett [62] However, Savage defeated Flair in a Lifeguard Lumberjack match at Bash at the Beach 1995. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Bash at the Beach was a yearly Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW [63] Later that year, during part of the storyline where Arn Anderson and Ric Flair turned on each other, Flair (looking for a partner to take on Anderson and Brian Pillman in a tag match) tried to recruit Savage to be his partner. "The Yellow Dog" redirects here but "The Yellow Dog" is also a novel by Georges Simenon. However, remembering the rivalry (and how Flair had attacked Savage's father, Angelo Poffo, which was the catalyst for their feud back in May), he refused, telling Flair point blank to "get the hell out of here!"
In 1995, Savage pushed for WCW to place his father, Angelo Poffo, in its Hall of Fame. John Angelo Poffo (born April 10, 1925) is a former professional Wrestler and wrestling promoter of Italian origin John Angelo Poffo (born April 10, 1925) is a former professional Wrestler and wrestling promoter of Italian origin The WCW Hall of Fame was established in 1993 to honor some of the wrestling greats of the past (most of them appearing in the NWA and Jim Crockett Promotions before Commentator and wrestling legend Gordon Solie opposed this decision, because he felt wrestlers (or in this case, family of wrestlers) should not be asking for spots in the Hall, in this case, especially, since Poffo did not have much of a career in WCW. Jonard Frank Labiak ( January 26 1929 &ndash July 27 2000) better known as Gordon Solie was a Florida -based Poffo's induction went on and Solie left the company shortly after. At World War 3 1995, Savage won his first WCW World Heavyweight Championship by winning the first-ever 60-man three-ring battle royal. World War III (also WWIII, or Third World War) denotes a successor to World War II (1939&ndash1945 that would be on a global scale with The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling In Professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type [9][64] He lost the title to Flair a month later at Starrcade 1995: World Cup of Wrestling. Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling [65] Savage won his second WCW World Heavyweight Championship back from Flair on January 22, 1996 edition of Nitro[66][67] but lost the title back to Flair the next month in a steel cage match at SuperBrawl VI. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 [68]
In January 1996, Savage brought Elizabeth with him into WCW as his valet once again. Elizabeth turned on Savage in his last title loss to Flair. Thereafter, Flair claimed that Elizabeth had given him a sizable amount of Savage's money, taken in their divorce settlement, and which Flair used to set up a "VIP section" at Monday Nitro events. Flair and Savage continued to feud until June 1996. At Bash at the Beach 1996, the nWo was formed when Hulk Hogan turned on Savage, Sting and Lex Luger and joined "The Outsiders", a tag team of former WWF wrestlers Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Bash at the Beach (1996 was the third annual Bash at the Beach Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view The Outsiders are a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television [69] After their inception, one of their main enemies became Macho Man himself. At Halloween Havoc 1996, Savage faced Hogan for the WCW title but lost when the Giant interfered and chokeslammed him. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's [70]
After the loss at Halloween Havoc, Savage departed WCW as his two year deal had expired. Ultimately Savage re-signed with WCW and would return to television on January 20, 1997 edition of Nitro emanating from Chicago's United Center. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The United Center is an indoor sports arena located in the Near West Side community area of Chicago Illinois.
nWo member (1997-1998)
After months of abuse from the nWo, Savage joined them at SuperBrawl VII, when he helped Hogan defeat Roddy Piper in a rematch from their Starrcade match the previous year. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the Starrcade (1996 was the fourteenth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event He also reunited with Elizabeth, who had joined the nWo several months earlier. He began feuding with Diamond Dallas Page and DDP's wife Kimberly. For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr Kimberly Page (born Kimberly Lynn Bacon on January 1, 1970 in Chicago Illinois) is an American actress and former Their feud lasted almost eight months which included tag team matches,[71][72][73] a no disqualification match at Spring Stampede 1997,[74] falls count anywhere match at The Great American Bash 1997: Savage/Page II[75] and a Las Vegas Death match at Halloween Havoc 1997. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Spring Stampede was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of April in 1994 and then from 1997 to 2000 Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 [76]
In early 1998, Savage started a feud with Lex Luger which culminated in a match at Souled Out 1998, which Luger won. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For the film see Souled Out (film. Souled Out was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by World Championship [77] They faced in a rematch at SuperBrawl VIII, and Luger was again the winner. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 [78] When Hogan failed to recapture his "nWo" Title from Sting, it was Savage's turn, and he got his shot at Spring Stampede 1998. Spring Stampede was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of April in 1994 and then from 1997 to 2000 Hogan tried everything he could to make sure that Savage would not win the title because Hogan felt that he was the only nWo member who should be World Champion, since he was the leader of the stable. With the help of Nash, however, Savage beat Sting for his third WCW World Heavyweight Championship, despite tearing the ACL in his knee during the match. The anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL) is one of the four major Ligaments of the Knee. [79][80] The following night on Nitro, Hogan faced Savage for the championship. For a while it looked like Hogan had Savage beat,[81] but for the second consecutive night, Nash came to Savage's aid, powerbombing Hogan. A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first [81] Savage tried to capitalize, but an interfering Bret Hart attacked Savage and preserved the victory for Hogan. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. [81] This resulted in Savage turning babyface. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains He joined with Nash and others to form the nWo Wolfpac, a split from Hogan's group, which became known as nWo Black and White or nWo Hollywood. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled [82] He went on to feud with both Bret Hart and Roddy Piper. [83][84]
Feuds for the World Title (1999-2000)
For nearly a year, Randy Savage took a hiatus from the company to recover from at least two major knee surgeries. He made only one more appearance in 1998, helping Ric Flair defeat Eric Bischoff for the Presidency of WCW on December 28, 1998 edition of Monday Nitro. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) [85] When Macho Man returned, he came back with a new look (Savage now sported a slicked back ponytail-type of hairstyle) and new heel attitude, and also brought with him his then 22-year-old girlfriend Gorgeous George as a valet. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. Stephanie Bellars (born January 25 1976 is a Professional wrestling valet and the former girlfriend of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. [3] His first action was as the guest referee in the WCW world title matchup at Spring Stampede 1999, which was won by Diamond Dallas Page. Spring Stampede was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of April in 1994 and then from 1997 to 2000 [3] For a short time after, Randy interfered in DDP's matches to make sure that Page kept his World Title (for reasons unknown and never explained by WCW; assumed that, given their past rivalry, he wanted DDP to keep the belt so that he could win it from him), but when Kevin Nash won it at Slamboree 1999, Savage went after the title himself. Slamboree was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May [1] It was around that time that Madusa and Miss Madness joined Macho Man as his other two valets; together they were known as Team Madness. This article is about the professional wrestler and Monster truck driver for the ancient Greek mythological figure see Medusa Debra Ann Noreen "Nora" Kristina Greenwald She also trained as a gymnast [86]
At The Great American Bash 1999, Sid Vicious returned to WCW and helped Macho Man attack Kevin Nash. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious [3] This led to a tag team match between Kevin Nash and Sting against Randy Savage and Sid Vicious, in which whoever scored the winning fall would win the WCW World Title, at Bash at the Beach 1999. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Bash at the Beach was a yearly Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW Savage won his fourth and final WCW World Heavyweight Championship when he pinned Nash. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling [87][88] However, he lost the title again to Hollywood Hogan the next night on Nitro, when Nash interfered and powerbombed Macho Man (in a reversal of the situation from the previous year, where Nash had attacked Hogan to help Savage keep his title, albeit unsuccessfully). [89]
After that, Team Madness slowly started to disband as Madusa and Miss Madness started fighting each other because they blamed the other for Savage's title loss. [1] Savage soon fired both of them and started a feud with Dennis Rodman, defeating him at Road Wild 1999. Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13 1961 is a retired American professional Basketball National Basketball Association (NBA player of the Detroit Pistons [90] In 2000, he eventually joined the Millionaires Club with Hogan, Jim Duggan, Flair, DDP, and other popular veteran wrestlers. The Millionaire's Club was a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling in 2000 [91] When Vince Russo came to WCW and Savage's WCW contract expired, Savage and George left WCW and never returned. Vincent James Russo (born January 24 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin known for working for American Professional wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004)
Savage made his return to wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) at Victory Road 2004 by confronting Jeff Jarrett. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Victory Road 2004 was the first Victory Road Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. [92] At Turning Point 2004, he teamed up with Jeff Hardy and A.J. Styles to defeat the Kings of Wrestling (Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall). Turning Point 2004 was the first annual Turning Point Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by Total Nonstop Action Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Alan Jones (born June 2 1978 (TNA where he is a three-time TNA Triple Crown Champion. For the independent tag team/stable see Kings of Wrestling (Indies. Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television [93][94] The main event of Final Resolution 2005 was going to be Jeff Jarrett and Randy Savage for the NWA Title. Final Resolution 2005 was the first annual Final Resolution Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action [3] Savage's plan was to win the belt and then drop it back to Jarrett at the next pay per view. When TNA management didn't like the idea, Savage left because neither party would budge. There were also stories of a confrontation between Savage and Hulk Hogan, who was backstage at the TNA tapings. Hogan only wished to shake Savage's hand and wish him luck yet Savage had harsh words for Hogan. He asked if Savage wanted to "step outside" to settle matters; Savage apparently declined. Savage then claimed TNA was an "unsafe working environment" and actually left one time prior to leaving TNA for good, for this reason; he returned after being promised his own private dressing room and allowed his own personal security, which consisted of one of the Harris Brothers and ex-wrestler Brian Adams. Brian Keith Adams (January 31 1963 - August 13 2007 was an American actor and professional wrestler. While this pacified tensions between Macho and TNA management for a while, his eventual departure was indeed due to the proposed outcome of the title match. [3]
In 2007, X-Division star Jay Lethal took on the new ring personality "Black Machismo," which is a satirical impersonation (and tribute) to the Macho Man. Jamar Shipman was born April 21, 1985 in Elizabeth New Jersey. [95]
Post-wrestling career
Savage's two WWF and four WCW World Heavyweight Championship reigns were all ended with Savage losing the title to either Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair. Brian Keith Adams (January 31 1963 - August 13 2007 was an American actor and professional wrestler. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion [4][8] His only PPV defense in his first reign came against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania V, which he lost. WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF [4] His second resulted in a loss to Ric Flair just three days after his countout loss to Ultimate Warrior at SummerSlam 1992 where his knee was injured. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. SummerSlam (1992 was the fifth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF During the match with Flair, his knee was attacked by the recently debuting Razor Ramon, causing Savage to lose consciousness while Flair had his figure-four leglock applied, forcing referee Earl Hebner to count Savage's shoulders and award the title to Flair. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Earl William Hebner (born May 17, 1949, in Richmond, Virginia) is a Professional wrestling referee currently working for [4] In WCW, Savage would lose to Ric Flair at Starrcade 1995 and SuperBrawl VI. Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 He never actually defended the WCW World title on pay-per-view during his last two reigns due to them lasting one day each (both to Hulk Hogan). [8]
His former wife Elizabeth Hulette was found dead in the home of professional wrestler Lex Luger on May 1, 2003 from a drug overdose. Elizabeth Ann Hulette ( November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003) best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. According to a 2003 shoot interview with Lanny Poffo (Savage's brother), Savage has no animosity towards Luger, and feels that Elizabeth brought about her own death due to her drug use.
In 2005, Savage told a Missouri newspaper that he couldn't wrestle right at the moment because of "health concerns. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee "
Jakks Pacific tried to sign him up for the WWE Classic Superstars action figure line up only to be denied by Vince McMahon, despite the fact that he allowed them to sign a number of wrestlers on bad terms with WWE, including The Ultimate Warrior (signed twice ), Bruno Sammartino, The Honky Tonk Man, and even Bret "Hitman" Hart. JAKKS Pacific Inc is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of Toys and consumer products and is based in Malibu California. An action figure is a posable character Figurine, made of Plastic or other materials and often based upon a movie, Comic book, Video game Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (born October 6 1935 is an Italian former professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the Honky Tonk Man redirects here For the song by Johnny Horton later covered by Dwight Yoakam see Honky Tonk Man (song. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. Savage remains one of the only prominent WWE stars who hasn't signed with Jakks for a figure.
In January 2008, it was announced that a DVD chronicling Randy Savage's career would be released by WWE titled Randy Savage: Macho Madness. WWE Home Video is a video distribution and production company that show World Wrestling Entertainment programming The DVD was scheduled to be released on November 18, 2008. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common However, Vince McMahon once again intervened and denied the production of Randy Savage merchandise. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr
Outside of the ring
In 1998, Savage accepted an award from Harvard University's humor society Harvard Lampoon as Man of the Year. The Harvard Lampoon is an Undergraduate humor publication and social organization founded in 1876 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Acting career
Savage provided the voice for the character, Rasslor, on the Dial M For Monkey segment on an episode of Dexter's Laboratory. Dexter's Laboratory ( Dexter's Lab for short is an Annie Award -winning American animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky He has also lent his voice to the online cartoon College University in which he voiced himself. College University, often abbreviated as " CU," is a Flash cartoon series revolving around the comedic exploits of two high school He also appeared in an episode of the television program Space Ghost Coast to Coast, entitled "Piledriver. Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated spoof talk show The main characters of the show include Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and " In the episode, Savage supplied the voice of Space Ghost's grandfather, a former professional wrestler. Zorak commented, "That sounds like Randy Savage," and the character also referenced Elizabeth, his brother, "Leapin'" Lanny Poffo, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich, and Haystacks Calhoun. Lanny Poffo (born December 28, 1954 in Calgary, Alberta) better known by his Ring name "Leaping" Lanny Poffo Thomas Richardson (born July 26 1956) better known by his Ring name, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich, is a professional wrestler William Dee Calhoun ( August 3, 1934 &ndash December 7, 1989) was a Professional wrestler, who used the professional name
Savage beat out rival former wrestler Goldberg as the casting choice to appear in Spider-Man (2002) as the underground wrestler "Bonesaw McGraw. William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII Spider-Man is a 2002 American Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. " The original character from the comics is named Crusher Hogan. It was his "Bonesaw McGraw" character that has inspired fans of Clarkson University Hockey to bring the Bonesaw to hockey games to use as an intimidating gesture to the other teams as well as support the Golden Knights team. An entire website has been devoted to this cause, www. bonesaw. org. [96] In 2005, he provided the voice of Sasquatch in the Nickelodeon show The X's. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel The X's was an American Animated television series created by Carlos Ramos about a family of spies who must hide their identity from the He appeared on The Jeff Foxworthy Show as himself and played pro wrestler James "Pretty Boy" Carter on the sitcom Nikki in "Fallback. The Jeff Foxworthy Show is the name of two short-lived television series starring comedian Jeff Foxworthy and based on Foxworthy's Stand-up comedy routine Nikki is a short-lived sitcom that aired on The WB starring Nikki Cox. " His character's financial bankruptcy and physical injuries led Dwight (Nick Von Esmarch) his long-time fan, to rethink his own options between a college education and a passion for wrestling.
Savage played a prison inmate who was forced to fight other inmates in a cage in the episode "Fight or Die" of Walker, Texas Ranger. Walker Texas Ranger is an American Television western / police drama series created by Lesie Grief and Paul Haggis. In 1999, Macho Man appeared as himself on Mad About You in "Separated Beds. Mad About You is an American Sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999 The following is an episode list for the NBC series Mad About You. " In the episode Savage wrestles "Gorilla Boy" (Marvin), and wins only after Ira, Marvin's manager, tells him to bite Marvin on the back of the foot, his Achilles heel. This article deals with the phrase For other uses see Achilles Heel. Savage responds by asking, "Is he basically a clean guy?" before he bites Marvin. Marvin's mom then attacks Savage resulting in a brawl in the ring. He also acted in an episode of The Weird Al Show. The Weird Al Show is a short-lived Television show starring "Weird Al" Yankovic.
In 2007, Savage appeared in the King of the Hill episode, "Bill, Bulk and the Body Buddies. King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company "Bill Bulk and the Body Buddies" " He was also briefly shown in Family Guy in the episode "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "
Television
When Phil Hellmuth did an interview on Sirius Satellite Radio recently, he said that Savage will be on the next season of VH1's The Surreal Life along with Playboy Playmate Tina Marie Jordan and rock musician Peter Steele. Phillip J Hellmuth Jr (born July 16 1964 is an American professional Poker player VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television The Surreal Life is a Reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in a mansion in For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. Tina Marie Jordan (born August 21, 1972) is an American Glamour model and Actress. Peter Steele (born Peter Ratajczyk on January 4 1962 in Brooklyn New York, U This has been verified by Savage himself in a press release, though VH1 has not released the official cast list yet.
He was the celebrity spokesman for Slim Jim snack foods in the late 1990s and still is noted for this today. Slim Jim is a brand of dry meat snack manufactured by ConAgra Foods Inc The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 His catch phrase in the ads was "Snap into a Slim Jim, oh yeah!"
Music
On October 7, 2003, Savage released a hip hop album titled: Be a Man. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The album features a tribute to wrestler and friend Curt Hennig and the title track which mocks former friend Hulk Hogan. Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Diving elbow drop
- Alternating jabs to the chest and head
- Diving double axe handle, sometimes to an opponent outside the ring
- Jumping knee drop
- Various elbow strikes
- Scoop slam
- Running powerslam
- Diving crossbody
- Piledriver
- Grabbing the opponent by their hair and jumping out of the ring, snapping the opponent's neck on the top rope
- Miss Elizabeth
- Sensational Sherri/Queen Sherri
- Gorgeous George
- Team Madness (Gorgeous George, Madusa, & Miss Madness)
Savage's ring entrance music in ICW and CWA (as well as some house shows early in his WWF run) was Irene Cara's Fame. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler A jab is one of the four main punches used in boxing Several variations of the jab exist but every jab shares these characteristics while in a boxing stance, the lead Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Elizabeth Ann Hulette ( November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003) best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler Stephanie Bellars (born January 25 1976 is a Professional wrestling valet and the former girlfriend of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. This article is about the professional wrestler and Monster truck driver for the ancient Greek mythological figure see Medusa Debra Ann Noreen "Nora" Kristina Greenwald She also trained as a gymnast Music in Professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes The most common uses of Music in Professional wrestling is that of the entrance A house show is a short Professional wrestling show run by a major promotion (such as WWE or TNA) that is not televised or taped Irene Cara Escalera ( March 18, 1959) is an American singer and actress " Fame " is a pop song written by Michael Gore (music and Dean Pitchford (lyrics that was released in 1980 and achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame In the WWF, Savage used Pomp and Circumstance, known best as the theme played at high school and college graduations. The Pomp and Circumstance Marches (full title "Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches" Op The song was originally used by legendary wrestler "Gorgeous George" (who is credited as being the first wrestler to use an entrance theme). George Raymond Wagner, or Gorgeous George ( March 24, 1915 - December 26, 1963) was an American Professional Because the song was in the public domain and therefore could not be copyrighted by the WWF like most themes, Savage was able to bring it with him to WCW and used a rock version of the theme for much of his early to mid-WCW career. During his short TNA stint, Savage used a similar rock version as his theme. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett
Championships and accomplishments
- Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
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- AGPW International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[97]
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- PWI Match of the Year (1987) vs. The Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association” was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship is a major Professional wrestling title in the Memphis Wrestling promotion The Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship is a major Professional wrestling title in the Memphis Wrestling promotion The AWA International Heavyweight Championship, originally known as the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated The AWA International Heavyweight Championship, originally known as the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated The NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling title defended in the U The NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling title defended in the U "CWF" redirects here For the other American Professional wrestling promotion which used the CWF Acronym, see Championship The NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship was the main tag team championship in Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling or NWA Gulf Coast. The NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship was the main tag team championship in Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling or NWA Gulf Coast. Lanny Poffo (born December 28, 1954 in Calgary, Alberta) better known by his Ring name "Leaping" Lanny Poffo International Championship Wrestling was an independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Lexington Kentucky that operated from 1978 until The ICW World Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship of International Championship Wrestling. The ICW World Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship of International Championship Wrestling. The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a Professional wrestling promotional organization based in Memphis Tennessee. The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling championship formed in 1988 when Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling championship formed in 1988 when Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW World Heavyweight Champion by Ring name. World War 3 was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. World War 3 was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. The World Wrestling Council (WWC is one of Puerto Rico 's two main Professional wrestling promotions the other one being the International Wrestling Association The WWC North American Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling title defended in the Puerto Rican promotion, the World Wrestling The WWC North American Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling title defended in the Puerto Rican promotion, the World Wrestling World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Champion by Ring name. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Intercontinental Champion by Ring name. King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. The PWI Match of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, The PWI Match of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Ricky Steamboat
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (1988)
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1988)
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1989)
- PWI ranked him #2 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1992. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) The PWI Wrestler of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes The PWI Wrestler of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes The PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated The PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated The PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated The PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Comeback of the Year (1995)
- PWI Feud of the Year (1997) vs. The PWI Comeback of the Year Award, given yearly since 1992 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated The PWI Comeback of the Year Award, given yearly since 1992 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated The PWI Feud of the Year Award, given yearly since 1986 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes the best The PWI Feud of the Year Award, given yearly since 1986 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes the best Diamond Dallas Page
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- Match of the Year (1987) vs. For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr David Allan Meltzer (born October 24 1961 is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON. This is a list of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, current and defunct This is a list of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, current and defunct Ricky Steamboat
- Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
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- ^ WrestleMania V official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Main Event for WWE Championship: Hulk Hogan def. Randy "Macho Man" Savage w/ Elizabeth in a neutral corner to become new champion”
- ^ Hulk Hogan vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage - WWE Championship. WWE (April 2, 1989). Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Hogan recovered to defeat the Macho Man and capture his second WWE Championship. ”
- ^ SummerSlam 1989 official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Hulk Hogan & Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake def. "Macho Man" Randy Savage & Zeus”
- ^ Hulk Hogan & Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake w/ Elizabeth vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage & Zeus w/ Sensational Sherri. WWE (August 28, 1989). Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Hogan grabbed Sherri's loaded purse and stunned Zeus. He followed it up with a big bodyslam and the leg drop for the victory. ”
- ^ No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake beat Randy Savage & Zeus (9:32) in a "steel cage" match”
- ^ WWF Show Results 1989. Angelfire. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
- ^ The Main Event results - February 23, 1990. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “WWF TITLE MATCH: Hulk Hogan defeated Randy "Macho King" Savage w/Sherri to retain”
- ^ WrestleMania VI official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Dusty Rhodes & Saphire w/ Elizabeth def. Randy "Macho King" Savage & Queen Sherri”
- ^ SummerSlam 1990 official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Randy "Macho King" Savage def. Dusty Rhodes”
- ^ WrestleMania VII official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Retirement Match: Ultimate Warrior def. Randy "Macho King" Savage w/ Queen Sherri”
- ^ Tuesday in Texas results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Randy Savage pinned Jake Roberts (6:25)”
- ^ Saturday Night's Main Event results - February 8, 1992. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Randy "Macho Man" Savage def. Jake "The Snake" Roberts”
- ^ WrestleMania VIII official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “First Main Event for WWE Championship: Randy "Macho Man" Savage w/ Elizabeth def. Ric Flair w/ Mr. Perfect to become new champion”
- ^ Randy "Macho Man" Savage vs. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair - WWE Championship. WWE (April 5, 1992). Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Savage was able to withstand the dreaded Figure Four Leglock and bloodied the champion before being able to cradle him up in a small package for the win and his second WWE Championship. ”
- ^ Randy Savage's second WWE Championship reign. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
- ^ SummerSlam 1992 official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “WWE Championship Match: Ultimate Warrior def. Randy "Macho Man" Savage via count-out”
- ^ Ultimate Warrior vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage for the WWE Championship. WWE (August 31, 1992). Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Savage went to the top rope for another elbow, but then realized that he hadn't been the one to level Ultimate Warrior and tried to hit Flair with a top rope maneuver instead. Flair was ready for it and took him out with the chair as well resulting in a count-out. ”
- ^ Saturday Night's Main Event results - November 8, 1992. WWE (November 8, 1992). Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Ultimate Warrior & Randy "Macho Man" Savage def. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase & I. R. S. (champions) by count-out”
- ^ Survivor Series 1992 official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “"Macho Man" Randy Savage & Mr. Perfect def. Ric Flair & Razor Ramon”
- ^ Royal Rumble 1993 official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Yokozuna last eliminates Randy Savage to win the Royal Rumble Match”
- ^ Yokozuna (spot No. 27) wins the Royal Rumble Match. WWE (January 24, 1993). Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Yokozuna was a clear threat to do damage in the 1993 Royal Rumble Match. With his force, he eliminated the likes of fellow big man Earthquake and lastly "Macho Man" Randy Savage to claim victory. ”
- ^ WrestleMania X official results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Falls Count Anywhere Match: Randy "Macho Man" Savage def. Mr. Fuji w/ Crush”
- ^ SuperBrawl V results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Sting & Randy Savage beat Avalanche & Big Bubba Rogers (10:18) when Sting pinned Avalanche. ”
- ^ Uncensored 1995 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Randy Savage beat Avalanche (11:44) via DQ. ”
- ^ Randy Savage vs. Avalanche 2/2. YouTube. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
- ^ a b c WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament (April - July 18, 1995). Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
- ^ The Great American Bash 1995 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage (14:42)”
- ^ Bash at the Beach 1995 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João “Randy Savage pinned Ric Flair (13:55) in a "lifeguard lumberjack" match”
- ^ World War 3 1995 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV “Randy Savage won a "three ring battle royal" (29:40) to win the vacant WCW World Title. ”
- ^ Starrcade 1995: World Cup of Wrestling results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV “Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage (8:41) to win the WCW World Title. ”
- ^ WCW Monday Night Nitro - Monday, January 22nd, 1996. DDT Digest. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV “For the WCW World Title: (champion) Ric Flair w/ Jimmy Hart Vs Randy Savage. Arn Anderson comes out and hits Flair with brass knuckles by accident. Savage leaps off the top and connects with the Flying Elbow Drop. Savage covers 1-2-3. Your Winner: and NEW WCW World Champion Randy Savage via pinfall”
- ^ Randy Savage's second WCW Championship reign. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV
- ^ SuperBrawl VI results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage (18:52) in a "steel cage" match to win the WCW World Title”
- ^ Bash at the Beach 1996 results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “MAIN EVENT: Kevin Nash & Scott Hall & Mystery Partner vs Randy Savage & Lex Luger & Sting went to a NO CONTEST. Hulk Hogan made a shocking appearance and turned heel, joining the Outsiders, and forming the new World order. ”
- ^ Halloween Havoc 1996 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “WCW World Champ Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage (18:37)”
- ^ Bash at the Beach 1997 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “Scott Hall & Randy Savage beat Diamond Dallas Page & Curt Hennig (9:35) when Savage pinned Page”
- ^ Clash of the Champions XXXV results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “WCW Tag Champs Scott Hall & Randy Savage (sub for Kevin Nash) beat Diamond Dallas Page & Lex Luger (9:55) when Hall pinned Luger”
- ^ Fall Brawl 1997: WarGames results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. “Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page beat Scott Hall & Randy Savage (10:19) in a "no DQ" match when Luger pinned Hall”
- ^ Spring Stampede 1997 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “Diamond Dallas Page pinned Randy Savage (15:38) in a "no DQ" match”
- ^ The Great American Bash 1997 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “Randy Savage pinned Diamond Dallas Page (16:56) in a "falls count anywhere" match”
- ^ Halloween Havoc 1997 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “Randy Savage pinned Diamond Dallas Page (18:07) in a "sudden death" match”
- ^ Souled Out 1998 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “Lex Luger pinned Randy Savage (7:07) via submission”
- ^ SuperBrawl VIII results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “Lex Luger beat Randy Savage (7:26) via submission”
- ^ Spring Stampede 1998 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John “Randy Savage pinned Sting (10:08) to win the WCW World Title”
- ^ Randy Savage's third WCW Championship reign. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ a b c WCW Monday Nitro, Monday, 04/20/98. DDT Digest. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. “Hollywood Hogan w/The Disciple vs Randy Savage. The Disciple puts the belt on his shoulder and gives Savage the Apocalypse. Nash runs in for the save but Bischoff holds his leg. Hogan tries to hit Nash with the belt, but Nash ducks and Disciple is nailed. Nash powerbombs Hogan and puts Savage on top. Bret Hart puts Hogan on Savage to make Hogan the new champ!”
- ^ nWo Wolfpac Profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ Slamboree 1998 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses “Bret Hart beat Randy Savage (16:38) via submission. The decision was reversed the next night on Nitro by guest referee Roddy Piper”
- ^ The Great American Bash 1998 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses “Roddy Piper beat Randy Savage (1:37) via submission”
- ^ WCW Monday Nitro results, 1998. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ Team Madness' Profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
- ^ Bash at the Beach 1999 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses “Randy Savage & Sid Vicious beat Kevin Nash & Sting (13:21) when Savage pinned Nash. As a result Savage won the WCW World Title”
- ^ Randy Savage's fourth WCW Championship reign. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
- ^ WCW Monday Nitro - Monday, 07/12/99. DDT Digest. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses “WCW World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage (w/ho's) vs. Hollywood Hogan. It's Kevin Nash! He comes in the ring and powerdrops Savage. Hogan crawls on top of Savage as the ref gets back in the ring. One. . . . two. . . . three. New champion. ”
- ^ Road Wild 1999 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses “Randy Savage pinned Dennis Rodman (11:30)”
- ^ Millionaires Club Profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
- ^ Alan J. Wojcik. Victory Road 2004 review. Gerweck. net. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses “MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE hit the ring!!! Savage said there's a new sheriff in town and dared Hall/Nash/Jarrett to head to the ring. ”
- ^ Turning Point 2004 results. Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses “Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, & Randy Savage beat Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, & Jeff Jarrett (17:52) when Savage pinned Jarrett”
- ^ Alan J. Wojcik. Turning Point 2004 review. Gerweck. net. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses “Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles and "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeated "Kings of Wrestling's" (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and NWA World Heavyweight champion Jeff Jarrett). All three men put the Kings in sleepers and somehow Savage pinned Jarrett. ”
- ^ Jay Lethal Profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
- ^ http://www.bonesaw.org
- ^ AGPW International Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
- ^ NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
- ^ CWA International Heavyweight Title (Memphis) history At wrestling-titles. com
- ^ NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
- ^ NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
- ^ ICW World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
- ^ USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
- ^ WWC North American Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
External links
- Machoman.com - Official Website.
- Speaking From the Heart ... Randy Savage Style - A review of WWF Superstars: The Music Videos, hosted by the Macho Man himself
- Macho Man Randy Savage: Brief Career Overview
- Super Slam - Famous internet meme featuring Randy Savage
- Wrestling Herald - Recent photos of Macho Man Randy Savage
| Preceded by Tito Santana |
WWF Intercontinental Champion February 8, 1986–March 29, 1987 |
Succeeded by Ricky Steamboat |
| Preceded by Harley Race (1986) |
King of the Ring (1987) |
Succeeded by Ted DiBiase (1988) |
| Preceded by Vacated |
WWF Champion March 27, 1988–April 2, 1989 |
Succeeded by Hulk Hogan |
| Preceded by Ric Flair |
WWF Champion April 5, 1992–September 1, 1992 |
Succeeded by Ric Flair |
| Preceded by First |
World War 3 Battle Royal 1995 |
Succeeded by The Giant (1996) |
| Preceded by Vacated |
WCW World Heavyweight Champion November 26, 1995–December 27, 1995 |
Succeeded by Ric Flair |
| Preceded by Ric Flair |
WCW World Heavyweight Champion January 22, 1996–February 11, 1996 |
Succeeded by Ric Flair |
| Preceded by Sting |
WCW World Heavyweight Champion April 19, 1998–April 20, 1998 |
Succeeded by Hulk Hogan |
| Preceded by Kevin Nash |
WCW World Heavyweight Champion July 11, 1999–July 12, 1999 |
Succeeded by Hulk Hogan |
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