The person who asked that question had to of just wanted to hear Corny talk about Macho Man. It's the most obvious question ever asked on the Drive Thru IMO.
@Morpheus A. Smith listening to stories about how Elizabeth crumbled after her divorce with Macho man ,i start thinking that Randy was on the right trying to protect her from the bussines .Yes ,locking her in a room and other obsessive behavior migh've been not the best way to handle things but,i think i understand macho's reasons
Congratulations Bret Hart. Cause you have now graduated, yes you have. You are now the #1 man on the Macho Mans intergalactic hitlist. Oh yeah. I'm comin' to getchya yeah! - Macho Man I wouldn't want to be on that list. - Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan Me either - Me
Absolutely, DDP was a top a guy after his 1997 feud with Randy. Randy also lobbied for a feud with HBK in 1993 or ‘94. Randy had great foresight with young talent.
You have sound logic, but that is seriously lacking worth the creative team. What irritates me is some of the old school veterans actually like the product. Make Foley even said that these guys are just as tough as they were. We think he’s had too many concussions to make such an asinine comment like that. Hell Taker sees through all the bullshit
The only one I could think of where he wouldnt be is this one or ruthless aggression, this one because corny would burry him like he does everyone and RA because it was heavy work rate and less character but even then macho could probably go with the likes of angle, Benoit, Eddie, Rey, Orton and so on.
Savage was the ultimate wrestling gimmick. MACHO says it all. Savage would of worked better over Hogans gimmick, and vibe for sure. Possibly the one, and only, or very few wrestlers, savage that is to work in any era
@FREE BIRD No. The greatest of all time is reserved to the Austin 3:16. No one out sold Austin in merch, buy rate, or even era in terms of populairty. Austin also had the greatest rivalry storyline of all tine. bar non. The goat
@@DANNY10MADRID Macho beat your goat in less than 5 minutes in a squash match in WCW. Stone Colds only the greatest ever if you were a WWF fan in 1998 and stopped being a fan in 2003.
There's the Bret Hart wrestler rating system of look, promo and ring skills, each measured on a 10 point scale. Savage easily scores 10/10/10. Does he have any flaws? How does a guy like that not succeed at any time or any place? The only way for him to fail would be sabotage, ie: the promotion won't let him use his talents.
Savage was one of the best all around pro wrestlers ever. He was just as good as a good guy as he was at playing the villain because he WAS his gimmick. So yeah. He could. As long as he stayed away from today’s WWE.
He certainly was never as over as a babyface as Hogan, but looking back he was so much damn better in every facet. Hogan's work aged like milk IMO, while Macho's aged like wine.
Cool thing about Randy Savage was he was never in character because THAT WAS HIS CHARACTER in real life, he really talked like that! So for the realness he would be star in this era because he's real.
For three halloweens in a row I was the Macho Man Randy Savage growing up... and I'm black. Everyone still knew who I was. He was an absolute legend. May he and Miss Elizabeth rest in peace.
Every wrestler has been imitated/copied except Savage. Jay Lethal was given permission, but as their own gimmick NOBODY could come close to capturing The Madness! 🐐🏆
Miz does a lot of Macho Man heel stuff. He’s pulled Maryese in front of him like Randy did Liz. Not as mysoginist because you couldn’t do that today, but copies a lot of his tactics and even robes and sunglasses.
Outstanding on the mic, phenomenal look, fantastic worker. Had he started in the next generation, to be honest he'd probably have Bret/Shawn's spot. Other generations, with no Hogan to hold him back the sky's the limit.
The most unreplicatsble wrestler ever. The look, the voice, the in ring work and psychology, the look, nothing below 10/10. The most complete package ever.
Man! Savage going over the rope,using the top, to close line his opponents was a thing of beauty!!!! Now I wanna see those Savage vs Eaton matches....🤩🤩🤩
I'm from Memphis, and I remember when Savage came with his dad Angelo, wearing that prison shirt with convict numbers on the back, and his brother Sir Lanny Poffo wearing that damn knight's armor. Lol. It was some wild stuff we saw. Lawler fought every damn body, then they went straight to WWF.
@@johngallagher72 To be in the Mid-South Coliseum the night they posted Lawler (which was a huge deal back then because nobody was doing that), two things were certain... 1. Idol and Rich KILLED Jerry Lawler. 2. The crowd was going to storm the ring to kill Idol and Rich for killing Jerry Lawler. Security had it's hands full. Everything was so believable then, and they all sold the shit out of it. Memphis wresting in the late 70s,80s, and early 90s was amazing
Still get literal chills just thinking about the opening notes of his theme rising to crescendo. When Randy showed up, you felt it. Every time. Warrior had a similar effect, honestly, but he was all intensity and minimal substance.
I met Macho Man at an autograph signing in a Wal-Mart in Bentonville, AR in 1998. Was very gracious when signing his autograph. He even let me get a picture with him, while I was wearing my Job Squad t-shirt.
Randy was so god damn good and I truly believe ahead of his time. His charisma was off the charts, his athleticism was above his peers, he was fucking entertaining in literally anything he did. He's my GOAT for sure.
Savage has a video from 2003 promoting his hip hop album and he cuts a shoot-promo on Hogan and props young stars, specially The Rock. He still sounds great and he still has the magic, even in 2003 times has been change so much since the 80's
when savage was heel in mid 80s in WWF is when i first started watching. I hated him but was in awe. His attire (those robes), his moves (those camera flashes when he went for the elbow drop) and of course the promos made him a freakin spectacle. I think corny nailed the analysis. He probably would've been too wild the pre-1950s taste but he certainly could rule anywhere. It would've been awesome to see Savage vs Flair/AA/Magnum/Dusty headline a mid 80s Starracade
I hated him back in the mid 80’s too. Made his name in the WWF as inter continental champ. Lost the belt in a classic against the dragon at WM3 and then went on to greater achievements. One of the GOAT
The intensity, persona and ring work made it so he'd have been successful basically anytime post WWII. Yes, he was high strung but was very much a good guy. See the cid about him putting DDP over.
@@downwithputinsaveukraine1313 OF COURS E HE would be over in ECW, he was the first person to put someone through a table, piledriving RIcky Morton in 82 and watch his memphis DEBUT on youtube tell me thats not E CW
Savage was a legend in the business and his character was 1 of a kind . He could cut a promo that would instantly grab your attention . His wars with Hogan over both WWF, WCW World Heavyweight Titles are the stuff of legend as his wars with Ricky "The Dragon " Steamboat and Jake "the Snake " Roberts . Rip to a true legend .
Randy Savage was a larger than life character who could sell and bump just as well as anyone else, had in ring psychology and did great promos that made you put the remote control down if you saw the man while channel surfing, there is literally no one in wrestling right now that has all of these qualities or even half of them.
See if you can find the Saturday Night Main Event Brett versus Savage . Im pretty sure this was Brett's big test and Savage helped him pass it with flying colours by having a great match .
Also his matches against Jerry "The King" Lawler are legendary .Was watching his Cage Match against Lawler for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title .Great match .
Macho ABSOLUTELY would have a main eventer in ANY ERA!! He and Flair are my two favorite guys of all time. At one point back in the day (before Savage got rolling), the great total package guys were like a Flair, Bockwinkel, and Terry Funk. Or before them a Buddy Rogers. Those guys had the great technical skills, great mic skills, main event IT factor, and get down and dirty with the brawls as A PACKAGE!! Plus they could be effective as a face or heel. ONCE Savage hit his stride, he was THE BLUEPRINT of the NEW AGE total package to come down the road. Because he added that NEW AGE AERIAL ASSAULT to the great total package template. We GOTTA remember the great high flyers in the 80's like Steamboat, Snuka, Eaton, Kevin Von Erich, the junior heavyweights around the world, etc. DIDN'T HAVE CLOSE to the total package that Savage had. He had a total package ON PAR with the Flairs, Funks, and Bockwinkels. BUT he was a great aerial guy on top of it! After Savage, we got Hennig, HBK, Jericho, Eddie, Angle, Punk, Daniel Bryan, AJ, etc. in the WWF/E. Guys who put their own twist on that total package. Savage frankly was the BLUEPRINT!! And of all the guys I just named HE HAD THE MOST IT FACTOR! What Flair did for the ground based technical wrestlers in the 80's, Savage did for the guys who could fly in the 80's! Showing what a great total package CAN BE while adding showmanship and TRANSCENDANT IT factor to the equation! VERY ESSENTIAL as the 80's and national wrestling companies came on the scent!! If I could have added ANY WRESTLER to that JCP roster in the mid to late 80's, it would have been Savage!
I like how everyone, Everyone, remembers Macho Man and talks about him these days, while no one even mentions Hogan. Randy has grown, while Hulk has faded. In another dimension, another time, there was Macho who was THE man in the 80's. THE champ.
This is a borderline stupid ass question. He had the best promos of his era, he could go with the best in the ring, had great "psychology" and understood "storytelling". He had it all. He not only would've got over in any era, more people would get over who worked with him because he was so good.
Dude he did his own promos, anyone from those days that were good on the mic would get over today. Look at Enzo. He was a breath of fresh air because he was slightly over the pg13 stuff and everything was his own. He couldn’t wrestle to save his life but damn he was entertaining af. Macho in any era would be a top guy for sure
I STILL to this day remember Randy's debut in the WWF: the angle was, that all the major managers were competing to sign him, and instead, he chose this unknown woman named "Elizabeth". For me, when he came in, he was an unknown, I'd never heard of him before this debut.
Love the art work of Jim delivering flying elbow smash 😊 Macho Man Randy Savage would got over in an era he is good as a promo, wrestler, and look. Best thing of Randy Savage was his willingness to put business first and willing to put others over, which is rare from a top talent.
Vince in 2021: Macho Man Randy Savage huh, well you’re going to debut next Monday as Steven Nunchuck! (and then eventually your name will be shortened to Nunchuck)
It depends. The obvious answer would be yes, he had everything, he was larger than life. But by todays way of things in wwe he'd probably be put in awful comedy segments.
How could he not be a star? He had everything.
Right? The cream always rises to the top
@@Highly3666 exactly
Absolutely!
The person who asked that question had to of just wanted to hear Corny talk about Macho Man. It's the most obvious question ever asked on the Drive Thru IMO.
For that time yes
I'd call him once in a lifetime
Short Answer: Yes
Long Answer: Fuck yes
Perfect comment.
Longer answer: OOOOOH YEEEAAAH
Underrated comment.
Savage could talk, work, and wrestle with the best of him. He'd get over any time in the ring.
If you consider Hulk, Macho, and Warrior the Big 3 of the WWF's Rock n' Wrestling era, Savage was the only one who had it all.
Randy was a smart business man 👌
Macho Man is still my favorite. I couldn't and still can't stand Hogan.
The best of him...
Absolutely agreed. Talk, draw, look, wrestle, he had everything. To me he was unique.
Savage looking at Omega: *Hey freakshow you're going nooo where*
I got you for THREE MINUTES! THREE MINUTES OF PLAYTIME!!
Imagine Mcfingerbang pointing at Miss Elizabeth, Macho would go savage (no pun intended) on his ass
*Bonesaw vs Omega: exploding barbed wire death match redemption*
@Morpheus A. Smith listening to stories about how Elizabeth crumbled after her divorce with Macho man ,i start thinking that Randy was on the right trying to protect her from the bussines .Yes ,locking her in a room and other obsessive behavior migh've been not the best way to handle things but,i think i understand macho's reasons
“Word on the street is you may or may not be a tad bit light in the loafers...uh huh...”
"I'm the tower of power, too sweet to be sour. I'm funky like a monkey. Sky's the limit and space is the place!" - Macho Man
He was the cream of the crop (as he proceeded to pull a cream cup out of nowhere)
@@evolvedcopper2205 he had an endless amount of creamers in that promo my fav of all time
Congratulations Bret Hart. Cause you have now graduated, yes you have. You are now the #1 man on the Macho Mans intergalactic hitlist. Oh yeah. I'm comin' to getchya yeah! - Macho Man
I wouldn't want to be on that list. - Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
Me either - Me
@@evolvedcopper2205 Nobody did it better!
tower of power, too sweet to be sour" he stole from Billy Graham.
Savage made a lot of guys, hell he made DDP a star. He understood the business better than most.
Facts!!!!
He helped make Brett ..Brett's first big match was against Savage on SNME
A bit overstated. Like saying Piper made Hart
Savage doesn't get credit as much as he should. Savage was a really cool guy with putting guys over from anything I remember hearing.
Absolutely, DDP was a top a guy after his 1997 feud with Randy. Randy also lobbied for a feud with HBK in 1993 or ‘94. Randy had great foresight with young talent.
If we had Randy Savage today, people would actually watch wrestling.
Not true. They’d ruin him
@@jn6305 Impossible, Randy always played by his own rules. Just ask Stephanie McMahon.
@@chucky187 they wouldn’t let him. If he didn’t do their crap, he’d be taken off tv.
You have sound logic, but that is seriously lacking worth the creative team. What irritates me is some of the old school veterans actually like the product. Make Foley even said that these guys are just as tough as they were. We think he’s had too many concussions to make such an asinine comment like that. Hell Taker sees through all the bullshit
OOOOYEAH!!!
That fact that he is now folklore in pop culture and memes. And still on ads for slim jim's, should tell you he would be a star in any era.
@Charming Billy Slimjims insta page is pretty famous too
The only one I could think of where he wouldnt be is this one or ruthless aggression, this one because corny would burry him like he does everyone and RA because it was heavy work rate and less character but even then macho could probably go with the likes of angle, Benoit, Eddie, Rey, Orton and so on.
Not only is HETHAT, HES ALL THAT WITHOUT THE WWE Mentioning him (Until five years after his death) yet they mention Flair every two seconds
@Charming Billy I wear Savage shirts to the gym sometimes. I won't wear any other wrestlers shirts.
@Charming Billy Oh, you know damn well huh? Wtf do you know about what 20 year old beauty queens do?
Savage was too cool to not get over in any era.
"In the 40's he would have probably been locked up somewhere" is one of the most accurate descriptions for Randy Savage!
You're not a wrestling fan if you never tried imitating Randy's raspy voice.
Dig it!!!!
OH YEAH!
My impression is the cream of the crop, oooh yeah.
My voice is killing me everytime I play my DnD character, the Manly Man Andy Damage.
Worth it.
Ohhhh Yeah Dig it
Intensity, charisma, psychology, and talent...that’s what could have gotten him over in any era.
Personality, that's very important, the personality
Heavy on the intensity. OH YEAH!
Savage was the ultimate wrestling gimmick. MACHO says it all. Savage would of worked better over Hogans gimmick, and vibe for sure. Possibly the one, and only, or very few wrestlers, savage that is to work in any era
@FREE BIRD No. The greatest of all time is reserved to the Austin 3:16. No one out sold Austin in merch, buy rate, or even era in terms of populairty. Austin also had the greatest rivalry storyline of all tine. bar non. The goat
@@DANNY10MADRID Macho beat your goat in less than 5 minutes in a squash match in WCW. Stone Colds only the greatest ever if you were a WWF fan in 1998 and stopped being a fan in 2003.
Jim in the savage trunks Is a legendary image
Thats why we listen. Cornette is a great storyteller.
3 min in and I just stopped laughing.
Hence, the countless camera lightbulb flashes in the background.
Macho is one of a kind, that man was on another level
Oooooh yeah
Hard to believe it has been 10 years since we lost him. Feels so long ago yet so recent.
Charisma and stage presence cannot be measured. Randy Savage was one of a kind.
Charisma was off the meter.The way he talked,moved,that intensity.Any era easy
Haven’t listened yet but the answer is YES!!!
Me too. Duh
I agree
No doubt that he would've gotten over in any era.
👍🏾
Would he? Not my generation, but I wonder if Steve Austin would get over with today's neckbeards.
He would be an endless source for brilliant memes today.
There's the Bret Hart wrestler rating system of look, promo and ring skills, each measured on a 10 point scale. Savage easily scores 10/10/10. Does he have any flaws? How does a guy like that not succeed at any time or any place? The only way for him to fail would be sabotage, ie: the promotion won't let him use his talents.
Savage was one of the best all around pro wrestlers ever. He was just as good as a good guy as he was at playing the villain because he WAS his gimmick. So yeah. He could. As long as he stayed away from today’s WWE.
Only Jim Cornette could spend 7 minutes explaining why it’s a simple yes 😂
Nobody wants a boring ass answer
Thats why we love Jim. His stories and views are worth hearing.
Imagine how many world titles he would've won without Hogan
He could've been the one with the 3-4 year run as Champion
I never understood why He couldn't put Savage over
He certainly was never as over as a babyface as Hogan, but looking back he was so much damn better in every facet. Hogan's work aged like milk IMO, while Macho's aged like wine.
Cool thing about Randy Savage was he was never in character because THAT WAS HIS CHARACTER in real life, he really talked like that! So for the realness he would be star in this era because he's real.
Well he became that guy but it was a character and not natural. He just breathed it so long he blurred the lines
He was sort of like that irl. Much more polite and reserved. His character was his personality on super hgh.
@@downwithputinsaveukraine1313 According to Scott Hall, Randy was shy and had low self esteem.
That's what is missing from wrestling now and why so few people care. You couldn't tell where the character ended.
Randall Poffo was the gimmick the macho man was the real person.
"You are just a grain of sand in a desert... AND I'M THE WHOLE DESERT!"
Absolutely, just his voice alone just scream wrestling. Too this day ppl still say ohhhhh yyyeah
@Charming Billy 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dig it
For three halloweens in a row I was the Macho Man Randy Savage growing up... and I'm black. Everyone still knew who I was. He was an absolute legend. May he and Miss Elizabeth rest in peace.
So you're Jay Lethal? 😁
My impression of Randy watching modern wrestling; “OHHH NOOOO!!!!”. That’s all.
"There ain't enough lines to snort to make this crap interesting, oh yeah! " Macho Man opinion of current sports entertainment.
"Oh yeah,Macho man's got a lot of CLASS in the future or the PAST ⭐oh yeah dig it"!!!!
That voice, that look, that charisma, and with his wrestling skills he would be a star today. He is unique.
*CREAM OF THE CROP MEAN GENE! ohhhh yeahhhh! Like the cream, I will always rise to the top!*
Pure charisma and he never broke character. A piece of wrestling died with him. 😥
Every wrestler has been imitated/copied except Savage. Jay Lethal was given permission, but as their own gimmick NOBODY could come close to capturing The Madness! 🐐🏆
But Randy Savage got much of his character style from Gorgeous George before him like Hogan with superstar Billy Graham
Miz does a lot of Macho Man heel stuff. He’s pulled Maryese in front of him like Randy did Liz. Not as mysoginist because you couldn’t do that today, but copies a lot of his tactics and even robes and sunglasses.
@@HighFalutinTootin Yes and no. Gorgeous George was more of a precursor to Adrian Adonis. Gorgeous George wasn't psychedelically insane like Savage.
Absolutely without a shadow of doubt. Cream always rises to the top.
Outstanding on the mic, phenomenal look, fantastic worker. Had he started in the next generation, to be honest he'd probably have Bret/Shawn's spot. Other generations, with no Hogan to hold him back the sky's the limit.
Imagine Randy Savage in the 2000s, hooking up with Kelly Kelly.
He would have killed half the lockerroom.
The most unreplicatsble wrestler ever. The look, the voice, the in ring work and psychology, the look, nothing below 10/10. The most complete package ever.
Agreed. It seems almost criminal to call him underrated considering how beloved and admired he is, but he honestly is underrated
Real talent transcends any era.
He has an awesome look, crazy charisma, meticulous.
had* 🥺
I would trade the entire AEW and WWE roster, for Savage. I understand that would just leave Savage as the sole talent but I'd be happy with that.
Randy the kind of guy who could still have a great match just wrestling himself
Anytime I hear about Randy Savage my heart breaks but I love hearing stories about him. Oh god I'm gonna cry right now RIP macho man.
Listen to his rap album.
Dude was a triple threat.
1. Pro-wrestler
2. Actor
3.Rapper
I loved him too!
Man! Savage going over the rope,using the top, to close line his opponents was a thing of beauty!!!! Now I wanna see those Savage vs Eaton matches....🤩🤩🤩
They had a match in 1995/96, but I want to see those 60-minute ones.
Bruh Savage could walk into any promotion in any country in any year and he'd be the most over guy in the company within a week.
Savage vs. Hart on Saturday Nights Main Event was one of the best matches ever to this day.
He's too unique not to make it. Nobody like him.
I'm from Memphis, and I remember when Savage came with his dad Angelo, wearing that prison shirt with convict numbers on the back, and his brother Sir Lanny Poffo wearing that damn knight's armor. Lol. It was some wild stuff we saw. Lawler fought every damn body, then they went straight to WWF.
Here in Canada I would have killed to see Memphis ...were you able to see the Lawler Idol Rich feud ?
Poffo Mania
@@johngallagher72 Absolutely!
@@johngallagher72 To be in the Mid-South Coliseum the night they posted Lawler (which was a huge deal back then because nobody was doing that), two things were certain...
1. Idol and Rich KILLED Jerry Lawler.
2. The crowd was going to storm the ring to kill Idol and Rich for killing Jerry Lawler. Security had it's hands full. Everything was so believable then, and they all sold the shit out of it. Memphis wresting in the late 70s,80s, and early 90s was amazing
The Thumbnail is Giving Me Life ... 😂
The effect that the graphics have on these videos can’t be understated. Spectacular
I can’t look at one of those little packets of coffee cream without thinking of Savage. Not kidding!
Still get literal chills just thinking about the opening notes of his theme rising to crescendo. When Randy showed up, you felt it. Every time. Warrior had a similar effect, honestly, but he was all intensity and minimal substance.
He wasent a fake phoney he WAS the macho man 24-7.
100% randy savage is easiesily one of best of all time. He is just so charismatic and talented.
All Hail to the MACHO KING RANDY SAVAGE!
Also his Elbow Drop was a Gift from the Gods!
I met Macho Man at an autograph signing in a Wal-Mart in Bentonville, AR in 1998. Was very gracious when signing his autograph. He even let me get a picture with him, while I was wearing my Job Squad t-shirt.
Randy was so god damn good and I truly believe ahead of his time. His charisma was off the charts, his athleticism was above his peers, he was fucking entertaining in literally anything he did. He's my GOAT for sure.
I go between him and Shawn.
Savage has a video from 2003 promoting his hip hop album and he cuts a shoot-promo on Hogan and props young stars, specially The Rock. He still sounds great and he still has the magic, even in 2003 times has been change so much since the 80's
the song "perfect friend" gives me the feels. It's quite good and heartfelt
He has a video promoting the video game from 2011. He still had the gift even at the end.
IT WAS A HONOR TO WATCH YOU PERFORM RANDY MAY GOD BLESS YOU----YOU ARE SURELY MISSED HE WOULD'VE MADE IT IN ANY ERA !!!!PERIOD!!!!
when savage was heel in mid 80s in WWF is when i first started watching. I hated him but was in awe. His attire (those robes), his moves (those camera flashes when he went for the elbow drop) and of course the promos made him a freakin spectacle.
I think corny nailed the analysis. He probably would've been too wild the pre-1950s taste but he certainly could rule anywhere.
It would've been awesome to see Savage vs Flair/AA/Magnum/Dusty headline a mid 80s Starracade
I hated him back in the mid 80’s too. Made his name in the WWF as inter continental champ. Lost the belt in a classic against the dragon at WM3 and then went on to greater achievements. One of the GOAT
Savage would be the top guy in any era. He’s one of the best of all time, well ahead of flair imo.
100%. Randy Savage had color, intensity, charisma, passion, and toughness. He was like a stick of dynamite
My all time favorite wrestler. No one else comes close.
He could get over today but I don't think Vince and modern fans would have recognize his talent and charisma
Vince master plan was never let someone grow bigger than the brand.
Are you kidding me, the Macho Man would get over in any era. Hell I'm sure he would've even been over in ECW.
If Dusty could do it he definitely could
The intensity, persona and ring work made it so he'd have been successful basically anytime post WWII. Yes, he was high strung but was very much a good guy. See the cid about him putting DDP over.
@@downwithputinsaveukraine1313 OF COURS E HE would be over in ECW, he was the first person to put someone through a table, piledriving RIcky Morton in 82 and watch his memphis DEBUT on youtube tell me thats not E CW
If Jay Lethal stole the gimmick and got it over in the indies then yes Macho Man would’ve been so over specially in NXT.
I loved Lethal using the Macho gimmick. One of the bright spots of TNA. It’s a sad state of affairs that I miss the late 2000’s TNA stuff.
Pretty sure he got permission to do that gimmick.
Savage was a legend in the business and his character was 1 of a kind . He could cut a promo that would instantly grab your attention . His wars with Hogan over both WWF, WCW World Heavyweight Titles are the stuff of legend as his wars with Ricky "The Dragon " Steamboat and Jake "the Snake " Roberts . Rip to a true legend .
"I am going on the road Elizabeth for 5 days, so I put 5 TV dinners in the freezer...Oooooooya dig it "
Randy Savage was a larger than life character who could sell and bump just as well as anyone else, had in ring psychology and did great promos that made you put the remote control down if you saw the man while channel surfing, there is literally no one in wrestling right now that has all of these qualities or even half of them.
Ultimate Warrior & Macho King. What a feud
Kinda strange I’ve been binge watching macho man clips all morning and this pops up.
I watched his WWF debut video this morning
Your life is good
TH-cam algorithm
savage, brock, flair, rock
could get over in any era
Brock garbage 🗑️
I’m wearing a Macho Man t-shirt as I’m listening to this.
Randy Savage and Bret Hart are my top 2 of all time.
See if you can find the Saturday Night Main Event Brett versus Savage . Im pretty sure this was Brett's big test and Savage helped him pass it with flying colours by having a great match .
@@johngallagher72 I have all the SNME episodes on DVD. Bootleg, of course.
Decent hidden gem of a match.
Savage, Steamboat, and Bret Hart are my guys.
Steamboat made everyone look good in his matches. Everyone.
Jim Cornette really is a wrestling history book.
Also his matches against Jerry "The King" Lawler are legendary .Was watching his Cage Match against Lawler for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title .Great match .
The guy lived his character, and was a beast on the mic. Ahead of his time.
There is only one Randy Savage. It's hard to even think of wrestling without him.
Macho ABSOLUTELY would have a main eventer in ANY ERA!! He and Flair are my two favorite guys of all time. At one point back in the day (before Savage got rolling), the great total package guys were like a Flair, Bockwinkel, and Terry Funk. Or before them a Buddy Rogers. Those guys had the great technical skills, great mic skills, main event IT factor, and get down and dirty with the brawls as A PACKAGE!! Plus they could be effective as a face or heel.
ONCE Savage hit his stride, he was THE BLUEPRINT of the NEW AGE total package to come down the road. Because he added that NEW AGE AERIAL ASSAULT to the great total package template. We GOTTA remember the great high flyers in the 80's like Steamboat, Snuka, Eaton, Kevin Von Erich, the junior heavyweights around the world, etc. DIDN'T HAVE CLOSE to the total package that Savage had. He had a total package ON PAR with the Flairs, Funks, and Bockwinkels. BUT he was a great aerial guy on top of it!
After Savage, we got Hennig, HBK, Jericho, Eddie, Angle, Punk, Daniel Bryan, AJ, etc. in the WWF/E. Guys who put their own twist on that total package. Savage frankly was the BLUEPRINT!! And of all the guys I just named HE HAD THE MOST IT FACTOR! What Flair did for the ground based technical wrestlers in the 80's, Savage did for the guys who could fly in the 80's! Showing what a great total package CAN BE while adding showmanship and TRANSCENDANT IT factor to the equation! VERY ESSENTIAL as the 80's and national wrestling companies came on the scent!! If I could have added ANY WRESTLER to that JCP roster in the mid to late 80's, it would have been Savage!
There’s not timeline where The Macho isn’t dope.
Pretty much - I'm imagining him in the 40s calling out Gorgeous George "Hey, FREAKSHOW! You're goin' NOWHERE!"
Sucked as an announcer. Let's not forget that stint. But that was all Vince's fault. Aside from that, easily in my top 5 of wrestlers.
He had more energy, coordination and appeal in his pinky than most guys have in their entire career. He had everything.
“ I’m too hot to handle & too cold too hold, I live on the edge of a lighting bolt and I don’t apologize for that!” He would be the man in any age
The question isn’t if Randy would have gotten over. The question is would Vince have allowed him to get over.
Yep!!
I like how everyone, Everyone, remembers Macho Man and talks about him these days, while no one even mentions Hogan.
Randy has grown, while Hulk has faded. In another dimension, another time, there was Macho who was THE man in the 80's. THE champ.
Someone like Macho would legit make me start watching again, but too bad I suppose
"you better print this or i'm going to x the tape!"
macho still to this day got the best flying elbow off the top rope hands down.
I bought about 30 t shirts and tank tops just last year in stores how can it not be a resounding OH YEAH!!
Savage has some good ones, I wear them to the gym sometimes. The people dig it, Oh yeah!
This is a borderline stupid ass question. He had the best promos of his era, he could go with the best in the ring, had great "psychology" and understood "storytelling". He had it all. He not only would've got over in any era, more people would get over who worked with him because he was so good.
Dude he did his own promos, anyone from those days that were good on the mic would get over today. Look at Enzo. He was a breath of fresh air because he was slightly over the pg13 stuff and everything was his own. He couldn’t wrestle to save his life but damn he was entertaining af. Macho in any era would be a top guy for sure
*Bonesaw vs Omega: exploding barbed wire death match redemption*
Love the Thumbnail yet again! Great video! R.I.P. Randy!
I STILL to this day remember Randy's debut in the WWF: the angle was, that all the major managers were competing to sign him, and instead, he chose this unknown woman named "Elizabeth". For me, when he came in, he was an unknown, I'd never heard of him before this debut.
Love the art work of Jim delivering flying elbow smash 😊
Macho Man Randy Savage would got over in an era he is good as a promo, wrestler, and look. Best thing of Randy Savage was his willingness to put business first and willing to put others over, which is rare from a top talent.
I miss those Slim Jim commercials as much as I miss Macho Man and way wrestling used to be.
Vince in 2021: Macho Man Randy Savage huh, well you’re going to debut next Monday as Steven Nunchuck!
(and then eventually your name will be shortened to Nunchuck)
Absolutely. Savage was amazing. Grew up watching him in the 80s.
Imagine The Macho Man today with Twitter for gods sake! Randy would be absolutely (wait for it) ---- Savage
Can you imagine Savage as a on air personality today? The mic skills never leave. Would be fantastic.
Damn straight I would! Oooooooooooooooooooooh Yeeeeeeeaaaahh! Dig It!
It depends. The obvious answer would be yes, he had everything, he was larger than life. But by todays way of things in wwe he'd probably be put in awful comedy segments.
Basically
Good post and good profile picture.
Cornette getting better form with that flying elbow than Punk ever could.
There is no one like Randy Savage. He would have gotten over in any era.
jeezus would I love to watch Bobby Eaton vs Randy Savage!!!
Love, love, love this drawing by Travis Heckel! The best!