WOW!!!!!!! Savage is locked and loaded 24/7. What a personality met him in person when he was in ICW I was a mark and he was my favorite by far. OOOOOO YEAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! DIG IT. RIP Macho u will b missed from now on.
@RWright2006 It's his first appearance on Memphis/JarrettTV. He had been in several promtions before that, most notably his family's ICW based out of Kentucky. They had a nasty war with Jarrett promotions in the 4 years or so before this. At this time, ICW went out of business and the Poffos agreed to work with Jarrett/Lawler. This is how he showed up in Memphis where he had been threatening and challenging the Jarrett wrestlers for years. His showing up on TV like this was "shoot" like.
Randy Savage was easily one of the most charasmatic high energy characters in wrestling, and could shoot amazing segments and interviews (especially with Mean Gene).
OHHH YEAHHH!!!! The Macho KING is making his way to the Ring acompanied by his Darling Sweet Elizabeth in Heaven with The MADNESS & Snapping into a Slim Jim against Owen Hart and others. R.I.P. Macho Man!!
He's been crazy for a long time! And he clearly was one of the top 10 wrestlers ever! Thanks for great times, as exemplified in this video! Rest in peace!
A side note Macho man Randy savage, lenny and angelo poffo attack superstar bill dundee and dundee pull his gun out and put it to macho man face a year before this moment took place
@jtsomer1670 Actually it was one on one and Savage yanked the gun from Dundee and pistol whipped him. The Memphis promotion claimed that Dundee was attacked outside a restaurant by Jimmy Hart's First Family to explain his black eye.
I was five years old and living in memphis and went to mid south coliseum on mondays. i thought this wastruly real and the rest was BS. RIP Machoman RIP
Damn, I was expecting him to be green since he hadn't been on the big stage very long...instead he's dynamite. This guy was a real phenom. Besides being a great in ring performer, his mic skills put the current stars to shame.
Macho Man was born a champeen and will always be a champeen. Look, the beast was barely contained and yet he was as charming as anyone. Vince Mcmahon will always be a schmuck. Fuck him. LONG LIVE SAVAGE!!!!!
I used to watch wrestling growing up as a kid. During the golden years of wrestling I remember my eyes would be glued to the tv. Macho Man was part of the crew that entertained millions of families in their living rooms across America. As kids, we would pretend to be Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, etc.. and we would wrestle. Many good times. We lost one of our childhood icons. Thank you, Macho Man, for all the memories. Thanks for all the " OOOH YEAAHH's !!" GOD Bless you & Rest In Peace, Randy Savage
The ICW had just folded when the Poffos invaded Memphis. The Poffos were outlaws by choice and damn if they didn't become household names. Classic family, classic wrestlers, classic memories...
One of the all GREATS of Professional Wrestling...RIP Randy Poffo! Macho Man was awesome in his TV debut, classic elbow drop off the top rope, no one did it better... :-(
The Lord called you home, to be on the biggest stage of them all. Thru the years you entertained the masses, while doing it with style and class. I for one speak for many who watched you over the years, and want to say Thank You.....You'll be Iconic Forever......Randy "Macho Man" Savage 1953 - 2011
That was one of the best debuts in wrestling history!!!!! My heart was hurt when I heard of your passing;infact, you were one of the few people in life that made my eyebrows rise as a youth in the 80's. You enjoy your peace Randy! You fn earned it!
A Few Hours Ago, I Lost A Piece Of My Childhood. The Pink Muscle-Shirt, Over-Sized Sun-Glasses, Head-Band...I Had Em' All. Macho-Man, Your Entrance Music'd Cause Me 2 Leap Off My Sofa & Plant An Elbow (Or Double-Axe Handle) On My Lil Bro's Noggin' Below. I'd Grunt "Oh...YEAH!!" So Loud My Throat'd Be Hoarse For Days.
Hey guys! To all of the young fellows, Memphis wrestling was the bomb back in the early 80's and Ratndy Savage was a big part of the reason why! I seem to remember a guy called Leaping Lanny as being his partner and , in fact, his brother back then. Am I correct in that thought? Now I know that LL was wrestling in Mempho back then but I'm just a little fuzzy on his details. You guys remember "Lance Russell's Nose" sung by Jinmmy Hart? If not check it out cause ot was freaking hilarious! Peace!
I met him when I worked at Western Sizzlin', a steak house, in Danville KY when I worked there back in 1982. He was in there eating. Randy Poffo is what he introduced himself to me as.
We didn't sell Slim Jim at the steak house. He was just there eating with someone. AND...he talked normal! No straining the "Oh Yeah".
All those moves that he did in this segment remained with the macho man his whole career. It just goes to show, that you have to learn the fundamentals of your profession, no matter how meager, before you can get to the big time.
is it me or is Angelo Poffo absolutely horrible. Why would someone as awesome as the Macho Man would have a square like Angelo in his corner? Were they related?
@HawkfanMom1981 Thanks Hawk. I have known since I was ten years old watching Memphis wrestling that they were related...just wanted to point out that Angelo was horrible :)
@sickandtiredofmorons I know he was Savage's dad. And Leaping Lanny was his brother. I guess calling people stupid is the sigh of someone who can't pick up sarcasm????
Randy Savage and his brother used to wrestle here in Nova Scotia on Atlantic Grand prix Wrestling. This was on tv and from what I can remember, it was back in the 60's and 70's.
you cant teach someone to act like that. great characters come only once in a while. this was 30 yrs ago. Vince had alot to choose rom back then to build his empire.
@spenben Vince's inflated ego won't allow him to realize that it wasn't just him that made the WWE a success. It was guys like Hogan, Macho, Bret, Austin, Rock and numerous others that made him rich. He isn't as big of a creative mind as people think. He almost went out of business because he had no idea what the audience wants and still to this day, doesn't know or care.
Man, Mach looks like he took fashion lessons from Chuck Mangione! I thought he was going to whip out a horn and start playing a little "Feels so right". Great stuff here. I always enjoyed seeing wrestlers first starting out hit themselves with things to prove their tough/craziness. Piper with a bottle for example. Savage does his version here with a chair. Classic!
Classic macho man he was and is one of the greats fuck hogan macho man had charisma and talent hogan had a hulk up and a leg drop !!!! Ohhhhhhh yeaaahhhhh !!!!! DIG IT !!!!!
Man, it's weird to see Savage on such a small stage because he's so huge in persona and with his big elbow off the top, he obviously belonged in big arenas. I am always entertained and amused by the stuff Savage came up with in his rants/promos. He's going crazy then all of a sudden: CONFETTI! LOL!!!
@WestHollywoodWarrior savage was never a big man..he used to come to my gym in the late 1980s . him and his brother were lazy they didnt train hard like the rest of the wrestlers did in the gym.
Before there were NWO takeovers... before there were DX ambushes... there was 'The Madness' of Randy 'Macho Man' Savage!! Can you dig it?? Ooooh Yeahhh!!
I totally agree. Koko was a decent guy, never a huge draw or money maker and truly his time in the sun was from about 1987-1989 with his career winding down in 1990-91. With that said, Koko had 3 GOOD years in the WWE. However, I am starting to see a pattern with the HOF, Vince (or whoever is making these decisions) are going with the "favorites" card. Because if it were based on TRUE talent, Arn & Tully, The Road Warriors & Freedbirds would have been it in by now!
I loved the way Lance Russell stayed in character the whole time. Russell NEEDS to be in the WWE HOF no matter what anyone says. If it's a real HOF stop inducting clowns like Koko B Ware, Pete Rose & William Perry and induct REAL legends like Lance. Can someone start a petition???
i was just thinking the other day about how the fact that Koko is in the HOF pretty much guarantees that everyone you see today will be there one day. it used to be super exclusive but now it's "well he has to be in it if Koko's in it". Taker, HBK, HHH, Jericho, Edge, Cena, Batista, Kane are all locks for the HOF, but now people who you think may not make it will have to if guys like Koko are in it. Koko was good, but in no way an HOF'er in my opinion.
Yes, Dewayne 3635, Randy was in the area prior to 1983. I went to college in Nashville from 1974-1978 and watched the Gulas shows on a regular basis. Savage came in in 1977-1978 and feuded with Dutch Mantell. Angelo and Lanny worked together as a father and son tag team, but the relationship with Savage was not acknowledged at the time.
This is an excellent video but I seem to remember him being on tv before 1983. seems like he came to Huntsville, Alabama and saw him in the very late 1970's
It will bring you to the ICW Poffo website I've compiled to chronicle The Poffo's independent wrestling promotion which ran in the mid south from 1979- 1985 .
Tons of ads for house shows ( over 700 on the site) . Pictures of the Macho Man from high school; match listings for early Lanny and Randy bouts from Phil Goldens All Star Wrestling from 1973.Pictures of Randy's great wardrobe. This is the most comprehensive site dedicated to the Poffo's ... so enjoy !!!
I would love to see this website. I grew up in Memphis and we would get the ICW feed and I used to check them out. Plus, when Gulas split from Jarrett, we would on occasion get their shows from Nashville and Chattanooga and I remember Savage feuding with Bobby Eaton and Dutch Mantell who was known then as Chris Gallagher.
Whenever someone has beef I say "Don't tell me nothin man, don't tell me nothin!" Thank you Savage
BSabres87 3 weeks ago
Awsome. Really marked out for the top rope elbow drop.
Moredread25 3 weeks ago
Dream match Randy Savage vs Cactus Jack both in their Prime
tearle2k 1 month ago
WOW!!!!!!! Savage is locked and loaded 24/7. What a personality met him in person when he was in ICW I was a mark and he was my favorite by far. OOOOOO YEAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! DIG IT. RIP Macho u will b missed from now on.
marathonriverrat 2 months ago
CONFETTI!!!
wittw 3 months ago
at 2:57..." i am the best in the world"
TheBestEVER4LIFE 4 months ago
i miss macho man i hope he goes into the hof 2012
gothsoul82 5 months ago in playlist More videos from GShea
what a loss... he was still fit and ready to fight, too... bigger loss than many other wrestlers will be when they die...
officialvangcreative 6 months ago
The nerve of that guy! He shouldn't have told Randy Savage nothing , man!
Sychodave0989 6 months ago 3
This guy is my f'ing idol.
goforride57 6 months ago
I thought Savage wrestled in ICW. Did he wrestle and spend time in both ICW and Memphis?
HCL808 6 months ago
@HCL808 this is when ICW closed and he started in memphis before WWF
jtsomer1670 5 months ago
Long Live The Macho Man Randy Savage
chrishollister80 6 months ago
CONFETTI!!!!
mrnaji 7 months ago
"I'm proud of my son!"
*Randy Savage bangs chair against his own head maniacally*
"I'm proud of my son!"
*Randy Savage bangs chair against his own head maniacally again*
WrestlingHeretic 7 months ago
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mamacornettesmoney 7 months ago
cocaine is a hell of a drug
leeeleveneleven 8 months ago
great stuff, too bad mcmahon put everyone else out of business and then turned every wrestler into a cartoon figure
if you want integrity watch everything (except WWF) prior to crockett folding
gannable 8 months ago 2
The heading is false. He was on Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling, a wrestling organization on the east coast of Canada in the 70's. He had blonde hair.
andymica 8 months ago
The heading is false. He was on Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling, a wrestling organization on the east coast of Canada in the 70's.
andymica 8 months ago
Macho Maddness at its best.
elrodalways 8 months ago
Miss ya Macho.
MegaJaystar1 9 months ago
This is his first TV appearance? It seems as if the fans already know him.
RWright2006 9 months ago
@RWright2006 It's his first appearance on Memphis/JarrettTV. He had been in several promtions before that, most notably his family's ICW based out of Kentucky. They had a nasty war with Jarrett promotions in the 4 years or so before this. At this time, ICW went out of business and the Poffos agreed to work with Jarrett/Lawler. This is how he showed up in Memphis where he had been threatening and challenging the Jarrett wrestlers for years. His showing up on TV like this was "shoot" like.
mamacornettesmoney 7 months ago
Randy Savage was easily one of the most charasmatic high energy characters in wrestling, and could shoot amazing segments and interviews (especially with Mean Gene).
Its cool to see he had it before the WWF
johnnybravo405 9 months ago 3
OHHH YEAHHH!!!! The Macho KING is making his way to the Ring acompanied by his Darling Sweet Elizabeth in Heaven with The MADNESS & Snapping into a Slim Jim against Owen Hart and others. R.I.P. Macho Man!!
StanKingston420 9 months ago
2nd best pile driver after Paul Orndorff
vh2k 9 months ago
One of a kind, incredible!
mcdun1 9 months ago
RIP Macho Man
lonechief 9 months ago
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KapitanAndoy 9 months ago
He's been crazy for a long time! And he clearly was one of the top 10 wrestlers ever! Thanks for great times, as exemplified in this video! Rest in peace!
Junkay2 9 months ago
A side note Macho man Randy savage, lenny and angelo poffo attack superstar bill dundee and dundee pull his gun out and put it to macho man face a year before this moment took place
jtsomer1670 9 months ago
@jtsomer1670 Actually it was one on one and Savage yanked the gun from Dundee and pistol whipped him. The Memphis promotion claimed that Dundee was attacked outside a restaurant by Jimmy Hart's First Family to explain his black eye.
excelsior331 8 months ago
I was five years old and living in memphis and went to mid south coliseum on mondays. i thought this wastruly real and the rest was BS. RIP Machoman RIP
jtsomer1670 9 months ago in playlist classic wrestling 4
sweet, he piledrives the guy, then the other guy gets an elbow then a piledriver for good measure. so cool.
tbb033 9 months ago
The Savage you saw on tv was the Savage you saw in real life, that's what I take from this.
BlingToYoRing 9 months ago
RIP Macho Man
BaldSteve007 9 months ago
I will sincerely miss Randy Savage, we was one of my favorites. God Bless his wife and family!
MayaShadowDancer 9 months ago
It's hilarious that he looked about 50 years old at his "debut". R.I.P MACHO!
hanktoni 9 months ago 5
Damn, I was expecting him to be green since he hadn't been on the big stage very long...instead he's dynamite. This guy was a real phenom. Besides being a great in ring performer, his mic skills put the current stars to shame.
antoniorossiz 9 months ago 5
RIP Randy
DuDeGoRe 9 months ago
so many legends are dieing
jobber25v 9 months ago
LOL...so funny. He was ahead of his time. No one like him. He will be missed. Show heaven how it's done Macho.
hotandspicy666 9 months ago
CONFETTI!!!
R.I.P Macho Man.
julzeyeoftheenemy 9 months ago
RIP Macho Man
SamuraiYattaro 9 months ago
Macho Man was born a champeen and will always be a champeen. Look, the beast was barely contained and yet he was as charming as anyone. Vince Mcmahon will always be a schmuck. Fuck him. LONG LIVE SAVAGE!!!!!
scientifico 9 months ago 2
I hope he's waiting for Dennis Rodman to show up one day in heaven so he can throw Rodman in a porta potty again.
JOSHSKORN 9 months ago
that crowd got they moneys worth right then!!! RIP Macho Man...
linjapanese77 9 months ago
RIP Mr. Poffo! Love you Randy!
rothwoodcreations 9 months ago
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Dont tell me nothing man
swissblade12 9 months ago
It's great that he was the "Macho Man" from the very beginning.
MrSmithwe 9 months ago
Awesome,.. RIP Mach
specterkev 9 months ago
I used to watch wrestling growing up as a kid. During the golden years of wrestling I remember my eyes would be glued to the tv. Macho Man was part of the crew that entertained millions of families in their living rooms across America. As kids, we would pretend to be Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, etc.. and we would wrestle. Many good times. We lost one of our childhood icons. Thank you, Macho Man, for all the memories. Thanks for all the " OOOH YEAAHH's !!" GOD Bless you & Rest In Peace, Randy Savage
alen1122 9 months ago 3
damn that guy in the ring in the beginning is taking some pretty bad bumps
Rangers2011WS 9 months ago
Damn RIP Macho Man
J90lude 9 months ago
What an amazingly epic Champion. So full of charisma, you will be missed.
black1abel 9 months ago
ahahah @ 2:15 "DON'T TOUCH ME NOTHIN'"
AshFR 9 months ago
RIP Macho Man
MrKrisSatan 9 months ago
i bet right now, God is lettin Macho Man wrestle some Angels.
see ya Macho. miss you too =')
sucker4life09 9 months ago 20
The ICW had just folded when the Poffos invaded Memphis. The Poffos were outlaws by choice and damn if they didn't become household names. Classic family, classic wrestlers, classic memories...
arkansoul 9 months ago
One of the all GREATS of Professional Wrestling...RIP Randy Poffo! Macho Man was awesome in his TV debut, classic elbow drop off the top rope, no one did it better... :-(
makamalu 9 months ago
The Lord called you home, to be on the biggest stage of them all. Thru the years you entertained the masses, while doing it with style and class. I for one speak for many who watched you over the years, and want to say Thank You.....You'll be Iconic Forever......Randy "Macho Man" Savage 1953 - 2011
Nocturnal72 9 months ago 2
That was one of the best debuts in wrestling history!!!!! My heart was hurt when I heard of your passing;infact, you were one of the few people in life that made my eyebrows rise as a youth in the 80's. You enjoy your peace Randy! You fn earned it!
051500 9 months ago
Rest In Peace Macho Man.
WillHear432 9 months ago
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A Few Hours Ago, I Lost A Piece Of My Childhood. The Pink Muscle-Shirt, Over-Sized Sun-Glasses, Head-Band...I Had Em' All. Macho-Man, Your Entrance Music'd Cause Me 2 Leap Off My Sofa & Plant An Elbow (Or Double-Axe Handle) On My Lil Bro's Noggin' Below. I'd Grunt "Oh...YEAH!!" So Loud My Throat'd Be Hoarse For Days.
Thanks 4 The Memories, Brother!
chiefcomanche74 9 months ago
RIP!
Awesome to see this footage! funny how it end with the old guys from the muppetshow.. :-P
simpleasadragon 9 months ago
this is what wrestling needs now macho man changed the game
rkindle 9 months ago
RIP SAVAGE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
jkred2012 9 months ago
This is how the Macho Man showed up in heaven.
bertmustin 9 months ago 64
@bertmustin hahahaha i just wasted a hit but it was fucking worth it i can totally picture it
biffvonwrinkle 7 months ago
Serpico maybe?
yokindo 9 months ago
RIP....ooooooh yeah
mjw1104 9 months ago
Hey guys! To all of the young fellows, Memphis wrestling was the bomb back in the early 80's and Ratndy Savage was a big part of the reason why! I seem to remember a guy called Leaping Lanny as being his partner and , in fact, his brother back then. Am I correct in that thought? Now I know that LL was wrestling in Mempho back then but I'm just a little fuzzy on his details. You guys remember "Lance Russell's Nose" sung by Jinmmy Hart? If not check it out cause ot was freaking hilarious! Peace!
wisconsinjed 9 months ago
@wisconsinjed Leaping Lanny not only IS his brother, but also played The Genius in the WWF
Cducharme1 9 months ago
Rest in Peace, Randy...
DeepSouthWrestling1 9 months ago
RIP Macho Man - One of the best ever.
dwkii77 9 months ago
RIP Randy. The camera is definitely on you now, man.
jmcampbell78 9 months ago
I met him when I worked at Western Sizzlin', a steak house, in Danville KY when I worked there back in 1982. He was in there eating. Randy Poffo is what he introduced himself to me as.
We didn't sell Slim Jim at the steak house. He was just there eating with someone. AND...he talked normal! No straining the "Oh Yeah".
planetrob555 9 months ago
Confetti? What the hell?
planetrob555 9 months ago
my favorite wrestlier ever
bakonman12 9 months ago
Lance Russell is supreme. Truly. And as for Savage, this level of intensity makes his WWF run look tame by comparison. This is true helter skelter
eslubin 10 months ago
A legend from the start.
TheLetterJ 10 months ago
his voice changed over the years
belowpip420 10 months ago
Freak out man!
Don't tell me nothin maan. Don't tell me nothin maan. Don't tell me nothin maan.
Four years 8 days!
Get the king out here right now! BANG. Get the king out here right now! BANG.
This has an 1970s afterschool special on angel dust level of intensity to it.
eslubin 10 months ago
now that's how you invade a tv set. no one had the intensity to pull this madman stunt off but the macho man. no one!
eslubin 11 months ago
0:22 future hip replacement surgery candidate
eslubin 11 months ago
Wow, Ken Raper! you always knew he was gonna get the tar beaten out of him, lol.
Soulgrenade 11 months ago
Savage enjoy after the same end of move us The Undertaker later.
Feelsogreat10 11 months ago
100 LIKES and 0 DISLIKES... only the Macho Man can do that.... OH YEAH!!!
Freebleeper 1 year ago
Dont Tell Me Nothin Man!!
gras1hoppa 1 year ago
@gras1hoppa Really?? Is that what he said?????
planetrob555 9 months ago
Look at the charisma in Savage.. no wonder why Vince went after this guy and he went on to be the best of all time! 1:56
getodachoppa1 1 year ago
I like him better without all that gay stuff he wore in the WWF.
mrbluto3 1 year ago
All those moves that he did in this segment remained with the macho man his whole career. It just goes to show, that you have to learn the fundamentals of your profession, no matter how meager, before you can get to the big time.
tothatextent 1 year ago
is it me or is Angelo Poffo absolutely horrible. Why would someone as awesome as the Macho Man would have a square like Angelo in his corner? Were they related?
freqlink 1 year ago
@freqlink - Angelo was his dad.
HawkfanMom1981 1 year ago
@HawkfanMom1981 Thanks Hawk. I have known since I was ten years old watching Memphis wrestling that they were related...just wanted to point out that Angelo was horrible :)
freqlink 1 year ago
@freqlink Angelo Poffo was Savage's father you stupid mark.
sickandtiredofmorons 1 year ago
@sickandtiredofmorons I know he was Savage's dad. And Leaping Lanny was his brother. I guess calling people stupid is the sigh of someone who can't pick up sarcasm????
freqlink 1 year ago
@freqlink It's not sarcasm. It's blatent stupidity and ignorance.
sickandtiredofmorons 1 year ago
oooooooooooooooh yeaaaaaaaaaaah !!
vampirehunter33 1 year ago
Macho was wide open..and ahead of his time!
WastedTimeVideos 1 year ago
WOW, the original Macho Elbow from the top!!
blasto1979 1 year ago
savage is da man
39dogmeat 1 year ago
He was always the Macho Man Randy Savage
ResplendentRecords 1 year ago
@ResplendentRecords
you mean randy poffo never had any characters besides macho man? if so, that's incorrect.
DJglasgowSon 1 year ago
Memphis Wrasslin - a cultural icon of the 20th century.
SRCervecero58 1 year ago 3
i miss seeing the old granny's that thought this shit was real...
ProfessorTapOut 1 year ago
I wouldn't tell randy savage nothing man...
shizzle5150 1 year ago 3
Randy Savage and his brother used to wrestle here in Nova Scotia on Atlantic Grand prix Wrestling. This was on tv and from what I can remember, it was back in the 60's and 70's.
holymackeral456 1 year ago
@holymackeral456 Try the 80's. Randy was 10-15 years old in the 60's.
planetrob555 9 months ago
@planetrob555
You are correct. The 60's would have been too early. I was about 10-12 and I am 46 now. 70's at least.
holymackeral456 9 months ago
@holymackeral456 K. Sorry if I sounded harsh. Didn't mean for it to sound that way.
planetrob555 9 months ago
@planetrob555
Not at all. I really couldn't remember myself, but now that you pointed it out, the 60's were WAY to early.
holymackeral456 9 months ago
@holymackeral456 ya he was playing baseball in like 71 so i dont even think it was thought in his head untill the later part.
jerryjuicebag 9 months ago
OHH YEEEEAAHHH!stiil looks the same
theandrewclav 1 year ago
Like the Fedora
PBNYC1271 1 year ago
That's probably not the same Pink Panther as the South African wrestler who is the father of Justin Gabriel.
resop3 1 year ago
you cant teach someone to act like that. great characters come only once in a while. this was 30 yrs ago. Vince had alot to choose rom back then to build his empire.
spenben 1 year ago
@spenben Vince's inflated ego won't allow him to realize that it wasn't just him that made the WWE a success. It was guys like Hogan, Macho, Bret, Austin, Rock and numerous others that made him rich. He isn't as big of a creative mind as people think. He almost went out of business because he had no idea what the audience wants and still to this day, doesn't know or care.
RSXemperor 1 year ago
@RSXemperor
you said it brother...
erok8150 1 year ago
Man, Mach looks like he took fashion lessons from Chuck Mangione! I thought he was going to whip out a horn and start playing a little "Feels so right". Great stuff here. I always enjoyed seeing wrestlers first starting out hit themselves with things to prove their tough/craziness. Piper with a bottle for example. Savage does his version here with a chair. Classic!
Holyspiritguide 1 year ago 3
This apend only when the man love hes carrear.
Wiltown01 1 year ago
Classic macho man he was and is one of the greats fuck hogan macho man had charisma and talent hogan had a hulk up and a leg drop !!!! Ohhhhhhh yeaaahhhhh !!!!! DIG IT !!!!!
mrdestructo74 1 year ago 2
Sweet jacket.
FartScrap 1 year ago
@FartScrap
The jacket? What about that hat?!
yardape99 1 year ago
RIP Angelo Poffo.
theaikikid 2 years ago 3
Lance Russell must have been the only announcer to talk balk to the wrestlers.
jgjklhlgkbmbkjkjbfsg 2 years ago
macho fucked them ham and eggers up. lmfao
THEOUTLAW78 2 years ago 3
randy savage can act his ass off pal!
85kingwill 2 years ago
savag wasn't acting savage is nuts!
oldschool6804 2 years ago 12
Blow and Mushrooms?
Ohhhhhhhhh....What a Rush!
toyotas2006 2 years ago
Man, it's weird to see Savage on such a small stage because he's so huge in persona and with his big elbow off the top, he obviously belonged in big arenas. I am always entertained and amused by the stuff Savage came up with in his rants/promos. He's going crazy then all of a sudden: CONFETTI! LOL!!!
WestHollywoodWarrior 2 years ago 2
@WestHollywoodWarrior savage was never a big man..he used to come to my gym in the late 1980s . him and his brother were lazy they didnt train hard like the rest of the wrestlers did in the gym.
doosriradha 2 years ago
3:47 haha I love it He could have done anything but chose Pile Driver :-)
bigmaxy07 2 years ago
What's the name ot that song CWA and then USWA used before going to a break?.
It's at 2:09.
soln4suhreborn 2 years ago
I'm speachless
kinghetzer 2 years ago
At this point, Psycho Man would have been a better nickname!
DavidFullam 2 years ago
does anyone know if the memphis monday night memories song is on youtube? thanks.
WilliamLonghini 2 years ago
The Pink Panther never stood a chance!
firechickenz 2 years ago 2
Awesome....looks like he had PCP psychosis.
anvilofcrom 2 years ago
PCP would bring him down from his state on here
eslubin 2 years ago
Savage was and still is the original "PEOPLES ELBOW!"
sausagenpeppaz 2 years ago 2
1983? I thought Randy Savage was on TV in 1980
XioJester 2 years ago
macho man wants skins! lmao
diplomatrockin 2 years ago
Before there were NWO takeovers... before there were DX ambushes... there was 'The Madness' of Randy 'Macho Man' Savage!! Can you dig it?? Ooooh Yeahhh!!
Ruzz7 2 years ago 2
I believe that man is on PCP
stjreid 2 years ago 2
Wow he hasn't changed that much.
KiNGKasius3000 2 years ago
A Legend Is Born
BSabres87 2 years ago
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. The beginning of a stellar career for the "Macho Man".
jeffdoc 2 years ago
haha. 2:25 - CONFETTI!!!!!! Randy Savage > Hogan.
Rayla840 2 years ago 23
Savage was 100% better than Hogan on every level.
miamimagicians 2 years ago 5
This is epic. Savage always seemed on the brink, in these early days he was thrilling to watch.
JasonHi 2 years ago
I totally agree. Koko was a decent guy, never a huge draw or money maker and truly his time in the sun was from about 1987-1989 with his career winding down in 1990-91. With that said, Koko had 3 GOOD years in the WWE. However, I am starting to see a pattern with the HOF, Vince (or whoever is making these decisions) are going with the "favorites" card. Because if it were based on TRUE talent, Arn & Tully, The Road Warriors & Freedbirds would have been it in by now!
mrhollister09 2 years ago
I loved the way Lance Russell stayed in character the whole time. Russell NEEDS to be in the WWE HOF no matter what anyone says. If it's a real HOF stop inducting clowns like Koko B Ware, Pete Rose & William Perry and induct REAL legends like Lance. Can someone start a petition???
mrhollister09 2 years ago 2
i was just thinking the other day about how the fact that Koko is in the HOF pretty much guarantees that everyone you see today will be there one day. it used to be super exclusive but now it's "well he has to be in it if Koko's in it". Taker, HBK, HHH, Jericho, Edge, Cena, Batista, Kane are all locks for the HOF, but now people who you think may not make it will have to if guys like Koko are in it. Koko was good, but in no way an HOF'er in my opinion.
Superfly79 2 years ago
History Beckons the Macho Man! The birth of a Legend
BSabres87 2 years ago 2
Now I know where Brother Devon got his idea for his wrestling costume.
fjccommish 2 years ago
I'm a big Mach Man fan! But then I have to admit that he's always been crazy!
Junkay2 2 years ago
thats the great part about him!...hes crazy!
dmfalc 2 years ago
Savage is Timeless!
dmfalc 2 years ago 11
LOL Savage cut a better promo back in 1983 than most wrestlers are doing now and its 2009! LOL
miamimagicians 2 years ago 2
i think you mean ALL wrestlers are doing now
jhall025 2 years ago
soooo true!!! oooooooo yeahhhhhh
rtfuhj 1 year ago
Dude macho was nuts, he plays a big role in wrestling history
furycross 2 years ago
Yes, Dewayne 3635, Randy was in the area prior to 1983. I went to college in Nashville from 1974-1978 and watched the Gulas shows on a regular basis. Savage came in in 1977-1978 and feuded with Dutch Mantell. Angelo and Lanny worked together as a father and son tag team, but the relationship with Savage was not acknowledged at the time.
theaikikid 2 years ago
This is an excellent video but I seem to remember him being on tv before 1983. seems like he came to Huntsville, Alabama and saw him in the very late 1970's
DeWayne6365 2 years ago
Google ICW Poffo Universe
It will bring you to the ICW Poffo website I've compiled to chronicle The Poffo's independent wrestling promotion which ran in the mid south from 1979- 1985 .
Tons of ads for house shows ( over 700 on the site) . Pictures of the Macho Man from high school; match listings for early Lanny and Randy bouts from Phil Goldens All Star Wrestling from 1973.Pictures of Randy's great wardrobe. This is the most comprehensive site dedicated to the Poffo's ... so enjoy !!!
misteremanpoffo 2 years ago
I would love to see this website. I grew up in Memphis and we would get the ICW feed and I used to check them out. Plus, when Gulas split from Jarrett, we would on occasion get their shows from Nashville and Chattanooga and I remember Savage feuding with Bobby Eaton and Dutch Mantell who was known then as Chris Gallagher.
dburse66 2 years ago
oh YEEAAAH..the macho man randy savage oh YEEAAH
manuntd2009 2 years ago
You boys got it RIGHT! Nobody has or had a better finisher than Randy Macho Man Savage.....DIG IT!!!
bluefriz72 2 years ago
when did jesus start raslin????
uc95nu51 2 years ago
i thought it was charles manson
chriskoob 2 years ago