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1. What was your first memory of the Macho Man?
2. Buy or sell: Randy Savage would be just as over in 2011 if he were in his prime as he was in 1988.
3. Which iteration of Macho Man was your favorite? (ICW, Mid-South, WWF or WCW)
4. What did you think about Macho as the color commentator for Monday Night RAW?
5. Favorite Macho Man match ever, aside from the usual Savage/Steamboat WM III and Savage/Warrior WM VII answers?
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1. The months leading into WM 3 where he took out Steamboat. That's when I started watching WWF.
ReplyDelete2. Buy - not only would he be over, I think he'd be main eventing.
3. WWF
4. Okay - but he'd be better at it if he stuck around and worked on it.
5. Savage/DiBiase WMIV
1. WCW and that time of his in the nWo.
ReplyDelete2. Buy - he'd be like CM Punk, only on the "face" side of things.
3. I'd say a cross between the WWF Macho King time and WCW Team Madness.
4. Disappointing - it was obvious he didn't want to be there, though he was pretty good at it, he really really wanted to be in-ring.
5. A toss-up between Savage/DDP in WCW and Savage/Stunning Steve Austin from '95 on WCW Saturday night.
1. First match of his I saw was when he took the IC title off Tito Santana.
ReplyDelete2. Would defineley be over. Heis promo style would be a welcome freshness today.
3. WWF. I was not a fan of WCW and only recently discovered ho's work in Memphis, which was awesome.
4. His commentary seemed forced at times. For someone who was so intense and unpredictable as a promo, he was too restrained as a broadcaster.
5. Probably Hogan-Savage at WM 5. Mega Powers explode man. This was my per Undertaker days when Hogan and Macho were my top two, so this was a big match for me.
1. Hearing his raspy-ass voice on Monday Night Raw and wondering "who the hell is that?" (I'm young, I know).
ReplyDelete2. Buy. Absolute buy. Charisma, wrestling ability and promo ability don't degrade just because the style changes. I think he'd actually be more over due to how DULL everyone else would be in comparison.
3. WWF for matches and promos, WCW for attire (I really dug his space cowboy look with all the tassles).
4. Average. He could have been good, but his heart just wasn't in it. He was the precursor to late 2000s Jerry Lawler in terms of unmotivated ex-wrestler commentary.
5. Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts, Saturday Night's Main Event in Late 1986. Maybe not my favorite Savage matchup outside of those two, but Alvarez mentions this match all the time for a good reason; its probably the best heel vs. heel match I've ever seen in a major company.
1. His clothing and entrance music stood out to me and peaked my interest.
ReplyDelete2. His talent no question i just dont see the flamboyant Macho Man gimmick working to well in 2011 but Macho can cut promos and is a 5 star worker so yes!
3. WWF when he first won the title.
4. He was solid as a announcer his voice was unique and he put over talent.
5. I always enjoyed Ric Flair Vs Randy Savage
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1. I'm a fairly recent fan, so the first time I saw Savage was on DVD from WrestleMania 2, when he wrestled George Steele (pretty sure that was 2).
ReplyDelete2. I think so, absolutely. He'd be incredibly over.
3. WWF, without question. To me, it's where the moments and matches that define Savage were made.
4. I liked it, actually (again, from the perspective of watching it the odd 18 or so years later). Thought it was fairly decent color commentary...better than the comedian they had in the booth, his name escapes me.
5. Savage/Flair is a great match, outside of the norms. I also like his performance in the Rumble that Yokozuna won, despite the ridiculous finish. Savage/DiBiase and Savage/Hogan are also great.
1. His start in WWE - the manager selection angle, which led up to him introducing Elizabeth.
ReplyDelete2. Absolutely. They only did woman-hating with Mike Knox and Kelly Kelly a few years ago, so its not such a big deal that he could get over the same way today.
3. Tough question. I hated the heel more than I liked the face runs. Probably when he found his mojo again working with DDP.
4. Didn't see much of it, that happened during the period of time after I stopped buying tapes and before I was able to get RAW on pay TV here.
5. Another tough one... being bitten by the snake is too obvious... maybe another classic when he beat Bret Hart with a bad wheel.
I didn't appreciate how much the guy had to do with keeping me interested during his prime. There's just nobody around today with the same intensity and attention to detail. I think staying out when he did (don't mention TNA appearances) was a lot better for him than staying in like Flair and Hogan did/do.