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RANDY SAVAGE
Randy Poffo was born on
11/15/53 on the campus of Ohio State University,
He is the son of wrestler Angelo Poffo and
brother of Lanny Poffo. Randy was a baseball
player and was in the farm systems of the
Cardinals, Reds and White Sox. He became a
wrestler in 1975.
WWF:
Randy gained national attention in 1985 when he
joined the WWF. In a surprise, he named the
lovely Miss Elizabeth to be his manager. In real
life he was married to the late Elizabeth
Heulette. Within months, he had beaten Hulk
Hogan twice at Madison Square Garden before
winning the I-C title from Tito Santana.
The Longest Reigining
I-C Champ:
His title reign lasted over a year and was
the longest title reign to that point. His most
notable feuds were with George Steele, who had a
crush on Elizabeth, and Ricky Steamboat. He
crushed Steamboat's larynx and lost the title to
Steamboat in a classic match at WrestleMania 3.
Later in the year he feuded with The Honky Tonk
Man over the belt and became friends with Hulk
Hogan in the process.
The Megapowers:
Savage and Hogan teamed up to form the
Megapowers. When Hogan was cheated out of his
title, Savage won the belt by beating four men
at WrestleMania IV with the help of Hogan. For
the next year their relationship started to get
sour and finally collapsed on NBC in primetime.
Hogan beat Savage for the title at WrestleMania
V.
The Macho King,
Marriage and World Champ Again:
Shortly after losing the title he became the
Macho King. AT WrestleMania VII, he lost a
retirement match to The Ultimate Warrior but
after the match made up with Elizabeth. A few
weeks later he proposed to her and they were
married at SummerSlam. Jake Roberts gave her a
cobra as a wedding gift which led to his
eventual return. He would win the World title
from Ric Flair at WrestleMania 8 in a feud where
Flair claimed that "Elizabeth was mine before
she was yours"
WCW:
After being relegated to announcing, Savage
went to the WCW in 1994. His feud with Flair was
reignited when his father was attacked. Savage
was turned on by Hogan when Hollywood formed the
New World Order. A little while later, Savage
joined the NWO and feuded with Dallas Page. In
1999, Savage wasn't resigned by WCW due to cost
cutting.
Retirement:
In his retirement, Savage stared in
Spider-Man as Bonesaw McGraw. He also made a rap
album in which he challenges Hulk Hogan to a
fight due to his real life beef with Hogan over
the breakup of several of his relationships.
This feud with Hogan is believed to be keeping
his WWE legacy from being mentioned. On 5/1/03,
his ex-wife Miss Elizabeth died from an OD of a
combination of alcohol and pain pills.
WWF & WCW Title
History:
WWF
Intercontinental Title
2/8/86 – Tito Santana
World Title
3/27/88 WrestleMania IV – beat Ted DiBiase in
the tournament final for the title
4/5/92 WrestleMania VIII – Ric Flair
WCW
World Title
11/26/95 World War III – won a battle royal for
the vacant title
1/22/96 – Ric Flair
4/19/98 Spring Stampede – Sting
7/11/99 Bash at the Beach – Kevin Nash
(Sources: PWI Almanac &
Machoman.com)
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