Randy Poffo (born November 15, 1953), better known by his stage name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, is a professional wrestler who has worked for the WWE (WWF at the time) and WCW promotions. He has also performed under the names Macho King and Mr. Madness.

Profile

• Height: 6'2"
• Weight: 273lbs
• Birthday: November 15, 1953
• Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
• Trained By: Angelo Poffo
• Professional Debut: November 1973
• Previous Identities: The Destroyer, The Executioner, The Spider, The Macho King, The Macho Man, Macho Man Randy Savage, Mr. Madness
• Previous Manager(s): Miss Elizabeth, Sherri Martel, Gorgeous George
• Quotes: "Ooh Yeah!"
• Finishing/Signature Move(s): Savage Elbow (Flying Elbow Drop)
• Movie(s): Spider-Man (2002)

Career

Before he started his full-time wrestling career, he was a minor league baseball catcher. He injured his natural throwing shoulder at one point, so he learned how to throw with his left arm instead.

He is a second-generation professional wrestler; his father, Angelo Poffo, was a well-known wrestler in the 1950s and 1960s. His brother Lanny had a moderately successful career as a wrestler, under the stage names "Leaping Lanny Poffo" and "The Genius."

Savage wrestled in what is widely considered to be one of the greatest matches in North American wrestling history when he faced Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat at Wrestlemania III in the Pontiac Silverdome. The match was the culmination on a long and bitter feud between the two and featured tremendous athleticism and in-ring storytelling. After numerous false finishes, Steamboat pinned Savage to end his reign as WWF Intercontinental Champion. The match was an extremely choreographed one, as opposed to "called on the fly" nature of most wrestling matches. Savage was a stickler for detail and he and Steamboat laid out and rehearsed every spot in the match prior to Wrestlemania. It still stands up to the test of time and is cited by such wrestling luminaries as Chris Jericho as their inspiration for becoming a wrestler.

Savage achieved his greatest fame during Wrestlemania IV when he defeated "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase in the final of a tournament for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Title. Although primarily an infamous heel throughout his career, Savage briefly converted to fan favorite after winning the title.

The Macho Man is known to wrestling fans and non-fans alike for his trademark loud, drawn-out cry of "Ohhhhhhhhhh, yeahhhhhhhhhhhh!" made even more popular by a series of Slim Jim advertisements. For a while, as a wrestler in the WWF, he was managed by the late Miss Elizabeth (real name Elizabeth Hulette), whom he was married to and would often carry down to the ring with her sitting on his shoulder.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s he also became known for a supposed friendship with Hulk Hogan within the WWF (now WWE) that quickly developed into a very open animosity after Savage accused Hogan of sleeping in Elizabeth's bed during a road trip.

Savage is now pursuing a career as a rap artist; his debut album, Be A Man, was released on October 7, 2003.

Savage also appeared in the original Spider-Man feature film, as the underground wrestler "Bone Saw McGraw".

Titles and Accomplishments

World Wrestling Entertainment

• 2-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time WWE Intercontinental Champion

World Championship Wrestling

• 4-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion

National Wrestling Alliance

• 3-time NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA South Eastern Tag Team Champion (with Lanny Poffo)

American Wrestling Association

• 2-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time AWA International Heavyweight Champion

Miscellaneous

• 1-time United States Wrestling Association Unified World Heavyweight Champion
• 3-time Independent Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time World Wrestling Council North American Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time Georgia Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion (with Lanny Poffo)

External links

• Macho Man official website
• MTV: Savage will become a rapper