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Wrestler Ivan ‘The Russian Bear’ Koloff, a proper send off to the man, the myth, the absolute legend.
Randy Savage
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Randy Savage
Savage in 1986
Birth name Randy Mario Poffo
Born November 15, 1952
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died May 20, 2011 (aged 58)
Seminole, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s) Miss Elizabeth (m. 1984; div. 1992)
Barbara Payne (m. 2010; his death 2011)
Family Angelo Poffo (father)
Lanny Poffo (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Randy Poffo[1]
Randy Savage[1]
The Spider[1][2][3]
The Big Geno[2][3][4]
Mr. Madness[1]
Destroyer[1]
Executioner[1]
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Billed weight 237 lb (108 kg)[2]
Billed from Sarasota, Florida[2]
Trained by Angelo Poffo[2]
Debut 1973[5][6]
Retired 2005[1]
Randy Mario Poffo[7] (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011),[1] better known by the ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and color commentator best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and later World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
Savage is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in history;[8][9] a number of peers have ranked Savage among the industry's top performers of all time.[10] He has won 29 titles during a 32-year career, including the WWF World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship four times. A one-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Savage was named by WWE (formerly WWF) as the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time and was credited for bringing "a higher level of credibility to the title through his amazing in-ring performances".[11]
Aside from championships, he was the 1987 WWF King of the Ring and the 1995 WCW World War 3 winner. A major pay-per-view attraction in the 1980s and 1990s, Savage headlined WrestleManias IV, V and VIII (being part of a double main event at the last of those presentations),[12] as well as four of the first five SummerSlam shows, the 1995 edition of WCW's Starrcade, and many other events. At the peak of his popularity, he held similar drawing power to that of Hulk Hogan.[13][14]
RIP
Wrestler Ivan ‘The Russian Bear’ Koloff, a proper send off to the man, the myth, the absolute legend.
Randy Savage
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Randy Savage
Savage in 1986
Birth name Randy Mario Poffo
Born November 15, 1952
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died May 20, 2011 (aged 58)
Seminole, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s) Miss Elizabeth (m. 1984; div. 1992)
Barbara Payne (m. 2010; his death 2011)
Family Angelo Poffo (father)
Lanny Poffo (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Randy Poffo[1]
Randy Savage[1]
The Spider[1][2][3]
The Big Geno[2][3][4]
Mr. Madness[1]
Destroyer[1]
Executioner[1]
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Billed weight 237 lb (108 kg)[2]
Billed from Sarasota, Florida[2]
Trained by Angelo Poffo[2]
Debut 1973[5][6]
Retired 2005[1]
Randy Mario Poffo[7] (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011),[1] better known by the ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and color commentator best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and later World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
Savage is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in history;[8][9] a number of peers have ranked Savage among the industry's top performers of all time.[10] He has won 29 titles during a 32-year career, including the WWF World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship four times. A one-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Savage was named by WWE (formerly WWF) as the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time and was credited for bringing "a higher level of credibility to the title through his amazing in-ring performances".[11]
Aside from championships, he was the 1987 WWF King of the Ring and the 1995 WCW World War 3 winner. A major pay-per-view attraction in the 1980s and 1990s, Savage headlined WrestleManias IV, V and VIII (being part of a double main event at the last of those presentations),[12] as well as four of the first five SummerSlam shows, the 1995 edition of WCW's Starrcade, and many other events. At the peak of his popularity, he held similar drawing power to that of Hulk Hogan.[13][14]
RIP
