The Untold Truth Of 'Macho Man' Randy Savage 

RIP to Randy Savage, Umaga, Chyna, The Ultimate Warrior, Eddie Guerrero, Curt Hennig, Chris Candido, The Von Erichs, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, and all the other great wrestlers who unfortunately passed away when they were far too young.

All I know, is that when I was 12 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Macho Man at the “World of Wheels” custom car show. He was soft spoken, and seemed to be about 5’10, and just a really nice guy. He took the time to talk to me and my dad, let us take picture, and really left a lasting impression on me. He was nothing like his stage persona, and it was a real honor and privilege to meet him. Something I’ll never forget.

In 1987, I moved to Largo, FL as a new physician at the local Non Profit Hospital. Randy was my next door neighbor! He was always the gentleman. When I asked him to come to our "Hospital Foundation Gala," he went out of his way to support the hospital foundation. He attended in full wrestling regalia and donated to the silent auction making our events a great success. Everyone loved him. Of course, he presented a larger-than-life and even scary persona. But he used this stardom in our little community to the benefit of all and never asked for anything in return. God bless him.

“How’s that for an autograph, boy?” That’s so savage.

I met Randy at a independent show I was working. He was mad cool especially to my son who was 6 at the time taking pictures and an autograph. RIP macho.

"How's that for an autograph" Pure fucking Legend.

I can’t believe it... I CANT BELIEVE IT!! I never knew the wrestler in Spider-Man 1 was randy savage!

the truth? Actually he's a freaking legend. The best actor and most entertaining character by far. Period

His dad lived in a condo right next to my grandmas. I was probably around 7 when I first met him, he always so awesome. ‘Hey Matt!’ pretty sure he was hitting on my mom all the time but always jumped in character when he saw us kids. Always had a sick corvette, in gym clothes and pumped. Dude was the real f’n deal

I'd brag about disarming a guy's pistol and then breaking his jaw WITH HIS OWN DAMN pistol. If it's true, that is. It's a pretty legit brag.

Rowdy Roddy Piper and the Macho Man. Two of the greatest.

It's been over 20 years since I first snapped into a Slim Jim and I still struggle with my addiction to this day. Don't get me wrong, I take full responsibility for my situation and being unable to avoid giving in to my temptations, but I will never forget who it was that introduced me to this unrelenting hell. None other than The Macho Man Randy Savage!

Never gets old watching stories about the Macho Man, i can watch this stuff all day long.

He gave some of the best life advice I’ve ever heard. Never been a wrestling fan

Every muscle in my body hurts just think of that sittup record

I met him as a child sitting at the table next to him in Florida. I was a young kid. He literally conversated with me for hours just letting me ask all my little kid wrestling questions. Took pictures with me, autographs, ect. He was so courteous. Ill never forget his kindness. #LEGEND

This brought back many good memories of watching wrestling with my dad in the 80s and 90s, back when I thought wrestling was REAL! Fun fact: my elementary school art teacher was close to George the Animal Steel. Apparently, he loved art (seriously), and had several autographed photos of him in the classroom. Even had a framed picture of him and her on her desk.

I live in his old house on Staten Island he has a painting on the wall of his cat Johnny we left it on the wall it’s still in my house

Randy Macho Man Savage was always my favorite wrestler of all time ! When I heard he died I felt a little choked up about it because I knew we would never see his likes again . I was lucky to have grown up in the hay day of wrestling circa 1980's !! Now a days it just isn't the same . RIP Macho Man , you were and always will be one of the all time greatest wrestlers to ever step into the squared circle

I saw Macho Man in one of the bars in Largo Fl in 1999. Jacked up and just as animated playing pool, as he would be on the ring. Everybody knew who he was in there.

Macho man was really cool person, met him in tampa and had some beers with him, cool guy, not stuck up like hulk Hogan.

I got to meet Randy in the late 70s. He was scheduled to wrestle at my elementary school. He was sitting in his van at the time in front of the courthouse. Really cool guy.

Randy was a great asset to wrestling and proud that I had a chance to witness all the greats back in the day. He was an athlete first and foremost and happy he was on the St. Louis Cardinals even if only in the minors!!!

Savage: I want to hire you to follow my girlfriend, yeah. Private Investigator: You can count on me. Also Savage: HAVE YOU GOT A DEATH WISH OR SOMETHING, BUDDY? YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING MY GIRLFRIEND FOR WEEKS, YEAH!

I know Rick Flair was one of the best dressed wrestlers. But nobody comes close to Randy Savage.

It hurt my soul to hear ‘macho man’ and wwe in the same sentence they really trynna scrub the wwf in a few decades thats gonna be a ‘mandela effect’ 😢

I met in 99 at a skate event. He was so nice to all us sweaty teens waiting to see him in the September Florida sun. He was the character we all grew up with and did not disappoint.

Rest In Peace to a true legend! I still clearly remember being at ringside when he defended his world title against Ted DiBiase back in the Summer of 1988! I also remember Virgil trying to hold Macho Man still, hoping DiBiase could get a cheap shot, only to have Macho Man escape and duck in time, causing DiBiase to accidentally punch Virgil instead! After DiBiase was checking on and apologizing to Virgil, I also clearly remember feeling the vibes real well when DiBiase's shoulders hit the ring floor when Macho Man back suplexed him, then holding diBiase's houlders still for a three count, getting the pin and win! That was such an amazing night!

I saw Macho man at a sushi restaurant in Carlsbad CA in 2003. He was cool to everyone. The man is the quintessential wrestler!

I was night manager at the Omni @ CNN Center in the mid-90's and I knew all the wrestlers, they stayed there all the time and always checked in late at night when I was on duty. They were all normal, nice guys except Hulk Hogan (who I hardly ever saw admittedly) who was a total douche, and Randy Savage. I can personally confirm that the other wrestlers used to call him "The Cartoon" because he was always "in character" and he was the only one who didn't check in under his real name. But they all seemed to like and respect him, no one really seemed to dislike him. It all seemed to be good-natured.

Randy Savage RIP. Always liked hearing him talk the way he would. Great story of the one and only randy the Machoman Savage

I met Randy "Macho Man" Savage at Detroit Metro Airport in the early 2000's.....He was super nice to my friends and I.....

I knew Randy briefly in. 1981, we trained. At the same gym and I actually competed with him in a local bodybuilding contest. He was always polite and and kindness quiet during the time I was around him.

He was my favorite for sure , RIP MACHO MAN!

I was kind of into wrestling in the late 1960s. Names I remember off the top of my head: Ray Stevens, Pat Patterson, Pepper Gomez, Haystack Calhoun, etc. There were matches broadcast every weekend from Oakland, CA.....hosted by Walt Harris. Roller Derby was pretty popular as well. One of my friends won the chance....( probably from some radio station ...).....to remove the cape from some wrestler's shoulders, as he stepped into the ring....when the whole party came to our town. He seemed so dejected afterwards.....saying that he hung around after the event.....and watched the good guys & the bad guys, all climbing into a big station wagon TOGETHER. He followed them to a little bar, and realized they were good friends, and weren't really enemies at all....LOL. I only recall ever attending one match. They were selling beer in glass bottles back then, and there were bottles & fists flying out there in the bleachers. As fake as it all is.....I think of those guys as buffed-up ballerinas. The skill level it must take, not only to master all of those moves night after night, but also NOT to really f#@k each other up so badly, that they really put each other out of commission. I know there were tragic exceptions, but very rare.

TODAY I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHO'S WHO WRESTLING NOW, OTHER THEN THE UNDERTAKER. I HAVEN'T WATCHED IN ALMOST 20YRS.

He was my all time favorite Wrestler as a kid.

Never take Hogan’s word for it. He always has an angle

The baby oil thing with Andre is true. However, Andre's overall problem was that he was always in pain. His hygiene was also pretty bad as you could smell him coming. According to Hogan the Giant didn't want to shower, just wrestle and hit the bars. Disgusting as he wreaked also of alcohol. Baby oil you just wash off no big deal, but if you don't shower....

Dude you are one of the best if not THE best when it comes to narrating over these videos, and you do a great job at getting all the facts together. Great presentation as usual, and keep up the good work!

Macho man ,Bret Hart and even Shawn Michaels physiques were underrated. I remember meeting Bret Hart in 1999 at the Molson Indy in Toronto and he was jacked AF.His traps were up to his neck.I am currently building a physique like Bret's

I'd run into him from time-to-time at airports. He was next in line behind me at the Madison restaurant one evening, I visited with hime briefly, and we both talked about "Slim Jims" being a staple for a snack on long trans-oceanic flights for me and my crew. We sat at tables next to each other and talked between bites. I heard a little bit of muffled laughter from some of his compadres as we talked. I didn't think much if it. Later that evening as we left Denver for L.A., I reached into my flight kit for my flashlight and my hand felt a bunch of strange thin floppy objects. I looked directly into my kit and saw a dozen Slim Jim meat snacks. I shared the Jims with my f.o. and flight engineer, which left the cockpit a bit spicy smelling. Randy had snuck the Jims into my floppy leather flight case, the one that had been with me for 6 continents, and numerous ocean crossings. I still have the bag, and there might be a tinge of Slim Jim fragrance every now and then. "Snap into a Slim Jim" Randy. The next ones are on me. Vayo con dios.

Mr. Poffo was something else...the cream of the crop

The Macho Man Randy Savage is a real legend of wrestling

"SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM" Oooh YEAH

Savage didnt join the WWE. He joined the WWF.😒

Apparently, Randy went off on Razor and Shawn after their ladder match at Wrestlemania X, claiming that they took too long and forced a ten man tag match to be scrapped due to time constraints.

I probably wouldn't want my wife hanging around locker rooms with half naked roided up shark's either

"I gotcha for 3 minutes, 3 minutes of playtime!" 😂 Haha macho was the best

Actually, before he became The Genius, he was "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

I loved him when I was a kid.. Yep I was a wrestling maniac!! Oooh yea!!!

Was? Was? Unbelievable! I'm still here buddy. Macho Madness never dies! Ooooh Yeeah! Dig it!

One of my personal childhood favorites. RIP Randy. I live right down the road from where he used to live and also where he tragically lost his life :(

"Hows that for an autograph, boy!!" - F'ing priceless..R I P dude❤👋

Macho man was the greatest to ever do it. Nobody will replicate what he did for sports entertainment.

He was the only professional wrestler I was captivated by! Wrestling Entertainment at its finest!!!

My favourite of all time the macho man randy savage RIP

Macho man verse Ricky the Dragon steamboat for the Intercontinental Championship were true classics.

Loving this one thanks for sharing very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work

Very cool video! Thanks! R.I.P Randy

What a legend he was, man

One of my favorite wrestlers and one of the most charismatic ohhhh yeaaaahh 🤠💯

Awesome video, thanks! Growing up watching wrestling i was never as fan of Randy! But always appreciated him, especially Elizabeth! Great entertainer! And from the story you showed great person! RIP!

Macho Man and Tommy Dreamer were the best wrestlers I've met. Since it was a Slim Jim event (I'm veg lol) I did the best female impression of him... Lol. It was embarrassing to do that in front of him and on a microphone. It was him and his bro - both amazing people. Ah well. RIP macho man. ❤ Snap into a slim jim. OH YEEEAAHH

He was brilliant. Loved him.

macho did a lot of good things too, we are all flawed. he definitely seemed to go through a bit of a mid life crisis but seems he found happiness at the end of his life.

Great video. Fun to watch.

All of the pics from the Memphis wrestling shows brings back a lot of memories from when I was a kid.

I really doubt the story about him slamming a fan because he would of said "OHH YEAAA" at the end of his statement.

I'm from Southern Illinois and used to train at Marion Physical Fitness in the early 80s . Randy ,Lanny and their dad Angelo used to come in and train. Randy and I trained together again in the mid nineties at Golds in largo Fla. Hulk,The British Bulldog all trained there .

Randy Savage is an original! You can't ever leave him put. That's like a car with no tires, fire with no heat, water with no wet.

“How’s that for an autograph boi!” Lmao classic heather swanson

Oh Yeah! True legend one of my favorite wrestlers of all time,one of the most talented intense guys in the wrestling game RIP Macho Man.

I was hoping you were going to show the hogan impression of Andre saying "no baby oil"

I miss the Macho Man.

DAMN. AS I LOOK BACK, JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE WRESLERS I GREWUP WATCHIN DURING THE 80'S AND 90'S ARE DEAD. VERY SAD, MANY DIED YOUNG. WRESTLING BACK THEN WAS PURE FUN AND EXCITEMENT.

We'll never forget Heather Swanson, she will always be the strongest woman.

hows that for an autograph boy OHHHH YEAHHHHHH.😂🍻

savage and hulk has its own iconic voices

Gone but never forgotten

My mothers crush and favorite wrestler!💪🏾😄

Also known as "Leapin' Lanny Poffo".

Very informative and interesting, I definitely was a fan.

Keep the wrestling and true crime videos coming haha

*Ooooooh* *Yeah* *,* *Macho* *Man* *is* *comin* *for* *ya* *!* Man will always be a legend. *The* *Legend.*

Bruh Macho Man vs Shawn Michaels I would’ve loved to see that!

Absolute great video... oooooohhhhhh yeeeeeah!!!

And the beat goes on

I lived in southern Illinois in the late 70's and Macho Man , Leaping Lanny , and George Weingrof (?) all wrestled in small town gymnasiums on weekends with maybe 3 or 4 rows of spectators , maybe 50 -60people ! The locals would go to some ones' house and watch and then go back out partying ! Macho Man paid his dues and then some ! He earned everything he had !

"How's that for a autograph boy" macho man is the man⚡

I miss this dude so dearly. My childhood hero :-)

I love that man.I miss him. He was my favorite since the 80s. Him Hogan and flair.They all brought wrestling to the main stream. Back in the good old days when wrestling rocked.

Macho man, at the height OF the WWF during the 80's and early 90's, Savage had the best finisher. Hogan and his dumbass leg drop was pathetic compared to Savages high flying elbow drop.

Randy Savage is how I discovered the word savage at 4 yrs old in the early 90's

Great wrestler, with a strict code of honor. Also a real SOB. Can't believe how jacked he was in the Spiderman movie.

One of the most entertaining wrestlers of all time.

I agree, the title of this video should be "Our Tired Attempt At Something That's Been Said A Thousand Times Before"

I knew randy savage I was a stage hand and he was a very nice guy. It's hard to believe that these stories are true.

I was his desk clerk at World Gym, miss you Randy!

My first video of yours and I am very impressed by the content, presentation, and overall pacing of the video. Mega kudos to you for making an almost 12 min video seem like 5! Thank you!