10 Hall Of Famers Who Fell Out With The WWE

2. Randy Savage

In terms of notable Hall of Fame exclusions, Randy Savage is a superstar who many had been calling to be inducted for years before he was belatedly given a posthumous HOF nod earlier this year.

Not only was Savage kept out of the Hall of Fame for so long, he was largely ignored by the WWE. Sure, the company tried to capitalise on his career with the 2009 Macho Madness: The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection DVD, but that release felt hollow, down to the glaring lack of actual Savage participation.

The reason for Savage being ignored for so long is open to speculation. Randy leaving for WCW in 1994 hit hard with Vince, and it won't have been easy to see the deemed-washed-up Savage perform at the highest level for several more years.

Then there's the unconfirmed stories of a possible incident between Savage and Stephanie McMahon, and it also didn't help things when Randy regularly took shots at the WWE during the early 2000s, most notably calling out top star Triple H.

Randy Savage is now finally in the WWE Half of Fame, but the Macho Man took far too long to get there and sadly never got to do so whilst he was still alive.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 27th Jul 2015

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