10 Explanations For WWE’s Marginalisation Of Randy Savage

4. Randy Losing Respect For Vince Over Angelo Being Snubbed

In 1987, the WWF was putting together a big "Legends Match", with big names from the past competing. Randy Savage went to Vince McMahon and specifically requested that the company allow his father to compete in the match, even though Angelo Poffo had no experience with the company. Vince declined the request, and if you believe the story, this was the exact moment that the relationship between Randy and Vince went sour. Looking at it from Randy's perspective, you can see why he might be upset over something like this. He wasn't asking for his father to pin the WWF Champion. He merely wanted his father to get some shine, and for the WWF to pay homage to what Angelo Poffo had accomplished in his career. By Vince turning it down, it's easy to see Randy taking this as a slap in the face, not only to him, but to his father, and the entire legacy of the Poffo family. If you look at it from Vince's point of view, you can also see why he did what he did. When you look at the names that ended up competing in the Legends Battle Royal, you'll see people like Lou Thesz (the man who won the match), Bobo Brazil, Nick Bockwinkel, Pat O'Connor, Dominic DeNucci, Tony Garea, Rene Goulet, Killer Kowalski, Gene Kiniski, Pedro Morales, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Arnold Skaaland, Chief Jay Strongbow, Ray Stevens, and more. That list includes some of the biggest and best in the history of wrestling. It could easily be argued that there just wasn't room for an Angelo Poffo in the match. Sure, Vince could have added him, but that's the beauty of being the ruler of his domain... he can make whatever decisions he wants, whenever he wants, for whatever reasons he wants.