The facts are clear. Macho Man Randy Savage is one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. No less an authority than Wrestling at The Chases Larry Matysik rated Savage as the 25th greatest pro wrestler of all time in his list of the 50 Greatest wrestlers ever, while the WWE itself named him as the 14th greatest WWE Superstar of all time on their own list. Here was a man that drew exceedingly well, both as a champion and a challenger. He worked the crowd into a whitehot frenzy, both as a heel and a babyface - and he had great matches with literally everyone he was booked against. Randy Savage was a man that always put the business first. He was (and still is) respected by his peers and beloved by his fans. Together with the other pioneering stars of the Rock n Wrestling era, Randy Savage helped turn Vince McMahons audacious dreams into reality and put the WWE on the map, redefining professional wrestling in the process. Formerly esoteric concepts like Pay Per View events, WrestleMania extravaganzas and national syndication deals would not exist in any recognizable form were it not for the charisma, drawing power and exciting matches that Savage and his colleagues regularly engaged in. His success wasnt limited to one company, either. Randy Savage, despite being deemed as too old by a youth-obsessed WWE, became a fixture of WCWs main event scene, selling tickets, Pay Per View buys and bucketloads of merchandise wherever he went. He was one of the most vibrant, intense and internationally recognisable stars of the national era. Perhaps most importantly, Randy Savage helped a generation raised on steroid-inflated musclemen to appreciate the science, the psychology and, most importantly, the art of a good wrestling match. He remains one of the most fondly remembered wrestlers of all time, despite WWE doing next to nothing to promote his legacy. Put simply and said succinctly, the WWE Hall of Fame NEEDS the Macho Man. Lets hope WWE takes heed and makes it happen. Even if they do not do it next year, we will definitely see Randy Savage in the Hall of Fame one day, wont we? ...OH YEAH!
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