10 Reasons Macho Man Randy Savage Must Be Inducted To WWE Hall Of Fame 2015
3. He Was One Of The Greatest Wrestlers Ever...
Randy Savage was a brilliant technical wrestler. In his prime, he was incredibly athletic, performed the greatest elbow drop of all time (with all due respect to Shawn Michaels) and moved with a fluidity and grace in the ring that only the true masters possess. On a good day, it seemed as if there was nothing that Savage couldnt do. Holds, slams, reversals, high spots, he did all of it and he did it all perfectly. When he was booked against a great wrestler like Ricky Steamboat or Bret Hart, watch out, because you were about to get an exhibition. Amazingly, WWE crapped on Savages suggestion of doing a two-year program with Shawn Michaels which was to begin with a jealous Macho Man cracking a bottle of champagne over The Heartbreak Kids head. It would have ended with Savage putting Michaels over as a major new star. Sadly, this never happened, which is made even more tragic when one considers that this series is about the only thing that could potentially have topped Savages pitch-perfect WrestleMania match against Ricky Steamboat. Creatively, Savage was full of good ideas, he lived for the business he loved, and most of the memorable spots in his matches were pulled solely from the fertile imagination of the Macho Man. His ring psychology was perfect, his big money matchups never disappointed and his scientific wrestling capacity was almost unmatched. Whatever may have gone on between Savage and McMahon behind closed doors must be rendered immaterial when compared to the mans immense talents and incredible body of work...
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