7 Most Notorious Randy Savage Urban Legends

3. He Was Supposed To Return To The WWF In 1997

Story: By 1997, the WWF were interested in pushing back at WCW and attempting to reclaim the top spot in North American wrestling. Part of the plan was to bring back Randy Savage, and there were also rumours of a potential jump for Hulk Hogan at the time. This is something which must have given Eric Bischoff a few sleepless nights, fretting about any potential deals. It's unclear what spot Savage would have held in the WWF of 1997. Questions must have remained over Vince McMahon's interest in pushing him to the top, but this was a heavily circulated story around the wrestling world at the time. Later in 1999, the same story would pop up. Both times, Savage elected to stay with WCW, but 1999 would mark his last appearance for either company. Why People Believe It: Vince McMahon has often conducted business with people he has bitterly fallen out with in the past. When there's money to be made, McMahon is interested. Therefore, it's plausible that he could have considered Randy Savage coming back to the WWF. After all, The Ultimate Warrior had made a short-lived return in 1996, and he had left on extremely bad terms in 1992 (and would again in 96). Should We Believe It: Given the fact that Vince McMahon was frosty when the name of Randy Savage was even brought up in production meetings, it's hard to foresee him green-lighting, let alone pursuing, any deal. Savage had a critically-acclaimed feud opposite Diamond Dallas Page in 1997 and was making top money as a member of the nWo, so there's a good chance he was happy in WCW.