Macho Man Randy Savage DVD Review: 16 Things You Should Know

14. Early Days In Wrestling

Given that he had a connection via his father and a naturally athletic background, it wasn't too hard for Randy to break into wrestling. He first wrestled as 'The Spider' in Tampa, under a mask because he was still contracted in baseball at the time. The term 'Macho Man' in fact came from his baseball nickname. An archive interview with Randy in 1993 explains how he got his 'Savage' name, "Savage came because I didn't want to make it on my Dad's reputation." One man who ran into the young Randy Savage was Ric Flair. "He just really wanted to be a wrestler really bad" the Nature Boy recalls.