Ranking Every WrestleMania Retirement From Worst To Best
2. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage - WrestleMania VII
The first great WrestleMania retirement match was an absolute banger, all the more miraculous because it featured one of the most limited workers in modern professional wrestling history. 99% of Ultimate Warrior matches were, for want of a kinder word, abysmal, and it is a testament to the utter magic of the Macho Man that the 1% exists. ‘Macho King’ Randy Savage put his career on the line against Warrior at WrestleMania VII and ultimately came up short, failing to capitalise after a flurry of flying elbows before falling prey to a conveyor belt of flying tackles and a disdainful tasselled boot.
‘Prey’ is very much the operative word there, as Savage was a completely beaten man by the end of this. The match was far better than it had any right to be as Savage shepherded the limited Warrior through 21 minutes of professional wrestling excellence. Somehow, the post-match was even more emotional, as Miss Elizabeth returned to stop Sensational Queen Sherri from putting the boots to a devastated Savage. After a brief moment of wild-eyed madness, Savage and Elizabeth rejoiced and reunited. Fans were in tears.
Savage went on to wrestle for another decade or so, but you really couldn’t script a better retirement match and angle than this. The only thing that stops it from taking the top spot might just be the best retirement match in pro wrestling history…