He was the best talker in an era where guys like Piper, Heenan, Flair could talk anybody in the door.
His style was unmatched. He knew how to work face and heel and could switch one to the other mid match.
If it wasnt for Hogan, Savage would have been ions more popular across the country, but Hogan got to WWF just before Savage did.
In the ring, he is arugably the best, but many default to HBK as the best in-ring. I'll take Savage.
His death hit me hard. He had just signed a WWE Legends deal and it was certain he would come back to TV at some point, however it wasnt meant to be. I remember the last time I ever saw him was sitting about 8 rows behind home plate for a Mets spring training game in Port St. Lucie, the guy loved baseball.
My wife and I were Macho Man and Elizabeth for Halloween last year as a tribute to him and we got inundated with requests for photos, and won two separate couples competitions I think in part because the costume was good, but the theatrics of the Macho Man is such a smile-inducing memory for so many people you just cannot help laughing and enjoying it.
The guy was sheer insanity concentrated in a laser beam.
I still think to this day that his WM3 match with Ricky The Dragon Steamboat for the IC Title, was easily the best technical wrestling match I have ever seen.
I still think to this day that his WM3 match with Ricky The Dragon Steamboat for the IC Title, was easily the best technical wrestling match I have ever seen.
I still think to this day that his WM3 match with Ricky The Dragon Steamboat for the IC Title, was easily the best technical wrestling match I have ever seen.
100%, remember the match to this day.
I remember that feud with the whole throat smash and Steamboat acting like he couldn't talk. He won on a small package variation from a back breaker reversal.
I still think to this day that his WM3 match with Ricky The Dragon Steamboat for the IC Title, was easily the best technical wrestling match I have ever seen.
100%, remember the match to this day.
I remember that feud with the whole throat smash and Steamboat acting like he couldn't talk. He won on a small package variation from a back breaker reversal.
III was Hogan v Andre, too.
the great thing about the Steamboat angle was that Savage was such a d-bag that long retired Bruno Sammartino went after him!
But Bret Hart was EXCELLENT. And Curt Hennig was PERFECT.
I was going to say... best in ring technician for my money is Brett Hart... followed by Chris Benoit... Hennig was very good too.
Bret was my #1 growing up. Looking back, his matches are so well thought out and executed (no pun). They really did tell a story in the ring. I just wish he had a little but more pizzazz or flashiness. He was a little too technical.
Hennig may be the greatest to never hold a world title. Shame. Mr. Perfect was an amazing gimmick and he nailed it. Both He and Savage were also GEMS on commentary as well.
I knew he played baseball, but I thought he never made it out of the minors and I never saw a baseball card for him before. He was a so-so player, who I believe was derailed by injury.
I knew he played baseball, but I thought he never made it out of the minors and I never saw a baseball card for him before. He was a so-so player, who I believe was derailed by injury.
Scratch that - I just realized those are all minor league stats.
I knew he played baseball, but I thought he never made it out of the minors and I never saw a baseball card for him before. He was a so-so player, who I believe was derailed by injury.
Scratch that - I just realized those are all minor league stats.
If memory serves, the story was he injured his right throwing shoulder badly in a home plate collision in the minors, then actually learned to throw lefty to try and extend his career, but only lasted another year or so in the minors.
Soon after, of course, he started his wrestling career...must have found some good "vitamins" to bulk up into the Macho Man
obviously, just realized it actually says exactly that
on the back of that baseball card (learning to throw lefty)
That's what I had read as well. He was a decent player. It's kind of funny looking at him as a wrestler, but he had no pop as a hitter. He was a decent stick, but no power. I think he tried playing 1B after he hurt his shoulder and with no pop it didn't last long.
Angelo was a wrestler. Athletic, and would mix it up good with the tough guys, and had a showbiz side as well. Lanny took the fathers athletic style, Randy took the heal and show is side.
I might be wrong but I think the father did NOT want him to go into wrestling, knowing promoters would screw you over in a heart beat, and they tested your wrestling love by how long you would tolerate the cutting. Weird.
Fortunately, he was marketable and the kinder, gentler side of wrestling came along, then also did HHogan and the sizzle over steak era(along with 'roids) came along.
Flair, Macho, Ultimate Warrior, Hogan, JYD were my favorites.
Lanny
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That is all.
That is all.
Met her. Used to work out at a gym I went to. Sadly she got back in the biz and it destroyed her.
His style was unmatched. He knew how to work face and heel and could switch one to the other mid match.
If it wasnt for Hogan, Savage would have been ions more popular across the country, but Hogan got to WWF just before Savage did.
In the ring, he is arugably the best, but many default to HBK as the best in-ring. I'll take Savage.
His death hit me hard. He had just signed a WWE Legends deal and it was certain he would come back to TV at some point, however it wasnt meant to be. I remember the last time I ever saw him was sitting about 8 rows behind home plate for a Mets spring training game in Port St. Lucie, the guy loved baseball.
The guy was sheer insanity concentrated in a laser beam.
100%, remember the match to this day.
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I still think to this day that his WM3 match with Ricky The Dragon Steamboat for the IC Title, was easily the best technical wrestling match I have ever seen.
100%, remember the match to this day.
I remember that feud with the whole throat smash and Steamboat acting like he couldn't talk. He won on a small package variation from a back breaker reversal.
III was Hogan v Andre, too.
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In comment 13784374 NYG27 said:
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I still think to this day that his WM3 match with Ricky The Dragon Steamboat for the IC Title, was easily the best technical wrestling match I have ever seen.
100%, remember the match to this day.
I remember that feud with the whole throat smash and Steamboat acting like he couldn't talk. He won on a small package variation from a back breaker reversal.
III was Hogan v Andre, too.
the great thing about the Steamboat angle was that Savage was such a d-bag that long retired Bruno Sammartino went after him!
I was going to say... best in ring technician for my money is Brett Hart... followed by Chris Benoit... Hennig was very good too.
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But Bret Hart was EXCELLENT. And Curt Hennig was PERFECT.
I was going to say... best in ring technician for my money is Brett Hart... followed by Chris Benoit... Hennig was very good too.
Bret was my #1 growing up. Looking back, his matches are so well thought out and executed (no pun). They really did tell a story in the ring. I just wish he had a little but more pizzazz or flashiness. He was a little too technical.
Hennig may be the greatest to never hold a world title. Shame. Mr. Perfect was an amazing gimmick and he nailed it. Both He and Savage were also GEMS on commentary as well.
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I knew he played baseball, but I thought he never made it out of the minors and I never saw a baseball card for him before. He was a so-so player, who I believe was derailed by injury.
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In comment 13784313 mfsd said:
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I knew he played baseball, but I thought he never made it out of the minors and I never saw a baseball card for him before. He was a so-so player, who I believe was derailed by injury.
Scratch that - I just realized those are all minor league stats.
If memory serves, the story was he injured his right throwing shoulder badly in a home plate collision in the minors, then actually learned to throw lefty to try and extend his career, but only lasted another year or so in the minors.
Soon after, of course, he started his wrestling career...must have found some good "vitamins" to bulk up into the Macho Man
"has improved his swing by dropping his elbow" HA!
I might be wrong but I think the father did NOT want him to go into wrestling, knowing promoters would screw you over in a heart beat, and they tested your wrestling love by how long you would tolerate the cutting. Weird.
Fortunately, he was marketable and the kinder, gentler side of wrestling came along, then also did HHogan and the sizzle over steak era(along with 'roids) came along.
Flair, Macho, Ultimate Warrior, Hogan, JYD were my favorites.
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