Posted September 24, 201410 yr comment_5628474 He's one of my favourites, but I dont know that much about him at all. Where can I find some reliable and detailed information about his early years, baseball carreer, beginnings in his father promotion, details about his feud with Jerry Lawler and other major things before he joined WWF, some interesting behind the scenes stories from his WWF and WCW run and more. Unfortunately, he never wrote a book nor did some sort of shoot interview. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
September 24, 201410 yr comment_5628480 Are you a WON subscriber? The Savage bio after he passed away was excellent and covered a lot of the things you mentioned.
September 24, 201410 yr Author comment_5628482 No, I am not a subscriber, but definitively gonna check that issue out. Thanks!
September 24, 201410 yr comment_5628493 Here's the Meltzer bio. Unfortunately it's full of those weird symbols due to some glitch or whatever: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=98264
September 25, 201410 yr comment_5628569 http://www.freewebs.com/icwpoffouniverse/ This website could be usefu for youl. A lot of infos, cards, paper pieces, photos and videos of Macho Man.
September 25, 201410 yr comment_5628605 http://www.freewebs.com/icwpoffouniverse/ This website could be usefu for youl. A lot of infos, cards, paper pieces, photos and videos of Macho Man. This is the first site I thought of as well. The owner of this site posts on the KM board under the handle mr e man poffo. Seems like a very knowledgeable guy who wouldn't mind answering questions either.
September 25, 201410 yr Author comment_5628613 Thanks for your answers! That website's had some truly awesome stuff - http://web.archive.org/web/20130415140754/http://www.randymachomansavage.net/ but its not online anymore. Anyone know the author of this site?
September 25, 201410 yr comment_5628700 That site is still online. Some of those free sites don't work very well in mobile version. The owner just updated it in August. Here's a link to his updates from the KM board: http://www.infinitecore.ca/superstar/index.php?threadid=50589
September 25, 201410 yr comment_5628703 I clicked on that Savage interview solely to see if he could talk in any voice other than his Randy Savage voice. That I can't tell if he's doing his Randy Savage voice here intentionally or not is awesome.
September 25, 201410 yr Author comment_5628709 Hulk Hogan and many others have said, that Randy was using this deep voice in real life as well. @victory - I meant randymachomansavage.net
September 26, 201410 yr comment_5628866 From the Meltzer thing... By that point he was developing the entire package, because he and Eaton had some of the best matches in the country at that point. Are any of these Eaton-Savage matches on tape? That sounds fucking rad.
October 2, 201410 yr comment_5630680 I can tell what I know from watching Savage work in the South .Randy did not start in his father promotion , that came later . The Poffo's worked for the The Sheik in Michigan . I also recall them working the under card in Crockett during the mid 1970's. Savage got his first run as main eventer with Nick Gulas . Gulas had lost his entire locker roon to Jerry Jarrett . Jarrett also reaffirmed his position as the promoter in Memphis and Louisville . Jarrett was backed by Eddie Graham and Jim Barnett, they just destroyed Gulas. Anyway , Gulas need a new crew. Nick had his son George , Tojo Yammatto , George Weingeroff and Gyspy Joe. He bought in Randy Savage , Lanny Poffo , Angelo Poffo , Ken Lucas , Pez Whatley and Dutch Mantell . Gulas also gave newcomers Bobby Eaton , Rick Morton , Rip Rogers , Jacques Rogeau , Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy . Thay worked Nashvlle , Middle TN and Northern Alabama . Randy Savage was the NWA Mid-America champion . He feuded with Dutch Mantell , Ken Lucas , Bobby Eaton and Lanny Poffo . Lanny was billed as Leaping Lanny , they did acknowledge that they were Angelo 's sons. Angelo worked under a mask the Carperbagger . The Gulas promotion is were Savage / Eaton matches took place. Eaton was ahead of his time , he was a coming off the top rope to the floor and mat all of the time. This is where Randy Savage developed a lot of his offense during his work with Bobby Eaton and also Lanny Poffo. This was 1977 /78 , unheard in Southern wrestling. There is no known footage in existense . The Poffo's , Rip Rogers, George Weingeroff and Pez Whatley broke away from Gulas and form an outlaw promotion , ICW . They wer joined by Bob Roop , Bob Orton , JR and Ronnie Garvin . Guys like Doug Vines , Jeff Sword , Tony Falk , Buddy Landell and Crusher Broomfield a.k.a One Man Gang broke in with the Poffo's. After they went out of Business Randy and Angelo went to Memphis /.Lanny was working for Watts and came to Memphis a few months later. THis is where Randy had the famous matches with Jerry Lawler , Dutch Mantell , Austin Idol , Adrian Street , Nick Bockwinkle and Ric Rude . Randy and Lanny teamed up as PoffoMania with Angelo in their corner. Thay had a short but infamous feud with the Rock N Express Express . Savge was a face for a brief time and teamed with Lawler against Rude/ King Kong Bundy. Then Randy moved up North and I stopping following his carreer . Just my recollection .
October 2, 201410 yr comment_5630753 Savage worked the Maritimes as well. This would have been in the 70s
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