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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

    Quote Originally Posted by Chip R View Post
    You're not alone. A lot of wrestling analysts and fans believe their 3 matches for the NWA title were about the best ever. Since I never saw those matches I can't judge them. .
    all of the Flair/Steamboat matches are on dvd. Track them down, worth every nickle.


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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

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    all of the Flair/Steamboat matches are on dvd. Track them down, worth every nickle.
    One of these days.
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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

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    I'm not a wrestling fan, but back in the late 70's, while stationed in Charleston, S.C., I got "hooked" on it for about a year or so with a few buddies. We went to quite a few matches there. I remember seeing guys like Chief Jay Strongbow, Blackjack Mulligan, Greg Valentine (another baby face), and Dusty Rhodes.
    I haven't followed wrestling in ages but I loved Mid-Atlantic Wrestling (it had other names under the Jim Crockett Promotions umbrella) when I was a kid. The guys you mentioned above, along with Jay Youngblood, Wahoo McDaniel, Baron von Raschke, Iron Sheik are some that I remember. It was pretty low-budget back then but lots of fun.
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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

    A Bill Simmons column on Macho Man

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...simmons/110524
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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

    "I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum."
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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

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    Gee, I wonder how he got heart disease?
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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

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    Gee, I wonder how he got heart disease?
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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

    Two years later, a fantastic read:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...cho-man-savage

    In fact, Randy was planning a rare public appearance. In 1989, he’d been a guest announcer on a Cincinnati Reds radio broadcast and remembered the experience fondly—especially the moment when he stood up and did a muscle shot for the crowd and center fielder Eric Davis stepped out of the dugout and gave the Macho Man the same pose. When Lanny met Reds first baseman Joey Votto at a charity event, the incident came up, and the 2010 National League MVP invited Randy to a June 2011 game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Among the incentives: VIP batting practice privileges.

    Randy agreed to go. But he died five weeks before the game.
    “I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”

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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

    I've since moved on from "wrastlin'", but I was into it when the Macho Man and Leapin' Lanny were first starting in the business back at the Armory behind Bluegrass Field in Lexington. Saw Randy break a large mirror over his head one night, with real blood pouring down his face afterwards. The guy was nuts, but funny.

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    Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage

    I follow Iron Sheik on Twitter and he made reference to the death anniversary today which was kinda cool. I remember hearing the news while away in Nashville for a concert.
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