History Wrestling / RandySavage

* TeamDad: Mellowed a bit by the early 1990s and became this to the up and coming stars of the "New Generation era". Many wrestlers of that era fondly recall Savage looking out for them and going to bat for them to Vince.
** Apparently Savage bawled out Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and Razor Ramon after their epic ''[=WrestleMania=] X'' match because it went on too long and as a result a 10 man tag team match on the undercard was scrapped, which cost all those guys their biggest payday of the year.
** At the same time, he also recognized what a great job the two had put on and congratulated them on top of chewing them out. Or as Hall recalled, "It was a great match but yer both verrrry verrrry selfish".

* UnderwearOfPower: Until 1990, when he swapped to long tights.
** Sometimes he would wrestle in said elaborate attires, like during his match against Ric Flair at [=WrestleMania=] VIII. In what must have been a complete and total coincidence, WWE was testing heavily for steroids at the same time.
* {{Unperson}}: For years, Savage ''was'' treated like this by [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]] and WWE, for personal reasons known only to Savage and [=McMahon=]. Savage got one of the best sendoffs in the company in 1994 and remained on good terms with [=McMahon=] quite a while afterwards, entering contract talks with him in 1996 and 2000. (Also easily overlooked, Savage was interviewed in the inaugural 2003 issue of ''WWE Smackdown Magazine'' a.k.a. ''WWE Magazine''.) Apart from that, [=McMahon=] ''buried'' Savage every chance he got and would turn down any angles even mentioning him. This while bringing back many ex-WWF wrestlers who had been much ''less'' acrimonious towards him, and even in some cases sued him. A RiddleForTheAges...

** Besides his catchphrases, the word "Yeah" was a major verbal tic of his.

* GutturalGrowler: And his distinctly strained, constipated way of speaking has been mimicked by generations of wrestling fans.
** [[VocalEvolution Vocal Decay]]: By 1998-1999, he had appeared to have blown out his voice.

A 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE Champion]] and 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW Champion]], Savage would go on to [[Film/SpiderMan1 wrestle Spider-Man]], [[CelebrityEndorsement hawk beef jerky]] and [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy make a rap CD]] (Hey... they can't all be winners, folks!).

** "[[NowBuyTheMerchandise SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM!]]" (Whereupon he does so, and [[AwesomenessIsVolatile something awesome happens]].)

* CelebrityEndorsement[=/=]NowBuyTheMerchandise:
** "SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM!" (Whereupon he does so, and [[AwesomenessIsVolatile something awesome happens]].)
** "A `[=VideoScope=]´ is the equipment you need to record in glorious `[=GrappleVision™=]´ and air it on the [=MediaWaves=]".

*** ''Survivor Series '89'', "The King's Court" with [[Wrestling/JohnTenta Canadian Earthquake]], [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] and Dino Bravo. Managed by Hart and Sherri.
*** ''Survivor Series '93'' with [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/MartyJannetty and [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid]]. Managed and led by himself.

* BadassFamily: His dad, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Poffo Angelo Poffo]], who was not only also a wrestler, but held the world record for most sit-ups in a row. His brother, "Leaping" Lanny Poffo, aka The Genius, was also a wrestler.

* CantUnhearIt: Oh incidentally, he also [[JustForPun "ghosted"]] as [[WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast Space Ghost's]] grandpa, guest-starred an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' (No, he does not get to elbow-drop Dee-Dee) in a "Dial M for Monkey" segment where he played an intergalactic wrestler named [[PunnyName Rasslor]], "went ape" on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheXs'', "sarged in" at ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' and [[OverlyLongGag "thugged out"]] in ''WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'' and ''Super Rhino''.

** The [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams St. Louis Cardinals]] signed him as a [[UsefulNotes/BaseBall catcher]] out of high school and he was sent to the minor leagues to help him develop. He would play for the Cardinals, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox's farm league teams but injuries caused his game to take a sharp downturn, forcing him to retire at age 21 having never made it to the majors.

* RatedMForManly: Seriously, the guy dressed in extremely bright colours and hilariously over-the-top attire and still practically overdosed on TestosteronePoisoning. He wasn't called the Macho Man for nothing.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x6uE4MIAlM Macho Madness lives on.]]

* AsHimself: This or appearing by any other name as guest-star in ''Series/BayWatch'', ''Series/MadAboutYou'', ''Nikki'', ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' and of course, ''Film/ReadyToRumble'' and that Spidey's flick.

* CaptainErsatz: The WWF may have neglected him, WCW may have gone out of business, ''Legends Of Wrestling'' might not have existed yet, but you could still play Randy Savage ([[ClosestThingWeGot or something close enough]]) in the ''Videogame/FireProWrestling'' series as (...no kidding!) '''"Mr. Man" Slim Jim'''.

** [[AC:the cream will]] RIIIIISE [[AC:top the top, ooh yeah. the cream will]] RIIIIISE [[AC:to the top.]]

** Savage lost it after his marital breakup. By the time Liz left him, he took it out on Hulk Hogan for whatever the reason, even to the point when he had went to Hogan's home and demanded Linda (Hogan's then-wife) to tell him where they were hiding her.

** There were also unsubstantiated reports of a health scare involving steroids, after which Savage shrank from about 260 to less than 200 pounds; his heart attack was determined to be the result of a steroid-enlarged heart.[[note]]Just like his close friends Curt Hennig and Brian "Crush" Adams, as well as Wrestling/BrianPillman, Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith, Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, Wrestling/BigBossMan, and [[Wrestling/RoadWarriors Hawk]].[[/note]]

* HilarityEnsues: Whenever he [[MemeticMutation "snaps into a Slim Jim"]] in the commercials.

For more on Savage, go to Wiki/ThatOtherWiki for a detailed article on his career and life.

* BadassesWearBandanas: During his heyday in TheEighties, he wore a variety of brightly colored bandanas. Savage would later settle on wearing a CoolHat.

* NiceHat: Between 1990 and 1996, Randy wore colorful cowboy hats to the ring.

** Wrestling/AndreTheGiant had no personal emnity for the Macho Man, but disliked facing him in the ring because Andre's style of wreslting relied heavily of grappling and he found Randy's baby-oil-covered body difficult to hold onto.

** Do not call him "Not So Macho Man," as Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon did many times on commentary (during Savage's original WWF heel run). Fortunately, Gorilla got away with it. Also do not refer to him as the "former Intercontinental Champion," as ring announcer Mel Phillips once did; he nearly didn't get away with it.

** He is very expressive with his fingers in particular: [[AdjustingYourGlasses adjusting his shades]], [[FingerWag wagging]], [[FingerGun pointing guns]] and snapping.

''Art thou '''BORED?'''\\\
''Need a little'' '''EXCITEMEN-T!?'''\\\

-->"People wanna know if Macho's still in the ring
-->People wanna know if Randy's doin' his thing
-->Everybody's talkin' wanna know this and that
-->So I'm a tell ya right now Randy Savage is back!"

--->'''Heenan''': He lost the match, but he certainly got something much more valuable: his woman.\\

'''Heenan''': ([[IgnoredEpiphany I'd rather have some money than a skirt.]])

-->'''''{{Website/WrestleCrap}}''''': Look at him and tell me he doesn’t look like a clown from the world’s most effeminate rodeo.

* WildHair: He had a thick, bushy mane of hair in the early part of his career. Unfortunately, his hair started thing and he began balding over time, most notably by the mid-'90s.

* BadassBeard: Wore a beard nearly his entire wrestling career.

* BadassesWearBandanas: During his heyday in TheEighties, he wore a variety of brightly coloured bandanas.