Randy Savage
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| Randy Savage | |
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 Randy Savage in 1986 |
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| Ring name(s) | Randy Savage Macho Man The Spider Friend The Big Geno Macho King Randy Savage |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 237 lb (108 kg) |
| Born | November 15, 1952 Columbus, Ohio |
| Died | May 20, 2011 (aged 58) Seminole, Florida |
| Billed from | Sarasota, Florida |
| Debut | November 1973 |
| Retired | February 18, 2005 |
Randy Savage (real name Randall Mario Poffo, November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011) was an American professional wrestler who was best known for wrestling with WWF, WCW and TNA. His father Angelo Poffo (1925-2010) was a wrestler, as is his brother, Lanny Poffo (born 1954). Savage was married to professional wresting manager, Miss Elizabeth until they divorced in 1992. Poffo also released a rap record called, Be A Man which featured a diss track about Hulk Hogan and a tribute song about "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. He died on May 20, 2011 after having a heart attack while driving in Seminole, Florida, resulting in a car accident.[1]
Championships [change]
Savage held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
- Continental Wrestling Association
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- AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (two times)
- CWA International Heavyweight Championship (two time)
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (three times)
- Grand Prix Wrestling
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- GPW International Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
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- NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (one time) with Lanny Poffo
- International Championship Wrestling
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- ICW World Heavyweight Championship (three times)
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- PWI Comeback of the Year in 1995
- PWI Feud of the Year in 1997 (vs. Diamond Dallas Page)
- PWI Match of the Year in 1987 (vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleMania III)
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year in 1989
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year in 1988
- PWI Wrestler of the Year in 1988
- PWI ranked him #2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1992
- PWI ranked him #9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
- PWI ranked him #57 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Hulk Hogan in 2003
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2009
- United States Wrestling Association
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- USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
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- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (four times)
- WCW World War 3 (1995)
- King of Cable Tournament (1995)
- World Wrestling Council
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- WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (one time)
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- WWF Championship (two times)
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (one time)
- King of the Ring (1987)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
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- Match of the Year in 1987 (vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleMania III)
- Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
- Worst Worked Match of the Year in 1996 (with Hulk Hogan vs. Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Ric Flair, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta, and The Ultimate Solution in a Towers of Doom match at Uncensored)
- Best Pro Wrestling DVD in 2009 (Macho Madness: The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection)
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