Vince Did The Right Thing........ So Far.

[ECW Sandman]

the title of the post says it all Vince McMahon did the right thing he put his ego aside and his bitterness for Randy Savage aside as well and is doing a tribute to my all time favorite wrestler I would not have guessed in a million years there would be any mention of Randy Savage on WWE I know that WWE and Savage got together last year and was doing the Classic WWF action figures and he was in WWE All Stars its a shame that he not here anymore for all the old school wrestling fans how do you feel about the tribute tonight and to the new school wrestling fans Randy Macho Man Savage was one of a kind and you should you tube his matches or just buy anthology dvds of WWE like Royal Rumble Wrestle Mania Survivor Series or Summer Slam and watch Randy's Matches there were classic.

 

[krazyd]

yea he did the right thing so far but macho man needs to be in the hall of fame after everything hes accomplished..and i think that vince will put him there he knows whats good for business and while they had their differences he wont let that destroy a mans legacy now that hes gone

 

[jobesukulele]

He whould be stupid as hell if he didnt put macho man and miss elizabeth in the hall next year

Yeah, I'd very much like to see them share the head of the class induction, possibly inducted by Lex Luger.

I'm sure they will go in, but with the Rock and Trish rumours I'm assuming they'll just be in and amongst the rest of the class. A shame really.

 

[Psykohurricane55]

i don't see Miss Elizabeth getting in the hall of Fame anytime soon for 2 reason. First, because the way she died which was more then just a simple overdose. secondly, Vince doesn'T like to inducted to many dead people at the same time. I wouldn'T be surprise to see MAcho man inducted next since they are in florida and they could pretty much do the same type of deal, like they did with Bret HArt and Eddie Guerrero by having to main attraction getting in the hall of fame because we all know that The Rock is getting inducted next year. But i see the dollar signs for next year hall of fame ceremony, Having Both The Rock and MAcho Man getting inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame at the same time in their home State, the event will sell out in minutes and i think Vince see it too, so at the end of the day, money talks louder then anything else even pride and i see Vince inducting Macho man in the Hall of Fame. The funny think is that i wouldn'T be suprise to see either Hulk Hogan or Warrior inducted him. The last resort choice would be Steamboat or DDP but i doubt that Hogan while still be in TNA by then and i wouldn'T be surprise to see him just at the chance of inducting Savage since he is the one wrestler, savage was most closely link with during his career.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

The problem here is that Randy deserves a special induction... Why exactly they all have to be at Mania is beyond me...Savage was in a class of his own so inducting him on RAW in the coming weeks would be fitting... make it an extra special event with matches dedicated to Savage and come on... we know it has to be Steamboat who inducts...

I see them shelving Rock personally... or I can even see Rock insisting Randy heads the class as Randy was a Floridian legend too...

Some will hate the idea but in many ways I think the best tribute Vince can pay is to hire Jay Lethal to keep the gimmick alive and bring it to the new generation of kids... It's known Randy loved the work lethal did, after all he allowed it to continue for 2 years... and I think he'd get a kick out of knowing it will help kids looking for rolemodels...

And I hope they bring The Genius out one more time with a poem for his brother... though I would probably cry...

 

[poppycock]

It's catch 22 really.. He pretty much has to induct Savage now (or at least should) but he should have done it a long time ago so now it's like he is going in out of respect because he died. I don't care much for the stupid Hall of Fame to be honest but Savage must be part of it seeing as he was a huge contribution to the business of Pro Wrestling and deserves it all the way. Ohhh Yeahhh!

 

[THTRobtaylor]

With Eddie it was knee-jerk and it showed... but in Randy's case, the best thing Vince can do is come out and explain the bad blood... to say I wish I'd done different... the fans can then let that side of things go... there is this "stigma" of dead guys in the HOF that the business has to get over... guys of that era are far more likely to be gone by the time they get into the HOF... many former athletes die in their 50's and 60's... it helps WWE to show how far they've come that the younger guys are getting out safer... while still acknowledging those who fell along the way...

 

[wushady]

I'm glad they're having a tribute tonight. I can't really say how I feel about it till I see it. Hopefully it's a deserving tribute to a man that helped put wrestling and the WWF on the map. People always give Hogan the credit for putting wrestling into the mainstream. I'm not arguing that, I'm just saying Savage helped a lot too. By having far better matches than Hogan did he made it look exciting. The two things people remember from Wrestlemania 3 are Hogan slamming Andre the Giant and Savage VS Steamboat. No one ever talks about the actual Hogan Andre match because it wasn't an exciting match.

Savage was so good in the ring he kinda over shadowed Hogan. Which led to Vince giving Savage the title at Wrestlemania 4. There's no reason the man shouldn't be honored properly by the company he helped build. Whatever the reason he never returned. It may not have just been Vince's decision, those close to him say he was happy being out of the spotlight. Whatever the case I see no reason not to put him in the Hall of Fame next year.

 

[WWEIsLife2]

Well I am looking forward to the Tribute to Macho Man tonight on RAW. I think it will be a good tribute as WWE knows how to put a Video Package together for a Superstar past or present wether alive or not with us with anymore. I think Savage will go into the HOF most likely next year despite Wrestlemania being centered around The Rock.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

Not sure I agree that Randy overshadowed Hulk... had Steamboat not asked for what is now legally available to all (Paternity Leave) he was lined up for the title push that Savage got... but fate works in mysterious ways and Randy was able to capitalize in a way I doubt Ricky would have... The only shame was they jobbed him out to Hogan so soon and that it took 3 years for him to wear the belt again when guys like Slaughter were pretending to be champions...

 

[triplehd]

To be honest - i was really disappointed on how Vince paid respect to Randy tonight. No video montage to pay respect like he has done with others in the past? Yeah, i know, he has heat with Randy on a personal level - not a business level. But what has Vince always preached - whats good for the business. His fans deserved alot more than just In Memory pic. Im sorry - but big let down.

As for the HOF - why hasnt Owen Hart been inducted? When Eddie died, he became a shoe in. Has Owen not been deserving? He took heat from Vince when Brett left - he paid his dues now give him the honor.

If tonight's lack of respect (IMHO) to Randy indicates anything - Randy is not going to be a HOFer next year.

 

[whoopin' ass]

since macho man can't fight back, vince can now do things and look good. there is no reason why savage shouldn't be in the hall of fame already other than him and vince had heat. vince only puts his ego aside if it is good for VINCE. 3 dvd examples - the original Bret Hart dvd is not the one that came out. It was going to slam Bret and put him in a bad light. Isn't it funny that his dvd came out mid-2005 and Bret went into the hof in 2006? next, warrior. put one out that slams him big time yet there were all the rumors this past year about them trying to get him into the hof since they were in his area. as warrior said, why would they want him in the hof if he was such a bad wrestler(and i am NOT a warrior fan but i agree with what he said). finally, look at the dvd they did for savage. sure there are matches but that is it - no interviews, nothing. it was a barebones release. i can see vince putting savage into the hof this coming year but not because he thinks he should be there but because it makes him look good and will make him some money.

 

[H33LTurn]

I think they've done good by aknowledging his passing they way they've done and I think a video package tonight should really be the end of anything to do with Macho Man until the HOF. I think after the Owen and Eddie Guerrero RAW episodes people have gotten used to entire shows dedicated to fallen stars. That was something for superstars who were actively part of the company. Macho Mans a legends and all but I think its a bit ridiculous to halt everything and make a tribute show for a guy who handnt really been involved since his departure.

 

[Grishnak]

Wrestlezone reported that Vince and WWE were going to air a video package dedicated to the Macho Man. But all that was shown was a "In memorial" picture of him....

What the H!?!?!?

What happened to the video package dedicated to Randy? He deserves that, at the least.

You're thoughts?

 

[eggs44]

Ugh...I am sorry, but I just dont like the idea of WWE doing a Car Injury angle the week after what happened to Randy...also the placement of that video. The announcers got deep dark voices and talked about the angle with the big show, and right from his car angle they shift to Savage and that video. Poor timeing of that angle and POOR placement of that video with Randy. Also I know that Liz played a big part in randy life, but considering that his new wife was with him when randy passed on, I am not sure having Liz in that video was the best thing in the world....just my take

 

[THE SWAG]

now everyone can quit having a damn cow.. WWE showed the tribute video to Macho Man.. i had a feeling they'd show it towards the end of the show

that was awesome, that brought so back memories, i got very emotional during it. i remember the days i would get my sheets and imitated the macho man, much like every fan did when they were growing up.

 

[bazza21]

the video package being next to last was a nice touch as it was kind like randy was main eventing one last time as for the poster who put why hasnt owen hart been in the hall of fame his wife martha wont allow the wwe to use any footage of him or even mention him its her not vince she even tried legal action over the hart family dvd that as released she says it hurts owens kids to see him wrestle imo i think she is just bitter and cant let owen be celebrated as it hurts her but thats another story
randy macho man savage r.i.p

 

[Foshinzo]

I have to say, that since I haven't commented on the death of Randy Savage on these forums yet, that I will say my piece.

There are two moments I remember most from being a wrestling fan. They are watching Randy Savage win the tournament at IV, and crying with my brothers and nephews when JR announced that Owen had died. I was born in '73, so I remember Savage well. In fact, after Piper hung up the boots, I attached myself firmly to Savage. He was even the only reason I ever tuned in for WCW, after he left. I loved his costumes; I dressed up as him for Halloween during my senior year of high school. I paid a lot of money to collect the pieces and I spent a lot of hard work trying to nail his mannerism. I admit that I'm a strange person, in that way, but he was my favorite entertainer in all forms of media. I loved Savage, I really did. I know it's chique to come out and say that Savage was my icon, but I'm 37 and I still have a poster of him on my wall in my music room that I had framed when I was a kid. If there is one wrestling death that I've taken hard, it was the death of the Macho Man.

It doesn't help that I used to be a big Coldplay fan, and The Scientist is one of my favorite songs by the group. I really think that it was one of the best tribute videos I've ever seen, and I admit that I cried during it, tonight. I've only cried harder when Owen died, and I only cried harder than that when my father died. Wrestling has been a major part of my life since my older brother fell in love with it during the rise of Hulkamania, and it's always tough to swallow when one of the greats dies. I suppose I'll feel this way again if I'm lucky enough to out-live Piper, but I'm seriously heartbroken about this. My teenage son just told me that this was the first time he'd seen me cry like this, and I hope it's the last in a long time.

RIP Macho Man.
He certainly made an impact on me, and I'll never forget him.

 

[Foshinzo]

Yeah, ok.

Get you head out of your ass kid. I doubt Vince saw CM Punk backstage with the gear on and changed the finish of the match.

Dude, just wow.

Even if they did know he was going to do it, isn't it enough that Punk went out of his way to honor Macho's memory? Just because he wore the tights, he has to win the match? He also missed the elbow drop Sunday on Kane, and he lost the match then, too. People are so quick to throw WWE under the bus, that they fail to see that the tribute is in the act, not the storyline. If Punk was supposed to lose in order to further the storyline, then that's how it's going to happen. The story of the match wasn't that Punk was wrestling in Savage's honor, but that he was trying to help Truth take it to Cena. Stop being mad when Punk loses, stop blaming WWE when they even do things rights, and stop over analyzing things that don't matter more than their outward appearance. It was great that Punk wore what he did, and that's all you should take from it.

 

[eggs44]

Yeah, ok.

Get you head out of your ass kid. I doubt Vince saw CM Punk backstage with the gear on and changed the finish of the match.

Dude, just wow.

Yes, but he was the one the approved a Car Injury Segement the Monday after Randy's Passing and then a recap of the Car Injury Segment with the Randy Triblue video following that car injury recap...just sick

 

[itssoeasy123]

Yes, but he was the one the approved a Car Injury Segement the Monday after Randy's Passing and then a recap of the Car Injury Segment with the Randy Triblue video following that car injury recap...just sick

I think if you look at the grand scheme of thing's, the Big Show car skit was to either put Show off television for a few month's, or a way to start a rivalry with Del Rio, so Del Rio has something to do until Summerslam where he'll probably face Cena.

Of course though, there obviously was gonna be someone who was still gonna mad at WWE putting on a great tribute for a fallen legend.

Once Punk was pinned I knew someone was gonna complain.

 

[Kcirdor]

This is why Personal BS should not determine who gets in the Hall of Fame. You don't know when someone will go. Now Randy doesn't get to be inducted himself. Someone has to accept it for him.

really.... So Randy's accident has something to do with a long running HEEL skit.. I don't recall Randy getting ran over. I don't recall Del Rio crashing into a tree.

 

[ECW Sandman]

That Raw was dope. i don't give a fuck about what he did outside the ring. Dude can wrestle and MAN I WAS SO FUCKIN HYPED TO SEE PUNK VS BENOIT ON THAT PPV BEFORE THE RAW TRIBUTE!

Are you fucking kidding me not as good as Benoit's tribute Randy Savage was My Fucking idol How in the hell can you say Benoit's was better Savage never killed his wife and kid yes him and Vince had a falling out and didn't speak for a long time, Savage will be in the hall of fame one day can't say that about Benoit I LOVED Savage's tribute I cried there will never be anyone wrestler like him Rest In Peace Randy Rest In Peace.

 

[WWEIsLife2]

I really enjoyed the Tribute Video and the Song that went along with it. CM Punk paying tribute to Macho Man was a nice touch. So what if he lost the Match its the gesture that counts. I knew too that someone would complain about it as well,Punk losing that is. Good Video and its a tragic Savage is not here anymore but he will never be forgotton. Macho Madness will live forever.

 

[triplehd]

OK...didnt realize that Vince had a video package in tribute to Savage. Just reading that now. Also reading that it coincided with a Big Show car accident. Not classy. Better judgement should have prevailed on when to play the video. Maybe some of us are being a pit too picky, but come on.....