With almost twice as many votes as anybody else in the initial voting, Randy Savage is the first man up for induction in its new inception. The nominations process is ongoing and as soon as somebody reaches the level of support I deem necessary, they will get one of these threads, so keep your nominations coming at the link below, but without further ado, let us get on to Savage.
Nominations Thread
Randy Savage
Randy Savage is by far one of the biggest names of his era. Born to the recently deceased Angelo Poffo, he debuted in the 70s before moving to Poffo's own outlaw ICW promotion where he feuded his brother Lanny. There, he won the title many times, before moving to CWA, an AWA affiliate. There, he and Lanny teamed and had a noteworthy feud with the Rock 'n' Roll Express that included a huge table spot in 1984.
However, it was in 1985 that he made his first big splash, debuting in WWF alongside his wife and manager Miss Elizabeth. Early in his WWF tenure, he was second in The Wrestling Classic 16-man tournament. Savage was a heel when he arrived, and even managed a countout win against Hulk Hogan in a WWF Title match, before lowering his sights to the Intercontinental Championship.
Following a lengthy feud with Tito Santana, he won the title in early 1986, and defended it at WrestleMania 2 against the veteran George "The Animal" Steele, who had developed an unhealthy obsession with Elizabeth. He spent the rest of 1986 feuding with the legendary Bruno Sammartino and Jake "The Snake" Roberts, before engaging in a lengthy feud with Ricky Steamboat, culminating in one of the greatest matches of all time at WrestleMania III.
Having lost the title, he turned face, winning the King of the Ring tournament later in 1987, before attempting to win his title back from Honky Tonk Man, who had won it off Steamboat. He was subject to a beatdown from Honky and the Harts, but Elizabeth got Hogan to save him, planting the seeds for what happened next.
After a few more failed attempts at beating Honky, he entered the tournament at WrestleMania IV. After big wins in the early rounds, he faced Ted DiBiase, supported by Andre the Giant in the final. Again, Hogan came to help him and the Mega Powers were born as Savage won his first WWF title.
1988 was spent with Savage defending his title and fighting various heels alongside Hulk Hogan until turning heel after Hogan's perceived closeness with Elizabeth got too much for him. The MegaPowers exploded at WrestleMania V and Savage dropped his title. After a bit of a continuation of his feud with Hogan, he beat Jim Duggan for the "King" title that had come through Harley Race and Haku and replaced Elizabeth with Sensational Sherri.
He plodded through the rest of 1989 and 1990 with largely pointless feuds, most notably with Dusty Rhodes who he faced in the WWF's first intergender match alongside Sherri, while Rhodes was accompanied by Sapphire at WrestleMania VI. He then started to feud with WWF Champion Ultimate Warrior, eventually costing Warrior the title at the Royal Rumble in 1991.
This led to a retirement match at WrestleMania VII, which Savage lost. He was beaten down by Sherri after the match, until Elizabeth saved him. He stayed around on the product without wrestling, even marrying Elizabeth at Summerslam, before beginning a feud with Jake Roberts, who crashed the wedding reception. He returned to the ring and beat Roberts at This Tuesday in Texas, though the feud continued into 1992.
He then embarked in a feud with Ric Flair, beating him for his second WWF Title reign. He held the title over the Summer, feuding with Warrior, before dropping the title to Flair. He faced Flair and Razor Ramon at Survivor Series 1992 with Perfect, a replacement for the sacked Warrior.
The rest of his WWF career was on the wind down, mostly performing as a commentator on the new Raw show, though he did come second in the 1993 Royal Rumble, becoming the first man to ground Yokozuna. Following feuds over ex-Demolition luminaries Crush and Repo Man, Savage left the WWF for WCW in late 1994.
He debuted as a face at Starrcade, and didn't do much for his first few months in the company. Eventually he started to feud with Flair again, and won the vacant WCW World Title at World War 3 in 1995. He and Flair exchanged the title back and forth over the next couple of months. Savage's next major storyline was being a part of the WCW's defense against the nWo.
He briefly left the promotion, only to return in early 1997, having joined the nWo. He was reunited with Elizabeth, despite being divorced in real life, and feuded with DDP. After this, he won his third WCW title, setting in motion the events that caused the nWo to split into the Wolfpac and Hollywood factions, but he lost the title the next night and left the company for knee surgery.
He redebuted with his new girlfriend and valet Gorgeous George, named for the 1940s wrestler whose trademark Savage owned, in tow. Shortly after redebuting, he was joined by more valets, Madusa and a young Molly Holly as "Miss Madness" forming Team Madness. Sid Vicious helped him to win his final World title in a tag match, only for him to lose it to Hogan the next day. Team madness disbanded,and following a feud with Dennis Rodman, he joined the Millionaires Club until he left the company.
That was it for Savage in wrestling, except for a brief toe in the water in TNA in a tag match. He has spent the rest of the time since his career as a voice for a few cartoons and had a brief role in Spiderman.
So, there we have it, Savage in a nutshell. If you believe the man who only ever dropped World Titles to the two men already in the Hall should join them in there, then vote in the poll. Votes backed by a post shall count double, in order to increase participation.
Nominations Thread
Randy Savage
Randy Savage is by far one of the biggest names of his era. Born to the recently deceased Angelo Poffo, he debuted in the 70s before moving to Poffo's own outlaw ICW promotion where he feuded his brother Lanny. There, he won the title many times, before moving to CWA, an AWA affiliate. There, he and Lanny teamed and had a noteworthy feud with the Rock 'n' Roll Express that included a huge table spot in 1984.
However, it was in 1985 that he made his first big splash, debuting in WWF alongside his wife and manager Miss Elizabeth. Early in his WWF tenure, he was second in The Wrestling Classic 16-man tournament. Savage was a heel when he arrived, and even managed a countout win against Hulk Hogan in a WWF Title match, before lowering his sights to the Intercontinental Championship.
Following a lengthy feud with Tito Santana, he won the title in early 1986, and defended it at WrestleMania 2 against the veteran George "The Animal" Steele, who had developed an unhealthy obsession with Elizabeth. He spent the rest of 1986 feuding with the legendary Bruno Sammartino and Jake "The Snake" Roberts, before engaging in a lengthy feud with Ricky Steamboat, culminating in one of the greatest matches of all time at WrestleMania III.
Having lost the title, he turned face, winning the King of the Ring tournament later in 1987, before attempting to win his title back from Honky Tonk Man, who had won it off Steamboat. He was subject to a beatdown from Honky and the Harts, but Elizabeth got Hogan to save him, planting the seeds for what happened next.
After a few more failed attempts at beating Honky, he entered the tournament at WrestleMania IV. After big wins in the early rounds, he faced Ted DiBiase, supported by Andre the Giant in the final. Again, Hogan came to help him and the Mega Powers were born as Savage won his first WWF title.
1988 was spent with Savage defending his title and fighting various heels alongside Hulk Hogan until turning heel after Hogan's perceived closeness with Elizabeth got too much for him. The MegaPowers exploded at WrestleMania V and Savage dropped his title. After a bit of a continuation of his feud with Hogan, he beat Jim Duggan for the "King" title that had come through Harley Race and Haku and replaced Elizabeth with Sensational Sherri.
He plodded through the rest of 1989 and 1990 with largely pointless feuds, most notably with Dusty Rhodes who he faced in the WWF's first intergender match alongside Sherri, while Rhodes was accompanied by Sapphire at WrestleMania VI. He then started to feud with WWF Champion Ultimate Warrior, eventually costing Warrior the title at the Royal Rumble in 1991.
This led to a retirement match at WrestleMania VII, which Savage lost. He was beaten down by Sherri after the match, until Elizabeth saved him. He stayed around on the product without wrestling, even marrying Elizabeth at Summerslam, before beginning a feud with Jake Roberts, who crashed the wedding reception. He returned to the ring and beat Roberts at This Tuesday in Texas, though the feud continued into 1992.
He then embarked in a feud with Ric Flair, beating him for his second WWF Title reign. He held the title over the Summer, feuding with Warrior, before dropping the title to Flair. He faced Flair and Razor Ramon at Survivor Series 1992 with Perfect, a replacement for the sacked Warrior.
The rest of his WWF career was on the wind down, mostly performing as a commentator on the new Raw show, though he did come second in the 1993 Royal Rumble, becoming the first man to ground Yokozuna. Following feuds over ex-Demolition luminaries Crush and Repo Man, Savage left the WWF for WCW in late 1994.
He debuted as a face at Starrcade, and didn't do much for his first few months in the company. Eventually he started to feud with Flair again, and won the vacant WCW World Title at World War 3 in 1995. He and Flair exchanged the title back and forth over the next couple of months. Savage's next major storyline was being a part of the WCW's defense against the nWo.
He briefly left the promotion, only to return in early 1997, having joined the nWo. He was reunited with Elizabeth, despite being divorced in real life, and feuded with DDP. After this, he won his third WCW title, setting in motion the events that caused the nWo to split into the Wolfpac and Hollywood factions, but he lost the title the next night and left the company for knee surgery.
He redebuted with his new girlfriend and valet Gorgeous George, named for the 1940s wrestler whose trademark Savage owned, in tow. Shortly after redebuting, he was joined by more valets, Madusa and a young Molly Holly as "Miss Madness" forming Team Madness. Sid Vicious helped him to win his final World title in a tag match, only for him to lose it to Hogan the next day. Team madness disbanded,and following a feud with Dennis Rodman, he joined the Millionaires Club until he left the company.
That was it for Savage in wrestling, except for a brief toe in the water in TNA in a tag match. He has spent the rest of the time since his career as a voice for a few cartoons and had a brief role in Spiderman.
So, there we have it, Savage in a nutshell. If you believe the man who only ever dropped World Titles to the two men already in the Hall should join them in there, then vote in the poll. Votes backed by a post shall count double, in order to increase participation.
