If this was any other person being interviewed, we would all be talking about this guy being intense. Yet this is absolutely the calmest and relaxed I’ve ever seen Randy! Total legend!
Speaking in the way he did for most of his career must have out such a stress on his heart. Combine that with cocaine and the insane demands of wrestling and it’s surprising he lived so long. 😔
He's the master of giving the illusion of possibly exploding at any second, but never does, I don't think any other interview subject can do that anywhere as good. 1000% entertainment.
I met him in 1999 at the LA convention center. I was 9 years old. He was a total gentleman. He was very polite and respectful. Shook my hand and my dad's hand. Took pictures with him and talked with him for about 10 minutes. It was a great memory
I was lucky to meet macho as well.. I met him right around the time he left Wwf… I’ll never forget how his voice sounded and how fn cool he looked in his black and gold macho man outfit … this was at a local sports store in Kingston New York I was 9 years old
In a parallel universe, Macho Man Randy Savage never blew out his throwing arm going pro, ended up in the MLB hall of fame and maintained an inter-universal balance of awesomeness. Ooh Yeahh the Macho Man saved us from a temporal paradox spacetime implosion - thanks champ 😂
I'm an old guy, by today's young guy standards.... So that just means that I grew up on this man. It makes me sad watching this. I've seen the Macho Man perform so many times in my life, and every single show was thrilling! This man gave me so many terrific childhood memories. I miss this man. All I can say is thanks, Macho Man!
Lol that’s called drugs… less intense then the peak macho but still loving life… whatever way you cut it, after watching overall highlights, promos, personality wise Randall was the best to do it!!!
I mean if you think about it, Mark Callaway came out and said he had to live the character and that's why he had so much success. Now, instead of being the Undertaker all the time...he can just be Mark and talk about things. If you are always in character you start to become it. Now I have very little doubt that Ric Flair was exactly the person he portrayed lol.
I like the fact he made no excuses for not making it to the big show in MLB. Most athletes egos are so great that they'll make any excuse or blame others for their failures. Randy showed in the interview he was a man of character when explaining his departure from the game, even detailing his disappointment and anger when it was the end of the road for him, which did not paint him in the best light, but it was honest.
Macho Man Randy Savage was everything Hulk Hogan wasn't and everything he was and then some. He was a better wrestler, better promo guy, a better entrance song, Elizabeth was awesome and just a better human being. It's a shame that Hulk Hogan stopped Macho's title pushes so many times it's sick. But Randy still got over. He's definitely one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. RIP Macho Man Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth.
No you're definitely not right on that one. Hulk Hogan was always there to steal Macho Man's thunder. No matter if it was the WWE or WCW. Hogan was notorious for back stage politics. He killed so many other wrestlers pushes it's not even funny. That's a fact.
@@ranker2020 I think you meant to reply to me, if you did I’ll just say this, you’re not wrong. Those are facts, Hogan did kill many pushes. That said, Randy’s psychotic behavior backstage and on the road, not to mention his size, kept Randy from being able to politic back at Hogan. If he was bigger, didn’t try to stab ppl in waffle houses, not to mention the rumors about Steph, he could’ve pushed back against Hogans bullshit.
@@KelticTim yes that's true. But my point is Hogan stalled several pushes that Randy Savage should've been champion. So that hurt his legacy besides all the happy hoopla outside of the ring. But to be quite honest with you Stephanie McMahon was so hot back then I don't blame him for asking her out. She was over 18 so it wasn't against the law or anything like that. And his size being an issue he was before his time. High flying acrobatics wasn't popular until the Shawn Michaels/Bret Heart era. So as far as I'm concerned he's one of the greatest of all time and sorely underrated.
God he's so magnetic. You click the thumbnail just wanting to see a young Macho and end up watching the entire clip because he's so god damn entertaining
This is INCREDIBLE. What a bit of history!!! Randy down to earth and as a younger man before he got enveloped in his character...the baseball talk and assessments of other wrestlers ( Pez Whatley, Ox Baker, Thunderbolt Patterson!) is incredible. What a fun guy to listen to!!!! Imagine how cool it would have been to sit and listen to him tell stories! Macho Man bridged three generations of the "modern eras" of wrestling...but wait! He grew up listening to his dad, so that's like 5 or 6 generations of wrestling he was exposed and lived through...? What an amazing individual! RIP Macho Man!!! YOU ARE MISSED BY AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF WRESTLING FANS!!!
This is such an important piece of wrestling history. A rarely vulnerable version of Randy, yet all the wit and intensity are still there. Much more physically imposing man than he sometimes seemed when squaring up with giants. And all the way throughout, he is 100% protecting the business.
This is gold. Randy had the intensity and the affectations with his hands from the beginning. Clearly a complex personality outside of his character. He was brilliant.
It's funny that he mentions the White Sox were the last team to cut him and drive him into full time wrestling, but it's sad in a way they at least didn't have him play any minor league games, he was cut just during early training. He only really had a ML record with the Cards and Tampa because of that.
@@MrVante247lucky to say I got to see Macho Man and Hulk Hogan wrestle each other when I was a kid! Was awesome! The beautiful Miss Elisabeth was there with him then too 😍 Wonder if she was that lady behind the booth?!
This is wonderful ♥️👍 Have never seen him sit down and just be himself on camera. This is a precious interview. He certainly was a legend..He played with my team, the Reds♥️👍 Back in 1997 my co-worker/friend and I were at a conference in Charleston WV & WWE stars were staying at same hotel. I wasn't wrestling fan but my kids and husband were so I knew who Randy and Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan was. We saw Randy, Ric and many other stars in the lobby, the mall, just hanging out with each other. When we were checking out there's Randy standing right next to me. Thought I'd die. The girl at the desk asked him if she should call him Mr. Macho or Mr Savage. He smiled and said, "Randy will be fine". Then he gave my friend and me a nice smile and we saw those lovely blue eyes. He was speaking softly and very down to earth. I was speechless.There was a little boy about 10 standing off to the side with his dad just looking at Randy with such awesome. You could tell he was nervous. Randy looks over and smiles at the boy and motions for him to come over. He talked to him and signed whatever he had. I so wish now I would have asked for his autograph but I was too shy. There were no cell phone cameras back then. The night before we had been waiting for an elevator and he and a couple other wrestlers were waiting for the one headed to the penthouse suites. A couple of women came over to them and made it clear they wanted to party. The other two wrestlers ignored them but Randy said "no Miss Elizabeth wouldn't like that" and got in the elevator. I liked that. Even though at the time they were already divorced sadly. I would have liked to seen her in person cause she was gorgeous on TV and I liked them together. Can't believe they're both gone. 💔 I love this interview. This is the Randy we saw in person all those years ago.
What I love about Randy the most is how he never missed an opportunity to bring other wrestlers up instead of verbally burying them. He would always validate the persons abilities before really going in on them xD
Randy very entertaining. I never could tell If he try to be funny or it was just accidentally. He got go down in history as 1 most paranoid person in his area if not on the planet. But this video is a gem. Glad they put it up on RUclips.
Honestly, his persona here makes him appear at least 10/ 15 years older. In my opinion. He certainly had his own personality. And quite a career. Rest In Peace, Macho Man.
Well, for wrestling 'athletic prime' might be close to 50. For real sports, which Randy was part of on a professional level, your prime means you lose a step you're done, and that usually happens to people as they get closer to 30. Those you are smart and lucky enough to treat their bodies well or escape injury might push it closer to 40. So Randy was definitely near or past his prime here.
What a great rare find this is, thanks for posting the whole thing. It's wild to see a younger version of what he became later when he could do extended interviews like this perfectly. But already here he was great and entertaining with improv answers and that intensity and living the persona is clear.
@@brandonsistare8689 Yeah but I also definitely love the parts where the callers wanted come and fight him 😆 Savage was clearly ready to have to fight to defend his reputation as a wrestler, just part of the job.
@@BigBadJerryRogers oh yeah for sure, this is also great because it was before the wwf This is a pretty new Savage back. And the callers got the real Macho man. Great time back then, I always have and always will loon up to Mr Savage
What a fantastic piece of professional wrestling history! I have the utmost respect for Randy, and his dedication and brilliance really shine in this interview.
ICW was my gateway into pro wrestling. I started watching when I was 8 years old, and here in 2022, I'm still watching it. Even then, you could see that Savage was, talent and persona wise, head and shoulders over everybody else. Absolute legend.
He was my favorite pro wrestler of all time. He made you feel so many different kinds of emotions. I cherish the memories I have as a child, watching wrestling and being absolutely spellbound by the Macho Man. I had the hat and sunglasses and everything! 😂
He's still putting on his "Macho Man" voice a little bit here. He's not going full-blown WWF/WCW/TNA-tier Macho Man voice, but he's still not using his full natural speaking voice.
When people talk about wrestlers that can talk this is something else. He was a talker in the greatest sense, he was just a natural. He had charisma and he was a smart guy. He wasn't playing a part, he was just Macho Man.
His back to the camera shot, classic macho intro pose awesome, since day one macho madness has always been my all time favorite still sad he's gone but great memories thanks Randy
I am relieved that I am not the only one interested in something like this in 2022. Others might wonder why one would be interested to this extent in this person's biography.
Like many fans I was curious what Randy really sounded like when he was not doing his Macho Man routine. I saw an interview with Lanny saying once he became the Macho Man he fully dove into the character, voice and all. With this video we can hear some of the real Randy Poffo with a little bit of what was to become the huge MM character.
From what I witnessed, before his run in Memphis, he didn't really fully get into the Macho man mode yet, he was just Randy Poffo as " Macho Man Savage." It's just when he left his father promotion to Memphis where he fully developed the intensity and finally became known as the Macho man Randy Savage as we know later in his career.
@@gillies9 Yup, the voice sounds the same to me, just way toned down, talking like a normal person. When he gets a lil amped or puts any emotion into what he's saying, you hear the Macho Man that most of us came to know. This is a really cool upload.
I think his character is just an exaggerated version of his real personality. If you watch his hand gestures and listen to his voice you can hear and see the seeds of his persona.
Randy was a great promo! I live outside of the US and I teach college kids to take a standardized test to get into universities and grad schools. They are asked to respond and react to opinion based questions. Basically, I coach them on cutting a promo. I will show some clips from this interview to selected students.
You coach them on cutting promos, I love that! That's some real world education for them. They have to have the mic skills to get the title shot in life. Wrestling is life!
Randy is the reason for so much of my existence and the way I interact with the world. Forever missed, but always grateful to have been able to live around that energy and personality, and be inspired by it.
This is amazing. A video this old and this condition Randy seems to be completely out of character and his REAL voice! FINALLY here which is extremely rare. What a gem
This is the best Savage interview I've ever seen. I love that this predates WWF. It's a little glimpse into the fine line between Randy Poffo and Randy "Macho Man" Savage!
This is amazing, I can't believe this footage still exists. Thank you for posting this. It's very interesting to see a young Randy before the full blown Macho Man persona was the only thing the public ever got to experience. I've never seen a longform interview with Randy Poffo. I've only ever seen Randy Savage.
This is definitely by far the most chill you'll ever see Randy. And the whole story he said is 100% true. And once Randy got into the WWE and he was into wrestling big time. Randy became the "Macho Man" full time and you'd never get an interview like this out of him. This interview is very rare and very intimate and great as well.
this is a right gem! never seen this before, Randy Savage is one of the all time greats.his intensity and interviews were mad AF,. another one gone far too soon x
This is phenomenal, it's so hard to find Randy videos from this time period. His parents owned their own wrestling business in Lexington, KY and ran shows out of Rupp Arena. Thanks for posting this
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He’s 29 here and I’m 37 now and I still feel like he’s older than me in this interview
back then 29 was 39 lol
Don’t worry you look a lot older
Back when men had high testosterone
I swear, just about every wrestler from the 80's were born looking 45 lol.
Bro... I'm 38 and when he said he was 29 years old... I completely fell off of my seat.
If this was any other person being interviewed, we would all be talking about this guy being intense. Yet this is absolutely the calmest and relaxed I’ve ever seen Randy! Total legend!
Exactly what I was thinking!
Not started the roids or maybe early stages.
Coke was likely too expensive this far back , and his salary way too small
Appears he smoked up. To calm him down.
Speaking in the way he did for most of his career must have out such a stress on his heart. Combine that with cocaine and the insane demands of wrestling and it’s surprising he lived so long. 😔
I still have burn scars from when the mega powers exploded.
My mind it’s still boogling
Underrated comment.
Whenever Macho Man speaks, it's like he's doing everything in his power to keep from exploding.
This made me chuckle 😄
What a legendary comment!
Lol
He's the master of giving the illusion of possibly exploding at any second, but never does, I don't think any other interview subject can do that anywhere as good. 1000% entertainment.
the last comment was a year ago. happy to be here now.macho will live on forever.
I met him in 1999 at the LA convention center. I was 9 years old. He was a total gentleman. He was very polite and respectful. Shook my hand and my dad's hand. Took pictures with him and talked with him for about 10 minutes. It was a great memory
What did the convo entail? If you don’t mind me asking? Just curious what he said
This is a great story. I miss Macho. Truly the GOAT for pro wrestling for me.
I have a memory very similar to that but it isn't Savage, it's RVD.
I was lucky to meet macho as well.. I met him right around the time he left Wwf… I’ll never forget how his voice sounded and how fn cool he looked in his black and gold macho man outfit … this was at a local sports store in Kingston New York I was 9 years old
I always heard he was an absolute gentleman and amazing intellectual
For every wrestling fan, THIS is pure gold. I've never seen Randy like this before.
He was embracing his baseball ⚾ background more
He keeps dropping into promo mode. Entertaining as hell!
You mean not on cocaine?
Good Stuff
@@Ironwind1972 No, no, no...he was just on Slim Jims
I am always amazed at how good was the Macho Man in front of the microphone. Natural speaker, huge personality.
Just like Piper
We lost macho man to early I woulda loved to see and old n grey Macho man running around
He always knew the assignment and what he needed to do
Im.65.andjust.started.watchin.old.interviews.of.macho.and.gene.okerland.so.funny.this.dude.gets.me.wound.up.just.listening.to.him.talk.when.randy.was.on.arsenio.hall.show.he.was.funny.from.begining.to.the.end
I always understood that. Marge Scott. Owner of reds refused to have a macho man day. Any take on this
A Macho Man Film could change the world. His life story is riveting.
I pay to see Jay Lethal play him. 😂
I think a Macho Man movie would do really well, if they did it justice. I wish they’d make one.
In a parallel universe, Macho Man Randy Savage never blew out his throwing arm going pro, ended up in the MLB hall of fame and maintained an inter-universal balance of awesomeness.
Ooh Yeahh the Macho Man saved us from a temporal paradox spacetime implosion - thanks champ 😂
Dan Soder could play him.
Christopher Meloni to play him.
The world is such a smaller place without having him alive and well. RIP Macho.
It's still 24,000 miles around.
@@DavidClark-vu3dw lol
I miss the macho man randy savage 🔥🔥🔥
My test levels go up just watching videos of Randy Savage. Lord only knows how many times he shattered women’s’ pelvises.
I don't think that's exactly an appealing prospect for women (or anybody for that matter)...people need to stop watching so much porn.
@@yellowblanka6058 you ain’t around the right women lol
@@yellowblanka6058 Agreed. That was gross. Porn sucks.
😂😂 Yeah man, don't need any PEDs, just watch a macho man video and I'm pumped
As a lifelong Macho fan, this is great! Never saw him this young.
I kinda want Machos shirt...
Me too. I've never seen him this calm.
Never seen him so calm.
Why is he speaking in this fake voice? Sounds different from what I'm used to hearing
@@moseskongi4746 he’s speaking the same as always, with the harsh western Chicago suburbs accent
Kudos to the person who preserved this video. This is truly a treasure!
I'm an old guy, by today's young guy standards.... So that just means that I grew up on this man. It makes me sad watching this. I've seen the Macho Man perform so many times in my life, and every single show was thrilling! This man gave me so many terrific childhood memories. I miss this man. All I can say is thanks, Macho Man!
He's so quick on his feet answering questions
This is dope. Absolutely dope!
This is a much calmer Randy Savage interview than most, but look at his eyes. The intensity in them never lessens at any moment.
Lol that’s called drugs… less intense then the peak macho but still loving life… whatever way you cut it, after watching overall highlights, promos, personality wise Randall was the best to do it!!!
That and being badgered off camera by group think show idiots, maybe buzzed, probably even, but even higher was his restraint.@@christopherkaiser6504
Macho man lived his persona through and through. You can hear it in his voice, same mannerisms, and intensity is all there.
Uhhh the harsh, heavy, cringe west Chicago suburban accent...?
He's timid here
Transgender people tend over do or over act the gender they become
I mean if you think about it, Mark Callaway came out and said he had to live the character and that's why he had so much success. Now, instead of being the Undertaker all the time...he can just be Mark and talk about things. If you are always in character you start to become it. Now I have very little doubt that Ric Flair was exactly the person he portrayed lol.
@@imalwayslast3170 flair is a jealous, miserable, saggy clown that no one ever liked
I like the fact he made no excuses for not making it to the big show in MLB. Most athletes egos are so great that they'll make any excuse or blame others for their failures. Randy showed in the interview he was a man of character when explaining his departure from the game, even detailing his disappointment and anger when it was the end of the road for him, which did not paint him in the best light, but it was honest.
Amen
When I was a kid I used to root for Hulk. When I became a man I rooted for Team Macho Man Randy Savage. The man, the style, the LEGEND!
You and me both, brother! Macho Man, for LIFE! 💪
Macho was better on the mic then anyone in WWE today. He was legit, low key crazy and could go full psycho when he wanted
Dusty Rhodes was great on the mic too!
So were austin rock and hbk @ellisdee1331
I know that's a later generation but those are 3 of the best
Ive never seen Macho laughing and smiling like that, pure awesomeness.
I had the opportunity of meeting Randy at a Shoney’s Restaurant near Philadelphia. He was such a cordial, down to earth gentleman.
Macho Man Randy Savage was everything Hulk Hogan wasn't and everything he was and then some. He was a better wrestler, better promo guy, a better entrance song, Elizabeth was awesome and just a better human being. It's a shame that Hulk Hogan stopped Macho's title pushes so many times it's sick. But Randy still got over. He's definitely one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. RIP Macho Man Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth.
Both made it interesting with their back and forth friendship and fued.
Randy held Randy back more than Hogan did.
No you're definitely not right on that one. Hulk Hogan was always there to steal Macho Man's thunder. No matter if it was the WWE or WCW. Hogan was notorious for back stage politics. He killed so many other wrestlers pushes it's not even funny. That's a fact.
@@ranker2020 I think you meant to reply to me, if you did I’ll just say this, you’re not wrong. Those are facts, Hogan did kill many pushes. That said, Randy’s psychotic behavior backstage and on the road, not to mention his size, kept Randy from being able to politic back at Hogan. If he was bigger, didn’t try to stab ppl in waffle houses, not to mention the rumors about Steph, he could’ve pushed back against Hogans bullshit.
@@KelticTim yes that's true. But my point is Hogan stalled several pushes that Randy Savage should've been champion. So that hurt his legacy besides all the happy hoopla outside of the ring. But to be quite honest with you Stephanie McMahon was so hot back then I don't blame him for asking her out. She was over 18 so it wasn't against the law or anything like that. And his size being an issue he was before his time. High flying acrobatics wasn't popular until the Shawn Michaels/Bret Heart era. So as far as I'm concerned he's one of the greatest of all time and sorely underrated.
Speak with such powerful conviction. Something you don't see nowadays.
A true Warrior in life!
This is the greatest public access interview of all time.
Deadass
God he's so magnetic. You click the thumbnail just wanting to see a young Macho and end up watching the entire clip because he's so god damn entertaining
Truth!
He's the greatest
This is INCREDIBLE. What a bit of history!!! Randy down to earth and as a younger man before he got enveloped in his character...the baseball talk and assessments of other wrestlers ( Pez Whatley, Ox Baker, Thunderbolt Patterson!) is incredible. What a fun guy to listen to!!!! Imagine how cool it would have been to sit and listen to him tell stories! Macho Man bridged three generations of the "modern eras" of wrestling...but wait! He grew up listening to his dad, so that's like 5 or 6 generations of wrestling he was exposed and lived through...? What an amazing individual! RIP Macho Man!!! YOU ARE MISSED BY AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF WRESTLING FANS!!!
El Duce?!?
Yes the baseball info was great. I'm from St. Louis. His middle name was Mario
This is such an important piece of wrestling history. A rarely vulnerable version of Randy, yet all the wit and intensity are still there. Much more physically imposing man than he sometimes seemed when squaring up with giants. And all the way throughout, he is 100% protecting the business.
The calls, all the different voices, men women and children calling in. This is so authentic.
Great in front of the camera and comfortable on the mic. He really was the man. God have mercy on his soul.
This is gold. Randy had the intensity and the affectations with his hands from the beginning. Clearly a complex personality outside of his character. He was brilliant.
I love how he made no excuses for his baseball career. What an extraordinary character of a man.
It's funny that he mentions the White Sox were the last team to cut him and drive him into full time wrestling, but it's sad in a way they at least didn't have him play any minor league games, he was cut just during early training. He only really had a ML record with the Cards and Tampa because of that.
Being honest like that says a lot, I agree 100%
Him being cut makes him more realistic. I know he's working me, but I believe his character. I would have paid to see him
@@MrVante247lucky to say I got to see Macho Man and Hulk Hogan wrestle each other when I was a kid! Was awesome! The beautiful Miss Elisabeth was there with him then too 😍
Wonder if she was that lady behind the booth?!
He had extraordinary character THEN. Wiring surveillance cameras in his girlfriend's house years later seems to contradict "character".
This is wonderful ♥️👍 Have never seen him sit down and just be himself on camera. This is a precious interview. He certainly was a legend..He played with my team, the Reds♥️👍
Back in 1997 my co-worker/friend and I
were at a conference in Charleston WV & WWE stars were staying at same hotel. I wasn't wrestling fan but my kids and husband were so I knew who Randy and Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan was. We saw Randy, Ric and many other stars in the lobby, the mall, just hanging out with each other. When we were checking out there's Randy standing right next to me. Thought I'd die. The girl at the desk asked him if she should call him Mr. Macho or Mr Savage. He smiled and said, "Randy will be fine". Then he gave my friend and me a nice smile and we saw those lovely blue eyes. He was speaking softly and very down to earth. I was speechless.There was a little boy about 10 standing off to the side with his dad just looking at Randy with such awesome. You could tell he was nervous. Randy looks over and smiles at the boy and motions for him to come over. He talked to him and signed whatever he had. I so wish now I would have asked for his autograph but I was too shy. There were no cell phone cameras back then. The night before we had been waiting for an elevator and he and a couple other wrestlers were waiting for the one headed to the penthouse suites. A couple of women came over to them and made it clear they wanted to party. The other two wrestlers ignored them but Randy said "no Miss Elizabeth wouldn't like that" and got in the elevator. I liked that. Even though at the time they were already divorced sadly. I would have liked to seen her in person cause she was gorgeous on TV and I liked them together. Can't believe they're both gone. 💔
I love this interview. This is the Randy we saw in person all those years ago.
What I love about Randy the most is how he never missed an opportunity to bring other wrestlers up instead of verbally burying them. He would always validate the persons abilities before really going in on them xD
I think its bc he was a promoter's son, and he had an understanding of pushing the talent over with the fans.
Randy is 29 years old here. For most people, that’s already past their athletic prime, but Randy was just getting started.
I’m 40 and I still cannot rock a beard like that
Roids will extend your athletic prime.....
Randy very entertaining. I never could tell If he try to be funny or it was just accidentally. He got go down in history as 1 most paranoid person in his area if not on the planet. But this video is a gem. Glad they put it up on RUclips.
Honestly, his persona here makes him appear at least 10/ 15 years older. In my opinion. He certainly had his own personality. And quite a career. Rest In Peace, Macho Man.
Well, for wrestling 'athletic prime' might be close to 50. For real sports, which Randy was part of on a professional level, your prime means you lose a step you're done, and that usually happens to people as they get closer to 30. Those you are smart and lucky enough to treat their bodies well or escape injury might push it closer to 40. So Randy was definitely near or past his prime here.
Thanks Randy for being a great person for a young boy to look up to. Good memories. Flyin elbo baby!!!!
There was a lot of "once in a century" people in the 20th. Randy was absolutely one of them.
❤❤❤
This old footage is like watching one of the greatest in the world acting in a small time school play.
Savage! You are LOVED 🔥
This the calmest I’ve ever seen him and I’ve followed his career ever since I was a kid . Usually he has the “ intensity level “ dialed up to 100 .
“Calm” being a relative term…for him! But he was still intense in comparison to the average person.
This is possibly the most amazing find on RUclips. Thank you so much for putting this up! Just incredible...
Totally agree. Thinking about this, Randy was the best technical wrestler ever. His match with Steamboat at WM 3 was the best match of all time.
What an incredible fighter he was in every sense, charisma, microphone, wrestling ability, one of my childhood idols.
Wow! This is like a visual transformation of Randy into the Macho man. Thanks for posting.
What a great rare find this is, thanks for posting the whole thing. It's wild to see a younger version of what he became later when he could do extended interviews like this perfectly. But already here he was great and entertaining with improv answers and that intensity and living the persona is clear.
Amazing to see it. Macho man is and was the best kindest most sincere person
Cool this Mid 1982 from April or so.
@@brandonsistare8689 Yeah but I also definitely love the parts where the callers wanted come and fight him 😆 Savage was clearly ready to have to fight to defend his reputation as a wrestler, just part of the job.
@@BigBadJerryRogers oh yeah for sure, this is also great because it was before the wwf
This is a pretty new Savage back. And the callers got the real Macho man. Great time back then, I always have and always will loon up to Mr Savage
@@Poffomaniac But he was talking about Escape from New York movie about Ox Baker
Glad I watched this. Man, what an honest and truly humble man.
What a fantastic piece of professional wrestling history! I have the utmost respect for Randy, and his dedication and brilliance really shine in this interview.
You gotta love the Macho Man. RIP to one of the best wrestlers ever
100 percent real. Loved that answer. What a great interview. Calmest I've ever seen macho man talk
ICW was my gateway into pro wrestling. I started watching when I was 8 years old, and here in 2022, I'm still watching it. Even then, you could see that Savage was, talent and persona wise, head and shoulders over everybody else. Absolute legend.
Ohhh yeah!
The only reason I started watching wrestling as a child in the early/mid 80s. RIP to the 🐐
This is my first time seeing him out of character hearing his real voice this is amazing footage
He was my favorite pro wrestler of all time. He made you feel so many different kinds of emotions. I cherish the memories I have as a child, watching wrestling and being absolutely spellbound by the Macho Man. I had the hat and sunglasses and everything! 😂
Love every minute of this. We love you Macho Man Randy Savage
Randy says he was goin to be the best of all time and made his dreams happen. Cream of the crop
Much respect after hearing Randy tell it like it is with regards to his MiLB career.
I'm in AWE. Watching Randy in a normal tone. But always has the sense of humor. LOVE THIS! Thank you for sharing this whoever you are. 🙏
He's still putting on his "Macho Man" voice a little bit here. He's not going full-blown WWF/WCW/TNA-tier Macho Man voice, but he's still not using his full natural speaking voice.
Randy Savage is a total legend.
Caller: how much of wrestling is real?
MachoManRandySavage: ALL OF IT!!
🤣🤣🤣 the realest ever!
Stared it down no eye blinks!!!!
This is really cool. Savage was always one of my favorites, and it’s amazing seeing him at this point of his career.
When people talk about wrestlers that can talk this is something else. He was a talker in the greatest sense, he was just a natural. He had charisma and he was a smart guy. He wasn't playing a part, he was just Macho Man.
He was charismatic, entertaining and determined. No wonder he achieved success - he would keep going until he cracked it, in whatever field lol
Utterly awe struck.
Where the heck has this been???? Just awesome 👌 This is like a feast.....
I love this. I grew up in the 80's and 90's. Such great times. Thanks for sharing this.
One of best ever. RIP Randy. Love seeing classic interviews.
This is damn near the holy grail!!!
Thanks you so much 👍
His back to the camera shot, classic macho intro pose awesome, since day one macho madness has always been my all time favorite still sad he's gone but great memories thanks Randy
Omg!!! This is a national treasure!!!! I freaking love Macho!!! Him/his character was always my favorite.
Total legend
I am relieved that I am not the only one interested in something like this in 2022. Others might wonder why one would be interested to this extent in this person's biography.
This is a gem! Never saw this before but already he was the stuff of legend in pro baseball and pro wrestling
How was he a legend in baseball? He was minor league
@@michaelhauser6440 Yeah, let's not get carried away now, the guy is great but c'mon
He was a baseball legend in downers grove
This is pretty damn neat seeing him talk out of character. Thanks for posting!
Like many fans I was curious what Randy really sounded like when he was not doing his Macho Man routine. I saw an interview with Lanny saying once he became the Macho Man he fully dove into the character, voice and all. With this video we can hear some of the real Randy Poffo with a little bit of what was to become the huge MM character.
From what I witnessed, before his run in Memphis, he didn't really fully get into the Macho man mode yet, he was just Randy Poffo as " Macho Man Savage." It's just when he left his father promotion to Memphis where he fully developed the intensity and finally became known as the Macho man Randy Savage as we know later in his career.
@@gillies9 Yup, the voice sounds the same to me, just way toned down, talking like a normal person. When he gets a lil amped or puts any emotion into what he's saying, you hear the Macho Man that most of us came to know. This is a really cool upload.
I think his character is just an exaggerated version of his real personality. If you watch his hand gestures and listen to his voice you can hear and see the seeds of his persona.
He is not out of character. His character is at the beginning stages here.
Randy was my favorite wrestler.
RIP Randy Poffo. Just awesome character in every sense of the word. Thanks so much for posting this
There will never be another Macho Man Randy Savage. An absolute legend, thank you for posting this wonderful interview.
Randy was a great promo! I live outside of the US and I teach college kids to take a standardized test to get into universities and grad schools. They are asked to respond and react to opinion based questions. Basically, I coach them on cutting a promo. I will show some clips from this interview to selected students.
You coach them on cutting promos, I love that! That's some real world education for them. They have to have the mic skills to get the title shot in life. Wrestling is life!
OOOH YEEAAH!! Dig it!!!
This is a great find. Macho Man was the greatest.
Yes thank you so much for sharing I loved it. Thanks for everything Randy.
I feel privileged to have heard this interview, Randy Savage what a class act.
Randy is the reason for so much of my existence and the way I interact with the world. Forever missed, but always grateful to have been able to live around that energy and personality, and be inspired by it.
Thanks for this.
Randy was one hell of a baseball player. Almost got to the big show.
Not even close.
What a total Chad! Never leave them fully satisfied! True words from a real man who knows women.
Thanks for preserving this little slice of History!
I was gonna watch this for a few minutes. It just ended. So good.
Happy one year anniversary to the posting of this magnificent find.
Bruh! He was always the same! I would love to see how he was as a kid. Imagine an 8 year old with this energy. LOL. One of the absolute GOATs
This is amazing. A video this old and this condition Randy seems to be completely out of character and his REAL voice! FINALLY here which is extremely rare. What a gem
Randy Savage was legitimately a performance artist.
Oh my god this is a gem!!!!!! Every wrestling fan thanks you!!!
This is great. Randy just talking and honestly answering questions. Made me like him more than before.
The most normal we'd ever get to see him
Watched every second of it
This was gold thanks for posting 🤘🤘
Me as well....how incredible!!!so humble when it came to losing...mr.kentucky...being fired from baseball..so honest......and dialed in!!!!
This was fantastic! Definitely worth a watch! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is the best Savage interview I've ever seen. I love that this predates WWF.
It's a little glimpse into the fine line between Randy Poffo and Randy "Macho Man" Savage!
Thank you for posting this. As a Gen X this is AMAZING.
I absolutely love The macho Man Randy Savage my number 1 favorite wrestler of all time he is way above Hogan and Flair as the icon of wrestling.
This is amazing, I can't believe this footage still exists. Thank you for posting this. It's very interesting to see a young Randy before the full blown Macho Man persona was the only thing the public ever got to experience. I've never seen a longform interview with Randy Poffo. I've only ever seen Randy Savage.
This is definitely by far the most chill you'll ever see Randy. And the whole story he said is 100% true. And once Randy got into the WWE and he was into wrestling big time. Randy became the "Macho Man" full time and you'd never get an interview like this out of him. This interview is very rare and very intimate and great as well.
Thanks for the upload, Randy basically multiplied his real persona 3 times to come up with his WWF character. Loved his energy!
Always intense
This video is GOLDEN!!! Holy shit! ❤️🙌🏽 Thank you for uploading it!
this is a right gem! never seen this before, Randy Savage is one of the all time greats.his intensity and interviews were mad AF,. another one gone far too soon x
This is phenomenal, it's so hard to find Randy videos from this time period. His parents owned their own wrestling business in Lexington, KY and ran shows out of Rupp Arena. Thanks for posting this
Cable 10 is the local cable access show in Frankfort, KY. The 227 number confirms that this is Frankfort.