To see Lanny give his blessings and to come with him is priceless. I'm glad he looked at it as him paying a compliment instead of trying to be disrespectful to Randy's legacy
B4 Macho Man passed away he also gave Jay Lethal is blessing and endorsement lethal used to have Macho Man's home phone number I just think it's awesome that lethal's favorite wrestler was Randy Savage and he got to grow up not only as a wrestler but to play the character of the Macho Man AKA black machismo
@@Dave-tl2wf i was about to say that too. Flair said Lethal was one of the most talented performers. There is a video of Lethal doing his impressions of flair and Lethal TO Flair and Flair just cracks up
@@djwrox94 I'm pretty sure if someone stuck a tape-recorder in your house without your knowledge you can be found saying inappropriate things too. You are aware that Hogan saved Booker T from being fired after he called Hogan the N-word on a LIVE PPV. Booker T is *BLACK* by the way. You are aware that it was Hogan that told Kamala that Vince McMahon was low-balling him on pay and helped him get a job in WCW after the WWF let him go. Kamala was *BLACK* by the way. You realize that Hogan helped Virgil get a job in WCW and remain employed in WCW despite being pretty useless as a wrestler after he split from DiBiase. Virgil is *BLACK* by the way. Not a single African-American person that knows Hogan has vouched for him being racist, or anything close to that. In fact, Stevie Ray called Hogan the "Blackest white guy he knows." You realize that Hogan did a CLEAN job to Jacques Rougeau as a favor to him for his indie-show he had in Canada. This was at the height of the nWo. Jacques Rougeau is not black, but I thought I just throw that in there as one of many situations where Hogan propped someone up that people purposefully-ignore because it doesn't fit their narrative. You do realize that when Hogan came back to the WWF from 2002-03 he *LOST* more big-matches than he won? He jobbed to the Rock, TWICE. The lost to the Undertaker for the title (for the second-time in his career by the way.) He lost CLEAN to Kurt Angle, and he lost CLEAN to Brock Lesnar. In addition to them, Hulk Hogan has put over..... King Kong Bundy, Andre The Giant, The Genius, The Ultimate Warrior (for the title,) Yokozuna (for the title,) The Giant (for the title,) Lex Luger (for the title,) Sting (for the title,) Goldberg (for the title,) Flair (for the title,) and Billy Kidman. When it someone you like and they don't put someone over there is always an excuse, but when Hogan does that he's "holding someone down." Gimme a break.
I think Lethal would've lost his mind, to be able to walk out with THE MAN who you idolized, not gonna lie, id be fighting back tears to see that magic
How about this. Lethal gets a title shot against a heel champion at say All Out or Revolution. The champion comes out first (their choice), the Lethal's music plays. Keeps playing. No one comes out. Then the music cuts off. The champion gets on the mic and runs Lethal down. Then the lights cut out and a spotlight hits the ramp. Out walks Lanny Poffo who the points to one side of the entrance way. Pomp and Circumstance hits and out comes Black Machismo Jay Lethal carried on a litter by a bunch of enhancement wrestlers just like Macho King did way back in the day. Perfect big PPV title match entrance I think. The crowd would (hopefully) pop big for something like this.
Well, I hate to be the one to burst the bubble, and bring the mood down, but Lanny passed today, so the chance has been missed, but this is still a legendary entrance
Not going to lie. Laugh if you want but I choked up. I saw that attire and I was 10 again. I don't care what anyone says but to me Hogan and Savage will always be two of my heroes.
Dude, that's what it's all about! It's supposed to be fun and entertaining. There's no shame in loving something. Feel bad for the people that don't. 😎 Ooooooooh Yeeeah! 😁
When the shoulder slap happened, the screen brightened a bit. If that was just an artifact of the lighting changing because of auto-focus, or a little direction touch, it made the whole thing feel that much more like the spirit of Macho was with Jay on that night.
Today, The Genius, "Leaping" Lanny Poffo has left us. Jay Lethal loves Lanny like his own brother, and i want to Remember him like this, in a full stadium, smiling, throwing freesbees to the crowd and with the affection of the fans, who still remember his and his brother Randy's fights. The great Roster of Heaven has one more High Flyer.
@@wanderlustwarrior looked it up. And yeah it checks out. Nash wasn’t impressed with lethal so he told him to do an impression and he did the spot on macho man impression. Ran with it for almost his whole TNA run.
@@stevena9231 No, they use too much of the past. Brock Lesnar, HHH, HBK, Undertaker, Kane, SHANE MCMAHON, WWE don't know how to make stars. They don't know how to do nostalgia right either. Jay Lethal does nostalgia right.
Just a shame that Savage didn't live just a little longer so we could've had a welcome home & HoF induction in WWE, where he belonged. It would've been an amazing moment.
Man that night, I really feel that Randy Savage was there in spirit witnessing this, I am so happy he and Lanny gave their blessing to let Jay Lethal do this gimmick.
Just heard the news about The Genius.☹️ Rest In Peace to him, Macho Man, their mother and father and strength to the Poffo family while they’re dealing with their loss.
J lethal has so much respect and loves doing the Macho Man it's great there's a reason no one has bitched about him parodying another wrestler over these years he did it flawlessly and with care no one else has done something like that. Always entertaining.
There is a true beauty that the world doesn't see enough. That beauty is when pro wrestling makes you cry. Those moments are so fucking few and far in between. This was one of those moments
It may happen again. Probably not his full time gimmick but may be a one night only thing. I love that his theme in aew is a new version of the macho man's theme. It's fitting.
im more of a mma guy these days but lately ive been doing a trip through my childhood of pro wrestling. seeing the orginal attire got me tearing up at 2:39 am. RIP Macho Man #thecreamofthecrop
God, what a tribute to my fellow Scorpio in that great Wrestling Heaven in the Sky, OOOOOOHHH YEEEEAAH! The fact that Leaping Lanny himself approved this tribute, AND loaned him an original Savage jacket? C'mon, bro! This was Wrestling at it's best....😎🇵🇷🇺🇸🗽🦂
Without Macho Man Randy Savage, events like All In would not exist. Randy arrived in 1980’s WWF and brought an intensity and fast paced style to the WWF main event scene that helped paved the way for smaller wrestlers to become mainstream. He deserved to be celebrated for his contributions to the industry and moving it forward.
@@themanbeckylynchstraightfi1258 Savage himself gave Lethal his blessing when he was still alive, and his brother came out with Lethal to endorse this. So it's save to say that they would NOT be embarrassed by this.
now this is cool.hearing that music again and seeing lanny accompany lethal to the ring is awesome.just wish it would have been randy .may he rest in peace
Holy crap, I just realized that I may have gone to high school with Jay Lethal. He and I are both from Elizabeth, New Jersey and we're around the same age. It's very possible that I walked down the same hallways or even had classes with Black Machismo.
An ROH wrestler playing a TNA character wearing WCW gear while the WWF version of the theme plays. Now that’s impressive.
at essentially the the show that inspired the creation of AEW
This is wrestling!!!
"I know who I am! I'm a dude playing the dude, disguised as another dude!!"
OH YEAH!
That a legacy of Wrestling
To see Lanny give his blessings and to come with him is priceless. I'm glad he looked at it as him paying a compliment instead of trying to be disrespectful to Randy's legacy
B4 Macho Man passed away he also gave Jay Lethal is blessing and endorsement lethal used to have Macho Man's home phone number I just think it's awesome that lethal's favorite wrestler was Randy Savage and he got to grow up not only as a wrestler but to play the character of the Macho Man AKA black machismo
Joseph Smithmeyer same thing with Ric Flair and Jay Lethal. Lethal was given high praise from Flair.
@@Dave-tl2wf i was about to say that too. Flair said Lethal was one of the most talented performers. There is a video of Lethal doing his impressions of flair and Lethal TO Flair and Flair just cracks up
Yeah. Lanny seems like a good guy and pretty insightful. He’s talked before about how he loves the macho man impersonations.
Lanny should have gone full genius
Seriously feel like Macho Man is living through Jay. His impression and mannerisms are to the t.
I think you're right 😔
Coolduder Bald all we need is for him to cut a promo with the CREAM!...of the Crop
for the Cream Of The Crop rises to the top
@@PChamileon97 lol at this point the Slim Jim company needs to get in contact with Jay. I honestly don’t think Randy would mind that either.😂👍🔥
I agree with the comment
I can't get over how well Lethal just CRUSHED Randy's mannerisms. It's insane how good he is
Is it weird I can see how he looks like randy while wearing the gear?
It's almost like Randy comes back
I’m glad the Madness of the Black Machismo ran wild that night.
The only thing missing was some Slim Jims.
It needed Hogan to bury him shortly after for 2 reasons
Hogan needs to bury anything related to Randy Savage
Jay Lethal is black
@@djwrox94 this was gold!
@@djwrox94 more racist rhetoric...
“Step into a Slim Jim! OOOOOHHHH YEEEAAAAHHH!!”
@@djwrox94 I'm pretty sure if someone stuck a tape-recorder in your house without your knowledge you can be found saying inappropriate things too.
You are aware that Hogan saved Booker T from being fired after he called Hogan the N-word on a LIVE PPV. Booker T is *BLACK* by the way.
You are aware that it was Hogan that told Kamala that Vince McMahon was low-balling him on pay and helped him get a job in WCW after the WWF let him go. Kamala was *BLACK* by the way.
You realize that Hogan helped Virgil get a job in WCW and remain employed in WCW despite being pretty useless as a wrestler after he split from DiBiase.
Virgil is *BLACK* by the way.
Not a single African-American person that knows Hogan has vouched for him being racist, or anything close to that. In fact, Stevie Ray called Hogan the "Blackest white guy he knows."
You realize that Hogan did a CLEAN job to Jacques Rougeau as a favor to him for his indie-show he had in Canada. This was at the height of the nWo. Jacques Rougeau is not black, but I thought I just throw that in there as one of many situations where Hogan propped someone up that people purposefully-ignore because it doesn't fit their narrative.
You do realize that when Hogan came back to the WWF from 2002-03 he *LOST* more big-matches than he won? He jobbed to the Rock, TWICE. The lost to the Undertaker for the title (for the second-time in his career by the way.) He lost CLEAN to Kurt Angle, and he lost CLEAN to Brock Lesnar.
In addition to them, Hulk Hogan has put over.....
King Kong Bundy, Andre The Giant, The Genius, The Ultimate Warrior (for the title,) Yokozuna (for the title,) The Giant (for the title,) Lex Luger (for the title,) Sting (for the title,) Goldberg (for the title,) Flair (for the title,) and Billy Kidman.
When it someone you like and they don't put someone over there is always an excuse, but when Hogan does that he's "holding someone down." Gimme a break.
As heartfelt & emotional this is. Could you imagine what it would’ve been like if Randy himself had the chance to walk Lethal out?
I'm sure he would have too if asked.
I think Lethal would've lost his mind, to be able to walk out with THE MAN who you idolized,
not gonna lie, id be fighting back tears to see that magic
Apparently Randy loved the Black Machismo gimmick. He knew it came from a place of respect & admiration.
Both dressed exactly the same.....
My god we would have gotten a macho man /machismo “rich flair woo contest” in sorts
We need this entrance one more time in AEW.
Lethal with the shades and jacket followed by Lenny.
What about Lethal VS CM Punk?
The loser never could use The Diving Elbow Drop again. 😉
How about this. Lethal gets a title shot against a heel champion at say All Out or Revolution. The champion comes out first (their choice), the Lethal's music plays. Keeps playing. No one comes out. Then the music cuts off. The champion gets on the mic and runs Lethal down. Then the lights cut out and a spotlight hits the ramp. Out walks Lanny Poffo who the points to one side of the entrance way. Pomp and Circumstance hits and out comes Black Machismo Jay Lethal carried on a litter by a bunch of enhancement wrestlers just like Macho King did way back in the day. Perfect big PPV title match entrance I think. The crowd would (hopefully) pop big for something like this.
@@donkorleone5188 punk big fan of savage
Now I hope Jay Lethal can pay tribute on the next AEW
Well, I hate to be the one to burst the bubble, and bring the mood down, but Lanny passed today, so the chance has been missed, but this is still a legendary entrance
Not going to lie. Laugh if you want but I choked up. I saw that attire and I was 10 again. I don't care what anyone says but to me Hogan and Savage will always be two of my heroes.
Mega Man definitely brings back memories.
I got a little choked up myself
Had a tear. No lie
Letal does this so good
I felt the same way. It’s like going back in time.
ray clark it’s hard not to get emotional when watching this.
Dude, that's what it's all about! It's supposed to be fun and entertaining. There's no shame in loving something. Feel bad for the people that don't. 😎 Ooooooooh Yeeeah! 😁
I'll always respect Jay Lethal for doing this. Paid tribute to the man the best way someone could
That pop!!! So glad to be part of history!
Brought an old guy tears. Respectable tribute. Macho madness for life!
Same 🙏
Lethal has got to bring this back to AEW, the crowd will go absolutely crazy
yes
I was smiling the whole time
Randy Savage would be proud of him.
Lanny is doing a great job carrying on Randy's legacy. Thank you Jay Lethal for your tribute to the Macho Man!
This whole vid made everyone including myself tear up , great stuff
Absolute tear jerker....proud moment.
Randy is looking down from heaven with a beautiful smile.
Rest in peace Randy " macho man " savage.the 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Kinda gives you goosebumps when you hear Macho's music hit..
At 1:20 he saw his brother one last time
That's beautiful 😢
When the shoulder slap happened, the screen brightened a bit. If that was just an artifact of the lighting changing because of auto-focus, or a little direction touch, it made the whole thing feel that much more like the spirit of Macho was with Jay on that night.
It was from an old bit on bte it happened all the time
@PrettyboientYk No it didn't.
This made me cry
Darnell Thames Me too, Brother.
And me 😢
Me too.
Me three
It was the onion ninjas
Can't believe All In was just three years ago! The precursor and the catalyst to AEW.
Jay Lethal has to be the greatest wrestling fan that got to live his dreams.
Rest in Peace, Lanny. Him and Macho Man can finally be reunited.
Today, The Genius, "Leaping" Lanny Poffo has left us.
Jay Lethal loves Lanny like his own brother, and i want to Remember him like this, in a full stadium, smiling, throwing freesbees to the crowd and with the affection of the fans, who still remember his and his brother Randy's fights.
The great Roster of Heaven has one more High Flyer.
I want to see him do this at ALL IN 2 but with Ric Flair’s gear
*duel of Wooos flashbacks*
Dude yes
Now he can just do on on a weekly basis
Kevin Nash's greatest gift to the wrestling business
Snake Roberts ruined my wedding.
What
Kevin Nash came up with the Black Machismo gimmick.
@@lionheart7019 ...really?
@@wanderlustwarrior looked it up. And yeah it checks out. Nash wasn’t impressed with lethal so he told him to do an impression and he did the spot on macho man impression. Ran with it for almost his whole TNA run.
That pop from the crowd when Pomp and Circumstance hits...
Love that they used Macho Mans original WWF version of the theme.
They should had used his TNA one
They used this version because “pomp and circumstance” is public domain free for anyone to use.
TxSnowman They Can Copyright It Because It Can Get Owned By WWE
AwesomeKDog EWE once something is in the public domain it can’t be copyrighted or owned.
Pomp and Circumstance was composed in 1904...predates WWF just a little.
Also it was used by Gorgeous George, who took Angelo Poffo under his wing.
To make a great show..you need a little of the past and little of the present and a little of the future
100% agree i think that's why wwe sucks now is because they are only using the future and they are not very talented if we are gonna be honest...
@@stevena9231
No, they use too much of the past. Brock Lesnar, HHH, HBK, Undertaker, Kane, SHANE MCMAHON, WWE don't know how to make stars. They don't know how to do nostalgia right either. Jay Lethal does nostalgia right.
@@rafaelflores4968 FACTS
I hope Jay gets his one shining moment and has 1 AEW title win
Just a shame that Savage didn't live just a little longer so we could've had a welcome home & HoF induction in WWE, where he belonged. It would've been an amazing moment.
Rest in peace Lanny Poffo. 🕊
Man that had to a very heavy moment to actually wear the ring gear of macho
I would have been tearing up.
and to have his brother right there next to you
What a emotional tribute to macho
Man..........:):):)😢😢😢😢😢
Thank you jay lethal the BLACK MACHISMO WOOOOOO YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH
I’m very impressed Jay got the Macho Man finger-point down, perfectly.👍
I'm not crying, YOU'RE CRYING!!!
😭
The crowd was amazing on this...Epic Macho Man salute..
Man that night, I really feel that Randy Savage was there in spirit witnessing this, I am so happy he and Lanny gave their blessing to let Jay Lethal do this gimmick.
Jay is awesome! He can even make the same face expressions as Mach! I can tell Lenny sees that in Jay too! R.I.P Macho Man Randy Savage!
Best gimick of all time
Watching this in 2021 one of my all time fav wrestling moments so nolstalgic as a macho man fan this was and forever will be epic
Just heard the news about The Genius.☹️ Rest In Peace to him, Macho Man, their mother and father and strength to the Poffo family while they’re dealing with their loss.
J lethal has so much respect and loves doing the Macho Man it's great there's a reason no one has bitched about him parodying another wrestler over these years he did it flawlessly and with care no one else has done something like that. Always entertaining.
Punk ass Vince could've pushed jay an let him use this gimmick to feud with the fiend 😠
Impersonated a couple of the greatest.
It wouldn't surprise me that Macho Man Randy Savage was his favorite wrestler when he was a kid
Good old TNA days brings back so many memories. Black Machismo!!!
There is a true beauty that the world doesn't see enough. That beauty is when pro wrestling makes you cry. Those moments are so fucking few and far in between. This was one of those moments
I don't know this made me damn near cry. Feel like Mach is eternal and could be appreciated any time any promotion.
Wow first time watching this and this actually made my eyes watery R.I.P. Macho Man Randy Savage
Same 😭👍
Now that Jay Lethal is All Elite I really hope he brings back the black machismo Gimmick
It may happen again. Probably not his full time gimmick but may be a one night only thing. I love that his theme in aew is a new version of the macho man's theme. It's fitting.
How can anyone dislike this? This was epic.
The moves, the mouth moves, Jay Lethal is awesome.
One of the greatest ROH Champion Ever
RIP Lanny. Thanks for this moment
im more of a mma guy these days but lately ive been doing a trip through my childhood of pro wrestling. seeing the orginal attire got me tearing up at 2:39 am. RIP Macho Man #thecreamofthecrop
Same , I'm more of a basketball / football fan but damn it's shit like this that make me wish wrestling in general was still enjoyable to watch .
RIP Macho Man. Your legacy is safe.
the man Randy Savage may have passed away
but the spirit of the MACHO MAN...lives on in Jay Lethal..
God, what a tribute to my fellow Scorpio in that great Wrestling Heaven in the Sky, OOOOOOHHH YEEEEAAH! The fact that Leaping Lanny himself approved this tribute, AND loaned him an original Savage jacket? C'mon, bro! This was Wrestling at it's best....😎🇵🇷🇺🇸🗽🦂
where all started for wrestling in the modern era
Jay Leathal simply owned this! Great tribute!
This is the first video I looked up when I heard about Lanny's passing.
RIP Lanny Poffo, and Randy Poffo.
I only heard about this in an interview with Lethal, so i came to see it....LOVED IT. Savage and Ultimate Warrior are my favorites from that era.
Ohhhhh Yeahh We need Jethal back with this gimmick
Pomp and Circumstance is such a regal walk in theme.
Jay lethal even has the male pattern baldness like the great macho man!!!! Hes perfect.
I was there, and I saw the glasses and went, "WE'RE GETTING BLACK MACHISMO!"
We miss you Mach!
This was sooo damn good back in the days
Without Macho Man Randy Savage, events like All In would not exist. Randy arrived in 1980’s WWF and brought an intensity and fast paced style to the WWF main event scene that helped paved the way for smaller wrestlers to become mainstream. He deserved to be celebrated for his contributions to the industry and moving it forward.
All in just revived my love for televised wrestling
rip ring of honor. Black Machismo should be ALL ELITE!
this aged well
Can't believe Lanny was there. Respect +
This is the greatest thing I've seen in wrestling in years
If macho man would have lived. Macho and Lethal would be the real Mega Powers!!!
That was an incredible blessing...🤘🏼💯✔️
This made my girlfriend tear up.
You teared up to , DON'T LIE 😭
Rest in Peace Randy Savage and Leaping Lanny 😟
Thanks you for Black Machismo Jay.....🖤
Randy Savage would be proud
No would be embarrassed by this
@@themanbeckylynchstraightfi1258 Savage himself gave Lethal his blessing when he was still alive, and his brother came out with Lethal to endorse this. So it's save to say that they would NOT be embarrassed by this.
@@themanbeckylynchstraightfi1258 objectively false
Doesn't that song just make you feel fantastic! 💜💛🧡💚 R.I.P Macho Man & Leaping Lenny!
I get emotional when I watch this, RIP Elizabeth and Mach..🙏
OH YEAH! Macho Man would be proud!
Lethal much respect!!! You got the go ahead from family. Classic moment.
now this is cool.hearing that music again and seeing lanny accompany lethal to the ring is awesome.just wish it would have been randy .may he rest in peace
watched this in the middle of the night live (🏴 time ) jumped up shouting yasssss and also made me cry with happiness
Whose here watching this after he officially has become #allelite at Full Gear?
If there’s ever a movie about macho man, he needs to be the actor portraying him
That was wonderful what a honer. Jay has him down exactly. Great job. We need more of this. I grew up watching the Macho man. Born in 1979.
Jay's now the only one that can keep it going. Rip macho and lanny
Some of Macho was a tribute to Gorgeous George, just like Lethal's is for Macho.
Holy crap, I just realized that I may have gone to high school with Jay Lethal. He and I are both from Elizabeth, New Jersey and we're around the same age. It's very possible that I walked down the same hallways or even had classes with Black Machismo.
Lucky you
Lucky bastard
Love seeing leaping Lanny the Genius ..what an endorsement!!! Oh yeah.... Black Machismo!!
As soon as I saw the gear I teared up immediately.
MAN! this gives me crazy goosebumps! i loved that Jay did this
I got goosebumps when I seen it! RIP Randy Savage
Randy is looking down with a beautiful smile.
Rest in peace Randy savage 🌺🌺🌺
I had the biggest smile on my face when I saw this
RIP Lanny!! Reunited with Randy at last
I never get tired of seeing this.
Im smiling from ear to ear at 7am
Rest well macho man
Seeing this a surprise entrance at a royal rumble would be the most epic entrance since the last time late great macho man was on wwe.
FACTS
Very true but u just know WWE would go further and further with it and turn it into a complete mess
Probably the most underrated wrestler around.