Home

WWE

“I’ll Rip Your Throat Out”: WWE Legend ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage Got Off on the Wrong Foot With Wrestling Veteran

Published 02/27/2022, 12:00 PM EST

Follow Us

The Macho Man Randy Savage is one of the unique pro-wrestlers in history. Fans to date remember him because of his time in WWE. But we know very little information about Randy Savage’s early days in pro-wrestling. He wrestled alongside his brother Lanny Poffo at his father’s promotion of International Championship Wrestling (ICW).

Macho Man was a top guy at ICW and faced many big names there. Back in the day, kayfabe was preserved by wrestlers to a big extent and Randy Savage was one of those wrestlers. Many Wrestlers have said this in interviews and podcasts about Macho Man’s kayfabe.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Recently, a former rival of Macho Man and wrestling legend Adrian Street appeared on Wrestling Shoot Interviews. There he spoke about Macho Man’s early days in wrestling and his time in ICW. He also shared an incident with him confronting Macho Man backstage before their match.

Watch this story:- From Snoop Dogg to Joan Jett : Best of WrestleMania Musical Entrances

Before the match, another wrestler, Eddie Gilbert, gave Adrian Street insight into how Randy Savage works. He told Street how Savage spits and gets coca-cola from the people and throws over them. Macho Man was just working his gimmick here.

Street went to Macho Man’s dressing room to confront him. He said, “They reckon we’re doing a program together.” “I said let’s get one thing straight if you spit at me or throw coca-cola or anything like that over me, especially when I’m wearing it in my gowns. I said I’ll rip your throat out and make you eat it.”, Street added.

Macho Man, with all respect, said he would avoid those things against him. Adrian Street was the only one considered in the industry who would bring Savage to his place.

Macho Man was not a wrestler, says Adrian Street

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

On the show during the interview, Adrian also talked about Savage’s wrestling abilities. Macho Man was a professional baseball player before becoming a pro-wrestler. Savage’s hands were pretty strong because of baseball training.

Trending

Get instantly notified of the hottest WWE stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

According to Adrian Street, Macho Man was ambidextrous and could pitch with both hands. Street said, “He could look after himself, but he was not a wrestler.” “He was good showman, he could fight.”., He said.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Macho Man Randy Savage was a notorious person in his younger days, but he still became the greatest wrestler in history.

Nikkita Lyons: All You Need to Know About WWE’s Newest 22-Year-Old Acquisition

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Tushar Deogharkar

2,018Articles

One take at a time

Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
Show More>