Randy Savage 1952-2011
Randy Mario Poffo, better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, best known for his time in World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling, he is the son of former wrestler Angelo Poffo.
Title History:
WWF Championship: def. Ted DiBiase in tournament final for vacant title March 27, 1988 Atlantic City; lost to Hulk Hogan April 2, 1989 Atlantic
City; def. Ric Flair April 5, 1992 Indianapolis; lost to Ric Flair September 1, 1992 Hershey, PA.
WCW Championship: won Battle Royal to win vacant title November 26, 1995, Norfolk; lost to Ric Flair December 27, 1995 Nashville; def. Ric Flair
January 22, 1996 Las Vegas; lost to Ric Flair February 11, 1996 St. Petersburg; def. Sting April 19, 1998 Denver; lost to Hulk Hogan April 20, 1998 Colorado Springs; def. Kevin Nash July 11, 1999 Fort Lauderdale in tag match of Savage & Sid Vicious beating Nash & Sting; lost to Hulk Hogan July 12, 1999 Jacksonville.
WWF Intercontinental Championship: def. Tito Santana February 8, 1986 Boston; lost to Ricky Steamboat March 29, 1987 Pontiac.
KING OF WWF: def. Jim Duggan August 30, 1989 Portland, ME; title dropped when Savage retired in 1991.
USWA Championship: def. Jerry Lawler October 11, 1993 Memphis; Vacated title when WWF and USWA business relationship ended November 1993
WWC North American Championship: def. Pedro Morales September 15, 1984 San Juan; lost to Hercules Ayala Mach 10, 1985 Ponce
NWA Southern Championship: def. Jerry Lawler March 17, 1985 Memphis; lost to Jerry Oski May 7, 1985 Louisville; def. Jerry Oski May 13, 1985 Memphis; lost to Jerry Lawler June 3, 1985 Memphis.
NWA Mid American Championship: def. Don Kent January 3 1978 Birmingham; lost to Dutch Mantel March 26, 1978 Chattanooga; def. Dutch Mantel November 11, 1978 Nashville; lost to Bobby Eaton February 1979; def. Terry Taylor December 28, 1983 Memphis; lost to Jerry Lawler April 12, 1984 Lexington.
NWA International Championship: def. Austin Idol April 23, 1984 Memphis; lost to Austin Idol May 14, 1984 Memphis.
ICW Championship: def. Lanny Poffo March 13, 1979 Halifax, Nova Scotia; lost to Lanny Poffo 1979; def. Lanny Poffo July 21, 1979 Lexington; lost
to Lanny Poffo 1981; def. Lanny Poffo 1981; lost to Paul Christy November 13, 1983 Springfield, IL.
Grand Prix International Championship: def. Lanny Poffo July 18, 1978 New Brunswick; lost to Lanny Poffo 1979; def. Lanny Poffo March 13, 1979
Halifax; lost to Killer Karl Krupp July 1979.
Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship: w/Lanny Poffo def. Edward Heath & John Foley January 20, 1976 Mobile; titles vacated February 17, 1976 when the Poffos were fired after an altercation with booker Rip Tyler.
Credit Wrestling Observer Newsletter for Title History.
WRESTLING OBSERVER AWARDS: MATCH OF THE YEAR - March 29, 1987 vs. Ricky Steamboat, Pontiac
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR - Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Arn Anderson & Meng & Barbarian & Ric Flair & Kevin Sullivan & Z Gangsta & Ultimate Solution March 10, 1996 Tupelo
HALL OF FAME - 1996
BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD - 2009 Macho Madness: The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE - 2009
Article: The Final Days of Randy Savage from Bleacher Report
Title History:
WWF Championship: def. Ted DiBiase in tournament final for vacant title March 27, 1988 Atlantic City; lost to Hulk Hogan April 2, 1989 Atlantic
City; def. Ric Flair April 5, 1992 Indianapolis; lost to Ric Flair September 1, 1992 Hershey, PA.
WCW Championship: won Battle Royal to win vacant title November 26, 1995, Norfolk; lost to Ric Flair December 27, 1995 Nashville; def. Ric Flair
January 22, 1996 Las Vegas; lost to Ric Flair February 11, 1996 St. Petersburg; def. Sting April 19, 1998 Denver; lost to Hulk Hogan April 20, 1998 Colorado Springs; def. Kevin Nash July 11, 1999 Fort Lauderdale in tag match of Savage & Sid Vicious beating Nash & Sting; lost to Hulk Hogan July 12, 1999 Jacksonville.
WWF Intercontinental Championship: def. Tito Santana February 8, 1986 Boston; lost to Ricky Steamboat March 29, 1987 Pontiac.
KING OF WWF: def. Jim Duggan August 30, 1989 Portland, ME; title dropped when Savage retired in 1991.
USWA Championship: def. Jerry Lawler October 11, 1993 Memphis; Vacated title when WWF and USWA business relationship ended November 1993
WWC North American Championship: def. Pedro Morales September 15, 1984 San Juan; lost to Hercules Ayala Mach 10, 1985 Ponce
NWA Southern Championship: def. Jerry Lawler March 17, 1985 Memphis; lost to Jerry Oski May 7, 1985 Louisville; def. Jerry Oski May 13, 1985 Memphis; lost to Jerry Lawler June 3, 1985 Memphis.
NWA Mid American Championship: def. Don Kent January 3 1978 Birmingham; lost to Dutch Mantel March 26, 1978 Chattanooga; def. Dutch Mantel November 11, 1978 Nashville; lost to Bobby Eaton February 1979; def. Terry Taylor December 28, 1983 Memphis; lost to Jerry Lawler April 12, 1984 Lexington.
NWA International Championship: def. Austin Idol April 23, 1984 Memphis; lost to Austin Idol May 14, 1984 Memphis.
ICW Championship: def. Lanny Poffo March 13, 1979 Halifax, Nova Scotia; lost to Lanny Poffo 1979; def. Lanny Poffo July 21, 1979 Lexington; lost
to Lanny Poffo 1981; def. Lanny Poffo 1981; lost to Paul Christy November 13, 1983 Springfield, IL.
Grand Prix International Championship: def. Lanny Poffo July 18, 1978 New Brunswick; lost to Lanny Poffo 1979; def. Lanny Poffo March 13, 1979
Halifax; lost to Killer Karl Krupp July 1979.
Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship: w/Lanny Poffo def. Edward Heath & John Foley January 20, 1976 Mobile; titles vacated February 17, 1976 when the Poffos were fired after an altercation with booker Rip Tyler.
Credit Wrestling Observer Newsletter for Title History.
WRESTLING OBSERVER AWARDS: MATCH OF THE YEAR - March 29, 1987 vs. Ricky Steamboat, Pontiac
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR - Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Arn Anderson & Meng & Barbarian & Ric Flair & Kevin Sullivan & Z Gangsta & Ultimate Solution March 10, 1996 Tupelo
HALL OF FAME - 1996
BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD - 2009 Macho Madness: The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE - 2009
Article: The Final Days of Randy Savage from Bleacher Report