The Professional 3 5.26.13: Top 3 Underrated Macho Man Moments

Welcome everyone to another edition of the Professional 3 on 411wrestling.com! I’m Jon Harder and another week of pro wrestling is in the books. So much has transpired within the past week in wrestling and of course, the Professional 3, in its own unique way, will try and put a unique spin on the importance of a certain topic in the sport of kings. And trust me; I hope everyone can dig it.

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After last week’s P3 on WCW/nWo Revenge, I will not lie when I say I continued to play post-column. Sadly, I got caught for a 12 hour spin straight of playing battle royals and trying to run the gamut on being the #1 points leader for the US championship tournament series. It took me all night, but I got it. It turns out all I needed was the perfect guy to get it done. What made things better is the 25 flying elbows per match I was able to do to get a MONSTER flying rating in the points. There was only one man who could do that and his name is simply the “Macho Man” Randy Savage.

I know that it’s a little over two years since the Macho Man passed away at the age of 57. However, his memory still lives on strongly. Randy Savage meant a lot of things to a lot of different people. His wrestling ability was the prototype for the majority of what you see today when it comes to workrate. His character is still one of the top 5 personas of all time. For Christ sake, the Slim Jim slogan is still legendary. Randy Savage ranks up as one of the top 10 most recognizable wrestlers of all time.

Most of all, his wrestling promos are the biggest key to the greatness of the Macho Man. Every single Macho Man interview were strategic and from the heart. You could tell by Savage’s personality that every single one was spur of the moment and from the heart. You just can’t create art like that. So many of his great promos and moments have been documented on his best of DVD WWE released in 2009; yet there are a few that are never nearly as talked about and should be recognized.

These clips are hilarious and should crack you up as well. The raspy voice combined with just the comedy coming out equals hilarity. Come on, I think you can gather by now that I’m not going to bring the same old thing with the P3. Without further adieu…

THE PROFESSIONAL 3: Underrated Macho Man Hilarious Moments

HONORABLE MENTION: MACHO CELEBRATING WITH THE 1-2-3 KID AND MARTY JANNETTY

OK, you MIGHT have seen this clip before. In a huge upset, the 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Janetty defeated the Quebecers on an early episode of Monday Night Raw in 1994. It was a great underdog story. So what does this have to do with the Macho Man? Simple. As soon as the Kid gets the 1-2-3, the Macho Man literally took off into the ring and started celebrating with the new Tag Team champions. Like a flash 20 seconds later, he was gone. Don’t ask me why, I just found that to be the funniest thing at 8 years old and it still holds up today.

1) MACHO MAN AND M.O.M. RAPPING ON LEX LUGER

Many people point to “Be a Man” as the Macho Man’s first ever rap single in 2003 (a piece of memorabilia that I proudly own). However, Mr. Savage was a piece of rap history ten years earlier in 1993 as a part of a rap dedicated towards Lex Luger in his run towards Yokozuna and the World Wrestling Federation championship. Macho Man, alongside Mabel, Oscar, and Mo of Men on a Mission, dominated this hip-hop as the last push on the Lex Express’s tour towards the championship. Although Luger did not win the WWF Title a week later, this hip-hop song still lives on as an underrated piece of folklore that does not get its props.

On a complete side note, is it eerie that Macho Man did a rap for Lex Luger, amidst all that transpired with a connection between the two? I don’t know, but as an over-thinker, it just makes you wonder.

2) MACHO MAN VS WEIRD AL…’S HAMSTER

“Weird Al” Yankovic always has a tendency to be very intriguing. The King of the Parody Song, Weird Al was given an opportunity to host his own CBS Saturday Morning program called AL-TV in September 1997. The final episode that existed before it was unceremoniously cancelled in December of the same clip involved Weird Al being down due to the fact his house was robbed, thus limiting his ability to do a good episode of AL-TV. Suddenly, as a spirit of motivation, the Macho Man busts through the walls to lift up the down Al and to “be creative”. After a spirited challenge to a wrestling match, Al circles around and brings his trusty sidekick, Harvey the Wonder Hamster, to the table. This contest proves to be an all-time classic. I will not give out who wins, as I want you to watch the video, but in the end, it ranks up there as one of the funnier things I’ve seen in quite some time.

3) MACHO KING ON ARSENIO HALL?? YES!!

In February 1990, in preparation for his final WWF championship shot against Hulk Hogan on the Main Event with former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Buster Douglas as referee, the Macho King had a rare public interview on a late-night talk show. During that time period, there was only one show on late-nights that could handle a man quite like the Macho King. Carson? Snyder? Letterman? Nope. The man, the myth, the legend, ARSENIO HALL. He was hip, cool, and had the younger demographic within THE DOG POUND. Put Macho and Arsenio together and you have legitimate magic. This segment is so out there and such a Macho Man style segment, it was memorable. Enjoy it. “Roo, Roo, Roo!” (my attempt at a Dog Pound noise)

What were your favorite underrated Macho Man moments? Write them in the comments or tweet them at me. Bottom line, the Macho Man is among the greats. I truly wished that Macho would have had his last glorious moment in the sun. However, his memory would live on. Plus, if we never had Randy Savage, we never would have had the Macho Midget.

Jon Harder

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