five months after his WWE debut we see Savage
having a match against Hogan for the WWE title. It’s
back to the IC title after that with his win over Tito
Santana to win the belt, a defence against Bruno
Sammartino (the best match you can get between
two wrestlers not yet inducted into the Hall of Fame)
and of course his legendary match against Ricky
Steamboat plus a reasonably entertaining attempt to
win the title back from The Honky Tonk Man. The
Disc ends with Savage winning the WWE title at
WrestleMania IV and a steel cage return match with
The Million Dollar Man. Those into mush can enjoy
the wedding between Savage and Miss Elizabeth in
the extras section.
Disc Two centres around the rise and fall of the
Megapowers. This includes that so daring removal of
her skirt by Miss Elizabeth that no one would give a
toss about these days. Once Savage turns heel we
have his WrestleMania V title defence against Hogan
and a dreadful intergender match from
WrestleMania VI. Miracle time next as Savage gets a
a
sk anyone who the biggest stars were in good match out of the Ultimate Warrior at
WWE in the 1980s and 90s and the WrestleMania VII leading to his rather short
name of Randy Savage will always get a retirement before his comeback against Jake ‘The
mention and deservedly so. He may have Snake’ Roberts. There’s also the WrestleMania VIII
had a few problems with Vince McMahon in recent main event as Savage challenges Ric Flair for the
years (hence his absence in the WWE Hall of Fame) belt. Special features include the debut of Miss
but finally a compilation DVD has been released. Elizabeth and the Coronation of the Macho King from
‘Macho Madness- The Ultimate Randy Savage
1989.
Collection’ is a near nine hour three-DVD set The final disc isn’t quite as high quality as its
featuring two dozen of his best matches in WWE and predecessors. The Summerslam 92 title defence
WCW as well as interviews in that unforgettable against The Ultimate Warrior is omitted. His WWE
voice of his. career winds down considerably ending with a match
If you’re looking for pre-WWE matches then you’ll be
against Yokozuna on Raw. It’s off to WCW then with
disappointed and there’s no history lesson telling us
a couple of matches against Ric Flair, a Falls Count
about the Poffo family and their wrestling legacy.
Anywhere match with DDP and he teams up with Sid
It’s presented by Matt Striker who does a superb
Vicious to take on Kevin Nash and Sting in 1999.
Savage impersonation and Maria on a bad hair day
Special Features on Disc Three include plenty of
and smiling all day long, it gives her something to do
interviews and promos from his career.
though. There’s no hatchet job here but it could have been
Disc One sees Savage make his WWE debut against
better if perhaps some of his rivals had been allowed
Rick McGraw followed by a look at how every one of
to talk about the matches they had with him.
the top managers in the WWE (in the days they had
Definitely worth buying though. The DVD is available
top managers) wanted to have him as a client. Just
from
www.silvervision.co.ukcosting £29.99.
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