“He says I can’t sing and I can’t dance, but I can make romance. Yeah, right there at the fork in the road! I said “go right,” Elizabeth said, “go left,” I went RIGHT! And then, and then, I understand what the situation was. I went over to that one bridge, yeah, and then when I crossed that bridge I found out that I was on the right side and I said, “Elizabeth, FOLLOW me,” YEAH! Because I’m going straight to the top! The stars, yeah, the stars, one shining star in the night. Shining…BRIGHTER than all the other ones! And I’m talkin’ light years away, yeah.” - MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE

Okay so anyone who occasionally looks at this blog will know that I’m somewhat obsessed with pro-wrestling. I’m always sad when I hear of another wrestler from back in the day dying before his time so I wanted to do a little tribute here to one of the all time greats who recently passed away - The Macho Man Randy Savage… Ooooh Yeah!

There’s only been a small number of wrestlers who had “it” both in and out of the ring and they inevitably rose to the very top of their game. Macho Man was not only incredibly intense, entertaining and insane  on the mic (as the above video demonstrates) but he was also a fantastic wrestler who very carefully crafted every match at a time when most wrestlers just worked it out in the ring as they went along. Despite carefully planning all of his matches in advance, he didn’t simply use flashy moves and spots to get over, he understood how to build a match and gradually work an audience into a frenzy.

Here’s a good example of Savage dragging (the mostly awful) Ultimate Warrior through a hugely entertaining match…