-- 5/20 Question of the Day Reax: What are your top memories of Randy Savage's career and life?

FK, PWTorch reader: Two awesome Macho moments I haven't seen mentioned yet was getting whacked by Honky Tonk Man with a guitar on SNME and Savage flying off the top rope with the ring bell on Ricky Steamboat's neck. I felt so bad for Steamboat.

Steve of Hayward, Calif.: The angle with Savage taking the ring bell to Steamboat's throat was what really hooked me to wrestling. The Saturday Night's Main Event match against George Steele where Elizabeth was on the line is still a favorite of mine. So many great moments that remind me of my childhood. Savage was one of a kind. Nobody looked, acted, or talked like him. He will be missed.

Stan Siepka of Carthage, N.Y.: I got to see Randy wrestle Ric Flair at a weeknight WCW house show in Columbia, S.C. in '95. Randy won by pulling Flair's tights. It was the first time I saw Flair's ass. Still was an awesome match. RIP Macho Man.

Donnie, PWTorch reader: There have been many great memories posted. However, they seem to be from major promotions. I have those as well. But, as a 13-year-old, to see him live working for ICW Wrestling in front of maybe 200 people is something you can't experience in a 15,000-seat arena. I got to see "Macho Man" up close & personal. Seeing him later in his career in sold-out arenas made me truly appreciate him as an ahtlete and performer. Macho Man was just as charasmatic and energizing in a Junior High gym as he was at MSG!

Kaipo Punohu, student, in Hawaii: For my favorite memories of Savage in the WWF, I would have to say his match with The Dragon at WrestleMania 3, his wedding with Miss Elizabeth, his alliance and feud with Hulk Hogan, and winning his two WWF Titles. For WCW, there's not that much, but I would have to say his epic encounters with Diamond Dallas Page and his defection to the NWO and battles with Hogan over the group. He definitely will be missed. "Freak out, freak out, freak out! Dig it!"

Josh, PWTorch reader: I can't keep it at one memory. Randy was one of my very favorites. I remember hating him as a child when he challenged Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 5. I remember being frightened and having nightmares when Jake Roberts's cobra but him. My favorite Randy Savage moments occurred in WCW, though. I enjoyed his angle with Ric Flair in '95/'96 and I loved his program and series of matches with DDP. I think it's extremely sad that he won't be alive to be inducted into WWE's Hall of Fame.

SAS, PWTorch reader: As a young child during the real "PG" era, I was not a Hulkamaniac, as I was a Macho Maniac! It was Saturday Night's Main Event in February 1993 where Savage beat Jake Roberts and went on to defeat Ric Flair at WrestleMania VIII and I've been hooked on him "wrestling" ever since. I missed his presence and wished WWE would acknowledge him one way or another. In an era where "wrestling" is seen as "sports entertainment," how could one of the most entertaining "Superstars" be left out? To me, this is the biggest loss since "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. I hope Savage's career is honored in Miami next year with an induction in the Hall of Fame, where he belongs!

Chris, sales manager: I actually had a chance to meet Randy Savage and hang around with him for over two hours in the 1990s. I was working at a national retailer when Nitro was super-hot with the NWO and Randy Savage was brought in to do a two-hour autograph session. Working security, I was in the back when Randy pulled up in his limo. I stayed by his side for the entire event with instructions from the WCW rep to not let anyone near Macho Man, as you never knew how he would react. I have to say, Randy was the kindest and most personable wrestler I have ever met. The line wrapped around the building and then some, and we all knew there was no way for Randy to get through it all in two hours. Randy sat down, turned to his manager, and said, "Bring me the kids," in the only way Randy could. Randy stayed for more than two hours and his manager was pulling kids out of line to get them to the front for autographs. As soon as the kid got up front, Randy would jump up from behind the table, go around to where a kid would be standing in awe, and drop to one knee and put his arm around the kid for the parents to get photos. Every child was made to feel super-important by the way Randy treated him or her. In particular, kids with disabilities got to chat with Randy for a couple of minutes. He even rolled a child in a wheelchair behind the table with him and said, "You're hanging with me, kid." When his time was up and the line was still halfway around the building, as people kept showing up, Randy got up and ran the line and gave everyone a high-five that was not able to get an autograph. I entered that day looking forward to meeting a wrestler that I found to be entertaining, and I left with Randy Savage being one of my favorite wrestlers, as well as an admiration for a person that truly understood the privileged position he was in.

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