10 things you probably didnt know about Macho Man: 5) Savage dealt with another wrestler pulling a gun on him in the most badass way possible. During the late 70s, Angelo Poffo, frustrated with the lack of push his sons were getting, decided to created his own promotion called International Championship Wrestling where the Poffo boys could shine. Back in the 70s all wrestling promotions had specific territories they stuck to, but ICW was an “outlaw” promotion, spilling over into other territories and directly competing with numerous promotions under the NWA banner. The outlaw thing wasn’t just an image either – top ICW stars would often show up at competing shows, make trouble and cut unscripted promos on the rival talent. If Randy Savage popped up unannounced at your show, it was best to find a way to slip out of the arena quietly, lest things get ugly in the parking lot. The situation became so tense, ICW’s rivals in Memphis began arming themselves just in case the Poffos decided to make wrestling a little too real. You don’t mess with the Poffo mafia. One night Randy and the entire ICW crew bought tickets to a Memphis show promoted by Jerry Jarrett and word began the circulate that they planned to rush the ring and attack one of the company’s top stars, Bill Dundee. In an ironic twist, whatever plans the ICW guys had were derailed when a completely separate riot broke out, ending the show (pro wrestling used to be SERIOUS BUSINESS people). Some months later, in 1982, Dundee and Savage ran into each other in a parking lot and got into it. Things quickly escalated, Dundee ran to his car to grab his gun and Randy, well, Randy earned his The Madness nickname right then and there. According to several accounts, Savage grabbed the gun out of Dundee’s hand and pistol-whipped him with it, breaking his jaw and putting him out of action for six weeks. Dundee, on the other hand, claims Savage injured him with a punch before he went to get the gun, and ran off once the firearm was procured, but that’s just what a guy who got pistol-whipped by his own guy would say, isn’t it?
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 06:00:00 +0000
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