He was a great baseball player and all around athlete before he became a wrestler. His persona was influenced by another wrestler,but he made it his own and created his own character.
He didn't come up with that out of the blue, way back in the mid 80s he and a bunch of other wrestlers put an album out. That was some of the lyrics from his song, that someone wrote for him. The song was "Speaking From the Heart". One source says he wrote it, but many others say it was written for him.
These guys werent as dumb as they seemed. They wrote their characters, developed them as well as a hollywood writer could. We dont give them enough credit for being artists.
I know this sound silly but this Randy quote helped me when I was with a crippling suicide depression last year, I stood up and fight back, now I feel like a macho man for surviving myself. RIP Randy, you saved a man who watched you when was a kid
You are the man. I don’t think people realize how powerful words like this can be to people struggling with issues - especially when it’s coming from someone we love and respect - like Randy Savage. If no one else says it just know I’m proud of you.
The fact that he was totally selfless by saying "Macho MEN" shows you leaps and bounds he says it applies to anyone who wants to be strong and keep fighting. Rest in Peace Macho Man Randy Savage!
This dude was 100% the Macho Man in real life. Ran into him at Disney in 98 and this was exactly how he spoke to me. Even took time to take pictures with kids that were wearing NWO shirts and they didn’t ask. Class act through and through.
Once he developed the character, it became him. He could never break it, sadly. Even in his personal relationships and altercations with police, etc. It basically devolved into mental illness.
@@ordinarypete she was no angel and she made a mistake by choosing an escape through drugs, but she left Macho Man for Lex Luger so she believed Lex was more macho.
@@googleuser3163 I can accept this as valid if and only if it comes from the perspective of gender abolitionism. However, even then that would be more of an argument for the concepts of masculinity and femininity being inherently toxic, not an argument against any specific conception of masculinity or femininity. If you aren't a gender abolitionist, then you'd have to contend with the fact that femininity is also toxic because it is the product of masculine patriarchy asserting itself over women for thousands of years. TL;DR: Masculinity (and gender as a whole) can be thought of as inherently toxic, but that does not mean every expression of gender is itself toxic
Yeah, you choose from radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgical removal, bone marrow transplants.....so many options nowadays to choose not to have cancer. Same with depression. For a Start I'd you're truly depressed, you should avoid social media and have real world human interaction, more vitamin D, healthier diet, exercise (that's a major one), speak to a therapist (free in most modern world countries with a diagnosis of depression), set strong routines starting small and working up, don't be afraid of failing that routine and starting again, change your circle, block your phone from delivering you news of any kind as it's all negative. Any combination of these steps will yield incredible results. Facts.
He once said that a true macho man never picks a fight he knows he can win. It helped me learn to stand up for myself. ‘End fights, don’t start them’ is a good rule
@@ryanbates5199Such a good line, my dad (who recently passed) always said the same. He'd be furious with me if I picked a fight, but disappointed if someone started one and I didn't finish it.
There's a corollary to that, though. Some fights need to be picked even if you know you can't win. Sometimes people need to be stood up to just to show that someone can stand up to them, that they aren't invincible. You might not win but you can make 'em bleed, and sometimes that's enough for the guy behind you.
@@LawnPygmy Please read the original quote again: It says "he knows he CAN win", in other words "Don't be the bully" or "don't pick on ones seemingly weaker than you".
Damn, was expecting a wild quote but that's one of the healthiest things I've seen any superstar come out with. A real one and a true macho man! RIP brother!
It was not on the fly. These were very well rehearsed. Even today, talk show guests are given at least a bit of rehearsal time. That being said, it's still a great message, and I am pretty sure it was also a genuine one. But, it was definitely not "on the fly."
They're all corny and fake AF.. Macho kept his gimmick going well after even retirement. 😂 I think is finally words where in that voice saying "Oh no!".
That's because you're not a kid anymore, Macho Man, Hulk and Hot Rod were superheroes to us kids of the 80s, but today's wrestlers have plenty of little kids looking up to them
It's definitely weird being from the Macho Man and Hogan era and telling someone current that wrestling was important to you. Everything is so bleak these days. Macho Man was the greatest.
@@grahamsmallwoodIt is bleak! I never could have imagined after living with the constant threat of nuclear annihilation, that these times would be more bleak than those!
@@inconnu4961 you guys had something to live FOR, the end of nuclear annihilation, todays generation have no future because previous generations don't care about it. No home ownership, no job security, no industry security (they are all going to AI in five years, and have been going to AI in five years for the last 40 years), the threat of global financial crash because the people who caused the last one were insulated from the consequences of it and so haven't learned anything, and even IF they survive all of that, there is going to be no pension/retirement for them because internationally we are having less kids, less sex, less alcohol (I don't know that those are all related but...yea) so there will be even fewer young working age people to care for the massive amount of pensioners with long term health conditions who can't work. That assuming Humanity survives the next 50 years of Climate Change disasters... (I'm not saying any of that is true or false (except for the less, kids, sex and alcohol thing) but that's what has been drilled into this generations heads for 20 years, many don't remember a time before everything was bleak...)
Fortunately today we have heroes like The Young Bucks and Jungle Boy to carry on this legacy of great heroism, if anything far beyond it -- the Young Bucks regularly get more stars for their matches than Randy ever did. Randy's highest match was with Steamboat and that was 4 and a quarter. The Young Bucks have gotten 5, 6 and even 7 star rated matches.
this hit hard as a kid, never cry, never have emotions. Macho man said it's okay to cry, it's okay to go through every emotion what matters is how you handle it. RIP brother
Learn from it, grow, deal with life. Refusing to let others see you emotions is one thing, if they haven't earned the right. Hiding your emotions from yourself is another thing entirely. It's weakness and being out of touch with reality. How can you face your fears if you won't admit you have them? Face your emotions head-on and learn to live as a "high functioning" emotional person if need be, but function.
@@chazsmith7324 as opposed to you being the typical outraged internet troll with way more anger issues than anyone should have? Calm down before you have a stroke there Sparky.
@@hydrocarbon82 I live a mile away from Macho Man's house in Seminole Florida. He pretty much was always in character and the " Cream of the Crop" interview was the best wrestling move of all time.
Well, if you can get rammed into the turnbuckle, slammed to the canvas, kicked, smacked, and hit over the head with a damn chair, I think it should be okay to admit that you cry sometimes. That sh*t isn't all fake, even if the storylines are.
Didn’t grow up with wrestling but seeing him in interviews makes me so proud that someone in that sorta position could be so aware and speak to the positives of being a person. Big W Macho YAHHHHH
Having courage or bravery doesn’t mean you’re not doubting or scared. It means you showed up anyway and did the best you could. Thanks Macho Man oooohh YEAH
God fucking damnit can we please just acknowledge men desperately need help without making it into a competition. I got a compliment from a girl and I didn’t know how to handle it and it genuinely made me tear up shortly after, I came clean to a friend and he swore he had been in the exact same situation after his boss complimented his integrity. Just two specific and intentional compliments made two grown bois cry, I fucking know there are others of us bois out here who feel like the macho man is speaking directly to us. Life’s hard, but you’re a macho man if you can get back up in the end, he’s my hero.
I felt the same way, and still do, whenever my boss and supervisor compliment my ethic/work hustle. I'm used to trying my best, so to hear it from them, it really means the world to me, and it's really hard to deal with sometimes. I would never throw those thanks back, never, but the rarity makes it so much more meaningful and it writes itself into my memories. It's nice. And I think if we all complimented each other on one nice thing, just one, each day, the world would be so much better for it.
Got a fond memory of Macho Man, as well as Hollywood Hogan. Was about 7 or 8 at the time, and my grandfather took me to WrestleMania. We started to walk around and out of no where as if it was fate, my grandfather and I had Macho AND Hollywood walk up to us outside the arena building and they thanked my grandfather for his service in the army, got a picture of Macho Man holding me and Hollywood posing next to him. What baffled us even more was they got us in behind the announcers table by the rink. Both are such awesome dudes.
And people wonder why my generation absolutely adores these larger than life cartoon-esque characters but after examples like this how can you not love these personalities?! RIP Macho
One of the few moments when he just decided to be a real human, not even worrying about his image which his career is based on. Many young men's jaws hit the floor that night
I’m dealing with trying to taper off of alcoholism safely. Little by little, I’m tapering down. Yesterday I was at rock bottom and scared to death. This video just happened to pop up. I’m thankful for seeing this, and Randy’s incredible insight and words of wisdom. Thank you, Randy! RIP. Thank you God for yer another chance and another day!
I’ve been there brother. Only those who have slithered with the snakes understand how hard it is. Whatever helps, be it this video or anything else you can hang onto, grab it tight and slowly pull yourself up. You got this!
The fact he’s kind of improvising this act on the spot goes a long way to proving he was the greatest act professional wrestling has ever known. I’ll always be your biggest fan Randy.
Yeah, you can tell he's getting his thoughts in order and buying time with that big long "aaaaannnnndd". Only took him a second to construct one of the most positive messages ever spoken on air. What a titan.
@@juanruiz2409 if Macho Man can get thrown around by Andre the Giant up and down the road and still come out ahead you can at least do what you need to
This man was a real life superhero. After 20 years of addiction this is what I needed to hear. Thank you Macho Man Randy Savage you legit just made me a better man. I grew up watching you as a child. RIP.
Growing up as a kid.. it was Hogan, Warrior and Macho Man for me. But as I got older and heard more and more stories and shoot interviews… Macho Man is firmly my number one. RIP Randy. You are sorely missed.
"Okay your middle name is Macho. But I'm wondering if you ever cry. Has Macho Man ever cried?" - TV Show Host "Oh yeah. It's okay for Macho men to show every emotion available right there you know because I've cried a thousand times. I'm gonna cry some more but I've soared with the Eagles and I've slithered with the Snakes and I've been everywhere in between. And I'm gonna tell you something right now. There's one guarantee in life and that there are no guarantees. Yeah. And! I understand this. Yeah. Nobody likes a quitter. Nobody said life was easy so if you get knocked down take the standing eight count, get back up and fight again, and you're a Macho Maniac. Dig it!" - Macho Man Randy Savage
Such a good quote and that was completely off the cuff. Yah he had a decade or more of monologues to pull from but to be able to put it together like that on the spot during a late night cable interview shows how good of a talker this dude was.
A lot of professional wrestlers' improvisational skills are very underrated. One thinks that since everything is scripted, they just go thru the motions but rarely do things go as planned all the time. It doesn't surprise me at all to see clips like these where they say the coolest off-the-cuff things on the fly. Ric Flair was the master at saying funny things spontaneously during his promos.
A family member sent me this clip when I was crippled with the loss of my friend as well as a rather unfortunate series of events that just put me on my ass. But I was stubborn to talk to anyone. This video helped me. This clip should be perserved for all time. Its a gift.
Totally is. Sometimes it’s that release of emotion that helps you get through the painful moments (instead of just letting depression rot your mind) and actually deal with your life by just resetting your priorities.
Randy is literally speaking from personal experience. He wanted a career in professional baseball that didn't go into his favor, and eventually found himself trying out for wrestling and having massive success in that. Great words of advice! RIP Macho Man.
One of the greatest professional wrestlers, gimmicks, personalities YOU NAME IT! Randy “Macho Man” Savage is still missed deeply to this day. He should never be forgotten, should be remembered for generations to come!
I have to say, I never warmed up to the whole Wrestling thing, I find it too silly... but this video has changed my outlook on it. Macho Man Randy Savage gets out a *really* awesome message in a very clever way on the spot... and he does so while staying 100% _in-character the entire time_ and that's just brilliant.
Such wholesome wisdom he gives here, "No guarantees in life" "Try hard to achieve and don't be a quitter" and "You can be a strong man and still show emotion"
I’ve heard this advice from a few people in a few forms, but I have to say that it really hits different hearing it from the Macho Man himself. I needed this today. Thanks.
Bonesaw is ready! Outside of all the acting and theatrics I always thought he was a geniune guy with a big heart. Most of us wish we had a father like this man.
Seriously, how does anybody not live their life by that quote?! Life's tough, we all need to get back up and get back at it. I know that's hard, I really do. I'm living that way myself right now. But just try to get up and do it. I know that's hard to hear, I really do but that's what you got to do. Stay strong my brothers and sisters, we will get through this, if we try. 🤘🤘🤘🤘
For somebody to act like the hardest man there ever was to say yes I’ve cried a thousand times and I’m gonna cry some more shows how Macho the man really was.
I was an old school pro wrestling fan and guys like Savage Piper Flair and Hogan were legends who truly brought wrestling to the pinnacle of entertainment. Guys like them were real men who brought more than just their physical prowess to the art. They were the best.
This is why Macho Man will always be my favorite of the Golden Era. He could be over the top but also very much down to earth with the things he'd say. Sadly I'll never get to see him live but despite being in his prime before I was even born, I still hold him as one of the GOATs. Macho Man Randy Savage keeping it 💯
Macho man knows whats up, its all right to cry once in a while, dont bottle the emotions up. we all hurt once in a while, let it out. nothing more badass than being vulnerable in front of others, it takes courage.
'Ive soared with the eagles and Ive slithered with the snakes'
How does he come up with so much on the fly? Dude was a poet and a scholar.
He was a great baseball player and all around athlete before he became a wrestler.
His persona was influenced by another wrestler,but he made it his own and created his own character.
Cocaine
He didn't come up with that out of the blue, way back in the mid 80s he and a bunch of other wrestlers put an album out. That was some of the lyrics from his song, that someone wrote for him. The song was "Speaking From the Heart". One source says he wrote it, but many others say it was written for him.
These guys werent as dumb as they seemed. They wrote their characters, developed them as well as a hollywood writer could. We dont give them enough credit for being artists.
his brother was a poet remember? He used to read his poems on a frisbee and then throw them lol
I know this sound silly but this Randy quote helped me when I was with a crippling suicide depression last year, I stood up and fight back, now I feel like a macho man for surviving myself. RIP Randy, you saved a man who watched you when was a kid
That's awesome to hear. Hope you are doing well today.
that's great to hear brother. I also just posted a similar fact. Keep your head up. "Let the cream rise to the top" a great man once said. DIG IT
You are the man. I don’t think people realize how powerful words like this can be to people struggling with issues - especially when it’s coming from someone we love and respect - like Randy Savage. If no one else says it just know I’m proud of you.
It don’t sound silly at all
Macho was what we really needed and people didn’t realize it
Just got out the military. Crushing mood disorder but the Macho Man said I can cry and then soar with the eagles so fuck it. 🥲🇺🇸
"Macho MEN will show evey emotion available--I've cried a thousand times, and I WILL cry some more" is weirdly the most gangster shit I've ever heard
You're not wrong, I feel it too lol.
Macho Man: a warrior and a poet.
his brother was the poet ;)
@@Bill_Ahern ha true
And a rapper
I wonder if he knows about the "Warrior Poet Society"?
Savage, yet gentle
The fact that he was totally selfless by saying "Macho MEN" shows you leaps and bounds he says it applies to anyone who wants to be strong and keep fighting. Rest in Peace Macho Man Randy Savage!
Never about the individual, always about the collective.
Randy Savage will always be one of the ones, no question.
@@Eclipse2582 shouldn't it haven been Macho people then?
@@voidabstraction no just men
@@voidabstraction no. This is a direct response to toxic masculinity and was very ahead of its time.
@@geoffberteau2847exactly. The question "does macho man ever cry" has something to do with the "real men don't cry" idea that can be dehumanizing
This dude was 100% the Macho Man in real life. Ran into him at Disney in 98 and this was exactly how he spoke to me. Even took time to take pictures with kids that were wearing NWO shirts and they didn’t ask. Class act through and through.
I mean he was in character when he was at Disney, but yes. He was the man.
Once he developed the character, it became him. He could never break it, sadly. Even in his personal relationships and altercations with police, etc. It basically devolved into mental illness.
He wasn’t Macho enough for Miss Elizabeth
@@rwfrench66GenXno, she was a tweeker who needed a fix all the time. She wasn’t macho enough for him.
@@ordinarypete she was no angel and she made a mistake by choosing an escape through drugs, but she left Macho Man for Lex Luger so she believed Lex was more macho.
Pretty much the definition of healthy masculinity. I really could have used this talk from my father growing up
Masculinity is toxic in all it's iterations
@@googleuser3163 Nope. Being a hate-filled beta loser jealous of the world is.
Still waiting on milk?
@@fuzzyheadedfreak My bones are brittle because daddy never returned with my calcium
@@googleuser3163 I can accept this as valid if and only if it comes from the perspective of gender abolitionism.
However, even then that would be more of an argument for the concepts of masculinity and femininity being inherently toxic, not an argument against any specific conception of masculinity or femininity.
If you aren't a gender abolitionist, then you'd have to contend with the fact that femininity is also toxic because it is the product of masculine patriarchy asserting itself over women for thousands of years.
TL;DR: Masculinity (and gender as a whole) can be thought of as inherently toxic, but that does not mean every expression of gender is itself toxic
"show every emotion available". Like even sadness is a weapon in your arsenal. Love it.
the best thing about being sad all the time is I get to make everyone else sad just by knowing me
@@dspsblyuth Why you are going out of your way to be miserable when you can always choose to be better?
@@youdonegoofed choose to not be depressed?
Can you just choose to not have cancer ?
Yeah, you choose from radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgical removal, bone marrow transplants.....so many options nowadays to choose not to have cancer. Same with depression. For a Start I'd you're truly depressed, you should avoid social media and have real world human interaction, more vitamin D, healthier diet, exercise (that's a major one), speak to a therapist (free in most modern world countries with a diagnosis of depression), set strong routines starting small and working up, don't be afraid of failing that routine and starting again, change your circle, block your phone from delivering you news of any kind as it's all negative. Any combination of these steps will yield incredible results. Facts.
Macho Sadness
He once said that a true macho man never picks a fight he knows he can win. It helped me learn to stand up for myself. ‘End fights, don’t start them’ is a good rule
❤
@@ryanbates5199Such a good line, my dad (who recently passed) always said the same. He'd be furious with me if I picked a fight, but disappointed if someone started one and I didn't finish it.
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There's a corollary to that, though. Some fights need to be picked even if you know you can't win. Sometimes people need to be stood up to just to show that someone can stand up to them, that they aren't invincible. You might not win but you can make 'em bleed, and sometimes that's enough for the guy behind you.
@@LawnPygmy Please read the original quote again: It says "he knows he CAN win", in other words "Don't be the bully" or "don't pick on ones seemingly weaker than you".
Damn, was expecting a wild quote but that's one of the healthiest things I've seen any superstar come out with. A real one and a true macho man!
RIP brother!
South Park hit this one on the Nose LOL
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for real dude. 100% right
He is basically saying that it is ok to cry, being resilient is a good personality trait. Get up and try again.
When losing a friend it’s okay to cry, especially if you loved him.
He did. He said “there’s only one guarantee, and that is there is no guarantees”
As a kid I was a Hulkamaniac. As an adult I realize how much I should have appreciated Macho Mans greatness at every level.
Amen brother
Same
Can’t blame you. I mean he IS a real American, fights for the rights of every man.
@@Wetknees I heard if you hurt his friends, then you hurt his pride. He would then have to be a man cause he can't let it slide.
@@eaglesbaby4233
👋😁 Hulkamaniac
Macho Man Randy Savage still giving Hulk Hogan lessons on how to be a real man 32 years later.
Randy cutting one of his best promos on the fly on the freaking Arsenio Hall show while being world champ. Epic moment in television history.
It was not on the fly. These were very well rehearsed. Even today, talk show guests are given at least a bit of rehearsal time. That being said, it's still a great message, and I am pretty sure it was also a genuine one. But, it was definitely not "on the fly."
@@jpdunphy1 John Dunphy, you know nothing 🤡
The dude was ALWAYS on.
@@speak_your_truth. lol, he literally described how talk shows work, "brother." Ohhh yeahhh!
@@speak_your_truth. It's still real to you damnit?
Man. Wrestlers today could never cut a promo like this.
They're all corny and fake AF.. Macho kept his gimmick going well after even retirement. 😂
I think is finally words where in that voice saying "Oh no!".
That's because some nerd in the back is writing shit for them to say.
That's because you're not a kid anymore, Macho Man, Hulk and Hot Rod were superheroes to us kids of the 80s, but today's wrestlers have plenty of little kids looking up to them
@@JoyofBookingthat’s why all those kids are losers
@@JoyofBookingSo there’s modern wrestlers saying things like this?
People who weren’t there will never understand how much these guys were positive role models when we were kids.
It's definitely weird being from the Macho Man and Hogan era and telling someone current that wrestling was important to you. Everything is so bleak these days. Macho Man was the greatest.
@@grahamsmallwoodIt is bleak! I never could have imagined after living with the constant threat of nuclear annihilation, that these times would be more bleak than those!
yeah they weren’t the best humans behind the scenes 😬
@@inconnu4961 you guys had something to live FOR, the end of nuclear annihilation, todays generation have no future because previous generations don't care about it. No home ownership, no job security, no industry security (they are all going to AI in five years, and have been going to AI in five years for the last 40 years), the threat of global financial crash because the people who caused the last one were insulated from the consequences of it and so haven't learned anything, and even IF they survive all of that, there is going to be no pension/retirement for them because internationally we are having less kids, less sex, less alcohol (I don't know that those are all related but...yea) so there will be even fewer young working age people to care for the massive amount of pensioners with long term health conditions who can't work.
That assuming Humanity survives the next 50 years of Climate Change disasters...
(I'm not saying any of that is true or false (except for the less, kids, sex and alcohol thing) but that's what has been drilled into this generations heads for 20 years, many don't remember a time before everything was bleak...)
Fortunately today we have heroes like The Young Bucks and Jungle Boy to carry on this legacy of great heroism, if anything far beyond it -- the Young Bucks regularly get more stars for their matches than Randy ever did. Randy's highest match was with Steamboat and that was 4 and a quarter. The Young Bucks have gotten 5, 6 and even 7 star rated matches.
this hit hard as a kid, never cry, never have emotions. Macho man said it's okay to cry, it's okay to go through every emotion what matters is how you handle it. RIP brother
Well said. 🙏
It’s how you bounce back
Randy was obviously a disciple of Hokuto Shinken.
Learn from it, grow, deal with life.
Refusing to let others see you emotions is one thing, if they haven't earned the right.
Hiding your emotions from yourself is another thing entirely. It's weakness and being out of touch with reality.
How can you face your fears if you won't admit you have them? Face your emotions head-on and learn to live as a "high functioning" emotional person if need be, but function.
Gay
R.I.P. dear friend.
He said the same words when he visited me in Pediatric ICU 22 years ago!
Love you Randy.
xoxox
@@Summer_Beneath_The_Trees I've literally never heard that Macho Man was autistic. Care to provide a link proving your claim? I don't buy it.
Kory Andrews SHUTUP! Like anyone has to prove anything to "you!!" Who the hell are you? Typical Modern, douchebag, Internet Wrestling dork!
@@chazsmith7324 you okay there dude?
@@chazsmith7324 as opposed to you being the typical outraged internet troll with way more anger issues than anyone should have? Calm down before you have a stroke there Sparky.
@@chazsmith7324 Calm down, kid
He gave the answer no one expected, but everyone needed
As someone who deals with mental health issues, and Randy being my favorite wrestler of all time I will cherish his words of wisdom.
Macho Man was the beat wrestler of all time. And by wrestling I mean talking.
@@kevinkline7242 Wrestling was about entertaining people, and Randy was entertaining AF. Cream of the crop, baby!
@magicmatt1171 What kind of mental health issues?
@@kevinkline7242 He was pretty damn good in the ring as well. He got a 5 start out of the Ultimate Warrior ... The Ultimate Warrior!!!!
@@hydrocarbon82 I live a mile away from Macho Man's house in Seminole Florida. He pretty much was always in character and the " Cream of the Crop" interview was the best wrestling move of all time.
The body of a warrior, the soul of a poet. 🍻
My polar opposite.
"Go down that lonesome highway, YEAH, but don't be hypnotized!" - Macho Man
What about a body of a poet, with a soul of a warrior?
His brother Lanny Poffo played a character known as The Genius who often read poetry ( albeit bad poetry) before matches.
"A society that separates it's scholars from it's warriors will have it's thinking done by cowards and it's fighting done by fools." -Thucydides
The world is a better place because of him.
Macho Man was basically the wrestling equivalent to Bob Ross... God bless this wonderful man, the world just isn't the same without him... Y E A H !
Maybe cocaine Bob Ross lol
@@clown5911 Yeah, I think I'm somewhat imaginative, but for the life of me, I'm struggling with the OP's comparison.
Do these trees look happy to you? Oh yeah!
@@rich7787 Oooooooooh, let me tell you a little something-something about this canvas, YEAH!
@@rich7787 I'll tell ya somethin' those trees are happy because they all snapped into a Slim Jim! Yeah!
It takes a real man to admit that its okay to cry sometimes.
Key word: sometimes
@@MagitudeOfHorror But it takes Macho Man to cry whenever he feels like - he's cried a thousand times and he's gonna cry some more!
Like peter cullen the voice of optimus prime says "be strong enough to be gentle "
@@MagitudeOfHorrorsounds like someone isn't a macho man.
Well, if you can get rammed into the turnbuckle, slammed to the canvas, kicked, smacked, and hit over the head with a damn chair, I think it should be okay to admit that you cry sometimes. That sh*t isn't all fake, even if the storylines are.
You know a man’s a legend when people that never met him miss him.
GOD Bless Macho Man
Facts
Didn’t grow up with wrestling but seeing him in interviews makes me so proud that someone in that sorta position could be so aware and speak to the positives of being a person. Big W Macho YAHHHHH
I was expecting a tirade about coffee, and here I got a dose of positive masculinity.
You gotta at least have a cup of coffee in the big time
Or as the rest of us call it:
Masculinity.
Take it all in 😊
CREAM OF THE CROP
I would have guessed cocaine
Having courage or bravery doesn’t mean you’re not doubting or scared. It means you showed up anyway and did the best you could. Thanks Macho Man oooohh YEAH
YEEEEEA
@Billy William “Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.”
Courage us being scared to death and saddling up anyway to get the job done
DIG IT
Absolutely nailed it.
This is unironically one of the best pieces of advice you can get.
People discredit the man for being a "musclehead clown" but the man was deeper than just a meathead
Macho always made time for his young fans no matter what, that's a true sign of a great performer.
Almost all people called just meat heads are much more than that as people.
He was an incredibly good entertainer.
Its an insult by insecure weaklings that feel the need to compensate even when they lack smarts themselves.
@Paul Gauthier faaaaaaak the hulk hugan! I fak his az wit a becks beer bottle!! fak hiz az make him humbell!
Randy Savage was the dad we never realised we all needed
God fucking damnit can we please just acknowledge men desperately need help without making it into a competition. I got a compliment from a girl and I didn’t know how to handle it and it genuinely made me tear up shortly after, I came clean to a friend and he swore he had been in the exact same situation after his boss complimented his integrity. Just two specific and intentional compliments made two grown bois cry, I fucking know there are others of us bois out here who feel like the macho man is speaking directly to us. Life’s hard, but you’re a macho man if you can get back up in the end, he’s my hero.
I felt the same way, and still do, whenever my boss and supervisor compliment my ethic/work hustle. I'm used to trying my best, so to hear it from them, it really means the world to me, and it's really hard to deal with sometimes. I would never throw those thanks back, never, but the rarity makes it so much more meaningful and it writes itself into my memories. It's nice. And I think if we all complimented each other on one nice thing, just one, each day, the world would be so much better for it.
It takes more strength to say you need a hand than it does to slap that hand away.
This quote can honestly save someone’s life.
From what I can tell from the comments it has.
That was amazing. In a "sport" filled with a zillion characters, he was truly one of a kind.
There was only one, and there never will be another Macho Man
It's less a sport and more a performance art.
Got a fond memory of Macho Man, as well as Hollywood Hogan. Was about 7 or 8 at the time, and my grandfather took me to WrestleMania. We started to walk around and out of no where as if it was fate, my grandfather and I had Macho AND Hollywood walk up to us outside the arena building and they thanked my grandfather for his service in the army, got a picture of Macho Man holding me and Hollywood posing next to him. What baffled us even more was they got us in behind the announcers table by the rink. Both are such awesome dudes.
That is sooooooo cool!!!! Loved watching them both for sure. Andre, Zeus, Jake the snake, ultimate warrior, WWF THOSE were the days!!
And people wonder why my generation absolutely adores these larger than life cartoon-esque characters but after examples like this how can you not love these personalities?!
RIP Macho
One of the few moments when he just decided to be a real human, not even worrying about his image which his career is based on. Many young men's jaws hit the floor that night
It takes a stronger man to admit he is hurting emotionally,then to hide it
I knew him when he was playing Baseball - that is his real voice and real speech cadence.
Jesus Christ... this professional wrestler was more inspirational than our political and spiritual leaders. Wow...
That suit was on fleek.
I dont know what that means but it sounds sweet
@@threatassessment606 "it sounds sexual so ill roll with it"
Stfu
Macho man really was a last of a dying breed.
Lost my job yesterday. This just so happened to pop up in my feed. Perfect timing.
I’m dealing with trying to taper off of alcoholism safely. Little by little, I’m tapering down. Yesterday I was at rock bottom and scared to death. This video just happened to pop up. I’m thankful for seeing this, and Randy’s incredible insight and words of wisdom. Thank you, Randy! RIP. Thank you God for yer another chance and another day!
Thanking God is paramount. You have a good goal & I'm out here pulling for you too.
A day at a time brother. An hour at a time if that's what it takes.
WE are rooting for You. You do the best thing You! Crawling back out of myself, we all love ya!
You guys rock!!! I’m hanging in there. Life sucks at the moment, yet beautiful! Thanks for the support!!!
I’ve been there brother. Only those who have slithered with the snakes understand how hard it is. Whatever helps, be it this video or anything else you can hang onto, grab it tight and slowly pull yourself up. You got this!
“I’ve soared with the eagles and I’ve slithered with the snakes and I’ve been everywhere inbetween”
Listen youngsters, this is some of the best life advice you can get.
Notice at the end he say be a Macho maniac, man was very well aware of the diversty of his fan base ❤ true legend of the craft.
I love how he slides the "yeah" in there so smoothly.
perhaps the most underrated motivational speech ever delivered
Only Randy Savage could navigate the waters of the time he lived in, and the desire to help young men in the 1990s. As he surely did.
The fact he’s kind of improvising this act on the spot goes a long way to proving he was the greatest act professional wrestling has ever known. I’ll always be your biggest fan Randy.
Yeah, you can tell he's getting his thoughts in order and buying time with that big long "aaaaannnnndd". Only took him a second to construct one of the most positive messages ever spoken on air. What a titan.
It’s always impressive to me when someone can stay in character for their entire career and every single time a camera is on them
I don't think it was too hard for him.
A real man is a good mix of Randy Savage and Fred Rogers.
Big yes to a soft macho King
--i needed this today, shit’s been a lil shaky lately-rip macho man 💪🏽
How are things?
@@SpaceboundJoker All’s well my brother, hoping the same with you 🤘🏽 Cheers. This Macho wisdom is so uplifting. 💪🏽
@@juanruiz2409 if Macho Man can get thrown around by Andre the Giant up and down the road and still come out ahead you can at least do what you need to
I needed this today so glad in not the only one. Keep on keeping On 💯 stay safe and happy holidays to all!!
@@Leonidas6674 Happy holidays, hope all's well ✊
This man was a real life superhero. After 20 years of addiction this is what I needed to hear. Thank you Macho Man Randy Savage you legit just made me a better man. I grew up watching you as a child. RIP.
We can all be Macho Men, brother. Keep fighting
Stay well bro, hope it’s all okay.
Not one single word is out of place. He will always be the king of the quote.
Growing up as a kid.. it was Hogan, Warrior and Macho Man for me. But as I got older and heard more and more stories and shoot interviews… Macho Man is firmly my number one. RIP Randy. You are sorely missed.
"Okay your middle name is Macho. But I'm wondering if you ever cry. Has Macho Man ever cried?" - TV Show Host
"Oh yeah. It's okay for Macho men to show every emotion available right there you know because I've cried a thousand times. I'm gonna cry some more but I've soared with the Eagles and I've slithered with the Snakes and I've been everywhere in between. And I'm gonna tell you something right now. There's one guarantee in life and that there are no guarantees. Yeah. And! I understand this. Yeah. Nobody likes a quitter. Nobody said life was easy so if you get knocked down take the standing eight count, get back up and fight again, and you're a Macho Maniac. Dig it!" - Macho Man Randy Savage
Such a good quote and that was completely off the cuff. Yah he had a decade or more of monologues to pull from but to be able to put it together like that on the spot during a late night cable interview shows how good of a talker this dude was.
A lot of professional wrestlers' improvisational skills are very underrated. One thinks that since everything is scripted, they just go thru the motions but rarely do things go as planned all the time. It doesn't surprise me at all to see clips like these where they say the coolest off-the-cuff things on the fly. Ric Flair was the master at saying funny things spontaneously during his promos.
Randy was just the real deal. Great in ring, untouchable on the mic, witty, kind, and always willing to talk to fans.
You're missed Macho Man! RIP
I really needed this today. Rip macho man…gone but never forgotten.
A family member sent me this clip when I was crippled with the loss of my friend as well as a rather unfortunate series of events that just put me on my ass. But I was stubborn to talk to anyone. This video helped me. This clip should be perserved for all time. Its a gift.
I could cry just from the sheer greatness of this clip. What an awesome guy he was.
OH YEAH!!! I was a Macho Maniac back in the 80's. He had the greatest interviews while wrestling. His persona was unmatched. RIP BROTHA!!!!
I had a cry today as work pressures got the better of me. This clip of Macho Man really cheer me up. It's OK to cry 😢
Totally is. Sometimes it’s that release of emotion that helps you get through the painful moments (instead of just letting depression rot your mind) and actually deal with your life by just resetting your priorities.
We need a role model like this for today’s kids.
Randy is literally speaking from personal experience. He wanted a career in professional baseball that didn't go into his favor, and eventually found himself trying out for wrestling and having massive success in that. Great words of advice!
RIP Macho Man.
He melts my heart, I love you Randy, so inspiring
I don't know who else needed to hear this... but I sure as hell did.
The Macho Man was really underrated and under appreciated in both WWF & WCW
Makes me feel like a kid again every time I hear him!!
Exactly
Nobody had the kind of personality and charisma that The Macho Man brought into the sports/entertainment industry. He had a style all his own.
He was a real man of culture. We need more macho men like Randy Savage. Oh yeah.
So compassionate. So violent. What a guy
Fake violent
One of the greatest professional wrestlers, gimmicks, personalities YOU NAME IT! Randy “Macho Man” Savage is still missed deeply to this day. He should never be forgotten, should be remembered for generations to come!
Man this is so healthy for young kids to hear. I miss the old days.
I have to say, I never warmed up to the whole Wrestling thing, I find it too silly... but this video has changed my outlook on it.
Macho Man Randy Savage gets out a *really* awesome message in a very clever way on the spot... and he does so while staying 100% _in-character the entire time_ and that's just brilliant.
Hulk Hogan could never.
We miss you, Macho Man.
Great talent, charisma, a display of a real person, coming from an unlikely place. Goes to show what a great human being he was. Rest in power.
Such wholesome wisdom he gives here, "No guarantees in life" "Try hard to achieve and don't be a quitter" and "You can be a strong man and still show emotion"
I love this guy. He shouldn’t be gone. Like a comet who flew just close enough to admire and fully taken in. And then unfairly gone.
I’ve heard this advice from a few people in a few forms, but I have to say that it really hits different hearing it from the Macho Man himself. I needed this today. Thanks.
I forgot just how much I liked Randy Savage. He was great.
If you're not crying you're not trying hard enough.
It's scary when the algorithm shows you things didn't know you needed, when you needed them the most
MachoMan speaking with so much wisdom here cause he's lived such a rough life. Rip the real GOAT
Bonesaw is ready! Outside of all the acting and theatrics I always thought he was a geniune guy with a big heart. Most of us wish we had a father like this man.
The definition of positive masculinity. This man is the GOAT
Seriously, how does anybody not live their life by that quote?! Life's tough, we all need to get back up and get back at it. I know that's hard, I really do. I'm living that way myself right now. But just try to get up and do it. I know that's hard to hear, I really do but that's what you got to do. Stay strong my brothers and sisters, we will get through this, if we try. 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Hear that everyone? Even macho men can cry!
I knew him when he played baseball - that is the way he talks! That is his natural voice and cadence
For somebody to act like the hardest man there ever was to say yes I’ve cried a thousand times and I’m gonna cry some more shows how Macho the man really was.
I was an old school pro wrestling fan and guys like Savage Piper Flair and Hogan were legends who truly brought wrestling to the pinnacle of entertainment. Guys like them were real men who brought more than just their physical prowess to the art. They were the best.
That "DIG IT" at the end is phenomenal.
My neck is about broke, I ain't giving up. Good quote from him.
This is why Macho Man will always be my favorite of the Golden Era. He could be over the top but also very much down to earth with the things he'd say. Sadly I'll never get to see him live but despite being in his prime before I was even born, I still hold him as one of the GOATs. Macho Man Randy Savage keeping it 💯
Macho man knows whats up, its all right to cry once in a while, dont bottle the emotions up. we all hurt once in a while, let it out. nothing more badass than being vulnerable in front of others, it takes courage.
I love this quote. Randy Savage knew what it took to be a true Macho Man
That man was such a gift.
That was unexpectedly awesome. RIP my dude. I hope you are continuing to be awesome somewhere else.
I love how Macho Man was Macho Man pretty much all the time.
Anyone else come back here from time to time, for a Macho Man recharge of inspiration? Hell yeah… 🥊 💯🔥😎