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DVD REVIEW: MACHO MADNESS: The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
By World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video
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Content: 9.0
The
Latest Home Video provided by World Wrestling Entertainment features one of
the most legendary performers to have disappeared from the WWE for the last
15 years and has never been positively reviewed until now.
Macho Madness: The Randy
Savage Ultimate Collection is three discs with nearly nine hours featuring
this pro wrestling icon in some of his most memorable matches and feud
storylines during his history in the WWE.
Hosted by Matt Striker and WWE Diva Maria, each portion on all three
discs of these DVD�s are guided in with prepared dialogue by our hosting duo
with the material shown as they guide you through Macho Madness.
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Audio/Video: 9.0
WWE once again is state of the art in production when it comes to any current DVD release. This one features all footage from the mid 80�s and the 1990�s so while the footage used is not in High Definition as used today by the company, what they have and used has been well preserved and showcased perfectly. The audio is clear and crisp and with the exception of some overdubs on a few theme songs that WWE doesn�t own the rights to, the blend of audio and the great commentaries from such legendary announce teams mainly involving Gorilla Monsoon, Jesse Ventura, Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan is a very enjoyable listen throughout.
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Special Features: 9.0
Over a dozen extra
interviews, a wedding,
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What's On The DVD�s?
Matt Striker and Maria are
your only hosts and what they say will guide you through a bunch of matches.
Is Maria there because she is the closest resemblance to
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The Matches and DVD Features:
Disc 1
WWE Debut
Randy Savage vs. Rick McGraw
Prime Time Wrestling - July 9, 1985
Madison Square Garden, the Mecca, is the first place Savage wrestled in WWE
Savage's Choice for a New Manager
Your first look at a very shy and totally timid Miss Elizabeth
Randy Savage vs.
First time two greats lock up and have a classic battle.
The finish is exactly the same as a future match in the
WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs.
Savage is a serious threat and gives the Hulk a run for the money and a
count out loss
WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana
Boston Garden - February 8, 1986
Brass Knucks on the back suplex in the ting and we have a new
InterContinental Champion. Fans
just saw this finish in this same building two months prior with Ricky
Steamboat
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Bruno Sammartino
Boston Garden - January 3, 1987
A Living Legend tries to teach the Macho Man a wrestling lesson
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat
WrestleMania III - March 29, 1987
What many quote to this day as the greatest match in WrestleMania History
Randy Savage vs. Honky Tonk Man
The Main Event - February 5, 1988
33 Million Viewers saw this live on NBC, told as the largest audience in WWE
history
WWE Championship Tournament Final
Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase
WrestleMania IV - March 27, 1988
Randy Savage captures his first World Championship
Steel
Cage Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase
Madison Square Garden - June 25, 1988
The fan that gets involved at the finish should be getting royalty checks
because he has appeared in this match numerous times before.
A great cage match.
Special Features
A Match Made in Heaven
The Wedding of Randy "Macho Man" Savage and Elizabeth
SummerSlam - August 26, 1991
Disc 2
Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase
SummerSlam - August 29, 1988
Megapowers Unite to face the Megabucks
WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
WrestleMania V - April 2, 1989
Randy Savage goes heel and loses to the Hulkster
WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
The Main Event - March 22, 1990
Macho King & Queen Sherri are now together.
Buster
Intergender Mayhem
Randy Savage / Sherri vs. Dusty Rhodes / Sapphire
WrestleMania VI - April 1, 1990
Intergender Mayhem for the first time in WWE History
Retirement Match
Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior
WrestleMania VII - March 24, 1991
Career on the Line and a reunion with Liz
Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts
This Tuesday in
Jake was a venomous heel, so evil that this footage is edited down from the
original nowadays
WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
WrestleMania VIII - April 5, 1992
Was Liz with
Special Features
Championship Wrestling - July 30, 1985
The Coronation of the Macho King
Superstars - September 30, 1989
Disc 3
WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Shawn Michaels
European Rampage - April 19, 1992
A very rare match and a nice future look at a young opponent who became a
legend himself
Randy Savage / Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair / Shawn Michaels
Worcester, MA - July 22, 1992
Technical tag match that has everything that one would expect with all this
talent involved
WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Yokozuna
RAW - February 28, 1994
One of Randy�s last matches in WWE
Lifeguard Match
Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
Bash at the Beach - July 16, 1995
The feud lives again in WCW
WCW Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
Nitro - January 22, 1996
The Macho Man captures yet another World Championship from the Nature Boy
Falls Count Anywhere Match
Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Great American Bash - June 15, 1997
This feud and the match here was really good
WCW Championship Match
Randy Savage & Sid Vicious vs. Kevin Nash & Sting
Bash at the Beach - July 11, 1999
Another weird title change in a tag team match for Team Madness
Special Features
Nothing But Garbage
Prime Time Wrestling - October 29, 1985
Yesterday's Newspaper
Prime Time Wrestling - December 3, 1985
A Champion's Prerogative
All Star Wrestling - March 1, 1986
The Most Important Man in the World
Prime Time Wrestling - April 21, 1986
Talkin' About History
Prime Time Wrestling - May 5, 1986
Free Word Association
Tuesday Night Titans - July 2, 1986
Cuppa' Coffee
Prime Time Wrestling - May 11, 1987
The Cream of the Crop
Prime Time Wrestling - May 11, 1987
The Beat Goes On
Superstars - September 19, 1987
Bow To The Macho King
Madison Square Garden - November 25, 1989
Macho King Rules The Peasants
Saturday Night's Main Event - January 27, 1990
You Don't Say No To The Macho King
Madison Square Garden - January 21, 1991
A Little Bit Insane
Saturday Night's Main Event - February 8, 1992
Whatever It Takes
Superstars - June 13, 1992
The Ultimate Maniacs
Superstars - October 24, 1992
One Cool Dude
Monday Nitro - June 17, 1996
nWo Madness
Monday Nitro - April 28, 1997
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The Verdict:
Covering almost fifteen years of classic footage, this DVD is sure to please any viewer old and new. Randy Savage is featured very well and unlike another video release in the past about the Ultimate Warrior, this one speaks continuously high of a wrestling icon and makes any viewer get a feel that Randy Savage will be considered soon for a WWE Hall Of Fame future. This is a great display of a top performer and you deserve to have him within your personal wrestling library. This release by World Wrestling Entertainment is very highly recommended to everyone.
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Final Thoughts:
You will see a strong second with the Macho Man, that being the First Lady
Of Wrestling Miss Elizabeth.
After watching this home video release, you will realize she was a huge part
in getting the Macho Man character over even more with the fans and it�s a
shame that the hosts don�t even bring to mention much of anything in regards
to her involvement in almost all of the shown footage.
Overall Rating: 9.0
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