Jim Cornette on Randy Savage & ICW

[@DionysusAlexanderChrist]

I once saw Savage wrestle in Irvine, KY. There were about 15 people there, it was crazy! Later we were walking home and he and Elizabeth were sitting on the tailgate of a trucK she was holding two bags of ice on him, one one his neck and one on his left knee and he said hey kids did you all love the show and we just freaked the fuck out, they were really nice

[@emperorpalpatine1228]

Lexington is my hometown and I'd like to see them honor Savage with a Statue outside of Rupp.

[@AlexPlaysGaming]

I'm from Lexington too!

[@calebjanus2000]

He is the wrong color. He might have said bad words at some point in his life.

[@ianmac3469]

@Joshua Sharwood People like Caleb just have to share their shitty takes on life. Pity him though, his name is Caleb.

[@brothergrimm9656]

I remember seeing Randy, Lanny, George W and Pez always riding around town in Lexington, crammed in this beat up P.O.S. turd brown nova and laughing about their big $$$ 'challenge' that was in each weeks paper.

[@multivox]

The wrestlers who beat down on Eric Weingroff were Pistol Pez Whatley and The Great Tio. They showed the highlights on the ICW TV show.

[@emperorpalpatine1228]

I live in the Lexington Area. I wish I had gotten to see some ICW shows. Would've been legendary to get to see Randy Savage before he became a Superstar.

[@charlesbyers6911]

We moved to Lexington in 1973 so we pretty much saw all the ICW shows from the beginning. Travelled the area. Watched the matches. Amazing work for small crowds. AMAZING. I went with a friend to work out at Sin The Sports Center once and Randy came in. Talk about awe. Then they all went to Banana's. Good times. I think they all lived in a duplex over on Toronto. Angelo on one side and Randy and Lanny on the other. I also remember the Devil's Duo working at the dive shop under IT'S the Levi Place. So long ago now. The folding chair boxing glove that Randy would pound on people. I can still close my eyes and see it. Even midgets needed beware. And the real blood. I can close my eyes and hear the theme music and see the action.

[@emjay6482]

They weren't implying they SATISFY each other BOZO... What they were saying was they sleep with WOMEN together ... As in 3 some or four some .. but not each other bubba🤦‍♀️

[@keithdriver7721]

I got to see Randy Savage in his ICW days in Cave-In-Rock, Il. He was the ultimate heel even then. Miss Elizabeth worked for the local news channel. ICW was instrumental in developing my affection for wrestling. I still have the program with autographs.

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

He was the first Pro Wrestler I ever saw an 8x10 of...in 1980...been a fan ever since...

[@bigroy38]

His freak out promo!Disturbing.

[@TheJollyMisanthrope]

"His battery operated, black and white 12 inch..." lol

[@infidel6728]

Hell, I bought a battery operated 5 inch black & white TV in 2000, I wish that was possible today.

[@jeremybayne5895]

Fucking Bolin!

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

@@infidel6728 We used to play Atari on one that Sony made back in the day...took some jury rigging, but we got it to qork...

[@actionsub]

The whole "let's challenge Memphis" thing had done by Garvin & co. after they walked out on Ron Fuller. Garvin and the boys threw down on the Knoxville Southeastern wrestlers. When Knoxville dried up, they hooked up with the Poffos and I'm sure they suggested this to the ICW bookers.

[@hezamachine]

It was 1988 that Randy Savage was WWF Champion.

[@joeyravage4798]

Intercontinental Heavyweight champion in 1985.

[@travismcdonald6576]

@@joeyravage4798 86

[@joeyravage4798]

@@travismcdonald6576 you got me. February 86 and into mid 87

[@victorflores2780]

ICW is a pretty awesome promotion if you can get footage. A lot of talented guys got buried because they worked for that promotion

[@JeremyPeeples]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYitfnWHfZekb8k - there's the Randy and Bob promo.

[@davethebarber62920]

The ICW had a pretty good stable of wrestlers.

[@gerardlafferti4485]

88nn8

[@davidj5910]

When i was a kid I only heard of Savage thru the magazines, it wasn't til he came to WWF that I saw him. But then I got a commercial vhs tape a few years later which was basically a best of ICW tape. I loved it. Savage wore the robe, bandanna and was calling himself MACHO MAN WAY before WWF. Their studio set was exactly like the Memphis and Florida Studios. There was a lot of the Memphis style silliness but the actual matches were good. It's sad cause there isn't much of a library that exists of these shows. I hear they used to tape over the same video tape each week so there is not a lot of archived footage. A lot of guys started or made name there, Pez Whatley, One Man Gang, Al Snow(as a jobber), Bob Orton, Ron Garvin etc

[@joeyshoe9095]

I wish Lanny or Randy were still here to discuss how ICW actually worked. It seems like they had a firm understanding of the workings as their dad owned it and they helped with production.

[@johnkolko5199]

we used to get the station from Paducah KY when I was in college at SIU and we watched it regularly. Savage was Macho Man, always had a snake around his neck and would be shown working out going.oooh Im traaining... Used the term Macho Mania which was changed to Macho Madness in WWF due to Hulkamania. One Man Gang was a country bumpkin looking like Hillbilly Jim and went as Crusher Broomfield, nearly 7 foot tall, nearly five hundred pounds. Remember Leaping Lanny and Ronnie Hands of Stone Garvin. Sadly I dont remmber many more of the wrestlers from there

[@mrbobevans]

That Starmaker was always up to something.

[@markbales5571]

randy savage was a great technical wrestler,but a total insane paranoid guy

[@Pernection]

Technical?

[@tylermccune7092]

Do you not think a lot of the paranoia came from going from completely broke to making 800K in a year in the span of less than 4 years

[@johnkolko5199]

He was always wrapped pretty tight,. His old roomate from ICW days Rip Rodgers says he was always like that

[@joeyravage4798]

6:20 Although it came across wrong Savage likely meant that he and Bob would double team women sexually.

[@kenoneill9380]

Jim, did Kerry Von Erich ever wrestle Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage?

[@FerretJohn]

As far as I can tell Kerry never faced either of them.

[@merleshand2442]

Not in wwf for sure

[@AlexPlaysGaming]

Sucks ICW was done in the 80's. I was born and raised in Lexington and wrestling wasn't really as big as it was in Louisville.

[@robertbell6230]

No it wasn't, but wish I got to see more ICW matches

[@actionsub]

Barry (spelled with an a) was Orton's ring name. His real name was Randall Berry (with an e) Orton. (reportedly named after Wild Red Berry) Good thing for RKO that Barry O didn't use his first name...

[@toddkurzbard]

Homeless Man Randy Savage looks SO much better (and crazier) then WWF Flamboyant Randy Savage.

[@adamturner1563]

Macho was the man.

[@hellgato777]

Jim " 4 double bacon cheeseburgers " Cornette

[@emperorpalpatine1228]

I think Jerry Lawler owns the ICW footage now.

[@russblack443]

No Lawler doesn't even own the Memphis footage its all in public domain. You should really just not comment on shit you just show everyone how stupid you are

[@extrageneity]

Every time I hear Bix on one of these old clips, I just cringe.

[@bettywhite9634]

I would’ve gotten to see Savage vs Warrior cage match with Sherri, however he was injured and Stg Slaughter was subbing for him in house shows. Awesome show, however I wish badly it had been Randy there that night.

[@bradleylogan7906]

Jim.

[@frankbonini9128]

ICW (Poffos) Had a U.S. Heavyweight & Tag Team Championship Titles, as Well as a Southeastern Heavyweight & Tag Team Championship Titles ... But, Only the World Heavyweight Championship Title ... Seriously?

[@calvinperson9732]

Savage turned on Magnum TA during a tag team tournament at the Omni . They won first 2 matches i think then he turned .

[@peteboyle7728]

Who's the other guy aside from Jim and Brian?

[@frankbonini9128]

I Forget His Name at the Moment, But He's Brian's 6:05 Superpodcast Co-Host

[@tjvortex6143]

I’m pretty sure it’s David Bixenspan

[@JamesSmith-vl7yq]

Thanks for the memories Randy

[@jrockwv8658]

rip macho man a legend ahead of his time

[@jcp1977]

It was 1988 when Savage was the World Champion Cornette get your facts straight.

[@jasonhowell1264]

jcp1977 WWF champion not World champion, Ric Flair in 1988 was NWA World champion

[@joeygula581]

Srry mark Jim cornette's a wrestling fan not a sports lack of entertainment fan but thank you for the facts you mark

[@kennymcbair7323]

Mr. Cornette the CrimeWave you Caused is A Thing Of Gold😂🤣😂😂