Macho Man Randy Savage Promo on being new IC Champ (02-22-1986)

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Macho Man" Randy Savage about his recent Intercontinental Title win over Tito Santana and also the upcoming rematch at the Boston Garden.
(Championship Wrestling, February 22nd 1986)

[@kevincollett4616]

Nobody has elevated that title to near world championship status quite like savage.

[@damonrichardson3607]

No B.S. When he had the IC belt it felt like the Heavyweight belt. Macho Man is really the man...

[@theprodigy2044]

Don't forget The Miz

[@SkellyDrAgOn]

Mr. Perfect

[@rubenarriaga3029]

🎯

[@rubenarriaga3029]

@@theprodigy2044 not like Savage did

[@christianzafiroglu6705]

Savage held that belt for over a year. He gave it a status it didn’t have before. When I think of that title, I think of him with it. That’s being an icon.

[@beyonder1768]

This is absolutely true....Savage is to the IC title as Hogan is to the world title. Ultimate Warrior is a close second as an IC champ icon.

[@3Rayfire]

Macho Man, started a slew of legendary IC Champs, Perfect, Hart, Michaels, Rude, Honky Tonk Man, Ultimate Warrior, the gateway to the World Title, it all started with Randy Savage.

[@ronaldleebrogren1244]

Yep! 💯 correct

[@AdvocatusDiaboliFin]

Find someone who holds you like Randy Savage holds the Intercontinental Championship belt.

[@hilarypalm-bradich3468]

There was no one like him. The one and only.

[@BIGDADDYSINISTER]

Almost disliked this comment because I'll NEVER find someone like that. 😰

[@gregbors8364]

@@BIGDADDYSINISTER Don’t give up hope. There’s a belt-holder out there for everyone

[@iamnotanuggetblackhart5103]

Ric Flair would always hold the NWA Heavyweight title like that before and after he switched to the Big Gold belt.

[@Rnyargd]

Why do I have the feeling that every time these two did something on camera they were so close to cracking up. Beautiful to watch, feels so genuine.

[@ohh1065]

I don’t know how they did it 😂

[@DanKuhn]

To keep a straight face Mean Gene should have 75 thousand Emmys.

[@philaman1972]

I so miss this era of wrestling...

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

Same here! ☹️

[@toyman81]

We all do Brother, We all do!!

[@prostratic]

I love his "I'm the Champ" t-shirt.

[@firefight77]

1:55 The comedic timing by Mean Gene was impeccable, he was the perfect straight man in these interviews

[@jasondorsey7110]

It really is timeless comedic gold, as far back as I could remember of the 80s(born in 82) Macho Man and Hulk Hogan were larger than life...and always will be

[@georgeriley4818]

Macho Man and Mean Gene are the greatest comedy duo in pro wrestling history

[@sxejima1463]

I miss it when the Intercontinental Championship was the launching pad towards bigger things.

[@PsychomachineryEBM]

Sadly it didn't launch Muraco to the world title run he deserved

[@Brandon-rq3ys]

I miss when there were only 2 belts (plus tag team) and they actually meant something. Quite a bit in fact. Now no one cares.

[@travismcdonald6576]

Psycho Machinery What? He won the world belt twice.

[@robmiller7347]

Aaron S. Unfortunately that’s what happens when you devalue any title. A title hast mean something in order for people to be invested into care otherwise what’s the sense of watching two people battle of rebel no one cares about and that’s the thing we’ve done past belts around like candy and traded them back and forth left and right And now no one really cares about the intercontinental title

[@Boygonebad]

It wasn’t a launching pad it was just as big a deal as being WWF Champion because the WWF only had TWO singles title.

[@Fairlady350Z]

Why am I watching Savage promos ? Oh I know why? Because it’s awesome.

[@robertofortuni6886]

notin' means notin' ohhhh yeaaaahhh

[@yurhomi4478]

Yea…

[@zarathustrasserpent1850]

Two men who understood comedy. Perfect timing.

[@raineman73]

Every kid in 1986 when kayfabe was strong: "What's ribbin'?"

[@--pussypatroll--]

Mean Gene cuts off the Macho Man to talk to Miss Elizabeth. PURE GOLD.

[@Rockin_Ross]

Gene always pinned after her. You could see it in his face how he felt.

[@michaelball4595]

Yes.. & Macho just kept talking.. lol

[@MafiaKingfishNOLA]

The most important man in the world is standing there holding a gold belt, and Mean Gene is trying to talk to Elizabeth.

[@thalion3410]

thats the joke. its funny.

[@Eddie-oc2se]

That was always funny😂!

[@chosenone1746]

The best wrestler ever... OHHHH YEAAAAAA

[@HEYBERT1984]

DIG IT !!!!

[@MrHabs66]

The Golden Age of pro wrestling.

[@tzford]

literally the first heel I cheered for next to the Road Warriors.

[@matts4240]

Randy was a great wrestler and a great promo at sounding paranoid and crazy, mostly because he was legitimately paranoid and crazy. Great wrestler though.

[@cheltenjones3215]

Hilarious . Not many could beat macho in wrestling and promos

[@lanemeyer9350]

Mean Gene was the Intercontinental Champion of comedic timing for sure

[@docmoody6908]

Nobody displayed the Belt the way Randy Macho Man Savage held his. Folded and at chest height. Nobody.

[@marlonnorris9288]

LOVE MACHO MAN!

[@devlincatcher]

The wobbly recording of this makes it even funnier! 😂

[@davidlopez-rl4sh]

I'm the champion I do anything I want!

[@ivantorres1536]

I loved that belt!

[@sharyn0075]

Whhhyyyy did Mean Gene freeze when Macho Man kissed the belt ? 😄😄😄 Macho Man will always be the G. O. A. T. ! 🥇 RIP

[@kevincollett4616]

Exactly. He can do what he wants he is the champ

[@miketerzo4736]

Nobody Better° tonight's the Night!!

[@devlincatcher]

I completely lost it when the wobbly music kicked in at the end! 😂🤣😂😂

[@joeerickson516]

"Ooh yeah!" "Dig it!" "Yeah!" Macho man randy savage.

[@MJBYouTubeNetwork]

Are you trying to tarnish the Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion of the WOOOORLD?!

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

No. You can't tarnish a rusted knife.

[@corywilson8704]

You got to be ribbing

[@MafiaKingfishNOLA]

Gorilla Monsoon got a new job as Tito Santana's psychiatrist.

[@michaelvizard9831]

you gotta be ribbin

[@MJBYouTubeNetwork]

Whaddya mean I'm ribbin? I'm not ribbin, I'm bringing it up.

[@DominickR1998]

i so want that shirt!!!!!

[@MA_808]

I remember exactly where I was when the Macho Man became the champ.

[@anthonyleighton4754]

Mean gene has got a great poker face I d be peeing myself laughing......

[@Amadeus_Eisenberg]

I love the weird audio distortion in the background. Makes it hilarious.

[@Jwjmcc]

I wasn’t surprised 😂

[@ankitgupta-hb9kw]

Freak out freak out!!! Yyyayyy

[@exdemocrat9038]

I loved the way Macho Man said Tito Santana.

[@jimmieperry3418]

The Macho Man Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig are Two of The Greatest Intercontinental Heavyweight Champions of All Time. No question about it man.

[@wolfiethedog76]

Love the watery 80s footage❤

[@millardhale85]

One of my favorite all time wrestlers

[@mrtnite9780]

The World Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion

[@GreasyBelcher]

Great t shirt 👍

[@paulcarpool2288]

They are like Abbott and Costello.....Mean Gene is the serious straight man,.. .and Savage is the Entertainer!!

[@cycl0nnus]

the GOAT

[@Marc_Araujo]

The GOAT!!

[@rustykuntz94]

Interesting hearing SAVAGE say "ribbing", a knows shoot term the boys would use to pull practical jokes on each other.

[@blinkguy4ever]

At 1:10 when he stares at Gene like " here we go again " lol

[@LostOneOmega]

I want that shirt!

[@Dooglemite]

I want that shirt..

[@joemacdonald7879]

He was "THE BEST THERE EVER WAS"...Sorry Bret....

[@FranchiseSHR]

Macho has to be the greatest champs then, WM 2 IC champ and then a year later loses it, WM 4 won the World title then a year later loses it, year long reigns

[@rubenarriaga3029]

Along with Pedro Morales the only 2 Wrestlers to have an Intercontinental and World Title Reign go a year apiece

[@Vaporvice84]

Sounds like they're all drowning under water, lol.

[@bigdrew565]

Hey man, it's a 30 year old tape. What do you expect?

[@paulsonj72]

This aired two weeks after Savage won the Intercontinental title. Until the switch was shown on TV Santana would continue to defend the title.

[@shawnkinser1164]

Intercontinental championship of the world? 😂

[@rubenarriaga3029]

That was normal for Savage to say that

[@ademali8199]

🤣😂 he was loved world 🌍 wide miss him now there all funny

[@Eddie-oc2se]

Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship!

[@ahf5471]

They are all gone......

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

but not forgotten.

[@baronhausenpheffer]

"Gorilla Monsoon is a very responsible journalist and reporter." LMAO. I don't know who Gorilla Monsoon is, but how could you doubt the journalistic integrity of someone with a name like that?

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

It's a bit sad that you don't know who Gorilla Monsoon is. You should look him up.

[@rubenarriaga3029]

@@cryptozoomauler5505 I agree man smh

[@donaldlind523]

Interesting. One of the few times as a heel Macho didn't completely treat Miss Elizabeth like dirt.

[@actually_a_circle]

Lucky Tito 😎

[@brentwerley6762]

Imagine going back in time... 3 years earlier Savage takes the belt from Backlund instead, and eventually is transitioned into a babyface. What do the next 5 years of the WWE look like?

[@greato80]

Last great ic champ was shawn or razor..rock n austin really didnt seem to care about it or did anyone in attitude era ..i bet ten yrs from now miz still ic champ and it still wont matter.

[@jamaalmoses8821]

HHH vs Rock in 98 was a great IC feud.

[@Boygonebad]

Jeff Jarrett was a damn good IC champion. Shamrock was only IC champion in attitude era to hold it longer than a month. I thought Randy Orton had a terrific IC title run and Miz’s most recent run was solid too.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

1:10 1:13 😊 😂

[@kinginblack3321]

You gotta be ribbin .... Lol before anybody knew what it meant

[@JohnSmith-4U]

The only wrestler that thought real life was fake and wrestling life was real

[@joseluki]

Ahhhh, a classic of the WWF, Macho Man, Gene Okerlund, a copious amount of cocaine.

[@Search4theYeti79]

SLP's finest!

[@V59971]

I was only a not old and some days

[@jimpikoulis6726]

Used a rolling pin to knock out Tito Santana

[@amberalert...agirlwithapho9597]

Gorilla monsoon has tito Santana all 🔥 and bothered

[@Danimal1177]

Savage must have used that terrible polish right after winning the championship. You can see that a lot of the blue is gone already. While Macho elevated the title to unprecedented levels, he ruined the actual belt.

[@endorama0]

1:15 "Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion of the World" 😂 The man sounded like Gunther for a minute Legend🤙🏻

[@kymcee5295]

Cocaine is 1hella drug

[@dirkdiggler8330]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug 😬🤣

[@blacksabbathmatters]

Macho man was proof of how steroids got better with time,...look how small he was then.

[@jamesjimsr8635]

Ha ha talk about a loose tongue..

[@uknowwho80]

I was too young during this era but I’ve been watching promos and matches and man! Wrestling now is not even close to those days . They don’t know how to cut a good promo , they are bad on the mic , their wrestling is not that good and they push people because of their family and how popular they are in social media. Boring

[@jamesblames2]

Savage should never have turned face. Anti hero....yes. Face.....no.

[@gladlawson61]

Hulk Hogan sucks. MACHO MAN MADE THE WWF

[@Eddie-oc2se]

Oooh Yeah he did!

[@ClayMationNation]

Chico Santana got beat fair and square by the Macho Man, and the only "foreign Object" used was the Macho Madness.

[@EricGarciastussy]

This was wrestling...ahh memories

[@AdvocatusDiaboliFin]

Find someone who holds you like Randy Savage holds the Intercontinental Championship belt.