With the recent passing of “Macho Man” Randy Savage, yours truly has been reflecting on the talent that Savage was. An amazing talent, really. With that said, one of my favorite aspects of Savage’s talents was his ability to cut a promo. His promos, which were original, bordered on crazy, intellectual, dramatic, and intense. His abilities on the mic were unmatched, and his style will always be forever be unique. In my post reflecting on Savage’s career (Remembering The Madness), yours truly wrapped up Savage’s career as, “simply entertaining”. The following promos are two of the many that define Savage’s ability to entertain on the mic:
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