Photo: Rob DiCaterino from Jersey City, NJ, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Randy Savage is, to me, proof that professional wrestling is performance art. The raspy growl, the neon tassels, the flying elbow from the top rope: every detail was theater, but underneath the madness was one of the most meticulous match-planners the business ever produced. I love that he came to the ring after washing out of minor-league baseball; the hunger of a second career explains an intensity he never switched off. His best matches still hold up as clinics decades later. He died in 2011, but no Hall of Fame plaque fully captures how completely he embodied the spectacle.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Randy Savage
- Name (Japanese)
- ランディ・サベージ
- Reading
- らんでぃ・さべーじ
- Born
- November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dragon
- Origin
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Height
- 188 cm
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / actor / baseball player / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- High school
- Downers Grove North High School
- University
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Awards & achievements
- WWE Hall of Fame
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Randy Savage born?
November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011.
Where is Randy Savage from?
Randy Savage is from Columbus, Ohio, United States.
What does Randy Savage do?
Randy Savage works as professional wrestler, actor, baseball player, film actor, voice actor.
How tall is Randy Savage?
Randy Savage is 188 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.