Just Why Is Macho Man Randy Savage Blacklisted From WWE Anyway?

Just like that commerical that keeps playing for the allergy medicine says..

"Have you ever heard that song Time In A Bottle?"

The question I'll redundantly ask is..

Have you ever heard all the rumors as to why Macho Man Randy Savage is banned from WWE"?

Sure we've all read the countless rumors and one big one.

But at this time when news has recently broke that THQ was prohibited from featuring Macho Man Randy Savage in the forthcoming video game due out next march featuring WWE legends, the long standing grudge that Vince has for Randy has reared it's ugly head once again.

And it's time I tackled this legendary grudge and get to the bottom of it.

Let's start the story.

Flashback to WWF (sorry Panda lover's FU', I refuse to call WWF WWE before 2002.)

The year we flash back to is 1994.

During this time in wrestling WCW was slowly making strides. WWE has just signed Hulk Hogan with much pomp and circumstance that summer, but WWF was still king of wrestling.

Macho Man was secure in WWF with a cushy color commentating position on WWE broadcast and MC of Summerslam that year.

Much is to be speculated as to why Macho Man was now wrestling only part time against the likes of Doink and Crush etc, but it seems Randy was happy with the position

Or so we think.

Macho Man's contract was soon expiring in the fall of 1994.

From what I hear Macho Man gave his word to Vince that he would resign and not leave to WCW.

Supposedly Macho did the opposite and this is what lead to Vince blacklisting Macho Man.

Vince being a man of his word, who has made numerous agreements signing wrestlers see's "Giving your word" and handshake agreements as almost as good as a contract signing.

So as December of 1994 had arrived WWF magazine had featured Macho Man on the cover of their magazine, only to have egg left on their face because Macho Man had did the opposite of what he supposedly promised to Vince.

And that is bolt to WCW.

Not to mention bolt by the time the magazine went to press.

Now while this scenerio seems the most simple, there could be more to why Savage left and why McMahon hates him now. One rumor has it that when Vince was on trial for the steroid scandal, he was losing sponsors left and right. One of those sponsors was Slim Jim and as we all know Macho Man is very well know for doing his Slim Jim commercials. When Macho went to WCW Slim Jim moved their advertising along with Randy and aired Slim Jim commericals during WCW's shows instead which cost Vince loads of money in ad revenue he desperately needed at the time. As a result some say that this is why Vince hates Macho Man.

With WCW now having Macho Man and Hulk Hogan, as well as Ric Flair, and a brash upstart guy at the helm named Eric Bischoff who had a keen eye and Ted Turner's deep pocket's at his disposal, the first strikes had seemingly been taken by WCW at raiding WWF's legendary but slightly past their prime talent.

Vince McMahon retailiated by bringing together what is one of the most entertaining segments in wrestling since Shawn Michaels appeared on a mock Larry King in 2005 as "The Hulkster... Brother"

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