The relationship between Macho Man Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth is one of the most talked about unions in professional wrestling history. Stories of Macho Man being protective of his wife have become wrestling folklore, and “The First Lady Of Wrestling” proved to be the ultimate backdrop for a variety of angles that blurred the lines between fiction and reality.
Author Jon Finkel’s new book, “Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage,” comes out April 2 via ECW Press. Finkel takes a deep dive into the psyche and life of one of wrestling’s most legendary stars, and of course, the book features plenty on the late, great Miss Elizabeth, too.
Finkel gave a lengthy interview to Web Is Jericho about all-things Macho Man, and he also shared his biggest takeaway from Savage’s relationship with Elizabeth.
“My favorite thing about their relationship from everything I read is that they met like any meathead is gonna meet a pretty girl,” Finkel said. “He was a gym rat. The gym became his sanctuary for everything. He was committed every day to getting bigger and stronger. He wouldn’t travel anywhere without knowing which gym he was gonna go to. There’s these crazy stories from the territory days where he would drive hours to go beyond crappy gyms to the gyms he liked. He was just nuts about this.”
Finkel continued: “One morning he’s walking into a gym in Kentucky, the same gym he went to every morning at like 6 a.m. depending on if he had a show. One day he’s walking in, and normally it doesn’t matter who’s behind the counter. They say ‘Have a good workout,’ and you say ‘You too’ or nod. One day he’s walking in and there’s this beautiful, brown haired, brown eyed girl. He tells the story that it was love at first sight, because what was there not for her to love.”
Read the full interview with Finkel here, and pre-order the book via ECW Press.
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