Former Creative Writer Rips WWE Over Randy Savage Tribute Video On Raw
By
Daniel Pena
May 24, 2011 - 12:58:18 PM
Former WWE creative writer Chris DeJoseph (a/k/a Big Dick Johnson), who worked alongside Vince McMahon from 2005 through 2010, ripped his former employer over last night's Randy Savage tribute video on
Raw. He feels it's hypocritical that WWE would sing the Macho Man's praises after he had been ostracized from the organization during the final years of his life.
Pointing the finger of blame to Vince McMahon, DeJoseph wrote on
Twitter, "Vince is steaming watching this Macho Man package.
"Only in death Macho Man was allowed back on WWE TV. Such a shame. Such hypocrisy makes me sick."
He continued, "I was always told never to mention the name Macho Man EVER!"
DeJoseph then recalls pitching Savage for a storyline years ago and being told to never mention his name again.
"We pitched Macho Man and then we were told never to mention his name again because it was "personal," he wrote.
Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer reported years ago that whenever someone on the writing staff pitched an idea to McMahon about bringing Savage back to WWE, he would immediately get angry and shoot the idea down flat. One day, however, head SmackDown writer Michael Hayes pitched an angle about Savage. Instead of giving his usual angry, expletive-laden response, McMahon peered off into the distance, collected his thoughts and said, "I do not want to do business with that man."
Savage & McMahon's Falling Out Explained By WWE Legend
By
Michael Bluth
May 24, 2011 - 12:03:47 PM
One of "The Macho Man" Randy Savage's greatest rivals from the 80's, George "The Animal" Steele, was on Busted Open with Doug Mortman and Dave LaGreca, which airs Mondays and Wednesdays at 2-4 PM ET on Sirius 92 and XM 207.
"That's been said a lot of different ways, and there's been a lot of different things said that are not true necessarily."
"I think that what happened with Randy, when his career was winding down with the WWF, Vince McMahon just loved Randy," he continued. "After all everything Randy had done and he took him under his wing, and he wanted Randy after the ring was over with for him, he wanted him to be our spokesperson. He was traveling with Vince all the time. Randy was almost like a son, they were really tight. And then one day, we were at a TV meeting, and we got word that Randy, without calling Vince, had left and jumped to the WCW."
"I had never seen Vince McMahon broken before, he was crushed. It hurt him big time and I don't think he ever got over that. I think that's the real problem to be honest with you. I heard all this other stuff that I think is garbage when it comes to Randy and relationships with daughters and all that stuff... I don't think that's anywhere's close to the truth."
(Credit: Busted Open Radio)
Jimmy Hart Comments On The Relationship Between Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan
By
Daniel Pena
May 24, 2011 - 11:47:06 AM
WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart, a long time colleague of "Macho Man" Randy Savage, appeared on
Busted Open with Doug Mortman and Dave LaGreca, which airs Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sirius 92 and XM 207. Highlights from his interview are as follows:
Hart on how is the Poffo family holding up in the wake of Randys passing?: "I think since three days since it happened, pretty darn good. Lannys always been great. I think what they decided to do too, because I got so many calls from everybody wondering where the funeral is going to be... I know you know it by now too, going to be cremated of course. His ashes are going to be spread on his property. Now, the reason Im saying this, and its already out there anyhow... Lanny confirmed it too... where his dog Hercules passed away and was buried.
"I think just a little private deal is going to be for Randys family, I dont think he wanted something very very big and thats kind of the way he was. When he did charities, he never went out there and told people about it or anything and I think donations are going to be sent in in his name are going to be in Tampa for one of the childrens foundations here. I think theyre doing pretty well for it just happening three or four days ago."
Hart on the relationship between Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan: "I dont think it was as bad as sometimes people make it out to be because in the wrestling business, theres always a little angle right around the corner where people can work together and make a ton of money. I think it ended up pretty well. I think when Hulk was going in to the hospital for one of his operations with his back, Randy happened to be at the same place. He stepped in to the room, said hello to Hulk and everything else.
"At the end, everything was pretty well being put back together again. Sometimes people make more of it than what it really is sometimes but being on this end and hearing a little bit of the scuttlebutt here and there, it was almost like a big wrestling angle. Randy was great, there will only be one Macho Man ever ever, colorful and did some great things nobody ever really knew about because he was so private."