If for some unforeseen reason you happened to miss the first two installments of "Where'd You Go?", not only should you be ashamed of yourself, but you also have some catching up to do. So, be sure to check them out as we looked at the careers and recent whereabouts of comedic icon Pauly Shore and Up All Night sex symbol Rhonda Shear. As for today's edition, we'll be discussing the Madness ... the Macho Madness, that is. I've made mention before that I'm a lifelong professional wrestling fan. So, it goes without saying that I've been following this dude's career since I was a youngster. Actually, when I was very young, he kind of frightened me because he seemed just a little off his rocker ... and I still wouldn't swear that he's not. So ...
During his wrestling career, he was a 6-time World Champion -- twice in WWE and four times in WCW.He coined the kickass catchphrases "Oooh yeah!" and "Dig it!"As a spokesman for Slim Jim, he encouraged all of us to "Snap into a Slim Jim!"He portrayed fictional wrestler Bone Saw McGraw in Spider-Man. (Useless trivia: Did you know that the wrestler Peter Paker faced in the comic books was Crusher Hogan, not Bone Saw McGraw?)
Where he went:
When his WCW contract expired in 2000, Savage entered semi-retirement. He made a return to professional wrestling in 2004 for TNA Wrestling, however this return was short-lived. Upon leaving TNA, he again entered into semi-retirement and hasn't been seen in a wrestling ring since.In 2003, Savage released a hip-hop album entitled Be a Man. Yes, a hip-hop album! I'm guessing you've never heard of it, which is a good indication of how successful this endeavor was for the Macho Man. Maybe he should've titled it WTF, because that's the first thing I thought when I heard about it.
Aside from his lone musical venture, the Macho Man has also done some voice work in animation, including appearances on King of the Hill and Family Guy. In fact, he also landed a role in Disney's 2008 animated feature film, Bolt.Father Time has body slammed Savage, as well. At 56 years of age, his trademark brown beard has turned completely gray, as seen in the photo to the left which was taken at the Bolt premiere in November of last year. Maybe he should get some of that Just For Men hair coloring stuff that Emmitt Smith keeps shamelessly promoting.In June of this year, WWE will release a 3-disc DVD set of some of Savage's greatest matches, presumably including his epic match with Ricky Steamboat at Wrestlemania III.
Where he should've went:
Savage should go back to WWE for the sole purpose of dropping the Flying Elbow on John Cena ... repeatedly ... while Cookie Monster twists Cena's ankle.
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