Randy & Elizabeth: A Savage Love Story

Macho Manitoban—One88

This is one of those shows that you would only see at the Fringe. The Macho Manitoban becomes Randy “Macho Man” Savage as he tells the story of the famed wrestler and his true love Miss Elizabeth. He throws in a few stories of his own life in being a wrestling fan in Winnipeg and his fascination with the Macho Man.

It is like a live version of a wrestling documentary, with an excellent retelling of the key events when the then WWF (now WWE) was just starting to become big with its early Wrestlemania pay-per-views, many of which featured the Macho Man.

I am amazed how he held the Macho Man voice and mannerisms through the whole show. His passion for the subject comes through and the historical details and behind the scenes stories of the wrestling world really are engrossing. Full disclosure, I was a big rasslin’ fan in those early days as well, so some of the stories were familiar. But if you have ever been interested in wrestling (or the entertainment world) you will probably enjoy this as much as I did.

Murray Hunter