REAL Backstage Fights: Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Road Warrior Hawk

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Powerslam Magazine issue 67 [February 2000] Two separate incidents here, with one leading to the other. Back in 1996 before a New Japan card, Hawk & Savage had a blow up backstage. Three years later at a concert in the US the two reportedly clashed again. On November 6, 1999, at the Sun Dome Arena in Tampa, Florida, Savage & his girlfriend Gorgeous George & another woman ran into Hawk & his wife. According to reports Hawk extended his hand out of courtesy, but Savage battered it away & punched him in the head knocking him down & out. Meanwhile George & the other woman allegedly attacked Hawk's wife, cutting her open & tearing out lumps of her hair. Hawk later claimed that he had sought legal advice & was considering filing a lawsuit against Savage. Road Warriors ~ Danger, Death, & the Rush of Wrestling [2011] “I remember one show in particular on July 16, 1996 at the Nakajima Sports Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido. I’m talking about a little altercation between my own partner & Macho Man Randy Savage. The story goes that while at a Japanese hibachi dinner a couple years earlier in Tampa, Hawk & his fiancée, Dale, & Savage were all seated at the same table. When Hawk got up to use the bathroom, Savage leaned over to Dale & said, “Hey, how’d you like for me to take you under the table & show you what a real man’s like?” Startled, Dale ignored the Slim Jim spokesman & opted to keep the incident quiet from Hawk for about two years. When she finally did open up, his reaction was something along the lines of “What? He said what? I’ll kill that motherfucker next time I see him.” Well, that next time was right there in Japan that night. The whole time we were getting ready, Hawk kept saying, “I can’t stand it. I’m going to confront that motherfucker when we’re done.” Randy was wrestling Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship & was actually all geared up & literally about to walk through the curtain when he got a very angry Mike Hegstrand right in his face. “Heard about what you said to my old lady at the restaurant, motherfucker.”Savage denied it. “Oh,” Hawk said, “so you’re calling her a liar?” And with that, Hawk leaned over the railing & smashed Savage right in the face with a powerful bitch slap. Crack! Macho’s trademark neon sunglasses & cowboy hat went flying. I saw Tatsumi Fujinami grab & hold up the stunned Savage as I grabbed Hawk to prevent him from following up with anything more. Sting & Keiji Mutoh were there watching the whole thing. Hawk was still raging. “That’s what you get for messing with my girl, asshole. If you want more, I’ll be in the parking lot after the show.” Randy was steaming to get his hands on Hawk, but he had to get to the ring. There’s no doubt in my mind that Savage was seeing red that entire match from thinking about Hawk. Evidently he never forgot or forgave Hawk for the incident, either, because a few years down the road, they had a rematch at a Kid Rock concert.” - Joe Laurinaitis Wrestling Observer Live [1st March 2000] RAVEN: Somebody told me something about Savage & Hawk having an incident? MELTZER: Savage & Hawk had an incident at a Kid Rock concert in Tampa a couple of months back where Savage sucker-punched Hawk. Stephanie, his girlfriend, Gorgeous George, like you know like, tore the hair out of Hawk’s wife & I think Hawk’s filing a lawsuit against ‘em. RAVEN: Really? What was that all about? MELTZER: Yeah, the back story was that about 3 or 4 years ago in Japan, Hawk had sucker-punched Savage; they were either arguing over a pizza or over a girl. RAVEN: I like the pizza, it makes it a better story. (Dave laughs) MELTZER: So anyway, they were backstage at this Kid Rock concert & Savage saw Hawk & I guess Hawk probably wasn’t looking so he like dove over people & threw the punch. (Dave laughs) RAVEN: Did he knock him down? MELTZER: Yeah, knocked him down, & then while that was happening, Gorgeous George & another woman, ripped the hair out of Hawk’s wife’s head & I know that there were lawsuits threatened, I never heard that they were actually filed. RAVEN: Was the fight just like a one punch fight? or did the guys have to pull the girls apart ? or... MELTZER: No no, Hawk said, no, Savage only hit him once, & Hawk was laid out & Hawk admitted being knocked down but Hawk basically said he got up & was gonna’ kick his ass, but everyone you know, pulled them apart. Whereas Savage’s version was he punched him once & Hawk stayed down.