While the match between Randy Savage and Gary Starr lasted 22 seconds, the controversial moments occurred prior, when Savage slapped his wife (in-ring/character manager) Miss Elizabeth with a bouquet of flowers. Savage's character recently selected his real-life wife Elizabeth as his manager on July 30, 1985, in Poughkeepsie, New York, to later be broadcast on the August 24, 1985 edition of WWF Championship Wrestling. In the weeks that followed Miss Elizabeth's introduction, Savage began to show his character's brutish "bad guy" heelish behavior toward his female manager. By late 1985, it was clear that Elizabeth was a vital part of the "Macho Man" Savage's success as a hated professional wrestler, as fans loved to hate the way he treated the lovely Miss Elizabeth.
Randy Savage vs Jim Young
Filmed on July 30, 1985
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, New York
Aired on August 24, 1985
WWF Championship Wrestling
Randy Savage vs Gary Starr
Filmed on December 3, 1985
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, New York
Aired on December 21, 1985
WWF Championship Wrestling
Special Promos
Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth
Interview by Gene Okerlund
WWF Championship Wrestling
Aired on December 21, 1985
"Merry Christmas, Hulk Hogan!"
"Is Boston, Massachusetts in the world?"
Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth
Interview by Gene Okerlund
WWF All American Wrestling
Aired December 22, 1985
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