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Classic Rivalries - Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage: photos1 u6 m: O+ A* J D! n. |
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Diamond Dallas Page and “Macho Man” Randy Savage were at odds throughout much of 1997 in one of the most physical rivalries of all-time.
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3 Z0 e- c" O- e9 w, Y' l5 {The hostility between the two competitors started to build at WCW Uncensored’s pay-per-view event in March of 1997.2 h( X7 c5 t" s# G. E
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Spring Stampede 1997 was the first meeting between the two competitors.
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! q9 ~2 i& e( R& a% ?1 DSavage and Page would have their highly anticipated second battle at June’s Great American Bash., r& \4 h+ E/ o5 H
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The heated rivalry came to an end at Halloween Havoc in October of 1997.1 i0 J, R9 D- t: z/ ?( E1 p
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The two bitter rivals squared off in as Last Man Standing Match that was billed as a “Las Vegas Sudden Death Match.”
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, J+ E# U: w* k8 |4 F- ]: ?. n. H% bPage simply stated, “That rivalry made me.”
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