Randy Mario Poffo, better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler, rapper and professional baseball player. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
Savage in 1988
Savage (right) prepares to face off against Roberto Soto in a match held in Macon, Georgia, on August 23, 1977.
Savage in 1986
Savage on March 7, 1989, almost one year after winning his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship in a 14-man tournament at WrestleMania IV
A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting the wrong image. Since the advent of the Internet, it is relatively easy to discover a fighter's real name.
English boxer Nicky Cook with his ring name Cookie on the trunks