Scott Steiner Says WWE Road Trips With Randy Savage Were 'Nothing But A Circus'

Scott Steiner has recalled the unusual competitions he had with “Macho Man” Randy Savage while they travelled together during their WWE careers. The two wrestlers regularly challenged each other on the road, including races outside restaurants to decide who would pay for their meal.

The Steiner Brothers joined WWE in late 1992 and later became two-time WWE Tag Team Champions. Their schedule involved travelling from one city to another, allowing Scott to spend plenty of time with Savage away from television.

During a family conversation with Bron Breakker uploaded to WWE Vault, Rick Steiner described travelling with Scott and Savage as “nothing but a circus.” He said the two wrestlers would compete and race against each other during their journeys.

Scott then shared how their competitions continued whenever they stopped at a restaurant:

“We’d pull up in restaurants, and we’d get out and we’re waitin’. ‘Where are those guys at?’ We look out in the parkin’ lot, Macho Man’s got boots on, he’s got his stuff, and they’re racing each other to see who’s gonna buy lunch or buy dinner that day.”

Scott defeated Savage in their first running race, but Savage was not prepared to accept the result. He immediately proposed different races as people inside the restaurant watched them through the windows.

“Beat him. And then he said, ‘Alright, let’s race backwards.’ So then we race backwards, and then we race sideways, ya know. And the whole time, we’re at Bob Evans, and everybody’s lookin’ out there. Everybody’s like, ‘What hell’s goin’ on?’ Yeah, it’s like, ‘Don’t pay attention, those guys are idiots,’ you know? They thought we were nuts. But no, he was a great guy.”

The races began as a way to determine who would purchase lunch or dinner, but quickly turned into several contests once Savage lost the first one. Scott remembered the restaurant customers being confused as they watched two WWE stars running forwards, backwards and sideways through the parking lot.

Despite the competitive nature of their friendship, Scott ended the story by calling Savage a great person. The memory offered another look at Savage’s personality away from WWE television and the entertainment wrestlers created for themselves during long journeys between shows.