10 Worst WWE Matches Of The 1980s

4. Randy Savage vs. George Steele - Saturday Night's Main Event - January 3, 1987

Randy Savage was on fire in the mid-to-late 1980s, but his golden touch did not extend to his series of matches with George ‘The Animal’ Steele.  

The worst of the bunch was this outing from the ninth edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event. The match was very much storyline-driven, as the simple Steele was besotted with the innocent Miss Elizabeth, sending the famously reasonable Randy positively crackers. 

Savage had further cause to be upset when his rival Ricky Steamboat came out to stare him down and allow the green-tongued oaf to kidnap his wife and take her backstage.

After that early bit of excitement, the bout really began to lag. Steele was out of shape and could hardly move, relying on simple slams and biting both the turnbuckles and his opponent’s head. 

Randy tried to move around enough for two people but it was a fruitless task and the match came to a welcome end when he bonked his hairy foe with the ring bell.