Breaking news: Macho Man Randy Savage dies in a car accident

[Gertner]

http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/20/randy-savage-car-accident-macho-man-dead-dies-died-killed-wwe-wrestler-florida/


Macho Man Randy Savage Dies In Car Accident

9 minutes ago by TMZ Staff

Macho Man Randy Savage -- one of the most famous wrestlers of all-time -- died today in a car accident in Tampa, Florida ... TMZ has learned.

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TMZ spoke with Randy's brother, Lanny Poffo, who tells us the wrestling legend suffered a heart attack while he was behind the wheel around 10 AM ... and lost control of his vehicle.

Earlier this month, Savage celebrated his 1-year anniversary with his new wife Lynn.

Savage was 58.

Macho Man began wrestling in the WWF in 1985 and became a superstar with his trademark catchphrase "Ooooooh Yeaahhhhh."

Story developing ...

[Londoner]

holy shit

[Razzamajazz]

wut

[CSL]

ugh fucking hell, shame we never got to see him make a HOF appearance etc

RIP

[Gertner]

Ryan Clark better not say he broke this story. It was all Gertner.

[DrCrawford]

:( !

[Ermaximus]

ugh fucking hell, shame we never got to see him make a HOF appearance etc

RIP

I agree. He'll surely be inducted now, but it won't be the same without him actually there.

[Razzamajazz]

he's not someone i ever imagined dying

[Schlomey]

horrible horrible news here fellas. I wonder if his new wife killed him...:(


R.I.P.

[LK]

Fuck :(..RIP Macho Man

[Innovator]

FUCK!

RIP to my favorite childhood wrestler

[Majunior]

This is a sad day indeed. Rest Well, Randy. :-(

[Seth82]

damn I can't believe this

never expected this news

RIP Macho Man

[The Jayman]

Fuck what a terrible week. RIP

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Damn. RIP Macho Man :(

[LK]

Incredibly sad that it might take something like this for it to happen but I really hope he gets his, rightfully earned, spot in the Hall of Fame. One of the best workers in the 80s who gave the Warrior his best match and a number of great matches with Flair and Steamboat.

Macho Man, I salute you.

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[Razzamajazz]

wonder if there will be a mention on smackdown or raw

[Malfeitor]

Literally just heard this on the radio and came to the forums to see if anybody posted a thread about this. I literally said "What the fuck?"

Damn.

RIP Macho Man.

[itsmeJD]

Holy Mary mother of FUCK what a depressing day. Can't believe I just woke up to this shit....RIP Macho Man....ugh today is gonna suck. One of the greatest to ever step into the ring by far. Dig it....

[CSL]

wonder if there will be a mention on smackdown or raw

There has to be. It wasn't your 'typical wrestler death' that they might want to avoid and given his history with the company etc.

[Innovator]

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[Corndad]

Dude what the fuck. Damn. Just as it was setting up for him to be put into the Hall of Fame soon too back on better terms with WWE. Damn. this is depressing news. RIP Macho.

[Testicle]

RIP

[Verbose Minch]

I'm in shock right now, I cannot believe this...

[Shisen Kopf]

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the world has lost one of the greatest rappers of all time

[Ermaximus]

Apparently he had a heart attack while driving. :/

[Cool King]

This is terrible news. It's unbelievable.

I'm sure they'll be some form of tribute to him on Sunday or Monday though.

R.I.P Macho Man. :'(

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Oh my god :( fucking hell. RIP Macho Man

Gonna be thinking about Macho Man on Sunday when I graduate and hear Pomp and Circumstance</font>

[Hanso Amore]

He went the same way as Rick Martin

:(

Fuck. He is hands down my favorite of all time.

[BizarroKing]

I sure hope WWE can put their differences aside with him now and recognize him as a member of the HOF for 2012

[Xero]

Ugh saw this on twitter. Fucking sucks. Such a shame he was so close to some kind of a return.

Rip Macho. :(

[Hanso Amore]

Fuck. I was dreaming of him appearing at a Raw, and just the massive Pop he would get.

Fucking A, I will miss the Madness.

My nickname growing up was Mach - cause of him.

[Lock Jaw]

This is terrible. Just terrible.

RIP

Was just beginning to get a whole new appreciation for him as well, having been watching more old clips of him and such.

[Schlomey]

macho mans DVD disk 1 just arrived in my netflix mail today. Gah. Great timing.

[Heisenberg]

FUCKIN NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cuse8]

awful terrible news

rip macho

[weather vane]

wow... shocked

RIP ... brtl

[Volare]

HOLY SHIT! That just fucked my day up!

[erickman]

raw will have to be about him monday, guess he is going into the hall of fame this year too.

[jskinnyg]

Wow this sucks... I bet RAW will have a Macho Man Tribute for sure... I hope he gets a bit more than just a show dedication... Again, this sucks...

[CSL]

Randall Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 - May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler, entrepreneur, hip-hop icon and actor

lol :'(

[Blue Demon]

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His match with Ricy Steamboat at WrestleMania 3 is legendary

[Funky Fly]

Shitty.

RIP

[Shadow]

First Jeritron now Macho Man? Fuck....not a good week.

[CSL]

Savage was over like rover, I've seen messages from Michael Strahan, BJ Penn and Slim Jim is trending on Twitter

[ClockShot]

My Uncle just called and told me this. And I was not here a little more than an hour ago and didn't see the this in the wrestling forum so it must have just hit the web.

I'm a wreck now. He was my all time favorite.

R.I.P. You will forever be missed.

[whiteyford]

Gutted:'(

[XL]

Been on vacation for a week. First thing I read when I come back.

Gutted.

RIP.

[The MAC]

guys his last interview (or close to it ) was on the bret hart radio show. He sounded great

skip to 81 minutes :

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bretandjosh/2011/04/27/the-hitman-and-groberman-show-11

[MoFo]

I only posted yesterday that I wanted him back :'(

Why couldn't it have been Jeff Hardy or some jobber that nobody cares about like Trent Barretta :'(

[BigDaddyCool]

How is this not stickied everywhere. I'm a sad. I am going to go snap into a slim jim in honor of Randy Savage.

[JimmyMess]

Remember that thread on "has wrestling ever brought a tear to your eye?" or whatever.

It just did.

RIP LEGEND.

[jaycool2k]

http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2011/may/248525/Former-wrestler-Macho-Man-Randy-Savage-dead-after-heart-attack-car-crash?hpt=T2

:( Sad times...

[DLVH84]

I'm in shock. I still can't believe it.

THE MADNESS WILL LIVE ON!!!

[Gertner]

It's crazy how big of news this is. Practically every radio station is talking about this. Never would have expected it.

[DLVH84]

It's crazy how big of news this is. Practically every radio station is talking about this. Never would have expected it.

Because Savage was very influential to every wrestler and fan for nearly 40 years.

[Emperor Smeat]

It's crazy how big of news this is. Practically every radio station is talking about this. Never would have expected it.

Him and Hogan were huge mainstream icons in the 1980s and early 1990s so it makes sense for a lot of people to talk about him either as part of their childhood memories or the early boom of WWF and wrestling.

:( RIP Macho Man

[Fignuts]

It's crazy how big of news this is. Practically every radio station is talking about this. Never would have expected it.

Well macho man was one of those guys who everyone knows, even people who don't watch wrestling.

[DaveWadding]

damn.

[Kalyx triaD]

RIP

At least he's trending more than the end of the world.

Macho Man > Stupid Bullshit Prophecies

[Aguakate]

It's going to be so incredibly sad watching Lanny Poffo up at the Hall of Fame, receiving the honor on behalf of "The Macho Man"...should've been in a LONG time ago...

...part of me says "They shouldn't even bother to induct him now", because it would've made more sense to do it while ha was alive, so he could stand up there himself, receive the honor, give out his speech, hear the applause of the crowd, feel the love, after so many years of going out there and entertaining us...but he DOES deserve the honor...

...it's so sad, because when he did his little promo with the "Macho Man" action figure, he said 2011 would be the year of the Macho Man...

[Ultra Mantis]

Savage will always be my all time favourite, sad news :(

[Dorkchop]

guys his last interview (or close to it ) was on the bret hart radio show. He sounded great

skip to 81 minutes :

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bretandjosh/2011/04/27/the-hitman-and-groberman-show-11

I'm about 10 minutes into the interview and it's pretty awful. I like how Savage was in character, but the host is terrible.

[CSL]

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wwwyki

Chad Johnson, Bill Simmons, Tito Ortiz, Hayley the mint one from Paramore, Ryan Seacrest, Zab Judah and bound to be a shitload more, never seen a wrestler get so much love

[djoutcry]

Former pro wrestling star "Macho Man" Randy Savage is dead after suffering a heart attack while driving near Tampa, Fla., on Friday morning, according to TMZ.

The celebrity gossip website reported that Savage, whose real name is Randy Poffo, lost control of his Jeep Wrangler and crashed into a tree went he went into medical distress.

Poffo was 58.

His wife Lynn was a passenger in the vehicle but survived with "minor injuries," TMZ reported.

Members of the Florida Highway Patrol are investigating. An autopsy is scheduled to confirm the cause of death.

Savage was a wrestling superstar in the late 1980s and 1990s, first with the World Wrestling Federation and later with World Championship Wrestling, holding various championship belts.

He was well-known for spouting catchphrases in his rough and raspy voice, scripted and real-life feuds with the likes of Hulk Hogan and colourful ring attire.

Friends, former co-workers and a legion of fans took to the Internet with condolences and messages of disbelief upon learning of Poffo's death.

On Twitter, the hashtag #ripmachoman was one of the world's top trending topics Friday afternoon, along with the words "Savage," "WrestleMania" and "Hulk Hogan," who was an in-ring ally and foe during Poffo's wrestling career.

Hogan tweets: 'We miss him'

Hogan tweeted about Poffo's death, saying the pair "finally started to talk and communicate" after 10 years of silence.

"He had so much life in his eyes & in his spirit, I just pray that he's happy and in a better place and we miss him," Hogan wrote on his official Twitter account.

Former WWE star Trish Stratus, who hails from Richmond Hill, offered her condolences on Twitter.

"Rest in peace Randy - my first inspiration in the ring. My prayers & condolences to the Savage family," Stratus tweeted.


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[Innovator]

I remember being at WWF Fanfest for Mania 10, Hillbilly Jim was helping me and my dad get some videos. He asked me who my favorite wrestler was and I said Macho Man. He threw in the Macho Madness video for free.

I watched that thing all the time, went through his program with Dibiase, great stuff.

[Gertner]

Him and Hogan were huge mainstream icons in the 1980s and early 1990s so it makes sense for a lot of people to talk about him either as part of their childhood memories or the early boom of WWF and wrestling.

:( RIP Macho Man

I honestly never thought of him as big as Hogan, but I guess we'll see when Hogan eventually passes away. I know Savage is big, but I never would have guessed that he was this mainstream.

[MVP]

Shit, what a terrible way to go. :(

R.I.P. Macho Man. Thanks for the memories.

[dhellova guy]

Just a shitty day.

RIP Macho Man.

[Johnny Vegas]

R.I.P. Macho Man, if it wasn't for you, i wouldn't even know what a Slim Jim was.

[Optimus Bone 69]

The only return i wanted is never gonna happen
sad sad day

[Seth82]

I still am shocked at this news

just never expected one of my childhood heroes to die so soon

he was only 58 yrs old

[Attitude99]

Oh No, Shittt. RIP

[LoDownM]

Just saw this on my google top headlines when I opened firefox :( One of my favorite wrestlers of all time.

RIP Macho Man :(

[Nicky Fives]

RIP

[Shisen Kopf]

I live not too far from where that accident happened. Glad I wasnt driving when it happened or else I might have been hit by a "savage" driver!

[RiX1024]

Hwyl fawr a cysga'n dawel. What a legend.

[GD]

RIP Macho Man :(

[Next Big Thing]

Damn. I'm stunned. If WWE doesn't give him more than just a brief mention at the beginning of Raw shame on them.

[Razzamajazz]

it's all over wwe.com

who do you think will do an "ooohhhhh yeeaahhhhh" on raw? prolly cena

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

RIP Macho Man, one of the best wrestlers of ALL TIME.

[Next Big Thing]

I honestly never thought of him as big as Hogan, but I guess we'll see when Hogan eventually passes away. I know Savage is big, but I never would have guessed that he was this mainstream.

I think Savage was more mainstream than people assume. Lil Wayne has referenced him a couple of times as have a bunch of other rappers. Plus dude's Slim Jim commercials alone are HOF worthy. I think because he wasn't as much of a media whore/hanger on as Hogan and Flair people might not give him as much props.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Damn man

He's dropping elbows on angels now :'(

[Dave Youell]

Haven't felt this sad since Eddie passed. This is a shit day.

RIP

[Next Big Thing]

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Something doesn't quite belong on WWE.com right now.

[Next Big Thing]

What sucks too is that it was a car accident. No drug overdose. No steroid abuse. No DUI. A fucking car accident. After getting over the way Liz passed and finding love again, this is how he goes out.

[Snowden]

Poor guy. One of the true greats ever in the business, and gone far too young. RIP.

[LuigiD]

So sad to hear about this. Fucking awful. What a terrible day.

[The Show Off]

Very sad news.

I think anyone that grew up in the 80's and was a wrestling fan couldn't help but love The Macho Man. The guy was a true talent and a man that has provided any fan of wrestling with hours upon hours of entertainment throughout his life. When I heard he was in his late fifties I thought to myself "he lived a long life for a wrestler." And I hate that that was my first thought. 58 is way too young for anyone to go. I'm a true believer in true love and in the afterlife, from everything I've read Randy Savage and Elizabeth had one of those tragically twisted romances but it sounded like they always cared for one another. I'm comforted by the fact that somewhere they are reunited once again.

Every time one of these wrestlers die a little pice of my childhood goes with them, and that's okay. There will always be the memories and I have my fair share of Randy Savage matches in my DVD collection that I can watch and think fondly upon.

I'm sure some of you are grieved by the fact that he never had his day in the sun entering the WWE Hall of Fame. Take heart with the idea that no one that ever saw Randy Savage wrestler had any doubt that he is one of the greatest of all time.

Here's something some of you may not have seen of Macho Man... Randy Savage on King of the Hill

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[Shisen Kopf]

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RIP

[Beauser]

Holy crap.

I'm sort of stunned.

Rarely post from work, but this one gave me goosebumps.

Randy Savage, Sting, Bret Hart and a few others are really only the few that would leave me speechless for a few minutes.

Yeesh, I'm sorry for his family, hopefully he's snappin into some slim-jims somewhere...

[VSG]

WHAT THE FUCK???

[VSG]

What a horrible fucking week :'(

[Gertner]

I live not too far from where that accident happened. Glad I wasnt driving when it happened or else I might have been hit by a "savage" driver!

Tree 1 Savage 0

[Lock Jaw]

This is all just starting to come together for me in one giant depressing hammer. Just realizing how much I interacted with Jeritron here, and now realizing how big a part of my childhood Randy Savage was. I was never really a Hogan fan. I was Macho Man and Warrior all the way.

Going to go dig out my Macho Man LJN "action figure". Thing provided me with countless hours of entertainment.

[Rock Bottom]

This is highly gay

[Rock Bottom]

The grim reaper is a fucking faggot

[Gertner]

I think Savage was more mainstream than people assume. Lil Wayne has referenced him a couple of times as have a bunch of other rappers. Plus dude's Slim Jim commercials alone are HOF worthy. I think because he wasn't as much of a media whore/hanger on as Hogan and Flair people might not give him as much props.

Yeah I almost forget how long his Slim Jims commercials ran for. I guess it's because he's been out of the public eye for so long that I never would have guessed this news would be so big.

[Tom Guycott]

I just found this out about an hour ago... came here to confirm, and the server was down. That was all the confirmation I needed. :'(

Damn. With him hawking WWE All-Stars, it seemed that steps were in place to put whatever differences aside and a HOF invite was finally at hand.

RIP Mach.

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[Emperor Smeat]

ESPN's Around the Horn show is having a semi-Macho Man tribute or at least putting a lot of his catchphrase references in today's show.

They even have a link on the main page about the accident and death.

[parkmania]

who do you think will do an "ooohhhhh yeeaahhhhh" on raw? prolly cena

Possibly, but I think it's more likely that Santino will do a "Snapa into a Skinny James".

[Xero]

Really hoping they do a graphic tonight, and either at RAW or the PPV do a ten bell salute. Savage is one of the guys who absolutely deserve that kind of attention, whether he was with the company or not.

[KayfabeMan]

Devastated by this news.

As a fan, and a friend of Lanny Poffo, this one was too hard to handle.

I can't even say more right now.

[Mooияakeя™]

Seriously, wtf :( RIP

[PorkSoda]

I'm still in shock and still in a bit of denial about this. I wish it wouldnt have happened.

I found out earlier today via Facebook. I was at work. My brother calls me on the phone. I answer and the first thing he says is "You okay?" I say yeah. he goes "You sure?" "I say yeah. He's like "positive" I'm like yeah and he;s like "Randy savage just died." i was like I KNOWWW! He's like "Ooooh yeaaaah!" He knows how big of a wrestling fan and how big of a Savage fan I was.

R.I.P. Bonesaw

[parkmania]

Hope that next year's HOF includes both Randy and Angelo Poffo.

[Lock Jaw]

Going to go dig out my Macho Man LJN "action figure". Thing provided me with countless hours of entertainment.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/Trrrath/PHTO0154.jpg

OHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHH!!!

[Droford]

Really hoping they do a graphic tonight, and either at RAW or the PPV do a ten bell salute. Savage is one of the guys who absolutely deserve that kind of attention, whether he was with the company or not.

With it being on SyFy now instead of a network theres a chance of something tonight. If it was still on MNTV no chance because they sent the broadcast to the networks well in advance.

[djoutcry]

http://www.prowrestlingscoops.com/newpws/wp-content/gallery/savagecrashpics/1.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

Didn't really want to see that, thanks.

[Afterlife]

Instead of a tasteless photo such as that, I present this:

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[Mikey]

Truly a sad day. RIP Randy Savage

[SaskatchewanChamp]

I read this at work, on almost EVERY news site there is. I am devastated and I wish his wife a speedy recovery.

Give Owen a elbow drop for me :(

[Aguakate]

What really sucks about this more than anything, as some have noted, is that he didn't die of natural causes while sleeping, or after a long stay at a hospital, etc...

...a heart attack while driving that results in a head-on collision with a tree...

...it's horrible.

[Gone Mad]

I heard about this earlier today, while running my errands. I had to stop and just go home, I was so shocked.

Macho Man, one of the reasons I stayed watching wrestling. Such a character, the voice, his matches, how could you NOT follow this guy!? He was the definition of "Larger than life" and it's sad to not have him around, but at least we will always have the memories.

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[Aguakate]

This is no way for a legend to go out...especially one that had been blackballed from the WWE for years.

[McLegend]

Best wrestler of the 80's.

[Troelar]

Not much to say.

This sucks!

[MouseyZbyszko]

I literally feel like I've been shocked with a cattle prod. I'm off work this weekend, thank goodness. I'll be numb for most of it.

[Crazy Nick]

Unreal. I can't believe that he is gone, this is a tragic loss, Savage was one of my favorites of all time. R.I.P.

[Seth82]

his match with Steamboat at WM 3 was truly amazing

pretty much stole the show from Hogan-Andre

[Mercury Bullet]

Wow totally in shock today. Just wow :(

[MIZantine Empire]

couldnt believe it either, this man was always one of my favorites. he was never boring. can you imagine him telling his story at the pearly gates? the wrestling world, and the IWC lost a legend. im gonna snap into a slim jim and remember the good ole times with the macho man!

[DLVH84]

I respect Randy Savage more than Hulk Hogan for these reasons...

1. He was always willing to put over talent. (examples: Ricky Steamboat, Ultimate Warrior, Diamond Dallas Page)
2. He shows his age gracefully, instead of hiding it.
3. He knew when to retire.

Me and my father grew up on Randy Savage. My dad watched him starting out in the early 1970s, especially when he was in the Georgia Championship Wrestling territory. When I started watching in the late 1980s (1988, to be exact), he was already in the WWF. And I saw his career from 1988, until he retired in 2005. I also have a rare VHS of a couple of his matches from the CWA in Memphis, which included a cage match with Jerry Lawler and a tag match, where he teamed up with his brother against The Rock & Roll Express (and it's the one where he piledrives Ricky Morton thru a table).

[Loose Cannon]

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, this gutted me today. didn't ever think Macho Man would EVER die. Hulk Hogan, Macho Man and Ultimate Warrior. Those are the three that I credit with hooking me on wrestling when I started watching. Savage will always go down as one of the best in every single category you can think of in your "best of" lists.

always will have his Mania 7 match with Warrior in my top 5 matches list, but he put on so many good one's.

we definately lost a Legend today

RIP :(

[Loose Cannon]

my brother just sent me this. don't know if you guys posted it. haven't read this thread yet

pretty funny, especially the Star Wars one

http://wheresrandysavage.tumblr.com/

[Theo Dious]

Savage was never my favorite, but he was always entertaining. He was a harder worker than most of the main event of his time, and actually carried the Warrior to an excellent match at Mania 8. Sure, he was pretty nuts, but at least it was a good kind of nuts that didn't seem to damage himself or those around him. A selfish part of me is kind of grateful that he didn't ever become a complete mockery or disgrace so that we can actually remember him fondly and warmly. Still, far too young. The world is a lot less Macho for having lost you, Randy.

[Thunder Savage Go]

Tragic. Lost one of the greats today.
Like he said in one of his interviews: "The Beat Goes On"

[Theo Dious]

The grim reaper is a fucking faggot

Also this is the best post anywhere ever.

[dronepool]

Damn. That sucks that he went out like that.

but....I can't help myself, and this is meant with no disrespect, but his catch phrase was "Ohhh Yeahhh", but his last words were probably "Ohhh Noooo"

[Aguakate]

Damn. That sucks that he went out like that.

but....I can't help myself, and this is meant with no disrespect, but his catch phrase was "Ohhh Yeahhh", but his last words were probably "Ohhh Noooo"

:nono:

[DLVH84]

Savage was never my favorite, but he was always entertaining. He was a harder worker than most of the main event of his time, and actually carried the Warrior to an excellent match at Mania 8. Sure, he was pretty nuts, but at least it was a good kind of nuts that didn't seem to damage himself or those around him. A selfish part of me is kind of grateful that he didn't ever become a complete mockery or disgrace so that we can actually remember him fondly and warmly. Still, far too young. The world is a lot less Macho for having lost you, Randy.

I believe that was WrestleMania 7.

[Xero]

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:'(

[Theo Dious]

I believe that was WrestleMania 7.

Yeah for some reason I can never remember which was which.

[Shisen Kopf]

I wonder how Stephanie McMahon is taking this. Savage made her a woman. It does suck though. Why did Buddha have to kill the macho king? Why couldn't he have had Santino Marella go away instead bc he is stupid.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Shut up your face Santino is awesome. Cobra!!!!

First Jeritron and now the Macho Man? :( It is said that deaths usually come in threes. So, who is to follow?

[CSL]

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[DLVH84]

I wonder how Stephanie McMahon is taking this. Savage made her a woman. It does suck though. Why did Buddha have to kill the macho king? Why couldn't he have had Santino Marella go away instead bc he is stupid.

Okay, for the record, once and for all, the Stephanie McMahon rumor is false. The real reason Randy left the WWF in 1994, was because he wanted to wrestle more, while Vince wanted him just as a color commentator.

[Dorkchop]

I'm super bummed. Savage was not only an awesome character, but a great wrestler. Although he became a little wacky, I respect that he stopped wrestling when the time was right. It sucks that we never got to see him back in WWE even if it was for a HOF appearance. Maybe Savage wanted to be off WWE tv. Who knows.

I wonder if the heart attack was caused by prior damage to his body. Still sad regardless.

[Autobahn]

I actually feel for Hogan - love him or hate him, he does looks genuinely gutted by all of this.

This is terrible news and a bad week for this website as a whole.

I also partially agree with Aguakate regarding Savage and the HOF. Whilst he should have been in there years ago (and should still be put in even now), there will always be that stigma that his death is what got him into the HOF when his career achievements alone should have been enough. But whats done is done...as long as he is put in there either way.

RIP Macho Man Randy Savage :'(

[CSL]

http://cdn.sescoops.com/wp-content/uploads/randy_savage_wedding_01_0005_Layer_3_full.jpg

:(

[JimmyMess]

Randy Savage.

Despite whatever rumours have been circulated about him, if they are true or note, does not affect his legacy.

In my opinion Randy Savage deserves one of the biggest sendoffs/memorials in WWE history

If what he did to Stephanie McMahon is true, then, yes it is a scar on his legacy.

"At the end of the day" Randy Savage is one of the most influencial pop icons of the 1980's and 1990's. If Vince McMahon knows what is right for busienss (and I believe he does) there will be a Randy Savage package shown at the Over the Limit pay per view, and followed by a RAW tribute.

You cannot deny the fact that Randy Savage is an absolute icon.

[Wishbone]

Damn this..... this really sucks R.I.P. Macho Man :'(

[Shisen Kopf]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/former-wrestler-randy-macho-man-savage-killed-in-seminole-car-wreck/1170774

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[Gertner]

Savage was definitely juicing late in his WCW run so I'm sure that played a role. Plus, we all know wrestlers from the 80's weren't exactly the most healthy bunch.

In honor of Savage dying, Steph probably shoved a Macho Man Action Figure up her twat.

[Asmo]

Damn. Just came home and logged on to read Gertner's post about the NWO. Couldn't believe he led with Savage and then found this thread...

RIP. You will be missed!

[Shisen Kopf]

Is that darkie Randy Savage imposter gonna die now too?!

[Aguakate]

LOL :'(

http://i53.tinypic.com/wgs3k6.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/33w6zcj.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2n1fel4.jpg

[Xero]

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llklk17l1K1qk8v9to1_500.jpg

He'll be back.

[Triple Naitch]

Still bummed by this. Prob gonna buy his dvd and/or action figure tomorrow in his honor.

[The Show Off]

He and Liz are now truly a match made in heaven.

[Seth82]

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lil768IeFq1qfhcapo1_500.jpg

[crusnik]

Was just e-mailed about what happened.He will be sorely missed.Like others said here,whether you liked him or not,he was an icon in professional wrestling.The WWE had better do the right thing(and I think they will)in having a tribute on RAW AND ON SMACKDOWN!,and also put him in the HOF.If the WWE just gloss over his death and not give it the send off he deserves then shame on them and they will lose fans, firends,and respect.R.I.P Macho Man,may you be with Miss Elizabeth giving the big elbow on the angels n devils.

[The MAC]

have the jokes started yet?

[Sepholio]

We've lost one of the greats. RIP Macho Man

[The MAC]

i bet you miss him alot Steph :shifty:

[DAMN iNATOR]

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Nah, but seriously, he will be missed. Can't even find the words to describe how shocking/saddening this all is. :'(

R.I.P. Randy.

[BobBitchen]

Macho Man stopped the rapture! (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=981417)

[CSL]

hey it's a DAMN iNATOR post with a Family Guy video in it

[Gerard]

1. He was always willing to put over talent. (examples: Ricky Steamboat, Ultimate Warrior, Diamond Dallas Page)
2. He shows his age gracefully, instead of hiding it.
3. He knew when to retire.




While i agree with point 1 its hard to agree with the other 2, he techncially didn't retire at all and judging by the vids on which he talked about 2011 being his year it would seem he would possibly have made an appearence in WWE sometime this year (maybe in a type of match, who knows?). Also much like Hogan he was dying his hair and beard for a long time, its only since his wedding pics surfaced a year or so back he was grey.

[owenbrown]

hey it's a DAMN iNATOR post with a Family Guy video in it

least he could have found one where the audio/video wasn't out of sync

[Xero]

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[Furious Beardsley]

SNAP INTO A TREE TRUNK, OOOOHHH YEAHHH!!!!!

[Next Big Thing]

I'm confused by the coroner's report. It noted no apparent cause of death or extensive bodily trauma.

If he died from injuries sustained in the crash or even from a heart attack that would be apparent right? Blunt force trauma or an examination of his arteries would prove those theories.

Does this mean drugs may have been involved after all? God I hope not.

[Xero]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llm5omZ0y31qfhcapo1_500.jpg

[Innovator]

I love this one:

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lld98jRHkA1qfhcapo1_500.jpg

[Vastardikai]

my theory is He sacrificed himself to drop the elbow on our sins.

[Hanso Amore]

WWE Hall of Famer George “The Animal” Steele, a former colleague of “Macho Man” Randy Savage, appeared on Busted Open with Doug Mortman and Dave LaGreca, which airs Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sirius 92 and XM 207. During the interview appearance, he gave his opinion on why Savage has not been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

“That’s been said a lot of different ways, and there’s been a lot of different things said that are not true necessarily,” Steele said.

“I think that what happened with Randy, when his career was winding down with the WWF, Vince McMahon just loved Randy. After all everything Randy had done and he took him under his wing, and he wanted Randy after the ring was over with for him, he wanted him to be our spokesperson. He was traveling with Vince all the time. Randy was almost like a son, they were really tight. And then one day, we were at a TV meeting, and we got word that Randy, without calling Vince, had left and jumped to the WCW. I had never seen Vince McMahon broken before, he was crushed. It hurt him big time and I don’t think he ever got over that. I think that’s the real problem to be honest with you.

“I heard all this other stuff that I think is garbage when it comes to Randy and relationships with daughters and all that stuff… I don’t think that’s anywhere’s close to the truth.”

Didnt know that he

What do you guys think? Didnt want to create a new thread.

Vince did make that very nice goodbye on Raw to Macho when he jumped, and maybe over time this is what made him mad. Vince grooming Macho as a best friends and backstage confidant and then he bounced? Would make sense as to why he never got the call back to the WWE.

[erickman]

yeah i can see that, the way he did the screw job to bret, if he loved him like a son. i am hopeng vince tells us his reasons not that randy is dead the fued should be over .

[BollywoodSingh]

Is Randy Savage the most famous wrestler to have ever died?

[CSL]

quite possibly

[BollywoodSingh]

The only deceased wrestler that I can think of that can contend with Savage's mainstream popularity is Andre the Giant.

[Xero]

Chris Benoit was pretty fucking famous after he died.

[CSL]

What he did was pretty famous.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Infamous*

[BollywoodSingh]

What he did was pretty famous.

Ya, I bet a lot of non-wrestling fans have forgotten Benoit's name now and he's simply "that wrestler that killed his wife and son".

[Gertner]

Bowflex 1 Benoit 0

[The MAC]

you know what? FUCK RANDY SAVAGE!

[Fignuts]

I would say this is quite the heel turn, if everyone didn't hate you already.

[PorkSoda]

I love this one:

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lld98jRHkA1qfhcapo1_500.jpg

I don't understand this or get the reference to it. Can someone explain?

[Emperor Smeat]

Its from Star Wars where I think Jabba orders his men to feed Han Solo and his friends to a sand creature.

Macho Man is trying to elbow drop the creature to save the heroes or just felt like giving someone an elbow drop that day.

[Fignuts]

I hate Porksoda now.

[Aguakate]

DDP's tribute to Macho Man:

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[Razzamajazz]

^
is it just me or does ddp look like shit?

[Aguakate]

...this is kinda awesome:

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...and this is very sad:

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[owenbrown]

part of the Savage-DDP feud

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[Innovator]

This is probably the best Warrior has sounded. Didn't try to be a politician or talk about queering not making the world go round, just talking about losing a friend.

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[Droford]

I wonder if iMpact Wrestling (ugh) will run anything tonight about Macho.

[MouseyZbyszko]

DDP's tribute to Macho Man:

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I just saw this last night. It made my heart melt to see DDP get emotional when talking about how Randy helped put him over :'(

[Theo Dious]

Wow. Warrior coming across as a feeling, thinking human being.
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[Innovator]

I would pay to be a fly on the wall watching macho man and warrior down coffee trying to get pumped up

[DAMN iNATOR]

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LOL @ one of the comments below the vid on the page:
Dear God,
If you give us back Randy Savage you can have John Cena.


FuccThatShitNigga (http://www.youtube.com/user/FuccThatShitNigga) 1 week ago 56 (thumbs up) http://s.ytimg.com/yt/img/pixel-vfl3z5WfW.gif

Also...

<iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="369" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x926h1"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x926h1_randy-savage-vs-ricky-steamboat-wm3_sport" target="_blank">Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat, WM3, Part 1.</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/akim93" target="_blank">akim93</a></i>

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Great match with two great wrestlers.

[ZoSo006]

Didn't find out about this until Sascha posted it on the tpww Facebook group while I was at work... Such a devastating loss for professional wrestling, Macho in his prime was head and shoulders above the rest what with his sometimes bizarre but awesome ring attire to his agility and finess in the ring. Needless to say I went out and bought the 3 disk DVD on savage a day later and still love watching savage vs flair at wm8. A true legend and icon in this business, r.i.p your Madness.
I was also at the wwe house show in Winnipeg last night and in the main event with Miz, Cena and R-truth, Miz gave cena a couple of top rope double axe handles and did some macho man poses which brought a few cheers from the mostly pro cena crowd which was pretty funny shit

[Aguakate]

LOL "Your mustache is crooked!"

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[Sixx]

Wow, I find out after two weeks. And only because of some Xero's joke about Slim Jims and Cheerios.

[CSL]

death confirmed as being 'natural causes'. Sounds a lot like 'Typical Wrestler Death' to me :-\ At least he got a bit more time than a lot of others

An autopsy revealed that wrestling great Randy "Macho Man" Savage died from heart disease and not from any injury sustained in his May 20 car crash.
The St. Petersburg Medical Examiner's Office found that the 58-year-old had an enlarged heart with hardened coronary arteries. He became unresponsive while driving his Jeep Wrangler on a Florida highway in May and crashed into a tree. While the auto accident left minor cuts and bruises, the heart problems were the official cause of death of the wrestler.
At the time of his death, it was unknown whether the former wrestling star had died because of the heart issue or because the heart issue caused him to crash. The coroner said Savage was found with therapeutic levels of a number of prescribed drugs in his system and that alcohol wasn't a factor. There was no evidence he was taking any heart medication, leading to the assumption that Savage may not have known about his condition.
His wife, Lynn, was riding in the car during the accident. Their Jeep Wrangler flipped over a concrete median into oncoming traffic before skidding into a tree. The couple were married in a beachfront ceremony in 2010.
Born Randy Poffo, the wrestler grew to fame in the 1980s while with the WWF. His bouts with Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and George "The Animal" Steele made him a wrestling star. Advertisements with Slim-Jim and his signature catchphrase, " Ooh yeah!," helped him become a household name.