Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage Dies

[Lewis]

Randy “Macho Man” Savage — the famous WWF and WCW wrestler known for his antics in the ring, his flashy bandanna and his “Oooooh yeahhhhh” catch phrase — has died in a car accident in Tampa.
Lanny Poffo, the wrestler’s brother, told TMZ that Savage — real name Randy Mario Poffo — suffered a heart attack this morning while driving and subsequently lost control of the vehicle. His car reportedly collided with a tree. Lanny Poffo’s Web site is currently set up as a tribute to the WWF legend. Savage was 58.
In addition to achieving superstar wrestling status, Savage became a cultural figure outside of that world, as the intentionally aggressive spokesman for Slim Jims and an actor who occasionally appeared in movies, most notably the first “Spider-Man” film.
Savage was married to Elizabeth Ann Hulette, aka Miss Elizabeth, for many years. She also acted as his manager and was involved in several of Randy Savage’s wrestling feuds, most notably his showy showdowns with Hulk Hogan. Hulette and Savage divorced during the ‘90s, and she died in 2003. Savage married his longtime girlfriend, Lynn Payne, last year; they had recently celebrated their one-year anniversary.
Watch one of Savage’s Slim Jim commercials and a clip of Savage as Bonesaw McGraw in “Spider-Man,” after the jump.
Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage reportedly dies in car accident - Celebritology 2.0 - The Washington Post

 

[jasoncran]

i loved when he would have miss elizabeth at ringside and they brought her into the act. yes i watched the old wwf with him and hacksaw jim dugan and also hulk hogan.

 

[handy]

When the kids were younger, we would watch wrestling, it was a lot of fun.

But so many of the guys are dead.

Andre the Giant died age 47 heart failure
Eddie Guerrero died age 38 heart failure
Ray "Big BossMan" Traylor died age 41 heart attack
Chris Benoit died age 40, suicide after murdering his wife and child, was not only on several types of illegal steroids but also had severe brain damage.
Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow died age 45 of drug overdose and also had cardiovascular disease.
Michael "Road Warrior Hawk" Hegstrand died age 46 heart failure
Ravishing Rick Rude died age 40 heart failure
Lanny "Cousin Junior" Kean died age 48 heart attack
Lance "Cowboy" Cade died age 29 (for heaven's sake!) heart failure
Eddie "Umaga" Fatu died age 36 of drug overdose but also had cardiovascular disease.
Rocco Rock died age 49, heart attack
Davey Boy "British Bulldog" Smith died age 39 heart attack
Brian "Crush" Adams died age 43, cause "unknown" but he was chock full of steroids.

Now the Macho Man, dead at 58, heart attack while driving a car.

We don't watch wrestling anymore.

 

[Lewis]

Ravishing Rick Rude died age 40 heart failure

I did not know that.:o