Macho Man Randy Savage dies in a car accident

[nate82]

RIP Macho Man you were one of my favorite wrestlers.

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

[Mass Haas]

Nice baseball-related tribute to Randy

And yes, he did play minor league baseball.

 

Say hi to Miss Elizabeth, Randy.

 

Excuse me while I snap into a Slim Jim.

[TooLiveBrew]

Wow. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[JimH5]

RIP Macho Man. . .

 

There wouldn't have been a Hulk Hogan without a Randy Savage.

 

The standup interviews with Mean Gene and Savage were the best.

[And That]

His match at WM7 against Ultimate Warrior is my favorite match of all time, a true classic.

 

RIP.

[PrinceEatMeat]

I was very sad to hear this. I heard he had a heart attack while driving though, so it makes you wonder what the cause of death is. Either way, wrestling just lose another great one. My prayers go out to him and his family and friends. RIP Macho Man.

[Invader3K]

Yeah, he was one of the all time greats. Too bad WWE didn't get around to putting him in their Hall, though they certainly will now. RIP.

[pitchleague]

I'm not very big into wrestling at all. It's not a sport--it's just entertainment. But I did enjoy watching Randy and his charisma. It was fun to watch him wrestle, too.

 

I may have to break out my Wrestlemania ROM for my SNES emulator tonight in tribute.

 

RIP Mr. Savage. I wish I had a Slim Jim to snap into right now.

[Dmiles23]

I believe I remember reading an interesting fact about him when he was in the minors. He started off his career as a right handed throwing catcher. During his time in the minors, he tore his right rotator cuff. But instead of having surgery to get it repaired, he taught himself how to throw lefty. And he finished his baseball career throwing lefty.

[RockCoCougars]

This really sucks. He had it all as a wrestler. Great in the ring, one of the best 'personas' ever and awesome interviews. When he and his counterparts started retiring, I lost interest in wrestling. It's just not the same to me anymore. I might have to hit up the Wrestlemania documentary on Netflix this weekend to watch the epic Wrestlemania match with Ricky Steamboat. There will never be another Macho Man, that's for sure.

[jjgott]

RIP Macho Man. May you snap into that giant slim jim in the sky.

[Raw Biz]

I thought the video tribute on Raw was good tonight. I also loved CM Punk's pink and yellow tribute gear.

[Mass Haas]

Bill Simmons is the man.

[RockCoCougars]

Bill Simmons is the man.

Great article. Here's another good one about his baseball career, which I've never seen covered in much detail.

 

http://sportsillustrated..../23/macho.man/index.html

 

What a tremendous loss. It seems like no one in the wrestling business outside of McMahon has animosity toward the Macho Man whatsoever. Even the Honky Tonk Man said good things about him. Sounds like he was great interacting with his fans as well. I know that most people are canonized after their death, but this outpouring all seems genuine. Obviously, the man had his demons, but he seemed like a pretty good guy all in all.

[bork]

I can't find the link now, but I think it was on jsonline.

 

Doug Melvin thinks he gave up a home run to the Macho Man, when he was pitching in A ball in the 70's. He didn't realize it until he saw his real name, Randy Poffo, but he can't find a box score to confirm