Macho Man Randy Savage dead @ 58

[NAHSTE]

*snaps into a Slim Jim

[Senser81]

Spot your mainstream news inaccuracies....

1. Fox News-- http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...t-report-says/


Who knew 2003 was "shortly after" 1992.

[Primetime]

wow- what a shame. Wonder if the WWE will do anything Monday night for him

They better. The man was an icon in professional wrestling. One of the best showman of all time.

RIP Savage

[Dan The Man]

Spot your mainstream news inaccuracies....

1. Fox News-- http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...t-report-says/


Who knew 2003 was "shortly after" 1992.

This was around the time Andre The Giant died shortly after taking his last bodyslam.

/Hulk Hogan

[EmpireWF]

Tweets about Savage:

Jim Ross (JRsBBQ)

Just heard Macho Man died this morning of a heart attack while driving his vehicle in Tampa. Condolences to all Randy Savage fans/family.

The Rock (TheRock)

RIP Randy "Macho Man" Savage - you were one of my childhood inspirations and heros. Strength, love and prayers to the Savage/Poffo family.

Bill DeMott (BillDeMott)

RIP Randy "Macho Man" Savage - you were one of my childhood inspirations and heros. Strength, love and prayers to the Savage/Poffo family.

Lodi (lodi1brad)

RIP Macho... You were always a class act to me………..It's hard to imagine a childhood hero, who you then worked with, dead and gone. Especially when you ALWAYS seemed larger than life Macho...

Steve Corino (SteveCorino)

I can't believe Randy Savage just passed. One of the most amazing talents EVER in pro-wrestling. Wow. Just wow……..Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat at WM3 is still 1 of my favorite matches ever. I was 14 & though I "hated" Savage, I never booed him again

Hulk Hogan (HulkHogan4Real)

I'm completely devastated, after over 10 years of not talking with Randy, we've finally started to talk and communicate. HH

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. HH

We miss him a lot. I feel horrible about the ten years of having no communication. This was a tough one. HH

I just pray that Randy's happy and in a better place and we miss him. HH

Mick Foley (realMickFoley)

I just heard the sad news about the Macho Man. Randy Savage was one of my favorites performers, and my heart goes out to his loved ones.

Shawn Michaels (ShawnMichaels_)

@IAmJericho jus txt me the news. We've lost one of the greats!! Our prayers go out to the family & friends of Randy Savage.

Trish Stratus (trishstratuscom)

Rest in peace Randy-my first inspiration in the ring. My prayers & condolences to the Savage family #RIPMachoMan

Rowdy Roddy Piper (R_Roddy_Piper)

To SAD TO TWEET..

Kharma (Kharma)

In utter shock about Macho Man. So much charisma in one soul. #ripmachoman

John Cena (JohnCena)

CeNation. The untimely passing of randy savage is indeed tragic. All true fans of wrestling will mourn this loss. One of the all time greats

William Regal (RealKingRegal)

Just heard of the passing of Randy Savage.A one of a kind great performer.RIP.

Christian (Christian4Peeps)

Sad 2 hear about "Macho Man"Randy Savage..Only met him once briefly.No doubt 1 of the best & influenced so many performers you see today RIP

Justin Roberts (JustinRoberts)

Macho Man...simply awesome. Incredible and entertaining in everything he did. One of the best ever. RIP

Kevin Nash (RealKevinNash)

I lost a close friend today. If anybody in heaven is wondering who the cat in the ugly cowboy hat is it's Randy. Love you Bro. Never another

Ozzie Guillen (OzzieGuillen)

Macho man I was big fan of you and so were my kids we a wrestling family u were awesome

Mark Yeaton (WWETimekeeper)

We lost one of the greats in wrestling history this morning, with the passing of Randy Macho Man Savage. He will be missed. RIP Randy

Steve Austin (SteveAustinBSR)

Just heard about Macho Man Randy Savage...unmatched intensity in the ring. A hellacious performer and terrific promo. A real bad ass. RIP.

Joseph Benavidez (JoeB135)

Rip Macho Man Randy Savage! "Ooooooo yaa"

Karyn Bryant (KarynBryant) {Showtime Announcer}

I interviewed Macho Man Randy Savage years ago at my radio station. Hung with him again at UFC 126 and he was still cool...

B.J. Penn (bjpenndotcom)

Rest in Peace to Macho Man Randy Savage. One of my biggest inspirations. God Bless

You will be missed very much... OOOOOOOOH!! YEAHHHH!!! REST IN PEACE BROTHER!!!!!

THE MEGA POWERS BABY!!! FOREVER!!!!

Andre Winner (andrewinner)

"@Fighterstrength: S--t. Macho man randy savage is dead !!"Noooooo,only until I got older did I really appreciate how good macho man was

Tito Ortiz (titoortiz)

Rip. I've been a big fan! Oooooh yaaaaa! RT @Ericardoin: RT @bjpenndotcom: Rest in Peace to Macho Man Randy (cont) http://tl.gd/aj753p

Brian Bowles (Brian_Bowles)

Macho man died today that's sucks he was one of my favorites

Jason Miller (mayhemmiller)

Damn. I knew this day would come. I have some giant shoes to fill, but I will do my best. RIP Macho Man. You will be missed.

Shane Carwin (ShaneCarwin)

We should all go get a slim jim in his honor. He never got the same credit as Hulk but he helped make that era what it was. RIP

RIP Randy Macho Man Savage! We are going to SOOOOOOOOOO MISSSSS YOUUUUUUUU...... He was a great Entertainer!

Kyle Kingsbury (kingsbu)

Im seriously pretty choked up my fav prowrestler of all time died today. RIP Macho Man Randy Savage. Many great memories. #youwillbemissed

Pat Healy (bambamhealy)

RIP macho man, ur high flying maneuvers greatly influenced my childhood.

Daniel Cormier (dc_mma)

Rip to the greatest wrestler of all time. Macho man Randy savage. U will be missed.

Josh Barnett (JoshLBarnett)

RIP peace "Macho Man" Randy Savage. You are a legend and I loved watching you wrestle. Oh yeah!

[Rayman]

I'm really interested to see what Vince is gonna do, seeing as he's blackballed him for years.

I really never knew what to think of the Stephanie rumors.

[Obst]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mcdW95pBl4[/ame]

[Senser81]

My brief interest in pro wrestling coincided with Macho Man. Its weird how you remember stuff...I remember the two Earl Hebner storyline. Macho Man was very memorable. There won't be another person like him.

This really doesn't have much to do with Savage, but...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKrlk26I-2A[/ame]

Brain: "Hey Monsoon, I know you've grabbed them cakes quite a bit in your lifetime. Just ask the people at catering..."

Monsoon: "WILL YOU STOP?!"

[FedEx227]

One of my top 5 all time. Loved everything he did in and out of the ring. Alum of my high school and one of the main guys that really hooked me onto wrestling. So sad.

[EmpireWF]

Mainstream news inaccuracies

2. NY Post

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/macho_man_randy_savage_dies_in_car_OngFEYEjbeP4CsG5xKWsDJ

Savage's passing follows the deaths of several other prominent wrestlers from the 1980s, including Yokozuna, Ultimate Warrior, Bam Bam Bigelow and even Savage's one-time female partner and wife, Miss Elizabeth.

First, Yokozuna was a star in the 90s. Two, the Warrior isn't even dead.

[FedEx227]

Please nobody even try and start the "did the original Warrior die" thing. Please don't.

[EmpireWF]

WWE.com statement...

WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of one of the greatest Superstars of his time, Randy Poffo, a.k.a. Randy “Macho Man” Savage. Poffo was under contract with WWE from 1985 to 1993 and held both the WWE and Intercontinental Championships. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family and friends. We wish a speedy recovery to his wife Lynn. Poffo will be greatly missed by WWE and his fans.

Meltzer says the plan is for WWE to pay tribute to Savage on Sunday's PPV.

[Dan The Man]

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH

[EmpireWF]

Apparently, Savage was a St. Louis Cardinals fan due to his days playing in the minors (he began his wrestling career after)...

http://boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/05/rip_macho_man_r.html

By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff

In case you missed it, TMZ is reporting that wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage died in a car accident today.

Back in 2005, I was assigned to cover the NLCS between the Astros and Cardinals. Two memories from that series stick out to this day:

1. Albert Pujols hit a home run in Game 5 that sent the series back to St. Louis. I've never seen a ball hit so hard. It sucked all the life out of Minute Maid Park in an instant.

2. The next day I met the Macho Man.

I was walking from my hotel in St. Louis to old Busch Stadium on Oct. 18. The teams had a workout that day before Game 6. About two blocks from the park, there was the Macho Man on the sidewalk coming my way.

He had on a red cowboy hat, big sunglasses and a Cardinals jacket. He played in the minors for the Cards and was still a big fan as it turned out.

In my job, you learn not to get too excited when encountering famous people. It's not cool to be a journalist and get all silly when Willie Mays walks by. I got on an elevator once with Muhammad Ali at the 1996 Olympics and managed not to act stupid.

But the Macho Man? I had to talk to him. I wasted thousands of hours as a kid watching wrestling and nobody was more entertaining than the Macho Man. OK, maybe George "The Animal" Steele. But Macho Man was a close second.

Thankfully, he was cool. You don't dress like that unless you want people to notice, I suppose. We talked some baseball, I asked about the lovely Elizabeth and we parted ways.

"Do your thing, brother," he said. "Ooooooh, yeah."

Stupid, right? But it was something I'll never forget.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]