‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage dies in a car crash

[Tigershark]

This is just some sad news. Loved watching hom as a kid.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage, a professional wrestler who became a fan favorite thanks to his outlandish outfits and trademark catchphrase, died Friday in a car wreck, according to TMZ.

The 58-year-old Savage reportedly suffered a heart attack while driving his 2009Jeep Wrangler in Tampa, Fla., and careened across lanes of oncoming traffic before colliding head-on with a tree. He died later at a local hospital.

Savage's wife Lynn, who was riding in the passenger seat, escaped with only minor injuries. Both passengers were wearing seatbelts and the police do not believe alcohol was a factor.

The World Wrestling Federation favorite from Ohio burst onto the scene in 1985 and quickly drew attention with his flamboyant outfits and "ooh yeah!" catchphrase. His marriage to Elizabeth Hulette, Ms. Elizabeth to fans, was one of the first high-profile wrestler/valet relationships. They divorced in 1992. Savage remarried last year.

He won two WWF championships in his career. His match against Ricky Steamboat in 1987's Wrestlemania III is considered one of the best WWF bouts ever. Savage won the title late that year, setting the stage for memorable battles with Hulk Hogan, who would eventually dethrone him as champion.

Savage also appeared in memorable ads for Slim Jim and played a wrestler in the 2002 hit film "Spider-Man."

Source: Yahoo News

[Natureboy71]

Whoops, sorry, posted this in news. Didn't see it here.

[Tigershark]

Whoops, sorry, posted this in news. Didn't see it here.

No, you must have done it first. I only just found out. My bad.

[l2elapse]

Sad news, snap it into a slim jim!

[Tigershark]

Apparently he was out with his wife was celebrating thier first anniversarry. Very sad.

[MACHINE5150]

Apparently he was out with his wife was celebrating thier first anniversarry. Very sad.

First anniversary???/ how old is she?

[T_Dubp]

RIP Macho Man

http://youtu.be/CW75Xnj-0Wc

[jtuner77]

Wonder who the chick was that he married? None the less RIP Macho Man

[Natureboy71]

And how long until the media says it was because of steriods .

[Twist]

Another steroid user died of a heart attack. Interesting. Discuss

[Walnutz]

RIP Macho Man

[Standby]

Another steroid user died of a heart attack. Interesting. Discuss

he died because of the injuries in the hospital

[Booz]

gutted loved watching him when i was a kid........................

[firmechicano831]

[Igifuno]

damn.. my favorite wrestler growing up..

[solid-d]

I wonder if they gonna say the cause of heart attack was the result of riods... Wouldnt be surprised

[solid-d]

Perhaps he grew his heart out to big with all that HGH

[scotty51312]

as to the steroid use having any role in the heart attack we'll probably never know. The lifestyle that pro wrestlers lived during that time frame could point to a number of factors that lead to heart disease, maybe it was to much sodium and saturated fat from slim jims, who knows

[zaggahamma]

Rip mm

[Shol'va]

I wonder if they gonna say the cause of heart attack was the result of riods... Wouldnt be surprised

You took the words right outta my brain on this one. If it hasn't been brought up yet...it will be. The media loves a good steroid abuse story and they are burnt out on covering the wars.

[gbrice75]

RIP Macho Man... wasn't one of 'my guys', but was certainly a huge part of wrestling during the time it was my entire life!!

[warchild]

Im sure the autopsy will show that he did infact have an enlarged heart. Whether it was steroid related or not, i am sure they played a part in his death as much as we'd like to deny it.

[Twist]

Hey if you can keep an enlarged heart after a cycle maybe there's hopes of retaining gains after all!

[X83]

I think it may have been caused by eating too many Slim Jims.

RIP brotha.

[Times Roman]

Perhaps he grew his heart out to big with all that HGH

not sure about the HGH. You see a recent picture of him? Looked pretty slim. HGH grows new muscle tissue cells, test makes the current cells larger. and besides, HGH is more or less a "recent" development for the mainstream. If he did take HGH, it was "recently" and not back in the 80's and 90's.... back then, finding legit HGH was extremely difficult and expensive. they were not synthasizing it, but instead using cadavears to extract it. Someone sanity check what I just said.... not thinking too clearly right now.

[Times Roman]

Im sure the autopsy will show that he did infact have an enlarged heart. Whether it was steroid related or not, i am sure they played a part in his death as mush as we'd like to deny it.

I can't prove he did drugs like coke, but the news is saying that his exwife died of an overdose, so i'm guessing he did drugs just like her. Birds of a feather....

[stevey_6t9]

steroids ...

[Tigershark]

Yes his ex-wife died from a drug over dose, but he was not involved. She was living with Lex Luger at the time.
Taken from wikipedia:

DeathOn May 1, 2003, in Marietta, Georgia, Luger called 9-1-1 from his home and reported that Elizabeth was not breathing. She did not respond to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and paramedics rushed her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Elizabeth was 42 years old. Luger's phone call was later aired on an episode of WWE Confidential. Luger was arrested later that day after a search of the residence revealed a number of illicit controlled substances, including anabolic steroids , OxyContin, synthetic growth hormone , testosterone , temazepam and alprazolam. He was charged with 14 drug possession counts, 13 of them felonies. Luger pled guilty to the charges on February 3, 2005. He was fined $1,000 and sentenced to 5 years probation.[15]

Feeling that the lifestyle and being a part of that industry had taken her daughter from her, Elizabeth's mother pointedly banned anyone from the wrestling industry from attending her funeral, which was held in Kentucky. Elizabeth was buried beside her grandparents.

[BG]

Sad, sad news.

[Hoggage_54]

[Hazard]

I can't prove he did drugs like coke, but the news is saying that his exwife died of an overdose, so i'm guessing he did drugs just like her. Birds of a feather....

Have you seen his interviews with gene? LOL that mthrfckr was a spokesman for blow..... or at the least portrayed a very good cokehead on camera. I'd be very surprised to hear he wasn't into it.....

none the less..... this is very sad news..... I wasn't a big wrestling fan but loved watching him.

~Haz~

[Hazard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYRJLr90vSA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69cJxkGirvs

~Haz~

[HitIt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYRJLr90vSA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69cJxkGirvs

~Haz~

lol i was never a fan of wrestling but i was definately a fan of the macho man

[Panzerfaust]

I wonder if they gonna say the cause of heart attack was the result of riods... Wouldnt be surprised

Of course they will. They never let an opportunity to perpetuate their idiocracy to the masses slip away.

[Tigershark]

Amazing how popular this guy was even to people who were not involved in wrestling. He is probabally a pop culture icon or soon will be.

[scotty51312]

I wasn't sure if he was on coke or trying to pinch off a loaf while he talked. I dont' think there was a better showman in the game for his era

[DFRELAT]

You guys wonder if the media will associate his death with steroids and say stupid sh1t about it? Look at what a bunch of retards are doing right here in this thread! On a site about steroids and while they're using steroids themselves no less! Pathetic...

[auslifta]

You guys wonder if the media will associate his death with steroids and say stupid sh1t about it? Look at what a bunch of retards are doing right here in this thread! On a site about steroids and while they're using steroids themselves no less! Pathetic...

Are you on a high dose of test ATM?

[lifterjaydawg]

everybody loved the Mach Man, not even a wrestling fan. RIP

[DSM4Life]

The reason why the rapture never happened:



Thank you macho man !