R.I.P. Randy Savage. OOOOOOOOH YEEEAAAH!! !! !! !

Page 1 of 2 [ 18 posts ] Go to page 1, 2 Next

Joined: 12 Apr 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 49,241
Location: Spokane area, Washington state.

20 May 2011, 1:59 pm

I just learned this morning that former professional wrestler Randy Poffo, otherwise known as the Macho Man Randy Savage, had died after having a heart attack while driving on the freeway with his wife. His wife, who he had married a year ago, recieved only minor injuries resulting from the crash, but Randy died - I believe- on the way to the hospital.
As a wrestling fan, all I have to say is, thanks for all the fond and fun memories, Randy.
That, and Snap In to A Slim Jim!

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Asperger_Funcional
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker

Joined: 14 May 2011
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Posts: 61
Location: Spain (Europe)

20 May 2011, 2:39 pm

Errrrrr, that wife could be Elizabeth, or did he marry another one?

crmoore
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 18 May 2011
Gender: Male
Posts: 614
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

20 May 2011, 2:43 pm

I used to watch pro wrestling religiously from 1997 to 2010, but I watched a bunch of old matches during that time. The matches and promos Savage put on were just absolute genus. I'm taking the news of his death pretty hard right now since he was such a pivotal part of the WWF in the 80s and 90s. I think one analogy I saw elsewhere summed it up best: if Hulk Hogan was Babe Ruth, then Randy Savage was Lou Gehrig.

RIP, Macho Man. You're in a better place now even though us wrestling fans down here will miss you dearly.

crmoore
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 18 May 2011
Gender: Male
Posts: 614
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

20 May 2011, 2:46 pm

Asperger_Funcional wrote:

Errrrrr, that wife could be Elizabeth, or did he marry another one?

He remarried last year. Sadly, Elizabeth died in 2003, about 11 years after she and Randy called it quits.

CockneyRebel
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 17 Jul 2004
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Posts: 118,420
Location: In my little Olympic World of peace and love

20 May 2011, 2:55 pm

RIP to Macho Man. You were a really cool guy.

_________________
The Family Enigma

Asperger_Funcional
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker

Joined: 14 May 2011
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Posts: 61
Location: Spain (Europe)

20 May 2011, 3:05 pm

crmoore wrote:

Asperger_Funcional wrote:

Errrrrr, that wife could be Elizabeth, or did he marry another one?

He remarried last year. Sadly, Elizabeth died in 2003, about 11 years after she and Randy called it quits.

I didn't know about Elizabeth's death either. Damn... two blows at the same time... To boht of them, R.I.P.

Kraichgauer
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 12 Apr 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 49,241
Location: Spokane area, Washington state.

20 May 2011, 5:03 pm

One of the very best matches I had ever seen in person was years and years ago, live in Spokane, where Randy Savage had a match with Rowdy Roddy Piper. At one point, Savage had leaped off the top ring post - - only to get a fist in his gut from Roddy. In the end, Savage had one the match by a count out, but had high tailed it back to the dressing rooms, title intact. Those two guys were ring geniuses. Piper has been fighting lymphoma for some time, and I fear we may be posting his obituary sometime sooner or later.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

jaspie
Pileated woodpecker

Joined: 21 May 2010
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Posts: 182

20 May 2011, 5:50 pm

The Macho Man ranks one of my favourites of all time,along with Bret Hart,Triple H,Undertaker,Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold.
OOOHHH YEAHHHH! RIP.

Mindslave
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 14 Nov 2010
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,034
Location: Where the wild things wish they were

20 May 2011, 9:58 pm

I used to eat Slim Jims all the time thanks to the Macho Man. I only know him from WCW, but he was great there as well.

Kraichgauer
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 12 Apr 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 49,241
Location: Spokane area, Washington state.

20 May 2011, 10:27 pm

Mindslave wrote:

I used to eat Slim Jims all the time thanks to the Macho Man. I only know him from WCW, but he was great there as well.

He pretty much played the same character in the WWF/WWE as he did in the WCW.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Pyrrho
Hummingbird

Joined: 19 May 2011
Gender: Female
Posts: 20

20 May 2011, 11:13 pm

I've hardly watched wrestling at all but I LOVE Macho Man. As soon as I heard about his death I got myself a bottle of Jim Beam and poured out a shot for him.

Wherever you go - he'll be with you.

Ookla
Deinonychus

Joined: 3 Apr 2011
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Posts: 307
Location: Indiana

22 May 2011, 1:08 am

My father and I used to go to live wrestling shows in the Eighties. One of the most entertaining matches I ever watched was Savage vs. the Honky Tonk Man. I don't think anyone, including Hulk Hogan, could work a crowd better than Macho. We all wanted him to beat up that stupid Honky Tonk Man so badly. But somehow HTM kept slipping free and running away. What frustration! It was really fun.

Farewell, Macho.

HerrGrimm
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 18 Mar 2011
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Posts: 987
Location: United States

01 Jun 2011, 2:30 pm

Let us not forget his rap career.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG7jTAGliyY[/youtube]

_________________
"You just like to go around rebuking people with your ravenous wolf face and snarling commentary." - Ragtime

Kraichgauer
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 12 Apr 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 49,241
Location: Spokane area, Washington state.

01 Jun 2011, 5:02 pm

HerrGrimm wrote:

Let us not forget his rap career.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG7jTAGliyY[/youtube]

Egad, I had to force myself to listen to the entirety of that!

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

HerrGrimm
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 18 Mar 2011
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Posts: 987
Location: United States

01 Jun 2011, 5:05 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:

[Egad, I had to force myself to listen to the entirety of that!

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

It was BRILLIANT! I love that song. I think you are kidding

_________________
"You just like to go around rebuking people with your ravenous wolf face and snarling commentary." - Ragtime

Musicprophets
Velociraptor

Joined: 17 Sep 2010
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Posts: 413
Location: usa

01 Jun 2011, 5:18 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFSvYuqiPoI[/youtube]

his song from the wrestlemania album 1993.

Page 1 of 2 [ 18 posts ] Go to page 1, 2 Next

Jump to:

R.I.P. Randy Savage. OOOOOOOOH YEEEAAAH!! !! !! ! Post Reply New Topic

R.I.P. Randy Savage. OOOOOOOOH YEEEAAAH!! !! !! !