Macho Man Randy Savage one of the greatest wrestlers died today
TMZ spoke with Randy's brother, Lanny Poffo, who tells us the wrestling legend suffered a heart attack while he was behind the wheel around 9:25 AM ... and lost control of his vehicle. Earlier this month, Savage celebrated his 1-year anniversary with his new wife Lynn. Savage was 58.
Macho Man began wrestling in the WWF in 1985 and became a superstar with his trademark catchphrase "Ooooooh Yeaahhhhh." Savage was so popular, he became the spokesperson for Slim Jim in the mid '90s ... and became virtually synonymous with the brand.
Florida Highway Patrol tells TMZ ... Savage was driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler when he veered across a concrete median ... through oncoming traffic ... and "collided head-on with a tree." Savage was transported to Largo Medical center, where he died from his injuries.
Savage's wife was a passenger in the vehicle during the collision -- but survived with "minor injuries." She was transported to a different local hospital where she was treated.
RIP - he was so good a wrestlter and had a great personality - a very entertaining guy.
Macho Man began wrestling in the WWF in 1985 and became a superstar with his trademark catchphrase "Ooooooh Yeaahhhhh." Savage was so popular, he became the spokesperson for Slim Jim in the mid '90s ... and became virtually synonymous with the brand.
Florida Highway Patrol tells TMZ ... Savage was driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler when he veered across a concrete median ... through oncoming traffic ... and "collided head-on with a tree." Savage was transported to Largo Medical center, where he died from his injuries.
Savage's wife was a passenger in the vehicle during the collision -- but survived with "minor injuries." She was transported to a different local hospital where she was treated.
RIP - he was so good a wrestlter and had a great personality - a very entertaining guy.
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I remember this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFpAD36d48o
Close call between him and The Hitman.
He was so good he even made Hulk Hogan look OK.
RIP Randy Savage
A true entertainer in WWF one of the best wrestlers I have seen.
RIP Randy
Oooooooooooh yeeeeeeeaaaaaaah!!!
RIP Randy hope your finally at peace!!
vince you best be mentioning him or its over!!!
It's hard to know what's real and what's staged in wrestling, but they seemed to make a good couple at the time, now both are gone. RIP.
Wrestling so I asked my fella who he was, he asked why so I told him and his face dropped, he's gutted.
That's not disrespectful just an example of how legendary this guy was to wrestling fans, he was one of the greats!!:)
Thanks for that! Brought back some great memories!
I have his WWE box set. I'll be watching some of his classic matches tonight.
Too many memories for me.
RIP
Fantastic entertainer who was extremely charismatic and put smiles on many people's faces for many years.
he was one of the greats,colorful and very flamboyant,trying to imitate his voice with schoolmates was always great fun back in the early 1990's.
I think Vince has killed another.....