# Macho Man Randy Savage dead in car accident **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 20, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593 "2011-05-20T17:05:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/1 "2011-05-20T17:05:15Z")
There’s probably not many classic pro wrestling fans here, [but it’s worth mentioning.](http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/20/randy-savage-car-accident-macho-man-dead-dies-died-killed-wwe-wrestler-florida/) It seems he suffered a heart attack at the wheel which caused the accident. We should all snap into a Slim Jim in memory. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/2 "2011-05-20T17:13:24Z")
That’s too bad. I remember back in the late '80s when he had the big feud with Ricky Steamboat, when he took the ring bell and repeatedly went off the top rope and hit Steamboat in the throat with it. Great times for an 11-year-old boy, let me tell you. Still, I wonder what the autopsy will say about his heart. Odds are it’ll have something to do with damage from steroids. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/3 "2011-05-20T17:15:26Z")
Oh…oh. This makes me very sad. I was a huge wrestling fan back in the late 80’s, and Macho Man was a WWF staple. Don’t know why it is hitting me so hard but… I feel like bawling like a baby right now. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/4 "2011-05-20T17:21:29Z")
Has it been _that_ long since the Slim Jim commercials? I was not expecting to see the genteel looking, silver haired fella. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/5 "2011-05-20T17:26:39Z")
Somehow, I suspect that Vince McMahon won’t miss Randy Savage even a little bit, and if the rumors are true, I don’t blame him. I do expect that WWE will do some sort of half-hearted “tribute” to Savage. That said, Savage was a huge star and a talented performer. Think he started in his father’s (Angelo Poffo) ICW promotion, which was considered an “outlaw promotion” R.I.P., Macho Man. _Ding_ ---
**Author:** ![Stowed\_Bob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stowed_bob/32/3312_2.png) [@Stowed\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stowed_Bob)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/6 "2011-05-20T17:28:28Z")
I always preferred Macho Madness over Hulkamania. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/7 "2011-05-20T17:29:04Z")
There are enough fans here, I suspect. RIP Macho Man, you will be remembered. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/8 "2011-05-20T17:29:27Z")
This is sad. He reached an iconic status. This was a guy dedicated to the sport. You didn’t see spend a lot of time yakking into a mike either. He had that great ability, so rarely seen anymore, of being able to tell a story in the ring. ESPN Classic has shown some old 50’s wrestling footage occasionally. Randy’s dad appeared on one show. In the end, we all get thrown over the top rope in the Battle Royale of life. RIP dude. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/9 "2011-05-20T17:34:05Z")
Iconic is the perfect descriptor. He may not have been as successful as Hogan, but at least in my mind he epitomized the spirit of WWF more than anyone else. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/10 "2011-05-20T17:40:08Z")
Damn, bummer. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/11 "2011-05-20T17:43:03Z")
[Too soon?](http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8052/supraslam.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/12 "2011-05-20T17:43:32Z")
And another part of my innocent childhood passes away. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/13 "2011-05-20T17:47:26Z")
Aww, damn. I used to watch a lot of WWF back in the 80s when the spouse and I were dating (he was a big fan) and I remember Macho Man fondly (though my favorite was always Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat). Too many of those guys are dying way too young. When you start looking at the sheer number of professional wrestlers who have died before their time, it kind of makes you wonder why anybody would ever want to get into that line of work. RIP, Macho Man. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/14 "2011-05-20T17:49:56Z")
Man. ☹ I cannot tell you how much 13- year-old **Scrappy** HATED Randy Savage. Savage hit Ricky Steamboat (my favorite wrestler) in the THROAT! He could have KILLED him! Savage was so MEAN to poor Miss Elizabeth! Savage stabbed Hogan in the BACK! Then the redemption story, the championship run, and a long career as a/the TOP guy. I go back and I watch those matches now, knowing that the outcome is predetermined, and realize what an intelligent worker Savage was. EVERYTHING was choreographed, almost excessively so. Everything was spot-on. He and his opponent knew (because Savage insisted) where the other was going to be at all times. Savage’s work ethic and dedication to his craft made a believer out of 13-year-old me and a different kind of believer out of present-day me. He was a true great. Now he’s dead of a heart attack at the age of 59. Gone too soon and almost certainly because of certain pharmaceutical choices he made, and the type of life you have to live if you want to succeed in the business. Thanks for the memories, Randall Mario Poffo. _ **ding** _ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/15 "2011-05-20T17:55:11Z")
He’s down for the 3 count. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/16 "2011-05-20T18:01:27Z")
I had forgotten that one of his manager the lovely Miss Elizabeth died. 8 yrs ago, drug and alcohol abuse. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/17 "2011-05-20T18:02:42Z")
I just heard about this on the radio. When I first got into wrestling as a wee lad was when Macho Man was in his height of fame and I even had a couple of his [del]dolls[/] action figures. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/18 "2011-05-20T18:04:33Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Somehow, I suspect that Vince McMahon won’t miss Randy Savage even a little bit, and if the rumors are true, I don’t blame him. I do expect that WWE will do some sort of half-hearted “tribute” to Savage. What are the rumors? Didn’t know there was any bad blood. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/19 "2011-05-20T18:04:52Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Has it been _that_ long since the Slim Jim commercials? I was not expecting to see the genteel looking, silver haired fella. …nm… ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593/20 "2011-05-20T18:07:18Z")
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