In my opinion, Wrestlemania IV was the absolute BEST. thing. ever. That whole Round Robin tournament that ended with Hulk Hogan helping Macho Man win? Perfection to my then-young mind.
Macho Man was my favorite wrestler of all time.
RIP
Not to get too gruesome here, but I know the reports say he succumbed to his injuries. But I do hope he passed out from the heart attack and didn’t suffer any pain. It’s a sad way to go. Macho Man was a great fan favorite, and as others said, was certainly as iconic as Hulk Hogan or Roddy Piper.
Car accident, probably caused by a heart attack, doesn’t seem quite right to say he’s dead of a heart attack. If he hadn’t been behind the wheel, he may very well have survived.
But it is more likely if he did not suffer a heart attack, he would have gone on driving and probably would be enjoying a Slim Jim right now.
Not much to say, I’ve not watched WWE for years, but I’m far more upset about this than I would have expected. He was always a favourite of mine, and I remember the Macho King era best.
One of my greatest video gaming memories is playing as Macho Man in WWF SuperStars, particularly using his flying clothesline maneuver, as seen at 0:25 in the “highlights” video on the linked page.
That was a single elimination tournament, not round robin. Savage had to wrestle, IIRC, 4 times that night, doubt anyone will break that WM record.
You’re right, of course, TBG. I realized afterward that I used the wrong type of tournament. And he DID wrestle 4 times that night.
I can’t speak about his accident specifically, as I wasn’t there, but it’s been my experience as an EMT that the heart attack usually renders you unconscious/dead/comatose, so there’s a very good chance that he didn’t feel a thing upon impact.
Redacted. Marley fixed it.
Merged two threads about this news (uh, I didn’t see Gukumatz’s post until afterward).
If I could dress like him in public, I would. Neon zebra-striped cowboy hats? Don’t mind if I do!
And I just read this article. Wow - the guy had severe ligament tears in his throwing arm, and instead of calling it quits, he taught himself to throw southpaw! That is a friggin’ work ethic.
oh no! we watched him on tv all the time as kids, and me and my friends used to see him in bennigans all the time. cool guy. very sad. 
I say Savage was a great “technical wrestler” to distinguish him from other great wrestlers who became popular mostly due to marketing and showmanship (e.g. Hogan). I guess if technical = shooter, then no, Savage was not that. But he had a lot of ability in the ring. He put on a great show by doing a lot more than ripping up a t-shirt and putting his hand to his ear. I do love Hogan, but he didn’t have Savage’s ability.
Don’t sell Hogan short. He’s not one of my favorites by any stretch of the imagination, but he was capable of a lot more than he was allowed to show in WWF. Some of his matches from Japan are pretty good, and he works a lot harder than he did for McMahon.
I’ve seen decent Hogan matches where someone who was highly skilled (HBK) could carry him, but if left to himself, Hogan was always slow and sloppy. I always thought him and the Rock wrestled about the same.
Macho Man was able to be entertaining in the ring, which is why I think he’s more remembered for his wrestling skills than Hogan.
He worked harder because he had to, else he would be a laughing stock in a country that enjoyed big American wrestlers like Terry Gordy, Steve Williams, Stan Hansen, and Vader. His schtick would not work nearly as well over there as it does here, so he needed something else.
Hogan’s first WWF run, as a heel (when he first feuded with Andre), he worked harder and faster (but not hard and fast still), but I think it was more due to youth and a lack of injuries at that point. Does anyone remember his manager back then? I want to say it was the Grand Wizard, but it might have been Classy Freddie Blassie.
ETA: One match that Hogan had to carry and that he didn’t do a bad job was against the Ultimate Warrior. Maybe that’s the exception that proves the rule?
That one was choreographed in advance, and may have even been rehearsed. Helwig (Warrior) was pretty useless in the ring. I want to say it was Pat Patterson that planned out everything for them, but I’m not certain.
Aw, I’m sad. RIP Macho Man. Our family watched wrestling for many years. I remember with fondness the entire love triangle and of course, The Wedding. 
Sorry to hear that the Ultimate Warrior was useless. I had no idea! He was one of my favorites.
The Warrior was nuts. Read up on him, he even changed his name to Warrior.