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05-20-2011, 12:58 PM
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CELEBRATION TIME
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RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
Had a heart attack while driving and crashed into a median.
My favorite wrestler of the 80s http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/20/randy-...stler-florida/ Macho Man Randy Savage Dies In Car Accident Macho Man Randy Savage -- one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time -- died today in a car accident in Tampa, Florida ... TMZ has learned. 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." UPDATE: 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. Last edited by RBA; 05-20-2011 at 01:01 PM. |
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05-20-2011, 01:03 PM
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
I'll never forget seeing Rowdy Roddy bloody the Macho Man and steal the Intercontinental Belt at the Cow Palace, it was amazing!!
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05-20-2011, 01:12 PM
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
One of my all time favorites when I was a kid. Too bad. RIP Macho Man
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05-20-2011, 01:18 PM
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
I still remember several years ago when he stopped in the booth and visited with Marty and Joe during an afternoon game.
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05-20-2011, 01:18 PM
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Tired of talk. Win!
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
He was larger than life. RIP.
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05-20-2011, 01:23 PM
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For a Level Playing Field
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
Is it time to bring back the "too young to die wrestler thread"? 58 is not real young, but most are probably thinking the same thing when a former/current wrestler suffers a heart attack.
Anyhow... I liked him when I was younger. And as a lot know he was a former minor league baseball player. RIP, Macho Man.
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05-20-2011, 01:24 PM
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
He was also a former Reds farmhand. He and Ricky Steamboat wrestled one of the best matches I've ever seen at Wrestlemania III.
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05-20-2011, 01:25 PM
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Big League Choo!
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
RIP Macho Man.
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05-20-2011, 01:30 PM
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
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05-20-2011, 01:51 PM
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
Young Caveat spent many a day jumping off his bed and onto a beanbag chair practicing his own "flying elbow drop" in imitation of the Macho Man.
Another wrestler taken way too young.
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05-20-2011, 01:58 PM
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2-Time WWF World Champ Dies
Being one of my favorites when I was a kid this really gets to me...prayers to his family. RIP Randy.
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05-20-2011, 02:06 PM
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05-20-2011, 02:06 PM
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
It's a sad day.
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05-20-2011, 02:13 PM
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
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05-20-2011, 02:14 PM
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We Need Our Myths
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Re: RIP The MACHO MAN: Randy Savage
Very sad. I haven't watched wrestling since I was a kid, but he was certainly one of my favorites. RIP.
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