Celebrity Death!
Wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage in freak car accident?
[May 20]
Wrestling star celeb Randy Poffo (a.k.a. Randy Macho Man Savage) was killed in a car accident Friday, May 20, 2011. The wrestling star reportedly had a heart attack while he was driving in Tampa. He crossed several lanes of oncoming traffic before hitting a tree head-on. His wife, who he married last year, suffered minor injuries and is expected to recover. Both Savage and his wife were wearing their seat belts and reports say alcohol is unlikely to have been involved, reports Yahoo! News.
The star celeb wrestler, who was a big hit and had a couple of wrestling titles in the early days of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), now known as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), was 58 at the time of his death. His titles preceded those of fellow star celeb wrestler Hulk Hogan, who ultimately ousted Savage as a title holder.
Randy “Macho Man” Savage was well known for his catch phrase, “Oh yeah!” in the ring. Equally he was known as the fornt man for the Slim Jim line of beef snacks, the television commercials for which featured Randy Savage in his characteristically over-the-top costumes perfroming wild stunts typical of the star celeb while shouting, “Snap into a Slim Jim!” Savage also starred in the 2002 film Spiderman.
Randy Savage will be sorely missed by family and former wrestling stars alike. According to Access Hollywood:
“WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of one of the greatest Superstars of his time, Randy Poffo, a.k.a. Randy “Macho Man” Savage. Poffo was under contract with WWE from 1985 to 1993 and held both the WWE and Intercontinental Championships. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family and friends. We wish a speedy recovery to his wife Lynn. Poffo will be greatly missed by WWE and his fans.”
“I’m completely devastated, after over 10 years of not talking with Randy, we’ve finally started to talk and communicate,” Hulk Hogan – one of Savage’s biggest WWF rivals – Tweeted on Friday.
Yahoo! News reported an additional comment by star celeb wrestler Hulk Hogan:
“He had so much life in his eyes & in his spirit, I just pray that he’s happy and in a better place and we miss him,” Hogan wrote.
It is still unclear whether Randy Macho Man Savage died as a result of the heart attack that caused him to lose control of his vehicle, or the impact with the tree, or a combination of the two. TMZ has footage of the 2009 Jeep Wrangler that Randy Savage was driving at the time of the accident.
Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan are both green celebrity stars who often have given to charity. Randy Savage was supposed to have been in a charity event with Hulk Hogan, from which Hogan reportedly backed down, according to some Savage rap lyrics. Savage had been seen at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL, where he visited patients and reading for a Christmas charity event.