A Legend is Over…
May 21, 2011 by beerogre
I woke this morning and checked my emails to see that GW have made some kind of announcement about the hobby... but when I checked the news I was gutted when I discovered that the wrestler Macho-Man Randy Savage had been killed in a car accident, aged 58.
It might not be all that game related, but rest assured all you youngsters, guys my age remember when we were your age and the mighty Macho-Man would give us an evening posturing entertainment and top class grappling that delighted both me and my dad... it was a more innocent time... before the ravages of your new fangled x-stations and ePhones.
The Macho-Man acted in numerous films, including Spider-Man... he was Bonesaw). He also released a hip-hop album with a track dissing Hulk Hogan (genius), and was named the Harvard Lampoon's "Man of the Year", for his "Snap into a Slim Jim. Oooohhh yeeeeaaah!" the catchphrase he employed during their advertising campaign.
Another legend hits the mat for the last time.
BoW Andy
An icon from a more innocent time.
RIP Macho Man Randy Savage
I am a huge wrestling fan and this news hit me hard last night. Completely gutted.
Latest news is that he appears to have suffered a heart attack at the wheel.
WWE are said to be working on a tribute video, to be aired at tomorrow’s Over The Limit LOVE or on Raw on Monday.
http://steviehowlin.tumblr.com/post/5671347217/r-i-p-macho-man-randy-savage-froggacuda-rip
RIP Macho Man
*Over The Limit PPV … I hate auto correct
NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That man was my hero from WWF when I was a kid. This is a very sad day. 🙁
Rest in peace Randy.
Snap into a slim jim for the legend.
oooh yeaaah!
RIP
Sad Face ;( Rip Randall Poffo,
Sad to see another legend die.
RIP 🙁
Ruddy heck I’m old.
Ahh, those Saturdays. Knight Rider, Airwolf at lunchtime, decent Saturday morning cartoons (Defenders of the Earth), WWF and Baywatch.
Good times. A legend passes.
Macho man was one of the lost primarchs… His loss will be deeply mourned, and I expect to see him getting inducted into the WWE hall of fame next Wrestlemania.
I was saddened when I heard about savage. I mention this because I was never a fan of pro wrestling. When my friends were off watching it I was off doing other things that to me were not as stupid a wrestling. But even so I still new who Savage was. And found his rants entertaining, even if I lost interest as soon as the fighting started.
he was a tower of power, too sweet to be sour, funky like a monkey…. oooooh yeah!!!
gutted man, most wrestlers from my youth are either dead or in very bad shape…
RIP Randy, Was so shocked when I found out yesterday. I hope WWE does a nice tribute to him and put him in the HOF
RIP
BONESAW!!!!
I heard he had passed away but I didn’t realise he was so young, 58 is really nothing these days.
He was a little before my time cause I didn’t have sky or cable as a kid and normal uk tv didn’t show any wrestling at all till the end of the 90s/start of the 00s but I certainly knew of him.
Forgot to add, I know it doesn’t make it any less of a sad thing but it is, in a weird way, almost a nice change for a well known wrestler to pass away for some reason other than a drug overdose, or suicide/mental illness.
From what I know, he had a heart attack and crashed his car into a tree. Real shame but a fitting way to go out for a man that was epic as him.
It’s 93′ It’s WRESTLEMANIA!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=PL&hl=pl&v=3UXVAVavEJ8
Good old times.
The only reason he hit the tree was because god noticed the heart attack wasn’t doing the trick for the Macho Man and had to cheat :/
Damn Hulk Hogan for out living him and screw you god for punching the wrong card :`(
Have to say I kinda agree with you there, I wouldn’t wish a death on anyone but Hogan, and I was never a fan of his to begin with, is a bad bad joke these days.
Helping to destroy TNA when it was trying to revolutionise and modernise the industry, taking part in reality TV shows…etc…etc…
Some people really need to learn when to quit, or at least not just follow the money when it comes to an industry they supposedly love.
Eep, that post really doesn’t read how I wanted it to, kinda made it sound like Hogan was the only person I’d wish death upon.
Of course the two points were supposed to be separate, no-one deserves to die and I just feel Hogan has made mistakes.
Urgh triple post…this is getting ugly but I just had to post this.
The Rapture was supposed to happen yesterday… it didn’t.
A hospitalised God was unable to comment, however we were able to get hold of one R. Savage who had the following to say.
*rubbing his elbow*
“Ten thousand years as Intercontinental Champion, Oooooh yeeeah!”
Oooohhh yeeeeaaah!” forever rest in peace
lol Tiger, does that mean we should rewrite the bible stuff about the Rapture, there won’t be no apocalypse on Randy’s watch, it’s just gonna be a gigantic elbow descending from the heavens to smite Hulk Hogan, Jake “the snake” Roberts and Ric Flair?
I´m also a big fan of WWF // WWE since we knew about it in Spain (you know, we knew Andre the Giant by The Princess Bride and that was the beginning) in 1989, and Randy “Macho man Savage” was one of the big idols here, along with Hulk Hogan, Ted Dibiase or Jake Snake Roberts…
REST IN PEACE Randy!!
He “passed” in a car accident.
To be “killed”, he would have to be a victim of a murder.
Its still a wake-up call when a celebrity, from your childhood, passes away. You start to realize just how much money & time you squandered with GW products ;D
With Randy Savage gone, Spaceghost loses his grandfather.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chwmQKADOrI