'Macho Man' Randy Savage dies at 58.

The end of a classic match between Macho Man Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat


Iconic professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage, whose real name is Randall Poffo passed away at age 58 yesterday as a 'medical episode' caused his vehicle to veer off the medium and crash into a tree in Seminole, Florida.

Poffo is believed to have suffered a heart attacked but that will not be confirmed until the autopsy is released.

'Macho Man' established himself as a recognizable fixture in the wrestling world in the 80's. While sporting sunglasses, bright colors and tasseled, he dazzeled audiences with his classic matches with other popular wrestlers of the era like Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior and Ricky Steamboat. At the end of the 90's, Savage left World Championship Wrestling (WCW) only to go on wrestling hiatus for 5 years. He returned to appear in two Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestling Pay-Pay-View events in 2004.

He transfered his rapsy-voiced character to Slim Jim commercials in the 90's. Those who never followed wrestling remember identify his prescence in Slim Jim commercials belting the product slogan, "Step into a Slim Jim".

His wife, Elizabeth Poffo, was in the car during the wreck but suffered only minor injuries.

Ric Flair shared his thoughts on Randy's passing:

“He just had a phenomenal career and to have this happen is just really, really sad. The thing I feel worst about, of all of the guys that are available and eligible to be in the WWE Hall of Fame — there must be something that I’m unaware of that’s gone on and they’ve never inducted him because Randy certainly was a major player for the WWF in the mecca days of the eighties and nineties.”