Confirmed: Wrestler ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage Dies in Head-On Car Crash
- Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:16pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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TMZ is reporting that former wrestler “Macho Man” Randy Savage died in a head-on car accident in Tampa, FL early Friday morning:
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.
According to officials, Randy and Lynn were both wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident.
Cops say alcohol was NOT a factor.
Randy and his wife Lynn after Randy wrapped up his wrestling career.
Savage’s brother told TMZ the former wrestler, who also started in Slim Jim commercials, had a heart attack. He was 58.
UPDATE:
The Associated Press has confirmed Savage’s death:
Randy “Macho Man” Savage, the professional wrestler known for his raspy voice, the sunglasses and bandanas he wore in the ring and the young woman named Miss Elizabeth who often accompanied him, died in a car crash Friday in Florida. He was 58.
A Florida Highway Patrol crash report said the former wrestler – whose legal name was Randy Mario Poffo – was driving a Jeep Wrangler when he lost control in Pinellas County around 9:25 a.m. The Jeep veered over the raised concrete median divider, crossed over the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with a tree.
Police said he may have suffered a “medical event” before the accident, but the report did not elaborate, and it said officials would need to perform an autopsy to know for sure.
The report said a woman in the vehicle, identified as Barbara Poffo, suffered minor injuries. A statement from Stamford, Conn.-based World Wrestling Entertainment said the passenger was the wrestler’s wife.
“Poffo will be greatly missed by WWE and his fans,” the statement said.
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SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:42pmMacho Man is Insane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYRJLr90vSA
Report Post »sillyfreshness
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:40pmHe was the greatest wrestler of all time!!!
Report Post »CalvinandHobbes
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 4:57pmI remember him wrestling with George “the animal” Steele, who was in love with Miss Elizabeth (weren’t we all). He was such a great character! The macho man will definitely be missed.
Report Post »Netsurfer2
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:40pmOur bodies where never meant to be abused by drugs. You do not have to look muscular in order to impress anyone. I hope he knew God’s will and understood that only through believing in Jesus is salvation. Not collective salvation…. LOL! Obama got it wrong by far!
Jesus is coming and so are the four horsemen. All things will come to pass…. It’s in Gods hands!
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:27pmAre you sure Jesus didn’t use steroids?
Report Post »beckisnuts
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:38pmHey moderator girl – for all the news tips I send along, you people ought to stop deleting my posts. I’m one of the only people on here with any brains and sense of reason. You’re destroying any shred of credibility you have when you delete my witty observations. But I can understand. Glenneth gets extremely upset when he sees my posts here. I know all about it. The guy is a real hot head behind the scenes, isn’t he?
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:08pmNo Moderator Girl go ahead and delete everything he posts. He and his buddies have dozens of cable channels and hate blogs to spew their venom. They don’t need to use this venue to increase their monopoly on the media.
Report Post »The Fellduck
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:38pmHe was a wrestling icon. Such a shame, he was only about one year married.
Report Post »DVT
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:36pmGodspeed Machoman!
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:36pmDamn.
Definitely End Times.
Report Post »truthncharity
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:36pmCondolences to the family…..loved watching wrestling back then….great memories. RIP Macho Man.
Report Post »Big Orange
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:35pmIt’s sad that some on here are making fun of a man dying. RIP Macho Man.
Report Post »ricklinds1
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:34pmEnjoyed watching Macho Man during his wrestling career! God Bless him and his family!!!
Report Post »consrv
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:33pmSorry to hear this, my prayers to his family. Randy was one one those that the TSA groppers left alone.
Report Post »lylejk
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:31pmJust caught that on FOX a few minutes ago. Sad news. Never knew him as a wrestler (got over wrestling when Hulk Hogan just started wrestling, so it was before Macho Man was even a thought), but did enjoy his Slim Jim commercials. :)
Report Post »ricklinds1
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:31pmEnjoyed watching Macho Man during his wrestling career! God Bless him and his family!!
Report Post »karenhasfreedom
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:31pmThe radio here just said he had a heart attack while driving. That might explain how this happened.
Report Post »antidonkey
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:30pmRest in peace Macho Man. From what we know – it sounds like he may have had a heart attack, passed out or something along those lines. Prayers to his family.
Report Post »bryan69
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:27pmWait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Something was wrong. He drove across a merridian (My jeep and I do that always because they are a stupid invention that prevents me from going where I want to and wastes fuel getting around them.) through oncomming traffic and into a tree! Was he chasing a squirel??? How does that happen???
Report Post »Please-sir-I-want-some-more
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:23pmI’m nor a wrestling fan by no means, but God Bless him and his family…..Ok, so did his wife die also? Story is a little confusing…
Report Post »beckisnuts
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:29pmWife is OK.
Report Post »OrdinaryCitizenForPresident.com
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:23pmThat is really sad. I pray for the family.
Report Post »salvawhoray
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:22pmAt least Him and Sam Kinison can talk about their crash.
Report Post »RaiderNationKissArmy
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:22pmOne of my favorites from back in the day. Rest in peace. Macho Madness forever!
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:22pm“Snap” into a tree!
Alcohol was not a factor, but speed, a jeep and a tree were.
I thought seat belts saved lives?
…I digress.
Report Post »Try the buffet.
Tip your waitress.
I will be here all week… or at least until the Rapture on Saturday.
Oregon Web Foot
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:27pmLikely the heart attack from roid use had more to do with the accident than speed did…he was driving a jeep after all…not exactly speed machine. Nice post though. See you in the skies!
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:30pm@aaron
“Snap” into a tree!
Alcohol was not a factor, but speed, a jeep and a tree were.
I thought seat belts saved lives?”
According to his brother, Randy had a heart attack while driving which caused his accident so where does the speed, a jeep and a tree come into it? If he did have a heart attack then he was probably dead when they hit the tree, I have never known where wearing a seatbelt has saved someone’s life if they die from a heart attack.
Report Post »Vunks
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:32pmProve it had to do with roid use, for someone his age it is not uncommen for a heart attack.
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:44pm@GodsAmerica
Report Post »If you read the story (a stretch), it states that he died from his injuries at the hospital and he hit a tree with a jeep which would require something called Speed. What does Randy’s brother have to do with it? Was he in the Jeep too? How in the world would he know that Randy had a heart attack while driving? You have taken enough of my time, goodbye.
mossbrain
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:31pmSome of those off road jeep tires can be really squirrelly driving at highway speeds. I’ve had my Jeep sort of veer suddenly many times.
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 5:11pm@Aaron in Polk County
“On 20 May 2011, Savage was killed in a car accident in Seminole, Florida after apparently suffering a heart attack while driving.” Also after looking at the condition of the car only an idiot would consider that speed was involved. Working as a firefighter I have seen hundreds of accidents and you can tell what was caused by speed based on the damage shown. Also, anyone that hears something like this and automatically states that something like speed is at fault (was this to just get attention on here?). Perhaps I could be wrong since you so obviously was right there when it happened so that you are the only one with the facts. Another thing, usually when someone dies the family usually is the first to know what the cause is believed to be.
You have taken enough of MY time, GOODBYE!!!
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:22pmSnap into a Slim-Jim!
Report Post »beckisnuts
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:31pmHeart attacks happen often in people that age without steroid use in their history.
Report Post »concealled9mms
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:50pmi had a heart attack while driving and never took a steroid im my life
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:13pmI never said myocardial infarctions occur EXCLUSIVELY in steroid users. That’s for playing, though.
http://drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Steroids/anabolicsteroids4.html
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:16pmbeckisnuts
Not if they take care of themselves throughout the course of their lives.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:25pmQuite a few wrestlers die at a young age. Not sure about Randy but steroid use amounst wrestlers was/is rampant.
Report Post »adouglass1
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:21pmBYE Macho Man!! Snap into a Slim Jim!!
Report Post »RN MOM
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:20pmRest in Peace Randy and Lynn. My prayers go out to the family in this devastating time.
Report Post »beckisnuts
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:29pmRandy’s wife is okay. He had a heart attack while driving.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:31pmLynn .. Savage’s wife was a passenger in the vehicle during the collision — but survived with “minor injuries.”
Not dead.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:31pmSounds like Lynn is not quite ready to R.I.P.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:43pmR.I.P. Randy. Thanks for the memories.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 8:47pmYour truly entertained us Randy .
Report Post »R. I. P.
Showtime
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:19pmI just hate it when that happens! His wife and family could use some prayers!
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:23pmHe was “one of a kind”. They certainly don‘t make ’em like that any longer.
Report Post »beckisnuts
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:24pmDAMN! I knew Randy personally and he was a very fine person. A class act all around. That is sad news. Sad news.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:30pmCondolences to the family … RIP …
Report Post »chalkdust
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:31pmNo kidding! Lest not we forget just what a short period of time we are here.
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:31pmNoooooooooooo!!! He was so entertaining back in the day! Pic above is shocking to see he looks so old!
Report Post »RIP Macho Man
jackrorabbit
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:32pmSad. One of three things happened here.
Report Post »1. Drinking and driving
2. cell phone argument
3. fell asleep
I suppose it is possible of a fourth, heart attack/stroke, but that would be the rare one.
jhaydeng
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:36pmI’ve never seen that pic of him after wrestling wow! R.I.P!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:43pmI figured it had to be a heart attack, Just hitting a tree doesn’t usually kill a person. RIP Macho Man.
Report Post »drago
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:53pm@Jackassrabbit
Report Post »Read the article, alchohol was NOT a factor, dumbass…..
BIGJAYINPA
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:54pmHe and Hulk Hogan and the Lovely Elizabeth were so much fun to watch back in the day. I will miss him telling Mean Gene what a great and scientific rassler he was. Rest in Peace Macho Man, Rest in Peace.
Report Post »Newt_Ca-Ching!_Rich!
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:03pmHe will miss the end of days!
Report Post »Newt_Ca-Ching!_Rich!
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:05pm@ JackORabbit:
Report Post »“I suppose it is possible of a fourth, heart attack/stroke, but that would be the rare one.”
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Hmmm … not if you were all jazzed up on Steroids for 25 years!
stifroc
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:24pmNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo…………..
Report Post »WHY!?!?!?!?!
*sniff*
You’ll be deeply missed Randy….
*blows nose*
One last time….. “OH YEEEAH!!”
Dustyluv
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:52pmLoved the Macho Man…RIP.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 6:38pmboo hoo, i’m torn up, who will i idolize now. perhaps tiny tim if he’s still alive.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on May 22, 2011 at 5:00pm..
Report Post »I can’t imagine what would have damaged his heart like that!
Snort, snort.