Randy "Macho Man" Savage, a personality larger than life as the pinnacle of flying elbow of the 1980s wrestling known for his rapeuse voice, impetuous style and the young woman named Miss Elizabeth often accompanying him, died in a car Friday in Florida accident. 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 p.m. the Jeep is diverted on the divider median elevated concretecrossed over the lanes percuté head-on and is a tree.
Police said he suffered a "medical event" before the accident, but the report did not elaborate, and he said officials would need to perform an autopsy to know with certainty.
The report said a woman in the vehicle, identified as Barbara l. Poffo, 56, suffered minor injuries. A statement based in Stamford, Connecticut World Wrestling Entertainment says that the passenger is current wife of wrestler. The two wore their seatbelts, the police report.
"Poffo will be missed much by WWE and its fans," said the statement.
Savage was a charismatic wrestler, made famous by his nickname, "Macho Man" and its slogan "Oooh yeah! He is a champion in World Wrestling Federation's Vince McMahon and World Championship Wrestling later Ted Turner deceased.
Poffo was under contract with WWE from 1985 to 1993 and held the WWE and Intercontinental Championships.
"Our heartfelt condolences go out of his family and friends.". "We want a speedy recovery to his wife," said WWE.
Savage defined the personality of mega-watt of the 1980 World Wrestling Federation (now WWE). He wore dresses sequins bejeweled with "Macho Man" the hats of rear cowboy, rainbow color and colourful bandanas and oversized glasses, part of a unique look that helped to build the WWF in a mainstream phenomenon.
During most of his career, his valet, Miss Elizabeth, was at his side. The woman, Elizabeth Hulette, was his wife in real life at the time. They were later divorced and Hulette died in 2003 at 42 in what was later decided an overdose of prescription drugs.
Death of Savage was not the first to catch the world wrestling by surprise.
Chris Benoit killed his wife and son and then committed suicide at their home in 2007; Georgia Benoit was 40.
Eddie Guerrero was 38 when he died of a heart attack in 2005 after a history of alcohol and drug problems.
Curt Hennig "Mr. perfect" died of an overdose of cocaine in 2003 to 44. The same year, Michael ' Hawk to ' Hawk died of a heart attack at 46. He had struggled with alcohol and drugs, and steroids.
In 1999, wrestler Owen Hart, 33, was killed when he fell from a device, as it was lowered into the ring to the ceiling of Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo.
The WWF has Savage their champion after a victory over Ted DiBiase in the main event at WrestleMania in 1988.
Savage was not presented to a large body of fight since 2004, where he played for Total Nonstop Action.
He was sometimes the two most popular and most hated wrestler entertainment. His flying elbow off the coast of the rope was imitated by wrestlers from the basement and backyard everywhere in the world. Savage makes good use of his deep, rapeuse as a business advertising, voice for years ordering fans Slim Jim "Snap in a Slim Jim!"
He is best known for his legendary rivalry with Hulk Hogan, Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair. Wrestlers took to Twitter to the fans to know that Savage is forgotten.
"There is probably five or six of us, with André (the giant) and Hogan and fortunately myself and Flair, that, when their names pop up, even if you're not a fan, you know who in the hell these people are," said former wrestler WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes. "Say you, ' I know that this guy." I know Macho Man Randy Savage. "It is part of the race. We have lost a good. ?
Dwayne Johnson in "The Rock" hailed Savage as one of his childhood inspirations and heroes, while Mick Foley "Cactus Jack" called Savage, "one of my favorite artists".
Hogan said that he and Savage had just started talking again after 10 years.
"He had so much of life in his eyes & in his mind, I pray just so that he is happy and in a better place and we miss him," Hogan wrote.
While both personalities who have left the WWF for WCW as Hogan, Roddy Piper and mean Gene Okerlund were welcomed to the society and even inducted into the Hall of Fame, Savage returned ever.
Rhodes said Savage had carefully saved his money and was content to stay out of the spotlight.
"It was almost reclusive," Rhodes said by telephone. "What he was doing, he wanted that private life.". Yeah, it was out of the picture for 10 years, but he did not want to be in the image. ?
Savage was a recipient of the minor leagues in the 1970s for St. Louis and Cincinnati before turning in the uniform of the tights. His father, Angelo Poffo, was a wrestler for a long time, and his brother, "Step" Lanny Poffo, has also been a mainstay of WWF in the 1980s. Condolences of fans flocked to the Facebook of Lanny Poffo Friday page.
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