WWE and TNA obviously released statements on the passing of Randy Savage. WWE issued this statement: 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.
TNA released this statement: TNA joins the entire wrestling world in mourning the passing of the legendary "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Savage was one of the most talented athletes to ever compete inside a wrestling ring. He truly transcended professional wrestling, becoming one of the true "icons" of our sport. Millions of wrestling fans grew up watching Savage battle other legends such as Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and many more.Savage appeared with TNA during our 2004 "Victory Road" and "Turning Point" events - memorable moments that we hope wrestling fans will never forget.TNA hopes all of our fans remember Randy Savage's amazing life and career, and how he helped shape the sport as we know it today.
Hulk Hogan is someone that has been posting a ton about Savage on his Twitter and Facebook accounts. He has really been hit hard by this news and talked about how Savage and him just started reconnecting lately after ten years of not talking. He has been posting fan videos and using his page as a way for fans to come and talk about Savage memories and post tributes.
Jim Ross has done an excellent blog on Randy Savage at www.JRsBarBQ.com which is very much worth a read.
Shawn Michaels comments on Savage came across my news feed late last week and I just loved what he had to say on Savage's advice to him. From Shawn's Twitter: "Greatest advice from "Mach"- I was angry & wanted to leave WWE. He said, Don't take urself out of the game. If ur still here...there's always a chance. If ur gone, there is no chance. It was then I determined never to leave. Stay in the "game" & there's hope."
Speaking of Twitter, here is a list of comments from various people on Twitter.
Steve Austin: "Just heard about Macho Man Randy Savage... Unmatched intensity in the ring. A hellacious performer and terrific promo. A real bad a**. RIP."
The Rock: The Rock: "RIP Randy Macho Man Savage - you were one of my childhood inspirations and heros. Strength, love and prayers to the Savage/Poffo family. Today Team Bring It will celebrate a life – we will kick a** and chase greatness #OOHHYEEEAAAHHH style!”
Roddy Piper: "Too SAD TO TWEET."
Shawn Michaels - "@IAmJericho jus txt me the news. We've lost one of the greats!! Our prayers go out to the family & friends of Randy Savage."
Hulk Hogan: "I'm completely devastated, after over 10 years of not talking with Randy, we've finally started to talk and communicate. 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. We miss him a lot. I feel horrible about the ten years of having no communication. This was a tough one. I just pray that Randy's happy and in a better place and we miss him. HH"
Trish Stratus - "Rest in peace Randy-my first inspiration in the ring. My prayers & condolences to the Savage family #RIPMachoMan"
Chris Jericho: "Randy Savage was a true influence and inspiration to me and taught me some very important lessons, in and out of the ring. Rest in peace, Mach."
Jim Cornette: "Our deepest condolences in losing another legend. R.I.P. Randy."
Howard Finkel - "I am profoundly saddened by the passing of one of the all-time greats, Macho Man Randy Savage. My condolences go out to the Poffo family."
Kevin Nash: "I lost a close friend today. If anybody in heaven is wondering who the cat is in the ugly cowboy hat is it's Randy. Love you Bro. Never another".
Rey Mysterio - "RIP Macho Man Randy Savage! Doing promotion in Seattle for Over the Limit ppv, was asked earlier today at a radio station, Who would I of loved to wrestle from back in da day? I said would of loved to hit it off in a 3ple threat, Macho Man, Ricky the Dragon, and myself!RIP RMS!"
Bret Hart: "I have no words to say. This one hits me hard. We lost one of the best.”
CM Punk - " (retweeted Bret Hart's words of) “@BretHart: I have no words to say. This one hits me hard. We lost one of the best.” (Punk then added this) This sums it up."
John Cena - "CeNation. The untimely passing of randy savage is indeed tragic. All true fans of wrestling will mourn this loss. One of the all time greats"
Christopher Daniels: "RIP Randy Savage, an inspiration who set the standard! As a fan watching Randy in WrestleMania 3, 4 and 5 was incredible! True Story: at Turning Point 2004 (AMW-XXX cage match), I asked Randy's permission to drop the elbow of the top of the cage! Randy's reply? "God bless you, brother, I don't even do the elbow anymore." And, he gave me a thumbs up after the match as well!
Mark Henry - "Wow family, one of my favorites is gone! Rest well (Randy savage) you will be missed. Savage vs steamboat look it up do yourself a favor family one of my favorite."
Kharma - "In utter shock about Macho Man. So much charisma in one soul. #ripmachoman"
Yoshi Tatsu - "The Macho Man Randy Savage was one of my heros when I was childhood and one of the best of all time. Rest in peace."
Darren Young - "JUST like that! Life can end. Tell those close to ya that you love them cause ya never know! RIP Macho Man"
Wade Barrett - "Bow to the kingdom of the madness. RIP Macho Man, amazing performer."
Curt Hawkins - "I carry this picture in my gear bag ...7yr old Hawkins & my 1st tag team partner. RIP Macho Man. http://yfrog.com/h097hykj"
JTG - "To one of my favorite Hall of Famers, inducted or not. Macho Man Randy Savage. R.I.P OOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEAH !"
Goldust - "Prayers go out to randy savage family.....god be with them in this tough time"
Vickie Guerrero - "RIP Randy Macho Man Savage. My prayers are to your family"
Ezekiel Jackson - "Whoa....just heard about macho man Randy savage...God bless the family, the wrestling world just lost one of the greatest ever...R.I.P"
Justin Roberts - "Macho Man...simply awesome. Incredible and entertaining in everything he did. One of the best ever. RIP"
Christian - "Sad 2 hear about "Macho Man"Randy Savage..Only met him once briefly.No doubt 1 of the best & influenced so many performers you see today RIP"
Scott Stanford - "Sorry to hear about the Macho Man! He was one of the best!"
Jeff Jarrett - "Just got a call w the news. RIP Randy. I met him when I was 11yrs old. He would always teach, correct, encourage, and compliment as my career progressed. I have NEVER forgotten the intricacies and attention to detail he taught me over the years. Randy always had a method to his madness. Randy is gone, but will never be forgotten. Thoughts and prayers are w the entire Poffo family. And, he may be the greatest card player the business has ever seen... When he lost, he was only setting you up to take more money from you!
Tommy Dreamer - "Randy Savage was the 1st person I saw piledrive someone thru a table. Thanks 4 all the memories. Hope u walk the aisle w/ Liz & Sherri again"
Doug Williams - "RIP #randysavage I was fortunate to see him live at his peak..."
Joey Styles: "There's no other way for me to celebrate the life & career of The Macho Man than to let him keep entertaining me.VIDEO: http://bit.ly/lZLBj8"
Karen Jarrett - "My thoughts and prayers go out to Randy Savage's wife and family!"
Mickie James - "Ooh No! My childhood favorite! RIP Macho Man... *finger in the air*
Jay Lethal - "R.I.P. Macho Man Randy Savage. You were amazing... Oohh yea!!!"
Shane Helms - "Totally heartbreaking news about Randy Savage. One of my all-time favs!! So sad!! RIP Macho"
William Regal - "Just heard of the passing of Randy Savage.A one of a kind great performer. RIP."
Jim Ross - "Just heard Macho Man died this morning of a heart attack while driving his vehicle in Tampa. Condolences to all Randy Savage fans/family."
Zack Ryder - "RIP MACHO MAN. One of my favorites and one of the best of all time. DIG IT! http://t.co/PSYmsrJ"
Bill DeMott: "When I got my start in WCW it was Randy that gave me the rub....my prayers and thoughts to the Poffo Family"
Jack Korpela: "Hogan vs. Savage at WrestleMania V was the match that got me hooked on WWE as a kid. RIP "Macho Man" Randy Savage. My condolences."
Natalya: "My prayers are with Randy Savage and his family right now".
Beth Phoenix: "No words for this very sad day. Condolences to Randy Savage's family, friends and millions of fans." #MachoMan
Darren Young: "JUST like that! Life can end. Tell those close to ya that you love them cause ya never know! RIP Macho Man."
Torrie Wilson: "Just heard the news of Macho Man Randy Savage passing... Rest in peace, Randy.
Lilian Garcia: "Just heard the news about "Macho Man" Randy Savage passing away. So sad. RIP Randy. My prayers go out to your friends & family."
The Bella Twins: "Very sad to hear about Macho Man... His family is in our thoughts & prayers... Truly an amazin' & captivatin' man!"
Gail Kim: "RIP macho man. Thank u 4 all the great yrs u gave us. u were part of the reason I loved wrestling...what u did 4 all..."
Ricardo Rodriguez: “Thoughts go to Randy Savage's family. Definitely an amazing talent and a great inspiration to many. Can never forget Savage vs Steamboat.”
There have been a lot of videos popping up online of different wrestlers being asked their thoughts on Savage's passing. Everyone is just stunned and saying great things. There was one that was done with Sean Waltman where he said that he woke up Friday morning and his phone had been lit up with texts and messages including from Triple H and more. He said that his first thought was that Scott Hall had finally passed. How sad is that??!! That just made me sad hearing him say that cause that is just awful to be anticipating that. Waltman talked about Savage with tears in his eyes through the rest of the video.
Diamond Dallas Page has posted a video online of his thoughts on Savage. He has such great things to say and you have to remember that the feud with Savage was what sent DDP to the different level. Their feud was incredible. Great comments from Page.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4wmvpNIMK3c
Hulk Hogan has posted this video online with his words about Savage.
http://youtu.be/yITu6455sNU
Jay Lethal posted a poem in tribute to Savage. You may remember that Lethal did a Macho Man imitation gimmick in TNA.
You inspired me more than this world will ever know. Enjoy.
You were a tower of power that was too sweet to be sour,You were funky like a monkey every minute of every hour. For you, space was the place and time distortion had to be,And your fans here on earth wanted the madness for eternity. You met every challenge with fists clinched and face to face, You even fought and defeats dragons and snakes. Flying off the ropes with an elbow drop, There was no way you could ever be stopped. Identifiable by your voice alone, Even being Dubbed the macho king while you sat on your throne. We hung on your words with interviews memorable and classic, And we knew it was serious when you took off your glasses. I promise not to lose you in the sands of time, For you will always be that all time hero of mine.
The Ultimate Warrior has posted a video giving his thoughts on Randy Savage. It is a really touching video where he just talks about a guy that he respected so much. Warrior has always said great things about working with Savage and these two videos are really worth watching. Just a classy tribute by the Warrior.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74NjMY5bsnc&feature=player_embedded
Lance Storm has posted an incredible blog about Savage and how Savage was really the reason as a fan that he got into the business. He also includes a couple of pictures that he took of Savage at live events including the big win for Savage at WrestleMania IV. He talks about meeting him during a Smoky Mountain wrestling show in 1994 and the advice that Randy gave him. Read this if you get a chance.
http://stormwrestling.com/052011.html
Slim Jim has spoken out about Savage and released this statement: "We're saddened by the loss. Randy was a beloved ambassador for the Slim Jim brand for many years and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayer are with his family and friends at this time."
There have been reactions from across all the entertainment world on Twitter paying tribute including Ryan Seacrest, Alyssa Milano, Maria Menounos, Donnie Wahlberg, and more. Savage was honored at Yankee Stadium the other night with a graphic up on the screen after "Macho Man" was played for the crowd during a break in the action. Fans gave him a big ovation.
I'll have more on Savage and the other happenings in the wrestling world later on. Been a wild and sad week for sure.
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