Things have been so busy this week that I haven't been able to begin typing up a Wrestling List but this breaking news obviously couldn't wait. Very sad news from the world of wrestling as TMZ.com is reporting that Macho Man Randy Savage passed away earlier today at the age of 58. The report says that he was driving with his wife, Lynn, in Florida and suffered a heart attack while behind the wheel. He lost control of the vehicle and drove across the median through traffic hitting head on with a tree. He was transported to the medical center where he passed away from the injuries. Both were wearing seat belts. Lynn survived with minor injuries. Savage and Lynn have been married for just about a year. This is obviously devastating news to hear of one of the all time greats. Savage is one of my top five favorites of all time and I will tend to sit and watch Savage matches when I see them on Classics. This is obviously very sad too as that I was really looking forward to closure for Savage when he would be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. Savage and WWE have not had a good relationship for many years after his departure from the company in the mid 90's. However, the launch of the WWE All Stars game including him, the new Savage wrestling figure, and the fact that he taped a promo to promote it was a positive that things were getting better between the two. I really thought that Savage would be inducted soon and it was just a matter of time. I'll of course be typing up a tribute to Savage but this is tough news to digest for sure this morning. Savage was a definite part of my childhood as I grew up watching and loving Randy Savage. Tributes are starting to be posted on Twitter and here are a few already. One from The Rock and the other from Kevin Nash.
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."
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".
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"
Mick Foley: "I just heard the sad news about the Macho Man. Randy Savage was one of my favorite performers, and my heart goes out to his loved ones."
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