Final Results on Randy Savage's accident

Courtesy SI.com

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) A medical examiner says something went wrong with professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage's heart before he crashed his car and declared the cause of death as heart disease.

The autopsy released Thursday reveals that 58-year-old Randy Poffo, known professionally as Randy Savage, had an enlarged heart with severe blocking of his coronary arteries. With only minor injuries from the crash, the Tampa Bay area medical examiner determined the cause of death to be heart disease.

Authorities say Savage was driving in Pinellas County May 20 when he lost consciousness and crashed into a tree. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Toxicology results showed small traces of alcohol and hydrocodone in Poffo's system, but officials say the amounts wouldn't have factored into the crash.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/more/06/30/macho-man.ap/index.html#ixzz1QoeagNXt

Match of the Day - Randy Savage

Still celebrating the career of the late "Macho Man" Randy Savage with our Match of the Day.


Today's match features the "Macho Man" defending his WWF Title against the equally legendary Andre the Giant on Saturday Night's Main Event.


November 26th 1988

Randy Savage Updates

courtesy Wrestling-Online.com

CAUSE OF DEATH OF MACHO MAN STILL UNKNOWN AFTER AUTOPSY
- TMZ.COM is reporting that the cause of death for Macho Man Randy Savage is
not known yet and it's listed as pending in the medical examiner's report.
Macho Man's body was transferred to the Pinellas county Medical Examiner on
Friday evening and an autopsy was performed on Saturday. According to the
website, no extensive trauma was noticed on the body and now it will take
four to six weeks for toxicology results to be completed. Savage died on
Friday after his Jeep Wrangler hit a tree in a head-on collision following a
"medical event" which initially was thought to be a heart attack according
to his brother Lanny. His wife Lynn who was in the passenger seat was also
slightly injured but has since been released from the hospital.

> SPORTS ILLUSTRATED WEBSITE PUBLISHES RARE PHOTOS OF SAVAGE
- The Sports Illustrated website has a collection of twenty rare Macho Man
photos starting from 1956 when he was just four years old. The photos go
through his teen years when he played baseball up until 1975 and then jump
to his WWE career from 1988 with a photo as WWE champion with Regis Philbin,
with Hogan in 1996 at WCW etc. It's a pretty cool collection which you can
see at http://w-o.it/inCUSj

> SAVAGE TO BE CREMATED, NO PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE TO BE HELD
- TMZ.COM is reporting that there will not be a public memorial service for
Macho Man Randy Savage as he expressed his wish not to have one and the
service will only be for family members. His brother, Lanny Poffo, told the
website that he will be cremated and his ashes will be spread around a tree
where his dog's ashes were also spread several years ago. "If it's good
enough for Herc (his dog), it's good enough for me," Poffo recounted his
brother often saying. Meanwhile, the website also got the 911 emergency call
that a woman placed immediately following the accident. The call can be
heard at
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_audio/052311_randy_savage_911_calls
.mp3

"Macho Man" Randy Savage

Yesterday about this time was the tragic end of the life of pro wrestling icon "Macho Man" Randy Savage.



Pending an autopsy, there is speculation that he suffered a heart attack while driving and slammed into a tree.  He died later at the hospital from his injuries.
He was only 58 years old but he left us an incredible body of work in and out of the ring that will live forever on DVD, dusty VHS tapes and Youtube.
Born Randy Mario Poffo he made a run at pro baseball but never rose past Single A level.  After retiring from that he bulked up and joined his father, Angelo Poffo, in the world of pro wrestling.   From early on he was targeted as a special performer and the only limits were those he imposed on himself.
He would arrive in the WWF n 1985 and for 7 years he and Hulk Hogan were THE wrestlers to see.  From his fued with Hulk Hogan over the WWF Title to his historic match with Ricky Steamboat at Wrestlemania 3, he gave 100% every night and made sure all the fans went home with something to remember.

Savage would go on to WCW and hold the World Heavyweight title and join the infamous NWO but he never slacked or took a night off.    He quietly retired from action in the ring and never made a "comeback" to tarnish what everyone remember of him.   Like he wrestled, he did what he said he was going to do and when he left he stayed gone.
We all would loved to see him again, he was one of the all time greats on the microphone and ringside commentary.  For reasons known only to Vince McMahon, Randy Savage has yet to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame when wrestlers with no connection to the WWF/WWE have been inducted for years, he still remains outside.   He should have gone in with Hulk Hogan or at least the next year because Vince can say he owes what he has now to Hogan and Savage and what they did in the 80s to make him THE force in pro wrestling.

R.I.P. Randy Poffo   and thanks for the memories