[shipsupt]

Sad day...
 
http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-8508663
 
RIP Randy!
 

 

[Uncle Erik]

Yes, requisciat in pacem, Randy.

I suppose a lot of people here are too young to remember him, but professional wrestling had a bit of popularity in the 1980s.

Sure, wrestling is fake in that the matches are predetermined and choreographed. But there's a hell of a lot of athleticism and showmanship involved. Randy did some amazing athletic feats and really understood the show/entertainment factor. He was always fun to watch.

I read that he was a minor league pitcher for awhile. After an injury, he learned to pitch with his other arm. That's nothing less than amazing.

I'll raise a drink to Randy tonight.

 

[sridhar3]

A lot of people also don't know that he made an album.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Be-Man-Macho-Randy-Savage/dp/B0000CF348
 
If you're wondering if it's as awesome as it seems, then consider the title of one of its reviews: "AN EXISTENTIAL HEADLOCK TO PARADIGM VICTORY IN THE RAP ARENA"

RIP, Randall Mario Poffo.

 

[wuwhere]

RIP Macho Man.

 

[Happy Camper]

He was also drafted by the Cardinals and was in the minors.

 

[Kirosia]

 
Please don't read into the image too much. 

 

[shipsupt]

Considering the character he portrayed, I don't think randy took things too seriously, so I'm sure he would appreciate an image like that and not read too much into it.

 

[Uncle Erik]

This makes me long for the more innocent times of the 80s. Randy - and many others - winked at the camera and let you know they were having fun.

These days, everything is so deadly serious. Even comic book characters are treated like Hamlet. The fun has been sucked out of popular culture.

 

[Spareribs]

He was cool. 

 

[classakg]

I'll eat a slim jim in his honor!!