Randy Savage

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Born on November 15, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio,  Randall Mario Poffo better known by his ring name ” Macho Man” Randy Savage.

Randy Savage was an American professional wrestler, hip-hop artist and actor, best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He also had a short run with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Savage held twenty championships during his professional wrestling career and is a ten-time world champion: a two-time WWF Champion^, four-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, three-time ICW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion. Also a one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, WWE has named Savage the greatest champion of all time and credited him for bringing “a higher level of credibility to the title through his amazing in-ring performances.” Aside from championships, Savage was the 1987 WWF King of the Ring and the 1995 WCW World War 3 winner.

On May 20, 2011, Savage died in a single vehicle automobile accident while driving on a street in Seminole, Florida, a town on the Pinellas County side of the Tampa Bay area. He was 58 years old. It is suspected he may have had a heart attack, which led to his losing control of the vehicle and crashing into a tree.

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