Randy Savage

Much has already been said about Randy "Macho Man" Savage and his recent death down in Florida, due to having a heart attack behind the wheel of his car while driving, which subsequently crashed. So many biographies abound, there is no point in me rehashing the material and doing another one.

Savage was a  regular in Arizona when the WWF and WCW had him under contract. With Arizona being the point of these blogs, it might be best to say something about him in this state alone. 

I was there when Savage made his WWF/Arizona debut at the Phoenix Fairground Colosseum. I forget the exact date, but as par for the course, the WWF had to do a reshuffling from the announced lineup and Macho Man was left without an opponent, A local guy, Billy Anderson, filled in for whoever was supposed to be on the card and Savage beat him down in rapid order. His celebrated elbow off the top rope was used to end things in this encounter, as it would be time and time again in years to come.

This initial presentation as a ring villain would mark the start of a long Savage run in the Phoenix/Tucson area, both as a fan favorite and as a vile rulebreaker, depending on the situation at hand.

Much more could be said about the life and career of Randy Savage. In fact, it has already been done over and over again on the net, in newspapers and in the newsletters. There will certainly be more to follow.

A few weeks ago, I rejoiced in the killing of Bin Ladin.  I am not ashamed top say that at all. A world without Bin Ladin in it is a better world. That is how I feel and the bulk of humanity believes, I think, the same way.

In the other hand, a world without Randy Savage in it would not seem to be a better world. It seems like a strange one, to be certain, with him no longer in it. The news of his death was not something expected or welcomed.

An era has ended and the wrestling world is less better off because of it.

The man is dead, but the legend of Randy Savage will live on.