Observer Flashback: The Story of Randy Savage

Today marks 13 years since the passing of “Macho Man” Randy Savage.

Savage’s life, death, and career were covered in the May 30, 2011 edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, available now in our archives for subscribers.

Click here to read the May 30, 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Our own Dave Meltzer wrote:

“The amount of fanfare the story of his death received was unbelievable, dwarfing that of any wrestler death aside from major news tragedy deaths of Owen Hart and the Chris Benoit story. Even household names like Andre the Giant, or the death of a current superstar like Eddy Guerrero got only a minute fraction of the coverage this death got from every major news service in North America, for at least five straight days.”

Of Savage’s career, Meltzer wrote:

“From the late 1970s until the early 90s, Savage was considered one of the great in-ring workers in the business. He was in his prime, a quick and fearless daredevil known for his intensity, which bordered on scary at times. His unique interviews were among the most recognizable, imitated by people in and out of wrestling to this day. 

However, his national fame didn’t come until 1985 with WWF because his family ran a renegade wrestling promotion and were unofficially blacklisted from the mainstream.”

Click here to read the May 30, 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

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