Today marks the end of an Era. It has just been released to the press that this morning, Friday May 20, 2011, THE Macho Man Randy Savage died in a car crash brought upon by a massive heart attack.
The Macho Man, as he was so endearingly called, was one of the greatest things to happen to wrestling. All the glitz and the glamour that was the 80’s could be found displayed on The Macho Man’s flamboyant attire as pieces of flare, and badges of honor.
With the retirement of wrestlers such as Hollywood Hulk Hogan, The Macho Man Randy Savage, and the Ultimate Warrior, wrestling went to a new generation and completely changed is stripes. Instead of being something of beauty, showmanship, and pageantry, wrestling became more of a soap opera; with side stories, family qualms, and love triangles. There were no more crazy costumes, pure reasonable rivalries and men so deep in character you weren’t sure if they were actors or really truly believed that they were their character; like a president of Iran (Iron Sheik). Now wrestling has become all speedos, baby oil and bad catch phrases. WWE Wrestling has become Soap Operas for men, instead of a coming of age passage that the WWF was so rightfully so.
You can keep your ‘smell what the rock is cookin’ and bring me back to the days of “Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you, brother” or Macho Man’s “ooooohh yeah”. R.I.P. Macho Man Randy Savage, WWF and all the glitz, glamour, boas, glitter, and guy-liner that came with 1980’s/1990’s wrestling.
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