Trivia

In high school, he was a baseball star and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971.

Had a real-life on-again/off-again friendship with Hulk Hogan.

Hulk Hogan has considered Randy Savage to be his toughest opponent during his career.

He and Miss Elizabeth (Elizabeth Hulette) staged their wedding at Summerslam (1991), seven years after they already wed.

His father Angelo Poffo was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame on May 21, 1995.

Played baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinatti Reds' respective farm clubs

He is survived by his wife, Lynn Savage of Pinellas County, Florida; his brother, Lanny Poffo; and his mother, Judy Poffo; and his stepchildren, Devin and Noel. He was with Lynn for ten years before they married in May 2010.

In 2004 he attempted to convince WWF owner Vince McMahon to allow a match between Savage and Hulk Hogan at "Wrestlemania 20". McMahon was not interested in the two wrestlers' very personal rivalry. Savage has since stated that he would more than likely now retire from wrestling.

Was defeated by Ricky Steamboat' (Richard Blood) for the Intercontinental Title in the WWF, in what many consider the greatest match of all time, at WrestleMania III (1987).

One of a handful of wrestlers to become the Heavyweight Champion in both the WWF and WCW. (WWF twice, WCW 4 times).

WWE Hall of Famer.

Used the same entrance theme as Gorgeous George, who was his favorite wrestler.

His famous finisher is the Flying Elbow from the top rope.

His maternal grandparents were Lithuanian Jews, and his paternal grandparents were Italian.

Was described as being just as intense outside the ring.

His remains were cremated, and his ashes were placed under a favorite tree on his property in Largo, Florida, near his mother's development. Ten days before his death, he had asked his brother to pour the ashes of his dog in the same spot.

It has been revealed in a recent documentary, that Savage was known to be possessive of his wife Miss Elizabeth.

Professional wrestler, baseball player, actor, rapper.

In February 1976, Savage and his brother Lanny Poffo captured the Gulf Coast Tag Team title.

When he returned to being a heel wrestler in 1989, Savage recruited "Sensational" Sherri as his manager.

Had a story angle with Dusty Rhodes in the WWE, lasting for most of 1990.

He graduated from Downers Grove North High School in 1971.

Played baseball in college.

Won a tournament at WrestleMania IV (1988), beating Ted DiBiase, with Hulk Hogan's assistance, to capture the WWE title.

Defeated Tito Santana at Boston Garden on February 8, 1986, to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship title.

There have been reports that Savage got into a real fistfight with Legion of Doom member, Hawk.

In 1992, during a television interview, he revealed that he had taken steroids in the past.

Released his first rap album in 2003, with a song titled "Be A Man Hulk!", a challenge to Hulk Hogan.

According to his brother Lanny Poffo, Randy Savage was very sensitive about his bald spot.

He played four years in the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds baseball teams mainly as an outsider.

In 1995 he won the WCW World War 3.

In November 1994 he left the WWE and signed with WCW.

Made his TNA debut at the Victory Road PPV.

Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan always clashed behind the curtain. More than a few occasions, Hogan stole Savage's moment by being in the ring after winning the world title. WrestleMania IV ('88) & Word War 3 ('95) & an episode of WCW Nitro after beating Ric Flair for the belt in January of '96. Lastly, when Savage beat Flair for the belt in WrestleMania VIII ('92), Hogan still had the main event.

Is the third longest single reigning WWF Intercontinental Champion of all time. His first (and only) reign as champ lasted 13 months, 21 days.

Notable title wins include: Southeastern Tag Team titles w/Ole Anderson; ICW World title; WWF Intercontinental title; WWF Heavyweight title (2); WCW World title (4).

Was a replacement for the Ultimate Warrior, when Savage feuded with Jake Roberts in 1991.

Even though he lost the career-ending match against the Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania VII, Savage was still contracted to wrestle for the next few weeks afterwards.

Was meant to have participated in the 1991 Royal Rumble main event but for reasons unknown, failed to do so.

Recaptured the WWE heavyweight title, by defeating Ric Flair at Wrestlemania VIII in April 1992. Five months later, Savage lost the belt back to Flair.

Inducted (as Randy Poffo) into the Downers Grove North High School (Downers Grove, Illinois) Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994 (inaugural class).

Former WWF Intercontinental Champion.

In November 2004,aAfter some tense negotiating, NWA TNA announced in the wrestling media outlets that, after a lengthy absence, Savage would return to in-ring action at an early December pay-per-view.

Macho Man" Randy Savage visited Bombay,India (Sunday, November 21 1994 ). He was there to trash out the fine print to a WWF tour to hit India early in 1995. He met Bollywood legend and former professional wrestler Dara Singh. His photograph was on the cover of 'The Times of India', the premier newspaper of Bombay. On Monday he will lectured students at a leading public school as the guest of the principal. There is a report on his visit to city entitled 'Savage floors all with niceties' in the paper. Bollywood Film producer Ashok Thakeria and his company tied up with the WWE and planned an entire publicity campaign for the forthcoming event. But it all went down the drain when Bollywood producers Tito and Tony (Juneja) decided to play a smart game with Ashok.The producer duo cashed in all the hype that Ashok generated,invited their own stars ( who lied to be part of the WWF/ WWE but when Ashok Thakeria threatened legal proceedings, turned back saying they were part of the N.W.A.) and had their matches in a span of 2 weeks.