Randy Savage: DEATHS OF PRO WRESTLERS – TOP 10
By The Masked Hernandez
Macho Man Randy Savage was the man brother and now he’s dropping that elbow on the angels. I remember when he took on my friend, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat at the Silverdome. I drank all night with Steamboat and George the Animal. With the death of the Macho Man, I sit back and think about all my fallen wrestling brothers. I recently sat down with Jake the Snake…man, I tried to get him into rehab so many times brother, but he was really feeling the deaths of our fellow wrestlers.
Brother, I wanted to list my top 10 fallen brothers and this isn’t some scientific list. This is from the heart brother. I have so many wrestling memories man and I want to share them with you, my Masked Maniacs. So, in no particular order, here are my top 10 missed brothers.
#1: “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig
The former intercontinental champion in the WWE, he was “perfect” brother. He had his perfect plex that was just a thing of beauty and he even came back to the WWE at an advanced age to do his finisher to that big giant of a man, The Big Show. Hennig held the world title in the AWA man and he really stood out and was greatly missed when the referee upstairs counted him out of this life.
#2: Big Boss Man
Ray Traylor was a great wrestler that made his name through the WWE brother, using his side slam to pin his opposition. He made up one half of the menacing team “Twin Towers” with the One Man Gang, and had quite a few memorable feuds. He was a versatile big man and left this world far too soon.
#3: “Ravishing” Rick Rude
I remember when I was hanging and banging with the WCCW crowd and Rude was getting ready to take on Chris Adams and he stole the show that night brother. He then made his way to the WWE and won that intercontinental strap from the Ultimate Warrior and got some serious heat as a heel brother. He had some great bouts with Sting too in WCW. The guy was amazing.
#4: Junkyard Dog
He may be my personal favorite wrestler of all time. The JYD was such a nice man and should have won that world title in the WWE, brother. He had that “Thump” and drew a serious crowd and he wasn’t into the drugs and all that. He passed away in an auto wreck.
#5: “Macho Man” Randy Savage
The former WWE World Champion was a high-flying heavyweight with that huge elbow drop. He had huge feud with Hulk Hogan brother, and went on to have some feuds with Ricky Steamboat, Honky Tonk Man, and Dusty Rhodes. He became “King Macho” and made a name for himself in every federation he was in.
#6: Kerry Von Erich
The “Texas Tornado” was everything that you want in a wrestler, brother. He was buff and he was a great performer, despite the missing limb that he lost in a car wreck. From the Von Erich family, Kerry fell to the same curse man. He won the intercontinental title in the WWE and would have been world champ if not for the drug problems. RIP brother.
#7: Owen Hart
I was so saddened by the death of Owen Hart brother. When he fell to his death on that doomed PPV, I wept. A big part of the wrestling Hart family, the playful spirit and tenacity in the ring made him a big asset for the WWE brother, and it was a loss for mankind, not just wrestling man, when he passed away.
#8: “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith
Another member of the Hart family, Davey Boy Smith began his WWE career as part of a tag team “The British Bulldogs” with The Dynamite Kid. They would win the tag team titles and later on, Smith would win the intercontinental title. He had his running power slam and was a muscle bound man brother and a very nice man. I miss him dearly.
#9: “Crush” Bryan Adams
Coming into the WWE as a member of Demolition, “Crush” Bryan Adams presented a huge menacing force and later took off the makeup and became a face brother. He would later go to WCW and become part of the team “Kronik” and found success in tag team wrestling again. It was a sad day when he passed on brother.
#10: Chris Benoit
I have mixed emotions here brother. The Chris Benoit I knew was a nice man, man, but what he did was just terrible. I know they said steroids man and roid rage brother, but there may have been something wrong upstairs from some head shots brother. I miss him and I honor him, but I don’t like what he did man.
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