Barbara Lynn Poffo, wife of Randy Savage, was released from Bayfront Medical Center in Tampa, Florida Friday afternoon after undergoing treatment of minor injuries following an automobile accident in Seminole, Florida. Savage, however, was killed in the car crash.

The Florida Highway Patrol has released the police report on the crash (available here), which indicates both passengers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident.

While FHP says Savage may have had a “medical event,” it would not be confirmed until an autopsy is performed. The police report reads:

“Based upon the preliminary information at the time of this release, the following circumstances are believed to have led to this incident:

“Vehicle 1 was traveling west on SR-694. Just west of the intersection of 113th Street North, Driver 1 lost control of Vehicle 1 for unknown reasons. Vehicle 1 traveled over the raised concrete median divider, crossed over the eastbound lanes of SR-694, over the outside curb and collided head-on with a tree. The Seminole Fire Department responded to the scene and provided medical care before Driver 1 was then transported to Largo Medical where he later expired from his injuries. Driver 1 may have suffered a medical event; however, this cannot be confirmed until an autopsy is performed.

“Driver 1 is the Pro-Wrestler known as Randy “Macho Man” Savage. This incident remains under investigation. Official reports and photographs are not available for release at this time. The FHP does not operate a 911 system and thus the FHP does not have any recordings to be released.”

TNA Wrestling talent Ric Flair appeared on Charlotte’s “The Fan” 610 AM WFNZ sports radio station on Friday to discuss Randy Savage following his passing earlier in the day. Highlights are as follows:

Flair on “Macho Man” Randy Savage:

“It sure did (hit hard). It’s pretty sad. He just recently got married, it’s been a little over a year, and was happy and, you know, really seemed to be at peace with himself. He just had a phenomenal career and to have this happen is just really, really sad.”

Flair on his WrestleMania VIII match with Savage:

“That was a huge day for me and my first dance at Wrestlemania, of course. It was just a tremendously well-written program. It was like he was married to Liz back then and she was a huge commodity and a huge star with the WWF, or that’s what they were called back then, of course. And the thing was, ‘She was mine before she was yours.’ It was well-written and done and Randy worked hard at it and I worked hard at it. We had a really good match. Curt Hennig, God rest his soul, managed me and Liz managed Randy and we gave them a helluva show and it was awesome. That was my first Mania and one of the finest memories of my career.”

Additional thoughts on Savage:

“My thoughts about Randy are different. I think he was such a competitive guy. Randy had a really hard time relaxing and I feel bad. I think about the times I used to say to him ‘Hey man, just calm down and don’t worry about this and this and this… whatever happens is going to happen.’ If you go to sleep at night worrying about what’s going to happen the next day, it’s just too hard. You know, he worked like I did, 365 times a year back in the old days. He actually broke in in Charlotte in 1975. I’d only been here a year when Randy moved in down here. He played semi-pro baseball, I think, in St. Louis and was doing fairly well but wasn’t blowing up the ladder like expected so he came here and broke in the business.

“The irony in that is when I first moved here in ’74, I actually traveled with his dad several times. I knew the whole family very well. His dad just passed recently and I think that hurt Randy really bad. They were very close. Randy just dropped out of sight when the company was sold from WCW (to WWE).

“The thing I feel worst about, of all of the guys that are available and eligible to be in the WWE Hall of Fame — there most be something that I’m unaware of that’s gone on and they’ve never inducted him because Randy certainly was a major player for the WWF in the mecca days of the eighties and nineties.”

Flair on whether Savage is one of the 10 greatest wrestlers ever:

“Of course. Yeah. Of course. … I didn’t always agree with Randy. I’m not gonna lie to you. I didn’t sweat things out like he did. But I wasn’t… I didn’t have to fight like a dog in that race they had to be whoever they were in the eighties in that show, where everybody was fighting for position everyday of their life. I didn’t have to evolve from that. I never had personal differences with him, nothing about lifestyle. It was just about business and it doesn’t stop my opinion (of him) — he always did favors for me. He came in and opened some of my Golds Gyms. We were great friends. He and I clashed in business, but outside of the ring we were great. He could drink beer and have a good time. And, I made him laugh and helped him take his mind of things that bothered him. We got along great and had a lot of fun together.

“I used to say to him all the time, he probably died with 300 million dollars in the bank. I’m not exaggerating. I’m being facetious. But, Randy was very thrifty. I used to say to him all the time, because he would stay at hotels that were less cost effective than where I stayed. (laughs) You can criticize it all you want but I’m going to enjoy the moment because you never know, you know.

“The irony in that is Randy was only 58-years-old. That’s sad because I guarantee you he’s got enough money to live 200 more years. He made it. He worked hard to earn it. He worked very hard to earn it. He deserved it. But I always used to say to him, ‘Man, you live for the day.’ Today’s another example of why you have to live for today. You never know.”

In addition to his world famous exploits inside the squared circle, “Macho Man” Randy Savage was also well known as a celebrity spokesman for the beef jerky line Slim Jim throughout the 1990s. Through his promotional efforts, he helped make Slim Jim one of the most popular snack foods in the world.

“Snap into a Slim Jim, oooooh yeah!” became a popular catchphrase from his commercials.

Following the tragic passing of Savage Friday morning due to an automobile accident in Seminole, Florida, ConAgra Foods, Inc., parent company of Slim Jim, issued the following statement to TMZ.com:

“We’re saddened by the loss. Randy was a beloved ambassador for the Slim Jim brand for many years and will be greatly missed.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this time.”

In a coincidence, ConAgra Foods, Inc. shut down production of Slim Jim at its Garner, North Carolina facility Friday, concluding a 40+ year run. Slim Jim production is being shifted to a plant in Troy, Ohio.

Authors of the New York Post‘s story on the passing of Randy Savage erroneously listed former WWE Champion Ultimate Warrior among other prominent wrestlers from the 1980s to have died.

They wrote: “Savage’s passing follows the deaths of several other prominent wrestlers from the 1980s, including Yokozuna, Ultimate Warrior, Bam Bam Bigelow and Savage’s one-time female partner and wife, Miss Elizabeth.”

The article, which is available here, has since removed the Ultimate Warrior mention.

The death of Ultimate Warrior has been a common misconception dating back to 1992 when he appeared at WrestleMania VIII following a lengthy sabbatical with shorter hair and a less muscular physique.

Warrior himself acknowledged the misconception in the introductory message of his official website, UltimateWarrior.com.

He wrote, “I am not dead. Nor have I ever died. Don’t laugh. There are plenty of kooks (too many) who write and inform me that I am or that I have — and then demand I write back and confirm it!”

TNA Wrestling held a ten-bell salute for Randy Savage at tonight’s live event at Amsterdam High School in Amsterdam, New York.

Savage, who performed for the organization in 2004, died in an automobile accident this morning in Seminole, Florida.

Meanwhile, new WWE Hall of Famers Road Warrior Animal and Paul Ellering attended the event and were introduced to the audience alongside legendary grapplers Nick Bockwinkel, Danny Hodge, J.J. Dillon, Dominic Denucci, The Destroyer, Mark Lewin and Doink the Clown.

Animal was advertised to guest host next weekend’s Raw live events in Canada, but pulled due to WWE’s belief that he was critical of their drug testing policy in a recently published interview with Power Slam magazine. He appeared on a Minneapolis based sports radio station yesterday and said his remarks were taken out of context by a wrestling website—actually copied verbatim from the magazine article.

There are conflicting reports on whether WWE will honor Randy Savage next week on television following his tragic passing this morning in Seminole, Florida.

PWInsider.com reports that the production team was ordered to work on a video piece honoring the wrestling legend for inclusion on next week’s television programming.

F4WOnline.com noted shortly after news of his passing broke that the organization would pay tribute to him in some form at this Sunday’s Over the Limit pay-per-view event in Seattle, Washington. However, they now say that no tribute is planned for Savage, at least for Sunday.

Meanwhile, WWE.com posted a video dedicated to the wrestling legend’s memory here, as well as several photos and clips highlighting his extravagant career. The video package is from WWE’s 2009 DVD release Randy Savage: Macho Madness.

Savage died this morning in Seminole, Florida after a head-on collision with a tree. Lanny Poffo, his brother, says the accident occurred after Savage suffered a heart attack while driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler. He was 58 years old.

sources: PWInsider.com, F4WOnline.com

TMZ.com reports that an autopsy will be performed on the body of Randy Savage tomorrow.

His remains will be transported to the Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s Office later today where doctors are scheduled to perform an autopsy.

The wrestling legend died this morning in Largo, Florida after a head-on collision with a tree. Lanny Poffo, his brother, says the accident occurred after Savage suffered a heart attack while driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler.

He was 58 years old.

Both WWE and TNA Wrestling have issued statements concerning the passing of “Macho Man” Randy Savage, who died in an automobile accident Friday morning in Largo, Florida.

WWE stated:

“WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of one of the greatest Superstars of his time, Randy Poffo, a.k.a. Randy “Macho Man” Savage. Poffo was under contract with WWE from 1985 to 1993 and held both the WWE and Intercontinental Championships. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family and friends. We wish a speedy recovery to his wife Lynn. Poffo will be greatly missed by WWE and his fans.”

TNA stated:

“TNA joins the entire wrestling world in mourning the passing of the legendary “Macho Man” Randy Savage

“Savage was one of the most talented athletes to ever compete inside a wrestling ring. He truly transcended professional wrestling, becoming one of the true “icons” of our sport. Millions of wrestling fans grew up watching Savage battle other legends such as Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and many more.

“Savage appeared with TNA during our 2004 “Victory Road” and “Turning Point” events – memorable moments that we hope wrestling fans will never forget.

“TNA hopes all of our fans remember Randy Savage’s amazing life and career, and how he helped shape the sport as we know it today.”

New details are coming regarding the shocking death of WWE legend “Macho Man” Randy Savage .

According to the Florida Highway patrol, Savage was driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler when he suffered a heart attack. Savage lost control, veered across a concrete median into oncoming traffic and “collided head-on with a tree.”

Savage was taken to Largo Medical center, where he died from his injuries.

Savage’s wife was a passenger during the time of the accident but survived with “minor injuries.”

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(Source: TMZ.com)

We are in shock right now over this news .. TMZ.com is reporting that WWE legend “Macho Man” Randy Savage has died.

TMZ spoke with Randy’s brother, Lanny “The Genius” Poffo, who told TMZ that Savage suffered a heart attack while driving at 10am this morning, lost control of his vehicle and crashed.

Randy Savage was 58.

This is absolutely heartbreaking news … We’ll have more on this throughout the day.

— On Twitter, Hulk Hogan has been asked about bringing Randy Savage to TNA Wrestling. The Hulkster said he would if he could. He wrote:

“About bringing Randy Savage to TNA, man I wish we could get his butt off the couch he would add so much to the creative.”‘

He also posted the following concerning TNA Lockdown on Sunday:

“Good morning real WRESTLING people, LOCKDOWN is going to be intense Sunday in Cincinnati, this is not for the pg faint of heart.”

— Samoa Joe, Tara and SoCal Val are scheduled for an autograph signing today from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Hooters/Beer Sellar 301 Roverboat Row #1, Newport, Kentucky 41071. Call 859-431-6969 for more information.

— Mickie James is scheduled for an autograph signing today from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Columbia Chevrolet 9750 Montgomery Rd, Montgomery, Ohio 45242. Call 513-891-7200 for more information.

— The main selling point for tonight’s episode of WWE RAW from Chicago is a live in-person appearance from WM27 guest host The Rock. The Rock arrived in Chicago last night and stayed at the same hotel as the rest of the WWE crew. The Rock was approached by several WWE fans at the hotel and was said to be very “accessible” – taking pictures and talking to people who came up to him.

* Pictures of THE ROCK On The Set of His New Movie “Fast Five”

— During a recent interview with The Wrestling Minute radio show, former WWE wrestler/manager “The Genuis” Lanny Poffo had some big news about his brother, “Macho Man” Randy Savage. Poffo said, “I’m not going to reveal his big secret because I am afraid of what he’ll do to me if I do, but keep watching, in the next month or so Macho Man will be doing something BIG!”

* Macho Man Randy Savage Wedding Pictures from May 2010

— The WWE website has once again changed the WrestleMania line-up and now lists WWE Champion The Miz vs. John Cena as the main event. Previously, Triple H vs. Undertaker had been hyped as the main event. Over the weekend, WWE was still going over different scenarios as to which match will end the show.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

— While it was THQ’s call to feature Randy Savage in the WWE All-Stars video game, WWE has to approve any character they want in the game. The video game company approached Savage on their own, as well as Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior, and had Vince McMahon approve all three character proposals.

As the game’s promotional tagline “Two Generations. One Ring.” implies, the game features current and former WWE Superstar competing in fast-paced wrestling matches.

— “Dashing” Cody Rhodes, who is being portrayed on television as though he suffered a broken nose due to Rey Mysterio, has been wearing a band-aid in public to sell the storyline injury.

— Jennifer Hudson, fiancé of David Otunga, was backstage at Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view event in Boston.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— Millennium Wrestling Federation is promoting Awesome Kong’s appearance for this Saturday’s event at Memorial Hall in Melrose, MA as her farewell appearance for the promotion before she heads to World Wrestling Entertainment. She will be accompanied to the ring by the father of WWE Superstar John Cena, John Cena, Sr., for her match against J-Busta.

Other talent advertised for the show include WWE United States Champion Daniel Bryan, Abyss, Paul Bearer, Jay Lethal, and Matt “Doink the Clown” Borne. Visit BostonWrestling.com for more information.

— Randy Savage attended last month’s Florida Orchestra Yankees Concert, which was held in Tampa. Footage of the four-time world champion reciting “The Night Before Christmas” was shown during a recent news segment on Fox 13 Tampa. Check out the video below – Savage appears just over a minute into the video, and is shown again at the 1:27 mark.

– WWE legend “Macho Man” Randy Savage is celebrating his 58th birthday today, November 15th.

Check Out: Randy Savage Marries Girlfriend Lynn (Wedding Pictures)

– To update the story that WWE is planning to build a pysical Hall of Fame, we’ve heard the company has sent out letters to various potential host cities explaining the potential benefits to the cities. WWE is looking for the host city to contribute to the costs associated with building and maintaining a Hall of Fame facility. The project is in its very early stages and nothing is expected to happen for 2-3 more years.

– NASCAR driver Carl Edward has been celebrating his recent racing victories by running into the crowd and celebrating with the fans. Edwards recently wrote on Twitter that this new celebration was inspired by WWE star John Cena, whom he worked with on a Gilette commercial shoot.

– According to reports out of India, celebrity Pamela Anderson will joining the cast of India’s “Big Brother” reality show, which currently features WWE star the Great Khali.

— Syfy has begun promoting Friday Night SmackDown’s move to the network as a subsite has been launched on its official website. SmackDown premieres on Syfy on Friday, October 1st at 8:00 p.m. ET.

— Video of Randy Savage announcing his WWE Mattel action figure last Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con International has been posted on WWE.com.

— WWE returns to the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California on October 9th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale August 21st, 2010 at 10 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

— It was announced yesterday during San Diego Comic-Con International that Steve Austin’s Hugo Panzer character would make another guest appearance on the NBC action-comedy television show Chuck this season. He was last seen in the episode “Chuck vs. First Class” where he combats Chuck inside an airplane.

— RingsideCollectibles.net has released a high quality video of the “Macho Man” Randy Savage WWE Mattel action figure announcement at San Diego Comic-Con International. Also released is complete video of WWE writers Ed Koskey and Brian Gewirtz answering questions concerning the company’s creative process alongside Eve Torres and The Miz. Finally, several photos of Mattel’s WWE action figure line on display at Comic-Con can be viewed here.

— SmackDown star Shad Gaspard has released the synopsis and cover art of the crime/action adventure graphic novel Assassin & Son: Path of Vengeance, created and written by himself and former WWE performer Marc Caponi (a/k/a Muhammad Hassan). For details on the novel, click here.

— WWE has signed Ohio Valley Wrestling’s Brent “Beef” Wellington to a developmental contract, reports f4wonline.com. The announcement was made by Wellington during Wednesday night’s OVW television taping. He was then jumped by Austin Aries.

— Three more WWE stars have joined Twitter in MVP, William Regal and Todd Grisham.

— As reported earlier, Mattel announced yesterday during San Diego Comic-Con International that Randy Savage had been signed by the company to take part in their “WWE Defining Moments” action figure line. Video has since surfaced of Savage cutting a classic “Macho Man” promo hyping the acting figure, which can be viewed here (starting at the 2:00 mark). He said Mattel is making more figures of himself from different eras of his career and vowed “2011 will be the Macho Man’s year.”

— Regarding Rey Mysterio’s World Heavyweight Championship victory at last night’s Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view, the title switch was done for a few reasons, reports www.f4wonline.com.

For starters, company officials were unhappy with Jack Swagger’s reign as Champion as he hadn’t gotten over to the degree they would have liked. It’s also being said that Mysterio has been unhappy the company as of late and this was management’s way of appeasing him. Additionally, plans for Mysterio to take a month long vacation were scrapped when Undertaker went down with multiple facial injuries, so giving him a title run persuaded him to stick around.

— The official WWE website has posted a feature counting down the top 25 Intercontinental Champions of all-time. “Macho Man” Randy Savage was deemed the greatest IC Champ of all-time as he is ranked No. 1 on the chart. He is trailed by Chris Jericho, Ultimate Warrior and Mr. Perfect.

— WWE returns to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on August 29th, 2010 at 5 p.m. Tickets go on sale June 26th, 2010 at 10 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

— As reported earlier, multi-time wrestling champion Randy Savage (Randy Poffo), 57, recently wed for a second time. The bride in question is Lynn Payne, 55, reports the Wrestling Globe Newsletter. The ceremony was held on May 10 at Lido Beach in Sarasota, Florida with only their closest family in attendance.

The couple first met thirty-six years ago in Sarasota. Poffo, who was a minor league baseball player at the time, was playing for the Tampa Tarpons while Payne was attending school at the Ringling School of Art and Design. They dated for two years before going their separate ways. The couple reunited in 2001.

“Thirty-six years ago, Lynn and I met on Lido Beach,” said Poffo at the wedding. “I feel so fortunate that I had a second chance to marry my first love, here where it all began.”

— Former WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle is expected to give birth any day now. She noted the following on her Twitter account yesterday: “Having some serious contractions! Holy crap are they intense.”

— Booker T and Lilian Garcia will be appearing at the Frank & Son Collectible Show taking place on Saturday, June 26 in City of Industry, California. Click here for more information.

— Today marks the eleven year anniversary of the death of Owen Hart. He died when an equipment malfunction occurred during his entrance from the rafters of the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri at the WWF’s Over the Edge pay-per-view event.

— WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler announced Thursday on his official website that he is launching a new wrestling promotion in his home city of Memphis. The inaugural taping of his new wrestling television show, Memphis Friends, was held Thursday evening at “The Vine.” The series will debut on Saturday, Jun. 5 at 11:00 a.m. on the Ion Network (channel 50) in the Memphis market. WWE will be providing footage for the series.

— News and photos of Randy Savage’s recent wedding provoked a tidal wave of internet searches pertaining to the former wrestling champion as he was one of the most searched for topics on Google.com on Thursday, according to Google Trends.

Savage recently married his long time girlfriend, Lynn — his second marriage. Images that have surfaced online show Savage looking significantly different than how wrestling fans remember him as he now sports a white beard and gray hair. His hairline has also greatly receded.

— In today’s wrestling birthdays, Chris Benoit would have turned 43 years old while Nancy “Woman” Benoit (née Toffoloni) would have turned 46.

— Randy Savage was reportedly upset with the webmaster of his now former official website over a tribute video he created honoring late father Angelo Poffo. Apparently, he was upset with referred to by his ring name in the video rather than his real name. The multi-time wrestling champion and brother Lanny (a/k/a The Genius) checked on their father regularly before his passing earlier this month in Sarasota, Florida.

— Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia is auctioning off a pair of boots worn on Monday Night Raw at the following link.

— ESPN’s recently launched On Demand service on Comcast features a pro wrestling tab with old matches from the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Matches currently featured include Jerry Lawler vs. Curt Hennig, Sgt. Slaughter vs. Nord the Barbarian, Iron Sheik vs. Baron von Raschke, Larry Zbyszko vs. Harley Race, and a Jimmy Snuka cage match.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— While Jim Ross is not yet returning to television on a regular basis, he will be conducting play-by-play at WrestleMania.

Wrestlers were told this past week at television that Ross, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler would be calling WrestleMania with Matt Striker, Todd Grisham and Josh Matthews handling interviews backstage.

Ross signed a short-term extension this past week, believed to be one month. His former contract expired this week.

— There was much disappointment among the Poffo family as Randy Savage contacted both WWE and TNA, asking them to send some kind of a message to be read at his father’s funeral. TNA sent a message while WWE ignored his request.

Angelo Poffo passed away two weeks ago on Mar. 4.

— WWE announced yesterday that the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony will air on USA Network on Saturday, Mar. 27 at 11 PM/10 PM CT.

— As noted earlier, former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia performed The Star-Spangled Banner before the Big East Championship Semi-Finals this past Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Those who miss seeing Lilian sing the anthem before WWE shows can see video of her performance at the following link.

— One half of the 1980s tag team the Midnight Express, Dennis Condrey, has signed on with World Wrestling Entertainment as a developmental trainer, reports f4wonline.com. He begins Monday in Florida Championship Wrestling and will be working closely with the NXT wrestlers.

— WWE and The Miami Herald are joining forces to recognize three South Florida youngsters “who display very good or improved grades in school along with a positive attitude, good character and sportsmanship.” Each honoree will receive two tickets to the WWE Monday Night Raw show on June 7 at the American Airlines Arena. They also will participate in a meet-and-greet. (Article link)

— Randy “Macho Man” Savage’s WWE debut is highlighted on WWE.com as this week’s “Classic Moment of the Week.”

During a recent interview with UGO.com, Hulk Hogan commented on the possibility of Ultimate Warrior and Randy “Macho Man” Savage joining TNA Wrestling.

“The Warrior is not “alive” anymore,” Hogan told UGO.com. “I did a deposition about six months ago where Vince McMahon put out a tape called The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior. And I did a deposition. I sat in a room across from him. No other wrestler would testify. He thought I was actually going to help him, but when I told the truth…I seriously doubt he and I would ever work together again. I did tell the truth at the deposition. He’s the worst. He’s horrible. There’s nobody worse than him in the ring. So hopefully I’ll never have to see him again in the ring.”

As far as Savage is concerned, despite their past differences, Hogan would love to have him on board with TNA. He feels if Savage dyed his gray beard and got back into shape, he would be good enough to return to the ring.

“I’d LOVE to see the Macho Man,” Hogan exclaimed. “Dye that old gray Santa Claus beard he’s got. Get back in shape. And teach these young guys how to do it because I could sure use his help. He’s got a great mind for the business.”

Hogan also comments on the removal of the six-sided ring (calling it “a playpen”), when exactly he should have quit wrestling, back shaving tips, and more. You can read the interview in its entirety at the following link.