I can't really say a lot about workrate or if he's in the top 5, but he's definitely close to it. I will say as far as wrestlers of the 80's, he was the prototype to what a wrestler should be, the man has no major flaws, unlike guys like Hogan who exceeded in the drawing, but wasn't a great wrestler or Flair who could exceed in the technical aspects, but didn't draw anywhere close to Hogan. Savage was also a GREAT storyteller and one of the best promo guys this business ever had to offer.

I'm absolutely pissed off that his HOF induction (if he ever gets one) will be posthumorous. Thanks for showing so much contempt for your fan base, Vince.

3 of my top 10 favorite wrestlers are now dead.

I just watched his Wrestlemania VII match again, real emotional stuff. I think I have to agree with what Bret said, and be thankful that it wasn't drugs, alcohol, suicide or personal problems...it was just an unfortunate accident...something that's very rare in wrestling anymore.

I'm sure that years of substance abuse probably played a role in the weakening of his heart lining, however I have no way to back that up, but the guy did look fairly stacked later in his WCW run, but that could have been a number of things, but I won't rule out steroids, because obviously almost every wrestler from that era used them. There was also the report of him later dying of his wounds, so there's the possibility that he suffered a minor heart attack and the wreck resulted in fatal injuries. I suppose we'll find out soon, but damn..I've been bummed all day. I would go so far as to say his death has been the most prominent of any wrestler, even ESPN had it on the scroller at the bottom, and both ATH and PTI showed tributes, which isn't normal for wrestlers. I can say this for sure...there will never be another Macho Man Randy Savage.

You know...how cool would it be if WWE picked Lethal up, and didn't drop the ball on him...let him get the IC belt and give him sort of a Shelton Benjamin push for a while and let the crowd react. I personally think it would work, especially feuds with Bryan, Mysterio and Sheamus, it would work well.

There was also the Mattel figure promo he shot, which was awesome, but it was too little too late. Even if they were mending a bridge, this shit should've been done 5 years ago.

WWE really knows how to put their priorities forward, granted this was basically a freak accident, I still think they would basically do their best to avoid bringing him up at all. You could really break down the HOF as the next guys who would get in there; Rock, Undertaker, Edge, Mick Foley, Triple H, Booker T, Kevin Nash and so forth...I still think we would've been waiting 10 years before they even bothered, which is ridiculous considering how much Vince buried the hatchet with so many other people, he must've really hated Macho.

Still, this doesn't guarantee a HOF induction, since it is going to be The Rock, but I'm sure he might co-headline, which is something he shouldn't have. Vince just likes to show his contempt to his core audience as well as anyone who's on his shitlist.

Whatever the case was, it was bad judgment on Vince's part.

That's what I never understood! Why was Vince so adamant on Savage being a commentator? Savage was a total package wrestler, who should be better suited as an established star who doesn't necessarily need to be a focal point, but a guy who you could always rely on when needed, like Kane, maybe a little more. Instead, Vince puts him behind a table and gives him little insight as to what to do. Give Savage a mic and an angle, and he'd get over, but make him sit there for 1 to 2 hours and tell him to call the action, is something entirely different. He wasn't terrible, but some guys fit into those roles much better than others.

Those events shouldn't supersede the fact that Savage made him a lot of money to begin with, as well as Vince ultimately being the victor over WCW. Factor in that Warrior held Vince up for money, Bret physically attacked Vince and Shawn Michaels was not only a liability but he was also a prima donna, so yes, I will hold Vince to blame for not getting over a 16 year old grudge that he easily could've made money on.

Also, that "new movement" still didn't set the stage for new stars immediately. Hogan was still main eventing by the time Macho Man was doing commentating, as well as them being very short on stars from '93-'95. You had Undertaker, Hart, Yokozuna, Luger and promising rising stars like Razor, Michaels, Diesel and Double J. I think using an established guy like Savage could've made a lot of those guys look better if they weren't just one off matches and such.