In this undated publicity image released by WWE, professional wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage is shown. (WWE via AP)
Oooooh yeeeaah! The “Macho Man” Randy Savage was announced Monday on Raw as the .
In an interview with Stone Cold Steve Austin in December, WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon said Savage would .
“Oh absolutely. Definitely. I’d say soon. I’m not so sure if itap this year but soon,” McMahon said.
Savage, whose real name is Randy Poffo, was one of the most recognizable and charismatic professional wrestlers throughout the 1980s and ’90s. He had a long list of accomplishments, including being the WWF Intercontinental Champion, a two-time WWF Champion and a four-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
Savage, who died in 2011, crossed over into mainstream celebrity status endorsing Slim Jim, and later appearing in a variety of acting roles from Bonesaw McGraw in “Spider-Man” and Space Ghost’s dad Leonard Ghostal in “Space Ghost Coast to Coast.”
Here’s one of the promos he did during his days with the then-WWF:
He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on March 28 at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on the eve of WrestleMania 31, the WWE’s biggest event of the year.
