Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling and MMA fans

Has Lanny Poffo finally given WWE his blessing on inducting Macho Man Randy Savage into its Hall of Fame? Well, kind of.

Mick Foley should be a dead cert for induction into the WWE Hall Of Fame in Madison Square Garden on April 6th, 2013. Bob Backlund too. Other names being considered are The Ultimate Warrior, Randy Savage and Owen Hart, but they would be a lot more

"Macho Man" Randy Savage took out Mick Foley, Ric Flair and even Hulk Hogan to make it to the finals of the first Cageside Seats Tournament. This is the first of a four part tribute to the legend.

The next big name likely to be announced for WWE's Hall Of Fame class in 2012 will be the late Yokozuna, joining the already announced names of Mil Mascaras, Edge and The Four Horseman. Yokozuna is another worthy pick, as he was the top heel in the promotion for fifteen months from winning the Royal Rumble in 1993 until dropping the WWF title to Bret Hart at WrestleMania X.

The Sin Cara Azul vs. Sin Cara Negro mask vs. mask match was not the only special treat for the local Mexican fans at WWE's Smackdown TV tapings in Mexico City two days ago. In a segment for the live audience alone there was a special ceremony for lucha libre legend Mil Mascaras, where Triple H announced that he would be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame next year.

Devon Nicholson responds to my Poffo vs. Valentine MMA challenge column. Devon Nicholson, the promoter behind the Macho Man Memorial Show that Greg "The Hammer" Valentine no-showed, emailed me with concerns over the article I wrote yesterday entitled "Lanny Poffo challenges Greg Valentine to an MMA match over missing a Randy Savage memorial show", in particular my belief that the whole situation was a work orchestrated by himself.

Lanny Poffo challenges Greg Valentine to an MMA match over missing a Randy Savage memorial show. This may be the worst worked shoot promo of the year, as it's so over the top you can't take it seriously with Poffo calling Valentine a "mangina" and a "pussy", saying he might leave in a body bag and throwing cash he got from his recent inheritances to bait Valentine into the fight.

Shady promoter runs disastrous even where wrestlers were falsely advertised, few were paid, there was no ring bell or sound system, and more.

The latest on Savage's cause of death as well as a look at the heart problems of similar wrestlers, both living and dead.