[ESPN’s Bill Simmons on the death of a man who, for many of us, typified pro wrestling in the 1980s][link]. Hulk Hogan was always more popular, but Macho *was* wrestling in a way Hogan could never touch.
[link]: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/110524 “Bill Simmons: Macho Man brought together the die-hards, the bandwagon fans and the ’80s – ESPN”