Randy Savage is not a wrestler.
The ICW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship of International Championship Wrestling . Randy Mario Poffo ( November 15 , 1952 -- May 20 , 2011 ) , better known by the ring name `` Macho Man '' Randy Savage , was an American professional wrestler and color commentator best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) and later World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . Savage is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in history ; a number of peers have ranked Savage among the industry 's top performers of all time . A one-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion , Savage was named by WWE as the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time and was credited for bringing `` a higher level of credibility to the title through his amazing in-ring performances '' . Aside from championships , he was the 1987 WWF King of the Ring and the 1995 WCW World War 3 winner .