Paid Members Nick James Posted February 2, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 2, 2023 The Genius has reportedly passed away, a few accounts are posting tributes to him over on Twitter. Rest in Peace, Lanny. Quote
Tim Healys Chutney Spoon Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 Came to post the same https://nodq.com/news/former-wwe-star-lanny-poffo-has-reportedly-passed-away/ Quote
Cannibal Man Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 wont be wiping my arse tonight, RIP big man Quote
Keith Houchen Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 His frisbees and poems may be well remembered but for me it will be that shoot promo where he called Greg Valentine a mangina. Top level stuff. Quote
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted February 2, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 2, 2023 “I once knew a man from Nantucket. His dick was so long he could suck it. As he wiped off his chin, He said with a grin, ‘If my ear was a cunt I would fuck it’”. RIP Lanny. Quote
Merzbow Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 Fuck, I'd only just heard on Rene's podcast that he was living it up abroad with women all over him. He was always fun to listen to after his career slowed down, and had the best contract in WCW history. Quote
Paid Members Tommy! Posted February 2, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 2, 2023 I met him at an event, you got to meet everyone twice so I took stuff for the second loop, a dollar bill for DiBiase and virgil, a single with tito and Martell and a double as strike force for example. What was my second shot with the genius? I rummage around and plumped for his full page spread in wrestlecrap book of lists, detailing his big perm/mullet. As he signed it he stopped to talk about his big perm/mullet and told us a story which was near word for word what was in the book. The nicest people I met at these events when I went was probably funk, piper, him and surprisingly zeus. Just seemed so happy to be there. I'll see if I can dig it out and snap a photo. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 3, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 3, 2023 Totally unexpected as he'd been posting on his Facebook about going to see Wicked on Broadway the other day. He did seem like a lovely chap, and was brilliant as the Genius. Quote
theringmaster Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 Obviously it's very sad that the person himself has died but it also very sad in that he was the biggest champion of the Poffo legacy, he really carried their legacy on and was instrumental in getting Randy Savage in HOF fame and getting new merch released etc Quote
Paid Members Tommy! Posted February 3, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 3, 2023 11 hours ago, Tommy! said: I'll see if I can dig it out and snap a photo. Quote
SaitoRyo Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 If you want to watch a really good Lanny Poffo match, check out his one against Terry Funk from the July 13th, 1985 MSG show. It's on the Network and it's well worth your time. Lanny was really good at his job and I think it's a bit unfair that he's been 'Jannetty'd' by some because he was Randy's younger and less successful brother. I reckon if I was a fan in the mid-to-late 80's, Lanny would have been one of my favourites due to his high-flying style (the same way Essa Rios became my favourite when I started watching obsessively in 2000). I know Rob Van Dam references Lanny and Brady Boone as two of his biggest inspirations for getting into the business. Glad he seemed to have had a nice post-wrestling life, by all accounts. I don't think I've really ever heard anybody who has ever had dealings with him say a bad word about him. Quote
David Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 Met him at a convention last year and he was a lovely chap, taking time to speak to everyone and really engaging those who had paid to be there, which isn't always the case with some guests. Quote
Paid Members Maverick Posted February 3, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) His RF shoot interview way back in the day was hilarious. Remember cry laughing at him telling a story about a run in with Ole Anderson. Weird guy but always enjoyed his mad energy. Genuis was underrated. Edited February 3, 2023 by Maverick Quote
CavemanLynn Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 A real shame. RIP Genius. He came off like such a lovely guy in interviews. Knew his limitations, knew his lane, made the absolute most of it and seemed to come out of the end genuinely happy. I just did a YT search and found a short squash vs Rude - Leaping Lanny gets the jobber's (non-)entrance and little offence, but they still got him spitting bars on the mic about Rude making a huge mistake going after Jake Roberts' missus, because you don't have THAT voice on the card and NOT give it the mic. Quote
Paid Members garynysmon Posted February 3, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 3, 2023 How many wrestlers can say they have a nationally televised win over golden era Hulk Hogan on their CV? Quote
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