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He was usually a {{Jobber}} in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, until he [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] and became The Genius, where he became a manager for [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] and [[Characters/WWETagTeams The Beverly Brothers]]. He would be signed to Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1995, being paid $150,000 a year to just sit at home and do nothing after plans to give him the name "[[Wrestling/GeorgeWagner Gorgeous George]]" fell through. This arrangement apparently lasted until WCW closed its doors in 2001.
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He was usually a {{Jobber}} in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, until he [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] and became The Genius, where he became a "The Genius", manager for [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] and [[Characters/WWETagTeams The Beverly Brothers]]. He would be signed to Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1995, being paid $150,000 a year to just sit at home and do nothing after plans to give him the name "[[Wrestling/GeorgeWagner Gorgeous George]]" fell through. This arrangement apparently lasted until WCW closed its doors in 2001.
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Lanny Mark Poffo (December 28, 1954-February 2, 2023) was a Canadian[[note]]He was born in Calgary, Alberta.[[/note]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis. His older brother was the legendary [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]].
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Lanny Mark Poffo (December 28, 1954-February 2, 2023) was a Canadian[[note]]He was born in Calgary, Alberta.[[/note]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er Wrestl|ing}}er, manager, motivational speaker and manager actor best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis. His older brother was the legendary [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]].
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* SiblingYinYang: Macho Man was a [[TestosteronePoisoning wild, colorful alpha male]], while The Genius was a [[RhymesOnADime poetic know-it-all]] with theatrical mannerisms.
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* RhymesOnADime: The color commentators often referred to him as "The Wrestling Poet".
* SiblingYinYang: Macho Man was a [[TestosteronePoisoning wild, colorful alpha male]], while The Genius was a[[RhymesOnADime [[{{Bookworm}} poetic know-it-all]] with theatrical mannerisms.
* SiblingYinYang: Macho Man was a [[TestosteronePoisoning wild, colorful alpha male]], while The Genius was a
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* UrExample: One of the first North American wrestlers to use the Senton Bomb and the moonsault on a regular basis.basis.
* WarriorPoet: Much of his [[TheGimmick/ProfessionalWrestling gimmick]] revolved into this.
* WarriorPoet: Much of his [[TheGimmick/ProfessionalWrestling gimmick]] revolved into this.
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* InsistentTerminology: As The Genius, his boots were emblazoned with a monogram reading: '''"Hi I.Q."'''
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*** ''[[Wrestling/SurvivorSeries Survivor Series '89]]'': "The Rude Brood" with Wrestling/RickRude, Wrestling/CurtHennig and [[Wrestling/JacquesRougeau The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers]]. Co-managed by him and Hart.
** (In Memphis): The First Family, led by
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*** ''[[Wrestling/SurvivorSeries Survivor Series '89]]'': "The Rude Brood" with Wrestling/RickRude, Wrestling/CurtHennig and [[Wrestling/JacquesRougeau The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers]]. Co-managed by him and Hart.
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* SiblingYinYang: Macho Man was a [[TestosteronePoisoning wild, colorful alpha male]], while The Genius was a [[RhymesOnADime poetic]] [[InsufferableGenius know-it-all]] with theatrical mannerisms.
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* SiblingYinYang: Macho Man was a [[TestosteronePoisoning wild, colorful alpha male]], while The Genius was a [[RhymesOnADime poetic]] [[InsufferableGenius poetic know-it-all]] with theatrical mannerisms.
*UnderwearOfPowerUnderwearOfPower: Picked almost the same color palette as Hennig did, Baby blue and orange were his default.
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He was usually a {{Jobber}} in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, until he [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] and became The Genius. In this role, he was a manager for [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] and [[Characters/WWETagTeams The Beverly Brothers]].
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He was usually a {{Jobber}} in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, until he [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] and became The Genius. In this role, Genius, where he was became a manager for [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] and [[Characters/WWETagTeams The Beverly Brothers]]. \n\n He would be signed to Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1995, being paid $150,000 a year to just sit at home and do nothing after plans to give him the name "[[Wrestling/GeorgeWagner Gorgeous George]]" fell through. This arrangement apparently lasted until WCW closed its doors in 2001.
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Lanny Mark Poffo (December 28, 1954-February 2, 2023) was a Canadian[[note]]He was born in Calgary, Alberta.[[/note]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis.
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Lanny Mark Poffo (December 28, 1954-February 2, 2023) was a Canadian[[note]]He was born in Calgary, Alberta.[[/note]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis.
Memphis. His older brother was the legendary [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]].
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Lanny Mark Poffo (born December 28, 1954) is a semi-retired Canadian[[note]]He was born in Calgary, Alberta.[[/note]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis.
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Lanny Mark Poffo (born December (December 28, 1954) is 1954-February 2, 2023) was a semi-retired Canadian[[note]]He was born in Calgary, Alberta.[[/note]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis.
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* CulturedBadass: Would read poetry to the audience on the back of frisbees as "Leaping" Lanny.
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* TheCastShowoff: He wrote all his own poetry.
* CulturedBadass: Would read poetry to the audience on the back of frisbees as "Leaping"Lanny.Lanny and on a scroll as The Genius.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: While it was only a count-out win, The Genius does hold a win over Wrestling/HulkHogan on an episode of ''Saturday Night's Main Event''.
* DemotedToExtra: After becoming The Genius he spent more time as a manager than as a wrestler.
* CulturedBadass: Would read poetry to the audience on the back of frisbees as "Leaping"
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: While it was only a count-out win, The Genius does hold a win over Wrestling/HulkHogan on an episode of ''Saturday Night's Main Event''.
* DemotedToExtra: After becoming The Genius he spent more time as a manager than as a wrestler.
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* UrExample: One of the first North American wrestlers to use [[IHaveTheHighGround the Senton Bomb and the moonsault]] on a regular basis.
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* UrExample: One of the first North American wrestlers to use [[IHaveTheHighGround the Senton Bomb and the moonsault]] moonsault on a regular basis.
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* SiblingYinYang: Macho Man was a [[TestosteronePoisoning wild, colorful alpha male]], while The Genius was a [[RhymesOnADime poetic]] [[InsufferableGenius know-it-all]] with theatrical mannerisms.
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Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-h.html ICW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-t.html ICW World Tag Team Champion]] (3x w/George Weingeroff and 1x w/Mike Doggendorf), a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-nwa-t.html NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion]] (1x w/Angelo Poffo and 1x w/Chris Colt), 1x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/midam-h.html NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion]], 1x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/midam-t.html NWA Mid-America Tag-Team Champion]] (w/Bobby Eaton) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/gc/gc-t.html Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion]] (w/ Wrestling/RandySavage).
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Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-h.html ICW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-t.html ICW World Tag Team Champion]] (3x w/George Weingeroff and 1x w/Mike Doggendorf), a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-nwa-t.html NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion]] (1x w/Angelo Poffo and 1x w/Chris Colt), 1x a former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/midam-h.html NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion]], 1x a former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/midam-t.html NWA Mid-America Tag-Team Champion]] (w/Bobby Eaton) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/gc/gc-t.html Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion]] (w/ Wrestling/RandySavage).
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Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-h.html ICW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-t.html ICW World Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-nwa-t.html NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/gc/gc-t.html Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion]].
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Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-h.html ICW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-t.html ICW World Tag Team Champion]], Champion]] (3x w/George Weingeroff and 1x w/Mike Doggendorf), a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-nwa-t.html NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion]] (1x w/Angelo Poffo and 1x w/Chris Colt), 1x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/midam-h.html NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion]], 1x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/midam-t.html NWA Mid-America Tag-Team Champion]] (w/Bobby Eaton) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/gc/gc-t.html Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion]].
Champion]] (w/ Wrestling/RandySavage).
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* WrestlingFamily: His brother was [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]], and his father, Angelo Poffo, was a famous wrestler in the 1950s and 60s.
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* WrestlingFamily: His brother was [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]], and his father, Angelo Poffo, was a famous wrestler in the 1950s and 60s.60s.
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Lanny Mark Poffo (born December 28, 1954) is a semi-retired Canadian[[note]]He was born in Calgary, Alberta.[[/note]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis.
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Lanny Poffo is a semi-retired Canadian-American Canadian[[note]]He was born in Calgary, Alberta.[[/note]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis.
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* [[{{Biography}} Autobiography]]: 1988's ''Wrestling With Rhyme''
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Lanny Poffo is a semi-retired American Canadian-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis.
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* UrExample: One of the first North American wrestlers to use the Senton Bomb and the moonsault in the arsenal.
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* UrExample: One of the first North American wrestlers to use [[IHaveTheHighGround the Senton Bomb and the moonsault in the arsenal.moonsault]] on a regular basis.
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Lanny Poffo is a semi-retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Wrestling/JerryLawler's CWA promotion in Memphis.
He was usually a {{Jobber}} in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, until he [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] and became The Genius. In this role, he was a manager for [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] and [[Characters/WWETagTeams The Beverly Brothers]].
Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-h.html ICW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-t.html ICW World Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-nwa-t.html NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/gc/gc-t.html Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion]].
He was usually a {{Jobber}} in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, until he [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] and became The Genius. In this role, he was a manager for [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] and [[Characters/WWETagTeams The Beverly Brothers]].
Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-h.html ICW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/icw/icw-t.html ICW World Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-nwa-t.html NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/gc/gc-t.html Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion]].
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* BadassBeard[=/=]BeardOfEvil: Depending on whether he was a face or a heel.
* CulturedBadass: Would read poetry to the audience on the back of frisbees as "Leaping" Lanny.
* GeniusBruiser: Was this as The Genius.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: When your brother is '''Randy Savage'''...
* PowerStable: The First Family, led by Wrestling/JimmyHart in Memphis.
* RedBaron: "Leaping" and "The Genius."
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: One of the first North American wrestlers to use the Senton Bomb and the moonsault in the arsenal.
* WrestlingFamily: His brother was [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]], and his father, Angelo Poffo, was a famous wrestler in the 1950s and 60s.
!!!"Genius Tropes":
* BadassBeard[=/=]BeardOfEvil: Depending on whether he was a face or a heel.
* CulturedBadass: Would read poetry to the audience on the back of frisbees as "Leaping" Lanny.
* GeniusBruiser: Was this as The Genius.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: When your brother is '''Randy Savage'''...
* PowerStable: The First Family, led by Wrestling/JimmyHart in Memphis.
* RedBaron: "Leaping" and "The Genius."
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: One of the first North American wrestlers to use the Senton Bomb and the moonsault in the arsenal.
* WrestlingFamily: His brother was [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]], and his father, Angelo Poffo, was a famous wrestler in the 1950s and 60s.
