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Lanny Mark Poffo (December 28, 1954-February 2, 2023) was a Canadiannote -American Professional Wrestler, manager, motivational speaker and actor best known for his time in WWE in the 1980s and early 1990s. He debuted in 1973 and worked for various National Wrestling Alliance territories as well as his father Angelo's outlaw promotion International Championship Wrestling, which ran in direct opposition to Jerry Lawler's CWA promotion in Memphis. His older brother was the legendary "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

He was usually a Jobber in WWE, until he turned heel and became "The Genius", manager for Mr. Perfect and The Beverly Brothers. He would be signed to WCW in 1995, being paid $150,000 a year to just sit at home and do nothing after plans to give him the name "Gorgeous George" fell through. This arrangement apparently lasted until WCW closed its doors in 2001.

Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former 3x ICW World Heavyweight Champion, a former 4x ICW World Tag Team Champion (3x w/George Weingeroff and 1x w/Mike Doggendorf), a former 2x NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion (1x w/Angelo Poffo and 1x w/Chris Colt), a former NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion, a former NWA Mid-America Tag-Team Champion (w/Bobby Eaton) and a former Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion (w/ Randy Savage).


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