Post by Johnzplan on Jan 10, 2006 0:54:25 GMT -5
Lanny Poffo started the sport of wrestling in 1973 trained by his Father the ledgendary Angelo Poffo and is the brother of former 2 time WWE Champion Macho Man Randy Savage and together as Brothers both worked as a Tag Team and feuded in the Kentuckey Territory IWC owned by Angelo Poffo in the late 70's and early 80's til Both headed to the Big Time of the WWE back than the WWF in 1985 and went there seprate Ways with Lanny Poffo as a Single wrestler and Macho Man along with his real life Wife and Valet at the time Miss Elizabeth in a Love story line that made history in the wrestling world. years Later in the WWE, Lanny Poffo landed a role within the WWE known as The genius who was famous for coming out in between matches and reading poetry to get the fans heated about what he would read. than later became a manager of the Late Mr. Perfect and the The Tag Team the Beverley Brothers.
After his Release with the WWE... Lanny retired from the wrestling world and persue his true passion and that's writing.
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A few years later in the WWE Lanny Poffo landed a DP: When exactly did you make your debut as a wrestler?
LP: Aurora Illinois on June 8th, 1973.
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DP: You were trained by your father, correct?
LP: Yes, that was a lucky break. He didn’t even charge me.
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DP: In the start, weren't you heel and Randy as baby, then reversed later on?
LP: We’ve both switched many times in our lives. Being able to do both doubles your chances of finding work.
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DP: Didn't you wrestle as an amateur, while Randy played baseball instead in high school?
LP: Wrestling is a winter sport. Baseball is Spring and Summer. A person can do both.
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DP: Everyone knows about you and your career so we won't rehash things. Instead, let's go to your view point directly. What bouts do YOU consider your best, ever?
LP: My match against Hulk Hogan on NBC was my best and most important match. It’s featured on my web-site. I’ve had great matches with Terry Funk, Harley Race and Lou Thesz.
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DP: No one likes to talk about these, but on the other hand, some of the worst?
LP: I’ve had so many lousy matches, I don’t know where to start.
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DP: You retired from wrestling and placed a focus on writing, correct? There is a new book out on the dangers of smoking that you have done?
LP: I retired because I was no longer needed by the WWF (WWE) It was a fantastic run from 1985 through 1993. I am now a Certified Credit Councilor. I make many speeches to schools to advance my cause to keep children from tobacco.
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DP: Which brings us to an itneretsing point. Many fans thought that your Genius role was a fabrication, with your poems being the work of some scriptwriter, but you wrote your own stuff, correct?
LP: I wrote my own poems, good or bad.
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DP: I seem to think way back in ICW days you put out a record with your poems put to music? Gusto Girl or something like that?
LP: Yes, it wasn’t very good but it sold well at the matches.
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DP: Even earlier, didn''t you do some kind of gag book on How To Defend Yourself In A Cowardly manner?
LP: Yes, the title was better than the book. Sorry!
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DP: You are also in the book, Theatre In A Squared Circle, alongside, well, me and some others.
LP: Yes, and Jeff Archer and I have become very good friends.
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DP: You retired more or less from wrestling, though you have been seen doing the commercials for that exercise machine on TV?
LP: That is also on my web-site. I still wrestle once in a while. It gives me a chance to promote my cause.
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DP: You made a brief comeback in California a while ago and got over big time. Is the comeback permenant or do you plan to stick to book signings and lectures instead?
LP: Nothing in life is permanent. I saw a lot of great young talent that day. Candice LaRae was totally amazing.
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DP: You became very high profile for a while, with Jarret and then the WWF. While these bookings put you on the map, did you ever find yourself longing for the older days of travelling the midwest or working for your father in ICW instead?
LP: I was working for myself. I owned 33% of the ICW. They were the Charles Dickens times. “The best of times, the worst of times” from Tale of two Cities.
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DP: You and Randy had some real bloodbaths back then. Do any of these bouts survive on tape anyplace?
LP: The only one that survived is when Randy used the piledriver on Ricky Morton. Hardcore was born that night! I held the rope and watched!
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DP: Did it seem odd that you and Randy would go to Jarrett and work, as there was bad blood between your group and them when they ran Kentucky and you did too, back in the early 1980s?
LP: Politics makes strange bedfellows.
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DP: Of all the people you worked for, do you have a preferance for any single office or promoter?
LP: Vince McMahon, Bill Watts, Jerry Jarret and Emile DuPree were my favorites. (In that order) Nick Gulas was the worst. Nobody else compares!
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DP: Do you even follow the wrestling today and these new guys coming on to the scene?
LP: I just don’t watch much TV anymore unless there’s a good baseball game on.
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DP: What are your other interests besides writing and wrestling?
LP: I am a health nut. I read many articles and books. Unfortunately there are a lot of sharks in the water with some snake oil to sell.
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DP: Don't you have a webpage now also?
LP: Lannypoffo.com DP: Anything else you would like to touch on that we may have missed?
LP: Everybody always asks me if I’m shocked by the number of young wrestlers who have died early. No, I’m amazed that more haven’t died young. Nobody’s responding to the wake-up call.
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DP: Closing comments?
LP: I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to step in the Wrestling ring. I’m also glad to have survived it with no serious injuries or additions.
When I was 12 years old I asked Art Linkletter for his autograph. He told me to F--- off!
I was so devastated that I NEVER refused an autograph from anybody ever in my life. I was always nice to the fans weather I was a heel or babyface. Without the fans, the sport does not exist! God bless us everyone!
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After his Release with the WWE... Lanny retired from the wrestling world and persue his true passion and that's writing.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A few years later in the WWE Lanny Poffo landed a DP: When exactly did you make your debut as a wrestler?
LP: Aurora Illinois on June 8th, 1973.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: You were trained by your father, correct?
LP: Yes, that was a lucky break. He didn’t even charge me.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: In the start, weren't you heel and Randy as baby, then reversed later on?
LP: We’ve both switched many times in our lives. Being able to do both doubles your chances of finding work.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: Didn't you wrestle as an amateur, while Randy played baseball instead in high school?
LP: Wrestling is a winter sport. Baseball is Spring and Summer. A person can do both.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: Everyone knows about you and your career so we won't rehash things. Instead, let's go to your view point directly. What bouts do YOU consider your best, ever?
LP: My match against Hulk Hogan on NBC was my best and most important match. It’s featured on my web-site. I’ve had great matches with Terry Funk, Harley Race and Lou Thesz.
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DP: No one likes to talk about these, but on the other hand, some of the worst?
LP: I’ve had so many lousy matches, I don’t know where to start.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: You retired from wrestling and placed a focus on writing, correct? There is a new book out on the dangers of smoking that you have done?
LP: I retired because I was no longer needed by the WWF (WWE) It was a fantastic run from 1985 through 1993. I am now a Certified Credit Councilor. I make many speeches to schools to advance my cause to keep children from tobacco.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: Which brings us to an itneretsing point. Many fans thought that your Genius role was a fabrication, with your poems being the work of some scriptwriter, but you wrote your own stuff, correct?
LP: I wrote my own poems, good or bad.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: I seem to think way back in ICW days you put out a record with your poems put to music? Gusto Girl or something like that?
LP: Yes, it wasn’t very good but it sold well at the matches.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: Even earlier, didn''t you do some kind of gag book on How To Defend Yourself In A Cowardly manner?
LP: Yes, the title was better than the book. Sorry!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: You are also in the book, Theatre In A Squared Circle, alongside, well, me and some others.
LP: Yes, and Jeff Archer and I have become very good friends.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: You retired more or less from wrestling, though you have been seen doing the commercials for that exercise machine on TV?
LP: That is also on my web-site. I still wrestle once in a while. It gives me a chance to promote my cause.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: You made a brief comeback in California a while ago and got over big time. Is the comeback permenant or do you plan to stick to book signings and lectures instead?
LP: Nothing in life is permanent. I saw a lot of great young talent that day. Candice LaRae was totally amazing.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: You became very high profile for a while, with Jarret and then the WWF. While these bookings put you on the map, did you ever find yourself longing for the older days of travelling the midwest or working for your father in ICW instead?
LP: I was working for myself. I owned 33% of the ICW. They were the Charles Dickens times. “The best of times, the worst of times” from Tale of two Cities.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: You and Randy had some real bloodbaths back then. Do any of these bouts survive on tape anyplace?
LP: The only one that survived is when Randy used the piledriver on Ricky Morton. Hardcore was born that night! I held the rope and watched!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: Did it seem odd that you and Randy would go to Jarrett and work, as there was bad blood between your group and them when they ran Kentucky and you did too, back in the early 1980s?
LP: Politics makes strange bedfellows.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: Of all the people you worked for, do you have a preferance for any single office or promoter?
LP: Vince McMahon, Bill Watts, Jerry Jarret and Emile DuPree were my favorites. (In that order) Nick Gulas was the worst. Nobody else compares!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: Do you even follow the wrestling today and these new guys coming on to the scene?
LP: I just don’t watch much TV anymore unless there’s a good baseball game on.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: What are your other interests besides writing and wrestling?
LP: I am a health nut. I read many articles and books. Unfortunately there are a lot of sharks in the water with some snake oil to sell.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DP: Don't you have a webpage now also?
LP: Lannypoffo.com DP: Anything else you would like to touch on that we may have missed?
LP: Everybody always asks me if I’m shocked by the number of young wrestlers who have died early. No, I’m amazed that more haven’t died young. Nobody’s responding to the wake-up call.
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DP: Closing comments?
LP: I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to step in the Wrestling ring. I’m also glad to have survived it with no serious injuries or additions.
When I was 12 years old I asked Art Linkletter for his autograph. He told me to F--- off!
I was so devastated that I NEVER refused an autograph from anybody ever in my life. I was always nice to the fans weather I was a heel or babyface. Without the fans, the sport does not exist! God bless us everyone!
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