Previous WWE Manager Lanny ‘The Genius’ Poffo Dead Aged 68 825670622 173 Lanny Poffo, understood to wrestling fans as The Genius, has actually supposedly died at the age of 68. The unfortunate news was broken by WWE Hall of Famer ‘‘ Hacksaw’Jim Duggan, who shared the news of Poffo’s handing down Facebook and Twitter.

With an extremely, really broken heart, I'' ve been asked to let everybody learn about the death of our good friend and associate Lanny Poffo, The Genius. RIP Lanny pic.twitter.com/4ve4J2HSHT —– Hacksaw Jim Duggan (@RealHacksawJim) February 2, 2023

Entering the wrestling company in 1974, Poffo would sign up with the World Wrestling Federation in 1985 under the name ‘‘ Leaping’ Lanny Poffo. Turning heel in 1989, Poffo would end up being ‘‘ The Genius,’and ridicule fans and face wrestlers with poetry (every one penned by Poffo himself.) After his WWF run, Poffo would sign up with WCW in the mid-90s however would go back to WWE to posthumously induct his bro ‘‘ Macho Man ‘Randy Savage into the Hall of Fame in 2015. We at eWrestlingNews want to use our acknowledgements to Poffo’s household, good friends, and those who understood him at this unfortunate time. You can stay up to date with all your wrestling news right here on eWrestlingNews.com. Or, you can follow us over on our Twitterand Facebookpages. The post Former WWE Manager Lanny ‘‘ The Genius’ Poffo Dead Aged 68 appeared initially on eWrestlingNews.com.