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  1. Feb 2, 2023 · Poffo was also known as “Leaping Lanny” during his career and also worked in WCW, Mid-South, and the National Wrestling Alliance throughout his 30+ year career. His cause of death is unknown ...

  2. Feb 2, 2023 · Known as "Leaping Lanny" and "The Genius" in WWE, Poffo worked for the promotion from 1985 to 1992. He was primarily used as an enhancement talent to help get other stars over, but his natural ...

  3. Feb 3, 2023 · 4.6K. Lanny Poffo was a WWE wrestler known as “Leaping Lanny” and “The Genius,” as well as the younger brother of WWE legend “Macho Man” Randy Savage (1952–2011) and the son of ...

  4. Feb 3, 2023 · Lanny Poffo, otherwise known as Leaping Lanny, died at the age of 68. Poffo was the brother of another legend, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, who died a decade ago at the age of 58.

  5. Feb 3, 2023 · “It was a great experience and I’m sorry it’s over,” Poffo said. “I enjoyed every minute of my eight years — my five years as Leaping Lanny Poffo and my three years as The Genius.” Poffo inducted his late brother into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015. Don’t be surprised if there’s a push to get him the same honor now that he’s gone.

  6. Lanny Poffo (December 28, 1954 - February 2, 2023), better known by his ring name "Leaping" Lanny Poffo was a Canadian-American professional wrestler. Poffo was born in Calgary, Canada, to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American Catholic, and Judy, a Jewish American.

  7. Feb 2, 2023 · Lanny Poffo, who wrestled and served as an on-screen manager for the then-WWF during the 1980s and early '90s, died at the age of 68, WWE announced Thursday.