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Post by horsemen4ever on Dec 4, 2009 18:44:09 GMT -5
I wonder why the WWF never did reveal the truth about Macho Man Randy Savage and Leaping Lanny Poffo being brothers?
I thought it was great television when Ron Garvin revaled them as being brothers in ICW. A good opportunity would have been Savage's face turn in 87. They could have had the Honkey Tonk Man have match against Leaping Lanny, and have him and the Hart Foundation beat him up, and have Honkey yell at the uncontions Lanny to send a message to the Macho Man. And than having Savage make but it's too late save.
Than a week later in an emotional interview reveals him and Lanny were brothers. JCP did an awesome job with the kayfabe brother Ron and Jim Garvin. The WWF could have done something similar, though I dobut it would equal the same heat even though they are real brothers because the audiance wouldn't care that much about Lanny as they would say someone like Hogan.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Dec 5, 2009 3:38:41 GMT -5
It may have been to do with Savage being mega over as a heel and Poffo was a frisbee chucking dork.
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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Dec 5, 2009 3:46:22 GMT -5
And then, when Savage was a face, Poffo was a scroll-carrying laureate.
Or was that later?
I do know Macho was the Macho King while The Genius was around, but who turned heel first?
Either way, the Macho King + Queen Sherri + The Genius. You might as well have called that trio The Towering Inferno for all the heat they would have gotten.
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Post by johnnyk9 on Dec 5, 2009 8:02:07 GMT -5
It's something how WWE never revealed the truth about Joey Marella and Gorilla Monsoon being father and son even on Joey's tribute after he died they didn't even mention it
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Post by markdown474 on Dec 5, 2009 10:30:10 GMT -5
It's something how WWE never revealed the truth about Joey Marella and Gorilla Monsoon being father and son even on Joey's tribute after he died they didn't even mention it I believe they did mention it in WWF magazine though when they had a piece regarding Joey's death. |
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Dec 5, 2009 10:48:55 GMT -5
And then, when Savage was a face, Poffo was a scroll-carrying laureate. Or was that later? I do know Macho was the Macho King while The Genius was around, but who turned heel first? Either way, the Macho King + Queen Sherri + The Genius. You might as well have called that trio The Towering Inferno for all the heat they would have gotten. Actually I believe The Genius crowned Macho during the coronation ceremony on WWF tv. |
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Post by chunkylover53 on Dec 5, 2009 11:17:52 GMT -5
Too opposite ends of the card.
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Post by fg76 on Dec 6, 2009 2:25:56 GMT -5
It's something how WWE never revealed the truth about Joey Marella and Gorilla Monsoon being father and son even on Joey's tribute after he died they didn't even mention it Jim Ross mentions it on the new Hogan DVD set. |
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Post by fg76 on Dec 6, 2009 2:28:15 GMT -5
And then, when Savage was a face, Poffo was a scroll-carrying laureate. Or was that later? I do know Macho was the Macho King while The Genius was around, but who turned heel first? |
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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Dec 6, 2009 7:44:57 GMT -5
The idea of a heel Leaping Lanny is scandalous to me. And hilarious. Mostly just hilarious.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Dec 6, 2009 15:50:57 GMT -5
The idea of a heel Leaping Lanny is scandalous to me. And hilarious. Mostly just hilarious. He was a heel in Memphis. It was awesome. |
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Post by dannyrctv on Dec 7, 2009 17:53:35 GMT -5
Savage had all ready returned to being a heel and became the macho King when the Genius debuted. there was never an angle or anything about changing from leaping Lanny to the Genius. just one day out of the blue the Genius was introduced and of r the first time ever Poffo was given some kind of push but still jobbed a lot.
The King coronation is seen in the Mach man anthology DVD. I was always frustrated they never admitted they were brothers. Jobber Barry O. was Cowboy Bob Orton's brother but that was never revealed either. Yes he's Randy's Uncle for all you tots out there!
Of course you all remember the Rougeau brothers who were a top tag team there. Later Raymond Rougeau would become an announcer and Jacques Rougeau became part of the tag team the Mounties(or Quebecers) One night on Raw Raymond interviewed the Mounties but the topic of them being brothers wasn't revealed.
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Post by Mac on Dec 7, 2009 18:14:49 GMT -5
The Genius was a great gimmick, and Lanny was a really good wrestler, I wish they would have done more with him.
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Dec 7, 2009 18:44:22 GMT -5
To be perfectly honest, I think they did not reveal them to be brothers because they had two different last names.. Savage and Poffo. Back in the 80's, kayfabe was pretty strong. If they were brothers, they would have had the same last name.
Whereas nowadays wrestling companies aren't shy about admitting on screen that wrestlers use stage names, back then things were a lot different.
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Post by dannyrctv on Dec 7, 2009 19:15:30 GMT -5
Not Really. As mentioned earlier it was revealed they were brothers when they were in ICW and that meant Savage's last name was really Poffo. They wrestled together in Memphis as a a tag team with their dad Angelo managing them yet it was still the brothers Savage & Poffo. No one thought Andre The Giant's last name was "The Giant".
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Post by Super Nintenjoe KBD on Dec 7, 2009 20:10:01 GMT -5
I thought I remembered reading the Lanny was at Randy and Liz's wedding, although Ive never seen Summerslam 92, or when I did it was on video around that time and dont remember, is that complete bull? Or was it refferening to their actual real wedding, that would make more sense actually, you'd imagine he'd be at that.
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Dec 7, 2009 22:15:19 GMT -5
Well, Brian Christopher and Jerry Lawler are not related in Kayfaybe. It happens.
Although, the best nod was Rikishi and the Rock. Their kinship was never mentioned at first, but it was clear that Rock treated Rikishi differently that he did other wrestlers.
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Post by dannyrctv on Dec 7, 2009 22:17:45 GMT -5
That wasn't a real wedding at Summer Slam. They had all ready been married for many years. C'mon he got jumped by Jake Roberts in that. I heard a rmor the wedding angle was to help spice up what was a troubled marriage atthe time and well we know how that wound up!
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Post by Super Nintenjoe KBD on Dec 8, 2009 15:05:35 GMT -5
That wasn't a real wedding at Summer Slam. They had all ready been married for many years. C'mon he got jumped by Jake Roberts in that. I heard a rmor the wedding angle was to help spice up what was a troubled marriage atthe time and well we know how that wound up! Eh, yes obviously I know that wedding wasnt real! I meant was it reffering to their real wedding years before instead of the kayfabe one. |
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Post by Woooooolhouse! on Dec 8, 2009 16:21:18 GMT -5
Lanny Poffo was at Uncle Elmer's wedding... in his wrestling speedo no less.
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