Straight from his father’s outlaw mud-show promotion in Lexington, KY, Lanny Poffo is the next name announced for the Memphis-themed Legends of Wrestling Expansion VIII. Lanny and his brother, Randy Savage, brought “Poffo-mania” to Memphis in 1984 and immediately made their mark in a brutal feud with the Rock ‘N’ Roll Express – going so far as to piledrive Ricky Morton through a ringside table – in 1984! Lanny also tangled with Eddie Gilbert over the International Championship, went up against Jimmy Valiant, and even engaged in a feud over the tag titles of the promotion with set-mates the Fabulous Ones. Sir Lanny had a flair for the dramatic, entering the ring in a suit of armor, carrying a sword, and, yes even then, reciting poetry on occasion. Though his tenure was a short one, the Poffo’s were a hot attraction in Memphis after their father’s outlaw promotion closed its doors – teasing the potential of an invasion from a competing promotion – a true rarity in the territorial days.
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