On February 2nd, Lanny Poffo passed away due to heart failure at the age of 68. The news was brought to light by “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan.
On his “Hall of Fame” podcast, Booker T shared his condolences for Poffo’s family while noting that The Genius had met the 5-time WCW Champion to film for “WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures” about a month prior to his passing. Booker T said,
“He had a tight shirt on and everything like he had been working out. I was actually complimenting him on the tight shirt. He was like ‘I wear these shirts to keep everything together.’ He seemed perfectly fine.”
“We’re just wrapping up as far as the Macho Man Randy Savage’s stuff that we were looking for Treasures, for Mach. Like I said he seemed perfectly fine and for me to open my phone and just looking for some stories for the show tonight and that’s the first thing that popped up today I go ‘Wow man. Just can’t seem to catch a break with guys falling.’ Seemed like we just went through this a couple weeks ago right?”
Poffo made his WWE debut in 1985 alongside his brother, Randy Savage. He was famous for his unique style and was scheduled to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Savage at the 80’s Wrestling Con at the time of his death.
