Wrestling legend Angelo Poffo, the father of Randy Savage and Lanny “The Genius” Poffo, died this morning at age 84.A message on Lanny Poffo’s official website reads, “It is with heavy heart we announce the loss of wrestling legend Angelo Poffo who passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning age 84.”
Poffo started wrestling in 1948. He sometimes wrestled as The Masked Miser.
Poffo wrestled in the 1970s and 1980s under a mask as "The Carpet Bagger" for Emile Dupre's Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. He wrestled under a yellow mask with a dollar sign on the forehead and a blue sequined ring jacket with a big dollar sign on the back. During his time in the Maritimes, his two sons, Randy "Macho Man" Savage and "Leaping" Lanny Poffo, were also major stars for Dupre's promotion.[3]
He formed a villainous tag team with Chris Markoff called "The Devil's Duo" and "The Graduates."
He made a few appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1995 managing his son, Randy Savage. He was once attacked by "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who put him in a figure four leglock. In 1995, he was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame.
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