Angelo Poffo
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Angelo Poffo  | |
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| Born | April 10, 1925 |
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| Ring name(s) | Angelo Poffo Masked Miser |
| Debut | 1948 |
John Angelo Poffo (born April 10, 1925) is a former professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, of Italian origin. He ran International Championship Wrestling for a number of years, holding cards in Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas. He is most noted for being the father of "Macho Man" Randy Savage and "Leaping" Lanny Poffo/The Genius. He also held the world sit up record for several years, his total being 6,033 in one sitting.
Career
Poffo started wrestling in 1948. He sometimes wrestled as The Masked Miser.
He formed a heel tag team with Chris Markoff, called "The Devil's Duo" and "The Graduates."
He made a few appearances in WCW in 1995 managing his son, Randy Savage, Arn Anderson, and Vader. He was once attacked by "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who put him in a Figure 4 leg lock.
In 1995, he was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame. Though his wrestling promotion was successful for years, some speculate that he was inducted as a favor to his son, Randy Savage.
Personal life
Poffo's parents were Italian immigrants. [1] He married Judy on June 5, 1949.
Championships and accomplishments
- ICW Television Championship (1 time) (as "The Miser")
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bronco Lubich
- WWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Chris Markoff (2) and Nikolai Volkoff (1)
Footnotes
External links
- profile at Online World Of Wrestling