Contests

LISTEN LIVE

RIP To Wrestling Superstar ‘Leaping’ Lanny Poffo

The wrestling world mourns the loss today of a highly unique and innovative talent…”Leaping” Lanny Poffo.   Lanny was just 68 years old. Lanny was the brother of Randy “Macho Man”…

WWE Announces Matches With Tyson Fury And Cain Velasquez At Crown Jewel Event

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 11: A WWE logo is shown on a screen before a WWE news conference at T-Mobile Arena on October 11, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was announced that WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will face heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and WWE champion Brock Lesnar will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at the WWE’s Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The wrestling world mourns the loss today of a highly unique and innovative talent..."Leaping" Lanny Poffo.   Lanny was just 68 years old.

Lanny was the brother of Randy "Macho Man" Savage and was a fantastic talent as well.   While Randy achieved monumental success and transcendent fame...Lanny had strong contributions to wrestling of his own.

In a time where big guys ruled supreme (mid-to-late-'80's) within the WWE, Lanny was doing moonsaults, flips, and other seldom-seen high-flying maneuvers that were yet to come into fashion (it really wasn't until the late '90's where the airborne style came into fashion).

Lanny also shifted from "Leaping" Lanny Poffo to the bad guy "The Genius"...where he would proclaim how much more intelligent he was than everyone and sometimes read poetry.

Lanny was a very original talent and considered by many in the industry to be a great guy.   He will be missed.

- Davey Mac

“East Side” Dave McDonald has been the co-host of The Morning Rat Race for the past ten years. A lifelong Monmouth County resident, Davey Mac was raised in Spring Lake and graduated from Monmouth University. Additionally, Davey Mac co-hosts The East Side Dave and Son Wrestling Show (which is available on WRAT.com and is nationally syndicated by Beasley Digital Media). Davey Mac is a mega-sports fan, crazy wrestling enthusiast, Star Wars obsessive, rock and roll freak, and all-around Pop Culture nut. From the hottest streaming shows to the best in live sports, Dave tries to watch everything.