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Poffo boffo with fans

Posted: Apr 10th 2009 By: mikeiles

Ex-wrestler brings thunder to help fill food bank

He wasn't doing atomic drops or clotheslines, but Leaping Lanny Poffo still brought the thunder for Wrestlemania XXV.

The ex-wrestler, who also goes by the stage name The Genius, signed autographs last night at a Boston Pizza, on Carlson Crt. in Etobicoke, to not only celebrate the event with 300 fans but to raise funds for the Daily Bread Food Bank.

"I'm here to help, because I do the same stuff when I'm at home in Florida," said Poffo, who's also the brother of former WWF wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage.

The Calgary-born wrestler said the biggest achievement of his 21-year career was winning a match against Hulk Hogan in 1989.

"I'm one of two guys to beat him. It was the greatest moment of my career," said Poffo, 54.

"About 19 years ago in Wrestlemania, Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake cut my hair that night, and now he's suffering from male pattern baldness."

Organizers were giving visitors half off the $20 admission if they donated a non-perishable food item. Their goal was to collect 136 kilos of food for the food bank.

Ron Smith brought his 16-year-old son, Corey, from Orangeville to watch the pay-per-view matches.

"He's a big fan of John Cena," Smith said of the first eight-man ladder match, which was won by C.M. Punk. "I follow EDGE's career because he's a local Orangeville guy. We love wrestling because it's entertaining."

Tags: Lanny Poffo, Genius, WWF