Blackjack Lanza passes away at age 86

[Chris]

Source: f4wonline.com

Jack Lanza, best known as one half of The Blackjacks with Blackjack Mulligan, has passed away at the age of 86.

Jim Ross confirmed the news on his Twitter account this morning.

“Just heard from old Winnipeg friend Bob Holliday that Jack Lanza has passed away at the age of 86,” he wrote. “Jack was our lead agent during the Attitude Era. Helluva hand.”

Trained by Verne Gagne, Lanza entered professional wrestling in 1961, originally teaming with Bobby Duncum. It wasn’t until the 1970s that he and Blackjack Mulligan began to team up, and were eventually managed by Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Together, they held multiple territorial tag team titles, including a title reign in the WWWF in 1975.

The Blackjacks eventually broke up in 1984, and the following year Lanza retired as an in-ring talent. He later returned to the WWE as a road agent/producer. He, along with Mulligan, were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006. Mulligan died in 2016.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Sick Mustache. rip

 

[O-Blaze]

R.I.P

 

[Deezy]

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Tougher than a 2 Dollar Steak fits the bill here to say and now he's gone. RIP Blackjack Lanza.

 

[Barry Poppins]

A real legend of the territory days and one half of one of the all-time greatest tag teams. RIP.

 

[Buffy]

R.I.P to Blackjack Lanza