Skip to main content

Blackjack Lanza

Multi tool use
Multi tool use








Blackjack Lanza


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to navigation
Jump to search





































Blackjack Lanza
Birth name John Lanza
Born
(1935-10-14) October 14, 1935 (age 83)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Residence
Laredo, Texas, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Blackjack Lanza
Jack Lanza[1]
Billed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Trained by Verne Gagne
Debut 1962

John Lanza (born October 14, 1935)[2] is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Blackjack Lanza. Lanza was one-half of the tag team The Blackjacks with Blackjack Mulligan in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). He is currently a producer in WWE. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2006.




Contents






  • 1 Professional wrestling career


    • 1.1 The Blackjacks


    • 1.2 Retirement




  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Championships and accomplishments


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Professional wrestling career[edit]


Lanza started his career in 1962.[3] In the American Wrestling Association (AWA), he teamed with Bobby Duncum and was managed by Bobby Heenan.[3] During his time in the company, his gimmick was that of a Western cowboy.[1] The duo won the AWA World Tag Team Championship on July 23, 1976.[4]



The Blackjacks[edit]



In the 1970s, Lanza and Mulligan teamed up to form The Blackjacks. Lanza was a main-eventer when the duo began teaming together.[1] They were managed by Bobby Heenan.[3]


In 1975, they joined the WWWF.[1] On August 26, 1975, The Blackjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci and Pat Barrett for the WWWF World Tag Team Championship.[5] The match was a two-out-of-three falls match, and the Blackjacks won the match by winning the first and third falls.[1] As part of his tenure in WWWF, Vince McMahon promised Lanza that he would receive one World singles title shot a month.[1]



Retirement[edit]


Since his retirement, Lanza has worked for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a road agent and producer.


In 2004, Lanza inducted his longtime manager Bobby Heenan into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004.[3] On April 1, 2006, Lanza, along with his former partner, Blackjack Mulligan, were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Heenan.[3]



Personal life[edit]


His nephew is former WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield.[6]



Championships and accomplishments[edit]




  • American Wrestling Association


    • AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bobby Duncum


    • AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (1 time)




  • Georgia Championship Wrestling

    • NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 time)



  • NWA Big Time Wrestling


    • NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)


    • NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Blackjack Mulligan


    • NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (3 times)




  • Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
    • Class of 2016[7] - Inducted as a member of The Blackjacks



  • World Wrestling Association

    • WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Blackjack Mulligan



  • World Wide Wrestling Federation / Entertainment


    • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)


    • WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Blackjack Mulligan




  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI ranked him # 338 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.




References[edit]





  1. ^ abcdef David Chappell. "Blackjack Mulligan interview". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-04-10..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ WWE Legends by Brian Solomon; page 185


  3. ^ abcde "Hall of Fame: The Blackjacks". WWE.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-08-17.


  4. ^ "AWA World Tag Team Title History". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2007-08-17.


  5. ^ "World Tag Team Title History". WWE. Retrieved 2007-08-17.


  6. ^ "Jack Lanza's Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-08-17.


  7. ^ "PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME MOVING FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK TO TEXAS". PWInsider. November 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-20.




External links[edit]



  • WWE Hall of Fame Profile of The Blackjacks












Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackjack_Lanza&oldid=854532559"





Navigation menu

























(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.496","walltime":"0.590","ppvisitednodes":{"value":1767,"limit":1000000},"ppgeneratednodes":{"value":0,"limit":1500000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":191018,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":1227,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":27,"limit":40},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":0,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":17217,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 355.710 1 -total"," 48.54% 172.652 1 Template:Infobox_professional_wrestler"," 46.83% 166.593 1 Template:Infobox"," 25.16% 89.485 1 Template:Reflist"," 21.50% 76.471 6 Template:Cite_web"," 14.30% 50.866 1 Template:Height"," 13.73% 48.831 12 Template:Navbox"," 11.00% 39.117 2 Template:Convert"," 8.79% 31.251 1 Template:WWE_Hall_of_Fame"," 8.44% 30.032 1 Template:Infobox_person/height"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.179","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":6670883,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw1322","timestamp":"20181107025840","ttl":1900800,"transientcontent":false}}});mw.config.set({"wgBackendResponseTime":697,"wgHostname":"mw1322"});});26,nkYjXW8 J9hlfc JdKTeypfVISv4g Bmf9zoQx,ouQVGHRABk,L,3 KNIf,yRJOxFhna1oI,m
8cB Mtqz tuj nnFTX

Popular posts from this blog

Full-time equivalent

さくらももこ

コンテナ