Hulk Hogan Says He Talked with Lanny Poffo About Savage/HOF, Poffo Reveals Why He Allowed Savage’s HOF Induction to Happen

January 13, 2015

As noted in the past, Lanny Poffo, brother of Randy Savage, maintained in interviews that Randy did not wish to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame unless his entire family, including his father and Lanny, would also be inducted.

In an interview with Bill Apter of 1Wrestling.com, Poffo reveals he no longer wanted to deprive the fans of Randy Savage entering the Hall of Fame, which is why he decided to allow WWE to induct Randy even though the entire family will not be inducted as well.

Poffo added Randy Savage loved his fans, so Poffo is not ashamed to have made the decision he made to allow the induction to happen:

In related news, amidst speculation that things might not have gone down the way Randy Savage or Lanny Poffo would have like, with regards to Savage’s Hall of Fame induction, Hulk Hogan Tweeted the following:

Just talked to Lanny,things are exactly the way he wants them for the Poffo family and Randy,only love HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) January 13, 2015

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.