10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 6 Facts
5. The Genius Didn't Know He'd Be Getting A Haircut
A common sight of late-eighties WWE was Brutus Beefcake shearing the locks off of some lifeless jobber, or him clipping a souvenir from the scalp of some name-wrestler. He'd previously given Lanny "The Genius" Poffo a small trim at the 1990 Royal Rumble, and Genius had more coming. He just didn't know it, apparently.
After Beefcake felled Mr. Perfect, a post-match angle took place where Genius (Perfect's adviser) tried to abscond with Beefcake's novelty hedgeclippers. He was dragged into the ring, kicking his feet all the way, and given an involuntary fade. Per Beefcake's recollection, he was told by Pat Patterson to shave Poffo's head, but Poffo was never told. Hence, Genius' desperate escape attempt was quite legitimate.
Beefcake also adds that Randy Savage, The Genius' older brother, tried to pick a fight backstage with "The Barber" over the situation, with cooler heads prevailing.