10 Wild Wrestlers Who Oversold Throughout Their WWE Careers
8. The Genius
Often times, when wrestling fans think of the great over-sellers in WWE, Lanny Poffo is not at the forefront of their minds.
Many of the talents that displayed their selling abilities would do so by acting as a human superball, ping-ponging and flying all over the squared circle. Conversely, what makes Poffo, in his portrayal of The Genius, a classic over-seller is that almost every move he took was exaggerated to the nth degree.
A good example of this came at the 1990 Royal Rumble against Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake. Aside from prancing around the ring, skipping and flailing, The Genius's facial expressions and defensive strategies were among the most over-the-top performances seen in a WWE ring. Clearly channeling his inner-Gorgeous George (and future Goldust), Poffo sold common clotheslines, atomic drops, and bodyslams like they'd never been sold before.
Lanny's wild facials and exaggerated movements made for a great manager in the early '90s, with his longest stint being with The Beverly Brothers.
He's not a bouncy-ball nor was he showing off incredible athleticism, but The Genius's in-ring selling made sure that every fan in the arena, from front row at ringside to the last row in the nosebleeds, could see him work.