What is Blackjack Lanza?
[[File:Black Jack Lanza & Bobby Heenan - The New Illustrated Wrestling News A.W.A. Edition - 1971 No.46 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''John Mortl Lanzo''' (October 14, 1935 – December 8, 2021) was an American [[professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]], '''Blackjack Lanza'''. He was known for working with [[Blackjack Mulligan]] as they were known as [[The Blackjacks]]. From the 1960s to 1980s, Lanza wrestled for promotions such as the [[American Wrestling Association]], [[World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)|World Wrestling Association]], and the [[WWE|World Wide Wrestling Federation]], winning the [[AWA World Tag Team Championship]], [[WWA World Tag Team Championship]], and [[World Tag Team Championship|WWWF World Tag Team Championship]] with Mulligan. He was a member of the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] and the [[Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum|Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame]]. He was born in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. Lanzo died at his home in [[Alexandria, Minnesota]] after a long-illness on December 8, 2021 at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web|author=Middleton|first=Marc|date=December 8, 2021|title=WWE Legend Blackjack Lanza Passes Away|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/12/wwe-legend-blackjack-lanza-passes-away/|access-date=December 8, 2021|work=Wrestling Inc}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanzo, Blackjack}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Professional wrestling executives]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Minneapolis]] [[Category:WWE Hall of Fame]]