WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Blackjack Lanza Real Name: Jack Lanza Birthday: Hometown: Laredo, Texas Marital Status: Height & Weight: 6'2" - 245 lbs Trained by: Debut: 1962 Previous Names: Cowboy Jack Lanza Finishing Move: The Piledriver The Clawhold Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Pat O'Conner Ed Carpontier Dick The Bruiser
WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Blackjack Mulligan defeating Paul Christy & Wilbur Snyder (November 26, 1971); NWA (Texas) Brass Knuckles title defeating ???????? (December 1972); NWA American Tag Team titles w/Blackjack Mulligan defeating Jose Lothario & Mil Mascaras (1973); NWA American Tag Team titles w/Blackjack Mulligan defeating Tex McKenzie & Ken Patera (1974); NWA (Texas) Brass Knuckles title defeating Jose Lothario (October 1974); NWA (Texas) American Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Erich (December 2, 1974); NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Blackjack Mulligan defeating ???? & ???? (1975); WWWF World Tag Team titles w/Blackjack Mulligan defeating Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett (August 26, 1975); AWA World Tag Team titles w/Bobby Duncum Sr. defeating Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher (July 23, 1976); NWA (Georgia) Television title defeating Bob Armstrong (May 14, 1979);
In The Beginning: July 6, 1966-- JWA (Japan): Michiaki Yoshimura & Giant Baba defeated Blackjack Lanza & Killer Karl Kox.. November 24, 1966-- WWA (Indianapolis): Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff defeated Blackjack Lanza & Wilbur Snyder.. December 10, 1966-- WWA: Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Rowland.. 1968: Jack Lanza's first great push and heel run came in St. Louis area where he was top villain managed by Bobby Heenan. January 2, 1969-- Blackjack Lanza defeated Wesley Hutchins in Cleveland, Ohio.. April 3, 1969-- Blackjack Lanza defeated Donn Lewin in Cleveland, Ohio.. May 15, 1969-- Johnny Powers defeated Blackjack Lanza in Cleveland, Ohio.. December 5, 1969: Dick The Bruiser defeated Black Jack Lanza w/Bobby Heenan in a Texas Death Match.. American Wrestling Association: August 14, 1970 - AWA Comiskey Park: Blackjack Lanza and Ernie Ladd fought to a Double Disqualification.. Jack Lanza was teamed up with Jack Mulligan as the Blackjacks, becoming Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza.. 1972--AWA Soldiers Field: The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser defeated The Blackjacks inside of a Steel Cage.... World Wrestling Association: January 8, 1972-- WWA (Indianapolis): The Blackjacks defeated Art Thomas & Dick the Bruiser.. May 23, 1972-- WWA: Crusher defeated Blackjack Lanza.. June 12, 1972-- WWA: The Blackjacks defeated Dick the Bruiser & Crusher.. September 1, 1972-- AWA Soldiers Field: Dick the Bruiser & Crusher defeated The Blackjacks in a Steel Cage Match.. November 24, 1972-- WWA: Bob Ellis defeated Blackjack Lanza.. Pittsburgh: February 23, 1973-- Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Frank Holtz & Larry Zbyszko in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.. May 4, 1973-- Dominic DeNucci & Tony Parisi & Bill Miller beat Blackjack Lanza & Baron Mikel Scicluna & George Steele.. World Wide Wrestling Federation: June 4, 1973-- WWWF: Blackjack Lanza defeated Manuel Soto.. June 30, 1973-- WWWF: Blackjack Lanza defeated Lee Wong.. July 23, 1973-- WWWF: Blackjack Lanza defeated El Olympico.. October 14, 1973-- WWWF: Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Lanza.. November 12, 1973-- WWWF: Andre the Giant & Jay Strongbow defeated Blackjack Lanza & Stan Stasiak.. December 10, 1973-- WWWF: Jay Strongbow defeated Blackjack Lanza.. August 26, 1975: The Blackjacks defeated Dominic Denucci & Pat Barrett for the WWWF World Tag Team titles.. November 19, 1975: Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan (aka Gino Brito) defeated The Blackjacks to capture the WWF Tag Team titles.. NWA Texas: January 14, 1975-- NWA (Texas): Fritz Von Erich defeated Blackjack Lanza in a No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere Match.. February 8, 1975-- NWA (Texas): Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien.. April 8, 1975-- NWA (Texas): Fritz Von Erich defeated Blackjack Lanza.. May 5, 1975-- NWA (Texas): Jose Lothario defeated Blackjack Lanza.. World Wide Wrestling Federation: August 9, 1975-- WWWF: Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated The Blackjacks.. October 25, 1975-- WWWF: The Blackjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett.. November 20, 1975-- WWWF: Bruno Sammartino defeated Blackjack Lanza.. December 15, 1975-- WWWF: Ivan Putski defeated Blackjack Lanza.. American Wrestling Association: June 25, 1976 - AWA Chicago Stadium: The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser defeated Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum.. August 27, 1976-- AWA Comiskey Park: Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum defeated Dick the Bruiser & Crusher in a cage.. 1976--AWA Chicago Stadium: The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser defeated Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum.. Georgia Championship Wrestling: January 6, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza defeated Chick Donovan.. February 2, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza defeated Tommy Rich.. February 16, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza defeated Rufus R. Jones.. February 24, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza defeated Marvin Turner.. March 4, 1979-- GCW: Tommy Rich & Bob Armstrong defeated Blackjack Lanza & Stan Hansen.. March 16, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Armstrong.. April 1, 1979-- GCW: Wahoo McDaniel defeated Blackjack Lanza.. April 14, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza defeated Frank Dusek.. April 27, 1979-- GCW: Norvell Austin & Tony Atlas defeated Blackjack Lanza & Angelo Mosca.. May 3, 1979-- GCW: Mr. Wrestling I & Bob Armstrong defeated Blackjack Lanza & Ivan Koloff.. May 26, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza & Masked Superstar defeated Jerry Roberts & Bill Dromo.. June 4, 1979-- GCW: Ray Candy & Tony Atlas defeated Blackjack Lanza & Masked Superstar.. June 16, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza & Masked Superstar defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Norvell Austin.. June 25, 1979-- GCW: Wahoo McDaniel defeated Blackjack Lanza to retain the GCW Heavyweight title.. July 6, 1979-- GCW: Tony Atlas & Stan Hansen defeated Blackjack Lanza & Masked Superstar in a Texas Tornado Match.. July 31, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Armstrong in a No DQ Match.. August 4, 1979-- GCW: Blackjack Lanza defeated Genichiro Tenryu.. September 21, 1979-- GCW: Stan Hansen defeated Blackjack Lanza.. April 24, 1983-- AWA: Blackjack Lanza & Ken Patera & Jesse Ventura defeated Rick Martel & Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne.. Retirement: 15 years later, Mulligan's son, Barry Windham, and Lanza's nephew, Justin Bradshaw would team up as the NEW Blackjacks.. Jack Lanza spent many years in the 1990s and 2000s as a Road Agent for the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.. April 1, 2006: The Blackjacks were inducted as a team inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by their manager Bobby Heenan..