Why Was Lex Luger Over?

[HipHopStan]

Man Luger was my favorite wcw wrestler when I started watching in '96. He was much better fit over in wcw because wwf tried to turn him into the next hulk hogan which was just never gonna work. Plus he didn't have the personality to pull off the Mr. America gimmick

I still remember when the moment when he beat Hogan for the title. One of the best wrestling moments from my childhood

This was in Detroit too, which was prime WWF territory at the time. I always looked at Luger as a secondary character for most of his career except for 96-97 when he was getting his Jesus push while Sting was in the rafters. He was the hottest active babyface in the company and it wasn't even close. That's why it's kind of odd to hear people shrug this moment off even today. It's still kind of an underrated moment in professional wrestling history.

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

Man Luger was my favorite wcw wrestler when I started watching in '96. He was much better fit over in wcw because wwf tried to turn him into the next hulk hogan which was just never gonna work. Plus he didn't have the personality to pull off the Mr. America gimmick

I still remember when the moment when he beat Hogan for the title. One of the best wrestling moments from my childhood

This was a moment