Editing Lex Luger

{{short description|American professional wrestler}}
{{for|the musician|Lex Luger (musician)}}
{{Distinguish|Lex Luthor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Lex Luger
| image              = Lex Luger (53135318961).jpg
| caption            = Luger in 2021
| birth_name         = Lawrence Wendell Pfohl
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1958|6|2}}<ref name="LugerWCW">{{cite web|url=http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/total.package/|title=The Total Package|publisher=[[World Championship Wrestling]]|work=[[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]].com (via [[Wayback Machine]])|access-date=July 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001110060100/http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/total.package/|archive-date=November 10, 2000 }}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Buffalo, New York]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = {{nobr|[[Pennsylvania State University]]}}<br/>[[University of Miami]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|Peggy Fulbright|1979|2003|end=divorced}}
| partner            = {{nobr|[[Elizabeth Hulette]] (1999–2003)}}
| children           = 2
| module             = {{Infobox professional wrestler|child=yes
| names              = Lex Lugar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFGNmv3lIAU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/mFGNmv3lIAU| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Florida Turnbuckle Memories Vol.1|work=youtube.com|date=June 2, 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><br/>'''Lex Luger'''<ref name="WWEbio"/><br/>The Lugar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjCjPIMYGMY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/AjCjPIMYGMY| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Lex Luger, Rick Rude, and Percy Pringle training and promo (CWF 1985) − On screen caption at 3:11 |work=youtube.com|date=December 16, 2015 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><br/>The Narcissist<br/>The Total Package<ref name="LugerWCW"/>
|height            = 6 ft 6 in<ref name="WWEbio"/>
|weight            = 275 lb<ref name="WWEbio"/>
|billed            = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]<br/>[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]<ref name="WWEbio"/><ref name="LugerWCW"/>
|trainer           = [[Barry Windham]]<br/>[[Bob Roop]]<ref name="OWW"/><br/>[[Hiro Matsuda]]<ref name="OWW"/>
|debut             = October 31, 1985<ref name="LugerWCW"/>
|retired           = 2006
}}
| module2            = {{Infobox NFL biography
| embed         = yes
| name          = Larry Pfohl
| image         =
| number        = 66
| position      = [[Offensive lineman]]
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 3
| weight_lbs    = 270
| high_school   = [[Orchard Park High School|Orchard Park (NY)]]
| college       = [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]]
| undraftedyear = 1979
| pastteams     = * [[Montreal Alouettes]] ({{CFL Year|1979}}–{{CFL Year|1981}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1982}}–{{NFL Year|1983}}){{nobr|<ref group=lower-alpha>Training / injured reserve</ref>}}
* [[Tampa Bay Bandits]] ({{USFL Year|1984}})
* [[Memphis Showboats]] ({{USFL Year|1984}}–{{NFL Year|1985}})
* [[Jacksonville Bulls]] ({{USFL Year|1985}})
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'''Lawrence Wendell Pfohl''' (born June 2, 1958),<ref name="OWW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/l/lex-luger/|title=Lex Luger Profile|access-date=October 29, 2008|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> better known by the [[ring name]] '''Lex Luger''', is an American retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], [[bodybuilder]], and gridiron football player. He is best known for his work with [[Jim Crockett Promotions]], [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), and the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF, now WWE).

Luger is a [[List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions|two-time]] [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] and one-time [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship|WWA World Heavyweight Champion]]. He is also a [[List of WWE United States Champions|five-time]] [[WWE United States Championship|NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] who holds the records for consecutive days and total days as champion. He is the second [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)#List of WCW Triple Crown winners|WCW Triple Crown Champion]]. Although he never won a [[Professional wrestling championship|championship]] in the WWF, he challenged for every title in the organization, including [[WWE World Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] matches at [[SummerSlam (1993)|SummerSlam]] in 1993, which he also main evented alongside [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]], and [[WrestleMania X]] in 1994. He also was notably the [[Royal Rumble (1994)|1994 Royal Rumble]] co-winner with [[Bret Hart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/lex-luger-156.html?prom_id=1&res=2000|title=WWF matches wrestled by Lex Luger|publisher=Internet Wrestling Database|access-date=December 2, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'' readers voted Luger the [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Most Popular Wrestler of the Year|Most Popular Wrestler of the Year]] in 1993.<ref name=popular/> Luger was inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] in 2025.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Alba |first1=Jon |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Lex Luger Announced As Inductee For WWE Hall Of Fame Class Of 2025 |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/wwe/lex-luger-announced-as-inductee-for-wwe-hall-of-fame-class-of-2025 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=March 7, 2025}}</ref>

== Football career ==
Luger attended [[Secondary school|high school]] and played [[American football|football]] in [[Orchard Park (town), New York|Orchard Park, New York]]. He then attended [[Penn State University]] on a football [[scholarship]], but transferred to the [[University of Miami]] after his freshman year when the Penn State coaches thought he should move to [[linebacker]] or [[defensive end]]. Luger was an avid basketball player in his youth, and though he rarely played soccer, is a fan of English soccer club [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. He eventually decided his skills would be better suited to football. He sat out the 1977 season as a [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] transfer student in Coral Gables.

In 1978, Luger played for the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]], which featured future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] quarterback [[Jim Kelly]], [[Jim Burt (American football)|Jim Burt]], Mitch Guittar, [[Fred Marion]], and [[Mark Richt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=3016179|title=Fish: Lex Luger's drug-abuse survival story|date=September 13, 2007|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> He was kicked off the team for what Luger referred to as "off-the-field incidents".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palm |first1=Michael |title=Total Package |url=http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1996_jan-dec/02/02-29-96tdc/02-29-96d03-003.htm |website=The Digital Collegian |date=February 29, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620142750/http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1996_jan-dec/02/02-29-96tdc/02-29-96d03-003.htm |archive-date=June 20, 2013|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> On the team's road trip to Atlanta to play Georgia Tech, Luger, who was suffering from cabin fever and disappointed at not being named a starter by coach [[Lou Saban]] by the 5th game of the season, snapped and trashed his hotel room.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Simon |first1=J. D. |title=NFL Draft Futures and Redshirting at the U |url=http://hurricanewarriors.com/joomla/?option=com_content&task=view&id=253&Itemid=99999999&limit=1&limitstart=3 |website=HurricanwWarriors |date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129104857/http://hurricanewarriors.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=253&Itemid=99999999&limit=1&limitstart=3|archive-date=November 29, 2014|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref>

Upon leaving Miami, he played professional football for the [[Montreal Alouettes]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] where he played in the [[67th Grey Cup]] against the [[Edmonton Eskimos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IIkxAAAAIBAJ&pg=3593,1975003|title=The Montreal Gazette − Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref> He then signed with the [[Green Bay Packers]] of the [[National Football League]], but never played in a game and thus is not listed on their all-time roster, though he did spend the entire 1982 season on the team's [[injured reserve]] list with a groin problem incurred during training camp.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m9o2_k8zu4QC&q=lex+luger+packers&pg=PA91|title=Packers by the Numbers: Jersey Numbers and the Players who Wore Them|publisher=Big Earth Publishing|author=Maxymuk, John|year=2003|isbn=9781879483903}}</ref> He returned to the Packers training camp in 1983, but he was released before the regular season began.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/p/pfohl_larry.htm|title=Larry Pfohl|publisher=cflapedia.com|access-date=December 13, 2014}}</ref> Luger wore number 66 for the Packers, the last player to do so before it was retired for [[Ray Nitschke]]. Luger said in a 2018 interview with the [[Green Bay Press-Gazette]] his wrestling career might have never happened had it worked out with the Packers. "I would have loved to have had a long-term career with the Packers; are you kidding me?" Pfohl said. "If I did, I probably wouldn't have become a wrestler. So, in the big picture, it worked out for me in that regard ... Had it worked out in Green Bay, I seriously doubt I would have become a pro wrestler."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Venci |first1=Scott |title=Larger-than-life pro wrestling icon would love to have had career with Green Bay Packers |url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/09/18/green-bay-packers-passed-larry-pfohl-lex-luger/1214462002/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |date=September 18, 2018}}</ref>

In 1984, Luger finished his football career playing in the [[United States Football League]] for the [[Tampa Bay Bandits]], [[Memphis Showboats]] and [[Jacksonville Bulls]]. He was a teammate of future WCW rival [[Ron Simmons]] while playing for the Tampa Bay Bandits.<ref name="OWW"/>

== Professional wrestling career ==
=== NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida (1985–1987) ===
In 1985, Luger walked into the [[Championship Wrestling from Florida|Championship Wrestling From Florida]] office where he met [[Yasuhiro Kojima|Hiro Matsuda]],<ref name="OWW"/> who had previously trained [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Paul Orndorff|"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff]]. Luger adopted the ring name "Lex Luger", being a fan of the comic book villain [[Lex Luthor]], which helped cast himself as a typical wrestling heel which he would continue to be throughout most of his early years in wrestling. Luger made his in-ring debut in September 1985. He was featured alongside other notorious heels, [[Paul Bearer|Percy Pringle]] and [[Rick Rude]].
[[File:Lex Luger NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship 1986.png|thumb|319x319px|Luger as the [[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)|NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion]], {{Circa|1986}}]]
Luger began wrestling for CWF, gaining his first victory on October 31, 1985, against [[Cocoa Samoa]] and later won the [[NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship|Southern Heavyweight Championship]] from [[Wahoo McDaniel]] the next month.<ref name="floridasouthern"/> For a short time, he feuded with [[Barry Windham]] before they began teaming up against [[Oliver Humperdink|Sir Oliver Humperdink]] and his team of [[Ed "The Bull" Gantner]], [[Ray Candy|Kareem Muhammed]], and [[The Great Muta|The White Ninja]]. On September 1, 1986, he fought [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Ric Flair]] for the title at [[NWA Battle of the Belts III|Battle of the Belts III]], which resulted in a 60-minute draw. As a result, Flair retained the title.<ref name="OWW"/> Towards the end of his run in Florida, Luger was involved in angles with [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]] and [[Bad News Allen]]. He was also in a [[steel cage match]] with [[Bruiser Brody]], where Brody [[Shoot (professional wrestling)|stopped cooperating]], leading to Luger climbing over the cage and leaving the match.<ref name="OWW"/>

=== Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling (1987–1992) ===
==== The Four Horsemen (1987–1989) ====
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In 1987, Luger went to work for [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] (JCP), which was under the NWA banner, with the nickname "The Total Package" and began using "[[#In wrestling|The Human Torture Rack]]", an [[Backbreaker#Argentine backbreaker rack|Argentine backbreaker rack]], as his finisher.<ref name="acceleratorbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/luger.html|title=Lex Luger|access-date=October 29, 2008|publisher=The Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster}}</ref> He was first [[List of professional wrestling terms#B|booked]] as an associate to [[Ric Flair]]'s "Four Horsemen" [[List of professional wrestling terms#S|stable]] until [[Ole Anderson]] was kicked out and he became an official member of the group.<ref name="OWW" /> His first big [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] was with [[Nikita Koloff]], whom he defeated for the [[WWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Championship]] on July 11, 1987.<ref name="acceleratorbio" /> [[Manager (professional wrestling)|Manager]] [[J. J. Dillon]] threw a chair over the top of the cage while the referee, [[Earl Hebner]], was down. Luger knocked Koloff unconscious with it and then lifted up Koloff in the Torture Rack. A revived Hebner then dropped Koloff's arm three times with no response and awarded Luger a submission victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/30445412212|title=Lex Luger's first United States Championship reign|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 17, 2008|archive-date=June 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603035737/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/30445412212|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It was during this time that the Horsemen debuted the [[WarGames match]].

He held the title until JCP's first [[pay-per-view]] event [[Starrcade (1987)|Starrcade]] in November, when he [[List of professional wrestling terms#D|dropped]] it to [[Dusty Rhodes]] in a steel cage. This loss set the stage for Luger leaving the Four Horsemen, as manager Dillon's interference cost Luger the match. A steel chair thrown in by Dillon was dropped by Luger and Rhodes DDT'd Luger on it prior to pinning him for the win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/starrcad.html#87|title=Starrcade 1987: Chi-Town Heat results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 17, 2008}}</ref> Luger left the Four Horsemen on December 2, 1987, at the Knight Centre in Miami, Florida,<ref name="lexleaves4h">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/jcp87.htm|title=JCP 87|website=The History of WWE |access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> after he and his stablemates ([[Tully Blanchard]], [[Arn Anderson]], and Dillon) were the sole wrestlers left in a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)#Bunkhouse Stampede|Bunkhouse Stampede]] [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] and Dillon asked the other wrestlers to eliminate themselves so he could win. Although Blanchard and Anderson complied, Luger refused and eliminated Dillon,<ref>{{Citation|title=Lex Luger turns against The Four Horsemen, NWA 1988|url=https://www.bitchute.com/video/pakfdWPmy52y/|language=en|access-date=July 3, 2021}}</ref> leaving the Horsemen in the process.<ref name="lexleaves4h" /><ref name="OWW" />[[File:Lex Luger robe 1988.png|thumb|285x285px|Luger, {{Circa|1988}}]]Luger then befriended [[Barry Windham]], his former Florida ally, and together they formed a [[tag team]], dubbed '''The Twin Towers'''. Their first match as a team was on February 3, 1988, at a TV taping at WTBS Studios in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/jcp88.htm|title=JCP 88|website=The History of WWE |access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> On March 27, 1988, at ''[[Clash of the Champions I]]'' they defeated [[Brain Busters|Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson]] for the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Championship]].<ref name="nwatag">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html|title=NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic/WCW)|publisher=Wrestling Titles|access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref> Only a few weeks after the title win, Windham suddenly turned on Luger during a title defense (against Blanchard and Anderson, who regained the title as a result) and joining Luger's former stable, The Four Horsemen.<ref name="acceleratorbio" /> Days later, the [[Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament#1988|Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament]] was held with its first night in [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]], South Carolina. A partner-less Luger was teamed with [[Steve Borden|Sting]] (whose partner [[Ron Garvin|Ronnie Garvin]] had been [[kayfabe]] injured) and the impromptu team won the entire tournament, defeating Blanchard and Anderson in the finals.<ref name="croccup" />

Luger continued his feud with the Four Horsemen and Windham. At the June 8 ''[[Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem]]'', it was announced that Luger would challenge Horsemen leader [[Ric Flair]] for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] at [[The Great American Bash (1988)|The Great American Bash]] on July 10 in Baltimore.<ref name="acceleratorbio" /> As Luger arrived at ''The Clash'' in a [[limousine]] he was attacked by The Four Horsemen, leaving him (kayfabe) injured and bleeding in the parking lot on live television.<ref name="acceleratorbio" /> While Luger had Flair in the "Torture Rack" and Flair was about to submit, the match was abruptly stopped by the [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]] who cited (kayfabe) "Maryland State Athletic Commission" rules about a cut that had opened up on Luger's forehead "bleeding excessively".<ref name="OWW" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/gabash.html#88|title=The Great American Bash 1988: The Price of Freedom|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 17, 2008}}</ref> In November 1988, [[Jim Crockett Jr.]] sold JCP to [[Turner Broadcasting System]], ultimately the promotion was renamed to [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW). The feud with Flair came to an end after December's [[Starrcade (1988)|Starrcade 1988: True Gritt]] where Flair pinned Luger in a rematch [[main event]] for the NWA title by illegally using the ropes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/starrcad.html#88|title=Starrcade 1988: True Gritt results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 17, 2008}}</ref>

==== United States Heavyweight Champion (1989–1990) ====
He was then matched up against old foe Barry Windham at [[Chi-Town Rumble]] winning his second NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/30445412131|title=Lex Luger's second United States Championship reign|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 17, 2008|archive-date=June 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603005102/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/30445412131|url-status=dead}}</ref> He teamed up with [[Michael Hayes (wrestler)|Michael P.S. Hayes]] against Barry and [[Kendall Windham]] in a match, televised on March 18, 1989, which saw Hayes turn on Luger, setting himself as a contender to the U.S. Title.<ref name=hist89>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/wcw89.htm|title=WCW Show Results 1989|publisher=The History of WWE|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref> Hayes defeated Luger for the US title at [[WrestleWar 1989|WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown]] when a surprise appearance by Hayes's ex-[[Fabulous Freebirds|Freebird]] teammate [[Terry Gordy]] helped cost Luger the match.<ref name="acceleratorbio"/> Luger regained the U.S. Title from Hayes in a rematch a couple of weeks later when he broke the rules by pulling Hayes's tights while pinning Hayes to win the match.<ref name="luger3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/304454122111|title=Lex Luger's third United States Championship reign|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 18, 2008|archive-date=June 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603005639/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/304454122111|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the June 14 ''[[Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory]]'', Luger attacked the popular [[Ricky Steamboat|Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat]] after Steamboat had defeated [[Terry Funk]] by disqualification.<ref name=hist89/> Luger and Steamboat faced each other at [[The Great American Bash (1989)|The Great American Bash]] in July with Luger winning by disqualification after Luger refused to wrestle Steamboat until the match's no-disqualification clause had been waived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/gabash.html#89 |title=The Great American Bash 1989 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 18, 2008}}</ref>

[[Brian Pillman|Flyin' Brian Pillman]] challenged Luger at [[Halloween Havoc (1989)|Halloween Havoc 1989: Settling the Score]] for the US Title, which Luger won.<ref name="luger3"/> He also defeated Pillman in a rematch on the November 15 ''[[Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout]]'' to retain the title and end the feud.<ref name="luger3"/> After the main event of the card, which saw Ric Flair and Terry Funk in an [["I Quit" match]], Luger made a surprise [[List of professional wrestling terms#R|run in]], attacking both Flair and [[Steve Borden|Sting]], who had come out to save Flair from a post match attack by The Great Muta.<ref name="clash9">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/clash.html#IX|title=Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 18, 2008}}</ref> December's [[Starrcade (1989)|Starrcade]] featured an "[[Iron Man match|Ironman]]" tournament between Flair, Sting, Luger, and Muta.

Though Sting eventually won the tournament, Luger was the only participant to go undefeated (Sting got pinfall victories over Muta and Flair, giving him the most points to win the tournament).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/starrcad.html#89|title=Starrcade 1989: Future Shock/Night of the Iron Men results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History| access-date=April 19, 2008}}</ref> This elevated Sting to the status of No. 1 contender for Flair's world title. With Sting and Flair set to square off at [[Wrestlewar 1990|WrestleWar]] in February, Luger was booked to defend the U.S. Title against [["Dr. Death" Steve Williams]] on the card. A [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimate]] injury to Sting, however, caused the entire booking of the card to get changed. Luger was elevated to face Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. An injured Sting appeared in Luger's corner during the match, eventually being attacked by Ole and Arn Anderson. When Luger left the ring to help Sting he was counted out, giving the match to Flair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/w-war.html#90|title=WrestleWar 1990: Wild Thing results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 19, 2008}}</ref> The idea here was to build Luger up as a "changed man" who had "gained [[Self-esteem|self-respect]]" by saving Sting. In the final match of the feud, a few months later at the Capital Combat event in [[Washington, D.C.]], Luger won by disqualification against Flair in a steel cage match when the cage rose up from the ground and outside interference marred the match.<ref name="OWW"/>

Luger eventually dropped the title to [[Stan Hansen]] at [[Halloween Havoc (1990)|Halloween Havoc]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/havoc.html#90|title=Halloween Havoc 1990: Terror Rules the Ring results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 19, 2008}}</ref> though he won it back at [[Starrcade (1990)|Starrcade 1990: Collision Course]] beginning his fourth NWA United States Heavyweight Championship reign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/3044541111211|title=Lex Luger's fourth United States Championship reign|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 19, 2008|archive-date=June 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603012253/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/3044541111211|url-status=dead}}</ref> Luger's third title reign lasted a total of [[List of WWE United States Champions#Reigns|523 days]], making him the longest reigning United States Champion in history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestling-titles.com/nwa/others/us-h.html|title=NWA US Title history|access-date=January 9, 2008|publisher=Wrestling Titles}}</ref> During this reign, WCW [[rebranding|rebranded]] the championships they owned and controlled, and the title was renamed the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]]. Luger started a feud with [[Dan Spivey]], whom he defeated at [[WrestleWar 1991|WrestleWar]] to retain the U.S. Title.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/w-war.html#91|title=WrestleWar 1991: WarGames results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 20, 2008}}</ref> Following their match, Nikita Koloff was due to present a new championship belt to Luger, but during the ceremony he suddenly attacked the champion, reigniting their feud from 1987. It did not last long, however, as Koloff found himself being pushed into an [[List of professional wrestling terms#A|angle]] with Sting instead of Luger, which began at [[SuperBrawl 1991|SuperBrawl I: Return of the Rising Sun]] when Sting and Luger challenged [[The Steiner Brothers]] for the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Death of WCW|last1=Reynolds|first1=R.D.|last2=Alvarez|first2=Bryan|page=36|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|year=2004|isbn=978-1-55022-661-4}}</ref> During the match, Koloff interfered and hit Sting with a chain, which was intended for Luger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/s-brawl.html#I|title=SuperBrawl I: Return of the Rising Sun results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref>

==== World Heavyweight Champion (1991–1992) ====
Luger again began to challenge Ric Flair for the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] after becoming No.1 contender by defeating The Great Muta on the June 14, 1991 ''[[Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/clash.html#XV|title=Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> Luger's title match against Flair was set to be contested at [[The Great American Bash (1991)|The Great American Bash]] in a steel cage match with the added [[stipulation]] that, should Flair get disqualified he would lose the title. The match never occurred, however, as Flair began to have disagreements with [[Jim Herd]], the head of WCW, over his future and salary. He eventually quit the company (being "stripped" of the title in the process) and took [[Big Gold Belt|the world title belt]] with him.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Death of WCW|last1=Reynolds|first1=R.D.|last2=Alvarez|first2=Bryan|pages=37–38|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|year=2004|isbn=978-1-55022-661-4}}</ref>

With the WCW World Heavyweight Championship now vacant, Barry Windham was declared the No. 2 contender and was set to face Luger in the cage match at [[The Great American Bash (1991)|The Great American Bash]]. During the match, [[Harley Race]] and [[Curtis Hughes|Mr. Hughes]] came to ringside. While Hughes kept Windham's attention, Race told Luger that "now is the time" to perform a [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)|piledriver]] on the distracted Windham. Luger did so and won the match, thereby winning his first WCW World Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/gabash.html#91| title=The Great American Bash 1991 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/3044541105|title=Lex Luger's first WCW Championship reign|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 19, 2008|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324112432/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/3044541105|url-status=dead}}</ref> As Flair still had the original championship belt and the new belt was not ready in time, Luger initially wore the [[NWA Western States Heritage Championship]], which had been altered to resemble the world title.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Death of WCW|last1=Reynolds|first1=R.D.|last2=Alvarez|first2=Bryan|page=40|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|year=2004|isbn=978-1-55022-661-4}}</ref>

After Luger won the world title, his first major challenge came from [[Ron Simmons]]. At a signing ceremony for their title match at [[Halloween Havoc (1991)|Halloween Havoc]] in a [[two out of three falls match]], there was a controversial angle where Luger invited Simmons, once his challenge had been turned back, to join his entourage, but as a [[chauffeur]]. Luger went on to retain the championship in the match by two falls to one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/havoc.html#91|title=Halloween Havoc 1991: Chamber of Horrors results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> Eventually, Luger began to have his own issues with WCW, and the contract he had seemed to have him wrestling less and less while still collecting money. After ending his feud with Simmons, Luger had a brief feud with [[Rick Steiner]], defeating him on the November 19 ''[[Clash of the Champions XVII]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/clash.html#XVII|title=Clash of the Champions XVII results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History| access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> Luger's contract only required him to work a specific number of dates, and having fulfilled them he "sat out" the end of 1991 and beginning of 1992. Aside from one title defense against [[Masahiro Chono]] at [[WCW/New Japan Supershow#II|WCW/New Japan Supershow II (Starrcade in Tokyo Dome)]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/japanppv.html#II|title=WCW/New Japan Supershow II results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> Luger did not wrestle a match until [[SuperBrawl II]], where he lost his WCW title to Sting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/s-brawl.html#II|title=SuperBrawl II results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref>

=== World Bodybuilding Federation (1992) ===
After losing to Sting at SuperBrawl, Luger negotiated a departure from WCW and joined [[Vince McMahon]]'s [[World Bodybuilding Federation]] (WBF), appearing regularly as a co-host on its Saturday morning program, ''WBF BodyStars''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/lonnie14.htm|title=The Return Of Gary Strydom!|access-date=April 25, 2007|publisher=[[Bodybuilding.com]]|date=April 23, 2006}}</ref> He also made an appearance at [[WrestleMania VIII]], taking part in an on-air interview with [[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] and [[Gorilla Monsoon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/8/factsstats|title=WrestleMania VIII facts/stats|access-date=April 18, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> Heenan and Luger formed an alliance in the WBF (similar to Heenan's alliance with Ric Flair in the WWF). He was slated to guest pose at a WBF [[pay-per-view]] event, but was injured in a [[motorcycle]] [[accident]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_20068.shtml|title=RETRO SPECIALIST – WWE 15 Yrs. Ago: The Best & Worst Moments of 1992 (Part 1 of 2)|access-date=April 25, 2007|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-date=May 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528092339/http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_20068.shtml}}</ref> By the time he recovered, the WBF was out of business.

=== World Wrestling Federation (1993–1995) ===
==== The Narcissist (1993) ====
After his accident and the closure of the WBF, Luger joined the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF). [[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] unveiled him with the persona of "[[Narcissism|Narcissus]]" at [[Royal Rumble (1993)|Royal Rumble 1993]]. Shortly thereafter, his name was altered slightly to "The Narcissist". Luger posed before full-length mirrors before every match.<ref>{{cite book|last=Reynolds|first=R.D.|author2=Baer, Randy|title=WrestleCrap|year=2003|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|isbn=1-55022-584-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/wrestlecrapveryw00rdre/page/161 161]|chapter=Moonlighting|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/wrestlecrapveryw00rdre|url=https://archive.org/details/wrestlecrapveryw00rdre/page/161}}</ref> In his debut, he defeated jobber Larry Lunden on January 25 on ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling]]'' (aired February 13). The WWF also incorporated his motorcycle accident into his [[gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]], capitalizing on the fact that he had a "metal plate" inserted into his forearm which was said to cause more damage when it struck an opponent, often allowing Luger to pin them with only his little finger placed on their chest. This caused a number of his opponents to demand that he wear a cover over it during matches when he had a streak of [[Knockout|knocking people out]]. This eventually led to WWF officials demanding that Luger wear an elbow pad, though he would often remove it. The Narcissist's one major feud was with [[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]]. The feud was based on Heenan, his advisor, referring to him as being "Beyond Perfection", in a slight at Mr. Perfect, his former managerial client. The rivalry ended at [[WrestleMania IX]] when Luger defeated Perfect and then after the match Perfect ran backstage and then was attacked by Luger and [[Shawn Michaels]] outside a storage garage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/9/results|title=WrestleMania IX official results|access-date=April 21, 2008|publisher=WWE}}</ref>

==== The All-American (1993–1994) ====
[[File:All-American Lex Luger.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Luger in his All-American attire]]
In mid-1993, after [[Hulk Hogan]]'s departure from the company, Luger was transformed into a fan-favorite character with the nicknames "Made in the USA" and "The All-American" also "American Original". On [[Independence Day (United States)|July 4]], he took part in an event where he arrived by helicopter on the deck of the ''[[USS Intrepid (CV-11)|USS Intrepid]]'' and [[body slam]]med the near 600 [[Pound (mass)|pound]] (270&nbsp;kg) WWF World Heavyweight Champion [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] after a number of WWF wrestlers as well as other athletes from the NBA and NFL attempted and failed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/greatestmoments|title=The greatest moments in SummerSlam history|access-date=April 18, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016043219/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/greatestmoments <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = October 16, 2007}}</ref> Following this, he began the "Lex Express" tour, traveling the country in a [[Flag of the United States|red, white, and blue]] painted bus to greet fans in preparation for his shot at the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at [[SummerSlam (1993)|SummerSlam 1993]].<ref>{{cite web|title=All Aboard the Lex Express with Lex Luger|publisher=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/lex-luger-remembers-lex-express-26126353|first=Ryan|last=Murphy|date=July 3, 2013|access-date=September 26, 2015}}</ref> The match had the stipulation that this would be Luger's only shot at the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_87227.shtml#.VgcOjPlViko|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=September 26, 2015|date=August 20, 2015|title=SummerSlam Flashback: Lex Express Derailed|first=Wade|last=Keller}}</ref> Luger, with the use of the metal plate in his forearm, eventually won the match by knocking out Yokozuna, who failed to return to the ring by the count of 10. As WWF titles could only change hands by submission or pinning, Yokozuna kept the belt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/1993/mainevent|title=Lex Luger vs. Yokozuna w/ Mr. Fuji for the WWE Championship|publisher=WWE|access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref> According to Bruce Prichard, Vince McMahon didn't give the title to Luger despite his push because Luger wasn't getting [[over (professional wrestling)|over]] with audiences as expected.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/bruce-prichard-on-why-lex-luger-didnt-win-wwf-title-at-summerslam-1993-how-the-match-was-booked/ |title = 411Mania}}</ref>

In late 1993, Luger began a feud with [[Tony Halme|Ludvig Borga]], another anti-American foreigner from [[Finland]]. At [[Survivor Series (1993)|Survivor Series 1993]], Luger captained a team dubbed "All-Americans" (Luger, [[The Undertaker]], and [[The Steiner Brothers]]) against Yokozuna's team "Foreign Fanatics" ([[Brian Adams (wrestler)|Crush]], Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, and [[Jacques Rougeau|Quebecer Jacques]]) in a 4-on-4 [[Survivor Series match]]. Luger's team won the match after he pinned Borga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1993/mainevent/|title=Lex Luger, The Steiner Brothers & Undertaker def. Quebecer Jacques, Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga & Crush|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> At the [[Royal Rumble (1994)|Royal Rumble]], Luger participated in the [[Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]] where he and [[Bret Hart]] were declared co-winners after both men went over the top rope and had their feet hit the ground simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/mainevent/|title=Bret Hart (spot No. 27) and Lex Luger (spot No. 23) declared co-winners of the Royal Rumble Match|access-date=April 18, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> As such, both received shots at the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] at [[WrestleMania X]]. Luger was [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualified]] in his title match against Yokozuna,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/10/results|title=WrestleMania X official results| publisher=WWE|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> becoming the first man to win the Rumble but not win their title match, and later that night Hart won the title from Yokozuna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/10/mainevent|publisher=WWE|title=WrestleMania X Main Event: Bret "Hit Man" Hart vs. Yokozuna|access-date=September 26, 2015}}</ref> After WrestleMania X, Luger was to start another feud with Mr. Perfect, but Hennig was injured, so Luger instead feuded with Crush.<ref>{{cite web|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/font_color_770000_TPFKATL_font_24/article_7162.shtml#.VgcLDvlViko|access-date=September 26, 2015|date=February 14, 2003|first=Octavio|last=Fierros|title=Lounge Vault: Not-so Perfect Career of Curt Hennig}}</ref><ref name=wwe94>{{cite web|title=Ring Results: 1994|publisher=The History of WWE|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/94.htm|access-date=September 26, 2015}}</ref>

Luger then began feuding with his friend [[Chris Chavis|Tatanka]] due to a lack of trust between them, and a match between the two took place at [[SummerSlam (1994)|SummerSlam]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=WrestleCrap|url=http://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/lexsellsout/|access-date=September 26, 2015|title=Induction: Lex Luger, Million-Dollar Turncoat?|newspaper=Wrestlecrap − the Very Worst of Pro Wrestling!|date=April 11, 2014}}</ref> At the event, Tatanka defeated Luger and joined [[Ted DiBiase]]'s [[Million Dollar Corporation]].<ref name="Kappa92">{{cite news|author=PWI Staff|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts|work="Wrestling's historical cards"|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|page=92}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/1994/results/|title= SummerSlam 1994 official results|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 21, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080329101323/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/1994/results/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = March 29, 2008}}</ref> At [[Survivor Series (1994)|Survivor Series]], he was in a [[Survivor Series match|Survivor Series]] team "Guts & Glory" (himself, [[Viscera (wrestler)|Mabel]], [[Bryan Clark|Adam Bomb]], and [[The Smoking Gunns]]) losing to the Corporate team of Tatanka, [[King Kong Bundy]], [[Bam Bam Bigelow]], and [[Heavenly Bodies (1990s tag team)|The Heavenly Bodies]] – with only King Kong Bundy and Bam Bam Bigelow surviving.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1994/results/|title=Survivor Series 1994 official results|access-date=April 18, 2007| publisher=WWE}}</ref>

==== Allied Powers (1995) ====
{{Main|Allied Powers (professional wrestling)|l1=Allied Powers}}

In the beginning of 1995, Luger took part in [[Royal Rumble 1995]] main event. He eliminated [[Mabel (wrestler)|Mabel]], [[Bob Backlund]], [[Mantaur]], and [[Henry Godwinn]] and became one of the final four remaining participants in the contest. However, he was pushed out of the ring by [[Shawn Michaels]] from behind while attacking [[Crush (wrestler)|Crush]].

Luger then formed a [[tag team]] with [[Davey Boy Smith|British Bulldog]] dubbed the [[Allied Powers (professional wrestling)|Allied Powers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/a/allied-powers/|title=Allied Powers profile|access-date=April 18, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> They made their pay-per-view debut as a tag team at [[WrestleMania XI]], defeating the [[Blu Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/11/results|title=WrestleMania XI official results|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> They defeated [[Job (professional wrestling)|jobbers]] on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and, after a victory over [[Men on a Mission]] ([[King Mabel]] and [[Sir Mo]]) in June 1995,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ring Results: 1994|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/95.htm|publisher=The History of WWE|access-date=September 26, 2015}}</ref> earned a shot at the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] against [[Owen Hart and Yokozuna]] at [[In Your House 2|In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks]], but failed to win the titles.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Scott|last1=Criscuolo|last2=Rozzero|first2=Justin|title=In Your House 2 Review|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/iyh2breview.htm|publisher=The History of WWE|date=June 20, 2007|access-date=September 26, 2015|archive-date=May 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529000853/http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/iyh2breview.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortly after [[SummerSlam (1995)|SummerSlam]], Luger, whose contract had expired, left the WWF without letting McMahon know beforehand.<ref name=vzvaba>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_34018.shtml |title=WWE News and Pro Wrestling Coverage Since 1987 |publisher=PWTorch |date=July 30, 2009 |access-date=May 14, 2012}}</ref> Luger's last official WWF match was on September 3 in [[Saint John, New Brunswick]], at a house show teaming with [[Shawn Michaels]] defeating [[Owen Hart]] and Yokozuna by disqualification.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/95.htm |title=Yearly Results: 1995 |last=Cawthon |first=Graham |date= January 16, 2023|website=TheHistoryOfWWE.com |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

=== Return to WCW (1995–2001) ===
==== Alliance to End Hulkamania (1995–1996) ====
{{Main|The Dungeon of Doom|Sting and Lex Luger}}
In late August 1995, after expressing to Sting that he wanted to leave the WWF, Luger got a call from WCW Vice-President [[Eric Bischoff]] to set up a meeting about a contract and Luger possibly "jumping ship". Bischoff was initially reluctant to make the offer, as he did not care for Luger personally or professionally, but relented due to both Sting's urging, and the idea that his appearance would make a big splash. Bischoff offered Luger only $150,000 a year,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-bVifbGMFA| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516215248/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-bVifbGMFA| archive-date=May 16, 2016 | url-status=dead|title=Eric Bischoff on His Hatred For Lex Luger|last=Wrestling Shoots|date=September 23, 2015|via=YouTube}}</ref> 20% of what he was making when he left WCW three years earlier, in a deliberate attempt to have him turn down the offer (and, according to Bischoff, "at least tell Sting that I tried"), only to be surprised to see that Luger accepted the offer.<ref>''The Monday Night Wars'' DVD</ref> Luger himself would later state that he had planned on re-signing with the WWF on a two to three-year extension but saw a return to WCW as an opportunity to prove doubters wrong about his ability to be a top star.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lowson |first1=Thomas |date=December 8, 2023 |title=Lex Luger Wanted to Prove WWE Naysayers Wrong By Jumping to WCW |url=https://www.sescoops.com/news/lex-luger-wanted-to-prove-wwe-naysayers-wrong-by-jumping-to-wcw |work=SE Scoops |access-date=December 9, 2023}}</ref>

Eight days after his appearance at SummerSlam and only one night after competing at a WWF [[house show]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/95.htm|title=95|website=The History of WWE |access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> Luger made his return to WCW on the premiere of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]'', coming out during the match for the United States Heavyweight Championship between champion [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[Ric Flair]].<ref name="WWEbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/lex-luger|title=Lex Luger's WWE alumni profile|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref> After Luger's return, he did not make his allegiances known acting as a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#T|tweener]], except for that he still did have a long-time friendship with Sting. He merely claimed that he wanted to stake his claim at Hogan's WCW World Heavyweight Title, facing him on the September 11, 1995, episode of ''Nitro'', which Hogan won by disqualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1995092m.htm|title=WCW Monday Night Nitro – September 11th, 1995|publisher=DDT Digest|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> At [[Halloween Havoc (1995)|Halloween Havoc]], Luger attacked Hogan after his match with [[Big Show|The Giant]] and joined [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]]'s [[The Dungeon of Doom|Dungeon of Doom]] stable.<ref name="havoc95">{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/havoc.html#95|title=Halloween Havoc 1995 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref>

At [[Starrcade (1995)|Starrcade]], Luger participated in a WCW vs [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling|NJPW]] World Cup of Wrestling where he represented WCW in a winning effort against NJPW representative [[Masahiro Chono|Masa Chono]].<ref name="starrcade95">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/starrcad.html#95|title=Starrcade 1995: World Cup of Wrestling|publisher=Pro Wrestling History| access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> Later that night, he participated in a [[Triple Threat match|triangle match]] with Sting and Ric Flair, with the winner to face [[Randy Savage]] for the WCW World Championship; Flair won after both Sting and Luger were [[Countout|counted out]].<ref name="starrcade95"/> The two men teamed up to defeat [[Harlem Heat]] for their first [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Championship]] on the January 22, 1996, episode of ''Nitro'',<ref name="wcwtag"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1996014m.htm|title=WCW Monday Night Nitro – Monday, January 22, 1996|publisher=DDT Digest|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> with Luger constantly threatening dissent due to his allegiance to the Dungeon of Doom, but always seeming to stay on the same path as his friend. He lost to [[Eddie Guerrero]] by disqualification on the February 3 episode of ''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''. Luger also defeated [[Marc Mero|Johnny B. Badd]] for the [[WCW World Television Championship]] on February 17, losing it back to him the next night.<ref name="wcwtv"/> He regained the television title from Badd by beating him on March 6.<ref name="wcwtv"/>

The Dungeon of Doom aligned with the [[Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|Four Horsemen]] to form the Alliance to End Hulkamania, which feuded with Hulk Hogan and Luger's former WWF ally, Randy Savage. At [[Uncensored 1996|Uncensored]], nine members from the Alliance participated in a "[[Professional wrestling match types#Triple Cage match|Tower of Doom Steel Cage match]]", but were unsuccessful in defeating the team of Hogan and Savage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/uncensor.html#96|title=Uncensored 1996 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> Luger was blamed for the loss because he accidentally punched teammate Ric Flair and was kicked out of the stable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1996034m.htm |title=WCW Monday Nitro − Monday, March 25th, 1996 |website=DDTdigest.com }}</ref>

==== Feud with the New World Order (1996–1999) ====
[[File:Lex Luger Nitro 1998.jpg|thumb|right|Luger in the ring during a taping of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]'' in 1998]]
During the summer, Luger began a feud with The Giant for the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]], unsuccessfully challenging him at [[The Great American Bash (1996)|The Great American Bash]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/gabash.html#96|title=The Great American Bash 1996 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> During this time, [[Scott Hall (wrestler)|Scott Hall]] and [[Kevin Nash]], both former WWF superstars, began appearing on WCW television and claimed they were "taking over" the company. Randy Savage spearheaded the WCW wrestlers against them, with Luger and Sting by his side. Luger, along with Savage and Sting, took on Nash and Hall (who called themselves [[The Outsiders (professional wrestling)|The Outsiders]]) and a third, mystery, partner that they claimed was an "[[Treason|insider]]" at [[Bash at the Beach (1996)|Bash at the Beach]]. In the first few minutes of the match, Luger went down to a kayfabe injury, leaving Sting and Savage on their own when the mystery partner revealed himself to be Hulk Hogan. With Luger no longer around, Savage and Sting were "easy prey" for the three who announced themselves as the [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|New World Order]] (nWo).<ref>{{cite book|title=The Death of WCW|last1=Reynolds|first1=R.D.|last2=Alvarez|first2=Bryan|pages=70–72|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|year=2004|isbn=978-1-55022-661-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/beach.html#96|title= Bash at the Beach 1996 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref>

Luger continued to be one of the leaders for the WCW's siege against the nWo, wrestling and feuding with a number of their members. At [[SuperBrawl VII]], Luger and The Giant defeated the Outsiders to win the World Tag Team Championship.<ref name="wcwtag"/> The title was returned to the Outsiders by nWo member and WCW President [[Eric Bischoff]]. Luger won a [[Triple Threat match|Four Corners match]] to become the No.1 contender for Hogan's WCW Title at [[Spring Stampede 1997|Spring Stampede]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/stampede.html#97|title=Spring Stampede 1997 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> and teamed with his new ally, The Giant, to defeat Hogan and basketball star [[Dennis Rodman]] at [[Bash at the Beach 1997|Bash at the Beach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/beach.html#97|title=Bash at the Beach 1997 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> On the August 4, 1997, episode of ''Nitro'', Luger defeated Hogan to win his second World Heavyweight Championship in an impromptu match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/3044541101|title=Lex Luger's second WCW Championship reign|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 22, 2008|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324112057/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/3044541101|url-status=dead}}</ref> before dropping the title back to Hogan just five days later at [[Road Wild 1997|Road Wild]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/roadwild.html#97|title=Road Wild 1997 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> His victory, however, marked the first time in a year that WCW had "won their world title back" from the nWo.<ref name="WTHeavy">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html|title=WCW World Heavyweight Title|access-date=April 17, 2007|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}</ref>

Luger began a program with Hall after both men pinned each other in tag team matches (Luger's partner was [[Diamond Dallas Page]] and Hall's partner was Randy Savage)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/clash2.html#XXXV |title=Clash of the Champions XXXV results |publisher=Pro Wrestling History |access-date=April 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421024241/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/clash2.html |archive-date=April 21, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/fall.html#97|title=Fall Brawl 1997: WarGames results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> before facing each other in a 1-on-1 match at [[Halloween Havoc 1997|Halloween Havoc]] which Luger won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/havoc.html#97|title=Halloween Havoc 1997 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> He had a short feud with [[Buff Bagwell]] in the fall of 1997, culminating in a match at [[Starrcade (1997)|Starrcade]], which Bagwell won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/starrcad.html#97|title=Starrcade 1997 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> In the first half of 1998, Luger feuded with Savage and defeated him at [[Souled Out 1998|Souled Out]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/nwoppv.html#98|title=Souled Out 1998 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> and [[SuperBrawl VIII]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/s-brawl.html#VIII|title=SuperBrawl VIII results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> His final feud with the nWo was against [[Scott Steiner]], whom Luger defeated at [[Uncensored 1998|Uncensored]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/uncensor.html#98|title=Uncensored 1998 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> At [[Spring Stampede 1998|Spring Stampede]], he teamed with Scott's brother and former tag team partner Rick to defeat Scott and Bagwell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/stampede.html#98|title=Spring Stampede 1998 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref>

[[File:Lex Luger 1998.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Luger in 1998 after taping ''Nitro'']]
After a long war with the nWo, Luger joined [[nWo Wolfpac]] on May 25, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1998054m.htm|title=Monday Nitro results – May 25, 1998|access-date=April 17, 2007|publisher=DDT Digest}}</ref> Luger played a central role in the group's war with Hogan's [[nWo Hollywood]], and even convinced the long-standing anti-nWo Sting to join.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1998061m.htm|title=Monday Nitro results – June 1, 1998|access-date=April 17, 2007|publisher=DDTDigest.com}}</ref> On the August 10, 1998, episode of ''Nitro'', he defeated [[Bret Hart]] to win his record-tying fifth, and final, United States Heavyweight Championship in an impromptu title match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/30445411213|title=Lex Luger's fifth United States Championship reign|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 22, 2008|archive-date=June 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603040710/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/30445411213|url-status=dead}}</ref> before dropping the title back to Hart just one day later on ''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/thunder/2000.html|title=''WCW Thunder'' results, 2000|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> He also took part in the incident in which both nWo factions united against the dominant [[Bill Goldberg]] in early 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999011m.htm|title=Monday Nitro – January 4, 1999|access-date=April 17, 2007|publisher=DDTDigest.com}}</ref> He remained a member of the new nWo until he was sidelined with a (legitimate) biceps injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rspwfaq.net/2014/07/superbrawl-1999.html |title=SuperBrawl 1999 |author=Hall, Tommy |date=July 12, 2014 |website=RSPWfaq.net |publisher=Scott's Blog of Doom! }}</ref>

==== The Total Package and Totally Buffed (1999–2001) ====
In August 1999, Luger returned to ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]'' during a Sting/Hogan angle for the World Heavyweight Championship. He eventually helped Sting win the World Title at [[Fall Brawl (1999)|Fall Brawl]] in September 1999. After Fall Brawl, Luger claimed that Lex Luger was now "dead" and he was going by the name "The Total Package". He debuted this [[gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] on the September 27, 1999, episode of ''Nitro'' with a [[Terminator (character)|Terminator]]-style entrance symbolizing his "rebirth" and by bringing back [[Miss Elizabeth]] as his manager. On the November 1, 1999 Nitro, a fallout between Sting and Luger began when Luger expressed a desire for them to win the WCW tag team titles, against Sting's desire to continue pursuing the WCW World title, only for Luger- who was also pursuing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in same tournament Sting was in- to fake a knee injury and refuse to help Sting after Sting was attacked following a match the two had for the WCW Tag Team titles against [[Billy Kidman]] and [[Konnan]]. Luger would then attack Sting the following week in a match he had with [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]], which led to Sting attacking Luger in Luger's match with [[Sid Eudy|Sid Vicious]]. Sting would then defeat Luger in a quarterfinal match on the November 15, 1999 episode of Nitro. At the November [[WCW Mayhem]] event, the fallout with Sting was completed when Luger attacked Sting during his match with [[Bret Hart]]. The two would then feud. In addition, Luger also began treating Elizabeth badly, which prompted Sting to intervene. However, at [[Starrcade (1999)|Starrcade]] in December 1999, Sting and The Total Package had a match which saw Elizabeth turn on Sting and make clear her allegiance to the Total Package.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insidepulse.com/2011/12/15/the-smark-starrcade-countdown-1999/ |title=The SmarK Starrcade Countdown: 1999 |author=Keith, Scott |date=December 15, 2011 |website=InsidePulse.com |publisher=Inside Pulse Wrestling }}</ref>

Luger continued his Total Package angle with Elizabeth through January 2000. He began a storyline where he would break the arms of his opponents by placing the arm inside a closed steel chair and stomping on it. In February 2000, he formed an alliance with [[Ric Flair]] to take out [[Hulk Hogan]]. They later formed a tag team under the name [[Team Package]]. The team feuded with Sting and Hogan until April 2000 when [[Vince Russo]] formed the New Blood causing Luger to join the [[Millionaires Club]]. He faced [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] on the November 20, 2000, episode of ''Nitro'' for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] at [[Mayhem 2000|Mayhem]] and again at [[Starrcade (2000)|Starrcade 2000]] with Goldberg's career on the line. He also formed a tag team with [[Buff Bagwell]] named "Totally Buff". They defeated Goldberg and [[DeWayne Bruce]] in a tag team match at [[WCW Sin|Sin]] in January 2001. Luger stayed with the team until the WWF purchased WCW in March 2001. After WCW closed down, Bagwell went to the WWF although the company was not interested in Luger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/wcw00-01.htm|title=WCW Show Results 2000-01|publisher=The History of WWE|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref> He took a hiatus from wrestling.

=== World Wrestling All-Stars (2002) ===
In November 2002, Luger returned to wrestling for the first time since the closure of WCW. He joined the European tour of [[World Wrestling All-Stars]] and debuted in [[Dublin]], Ireland, teaming with Sting to defeat Buff Bagwell and [[Jerry Tuite|Malice]]. At [[WWA Retribution|Retribution]], Luger defeated Sting to win the vacant [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship]] after [[Jeff Jarrett]] interfered on his behalf.<ref name="SolieWWAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtwwas.html|title=WWAS – World Heavyweight Title|access-date=April 13, 2007|publisher=Solie's Title Histories}}</ref> In [[Manchester]], England on December 7, Luger and Sting faced Bagwell and Jarrett in a match in which both Luger's WWA World Heavyweight Championship and Jarrett's [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] were on the line, though neither title changed hands, as Sting pinned Bagwell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwa/021207.html|title=WWAS results – December 7, 2002 – Manchester, England| access-date=April 13, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Luger made his final appearance with WWA on December 13, in [[Zürich|Zürich, Switzerland]], when he lost the WWA World Heavyweight Championship to Sting in a three-way dance that also featured Malice.<ref name="SolieWWAS"/>

=== Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003–2004, 2006, 2012) ===
In late 2003, Luger began working for [[Impact Wrestling|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA); he teamed with TNA co-founder [[Jeff Jarrett]] on November 12 in a loss to [[A.J. Styles]] and Sting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tna/031112.html|title=NWA:TNA PPV results – November 12, 2003|access-date=April 13, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> He returned on February 25, 2004, putting AJ Styles through a table during a tables match against [[Abyss (wrestler)|Abyss]].

Luger returned to TNA in 2006, first appearing during the April 27 ''[[TNA Impact!|Impact!]]'' as the second of Sting's potential tag team partners for [[TNA Sacrifice (2006)|Sacrifice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tnaimpact/060427.html|title=TNA Impact! results – April 27, 2006|access-date=April 13, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Throughout September and October, he appeared on ''Impact!'' as one of the people (along with Buff Bagwell) helping Sting to "prepare" for his upcoming match against Jeff Jarrett at [[Bound for Glory (2006)|Bound for Glory]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tnaimpact/060928.html|title=TNA Impact! results – September 28, 2006|access-date=April 13, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

On October 13, 2012, Luger inducted Sting to the [[TNA Hall of Fame]] at a ceremony held in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], prior to the [[Bound for Glory (2012)|Bound for Glory]] pay-per-view.<ref name="TNAHOF1">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_65596.shtml|title=Luger official for TNA HOF induction|author=Caldwell, James|publisher=[[Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter|PWTorch.com]]|date=September 29, 2012|access-date=November 4, 2012}}</ref><ref name="TNAHOF2">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_65935.shtml|title=TNA Hall of Fame report 10/13: Detailed play-by-play of entire Sting HOF ceremony – Luger, Styles, Hogan, Dixie, others talk & reflect|publisher=[[Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter|PWTorch.com]]|date=October 14, 2012|access-date=November 4, 2012}}</ref>

=== Later career (2003–2007) ===
Throughout 2004 and 2005, Luger made sporadic appearances on the [[independent circuit]].<ref name="OWW" /> Luger's final match took place on August 26, 2006, in the main event of a United Wrestling Federation event in Oklahoma, in which Luger teamed with [[Buff Bagwell]] to defeat [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Scott Steiner]]. On September 22, 2007, Luger was inducted into the XWF (later Legend's Pro Wrestling)'s Hall of Fame.

=== Return to WWE (2011–present) ===
In 2011, Luger began working again with [[WWE]] on their [[WWE#Drug testing and wellness program|Wellness Policy]]. In regards to this role he stated:

{{blockquote|I actually work behind the scenes with them now again and with their wellness club. I counsel a lot of their athletes on nutrition, wellness, exercise, and taking care of their bodies. That's another thing that WWE is being very proactive now with the Wellness Department and really train these guys with health and nutrition and drug prevention. We're trying to prevent the young guys, this young generation of guys from going down the same path as we did back in the '80s and '90s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_49843.shtml|title=WWE/TNA News: Lex Luger working behind-the-scenes in WWE, Luger comments on Sting's longevity & "questionable" TNA product|publisher=Pwtorch.com|date=May 5, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2012}}</ref>}}On March 3, 2024, Luger was in attendance for Sting's retirement match at [[All Elite Wrestling|''AEW's'']] [[Revolution (2024)|Revolution]] alongside [[Magnum T. A.|Magnum T.A.]], [[Scotty Riggs]], and [[Nikita Koloff]], however was not shown or acknowledged during the broadcast.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tessier |first=Colin |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Magnum TA, Nikita Koloff, DDP, Lex Luger, More Attend AEW Revolution For Sting's Final Match |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/magnum-ta-nikita-koloff-ddp-lex-luger-more-attend-aew-revolution-sting-s-final-match |work=Fightful News |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref>

Luger was inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2025)|2025 WWE Hall of Fame]] by [[Diamond Dallas Page]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Currier |first=Joseph |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Lex Luger to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/lex-luger-to-be-inducted-into-wwe-hall-of-fame/ |work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]] |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Luger is of [[Germans|German]] and [[Scottish people|Scottish]] heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Sqb0J46-o&t=5549s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/h0Sqb0J46-o| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Lex Luger Full Career Shoot Interview |quote=See from 3:00 to 3:20 |publisher=The Hannibal TV |via=YouTube |date=August 14, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Luger is divorced from Peggy and has two children, a son, Brian (born January 1, 1986),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.mercer.edu/NR/exeres/87A4932E-5033-4C44-9CC7-E264811D408F.htm |title=Brian Pfohl Mercer University basketball profile |publisher=.mercer.edu |access-date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320111548/http://www2.mercer.edu/NR/exeres/87A4932E-5033-4C44-9CC7-E264811D408F.htm |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a daughter, Lauren Ashley (born September 24, 1990).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/pfohl_lauren00.html|title=Lauren Pfohl Tulane University swimming profile|publisher=Tulanegreenwave.com|access-date=May 14, 2012|archive-date=March 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317081009/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/pfohl_lauren00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> His then family was featured in a 30 second video clip shown at the beginning of [[Survivor Series 1993]]. Luger is a reformed [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/540533-merry-christmas-top-christians-in-pro-wrestling-history|title=Merry Christmas! Top Christians in Pro Wrestling History|first=Kevin|last=Germany|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> Luger is a fan of Scottish football club [[Rangers F.C]] and also English football club [[Manchester United F.C.]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bunting |first=Ian |date=January 25, 2023 |title=Wrestling legend reveals links to Lanarkshire as he shares his love of Rangers |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/lanarkshire/wrestling-legend-lex-luger-reveals-29035363 |access-date=August 13, 2023 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref>

He got married again in 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Carey |first=Ian |date=April 1, 2025 |title=Lex Luger reveals he recently got married |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/lex-luger-reveals-he-was-recently-married/ |work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]] |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref>

=== Legal problems ===
On April 19, 2003, Luger was involved in a [[Domestic violence|domestic dispute]] with [[Miss Elizabeth]] (Elizabeth Hulette), then his live-in girlfriend, in the garage of their [[townhouse]] in [[Marietta, Georgia]], during which Luger allegedly struck her. [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] police found Hulette with two bruised eyes, a bump on her head, and a cut lip. Luger was charged with a misdemeanor count of [[Battery (crime)|battery]] and released on $2,500 [[Bail bondsman|bond]]. Two days later on April 21, Luger was arrested for [[driving under the influence]] after [[Rear-end collision|rear-ending]] another car. According to the police report, Luger had slurred speech and [[Conjunctivitis|bloodshot eyes]], and could not locate his driver's license. Hulette was a passenger in the vehicle and was sent home in a taxi. Luger was also driving with a suspended license for not appearing in court on March 5, 2003, for a hearing on a previous offense of driving with expired tags and having no proof of insurance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=13615|title=Luger's arrests|publisher=Marietta Daily Journal|access-date=November 4, 2007|date=May 4, 2003|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330025431/http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=13615 <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date=March 30, 2008}}</ref>

On May 1, 2003, Hulette died in the Marietta townhouse she shared with Luger<ref>{{cite book|page=[https://archive.org/details/tributesii00dave/page/208 208]|title=Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers|first=Dave|last=Meltzer|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|isbn=1582618178|year=2004|url=https://archive.org/details/tributesii00dave/page/208}}</ref> after mixing pills of [[hydrocodone]] and [[Alprazolam]] (Xanax) with [[vodka]].<ref>{{cite book|page=261|publisher=Carolina Academic Press|year=2009|first1=Jason W.|last1=Lee|first2=Jeffrey C.|last2=Lee|title=Sport and Criminal Behavior|isbn=978-1594605024}}</ref> Luger was arrested after a search of the residence revealed a number of illicit controlled substances, including anabolic steroids, [[oxycodone]], synthetic growth hormone, testosterone, and [[alprazolam]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Animal|first1=George|last1=Steele|page=115|first2=Jim|last2=Evans|isbn=978-1623682088|publisher=Triumph Books|year=2013}}</ref> He was charged with 14 felony counts of drug possession.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3016179|title=Lex Luger's confessions of a drug-abuse survivor|date=September 13, 2007|access-date=September 27, 2015|first=Mike|last=Fish}}</ref> He was released the following day on $27,500 [[bail]]. Hulette's death was eventually ruled accidental.<ref name=baptist>{{cite web|work=Baptist Press News|url=http://www.bpnews.net/36636/exwrestler-lex-luger-talks-of-new-life-in-christ|access-date=September 27, 2015|date=November 22, 2011|first=J. Gerald|last=Harris|title=Ex-wrestler Lex Luger talks of new life in Christ}}</ref> Luger pleaded guilty to the charges and was fined $1,000, sentenced to five years probation, and ordered to undergo periodic [[drug test]]s.<ref name=baptist/>

In December 2005, Luger and fellow wrestlers [[Scott Steiner]] and [[Buff Bagwell]] were removed from a flight to [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]], after committing acts of disturbance on board the plane, and were detained for several hours. Although Steiner and Bagwell were freed to resume their trip, Luger was charged with violating his probation by failing to obtain permission to leave the country. Luger was initially detained in the [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]] jail.<ref>{{cite web|title=Luger held in Minneapolis jail|first=Paul|last=Turenne|work=Winnipeg Sun|publisher=SLAM! Sports|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2005/12/09/1345894.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928230524/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2005/12/09/1345894.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2015|date=December 9, 2005|access-date=September 27, 2015}}</ref> He was tried in Georgia and sentenced to four months in [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] Jail, with a one-month credit for [[time served]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Wrestling with the Devil: The True Story of a World Champion Professional Wrestler − His Reign, Ruin, and Redemption|first1=Lex|last1=Luger|first2=John D.|last2=Hollis|page=175|year=2013|publisher=Tyndale House|isbn=978-1414378725}}</ref>

=== Spinal infarction ===
On October 19, 2007, Luger suffered a nerve impingement in his neck that led to temporary paralysis.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Tim |date=July 15, 2019 |title=‘This is only possible through something supernatural’: The rebirth of Lex Luger, reviled wrestler once left for dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1061580/2019/07/15/this-is-only-possible-through-something-supernatural-the-rebirth-of-lex-luger-reviled-wrestler-once-left-for-dead/ |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref>  Nearly a month after his spinal stroke, Luger was still in a [[quadriplegia|quadriplegic]] state, having no movement in either his arms or legs. In June 2008, Luger was said to be able to stand on his own for short periods and walk using a walker.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hollis|first=John |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/06/17/lex_luger_shepherd_center.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204154700/http://ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/06/17/lex_luger_shepherd_center.html|title= Paralyzed pro wrestler now relies on inner strength |work=Atlanta Metro News|date=June 17, 2008|access-date=May 14, 2012|archive-date=February 4, 2009}}</ref> By 2014, Luger was using a [[wheelchair]] on a regular basis, though he was still able to walk short distances,<ref>"Lex Luger on chasing fame, finding faith and wrestling Yokozuna − al.com" https://www.al.com/living/2014/05/lex_luger_on_chasing_fame_find.html</ref> and by 2021 became completely reliant on a wheelchair for mobility.<ref>"What Happened To Lex Luger? − See What He's Up To Now | PWPIX.net" http://www.pwpix.net/lex-luger/</ref> However, by February 2025, after working with longtime friend [[Diamond Dallas Page|Dallas Page]] in yoga rehabilitation, Luger was again able to stand from his wheelchair on his own.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rueter |first1=Sean |date=February 24, 2025 |title=DDP shares video of Lex Luger standing up without assistance |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2025/2/24/24371889/lex-luger-stands-from-wheelchair-without-assistance-ddp-shares-video-wwe-pro-wrestling |work=Cageside Seats |access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref>

== Other media ==
On September 28, 2006, Luger appeared on ''[[Praise the Lord (TV program)|Praise the Lord]]'', the flagship talk program of the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]] and declared himself a [[Born again Christianity|born-again Christian]]. In an interview conducted by guest host, one-time wrestling tag-team partner, and longtime friend [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]], Luger emotionally discussed the downward turn of his career and personal life—including the events surrounding [[Miss Elizabeth]]'s death—and how it led to his [[Christian conversion]]. Luger credits Steve Baskin, the pastor of Western Hills Baptist Church in [[Kennesaw, Georgia]], with pulling him from a terminal tailspin. The jail chaplain met Luger in early 2006.<ref name="BornAgain">{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/07/01/0701metwrestler.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab|title=Wrestling can leave lives on the ropes|last=Torpy|first=Bill|publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>

In 1990, Luger was a featured guest-star in Season 3 of the ''[[Superboy (TV series)|Superboy]]'' series in the episode "Mindscape".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0713444/|first=|last=|publisher=IMDb|access-date=|date=December 8, 1990|title=Mindscape}}</ref>

On November 20, 2012, Luger appeared on season 6, episode 15 of ''[[Hardcore Pawn]]'', selling his ring robe for $3500 to [[Les Gold]] with the cash going to a charity. The Robe was later purchased by super fan Dave "Super Dave" Plaza.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/lex-luger-appears-on-hardcore-pawn-26070874|first=Tom|last=Herrera|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 27, 2015|date=November 21, 2012|title=Lex Luger appears on "Hardcore Pawn"; sells ring gear for charity}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Les (''sic'') The World Champion|publisher=TruTV|access-date=September 27, 2015|url=http://www.trutv.com/shows/hardcore-pawn/videos/les-the-world-champion.html}}</ref>

On August 13, 2013, Luger's memoir ''Wrestling with the Devil: The True Story of a World Champion Professional Wrestler – His Reign, Ruin, and Redemption'', was released with the foreword written by Sting.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wrestling with the Devil: The True Story of a World Champion Professional Wrestler--His Reign, Ruin, and Redemption|first1=Lex|last1=Luger|first2=Steve "Sting"|last2=Borden|first3=John D.|last3=Hollis|date=August 13, 2013|publisher=Tyndale Momentum|isbn = 978-1414378725}}</ref>

On August 7, 2022, Luger was the subject of an episode of ''[[Biography: WWE Legends]]''.

== Video games ==
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|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;" | Year
! style="background:#ccc;" | Title
! style="background:#ccc;" | Notes
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| 1990
| ''[[WCW Wrestling]]''
| Video game debut
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| rowspan="2"| 1997
| ''[[WCW vs. the World]]''
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| ''[[WCW vs. nWo: World Tour]]''
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|-
| rowspan="2"| 1998
| ''[[WCW Nitro (video game)|WCW Nitro]]''
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|-
| ''[[WCW/nWo Revenge]]''
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| rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''[[WCW/nWo Thunder]]''
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|-
| ''[[WCW Mayhem (video game)|WCW Mayhem]]''
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| 2000
| ''[[WCW Backstage Assault]]''
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|}

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|-
| rowspan="3"| 1993
| ''[[WWF Royal Rumble (1993 video game)|WWF Royal Rumble]]''
| Video game debut
|-
| ''[[WWF King of the Ring (video game)|WWF King of the Ring]]''
| rowspan="2"| Cover athlete
|-
| ''[[WWF Rage in the Cage]]''
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| 1994
| ''[[WWF Raw (1994 video game)|WWF Raw]]''
| Cover athlete
|-
| 1995
| ''[[WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game]]''
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|-
| 2010
| ''[[WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011]]''
| [[Downloadable content]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''[[WWE SuperCard]]''
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|-
| ''[[WWE 2K15]]''
| [[Downloadable content]]
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| 2015
| ''[[WWE 2K16]]''
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| 2016
| ''[[WWE 2K17]]''
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|-
| rowspan="3"| 2017
| ''[[WWE Champions]]''
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| ''[[WWE 2K18]]''
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| ''[[WWE Mayhem]]''
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| 2018
| ''[[WWE 2K19]]''
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| 2024
| ''[[WWE 2K24]]''
|[[Downloadable content]]<ref>{{cite tweet |user=WWEGames |number=1762295633040298309 |title=@cmpunk is making his #WWE2K24 debut along with a long list of your favorite WWE Superstars!⚡|date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
| ''[[WWE 2K25]]''
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|}

== Championships and accomplishments ==
* '''[[Championship Wrestling from Florida]]'''
** NWA Bahamas Championship (1 time)<ref name="floridabahamas">[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/bahamas-h.html NWA Bahamas Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
** [[NWA Florida Television Championship]] ([[NWA Florida Television Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="floridatv">[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fl-tv.html NWA Florida Television Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
** [[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)]] ([[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)#Title history|3 times]])<ref name="floridasouthern">[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-south-h.html NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
* '''[[George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
** Frank Gotch Award (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/02/04/8615/|title=Lex Luger announced for 2016 Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame|access-date=February 4, 2016|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205023225/http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/02/04/8615/|archive-date=February 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''[[Jim Crockett Promotions]]/[[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
** [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions|2 times]])<ref name="wcwtitle">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wcwchampionship|title=WCW Championship official title history|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 17, 2008}}</ref>
** [[WCW World Television Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Television Champions|2 times]])<ref name="wcwtv">[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html NWA/WCW World Television Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
** [[WWE United States Championship|NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of WWE United States Champions|5 times]])<ref name="ustitle">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates|title=WWE United States Championship official title history|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 17, 2008}}</ref>
** [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|3 times]]) – with [[Barry Windham]] (1), [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] (1), and [[Big Show|The Giant]] (1)<ref name="wcwtag">[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
** [[Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament|Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup]] ([[Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament#1988|1988]]) – with Sting<ref name="croccup">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wcw/croccup.htm|title=NWA The Crockett Cup Tournament|access-date=April 17, 2007|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705135504/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wcw/croccup.htm|archive-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref>
** Second [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)#List of WCW Triple Crown winners|WCW Triple Crown Champion]]
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] (1993)<ref>{{cite journal|page=88|date=March 1996|publisher=London Publishing Co.|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|title=Achievement Awards: Past Winners|issn=1043-7576}}</ref>
** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Feud of the Year|Feud of the Year]] (1987) <small>[[The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|The Four Horsemen]] vs. [[The Super Powers]] and [[The Road Warriors]]</small><ref name="popular"/>
** Feud of the Year (1988, 1990) <small>vs. [[Ric Flair]]</small><ref name="popular"/>
** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Match of the Year|Match of the Year]] (1991) <small>with Sting vs. [[The Steiner Brothers]] at [[SuperBrawl I]]</small><ref>{{cite journal|page=85|date=March 1996|publisher=London Publishing Co.|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|title=Achievement Awards: Past Winners|issn=1043-7576}}</ref>
** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Most Popular Wrestler of the Year|Most Popular Wrestler of the Year]] (1993)<ref name=popular>{{cite journal|page=86|date=March 1996|publisher=London Publishing Co.|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|title=Achievement Awards: Past Winners|issn=1043-7576}}</ref>
** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]] (1986)<ref>{{cite journal|page=89|date=March 1996|publisher=London Publishing Co.|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|title=Achievement Awards: Past Winners|issn=1043-7576}}</ref>
** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Wrestler of the Year|Wrestler of the Year]] (1997)
** Ranked No. 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profightdb.com/pwi-500/1991.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1991|work=[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]|publisher=The Internet Wrestling Database|access-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref>
** Ranked No. 20 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the ''PWI Years'' in 2003
** Ranked No. 52 and No. 90 of the top 100 tag teams of the ''PWI Years'' with Sting and Barry Windham, respectively, in 2003
* '''[[World Wrestling All-Stars]]'''
** [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WWA World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="SolieWWAS"/>
* '''[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
** [[Royal Rumble]] ([[Royal Rumble (1994)|1994]]) with [[Bret Hart]]{{Efn|Luger and [[Bret Hart]] are recognized as co-winners after both simultaneously eliminated each other.}}<ref name="RR94">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/mainevent/|title=TV Shows > Royal Rumble > History > 1994 > Rumble Match|access-date=April 17, 2008|publisher=WWE.com}}</ref>
** [[WWE Hall of Fame]] ([[WWE Hall of Fame (2025)|Class of 2025]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/lex-luger-to-be-inducted-into-the-wwe-hall-of-fame-class-of-2025|title=Lex Luger to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025|access-date=March 7, 2025|work=WWE}}</ref>
** [[Slammy Award]] (1 time)
*** Most Patriotic ([[Slammy Award#1994 Slammy Awards|1994]])
* '''''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Improved|Most Improved]] (1989)
** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Worked Match of the Year|Worst Worked Match of the Year]] (1996) <small>with [[Arn Anderson]], [[Tonga Fifita|Meng]], [[The Barbarian (wrestler)|The Barbarian]], Ric Flair, [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]], [[Tom Lister Jr.|Z-Gangsta]], and [[Robert Swenson|The Ultimate Solution]] vs. [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Randy Savage]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Triple Cage match|Towers of Doom match]] at [[Uncensored (1996)|Uncensored]] on March 24</small>

==See also==
*[[List of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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