Lex Luger was one of pro wrestling’s biggest stars in the ’90s, yet, despite this fact, he has never been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. And now, while speaking on his new podcast, Lex Expressed he has revealed that he believes it’s potentially because of things that happened outside the ring, which resulted in him being shunned by the business.
This is likely referring to the tragic death of Miss Elizabeth, who overdosed from a mixture of drugs and alcohol while the pair were dating in 2003. At the time, Luger was arrested due to having illicit controlled substances in his home, although Elizabeth’s death was eventually deemed accidental.
“I don’t know if that’s a factor or not, but it may be controversial. Some people felt like the wrestling world kind of shunned me for quite a while over some of the things that happened outside of the ring that we can obviously go into at the proper time when we want to in the future. So if I never get in, I still look back fondly with my career and what I did accomplish, but man, it definitely would be the whipped cream and cherry on top and a huge honor if I ever do.”
Lex Luger65-year-old Luger broke into the business via Championship Wrestling From Florida in 1985, and by 1987, was with Jim Crockett Promotions, becoming a member of the Four Horsemen. He would have plenty of success during this time, although he somewhat surprisingly departed the company to join Vince McMahon’s World Bodybuilding Federation in 1992. However, following a motorcycle accident, this didn’t work out, and when the WBF went out of business, he began wrestling for WWE as The Narcissist and later with an all-American gimmick.
Ultimately, his WWE run didn’t live up to expectations, and he would go on to return to WCW without telling McMahon ahead of time, re-debuting during the premiere of Nitro and burning his bridge with WWE in the process. Still, he has since worked with the company, and both sides have seemingly agreed to let bygones be bygones, leaving the door open for a possible induction.
