Lex Luger in WWE vs. Lex Luger in NWA/WCW were two completely different talents. Luger in NWA had been an awesome talent on the brink of main-event greatness from 1988 to 1992. His failure to achieve all that he was capable of could easily have been construed as a failure of the people that ran WCW to capitalize on his abilities. WWE seemed poised to take full advantage of what Luger brought to the table, but he was severely injured in a career-altering accident during the year he spent riding out his non-compete clause. He recovered and made a splash in WWE during the summer of 1993, flying onto a battleship via helicopter to bodyslam then-WWE Champion, Yokozuna. With Yokozuna playing up his anti-American status to the nines, Lugers donning of the stars and stripes gave him a golden opportunity to become in WWE what nobody in WCW ever gave him the proper chance to do be the conquering hero. The Total Package was an appropriate nickname. He certainly had the chops to be one of the defining superstars of the WWE New Generation. Unfortunately, Lex was not the same caliber of performer in 1993 that he had been before his accident. Summerslam 93 in Detroit featured a decent outing from Luger and Yoko, but it failed to capture many imaginations. It was a critical and financial disappointment, fueled by Lugers diminished skills, the fact that Yoko was increasingly trying to eat his way through the calendar, and the changing times in society. Luger vs. Yokozuna peaked when Lex slammed the 500 (+++) pounder. It never progressed.