10 Legendary Wrestlers Who Couldn't Cut A Promo
4. Lex Luger
History has been unfairly unkind to Lex Luger, who was a far better pro wrestler than conventional wisdom would have you believe.
'The Total Package' has been called "overrated" so often that he is now "underrated." Don't conflate his inability replace Hulk Hogan as WWE's franchise player with complete failure: in his late-80s/early-90s heyday, Luger was a performer far beyond the average turn-of-the-decade muscleman, with 1989 yielding a particularly impressive string of outstanding matches and feuds. Yes, his prime was short, but Lex didn't always suck.
His promos, however, most certainly did, and Luger's inability to capture the imagination and hold attention during interviews partly explains why he never made it as a true ace in American wrestling.
Though considerably more convincing as a heel than a face, Luger's delivery was lifeless. A man with next to no verbal charisma, his dull, droning cadence and stunted flow made it sound like he was reading from some far-off autocue, not riffing off the top of his head. Lovely muscles, though. Tremendous. If only they could have talked on his behalf...