10 Times WWE Got Babyfaces Wrong

3. Lex Luger

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If Roman Reigns was an attempt to create the second coming of John Cena, then Lex Luger was blatantly the WWF's bold bid to recapture Hulk Hogan's boom period. At times, it was like 'American Hero' Lex had bought an instruction manual that taught him how to do everything other than copy Hulk's natural appeal.

He just didn't have the same magnetism, charisma or kinship with fans.

Luger did have the WWF machine, bags of cash and a quite relentless push behind him. Despite all of that, he must be considered a pitiful attempt to replace Hogan and become a red, white and blue flag-waving hero of the people. It was hard for anyone to see the obviously-distant bodybuilder as that.

Indeed, McMahon couldn't have picked a less-friendly worker to play Hogan 2.0. When Hulk had been gregarious, open and charismatic, Lex was withdrawn and never looked comfortable being in amongst big crowds of kids or picture-taking fans.

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