10 Times WWE Put Its Talent In Impossible Positions
1. The Narcissist Becomes Hulk Hogan 2.0
While Mick Foley has recently put forward the case for Lex Luger getting a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame, there's a great sense of 'what if?' with Luger where it pertains to his days with Vince McMahon's promotion.
After a brief stint in McMahon's World Bodybuilding Federation, Luger was formally introduced to WWF audiences at the 1993 Royal Rumble. That initial run would be under the heel Narcissist gimmick, but a face turn was around the corner once it became clear that Hulk Hogan was heading for the WWF exit door.
To show just how quick that turnaround was, Hogan's final televised match of that run was on 13 June '93 as he dropped the WWF Title to Yokozuna at the King of the Ring PPV. Less than a month later, on 4 July, the arrogant villainous Luger turned babyface by slamming Yoko on the USS Intrepid.
From there on out, the Narcissist was rebranded as the flag-waving, stars and stripes-adorned 'All-American' Lex Luger. With his ripped physique, blonde hair and jarring tan, Lex was positioned as the company's new Hulk Hogan and the new top babyface of the territory.
Lex was set up to fail as soon as McMahon decided that his new poster boy was going to be Hogan 2.0, as the fans completely saw through all of this - with the majority having already chosen their new poster boy: Bret Hart.