10 Wrestling Legends WCW Buried

A major star in WCW's early years, many believed Lex Luger could one day be a babyface sensation on the level of his pal Sting or even Hulk Hogan. While such lofty expectations were questionable, the WCW faithful clearly loved Luger during both of his runs with the company.

After a lacklustre WWF run, Luger returned in a poor choice of outfit. Regarded as the first major shot in the Monday Night Wars, Luger's defection to his old stomping grounds occurred just 8 days after Summerslam 95 and less than 24 hours since his last house show. Going behind Vinnie Mac's back was a risky move for the Total Package. It seemed questionable initially thanks to his middling time in the Alliance to End Hulkamania. It appeared to ultimately pay off though when he defeated Hollywood Hogan for the WCW title in 1997. His second reign with the title arrived to immense fanfare and was going great right up until it ended just 5 days after it started.

Looking like a chump less than a week after ascending the mountain, Luger never held the big gold again. Soon enough fans grew to dismiss him as a choke artist and his babyface credibility took a nasty tumble. His joining nWo Wolfpac in 98 sullied his long-running feud with the faction and was surpassed in stupidity only by Sting doing the same. An attempt to repackage him as a heel during the dreaded Russo era quickly went bottoms up. So shot was Luger's credibility that WWE never bothered calling him for the Invasion and nWo angles they ran in the early noughties. Luger should've been a pillar of WCW's main event scene but thanks to topsy turvy booking, he never reached his drawing potential.