10 Wrestling Moments Everyone Misunderstood As Kids
8. Why Is Lex Luger A Goodie Now?
The WWF threw everything at the Lex Luger push:
The old glory colour scheme. A helicopter. A very expensive bus. A parade of small children who were presumably paid to receive him as the third coming of Hulk Hogan. An absolutely amazing 1980s c*ck rock ballad - in 1993 - that Michael Bolton would have balked at for its oozing cheese.
But wasn't he an arrogant b*stard, like, the day before? He was the epitome of arrgoant; he was the Narcissist. How can you go from loving yourself and yourself alone, to somehow representing an entire nation? Donald Trump's presidency happened decades ago.
This new hero character stumped children everywhere. Most 30-something fans always knew Hulk Hogan as the talisman of the WWF. It was like he was always there. We didn't question Hogan. He was our hero. Luger was this imposter who broke our brains, but there was nothing to "get", not really. Vince McMahon just wanted another Hulk, and Luger was the result.
"What does it take to be a hero?" the aforementioned song went. The answer: absolutely bloody nothing! Just say you're a hero!