20 WWE Superstars And Their 80s Counterparts

Along with Sting, Lex Luger was one of the NWA’s hottest rising stars of the mid-late ‘80s.

After making waves in Florida, Luger would end up working for WCW and operating at the top of the card as both a heel and a babyface. Regardless of what side of the fence he was on, there was always a sense of Lex being rather horrendous in the ring, being outright awful on the mic, and being forced down fans’ throats.

Bringing things to the modern day, many have questioned Reigns’ in-ring talent over the last year, and there’s no denying that the WWE were initially as forceful with Roman’s push as a drunken jock is with his advances on any semi-breathing female at a college party.

In fairness to Reigns, he’s vastly better than Lex in the ring and is constantly improving. Still, his so-so promos don’t help him and only draw further comparisons to The Total Package. And much like how Lex was often tied to Sting at times, Roman Reigns is far more palatable when stood side-by-side with Dean Ambrose.