WWE Started It WCW Finished It - 10 Feuds That Switched Companies
6. Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger
Lex Luger and Bret Hart were the top two babyfaces in the WWE during the summer of 1994. Lex Luger got another chance at success in the federation following his abysmal Narcissist heel persona when McMahon rebranded him All American and gave him an absurdly massive push. Luger had new attire (stars and striped trunks), a bus (obviously called the Lex Express) and a new attitude (humble determinedAmerican!) He was quickly put next to Hart as the 1A babyface of the company to oppose all heels. The problem? He didnt have the Hitmans wrestling ability and his fan support was still way behind Harts popularity. The two would fight their own solo battles but the WWE teased a future encounter between them. They would be the last two men in the 1994 Royal Rumble and would end up as co-champions when they both eliminated each other. Later, they would narrowly miss an opportunity to face each other in the main event at Wrestlemania X when Luger failed to win his title match in order to meet Hart at the end of evening. Yet, Lex Lugers star always shone brightest in Ted Turners WCW. He made his name there in the late 1980s and when he returned back to familiar territory after his failed WWE run his career was subsequently revived. Bret Harts career seemed to go in reverse down south. He became the face of the company after fourteen years in WWE and when he finally jumped to WCW they just didnt seem to know how to use him. Thus, the careers of Hart and Luger seemed to meet right in the middle in WCW. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sijy4wvqlk4 WCW knew WWE had failed to deliver on the Hart/Luger rivalry when they were the top two babyfaces a few years back. Thus, WWE had again done the heavy lifting for their rival when WCW matched the duo in a series of matches over the United States Championship. The men ended up trading the title back and forth in a solid, if unspectacular, mini-feud in 98 and both men would be matched a few more times on television in the coming years. WWE probably had a better opportunity to squeeze out a marquee pay-per-view match between the two men as babyfaces years prior but they let that train leave the station.
