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Relive the moment when Lex Luger shocked the world and defeated Hollywood Hogan to become the WCW Champion in 1997. This video is part of the Lex Luger A&E Biography, which explores the rise and

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After the fans finally warm up to Lex Luger as a babyface, The Total Package defeats Hollywood Hulk Hogan to capture the WCW Title in front of thousands of frenzied fans in Detroit. Watch Biography: Legends featuring Lex Luger Sunday at 10/9C on A&E. Stream WWE on Peacock in the U.S. and on WWE Network everywhere else.

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The famous bout from August 4th 1997 on WCW Monday Nitro for the WCW Heavyweight Championship between Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Lex Luger. This was the most w

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Nitro - (Aug 04 1997) WCW World Heavyweight Champ Hollywood Hogan vs Lex Luger. In an infamous moment from wresting history and one of the biggest pops. Luge

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Lex Luger is a two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. His first televised World Heavyweight Title opportunity came less than a year into his career against Ric Flair at the third NWA Battle of

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Relive the night Lex Luger defeated Hollywood Hogan to become the NEW WCW World Heavyweight Champion!

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Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), better known by the ring name Lex Luger, is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and football player.He is best known for his work with Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).. Luger is a two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWA World

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In a recent edition of 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff discussed Lex Luger winning the WCW title from Hulk Hogan in 1997, Hogan regaining the title five days later at Road Wild, and much more.You can read

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"The Total Package" Lex Luger sat down with WWE to take a look back at his storied career, and I thought it was a really nice 20 minute conversation about eight of his biggest moments.. Since this isn't WWE Worldwide, I figured I'd take a look at the WCW-centric moments.WCW Lex was always better than WWE Lex anyhow. The first moment is his match against Barry Windham for the WCW World

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Pfohl transformed into Luger, who will forever remain an integral piece of wrestling history thanks to his work in the 1990s. His story is examined in depth in the newest installment of the WWE

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Fans rejoice and is literally thrown in the air as Lex Luger beats WCW Champion Hulk Hogan on Nitro, ending The nWo's nearly yearlong grip on the title.

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Collective Thoughts: If I was back being 8 years old again and watching this match for the first time, I would have given it 5 stars. While it wasn't a technical masterpiece, and short for a title match, it was still a great moment for Nitro and WCW at the time. I was a huge Luger mark and seeing him win the title here was so cool.

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The shocking moment of Lex beating Hulk Hogan for the WCW Championship on Nitro remains an all-time great WCW memory. WCW took a huge risk having Luger beat the most dominant heel, with the plan to have him lose it back to Hogan the following week. Some fans have argued that Hogan buried Lex by not letting him have a longer reign.

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Real Name Lawrence Wendell Pfohl. Ring Names. Lex Luger ( March 27, 2001 - Present) The Total Package ( September 12, 1999 - March 26, 2001) Lex Luger ( October 27, 1985 - September 11, 1999) Born June 2, 1958 (age 66) Nationality United States. Birth Place Buffalo, New York. Billed From.

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Royal Rumble (1994) with Bret Hart. Luger is a three-time world champion, having held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WWA World Heavyweight Championship once; and a five-time NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion who owns the records for consecutive days and total days as champion. Although he never won a championship

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Lex Luger. "The Total Package" Lex Luger is one of the most recognized professional wrestlers in the history of the sport. He was a tow-time WCW World champion and a five-time NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight champion. He is best known for his feuds with Sting, Hulk Hogan, and Ric Flair as well as being a member of the famed Four Horsemen.

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Lawrence Wendell "Larry" Pfohl (pronounced "Foal") (June 2, 1958), better known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his work with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He is currently working with WWE, acting as a consultant for their

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In 1999, Elizabeth began managing Lex Luger within the WCW storyline. Within a short period of time, they began to have an extramarital affair as Luger was married with two children.

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Lex Luger is an American former professional wrestler, who won the 'WCW World Heavyweight Championship' twice. He has been inducted into multiple wrestling "halls of fame." His third reign as the 'NWA Heavyweight United States Champion,' for 523 days, was the longest by any wrestler in the history of the profession.

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WCW Saturday Night - (Apr 18 1992) WCW Champ Lex Luger (with Harley Race) vs Sting from Superbrawl II

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6 Lex Express. The biggest push for Lex Luger in WWE saw him getting his own tour bus called the Lex Express. Vince McMahon made Luger tour the country in the bus while playing a patriotic gimmick similar to a politician trying to win votes. Luger was planned to be the next version of Hulk Hogan for WWE, but fans never took to him the same way.

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In 1995, after three years with the WWF, Lex Luger returned to WCW, appearing on the debut episode of WCW Monday Nitro. On the show's 100th episode, Luger would capture the WCW World Championship, dethroning 'Hollywood' Hulk Hogan. As a huge star, Luger worked with several people in WCW but did not impress Eric Bischoff.

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Lex Luger and Goldberg first clashed in singles competition in the fall of 1999, but over a year later the two would get into a full-on feud. After Goldberg defeated Luger at both Mayhem and Starrcade 2000, the rivals had a tag team match at January 2001's Sin pay-per-view.. There, Luger and Buff Bagwell (as Totally Buffed) managed to score a win over Goldberg and WCW Power Plant coach

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Lex Luger should have won the WWF Championship at SummerSlam 1993 at the final stop of the Lex Express, The Palace of Auburn Hills. WCW felt the need to right the wrong and give the Detroit metro area the Lex Luger World Champion reign we deserved. WCW wanted to keep people guessing all the time, make each episode of Nitro seem like one you

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There were several times in Lex Luger's career where he was the biggest babyface WCW or even WWE had ever seen. Notable moments include beating Hollywood Hogan for the World title. In WWE, that