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Post by dante123 on May 28, 2018 10:44:33 GMT -5
Is there any reason Vince didn't want to bring lex luger at the time. I mean after his time warner AOL contract had expire.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2018 12:16:10 GMT -5
I guess at the time there were still hard feelings because of how Luger left 6 years earlier?
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Post by The Brain on May 28, 2018 13:00:54 GMT -5
I do find it surprising after almost 23 years, they never brought him back for anything considering they brought back Hogan,Warrior,Bret etc.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2018 14:10:00 GMT -5
I do find it surprising after almost 23 years, they never brought him back for anything considering they brought back Hogan,Warrior,Bret etc. I believe he has done stuff on their documentaries, dvds, and stuff, but yeah he never came back to be part of an angle or anything like that. I guess before they buried the hatchet his health deteriorated. |
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Post by Nivro™ on May 28, 2018 14:12:41 GMT -5
I do find it surprising after almost 23 years, they never brought him back for anything considering they brought back Hogan,Warrior,Bret etc. Luger actually works with the company and has for the past 10 years or so. He'd some sort of consultant with their wellness policy. Its weird though that he hasnt been on TV or anything. I wonder if Luger himself has requested that as physically he's a shell of his former self and has been in and out of wheel chairs. It might not be a sight he wants some to see. |
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Post by The Brain on May 28, 2018 14:17:38 GMT -5
I do find it surprising after almost 23 years, they never brought him back for anything considering they brought back Hogan,Warrior,Bret etc. Luger actually works with the company and has for the past 10 years or so. He'd some sort of consultant with their wellness policy. Its weird though that he hasnt been on TV or anything. I wonder if Luger himself has requested that as physically he's a shell of his former self and has been in and out of wheel chairs. It might not be a sight he wants some to see. Ahh ok. Just goes to show how much I keep up with wrestling over these last 10 years lol.
I was never his biggest fan but he does deserve a HOF nod. Very surprised he isn't in there yet.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on May 28, 2018 15:55:43 GMT -5
I remember seeing Luger at a WWA event in 2002 and he was in great shape so it's a pity that WWE never rehired him.
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Post by jason1980s on May 28, 2018 15:58:02 GMT -5
I think it more comes down to they just wouldn't have a good place for him. If WWF could make money off of him in 2001, sure they'd bring him back no matter what he had done in 1995. 1993-1995 was his time in WWF, they put everything behind him to try and make it happen and fans just didn't buy into it. I was a big Lex fan but he was no Hogan and no Bret Hart. If he couldn't make it in 1993-1995 with so much going for him from the company, he really wouldn't have a place in 2001 WWF. It would've wound up being a Mr. Perfect like situation where he only lasted a few months.
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Post by JokerFC on May 28, 2018 18:31:42 GMT -5
Vince didn't want Jarrett, Luger and 3 other relatively big names that were available in May 2001 due to his feelings on them. I think Shane Douglas was another....He deffo didn't want Douglas when Benoit etc jumped...Douglas wanted out too then.
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Post by drifter on May 28, 2018 23:11:05 GMT -5
Was Luger one of the ones, that was still getting paid by AOL Time Warner, after the purchase of WCW? If he was on that list, he probably decided to take the free money. Now those guys had those deal run out, what, last months of 2001? At that point after his WCW run, he didn't have the singles appeal of guys like the nWo or Steiner who got brought back after the Invasion. And during that time too, I don't think he was really in a good place. Then at the beginning of 2003 he had the problem between a domestic dispute call between him and Elizabeth, and a DUI arrest, along with the driving with a suspended license. Then in May Elizabeth's death happens, which also lead to his arrest for illegal drug possession. Then in 2005 he was arrested on a parole violation, for attempting to leave the country without permission. Then in 07 he had the temporary paralysis. By the time Vince bought WCW, even if there was no hard feelings over how he left the company in 95, which I'm sure there was, I think Luger was seen as someone who was no where near worth any baggage he would possibly bring with him.
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Post by nibs92 on May 29, 2018 6:15:12 GMT -5
I don’t see Luger having any sort of impact in the whole invasion angle.
DDP was a bigger name at that time IMO and we all know how that turned out...
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 15:58:33 GMT -5
Man,I was off the wall rooting for him to beat Yokozuna in '93. I could see him being jobbed to HHH the same way that LOD were wasted by RVD and Kane if he'd come in after the purchase.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 16:03:13 GMT -5
Also,this thread prompted me to some research, and....Summerslam '93 was on a Monday?
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Post by K5 on May 29, 2018 16:09:58 GMT -5
Luger was notoriously a difficult guy, so it doesn’t surprise me that wwe would be against hiring him. he also may have wanted to stick with his buddy sting, who was into whatever projects Jeff Jarrett had back then.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on May 29, 2018 16:15:01 GMT -5
Also,this thread prompted me to some research, and....Summerslam '93 was on a Monday?
USA Network had two Monday's that they would air tennis or a dog show, something like that I believe.
So in 1993 and 1994, they held SummerSlam on a Monday. In 1995 - 1998 it was on a Sunday, but then we wouldn't get Raw shows on Monday, we got them either on Friday night, or Saturday night of that week, or just not get any at all.
I think in 1999 they stopped doing that, so Raw was never rescheduled for another night.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 16:18:52 GMT -5
Also,this thread prompted me to some research, and....Summerslam '93 was on a Monday?
USA Network had two Monday's that they would air tennis or a dog show, something like that I believe.
So in 1993 and 1994, they held SummerSlam on a Monday. In 1995 - 1998 it was on a Sunday, but then we wouldn't get Raw shows on Monday, we got them either on Friday night, or Saturday night of that week, or just not get any at all.
I think in 1999 they stopped doing that, so Raw was never rescheduled for another night.
You know back in the day I'd get pissed when Raw was rescheduled due to the dog show because WWE was hot back then. Now I'd rather watch a dog show instead of Raw😀 |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 18:04:22 GMT -5
Also,this thread prompted me to some research, and....Summerslam '93 was on a Monday?
USA Network had two Monday's that they would air tennis or a dog show, something like that I believe.
So in 1993 and 1994, they held SummerSlam on a Monday. In 1995 - 1998 it was on a Sunday, but then we wouldn't get Raw shows on Monday, we got them either on Friday night, or Saturday night of that week, or just not get any at all.
I think in 1999 they stopped doing that, so Raw was never rescheduled for another night.
Ah.I don't why I don't remember that. I just remember watching it. Ugh,who could forget that damn Westminster Kennel Club. |
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Post by Nivro™ on May 30, 2018 20:27:16 GMT -5
Also,this thread prompted me to some research, and....Summerslam '93 was on a Monday? USA Network had two Monday's that they would air tennis or a dog show, something like that I believe. So in 1993 and 1994, they held SummerSlam on a Monday. In 1995 - 1998 it was on a Sunday, but then we wouldn't get Raw shows on Monday, we got them either on Friday night, or Saturday night of that week, or just not get any at all.
I think in 1999 they stopped doing that, so Raw was never rescheduled for another night. Back when they would do "Thursday RAW Thursday" Im pretty sure part of the contract talks to bring RAW back to USA Network was them saying they werent going to be booted for dog shows anymore. Hence why the dog shows are on like CNBC now. |
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Post by mikey1974 on Jun 1, 2018 20:03:29 GMT -5
First couple SummerSlam's were also on a Monday.
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Post by JokerFC on Jun 4, 2018 12:00:20 GMT -5
Also,this thread prompted me to some research, and....Summerslam '93 was on a Monday? It was indeed!!! The first Summerslam that didn't occur on Monday was Summerslam 92 from England.. which took place on 29/08.....which was a Saturday. But it didn't air in the U.S. until Monday the 31st..... |
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