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Who the fuc are you? Justify Your Existence in this thread. Either educate yourself or shut your bitch ass mouth.
I'm Legs Luger
Who the fuc are you? Justify Your Existence in this thread. Either educate yourself or shut your bitch ass mouth.
See? You would probably even be a Luger fan. You should wear a red cap and look up on YouTube Luger body-slammed Yokozuna on the 4th of July.I'm Legs Luger
See? You would probably even be a Luger fan. You should wear a red cap and look up on YouTube Luger body-slammed Yokozuna on the 4th of July.
That may have been spin from the Monday Night Wars, most people generally got along with Luger. Bret Hart in his book extensively praises him (hilariously going so far to say he was steroid free) and credits him with the Rumble 94 ending working (Lex says the opposite and that Bret is modest). No one really thought he was leaving especially as Vince had offered him a very comfy deal and he worked the day before Nitro's premiere.Wasn't the feeling backstage when he left wwe that he was a pain in the ass and let wcw deal with him from almost everyone bar Vince? Bischoff couldn't stand him either.
Wrestling is a performance art unique in that the characters in the show exist outside of a deterministic narrative. In say, Jurassic Park, the Samuel Jackson character had no chance of being the star, whereas in real life he played Jules in Pulp Fiction the next year. In wrestling he would have to strive to take down Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum in order to get a sizeable role in the same context.Should say Luger was worst actor, not wrestler. Ain't no wrasslin going on there.
Wrestling is a performance art unique in that the characters in the show exist outside of a deterministic narrative. In say, Jurassic Park, the Samuel Jackson character had no chance of being the star, whereas in real life he played Jules in Pulp Fiction the next year. In wrestling he would have to strive to take down Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum in order to get a sizeable role in the same context.
Also consider this: in plays new actors play the same characters who hold the same position replaying the same story. In wrestling new actors play new character in a continuing and endless story forever changing with the addition of new characters.
Thus we don't gauge wrestlers by a unique performance or their adequacy for a part in comparison to others but by intrinsic skills in the world of wrestling. One would never describe Mel Gibson's Hamlet in contrast with Leonardo Dicraprio's by talking about Braveheart and the Wolf of Wall Street in the way wrestling fans could and do.
The torture rack should have lead into a spinning neck breakerI think the torture rack was part of the problem. It was cool to see him rag doll jobbers with it, but it never really looked right against bigger guys and it wasn't any good for a finisher in big matches because of how weak it made the opponent look. If he had ditched it when he transferred to wwf and done a big slam finisher, or even just set up the forearm better, he might have been able to get the crowd behind a title run.
The torture rack should have lead into a spinning neck breaker
Sid had insane charisma and was a great talker, on top of being 6'8", athletic, muscular, and looking like a movie star.He survived solely off his look and his body.
He had no charisma, no mic skills, and was a boring worker.
Same goes for Sid. Who was an even worse in ring worker.
Sid had insane charisma and was a great talker, on top of being 6'8", athletic, muscular, and looking like a movie star.
His problems were that he couldn't work at all and he only wanted to play his Psycho heel character. Even when fans were desperate to cheer for him.
Luger was basically pretty good at everything but not great at anything. He had a really good physique but not mind-blowing like some guys, he was a decent talker but couldn't rock your world like Hogan, Flair or the Ultimate Warrior. His gimmick was nice but not legendary, had good charisma but not overwhelming, and with the right people he could have pretty good matches.
At any given time, you could just put the belt on him as your lead face or heel and it would be an okay situation.
I agree. Compared to the chumps today , Luger would still stand out as a star. And he was super over in the late 90s in WCW. Hilarious clip. Look how over the torture rack was, when he was calling for it.
Being a mid carder isn't saying much. Its generally agreed upon by wrestlers that opening and closing the PPV are the two most important matches, as one sets the tone for the night and the other caps it off.I don't get it. I can't find much evidence that he was ever REALLY over as either a face or heel, but they guy remained a middle-upper carder his whole career basically.
What gives?
I think the torture rack was part of the problem. It was cool to see him rag doll jobbers with it, but it never really looked right against bigger guys and it wasn't any good for a finisher in big matches because of how weak it made the opponent look. If he had ditched it when he transferred to wwf and done a big slam finisher, or even just set up the forearm better, he might have been able to get the crowd behind a title run.
He survived solely off his look and his body.
He had no charisma, no mic skills, and was a boring worker.
Same goes for Sid. Who was an even worse in ring worker.
Sid's character/promo was enough for me to be a fan. All he needed was one move