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In 1985, Luger walked into the Championship Wrestling From Florida office where he met Hiro Matsuda, [5] who had previously trained Hulk Hogan and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. Luger adopted the ring name "Lex Luger", being a fan of the comic book villain Lex Luthor, which helped cast himself as a typical wrestling heel which he would continue ...
Survivor Series is an annual gimmick pay-per-view (PPV), produced every November by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1987. In what has become the second longest running pay-per-view event in history (behind WWE's WrestleMania), it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam, which were dubbed the "Big Four", [5 ...
Before the final match, Bobby Heenan, a manager and commentator, unveiled his newest wrestler, "The Narcissist" Lex Luger. Heenan pointed out Luger's muscles and announced that Luger would carry on Heenan's rivalry with Mr. Perfect. [9] [28] The Undertaker was eliminated from the Royal Rumble by Giant González.
Yokozuna's managers, Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette jumped onto the ring apron to distract Luger, and Luger pulled them into the ring and attacked them. [34] Luger covered Yokozuna, but Mr. Perfect was tending to the fallen managers and did not make the count. When Luger pushed him, Mr. Perfect disqualified Luger and left the ring, thereby turning ...
Curtis Hughes (born December 7, 1964) is an American professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Mr. Hughes. He is best known for his stints in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation .
Luger gained the early advantage and managed to knock Yokozuna down by kicking the ring ropes into Yokozuna's groin. [12] Luger tried to bodyslam Yokozuna, but the sumo wrestler's weight was too much. Yokozuna knocked him out of the ring and choked him. [40] Yokozuna had his manager, Mr. Fuji, throw him a salt bucket, which he used to attack ...
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Mr. Perfect defeated Mr. Hughes (with Harvey Wippleman) by disqualification: King of the Ring quarter-final match: 6:02: 4: Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Jim Duggan: King of the Ring quarter-final match: 4:59: 5: Lex Luger vs. Tatanka ended in a time-limit draw: King of the Ring quarter-final match: 15:00: 6: Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect: King of ...