#7 The Lex Express
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Granted, Lex Luger’s run as the company’s main babyface throughout 1993 was perhaps forgettable at best. The fact that the man never even held a major title in this time tells you all you need to know about Vince’s idea to create Hulk Hogan 2.0 with Luger.
Yet, the initial signs were actually quite promising. After Yokozuna gained his second WWF Championship at King of the Ring 1993 (we’ll get to that later), the company needed a hero to wrestle the belt away from his massive fingers and bring it back to the USA.
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Yoko’s heel Championship run was so dominant that there were signs that someone would step up and vanquish him. Say what you will, but we’re lucky if we get storytelling like that these days.
Lex’s ascent all began when Yoko’s manager Mr Fuji set up an open challenge to body slam his Sumo champion. This took place on the 4th of July aboard the USS Intrepid. You knew whoever the company was going to choose as the successor here was destined for great things down the line.
After attempts from people like Crush, Bob Backlund and even the Macho Man, up steps Lex Luger who we hadn’t seen in quite some time. The fact that nobody was expecting it, strangely made it work.
The fans approached it in an ‘Ok, yeah, why not?’ sort of a way. All this would trigger Lex’s ‘Lex Express’ nationwide tour as if he was running for President. Obviously, he wasn’t, he was merely trying to win Yokozuna’s championship, and the less said about the end result the better.
