The Man, the Myth, the Legend Vol. 2: Lex Luger

#8 The Lex Express fails to get Luger the WWE championship

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When Luger joined WWE, he was re-cast as the preening Narcissist. The gimmick fell rather flatly, and Luger was again repackaged, this time as a new Hulk Hogan.

Lex Luger became the first man to bodyslam WWE faux Sumo Yokozuna in a highly publicized stunt aboard a US aircraft carrier. WWE then came up with the Lex Express, a bus tour that was meant to recapture Hulkamania's glow.

The tour was thought to be a failure, however, as Luger simply lacked Hogan's common man appeal. Rumors that Luger had given away the finish to his championship match in a bar as well as the Lex Express's failure led to WWE deciding not to give him the championship, and he beat Yokozuna by countout instead.