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* HilariousInHindsight: The piledriver he used during his run as world champion in WCW in the early '90s was named the "Attitude Adjustement". Wrestling/JohnCena must've been taking notes. This gets especially hilarious when you remember that Luger eventually left WCW for the WWF, where he would be soon put in the role of an AllAmericanFace (in the wake of Wrestling/HulkHogan's departure) and seemingly on the path to the WWF Championship, but in the end management got cold feet about it. Cena would later be put in the same role and proved to be the worthy successor of Hogan the now WWE was looking for, and has won the WWE Championship multiple times.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The piledriver he used during his run as world champion in WCW in the early '90s was named the "Attitude Adjustement". Wrestling/JohnCena must've been taking notes.notes, as he would later rename his finisher from the FU to the Attitude Adjustement. This gets especially hilarious when you remember that Luger eventually left WCW for the WWF, where he would be soon put in the role of an AllAmericanFace (in the wake of Wrestling/HulkHogan's departure) and seemingly on the path to the WWF Championship, but in the end management got cold feet about it. Cena would later be put in the same role and proved to be the worthy successor of Hogan the now WWE was looking for, and has won the WWE Championship multiple times.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: As "New Superboy" on the third season's episode of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperboy'': ''Mindscape.''
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* HilariousInHindsight: The piledriver he used during his run as world champion in WCW in the early '90s was named the "Attitude Adjustement". Wrestling/JohnCena must've been taking notes. This gets especially hilarious when you remember that Luger eventually left WCW for the WWF, where he would be soon put in the role of an AllAmericanFace (in the wake of Wrestling/HulkHogan's departure) and seemingly on the path to the WWF Championship, but management would ultimately get cold feet about it. Cena would ultimately be put in the same role and proved to be the worthy successor of Hogan the now WWE was looking for, and has won the WWE Championship multiple times.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The piledriver he used during his run as world champion in WCW in the early '90s was named the "Attitude Adjustement". Wrestling/JohnCena must've been taking notes. This gets especially hilarious when you remember that Luger eventually left WCW for the WWF, where he would be soon put in the role of an AllAmericanFace (in the wake of Wrestling/HulkHogan's departure) and seemingly on the path to the WWF Championship, but in the end management would ultimately get got cold feet about it. Cena would ultimately later be put in the same role and proved to be the worthy successor of Hogan the now WWE was looking for, and has won the WWE Championship multiple times.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The piledriver he used during his run as world champion in WCW in the early '90s was named the "Attitude Adjustement". Wrestling/JohnCena must've been taking notes. This gets especially hilarious when you remember that Luger eventually left WCW for the WWF, where he would be soon put in the role of an AllAmericanFace (in the wake of Wrestling/HulkHogan's departure) and seemingly on the path to the WWF Championship, but management would ultimately get cold feet about it. Cena would ultimately be put in the same role and proved to be the worthy successor of Hogan the now WWE was looking for, and has won the WWE Championship multiple times.
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** The Lex Express publicity tour and his '''[=SummerSlam=] 1993'' "victory" over Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}. After spending the previous two months building up hype for match by touring around America in a star spangled bus, Lex won with a count out finish and didn't get the championship title off of Yoko as he swore he'd do. Despite this, he still got a massive celebration befitting a champion, being carried around on other wrestlers' shoulders while balloons and confetti rained down from the ceiling. Rather than be impressed, wrestling fans viewed Luger as having failed and his reputation took a hit as a result.
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** The Lex Express publicity tour and his '''[=SummerSlam=] ''[=SummerSlam=] 1993'' "victory" over Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}. After spending the previous two months building up hype for match by touring around America in a star spangled bus, Lex won with a count out finish and didn't get the championship title off of Yoko as he swore he'd do. Despite this, he still got a massive celebration befitting a champion, being carried around on other wrestlers' shoulders while balloons and confetti rained down from the ceiling. Rather than be impressed, wrestling fans viewed Luger as having failed and his reputation took a hit as a result.
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* NeverLiveItDown: He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC. (Oddly enough, Elizabeth's ex-husband Wrestling/RandySavage professed to harbor no ill will at all to Luger, and that her drug use and subsequent death were her own doing.)
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** The Lex Express publicity tour and his '''[=SummerSlam=] 1993'' "victory" over Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}. After spending the previous two months building up hype for match by touring around America in a star spangled bus, Lex won with a count out finish and didn't get the championship title off of Yoko as he swore he'd do. Despite this, he still got a massive celebration befitting a champion, being carried around on other wrestlers' shoulders while balloons and confetti rained down from the ceiling. Rather than be impressed, wrestling fans viewed Luger as having failed and his reputation took a hit as a result.
** He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC. (Oddly enough, Elizabeth's ex-husband Wrestling/RandySavage professed to harbor no ill will at all to Luger, and that her drug use and subsequent death were her own doing.)
** The Lex Express publicity tour and his '''[=SummerSlam=] 1993'' "victory" over Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}. After spending the previous two months building up hype for match by touring around America in a star spangled bus, Lex won with a count out finish and didn't get the championship title off of Yoko as he swore he'd do. Despite this, he still got a massive celebration befitting a champion, being carried around on other wrestlers' shoulders while balloons and confetti rained down from the ceiling. Rather than be impressed, wrestling fans viewed Luger as having failed and his reputation took a hit as a result.
** He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC. (Oddly enough, Elizabeth's ex-husband Wrestling/RandySavage professed to harbor no ill will at all to Luger, and that her drug use and subsequent death were her own doing.)
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Before being converted into the replacement Hogan, Luger made for a pretty convincing heel as The Narcissist. He had an aloof detached personality already, which made him a good fit for a heel. So when he turned babyface, that aloofness and detachment prevented him from getting over.
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* ReplacementScrappy: After Wrestling/HulkHogan left, Luger was plugged right into Hogan's AllAmericanFace gimmick, his main event spot, and even his feud with Yokozuna. Suffice to say, there is only one Hogan and the fans weren't even too crazy about him at that point. Most importantly, the fans wanted ''Bret Hart'' more. He'd gotten screwed over at ''[=WrestleMania=] IX'' and was so over that the fans were clamoring for him to get the belt back. No matter how much [=McMahon=] forced Luger into the spotlight, Bret was always going to be the guy.
* ShockingMoments: His jumping ship from the WWF to appear on the first episode of Nitro, before such jumps became passe.
* ShockingMoments: His jumping ship from the WWF to appear on the first episode of Nitro, before such jumps became passe.
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* ReplacementScrappy: After Wrestling/HulkHogan left, Luger was plugged right into Hogan's AllAmericanFace gimmick, his main event spot, and even his feud with Yokozuna. Suffice to say, there is only one Hogan and the fans weren't even too crazy about him at that point. Most importantly, the fans wanted ''Bret Hart'' more. He'd gotten screwed over at ''[=WrestleMania=] IX'' and was so over that the fans were clamoring for him to get the belt back. No matter how much [=McMahon=] forced Luger into the spotlight, Bret was always going to be the guy.
guy. It didn't help that Luger's HeelFaceTurn was a total swerve: He just arrived in a chopper on the ''Intrepid'' and then slammed Yokozuna. Footage of the moment shows the crowd not knowing what to do with it, as many probably wondered what "The Narcissist" (the gimmick Luger had beforehand, which is [[TheFightingNarcissist exactly what it sounds]]) was doing there.
* ShockingMoments: His jumping ship from the WWF to appear on the first episode ofNitro, ''Nitro'', before such jumps became passe.passe.
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* MemeticMutation: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTj7qfnTak one unfortunate promo with Devin Sturgis,]] Lex is defeated by a t-shirt. '''SUPERBRAWL SATURDAY?! CAN HE AFFORD TO PAY ME TO WRESTLE [[{{Wrestling/RTruth}} RON]]? I DON'T KNOOOOOOOOOOOW!''' and '''THE T-SHIRTS ARE TOO TIGHT TOO, BILLY!''' *whack!* '''[[ButtMonkey DOOR'S LOCKED, TOO!]]'''
* {{Narm}}: Good luck watching one of his matches and ''not'' hearing him yell in overly dramatic fashion whenever he took a hit. This is something that the OSW Review guys mocked him relentlessly for.
* NeverLiveItDown: He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC.[[note]]Oddly enough Wrestling/RandySavage, Elizabeth's ex husband, professed to harbor no ill will at all to Luger, and that her drug use and subsequent death were her own doing.[[/note]]
* {{Narm}}: Good luck watching one of his matches and ''not'' hearing him yell in overly dramatic fashion whenever he took a hit. This is something that the OSW Review guys mocked him relentlessly for.
* NeverLiveItDown: He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC.[[note]]Oddly enough Wrestling/RandySavage, Elizabeth's ex husband, professed to harbor no ill will at all to Luger, and that her drug use and subsequent death were her own doing.[[/note]]
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: One of the biggest in the business. Some (especially those who believe that MusclesAreMeaningful in pro wrestling) love him, considering him one of the greatest examples of a "big man" wrestler in the business, with even those who admit Luger's relative lack of technical skills was compensated by his raw power. Others (who focus more on technical skill) don't like him so much, noting that while he did come off good when paired with the right wrestler (such as Sting and Ric Flair) and look like a million bucks, if he was given the ''wrong'' one, it wasn't pretty.
* MemeticMutation: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTj7qfnTak one unfortunate promo with Devin Sturgis,]] Lex is defeated by at-shirt. t-shirt.
-->'''Lex Luger:''' '''SUPERBRAWL SATURDAY?! CAN HE AFFORD TO PAY ME TO WRESTLE [[{{Wrestling/RTruth}} RON]]? I DON'T KNOOOOOOOOOOOW!''' and '''THE T-SHIRTS ARE TOO TIGHT TOO, BILLY!''' *whack!* '''[[ButtMonkey DOOR'S LOCKED, TOO!]]'''
* {{Narm}}: Good luck watching one of his matches and ''not'' hearing him yell in overly dramatic fashion whenever he took a hit. This is something that theOSW Review WebVideo/OSWReview guys mocked him relentlessly for.
* NeverLiveItDown: He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC.[[note]]Oddly enough Wrestling/RandySavage, (Oddly enough, Elizabeth's ex husband, ex-husband Wrestling/RandySavage professed to harbor no ill will at all to Luger, and that her drug use and subsequent death were her own doing.[[/note]])
* MemeticMutation: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTj7qfnTak one unfortunate promo with Devin Sturgis,]] Lex is defeated by a
-->'''Lex Luger:''' '''SUPERBRAWL SATURDAY?! CAN HE AFFORD TO PAY ME TO WRESTLE [[{{Wrestling/RTruth}} RON]]? I DON'T KNOOOOOOOOOOOW!''' and '''THE T-SHIRTS ARE TOO TIGHT TOO, BILLY!''' *whack!* '''[[ButtMonkey DOOR'S LOCKED, TOO!]]'''
* {{Narm}}: Good luck watching one of his matches and ''not'' hearing him yell in overly dramatic fashion whenever he took a hit. This is something that the
* NeverLiveItDown: He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC.
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Badass Decay is when a character becomes less "badass" over a period of time. I don't think that a character being badass depending of their opponent counts as that (even if it appears similar).
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* BadassDecay: Given the [[Wrestling/RicFlair right]] [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} opponent]] he could look like a million bucks. But if he was given the ''wrong'' one, it wasn't pretty.
** Sadly has this in real life now, being resigned to a wheelchair after a nasty bout of spinal stroke and resultant muscle atrophy.
** Sadly has this in real life now, being resigned to a wheelchair after a nasty bout of spinal stroke and resultant muscle atrophy.
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--->'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTj7qfnTak YouTube comment:]]''' AND THEY'RE GONNA [[MemeticMutation PUT ME IN A CELL FOR KILLING?!?]] ("No it's a ''match'' with ''Ron'' Killings") I DON'T KNOOOOOOOOOOOW! *hauled off to jail*
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Jesus, we're going for a [Rule Of Three hat-trick]] here. RTDE has to have the fans spins his canonical non-evil actions into evil acts, which isn't here.
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* RonTheDeathEater: Before being converted into the replacement Hogan, Luger made for a pretty convincing heel as The Narcissist. He had an aloof detached personality already, which made him a good fit for a heel. So when he turned babyface, that aloofness and detachment prevented him from getting over.
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** He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC.
** He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC.
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**NeverLiveItDown: He put his hands on Miss Elizabeth. Already off to a bad start. And then the trauma from that played a factor in her drug overdose 10 days later. So he's not exactly a darling of the IWC.[[note]]Oddly enough Wrestling/RandySavage, Elizabeth's ex husband, professed to harbor no ill will at all to Luger, and that her drug use and subsequent death were her own doing.[[/note]]
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** Oddly enough Wrestling/RandySavage, Elizabeth's ex husband, professed to harbor no ill will at all to Luger, and that her drug use and subsequent death were her own doing.
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Why the hell is an Audience Reaction trope spent talking about "the boys in the back"? They aren't the target of this trope.
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* CreatorsPet: Luger didn't make a lot of friends in the back, either. Not only because he didn't "win" his title (it was a coronation, and everyone knew it), but because he was sitting pretty in his air conditioned tour bus while everyone else had to pay for their own hotels or even slept in their cars.[[note]]Even worse, a few days into the journey Luger got so sick of the bus that he just started booking flights on the company's dollar.[[/note]] Financially, it was the dark age of the WWF at this time, with ticket prices dropping as far as $5 for kids' seats at ''[=SummerSlam=]'' and RAW paychecks being as low as ''$24''. Bringing Lex and the WBF onboard at a starting cost of $15 mil was [[SkewedPriorities a ridiculous waste of money.]]
** Luger's contemporary Kevin Nash asserted that the boys didn't dislike Luger personally, and thought he would've been a fool not to cash in the golden ticket given to him by Vince, but he wasn't the right guy for that spot and they all knew it.
** Luger's contemporary Kevin Nash asserted that the boys didn't dislike Luger personally, and thought he would've been a fool not to cash in the golden ticket given to him by Vince, but he wasn't the right guy for that spot and they all knew it.
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More like "file these under Zero Context Examples", because BBC is supposed to convey two sides of a debate, one positive and one negative, that's why its "base-breaking". This one is purely negative.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: They say his heart wasn't in it, that Lex never really "loved" the business. Is that true? Was there more to it than that? Is it as simple as the gimmick they planned being too much of a rehash of "Real American" Hulk Hogan? File each of these under "unsolved mysteries".
