What is the legacy left behind by Lex Luger?
If you ask Jim Ross, it is that of "the greatest that never was."
"Good Ole' J.R." spoke about the legacy of "The Total Package" on the latest installment of his official podcast, "Grilling JR."
Featured below is an excerpt from the show where the WWE Hall of Fame legend and commentator for All Elite Wrestling touches on this particular topic.
"It’s an interesting question, and there’s a lot of right answers probably. I equate it to football player at Oklahoma named Marcus Dupree – arguably the greatest high school running back in history. He got with the wrong people and got influenced to transfer and all this other shit. They did an [ESPN] 30 for 30 on him called [The Best That Never Was], and I think that’s where we are here with Luger. I kind of get that feel with Lex. He had everything. The look, size, demeanor, athletic ability, and all those things. But it never happened. There were a lot of errors in booking with Luger. You’d get him right to the altar and then the wedding was off, more than once. He got left standing at the altar many, many times. I think that affected the fans’ confidence in him, and I think some fans are smart enough to know that there was something wrong here. So, I think that’s what I would say his legacy is. The greatest that never was."
Check out the complete episode of the Grilling JR podcast featuring Jim Ross' thoughts on the career of Lex Luger by visiting Megaphone.link. H/T to 411 Mania for transcribing the above quotes.
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