Jim Ross says Lex Luger was relieved when his WWE push ended

Former WWE commentator Jim Ross believes Lex Luger was “relieved” when he was removed from WWE Championship storylines.

Initially viewed by Vince McMahon as WWE’s next Hulk Hogan, Luger failed to win the WWE Championship from Yokozuna at SummerSlam 1993 and at WrestleMania X. In 1995, he formed The Allied Powers tag team with Davey Boy Smith (a.k.a. The British Bulldog).

Speaking on his Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross said Luger falling further down the card after his main-event push was not necessarily a bad thing.

“I think he was maybe relieved that the incessant push to get him into that title picture, and eventually win the championship, was over,” Ross said. “I think he might have been a little bit relieved, and he also had tag partners, tag opponents who could enhance him and help him continue to get better.”

Luger’s biggest WWE accomplishment came when he co-won the 1994 Royal Rumble with Bret Hart. He never held the WWE Championship during his two years with the company.

Jim Ross on Lex Luger’s tag team with Davey Boy Smith

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