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Lex Luger

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Lex Luger, born Lawrence Wendell Pfohl in Buffalo, New York, in 1958, is an American retired professional wrestler who also worked as a bodybuilder and a professional football lineman. He played in the Canadian Football League before turning to wrestling, and he became best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance under Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation, now WWE. His career includes two reigns as WCW World Heavyweight Champion and five reigns as United States Heavyweight Champion, and he shared the 1994 Royal Rumble win with Bret Hart. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2025.

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1958 1
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5+ 1
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is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and professional football lineman
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    Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), better known by the ring name Lex Luger
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    a five-time NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion
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    is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and professional football lineman
  • Competed In: WrestleMania, Professional wrestling career, WWF
    The rivalry ended at WrestleMania IX when Luger defeated Perfect
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