10 Biggest WCW Signings
WCW had some huge signings during their history
8. Lex Luger
Lex Luger’s re-emergence in WCW on the very first episode of Nitro is legendary.
Leaving WWE after his contract had elapsed, the Total Package negotiated with Eric Bischoff (via intermediary Sting) to return to the promotion for the big reveal, even though Easy E wasn’t exactly big on Luger initially and, in fact, low-balled him with his offer in the hope that Lex would turn it down and drive his Lex Express right back to ‘New York’.
To Bischoff’s surprise, Luger accepted his modest offer and the union turned out to be a great thing for both sides.
After his shocking Nitro appearance, Luger re-established himself as one of WCW’s top stars and was almost always in the mix at the top of the card. He got so over, in fact, that he was booked to beat Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan in the summer of 1997.
Even if he only held it for five days before handing it back to the Hulkster, it was vindication for Lex after an ultimately disappointing WWE run.
