Sting and Lex Luger

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Sting and Lex Luger
Tag team
MembersSting
Lex Luger
Name(s)Sting And Lex Luger
Lex Luger And Sting
Billed heightsSting:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Lex Luger:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Combined
billed weight		520 pounds (240 kg)
DebutApril 22, 1988
Disbanded2002

The professional wrestling tag team of Sting and Lex Luger were best known for competing in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which later became World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA). The team debuted in 1988 and disbanded in 2002.

History

Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling

NWA World Title while Sting was out with a knee injury. While Luger failed to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, he would end up winning what would eventually become WCW's primary World Title, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
on two occasions.

They teamed up again as part of the Dudes With Attitudes in

World Wrestling Federation and Luger turned heel while winning the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Sting won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Luger at SuperBrawl II
on February 29, 1992. Luger left WCW after losing the title.

The next time they teamed was in September 1995 in WCW when Luger made a return to WCW on the first

The Outsiders
caused a distraction at ringside, during a match, which also included The Steiner Brothers.

Their team ended in September 1996 when Luger believed that Sting joined the New World Order (nWo). In reality, it was The nWo Sting, and Sting soon turned his back on Luger. They eventually made peace when Sting saved Luger from a gang attack by the nWo. They both joined the nWo rebel faction "Wolfpac" in May 1998 when the nWo split and teamed together occasionally. However, Sting disappeared from WCW in October due to a severe knee injury and the team was dissolved after the Wolfpac rejoined with the rest of the nWo in January 1999. Luger remained a part of the reunited faction while Sting returned to feud with nWo leader Hogan and others when he returned in March 1999.

In September 1999, Luger and Sting reunited when Luger helped Sting defeat Hogan at Fall Brawl, turning Sting heel in the process. However, the team was broken up after Sting in November 1999 after Sting wanted to focus more on pursuing the WCW World title, in contrast to Luger's supposed desire for them to pursue the WCW Tag Team Titles; Luger was in fact in the same tournament for the then-vacant WCW World title. On the November 1, 1999 episode of Nitro, Luger, now known more as "The Total Package," faked a knee injury and refused to help Sting after Sting was attacked following a match the two had for the WCW Tag Team titles against

Uncensored 2000
. The two later became allies again in the Millionaire's Club, but Luger was injured shortly thereafter and he and Sting went their separate ways.

World Wrestling All-Stars

In November 2002, Luger and Sting briefly teamed together in World Wrestling All-Stars until Luger turned on him, starting another feud over the WWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

  1. ^ "PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Kappa Publishing Group. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "WCW World Tag Team Championship Title History (1991-2001)". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "3rd Annual Crockett Cup". Wrestling Supercards & Tournaments. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
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