Lex Luger was inducted into the 2025 Hall of Fame and he kicked off the show with DDP, as he cut a wonderful speech about his career and hardships. However, Luger has now revealed what he initially had planned for his Hall of Fame appearance that ultimately got scrapped.
While speaking on Podcast Heat Wrestling, Lex Luger talked about his WWE Hall of Fame experience and the challenges he faced leading up to it. Luger noted that he and DDP had a special plan for the event.
They had spent over a year working on it. Lex was going to walk about 15 feet to the podium with Dallas supporting him. This was a big deal because of Lexs spinal cord injury, and they knew it would amaze the crowd.
However, things went wrong the day before the event. While getting out of an Uber at the Atlanta airport, Lex Luger fell. The driver rushed to help and moved the wheelchair too soon. Luger missed the chair, fell hard on the sidewalk, and landed on his weak side. At first, he thought he was okay, nothing was broken but he knew it was a bad fall.
Since his injury, Luger stated that his body tends to shut down to protect itself after a fall. He didnt want to tell DDP what happened because he didnt want to let him down after all their hard work. So he tried to rest and stay off his feet to save his strength.
By the time he got to Las Vegas, Lugers leg was giving out. Just before the Hall of Fame, he tried to stand and couldnt but somehow, he managed to get up with help and walked a few steps to the podium. He leaned on it during his speech and said it felt like a miracle that he could do it at all.
Even though things didnt go as planned, Lex Luger still stood out because of his strength and bravery. At the WWE Hall of Fame, his determination showed the world what hes made of and fans truly respect him for what he did no matter what and thats not changing.
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