Soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer, Lex Luger, had a promising profession and a glance that made him seem to be he was on the fast track to the major event during WWE’s Latest Generation Era. Nonetheless, a lackluster run in WWE and a convoluted tenure with WCW combined with serious substance abuse ended Luger’s profession before the time and ultimately led to his life being drastically modified.
Up to now, Luger has admitted that he used growth hormones and testosterone as a way to get and maintain his physique during his years of competing. Nonetheless, even after WCW closed its doors and the previous WCW World Heavyweight Champion took a hiatus from wrestling, he didn’t stop his substance abuse. Tragically, in 2003, Luger could be at former WWE valet, Miss Elizabeth’s, side as she overdosed on a deadly cocktail of prescribed drugs and vodka, resulting in her death at 42. Unfortunately for Luger, his life would take one other drastic turn in 2007 after he suffered a nerve impingement in his neck that first resulted in temporary paralysis, before devolving into quadriplegia, and by 2021, having to rely entirely on a wheelchair for mobility but still with the ability to use his arms.
Lex Luger is now working with Diamond Dallas Page to regain strength in his body with DDP Yoga
Like many other veterans who’ve struggled since their careers ended, Lex Luger has turned to Diamond Dallas Page to assist him utilize the previous WCW World Champion’s DDP Yoga. In response to a video uploaded by the official DDP YOGA YouTube account, Luger is currently working closely with DDP and has begun to regain strength back in his legs however the clip also showed that this is not the primary time he worked with DDP. Nonetheless, by the top of the clip, the veteran is seen standing up almost entirely on his own, which shows that perhaps by the point of the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, he’ll find a way to walk to the rostrum by himself and accept his award.
One other major a part of his journey was Luger’s conversion to Christianity, which strengthened his friendship with fellow Hall of Famer, Sting. Luger notably got baptized by Sting shortly before his spinal injury, and in his interview with DDP, he recalled something “The Icon” said to him. “Stinger and I speak about – ‘Man, it is so good you bought saved before the spinal injury,’ because Steve said ‘The way in which you were back then, Lex? For those who had that spinal cord injury before you bought saved, you’ll’ve offed yourself since you were all concerning the gym and your body,” Luger recalled.
