Lawrence Wendell "Larry" Pfohl | |
Born | June 2, 1958 |
From | Buffalo, NY |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring Name | Lex Luger |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Lawrence Wendell "Larry" Pfohl (June 2, 1958) better known by his ring name, Lex Luger, a American retired professional wrestler, television producer and football player who performed in WWF and WCW, who also best known for his work with the National Wrestling Alliance.
Luger is a three-time world champion, having held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WWA World Heavyweight Championship once; and a five-time NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion who owns the records for consecutive days and total days as champion. Although he never won a championship in the WWF, he challenged for every title in the organization (including WWF World Heavyweight Championship matches at SummerSlam 1993 and WrestleMania X) and was the 1994 Royal Rumble co-winner with Bret Hart. Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers voted Luger the Most Popular Wrestler of the Year for 1993, while he was contracted to the WWF.