Fwd: Luger
By Scott Keith on 7 May 2014
Scott,
I am a huge Luger fan. Always felt he was a bit under appreciated. He was in TWO of my all time favorite tag matches (Luger/Windham vs Arn/Tully, Luger/Sting vs Steiners) was a GOD to me in 1989, and found his tweaner schtick with Jimmy Hart in late '95/early '96 to be just gold.
Anyhow I'm watching various Luger title wins on youtube (and why he never held every title at once is a crime) and it occurs to me
Does ANYONE in the history of pro wrestling do a title celebration quite like Luger? The guy seriously makes like every title win seems like the biggest deal ever. Even the U.S. title.
Little things like that just really seem to be missing from today's world of wrestling.
Abso-smurf-ly. Bryan's title win had some awesome pomp and circumstance, but Orton and Cena win the things like they're dispensed from a claw machine. "Hey I got a title belt, neat!" And Dean Ambrose just had a YEAR LONG title reign ended! This should be a big deal! And yet Sheamus barely registers excitement and they go and beat Ambrose right away on Smackdown anyway. Way to make stars, guys.
They should all watch that Connor video and approach the art form with the kind of wonder and excitement that the kid did. The product would be a million times better.