Luger in 89
By Scott Keith on 18 November 2016
> Scott, really enjoying the flashbacks of the Observer! When Lex Luger turned heel in 89, it seemed his pops from the crowd grew even louder than the ones he got as a babyface in 88 chasing Flair.
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> Would you say he was even MORE over with the fans as a heel in 89? The ovations he gets are blow the roof off “babyface” pops most times during that heel run.
Luger question, take a drink!
Jim Herd definitely wanted to pull the trigger on Luger in 89 and I think that would have been a great time for it…but there weren’t any strong heels for him to draw with, besides Flair. But I think Herd pushing for Sting and Luger was the right instinct. Flair trying to book and be World champion at the same time just burned him out.
