Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Lex Luger Admits Switching Between Heel And Babyface Hindered His Career

WWE legend Lex Luger recently took to an episode of his Lex Expressed podcast, where he talked about a number of topics including how he believes going from a heel to a babyface numerous times hindered his career.

Luger said, “I was either a confident babyface or an arrogant heel. I got switched back and forth a lot, which some people thought, ‘Wow, you never know where Lex is at.’ Maybe that was a hindrance in my career.”

On his preference:

“I enjoyed working both — maybe heel a little bit more. You have a little bit of autonomy. Usually we’d call things in the ring. Once Ricky Steamboat taught me how to call a match, I kind of liked doing that a little bit more.”