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Very said...
http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/06/17/lex_luger_shepherd_center.html
These days, he can barely walk, tips the scales around 185 lbs. and lives in a one-bedroom apartment across the street from the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, where's he undergoing therapy
down Luger while on a cross-country flight last fall. He spent two weeks in intensive care at Stanford University Hospital in California before transferring to Shepherd in November. He's also still hobbled by double hip replacement surgery in February.
"I was one of the strongest guys on the planet," Luger said recently. "I was freaky strong before. I was bench-pressing 450 pounds my senior year of high school. I was a freak. Now I can't lift a one-pound dumbbell.
"But God tells me that mind, body and spirit and what we are as a man is measured not by our physical strength, but our inner strength."
Luger, whose real name is Lawrence Pfohl, now takes great pride in each day's small victories. Things like getting showered and shaved on his own in only 30 minutes or standing a little bit more each day. Things like trying to gradually make full amends with estranged family members he took for granted over the years, including his 17- and 21-year-old children.
The new and humbled Lex Luger is a man of strong religious conviction whose faith has helped him remain mostly upbeat.
Luger has taken it upon himself to minister to young patients at the Shepherd Center, often telling them his story of widespread abuse of drugs, steroids and alcohol at the expense of his family and health.
Luger believes he was meant to lift their spirits and give personal testimony to the importance of doing things the right way.
Life hasn't been easy for MaryAnn Collins and her family from Alabama since Steve, her 23-year-old son, broke his neck during an automobile accident in March and became a quadriplegic. But getting to know the former professional wrestler has helped.
"No matter what," MaryAnn Collins said, "when Lex comes, he makes him laugh. Just his visits brighten his day. We're lucky to have a friend like Lex."
Luger once known as 'The Narcissist'
It's a role never envisioned by those who knew Luger before.
"He used to be on the other end of the scale, as far as helping people," said close friend Steve Borden, the professional wrestler better known as "Sting."
"He was known as 'The Narcissist.' His comfort was first and foremost. If he had still been that way when this happened, he'd probably be dead right now because he probably would have just given up."
Luger, 50, was on a flight to San Francisco in late October when he began having difficulty moving his neck. Thinking it was simply a case of having sat in an awkward position for too much of the cross-country flight, he tried to jar his neck back into place, only to make his predicament worse.
Luger arrived in San Francisco in considerable pain, but was still able to function. He awoke the next morning, however, paralyzed from the neck down and unable to even call for help. A desperate Luger maneuvered onto the hotel room floor, where he remained for more than four hours.
Doctors at Stanford University Hospital noted massive swelling of his spine from the C6 to T5 vertebrae, attributing the damage to the many disc injuries and bone spurs he'd collected during three decades of football and professional wrestling.
Doctors have told Luger that previous substance abuse problems had nothing to do with his spinal trauma.
Luger remained a complete quadriplegic for more than two months, without as much as bladder or bowel control when he was transferred to the Shepherd Center in early November.
Doctors have told him the swelling usually takes about six months to recede, but it's unclear how much function he will regain. Luger has gradually improved. He can now stand on his own for brief periods and uses a walker at times.
Motor and other finger skills are usually the last functions to come back with his particular injuries. A complete recovery is a "long shot," said Dr. Gerald Bilsky, Luger's physician and Sheperd's medical director for outpatient services.
In the meantime, Luger has had to re-learn even the most elementary functions, such as going to the bathroom and how to feed and dress himself.
"You just have to rehab every day and take great blessings with what you do have back," Luger said. "Rehab and try to make what you have stronger. It's up to the Lord to do the rest."
Luger has improved enough to be released from the Shepherd Center in mid-March, but he can be found at the facility every day.
He hopes that recounting his story to patients and their families will help spare others his mistakes.
Luger's self-destructive lifestyle played a role in the death of Elizabeth Hulette, his girlfriend and former wrestling personality known as "Miss Elizabeth." Hulette died of an accidental drug overdose in 2003 in the Cobb County home the two shared.
Luger was charged with 13 counts of felony drug possession after authorities searched the home and found steroids and other body-building drugs, as well as pain medication and anti-anxiety drugs. He later served two months in the Cobb County jail starting in late 2005 after violating probation.
It was while incarcerated that he gave his life to Christ.
Luger now lives in a one-bedroom apartment across the street from the Shepherd Center, complete with a couple of air mattresses for guests.
And he's OK with it.
"I've never been stronger or richer in spirit or as a man as I am right now," Luger said
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Very said...
http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/06/17/lex_luger_shepherd_center.html
These days, he can barely walk, tips the scales around 185 lbs. and lives in a one-bedroom apartment across the street from the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, where's he undergoing therapy
down Luger while on a cross-country flight last fall. He spent two weeks in intensive care at Stanford University Hospital in California before transferring to Shepherd in November. He's also still hobbled by double hip replacement surgery in February.
"I was one of the strongest guys on the planet," Luger said recently. "I was freaky strong before. I was bench-pressing 450 pounds my senior year of high school. I was a freak. Now I can't lift a one-pound dumbbell.
"But God tells me that mind, body and spirit and what we are as a man is measured not by our physical strength, but our inner strength."
Luger, whose real name is Lawrence Pfohl, now takes great pride in each day's small victories. Things like getting showered and shaved on his own in only 30 minutes or standing a little bit more each day. Things like trying to gradually make full amends with estranged family members he took for granted over the years, including his 17- and 21-year-old children.
The new and humbled Lex Luger is a man of strong religious conviction whose faith has helped him remain mostly upbeat.
Luger has taken it upon himself to minister to young patients at the Shepherd Center, often telling them his story of widespread abuse of drugs, steroids and alcohol at the expense of his family and health.
Luger believes he was meant to lift their spirits and give personal testimony to the importance of doing things the right way.
Life hasn't been easy for MaryAnn Collins and her family from Alabama since Steve, her 23-year-old son, broke his neck during an automobile accident in March and became a quadriplegic. But getting to know the former professional wrestler has helped.
"No matter what," MaryAnn Collins said, "when Lex comes, he makes him laugh. Just his visits brighten his day. We're lucky to have a friend like Lex."
Luger once known as 'The Narcissist'
It's a role never envisioned by those who knew Luger before.
"He used to be on the other end of the scale, as far as helping people," said close friend Steve Borden, the professional wrestler better known as "Sting."
"He was known as 'The Narcissist.' His comfort was first and foremost. If he had still been that way when this happened, he'd probably be dead right now because he probably would have just given up."
Luger, 50, was on a flight to San Francisco in late October when he began having difficulty moving his neck. Thinking it was simply a case of having sat in an awkward position for too much of the cross-country flight, he tried to jar his neck back into place, only to make his predicament worse.
Luger arrived in San Francisco in considerable pain, but was still able to function. He awoke the next morning, however, paralyzed from the neck down and unable to even call for help. A desperate Luger maneuvered onto the hotel room floor, where he remained for more than four hours.
Doctors at Stanford University Hospital noted massive swelling of his spine from the C6 to T5 vertebrae, attributing the damage to the many disc injuries and bone spurs he'd collected during three decades of football and professional wrestling.
Doctors have told Luger that previous substance abuse problems had nothing to do with his spinal trauma.
Luger remained a complete quadriplegic for more than two months, without as much as bladder or bowel control when he was transferred to the Shepherd Center in early November.
Doctors have told him the swelling usually takes about six months to recede, but it's unclear how much function he will regain. Luger has gradually improved. He can now stand on his own for brief periods and uses a walker at times.
Motor and other finger skills are usually the last functions to come back with his particular injuries. A complete recovery is a "long shot," said Dr. Gerald Bilsky, Luger's physician and Sheperd's medical director for outpatient services.
In the meantime, Luger has had to re-learn even the most elementary functions, such as going to the bathroom and how to feed and dress himself.
"You just have to rehab every day and take great blessings with what you do have back," Luger said. "Rehab and try to make what you have stronger. It's up to the Lord to do the rest."
Luger has improved enough to be released from the Shepherd Center in mid-March, but he can be found at the facility every day.
He hopes that recounting his story to patients and their families will help spare others his mistakes.
Luger's self-destructive lifestyle played a role in the death of Elizabeth Hulette, his girlfriend and former wrestling personality known as "Miss Elizabeth." Hulette died of an accidental drug overdose in 2003 in the Cobb County home the two shared.
Luger was charged with 13 counts of felony drug possession after authorities searched the home and found steroids and other body-building drugs, as well as pain medication and anti-anxiety drugs. He later served two months in the Cobb County jail starting in late 2005 after violating probation.
It was while incarcerated that he gave his life to Christ.
Luger now lives in a one-bedroom apartment across the street from the Shepherd Center, complete with a couple of air mattresses for guests.
And he's OK with it.
"I've never been stronger or richer in spirit or as a man as I am right now," Luger said
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Very said...
No that's life
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Lex Luger was "The Total Package," a buff 6-foot-4, 270-lb. professional wrestler who made $5 million a year while helping to fill arenas throughout the world.
He NEVER weighed in at 270#, he was always lean and looked good, I would say 230# MAX.
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Didn't we have a thread about this last year?
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Man, he looks great here, for his age he is in better shape than 99.9% of BBers his age.....
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=220662.0;attach=258523;image)
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oh brother ...and christer
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funny how these people tend to "find" god AFTER their brush with death ::) pretentious to the extreme.
All I have to say
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oh brother ...and christer
"But God tells me that mind, body and spirit and what we are as a man is measured not by our physical strength, but our inner strength."
::) translation: god cant bench
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Lex Luger was "The Total Package," a buff 6-foot-4, 270-lb. professional wrestler who made $5 million a year while helping to fill arenas throughout the world.
He NEVER weighed in at 270#, he was always lean and looked good, I would say 230# MAX.
I beg to differ. Luger, in his prime, dwarfed many pro bodybuilders. A prime example of this was during his time wtih the WBF. I have an episode on tape of a skit from BodyStars, "WBF: Rules to Lift By". DeMey himself competed at 230, and Luger DWARFED HIM in that episode. Keep in mind that DeMey is 6 feet tall, Luger is 6'5".
On it, Luger asks a young lady to use a chest press machine. He stops every few reps to flex, not letting the girl get back on it. Berry DeMey arrives (being the gentleman that he is), and asks what's wrong.
DeMey: Is it my imagination, or are you trying to work in with this guy?
Young Lady: I'm trying to work in with this guy.
DeMey: Come on, Lex, give her a break; let her do another set.
Luger: Man you guys are killing me...picky, picky (an annoyed Luger waves off the girl and DeMey and leaves)
Also, compare Luger to the guy he was supposed to replace in the WBF, Lou Ferrigno. Ferrigno was 6'5", 268 lb. at the 1975 Mr. Olympia. Luger is the same height. If he were 230, he'd look even smaller than Ferrigno did, which he clearly does not.
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WOW...REALLY SAD
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funny how these people tend to "find" god AFTER their brush with death ::) pretentious to the extreme.
All I have to say
It's because they think they're immortal and invincible. They think the fame and fortune is going to last forever, that their bodies will look eternally magnificience.
As a Bible verse goes, "What does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?" Luger gained the world, or at least, what the world told him was success. But, look at the price he has paid.
- His marriage was destroyed
- His relationship with his kids is almost shot
- He lost Elizabeth.
- Dollars to donuts, many of his so-called friends bailed on him, when the money and the fame went away.
With that said, according to the article, Luger's injury had nothing to do with his becoming a Christian.
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1-KREATOR-material world paranoia
2-OVERKILL-Coma
3-SEPULTURA-Desperate cry
4-TESTAMENT-Low
5-SLAYER-Angel ıf death
6-PANTERA-Fucking hostile
7-METALLICA-Master of puppets
8-SODOM-Ausgebombt
9-NUCLEAR ASSAULT-Rise From The Ashes
10-JUDAS PRIEST-Painkiller
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1-KREATOR-material world paranoia
2-OVERKILL-Coma
3-SEPULTURA-Desperate cry
4-TESTAMENT-Low
5-SLAYER-Angel ıf death
6-PANTERA-Fucking hostile
7-METALLICA-Master of puppets
8-SODOM-Ausgebombt
9-NUCLEAR ASSAULT-Rise From The Ashes
10-JUDAS PRIEST-Painkiller
Demolition Hammer - Pyroclastic Annihilation
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"I've never been stronger or richer in spirit or as a man as I am right now," Luger said
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Demolition Hammer - Pyroclastic Annihilation
god I know it's awesome but I stick to my list
But good taster m8
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Go fuck yourself, dipshit.
The guy is trying to stay positive.
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This is why performing or working out on pain killers and stimulants are such a bad idea. If it hurts, adjust and do it different, if you are tired, ease up. That whole concept goes when on painkillers, you don't feel any barriers.
I guess he thought he was admired, when in reality he provided cheap entertainment for people that really didn't care about him or his sacrifices and hard work he had to go through.
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Didn't we have a thread about this last year?
yeah, but if you read the new article you'd know there's a new twist- that he has been paralyzed and probably won't recover fully
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Very said...
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Very said...
http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/06/17/lex_luger_shepherd_center.html
These days, he can barely walk, tips the scales around 185 lbs. and lives in a one-bedroom apartment across the street from the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, where's he undergoing therapy
down Luger while on a cross-country flight last fall. He spent two weeks in intensive care at Stanford University Hospital in California before transferring to Shepherd in November. He's also still hobbled by double hip replacement surgery in February.
"I was one of the strongest guys on the planet," Luger said recently. "I was freaky strong before. I was bench-pressing 450 pounds my senior year of high school. I was a freak. Now I can't lift a one-pound dumbbell.
"But God tells me that mind, body and spirit and what we are as a man is measured not by our physical strength, but our inner strength."
Luger, whose real name is Lawrence Pfohl, now takes great pride in each day's small victories. Things like getting showered and shaved on his own in only 30 minutes or standing a little bit more each day. Things like trying to gradually make full amends with estranged family members he took for granted over the years, including his 17- and 21-year-old children.
The new and humbled Lex Luger is a man of strong religious conviction whose faith has helped him remain mostly upbeat.
Luger has taken it upon himself to minister to young patients at the Shepherd Center, often telling them his story of widespread abuse of drugs, steroids and alcohol at the expense of his family and health.
Luger believes he was meant to lift their spirits and give personal testimony to the importance of doing things the right way.
Life hasn't been easy for MaryAnn Collins and her family from Alabama since Steve, her 23-year-old son, broke his neck during an automobile accident in March and became a quadriplegic. But getting to know the former professional wrestler has helped.
"No matter what," MaryAnn Collins said, "when Lex comes, he makes him laugh. Just his visits brighten his day. We're lucky to have a friend like Lex."
Luger once known as 'The Narcissist'
It's a role never envisioned by those who knew Luger before.
"He used to be on the other end of the scale, as far as helping people," said close friend Steve Borden, the professional wrestler better known as "Sting."
"He was known as 'The Narcissist.' His comfort was first and foremost. If he had still been that way when this happened, he'd probably be dead right now because he probably would have just given up."
Luger, 50, was on a flight to San Francisco in late October when he began having difficulty moving his neck. Thinking it was simply a case of having sat in an awkward position for too much of the cross-country flight, he tried to jar his neck back into place, only to make his predicament worse.
Luger arrived in San Francisco in considerable pain, but was still able to function. He awoke the next morning, however, paralyzed from the neck down and unable to even call for help. A desperate Luger maneuvered onto the hotel room floor, where he remained for more than four hours.
Doctors at Stanford University Hospital noted massive swelling of his spine from the C6 to T5 vertebrae, attributing the damage to the many disc injuries and bone spurs he'd collected during three decades of football and professional wrestling.
Doctors have told Luger that previous substance abuse problems had nothing to do with his spinal trauma.
Luger remained a complete quadriplegic for more than two months, without as much as bladder or bowel control when he was transferred to the Shepherd Center in early November.
Doctors have told him the swelling usually takes about six months to recede, but it's unclear how much function he will regain. Luger has gradually improved. He can now stand on his own for brief periods and uses a walker at times.
Motor and other finger skills are usually the last functions to come back with his particular injuries. A complete recovery is a "long shot," said Dr. Gerald Bilsky, Luger's physician and Sheperd's medical director for outpatient services.
In the meantime, Luger has had to re-learn even the most elementary functions, such as going to the bathroom and how to feed and dress himself.
"You just have to rehab every day and take great blessings with what you do have back," Luger said. "Rehab and try to make what you have stronger. It's up to the Lord to do the rest."
Luger has improved enough to be released from the Shepherd Center in mid-March, but he can be found at the facility every day.
He hopes that recounting his story to patients and their families will help spare others his mistakes.
Luger's self-destructive lifestyle played a role in the death of Elizabeth Hulette, his girlfriend and former wrestling personality known as "Miss Elizabeth." Hulette died of an accidental drug overdose in 2003 in the Cobb County home the two shared.
Luger was charged with 13 counts of felony drug possession after authorities searched the home and found steroids and other body-building drugs, as well as pain medication and anti-anxiety drugs. He later served two months in the Cobb County jail starting in late 2005 after violating probation.
It was while incarcerated that he gave his life to Christ.
Luger now lives in a one-bedroom apartment across the street from the Shepherd Center, complete with a couple of air mattresses for guests.
And he's OK with it.
"I've never been stronger or richer in spirit or as a man as I am right now," Luger said
I worked out with Lex last year in Phoneix, AZ. He was still pretty darn strong and wasn't having any trouble getting around. As a matter of fact he was full of energy.
The following day we were leaving one event and going to another one that started 1 hour later. It was a 20 minute drive and he wanted to stop & train biceps on the way. He said he didn't want to miss his workout!
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1-KREATOR-material world paranoia
2-OVERKILL-Coma
3-SEPULTURA-Desperate cry
4-TESTAMENT-Low
5-SLAYER-Angel ?f death
6-PANTERA-Fucking hostile
7-METALLICA-Master of puppets
8-SODOM-Ausgebombt
9-NUCLEAR ASSAULT-Rise From The Ashes
10-JUDAS PRIEST-Painkiller
A most excellent list indeed.
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Didn't he wither away cause he smoked rocks?
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Sorry JOHNY VEGAS, but Luger was listed at 6'3" and 270 pounds in his college football days. The man did go up to a legit 280 pounds.
230 pounds is complete bullshit. When he was at his leanest in his wrestling days he was still in his 260's.
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In his prime, he was one of the greatest big, muscular athletes ever. Watch how easily he hops over the top rope at the :30 mark.
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i was never a wrestling fan really but watching the vid, i dont know how they hell they did that so often. didnt they perform like 200 nights a year or something like that? i think i read that on a thread here previously. even with drugs thats crazy.
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Sorry JOHNY VEGAS, but Luger was listed at 6'3" and 270 pounds in his college football days. The man did go up to a legit 280 pounds.
230 pounds is complete bullshit. When he was at his leanest in his wrestling days he was still in his 260's.
don't question the great 'johnny vegas'.
he knows everyone who has ever donned a thong or a pair of tights in the name of entertaining men.
he also sports a natural 21 inch arm, and if you would like, beat the shit out of you should you wish to meet him at the parking lot of gold's venice.
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1-KREATOR-material world paranoia
2-OVERKILL-Coma
3-SEPULTURA-Desperate cry
4-TESTAMENT-Low
5-SLAYER-Angel ıf death
6-PANTERA-Fucking hostile
7-METALLICA-Master of puppets
8-SODOM-Ausgebombt
9-NUCLEAR ASSAULT-Rise From The Ashes
10-JUDAS PRIEST-Painkiller
Celtic Frost - Procreation of the Wicked
Impaled Nazerene - Angel Rectums do Bleed
Dissection - Where Dead Angels Lie
Slayer - Black Magic
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Quote from: Stark on June 23, 2008, 01:33:51 PM
1-KREATOR-material world paranoia
2-OVERKILL-Coma
3-SEPULTURA-Desperate cry
4-TESTAMENT-Low
5-SLAYER-Angel ıf death
6-PANTERA-Fucking hostile
7-METALLICA-Master of puppets
8-SODOM-Ausgebombt
9-NUCLEAR ASSAULT-Rise From The Ashes
10-JUDAS PRIEST-Painkiller
Celtic Frost - Procreation of the Wicked
Impaled Nazerene - Angel Rectums do Bleed
Dissection - Where Dead Angels Lie
Slayer - Black Magic
Marillion - Grendel
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wham- wake me up ( before u go go )
erasure- respect
pet shop boys- westend girls
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wham- wake me up ( before u go go )
erasure- respect
pet shop boys- westend girls
gay singer,2 gays,and at least 1 confirmed gay in pet shop.
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Sorry JOHNY VEGAS, but Luger was listed at 6'3" and 270 pounds in his college football days. The man did go up to a legit 280 pounds.
230 pounds is complete bullshit. When he was at his leanest in his wrestling days he was still in his 260's.
BULLSHIT!
You need to stop believing everything you read in the internet
don't question the great 'johnny vegas'.
he knows everyone who has ever donned a thong or a pair of tights in the name of entertaining men.
he also sports a natural 21 inch arm, and if you would like, beat the shit out of you should you wish to meet him at the parking lot of gold's venice.
;D
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Celtic Frost - Procreation of the Wicked
Impaled Nazerene - Angel Rectums do Bleed
Dissection - Where Dead Angels Lie
Slayer - Black Magic
FLESH PARADE - Kill Whitey
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FLESH PARADE - Kill Whitey
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I have the flesh parade t shirt with the old black man with the machette on the front of it that says kill whitey. Everyone loves it!
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BULLSHIT!
You need to stop believing everything you read in the internet
How hard is it to look up Luger's stats from his football days to get his height and weight?
Plus, as I said earlier, I've seen Luger next to 230-lb bodybuilders and he dwarfed them, both in height and mass.
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How hard is it to look up Luger's stats from his football days to get his height and weight?
Plus, as I said earlier, I've seen Luger next to 230-lb bodybuilders and he dwarfed them, both in height and mass.
I've posted on here somewhere a pic of me and Lex back in 1991 or so. He was a little bit taller than me but I was bigger.
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BULLSHIT!
You need to stop believing everything you read in the internet
I met Luger in early 2001. He was training in one of the Gold's in Arlington, VA when WCW was in town.
I'm 6'2" and (at the time) was @ 230. He was a good 2-3 inches taller, MUCH thicker and MUCH leaner. He was easily 250-260, and past his prime.
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How hard is it to look up Luger's stats from his football days to get his height and weight?
Plus, as I said earlier, I've seen Luger next to 230-lb bodybuilders and he dwarfed them, both in height and mass.
I wish he would have entered the 1992 WBF show, so we could see how he looked next tp Gary Strydom.
I met Luger in early 2001. He was training in one of the Gold's in Arlington, VA when WCW was in town.
I'm 6'2" and (at the time) was @ 230. He was a good 2-3 inches taller, MUCH thicker and MUCH leaner. He was easily 250-260, and past his prime.
If he is 6'4-6'5, which is what you ae saying, then he could be 250 in his wrestling days.
I never saw him in his football days-didnt even know he played football, but he is very lean in his wrestling pics.............
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I hope someone punches your face in.
HTH
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I've posted on here somewhere a pic of me and Lex back in 1991 or so. He was a little bit taller than me but I was bigger.
great.
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1-KREATOR-material world paranoia
2-OVERKILL-Coma
3-SEPULTURA-Desperate cry
4-TESTAMENT-Low
5-SLAYER-Angel ıf death
6-PANTERA-Fucking hostile
7-METALLICA-Master of puppets
8-SODOM-Ausgebombt
9-NUCLEAR ASSAULT-Rise From The Ashes
10-JUDAS PRIEST-Painkiller
overkill's wfo is a vastly underrated album.
as soon as i heard the solo on "low", i knew it was james murphy.