WWE News: Why Lex Luger Won't Be Inducted into Hall of Fame with Four Horsemen

The Four Horsemen first formed in 1986, with Ric Flair, Arn and Ole Anderson, Tully Blanchard and JJ Dillon as the founding members of the faction. 

Throughout the group’s history, however, it had several different incarnations. Several wrestlers came and went from the group, with some making bigger impacts than others. 

One of the first non-original members to make his way into the stable was Lex Luger, and many thought that he would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012 along with the rest of the Four Horsemen. 

However, as revealed on Monday Night Raw a couple of weeks ago, Luger won't be inducted anytime soon.

Here’s why, courtesy of WrestleZone.com: 

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Luger not being included stems from some negativity that surrounds his legacy, due to his close relationship with Miss Elizabeth at the time of her death. In 2003, Elizabeth Hulette passed away as a result of a drug and alcohol overdose at the age of 42. Luger had been living with her at the time of her death and was linked to involvement in heavy drug use with her, as well as several documented incidents with the law leading up to her death.

We have learned that Luger's name was brought up in a conversation when WWE was deciding on inducting The Four Horsemen, but his name was later scrapped as there are many people in the business that view Luger as an enabler to Elizabeth prior to her passing.

This contradicts what many people assume is the reason for Luger's lack of acknowledgment from WWE. It is often believed that him leaving WWE and appearing on the first episode of WCW Nitro in 1995 ruined the relationship between the two sides. While this may still hold some weight, we can confirm that Luger's link to the tragic death of Miss Elizabeth was the reason he was left out of this year's Hall of Fame. 

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While you obviously can’t put all the blame for Miss Elizabeth’s death on Luger, it certainly appears that his role in her death (whatever that may be) and a number of other factors will prevent Luger from entering the Hall of Fame this year or any other year for that matter.

This really shouldn’t come as a surprise, though. 

The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame in name only, and it does not have the same legitimacy that the Halls of professional sports do. Therefore, wrestlers like Luger can be excluded from the Hall of Fame without Vince McMahon really having to explain why that’s the case. 

It’s an unfortunate situation that has led to bona fide legends like “Macho Man” Randy Savage being left out of the Hall in favor of less deserving names, but it’s a reality nonetheless. 

Personal feelings toward Luger will always influence his chances of making it into the Hall of Fame, and judging by this report, his chances of ever making it there aren’t very good.

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