Lex Luger was one of the notable names who switched from WWE to WCW during the Monday Night Wars.
On a recent edition of his “Lex Expressed” podcast, Luger reflected on his decision to leave WWE.
Luger had a memorable return when he returned to WCW on the debut episode of Nitro.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On believing he still had a chance at winning the title in WWE: “There was always a chance. That was actually…my intention was to re-sign [with WWE]. The decision to move back over to WCW was a last-minute ‘Hey, we’re having our own Monday night show. We didn’t know you were available.’ I met with Eric and Sting, and it all happened in a period of a few weeks. My intention all along was to re-sign with Vince.”
On leaving WWE: “I can be stubborn, I guess if you want to use that word, [but] I was always confident. I was like ‘You know what? We went in a different direction, but I want to work my way back into contention and possibly [get back] up to the top of the card again and possibly be World Champion in WWE.’ I wasn’t leaving WWE because I thought my career was over there at the time. I just thought that the opportunity of getting back with Stinger [was too good to pass up], and I always kind of felt at home more with WCW at the time. And they were having a brand new fresh show. I thought that might be a nice opportunity.”