LEX LUGER TALKS ABOUT HIS RECENT TRIP TO JAIL, DRUG TESTING, STING, TNA AND MORE
The Voice of Wrestling was live last week with hosts, Chris Cash and Nick "The Man of 1000 Names". Lex Luger was the special guest as he recently got out of jail for violating his parole. In addition to that situation, Lex discussed the possibility of getting back into wrestling, why he still feels like he could be a good draw for a company, plus we took some chat questions as well.
Lex begins the interview by joking around with the hosts about going to jail recently. He didn't get to use his cell while he was there and says the "one phone call" idea isn't actually true. He was on his way to do a pay per view for AWE in Winnipeg. However, when going through customs, they checked his criminal record as they had done with previous wrestlers that had gone through before Lex. He was on probation, of course, in Cobb County, GA, so they called them to make sure everything was cool.
According to Lex, he had been trying to get a hold of his new probation officer weeks prior to leaving, but was unable to do so. Rather than walking in and making sure he got clearance, he assumed it would be okay to work the event, especially since his parole officer encourages him to work and make a living. Needless to say, he didn't have a permission to leave the country and Canada couldn't let him into the country.
Lex said that after Cobb County activated a warrant on Lex for violating his parole, two armed Canadian immigration guards walked him back through US customs, waited with him, and then escorted him back to the plane that would take him back to Atlanta through Minneapolis. His plan was to go back to Atlanta, turn himself in, bail out of jail and then work everything out with his probation officer and be done with it.
Unfortunately, when he arrived in Minneapolis, they had gotten wind about his warrant and took matters into their own hands. As soon as he landed, eight armed customs agents boarded the plan and escorted him off. They cuffed him, ankles and hands, and then hog-tied him before carrying him to a van and throwing him in there. They then took Lex to the county jail that was ironically next to the Target Center where he had wrestled all those years.
Lex then waited two weeks in Minneapolis before they finally let him go back to Atlanta. Once he got there, the local media had made it out like Lex was trying to flee the country. The judge and his probation officer thought that if they let him off easy without jail time, they'd be catering to a celebrity. Instead, they gave him nine weeks with good time. He's been around nearly a month now, already working out, and claims to be back on track.
Chris asked about his plans now that he's out and whether he wants to get back into wrestling. Lex said he would work out regardless, but he does have some appearances scheduled already and he is planning on working some. Jail definitely took its toll on his body, so he expects it to take a couple of months for him to get back into top shape.
Lex said that people expect you to look a certain way after watching you on TV for some many years and he doesn't want to show up out of shape. He's not sure if he has any future in the ring, but it's a feeling out process when it comes to the major companies that are out there. He did say that he had talked to Sting recently, but talked about personal stuff and nothing wrestling-related. No one from TNA office has called Lex either and he said he has no idea whether they're interested or would be interested in his return. However, he does think it would be foolish for companies to not at least consider the fact that he's Lex Luger.
Chris then asked a direct question to Lex in whether he blamed a company like TNA or WWE for not thinking he's a reliable and trustworthy guy, plus whether he personally thinks he's both of those things. He said he definitely thinks he is at this point in his life, but knows that TNA or any wrestling company doesn't owe him anything. He also made mention that some companies use the controversies to their advantage by putting it out there on their programming, but again, he doesn't know if they would be interested in that either.
Nick added the question of whether these personal issues that Lex has dealt with in the past have interfered in his ability to be a reliable worker. Lex said that after Elizabeth's death, he had a couple of years where he wasn't reliable due to drugs and drinking, but that's not apart of his life anymore. He doesn't think he was employable during those times. He is 100 percent clean right now due to a very rigorous testing program he's on through his probation.
As far as WWE's new Wellness Program, Lex has heard of it and said that it can only be a positive thing and he hopes that they're serious about it.
Lex has actually had the thoughts that he could possibly help them in this area because he's learned how to take the natural supplements that aren't quite as good as steroids, but still make the boys look the way they want to look. His body could be an example of what you're able to look like when you are 47 years old, not to mention his past experiences could be examples of why you don't need to use drugs and why you need to take care of your body.
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