Lex Luger is a former wrestler and television producer who started working on WWE’s wellness policy in 2011.
Lex is a five-time NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, holding the records for the most consecutive days and total days as champion.
The former wrestler is WCW’s second Triple Crown Winner. Although he never won a WWF championship, he challenged for every title and was a co-winner of the 1994 Royal Rumble. In 1993, readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated voted him the Most Popular Wrestler of the Year.
Lex Luger Illness: What Happened To The WWE Legend?
Lex Luger was on a flight to San Francisco when he experienced neck pain. Things got worse when he tried to adjust his neck.
The formal wrestler suffered a nerve impingement in his neck, which caused him to be temporarily paralyzed. Nerve impingement is when a nerve becomes pinched. It can happen in various ways, but one of the most common is when the surrounding tissue applies too much pressure to the nerve.
Pinched nerves can cause various problems, including a spinal infarction resulting in temporary paralysis for the athlete.
However, it was thought to be minor, and Luger received intravenous antibiotic therapy. Lex was expected to recover fully. Unfortunately, there were a few roadblocks in his path.
Lex had quadriplegia even a month after his spinal injury, and he could not move any of his limbs.
Update On Lex Luger Spinal Injury And Paralysis
Lex Luger took a long time to recover, and it was only through sheer internal fortitude that he could overcome the difficulties he faced.
The athlete was able to walk short distances with a walker by June 2008 and was able to drive and walk for long distances in 2010.
The formal wrestler stated in an interview in 2010 that he could now walk more comfortably and drive.
Lex was using a wheelchair regularly by 2014, though he could still walk short distances, and by 2021, he was entirely dependent on a wheelchair for mobility.
How Is Lex Luger Health Today?
Lex Luger has no significant health issues that have been reported in the media as of yet, and he appears to be doing well.
The athlete is now settled in Buffalo, New York. Lex devotes most of his free time to volunteering at local schools and churches. Despite all of the challenges thrown his way, Luger has turned his life around and dedicated it to helping others.
Luger is now 64 years old and is barely recognizable as the same wrestler. Throughout that time, the legend has remained grateful to his fans and attends fan events regularly to see those who come to see the wrestling legend.
He joined the WWA European tour in late 2002. On December 13, in Zürich, Switzerland, he made his final WWA appearance, losing the WWA World Heavyweight Championship to Sting.
Lex made sporadic appearances on the independent circuit throughout 2004 and 2005. On August 26, 2006, Lex competed in the main event of a United Wrestling Federation event in Oklahoma, defeating Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner.
The formal wrestler was inducted into the XWF Hall of Fame on September 22, 2007.