Lex Luger On Possibly Walking Again, Working With DDP, Hall Of Fame, Sting

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Lex Luger (@GenuineLexLuger) is a retired professional wrestler who previously competed in WWE and WCW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the DDPY Performance Center in Atlanta, GA to discuss working with Diamond Dallas Page to increase his mobility, the accident that left him paralyzed, slamming Yokozuna on the USS Intrepid, his shock debut on the first episode of WCW Nitro, beating Hulk Hogan to become WCW World Champion, the tragic passing of Miss Elizabeth, what his current relationship is like with WWE, if a Hall of Fame induction could happen soon and more! Quote I'm thinking about: “We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior.” Stephen Covey Please support our sponsors! PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/?ref=tibcloux TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insight to get 10% off your order of Mitopure! VUORI: Get 20% off your first purchase! Get yourself some of the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the planet at https://vuori.com/cvv ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv HUEL: Get 15% off plus a FREE Gift for NEW customers with the code INSIGHT at https://huel.com ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at https://bluechew.com RHONE: Rhone’s premium performance clothing is made to move you. Use code CVV to save 20% at https://www.rhone.com/CVV MANSCAPED: Get 20% off plus free shipping when you use the code CHRISVAN at https://manscaped.com PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at https://plunge.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Fleet.
0:19.4	Welcome back to another one here on Inside. I'm CBV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:25.7	Thank you for being with us on this one. And thank you for making Insight the number one
0:30.1	wrestling podcast on the planet. Grab your phone and put that follow button in the torture rack
0:36.7	because we've had some big guests
0:38.5	on the show in January and February, but just wait until you see who we have coming up in March
0:44.3	and April and I don't want you to miss it. Also, it's just crazy that according to the analytics,
0:50.6	70% of people who listen to the show don't follow the show.
0:55.0	Only 30% of you are supporting the show by following the show.
0:58.7	The rest of you can't click a button.
1:01.2	That's it.
1:02.0	I'm not asking for money.
1:03.3	I'm not asking you to subscribe to a Patreon.
1:05.9	And if other shows do that, that is totally fine.
1:08.1	I'm just saying, could you just click a button?
1:11.7	That's it. That's just a button? That's it.
1:19.0	Just a, that's it. Click a button. But I digress. I'm sure if you're listening to this,
1:23.8	you've seen the videos that DDP's put out showing the work that he's been doing with Lex Lugar.
1:29.5	Lex tells the whole story here, but he suffered a spinal cord injury in 2007 and was paralyzed from the neck down. He's been able to gain mobility of his shoulders and his arms,
1:35.0	but the work he's been doing with DDP has been incredible. He's now able to stand on his own.
1:41.4	They just put that video out earlier this week.
1:45.5	It's crazy.
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